Clifford the Big Red Dog (2000) s01e25 Episode Script

Clothes Don't Make the Dog/Short-Changed

HI! MY NAME
IS EMILY ELIZABETH,
AND THIS IS CLIFFORD,
MY BIG RED DOG.
CLIFFORD NEEDED EMILY
SO SHE CHOSE HIM
FOR HER OWN
AND HER LOVE MADE CLIFFORD
GROW SO BIG
THAT THE HOWARDS
HAD TO LEAVE THEIR HOME
CLIFFORD'S THE BEST FRIEND
ANYONE COULD KNOW
HE'S THE GREATEST DOG EVER
I REALLY THINK SO
CLIFFORD'S SO LOYAL
CLIFFORD!
HE'S THERE WHEN YOU CALL
I LOVE CLIFFORD
THE BIG RED DOG
SO THEY PACKED UP
THE FAMILY CAR
AND THE HOWARDS
LEFT THE CITY
THEY MOVED TO BIRDWELL ISLAND
AND FOUND MANY NEW FRIENDS
THERE TO GREE
CLIFFORD AND EMILY
CLIFFORD'S SO MUCH FUN,
HE'S A FRIEND TO US ALL
I LOVE CLIFFORD
THE BIG RED DOG
[LAUGHTER]
WOOF!
[GRUNTS]
COME ON, GET ON THERE.
THERE.
AHH, WHY, THAT SWEATER
LOOKS AS GOOD ON YOU
AS MY SWEATER
LOOKS ON ME.
SURE WAS NICE
OF MY AUNT SUE
TO SEND THESE TO US,
WASN'T IT, BUDDY?
COME ON, T-BONE. IT'S TIME
FOR US TWO GOOD-LOOKING GUYS
TO GO OU
AND GREET THE WORLD.
RUFF!
[WHISTLING]
RUFF RUFF RUFF.
GOOD MORNING,
SHERIFF LEWIS.
WELL,
HELLO, JETTA.
OH, T-BONE, YOU'RE JUS
SO ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE
IN THAT LITTLE
PURPLE SWEATER.
[WHIMPERS]
HUH? WHAT?
HE DOES LOOK PRETTY
SHARP, DOESN'T HE?
OH, HE'S THE
CUTEST LITTLE THING
I'VE EVER SEEN.
YES, HE IS.
ACH, IS SHE KIDDING?
HE LOOKS RIDICULOUS.
I'LL BET I HAVE
A YUMMY TUMMY YUMMY
FOR SUCH A CUTE
LITTLE DOGGIE.
ACH, WHAT?
THANK YOU, JETTA.
RUFF!
OH, YOU'RE
WELCOME.
HEH HEH. HAVE
A GOOD DAY,
SHERIFF LEWIS.
YOU, TOO.
[CONTINUES
WHISTLING]
CUTE? HUMPH.
[WHIMPERS]
OOF.
HI, MAC. HAVE YOU
SEEN CLIFFORD?
I WAS SUPPOSED TO
MEET HIM AT THE BEACH,
BUT I CAN'
FIND HIM.
HE'S PRETTY HARD TO MISS.
[PANTING]
OH, WOULD YOU
LOOK AT THAT?
ISN'T THA
THE CUTEST THING?
LET'S GIVE HIM A BITE
OF OUR LEFTOVER FISH.
HUH?
THERE YOU GO,
YOU LITTLE CUTIE.
RUFF!
HMM
Woman: OH, DOESN'
HE JUST LOOK ADORABLE
IN THAT LITTLE SWEATER?
HOW EMBARRASSING,
T-BONE.
HUH?
DON'T YOU KNOW WHA
THAT MEANS WHEN HUMANS
CALL YOU "ADORABLE"?
DOESN'T IT MEAN
THEY LIKE ME?
IF YOU WERE A PERSON,
IT WOULD MEAN THEY LIKE YOU.
BUT WHEN THEY SAY
THAT ABOUT A DOG,
IT MEANS YOU LOOK
REALLY SILLY.
