Series synopsis
Clifford's Puppy Days is a South Korean animation kids television series that premiered on PBS Kids on September 1, 2003. It ended on February 23, 2006. It stars Lara Jill Miller, Masiela Lusha, Henry Winkler and Julie-Ann Dean.
Set two years before the events of Clifford the Big Red Dog, the series focuses on when Clifford was a tiny red puppy. Clifford was the runt in a litter of puppies born to the pet dog of Emily Elizabeth's neighbor, Mr. Bradley (who appeared in an episode of the previous cartoon series, "Little Clifford"). He was adopted by Emily Elizabeth before he grew up into a giant red adult dog, forcing the Howard family to move out of their small apartment so Clifford would be able to live comfortably. The ...
Premise
Set two years before the events of Clifford the Big Red Dog, the series focuses on when Clifford was a tiny red puppy. Clifford was the runt in a litter of puppies born to the pet dog of Emily Elizabeth's neighbor, Mr. Bradley (who appeared in an episode of the previous cartoon series, "Little Clifford"). He was adopted by Emily Elizabeth before he grew up into a giant red adult dog, forcing the Howard family to move out of their small apartment so Clifford would be able to live comfortably. The series shows Clifford and Emily Elizabeth's life and friends before they moved from the city to Birdwell Island. Clifford's Puppy Days was produced by Scholastic Entertainment and Mike Young Productions and overseas animation services was by Sunwoo Entertainment and Yeson Animation Studios.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Lara Jill Miller as Clifford (voice)
- Masiela Lusha as Nina (voice)
- Henry Winkler as Norville (voice)
- Julie-Ann Dean as Daffodil (voice)
Guest cast
- Grey DeLisle as Emily Elizabeth (voice)
- Susan Blu
- Dionne Quan
- Alan Oppenheimer
- Jess Harnell as Jorge (voice)
- Kel Mitchell as Bill Mazer (voice)
- Candi Milo as Nina's Mom (voice)
- Russi Taylor as Mrs. Zablione (voice)
- Ogie Banks as Zo (voice)
- Orlando Brown as Evan (voice)
- LaTonya Holmes as Flo (voice)
- Lauren Tom as Shun (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 40 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 25 | September 1, 2003 | February 17, 2005 |
| Season 2 | 15 | September 12, 2005 | February 23, 2006 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Keeping Cool / Socks & Snooze #10101 ""Keeping Cool"" On a hot day, Emily Elizabeth's regular babysitter comes because Mrs. Howard has to work at the library. He wants to stay outside and watch television, but Emily Elizabeth wants to have fun playing in the sprinkler outside. Evan is lured outside by the prospect of impressing a cute girl, but he spends so much time trying to impress her that he doesn't pay any attention to what Emily Elizabeth or puppy Clifford want to do. After his attempts at impressing the girl fail, he finally decides that playing in the sprinkler isn't such a bad idea and then learns that the best thing he can do to impress the girl is to just be himself. #10102 ""Socks & Snooze"" Emily Elizabeth is missing a ""lucky sock,"" one of two from a pair that she wants to wear on the first day of the new school year. She can't find it anywhere and so Clifford decides to help. Emily Elizabeth's pet rabbit Daffodil doesn't think much of his efforts, but he keeps at them and eventually finds the sock in |
September 1, 2003 |
| 2 |
The Monster in 3B / Cat-tastrophe #10201 ""The Monster in 3B"" New neighbors are greeted with suspsicion by the gang, particularly Norville. They fear that the new neighbors might be keeping a monster, an idea which seems to be confirmed by an unearthly wailing coming from their unit. To figure what's really going on, they stage a stakeout, but their plan go awry and they worry that the worst has happened: one of them has been captured by the monster. In the end, it turns out that there is no monster and what they really have are some new friends. #10202 ""Cat-tastrophe"" Clifford has guests - the kittens Flo and Zo. He's excited that they're staying for the entire weekend, but both Norville and Daffodil warn him that their energetic nature could lead to big problems. Once they arrived, things go exactly as feared, when they want to play constantly and even eat Clifford's food. The final straw comes when they break Clifford's squeak-toy and don't even seem to care. Can anyone get them to slow down and consider the cons |
September 1, 2003 |
| 3 |
Jorge And The Dog Run / Clifford's Club House #10301 ""Jorge and the Dog Run"" Clifford is excited to go to his first outing at the local dog run, but becomes worried that he won't fit in after a conversation with Norville. At the dog run, he can't get anyone to notice him at first, but soon finds a friend named Jorge. Jorge lets him join in a game called Dog Ball and sticks up for him when he messes up because he didn't really know how to play. Later, Clifford shares a snack with Jorge and upon returning home finds out that Jorge is actually a nearby neighbor. #10302 ""Clifford's Club House"" Clifford and the gang get the idea to start a club from Emily Elizabeth and her friend Nina and their first task is to find their perfect clubhouse. Norville has some great ideas, but it turns out that all of his suggested locations have problems which keep them being proper clubhouses. When a new location is suggested, Norville seems unhappy and quits the club and everyone thinks that he is just upset because the location isn't his choice. |
September 24, 2003 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Puppy Dog Power / Extra! Extra! When their rather large new playmate, Bruno, plays a little rough, Clifford and Jorge start avoiding him. But then they realize how much they've hurt his feelings and decide to tell him the truth. The kids start a neighborhood newspaper. |
September 12, 2005 |
| 2 |
Small Packages / Clifford's Magic Lamp While playing at the Dog Run, Clifford keeps getting reminded of how small he is. Finally his friends help him see the good things about being little. Norville claims that he knows where to find Aladdin's magic lamp, and everyone starts planning how they'll use their wishes. |
September 13, 2005 |
| 3 |
Finders Keepers / You're Famous! Jorge digs up a shark-tooth necklace in the courtyard and can't understand why it is then returned to its owner. Since he found it, doesn't he get to keep it? Nina and Jorge become celebrities when they get their picture in the paper, then start acting differently and alienating their friends. |
September 13, 2005 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | PBS Kids |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 1, 2003 |
| Last aired | February 23, 2006 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday |