Clifford's Puppy Days

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Clifford's Puppy Days
Clifford's Puppy Days logo
Format	Animated television series
Created by	Norman Bridwell (characters)
Starring	Lara Jill Miller Grey DeLisle Cam Clarke Kath Soucie Masiela Lusha Orlando Brown LaTonya Holmes Ogie Banks Jess Harnell Lauren Tom Henry Winkler Candi Milo
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of episodes	39
Production
Running time	22 minutes (11 minutes per segment) (approx. per episode)
Broadcast
Original channel	PBS (2003-Present) PBS Kids (2003-Present) PBS Kids GO! (2004-Present)
Original run	2003 – 2005

Clifford's Puppy Days is an animated television series on PBS Kids and PBS Kids GO!. It features Clifford the Big Red Dog, a popular cartoon character and it is set when Clifford was a puppy. Other characters are Clifford's friends, Norville (a bird), Jorge (a dachsund), Flo and Zo (two cats), and Daffodil (a rabbit).

[edit] Setting

Clifford was a small red puppy, and when Emily Elizabeth Howard heard her neighbor, Mr. Bradley (Referenced in the "Clifford the Big Red Dog" episode "Little Clifford") was giving away puppies, she wanted Clifford because he was the smallest. Emily took care of Clifford and over a span of time (less than a year or so) Clifford grew to the size of a giant dog. Only later did Emily move to Birdwell Island, where the original series was set. The Puppy Day's Timeline takes place during the first year or two of Clifford's life.

[edit] Format

The show followed the same format as its predecessor, Clifford the Big Red Dog.

• The opening theme is followed by the first central story, which is about the dogs, and a problem they face.
• Speckle Story - Between the first and second story, Emily Elizabeth reads Clifford the Speckle Story, a small 30 second (approximately) time filler about a fictional dog (Speckle), and his animal friends.
• This is followed by another central story, about Emily Elizabeth and her friends.
• Clifford's Idea to Grow On - Before the credits, another 30 second short takes place called Clifford's Idea to Grow On. The short is basically an animation of an etiquette, a proverb, or basic truth such as "Play Fair", "Help Others", etc, with narration by Emily Elizabeth. This short was called Clifford's Big Idea in the previous series.

[edit] Foreign adaptations

In Britain, where the show was only 15 minutes long, the format consists of the central story, followed by Clifford's Idea to Grow On or Speckle Story.

[edit] Characters

• Clifford (as a puppy)- is a puppy who is highly playful and always looks forward to meet new friends. His best friend is Jorge. He is voiced by Lara Jill Miller.
• Emily Elizabeth Howard - is the affectionate owner of Clifford. Her best friend is Nina. She is voiced by Grey DeLisle
• Daffodil - is the pet rabbit of Emily Elizabeth. She is portraited to be a very neat rabbit. She also loves to take a walk , take a nap , eat carrots and play with her toys and Clifford.
• Nina - is the owner of Jorge. Her best friend is Emily Elizabeth. She is voiced by Masiela Lusha.
• Evan Thomas Taylor - is one of the best friend of Emily Elizabeth. He loves to play basketball. His crush is Vanessa , the best friend of Emily Elizabeth. He is voiced by Orlando Brown.
• Flo and Zo - are cats who are very playful. They usually love to play with each other or play with their other friends. Flo is voiced by LaTonya Holmes and Zo is voiced by Ogie Banks.
• Jorge - is a brown dachshund dog who loves to have fun with his best friend , Clifford. His owner is Nina. He is voiced by Jess Harnell
• Norville - is a problematic bird who always have problems. He is voiced by Henry Winkler
• Mr. Solomon - is a man who makes books. He is voiced by Alan Oppenheimer.

[edit] Opening Theme

The opening theme, "Love Makes Little Things Grow", was performed by Freedom Bremner, a native of Washington, D.C. (See credits).

• During the theme song, Clifford barks several times. There is another version when Clifford does not bark. Since this cannot be changed, he mouths himself barking.

[edit] TV Broadcast

[edit] Funding

• Danimals (2003-2007)
• Lipton Noodle Soup (2003-2005)
• Chuck E. Cheese's (2003-present)
• A cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Education (2003-present)
• The Corporation for Public Broadcasting's Ready to Learn Grant (2003-present)
• PBS Viewers Like You (2003-present)

[edit] External links

• PBS Clifford · The "new" Clifford Yahoo Group
• Clifford's Puppy Days at the Internet Movie Database
• Clifford's Puppy Days at TV.com
• Clifford's Puppy Days at PBS Kids