REALLY?
OH, OF COURSE.
UH, YOU KNOW, CLIFFORD
AND CLEO ARE GOING
TO GET A GOOD LAUGH
WHEN THEY SEE YOU
IN THAT SILLY SWEATER.
THEY WILL?
HEH. I KNOW I DID
WHEN I SAW YOU THIS MORNING.
THEY WON'T LAUGH AT ME.
THEY'RE MY FRIENDS.
THEY'RE STILL
GOING TO LAUGH. SEE?
WOW.
I DO LOOK SILLY.
WHAT AM I GOING
TO DO, MAC?
YOU COULD TAKE IT OFF.
I DON'T KNOW.
SHERIFF LEWIS
GAVE IT TO ME.
YOU CAN PUT IT BACK ON
BEFORE YOU GO HOME.
HE'LL NEVER KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW.
I HOLD ON TO IT FOR YOU
AND MAKE SURE NOTHING
HAPPENS TO IT.
REALLY?
THANKS, MAC.
HERE, LET ME HELP YOU
TAKE IT OFF.
[STRUGGLES AND GRUNTS]
WHOA. OOF.
HUH. OHH
GEE, MAC, IT DOESN'
LOOK BAD ON YOU.
OH, TRUST ME, T-BONE,
THIS SWEATER DOESN'
LOOK GOOD ON ANYONE.
NOW, HELP ME
GET THIS THING OFF.
RUFF! RUFF!
UNH!
UNH!
OOH!
UNH!
AH!
[GASP]
WHAT YOU GUYS
LOOKING AT?
CLIFFORD HIT OUR VOLLEYBALL.
OH.
[INCOMING ARTILLERY WHISTLE]
HERE IT COMES!
I GOT IT!
I--I GOT IT!
OH!
AH!
WELL
I ALMOST HAD IT.
GOOD GAME, CLEO.
NOW WHAT DO YOU
WANT TO PLAY?
[WHISTLING TUNE]
UH-OH! SHERIFF LEWIS
IS GOING TO FEEL REALLY BAD
IF HE SEES ME
WITHOUT MY SWEATER.
I--I KNOW. UH
LET'S PLAY HIDE-AND-GO-SEEK.
THERE'S NO GOOD PLACE
TO HIDE AT THE BEACH.
[WHISTLING]
UH, SURE THERE IS.
WATCH.
[WHISTLING]
GOOD MORNING.
RUFF! RUFF!
[WHISTLING]
WOOF!
T-BONE, SHERIFF LEWIS
JUST WENT BY.
HE DID?
YEAH. DIDN'T YOU
HEAR HIM?
WELLYEAH.
SO WHY DIDN'T YOU
COME OUT?
UHWELL,
I WAS SHOWING YOU GUYS
A GOOD HIDING PLACE
AT THE BEACH.
SEE HOW GOOD IT WAS?
SHERIFF LEWIS NEVER
EVEN KNEW I WAS HERE.
UH, OKAY. WHATEVER.
SO, OKAY, THEN.
LET'S PLAY
HIDE-AND-GO-SEEK.
NAW, LET'S GO PLAY
SOMETHING IN CLEO'S YARD.
HEY, GUYS, WANT TO SEE
SOME OF MY NEW FUNNY FACES?
WATCH THIS.
HA HA HA!
HA HA HA!
HA HA HA!
HA HA HA!
HA HA HA!
HA HA HA!
THAT'S GREAT,
CLIFFORD.
I CAN DO ONE, TOO!
WAIT.
THAT'S, UH
PRETTY GOOD, T-BONE.
OKAY, MY TURN!
I'M GOING TO DO
A SCARY FACE.
WATCH!
[WHISTLING A TUNE]
OH, NO!
[WHISTLING]
Cleo: OKAY.
NOW, DON'T BE SCARED.
GRRR! GRRR! ARRR!
ARRR!
[WHISTLING]
WHOA! I DIDN'T KNOW
I LOOKED THAT SCARY.
[WHISTLING]
GEE, CLEO,
IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY TIME
SHERIFF LEWIS GOES BY,
T-BONE HIDES.
YEAH. YOU'RE RIGHT.
T-BONE, ARE YOU HIDING
FROM SHERIFF LEWIS?
SHERIFF LEWIS?
IS HE HERE?
UH, WHERE?
I DON'T SEE HIM.
UM, TOO BAD.
HEH. I GUESS
I MISSED HIM.
T-BONE,
WHAT'S GOING ON?
WHY ARE YOU HIDING
FROM SHERIFF LEWIS?
BECAUSE I DON'
WANT HIM TO SEE ME
WITHOU
MY PURPLE SWEATER.
SWEATER?
WHAT SWEATER?
SHERIFF LEWIS GAVE ME
THIS PURPLE SWEATER,
BUTI TOOK IT OFF,
AND I KNOW HIS FEELINGS
ARE GOING TO BE HUR
IF HE SEES ME
WITHOUT IT.
WHY DID YOU TAKE IT OFF
IN THE FIRST PLACE?
BECAUSE MAC TOLD ME
I LOOKED CUTE
AND SILLY IN I
AND THAT YOU GUYS
WOULD LAUGH AT ME.
MAC TOLD YOU THAT?
AND YOU BELIEVED HIM?
EEH-EH.
CLEO AND I
ARE YOUR FRIENDS, T.
WE'D NEVER LAUGH AT YOU.
I KNEW THAT.
IT'S JUST THAT MAC
SOUNDED SO SURE.
T-BONE, WE DON'T CARE
WHAT YOU WEAR.
WE LIKE YOU.
SO I CAN GO GE
MY PURPLE SWEATER
AND PUT I
BACK ON NOW?
HEE HEE. SURE.
GOOD!
BECAUSE I REALLY LIKE IT!
LOOK.
HERE IT COMES NOW.
MAC! YOU'RE WEARING
MY SWEATER.
NO, T-BONE.
THIS IS
MY SWEATER.
AHH. JETTA THOUGH
YOU LOOKED
SO CUTE
IN YOUR SWEATER,
THAT SHE
BOUGHT ME ONE
JUST LIKE IT.
THIS ONE
IS YOURS.
I THINK IT LOOKS
REALLY NICE ON YOU, MAC.
ME, TOO.
HEY. LOOK AT US!
WE'RE TWINS.
OH, BOY.
COME ON, GUYS. LET'S GO OVER
TO THE LIBRARY AND PLAY TAG.
YOU GOING TO LET ME
PLAY WITH YOU,
WHILE I'M
WEARING THIS?
IT'S NOT THE SWEATER
WE WANT TO PLAY WITH.
IT'S THE DOG INSIDE.
REALLY?
WELL, OKAY, THEN.
LET'S PLAY.
COME ON, T-BONE.
LET'S LEAD
THE WAY.
Emily: CLIFFORD!
IT'S STORY TIME.
YOU WANT TO HEAR
A SPECKLE STORY, DON'T YOU?
I THOUGHT SO.
HE'S YOUR FAVORITE.
Emily:
TODAY'S STORY IS
SPECKLE
AND THE PUDDLE JUMPERS.
ONE DAY SPECKLE
AND HIS FRIENDS
WERE PLAYING HOPSCOTCH.
SPECKLE WAS ABOU
TO BEGIN HIS TURN
WHEN SUDDENLY
A RAINDROP FELL.
THEN THE SKY
GREW DARKER,
AND BIG, ROUND
RAINDROPS SPLASHED
ONTO THE GROUND
MAKING EVERYTHING WET.
EVERYONE QUICKLY RAN
FOR COVER.
WHEN THE STORM STOPPED
AND THE SUN CAME OUT,
THEY SAW THE RAIN
HAD WASHED THEIR
HOPSCOTCH MARKS AWAY.
THE SIDEWALK
WAS SO WET,
LUNA'S CHALK
COULDN'T DRAW A NEW ONE.
