Clifford the Big Red Dog

Mac tears one of Jetta’s favorite sweaters and feels so terrible he runs away. Clifford and friends seek him out and convince him to return and face the music. Mac learns that he’s more important to Jetta than her sweater, and that facing up to your deeds is the wise thing to do. It’s Halloween and Jetta can't stop bragging about how brave she is. When the whole town gets a little spooked after watching a scary “ghost” movie together, Jetta learns that it’s okay to have fears, admit them out loud, and to let the people who care about you know about those fears.

In this flashback story, we learn how Emily and Clifford got together and how Emily’s unconditional love changed the “runt” of the litter into the biggest dog around! This flashback episode tells the story of the day the Howards moved to Birdwell Island. The town is full of preconceived ideas about how “a big dog can mean big problems” for the island, but they soon learn that Clifford has much to offer and they shouldn’t make assumptions before they know the facts.

When T-Bone inadvertently “steals” a squeak toy, he experiences a guilt-induced dream where his conscience tries to show him the right thing to do. T-Bone learns that it’s always best to just do the right thing. After overhearing Samuel tell the kids a scary story about Whiffy the Skunk Ghost, Clifford and T-Bone get a bit spooked. Cleo takes the opportunity to play a series of naughty tricks on them, but then finds them not believing her when she really needs them! She learns that it isn’t nice to play tricks on people.

T-Bone asks Clifford to keep an eye on a pile of leaves he has collected, but even though he knows he shouldn’t, Clifford simply can’t resist jumping into them. When the wind picks up, Clifford realizes he hasn’t taken his responsibility seriously enough. Clifford spends the afternoon re-collecting the pile and T-Bone is truly grateful when he returns to see his leaves are okay. Clifford learns the importance of keeping a promise. It’s Silly Sports Day at school and everyone is looking forward to seeing Charley master yet another athletic feat, but Charley is having a messy time trying to learn how to “Jiggly Juggle”! Charley wants to throw in the towel, but he learns that you don’t have to be the very best at something to enjoy doing it!

The dogs go to school for the first time and T-Bone worries that he won't be able to keep up with the rest of the class. He works hard and pays close attention to the teacher's directions, and in the end his efforts are rewarded as are the efforts of every member of the class as each is praised for his/her unique qualities. The library sponsors an essay contest for Islander of the Year and the children all submit their ideas. But somehow, as they tell their tales, Clifford keeps turning up and is ultimately chosen as the winner! The kids learn that sometimes a real hero is the one you least expect.

Be a good friend; Believe in yourself Everyone is too busy to play with Clifford one day because they are too busy planning a surprise party for him! While on his own, Clifford learns that playing by yourself can be fun and so can having a huge party with all of your friends! Clifford and Cleo are all excited about the town’s upcoming celebration complete with a parade and fireworks! But they notice that T-Bone isn’t quite is enthusiastic and soon learn that he is scared of the loud noises of all the festivities. T-Bone learns that the support of good friends can help you manage feelings of fear.

Thinking that it'll make him more appealing to Sheriff Lewis, T-Bone decides to “toughen up.” T-Bone eventually learns that it’s much nicer to be nice than to be tough and everyone loves him just the way he is. Have respect; Be a good friend; Believe in yourself Charley gets a new telescope and offers to bring it to Emily Elizabeth's space-theme party. When Jetta mentions that the telescope might get damaged at the party, Charley changes his mind. Thinking that his friends won't want him at the party without his telescope, he decides to stay home. In the end, Charley realizes that his friends like him for who he is rather than what he has.

Be a good friend Mac starts a club and tries to exclude T-Bone. When Cleo and Clifford refuse to join without T-Bone, Mac gets lonely being the only member of such an exclusive club. Mac soon realizes that it’s not fun to be left out and he opens the club to everyone. It’s a beautiful day at the park, the birds are singing, the sun is shining, and the dogs are playing—much to Mr. Bleakman’s annoyance! Mr. Bleakman manages to make the park “off limits” to dogs only to discover that he misses them when they’re gone.

Have respect When Cleo wins the esteemed honor of Fluffiest Dog of Birdwell Island, it’s all she can talk about! Clifford and T-Bone bear with the new star, but it takes a lot of patience. When Cleo gets a dose of her own medicine from Mac, she learns that bragging all of the time can be boring—it’s okay to be proud of an accomplishment, but be careful to be respectful of others. After Jetta tells Vaz that his poor soccer skills are holding back their team, Vaz tries to sit out the rest of the game. In the end, both Jetta and Vaz learn that being part of a team is more important than winning games.

Work together Emily and Charley are having a hard time deciding what kind of float to make for the annual Birdwell Parade. But, with a little help from Clifford, they learn the importance of compromise in making everyone happy. Cleo has a hard time giving up her role as “leader” in a game of Follow The Leader, but soon learns that playing with friends is more fun when everyone cooperates and takes turns with one another.