IT LOOKED LIKE HOPSCOTCH
WAS OVER FOR THE DAY.
BUT THEN, SPECKLE
FIGURED THAT INSTEAD
OF HOPPING IN SQUARES,
THEY COULD HOP
IN THE PUDDLES.
SO THEY SPLASHED AND PLAYED
IN A WET KIND OF WAY,
AND EVERYONE LOVED
THE NEW GAME THEY'D INVENTED.
THE END.
THAT WAS A GREAT STORY.
ISN'T READING FUN?
WOOF.
Emily:
A LITTLE HIGHER,
CHARLEY.
WE MISSED A SPOT.
I CAN'T REACH IT.
NOBODY CAN REACH
THAT HIGH.
Man: MAYBE I CAN HELP.
HUH?
WOW!
Jetta: YOU'RE
SKYSCRAPER JACKSON!
SKYSCRAPER'S AN OLD
FRIEND OF MINE.
HE'S STAYING WITH US
THIS WEEKEND.
HE'S THE GREATES
BASKETBALL PLAYER
IN THE WORLD.
I'LL BET HE'S TALL ENOUGH
TO REACH THAT SPO
ON CLIFFORD'S BACK.
I'LL GIVE I
MY BEST SHOT.
AHH.
LOOKS LIKE
HE HI
THE SPOT.
[LAUGHING]
Man: EMILY ELIZABETH!
YOUR FURBALL'S FUR'S
ALL OVER MY YARD.
SORRY, MR. BLEAKMAN.
WE WERE JUST BRUSHING HIM.
WELL, SOMEONE'S
GOING TO HAVE TO
CLEAN
[GASPS]
SKYSCRAPER
JACKSON!
IT'S MY FAULT, SIR.
I'LL RAKE IT UP.
YOU BRUSHED
THIS DOG FUR?
THIS DOG FUR
COMES FROM YOU?
THIS DOG FUR
WAS BRUSHED BY
SKYSCRAPER
JACKSON.
I, UH, THINK
MR. BLEAKMAN
IS A FAN
OF YOURS,
SKYSCRAPER.
HA HA.
I GUESS SO.
THAT IS SO COOL
THAT SKYSCRAPER
JACKSON
IS STAYING WITH YOU,
EMILY ELIZABETH.
HA HA.
WELL, YOU MAKE
A FANTASTIC
GRILLED CHEESE
SANDWICH, MARK.
HA HA HA.
THANKS, BUDDY.
IT'S A TALENT.
YEAH.
HE'S REALLY NICE.
AHH, IT MUST BE NICE
FOR CLIFFORD TO HAVE
A HUMAN MORE HIS SIZE
FOR A CHANGE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
JETTA?
WELL, SKYSCRAPER
CAN SCRATCH HIS BELLY.
AND HE CAN RUN FAST,
SO CLIFFORD DOESN'
HAVE TO WAIT FOR HIM.
AND HIS LONG ARMS
CAN THROW A STICK SO FAR
THAT CLIFFORD
REALLY HAS TO CHASE IT.
IT MUST BE SO MUCH FUN
FOR CLIFFORD.
YEAH.
HE'S NEVER BEEN
WITH ANYONE
SO TALL BEFORE.
COME ON, EMILY.
LET'S GO SKATE.
CLIFFORD
SURE SEEMS HAPPY
PLAYING WITH SKYSCRAPER.
GOOD DOG, CLIFFORD.
THAT'S RIGHT.
OHH, YES.
SUCH A GOOD BOY.
ALL RIGHT.
GO GET IT.
WOOF. WOOF.
COME ON.
LET'S GO.
ATTA BOY,
CLIFFORD.
I WONDER HOW
BASKETBALL PLAYERS
GET SO TALL?
MMM, I THINK THEY'RE
JUST BORN THAT WAY.
SOME PEOPLE GROW TALL.
SOME DON'T.
WELL,
THAT'S ONE WAY.
ARE THERE
OTHER WAYS, JETTA?
OF COURSE.
SOME OF THEM
WEAR THINGS
IN THEIR SHOES
TO MAKE THEM
TALLER.
REALLY?
UH-HUH.
AND SOME OF THEM
HANG FROM BARS
LIKE THOSE KIDS
ARE DOING
ALL DAY LONG
TO STRETCH
THEMSELVES.
HMM? THAT DOESN'
SOUND LIKE IT WOULD MAKE
YOU TALLER, JETTA.
NO. IT JUST MAKES
YOUR ARMS HURT.
MAYBE--BUT THERE
ARE OTHER WAYS.
CAN YOU HELP ME
GET TALL, JETTA?
OF COURSE.
I KNOW JUS
WHAT TO DO.
TA-DA!
THESE'LL MAKE YOU
REALLY TALL,
EMILY ELIZABETH.
WHY DO YOU WAN
TO BE TALL ANYWAY?
CLIFFORD'S
A BIG DOG, CHARLEY.
HE NEEDS
SOMEONE TALL.
SEEMS LIKE
HE'S HAPPY WITH YOU
JUST THE WAY YOU ARE.
COME ON,
EMILY ELIZABETH,
TRY THEM.
OKAY, UP YOU GO!
OHH! AAH!
AAH! WHEW.
NOWYOU'RE TALL.
WOW! I'M GOING TO
GO SHOW CLIFFORD.
Skyscraper: OKAY, CLIFFORD.
GET THE BALL, BOY.
WOOF. WOOF.
OKAY, BUDDY.
HERE COMES ANOTHER ONE.
WOOF.
Emily:
GOOD JOB, BOY!
HMM?
HIYA, CLIFFORD.
WOOF.
LOOK AT YOU.
YOU'RE AS TALL AS I AM.
YES, SHE IS.
THANKS TO ME.
WOOF. WOOF. WOOF.
CAREFUL, CLIFFORD!
STOP!
WHOA!
WHOA!
WHEW! GOOD BOY,
CLIFFORD.
WOOF!
OOH! AAH!
YIKES!
WHOA!
CAREFUL!
I'LL GET HER.
Charley: LOOK OUT!
Jetta: GET HER!
WHO-O-OA!
OOH!
WHO--O--OA!
THANKS, CLIFFORD.
WOOF. WOOF.
MAYBE I'LL GO OVER
AND SAY HI
TO SKYSCRAPER.
[GASPS]
OH, NO!
MY YARD!
YOU OKAY,
EMILY ELIZABETH?
YEAH. BUT I'M NO
VERY TALL ANYMORE.
WHAT'S
GOING ON HERE?
I'LL CLEAN I
RIGHT UP.
NO-O-O! NEVER!
NOBODY TOUCH IT!
HA HA HA HA.
I HAVE A YARD FULL
OF SKYSCRAPER JACKSON
CRUSHED FLOWERS.
HA HA HA.
MR. BLEAKMAN MUS
REALLY LIKE YOU,
SKYSCRAPER.
HE DOESN'T LE
ANYONE TOUCH
HIS FLOWERS.
WOOF.
CLIFFORD REALLY
LIKES YOU, TOO.
AND I LIKE CLIFFORD.
I THINK
CLIFFORD LIKES
SKYSCRAPER
EVEN MORE
THAN BEFORE,
CHARLEY.
CLIFFORD LIKES
A LOT OF PEOPLE,
EMILY ELIZABETH,
BUT HE LOVES YOU
MOST OF ALL.
OKAY, EMILY ELIZABETH.
TIME TO GET TALL.
WHAT IS IT?
WHAT'S IN THE BOX?
I HOPE THIS WORKS.
I NEVER REALIZED
BEFORE HOW NICE
IT IS TO HAVE
A DOG AROUND,
CLIFFORD.
WELL, LOOK AT THAT.
IT'S EMILY ELIZABETH.
HI, GUYS.
WOOF. WOOF.
ISN'T THIS GREAT?
NOW I CAN BRUSH YOUR BACK
AND SCRATCH YOUR HEAD AND---
OOH! OHH!
AAH!
WOOF. WOOF.
WHO-O-OA!
SOMEBODY STOP ME!
UNTIE SOME OF
THE BALLOONS,
EMILY ELIZABETH.
WOOF. WOOF.
I DON'T LIKE
BEING TALL THIS WAY.
I DON'T LIKE I
AT ALL. WHOA!
WOOF. WOOF.
Skyscraper: HE'S GOT YOU.
ARE YOU OKAY?
YEAH. I'M OKAY.
WOW! CLIFFORD
WAS A REAL HERO.
I'D SURE LOVE TO HAVE
A DOG LIKE HIM.
THENI THINK
YOU SHOULD TAKE HIM.
TAKE HIM?
UH-HUH. I REALLY
LOVE CLIFFORD,
AND I WANT HIM
TO BE HAPPY.
HE SHOULD BE WITH
SOMEONE CLOSER
TO HIS SIZE
SOMEONE LIKE YOU.
BUT, EMILY ELIZABETH, I--
Mark:
SKYSCRAPER.
YOUR DELIVERY'S
HERE.
OH, BOY! HE'S HERE.
MR. KIBBLE
JUST BROUGH
HIM OVER.
WHAT IS IT?
ARF. ARF.
EMILY ELIZABETH,
MEET RUFUS,
MY NEW DOG.
YOUR NEW DOG?
I SAW HOW HAPPY
YOU AND CLIFFORD
ARE TOGETHER,
SO I GOT MYSELF
A DOG, TOO.
RUFUS AND I
WERE MADE FOR
EACH OTHER.
JUST LIKE YOU
AND CLIFFORD.
HELLO, EVERYONE.
HI, GUYS.
DID THE BALLOONS WORK,
EMILY ELIZABETH?
NO, BUT IT'S OKAY.
I KNOW I'M NEVER
GOING TO BE AS TALL
AS SKYSCRAPER.
HEY, JETTA.
WANT TO SEE
MY NEW DOG?
OH, EMILY ELIZABETH,
HOW BRAVE OF YOU.
YOU GAVE CLIFFORD
TO SKYSCRAPER.
YOU DID?
UH--
I KNOW THIS MUST BE
HARD FOR YOU,
BUT NOW CLIFFORD WILL HAVE
SOMEONE HIS OWN SIZE
TO TAKE CARE OF HIM.
HERE HE IS,
JETTA.
MY NEW DOG.
BUT THAT'S NOT CLIFFORD.
NO. THIS IS
RUFUS.
WHAT A GREAT-LOOKING DOG.
BUT
BUT HE'S SO SMALL.
WHAT'S SIZE
GOT TO DO WITH
LOVING SOMEONE?
WELL--NOTHING, I GUESS.
HA HA. I GUESS LOVE
COMES IN ALL SHAPES, JETTA.
AND ALL SIZES.
COME ON, EVERYONE.
LET'S PLAY.
Cleo: WHOO!
YEAH! HOORAY!
CLIFFORD AND I
KNOW THAT IT'S NICE
WHEN FRIENDS PLAY TOGETHER
AND NICE WHEN THEY
WORK TOGETHER, TOO.
AND THAT'S WHY CLIFFORD'S
BIG IDEA FOR TODAY IS
WORK TOGETHER.
WHAT A GREAT DAY.
Cleo: YEP. BUT IT'S TIME
TO GO HOME NOW.
SO WE'D BETTER CLEAN UP.
IT'S GOING TO TAKE
FOREVER TO CLEAN THIS UP.
NO, IT WON'T. NOT IF
WE ALL WORK TOGETHER
TO GET IT DONE.
THAT DIDN'T TAKE
LONG AT ALL.
AND IT WAS
KIND OF FUN, TOO.
IT'S ALWAYS NICE
WHEN FRIENDS
WORK TOGETHER.
IT GETS THE JOB DONE
IN NO TIME AT ALL.
AND THAT'S WHY CLIFFORD'S
BIG IDEA FOR TODAY
IS WORK TOGETHER.
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