02x01 - Leaf of Absence/Nobody's Perfect

[bunniefuu]

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 greet
clifford and emily ♪

♪ Clifford'’s so much fun,
he'’s a friend to us all ♪

♪ I love clifford,
the big red dog ♪

[Laughter]

[Woof]

[Barking]

, ,

Whee!

Ha ha ha ha!

Your turn, clifford!

, ...

Whee!

Clifford!

Whoo whoo!

Your turn, t-bone!

, , Jump!

What was that,
t-bone?

My pile isn'’t ready
for jumpin'’ yet.

Listen.
[Crackling]

Hear how crunchy
they are?

Yeah? So?

When this pile
is finished

And I jump
into it,

It'’s gonna make
the biggest,
crunchiest sound

In the whole
entire world!

Wow!

Yeah!

Can I jump in your
pile, too, t-bone?

Sure! When it'’s done.

But I need a bunch
more leaves first.

I'’ll help you
find some!

Thanks, clifford.

Look for the brownest,
crunchiest ones
you can find.

[Whines]

I'’ll help, too!

[Sniff sniff sniff]

Perfect!

Now this is what I call

The perfect way to spend
a saturday morning.

Oh, my gosh!

Is it saturday
morning?

Yep, it is!

I almost forgot.
Sheriff lewis and I

Are gonna play some
fetch together
this morning.

I gotta go!

What about your leaves?

Oh, yeah!

I'’ll watch '’em
till you get back,
t-bone.

You will?

I won'’t let anything
happen to them.

Really?

You promise?

I promise!

You'’re the best,
clifford!

I'’ll be back soon!

Bye! See you later!

You know,
t-bone'’s right.

This is a great
pile of leaves,

All crunchy
and stuff.

Yeah! I can'’t wait
to jump in and hear
'’em cracklin'’!

Yeah. Me, too.

Clifford, you'’re not
thinking of jumping
in those leaves

Right now, are you?

Oh, it would be
so great to hear '’em!

Yeah, it would!

And we could always
make another pile.

Yeah, we could!

So we should...

Go ahead and jump in!

Yeah, we shou--

Wait a minute.

Didn'’t you promise t-bone
you'’d take care

Ofthispile of leaves
for him, clifford?

Yeah, you'’re right.

So I guess we'’d
better not...jump in them!

[Groans]

I can'’t resist!

Wait, big guy!

Ohh...that was
fantastic!

Huh?

Hey! Come back here!
Woof!

Stop! Come back!

Ruff, ruff!
What'’s goin'’ on?

Those are t-bone'’s leaves!
Stop!

Oh, no!
T-bone'’s leaves are gone!

Not...all of them.

Oh, cleo, why did I have
to jump on the pile?

Don'’t worry,
clifford.

We can just...
Make another pile.

No, we can'’t.

I promised t-bone
I'’d take care of this pile.

I promised!

Well, yeah...

By those leaves
are all over the island
by now.

You can'’t get '’em back.

I can try!

What?!

I have to, cleo.

A promise
is a promise.

But clifford...

Come on, before they
blow any farther away.

[Sighs] sometimes it'’s hard
being such a great friend.

[Ruff ruff
ruff ruff]

[Ruff ruff
ruff]

Huh?

Huh?!

Oh!

[Chuckles]

Hello.

Chips?

[Ruff ruff ruff]

Ha. You'’re welcome.

That'’s the last leaf,
cleo.

We did it,
big guy.

Oops!

Well, there it goes.

Oh, my gosh!
It'’s getting away!

I can'’t just let it
get away!

Oh, clifford,
be careful!

[Muffled]
got it!

You did it!

[Gasps]

Whoa!

Good job, clifford!

Clifford, don'’t...

...shake.

Well, clifford,
you did it!

You got back
every single leaf!

Couldn'’t have done it
without you.

We'’re a good team.

Look at them.

I bet they'’re gonna
soundsocrunchy.

Ahh...they sure
are!

Wouldn'’t you just love
to take one tiny
practice jump?

Yeah! I would!

But we'’re not
going to.

Just one teeny,
tiny little jump?

You couldn'’t
anything teeny tiny.

It would be teeny tiny.
I promise!

Remember
what happened last time
you made a promise?

Yeah. I guess
I should only
make a promise

If it'’s one
I can keep.

Ok. No jumping.

Nothing'’s going to happen
to t-bone'’s leaves.

Oh, no, you don'’t!

You'’re staying
right here.

[Ruff ruff
ruff]

Cleo: t-bone!

How was your
game of fetch
with sheriff lewis?

Great!

Clifford and I
had a pretty good
game of, uh...

Fetch, too!

That is, when we
weren'’t watching
your leaves.

I knew clifford
would take good
care of them.

He promised!

Thanks, clifford.

You'’re...welcome,
t-bone.

And look!

That wind knocked down
a million more brown leaves!

Why don'’t we sweep '’em all

Into one big
monster-crunchy pile?

You wanna?

Yeah!

Sure!

My pile of leaves
is gonna be the biggest,
loudest,

Crunchiest pile of leaves
any dog has ever,
ever seen!

This is gonna crunch
from here to the moon!

It sure is!

And clifford,

How'’d you like to be
the first one to jump in?

You mean it?

Of course!

Ok, clifford.

You ready?

...

...

Whee!

[All laughing]

Whoo whoo!

[Laughing and cheering]

Whoo! Yah-hoo!

Whoo hoo hoo!

[All laughing]

Let'’s pile '’em up
and do it again!

Yeah! It'’ll be great!

I promise.

Emily: clifford!

It'’s story time!

You want to hear
a speckle story, don'’t ya?

[Woof]

[Giggles] I thought so.

He'’s your favorite.

Today'’s story is"speckle
and the lost bunny."

One day, even though she was
always very careful,

Luna lost her favorite
stuffed bunny.

Her friends helped her look
high and low,

But the bunny
was nowhere to be found.

Knowing that luna
would miss her bunny,

Speckle suggested
that they make her a new one,

And everyone was inspired
with their own ideas.

Reba went into the forest

And made a bunny
with pine cones and ferns.

Darnell went to the creek

And made a bunny
of stones and shells.

In the meadow,

Ravi made a sweet-smelling
flower bunny.

And speckle took
some hay and cloth

And made luna
a soft straw bunny.

When they surprised luna
with their new bunnies,

She had a happy
surprise of her own.

She had found
her old bunny,

And now she was
even happier,

Because now her friends
had bunnies of their own.

And so they played and pretended
for the rest of the afternoon,

Each enjoying
their one-of-a-kind bunny.

The end.

That was a great story!

Isn'’t reading fun?

[Woof]

[Laughing]

Come on, charley!
You can do it!

Go, charley!

If we can get the ball
past this goalie,

We can get it past
any goalie!

[Ruff ruff]

We can do it, charley.
I know we can.

Go, charley!

sh**t!

[Grunts]

[Woof]

Yes!

Great!

All right!

Did you
see that?

[Kids laughing]

Ha ha. Hey!

You'’re the best,
charley!

[Blows whistle]

Recess over!

Ok, class.

Next monday will be
silly sports day
here at school.

[Excited chatter]

What'’s silly sports day,
miss carrington?

Well, vaz, it'’s kind
of like the olympics,

But instead
of serious sports,
we do silly stuff.

Last year,
I did the cream pie
long jump.

I jumped as far as I could
into a huge whipped
cream pie!

And I did the mile-long
bike race

On a little tricycle.

Sounds like fun!

That'’s what it'’s
all about, vaz.

Having fun.

So everyone please
pick an event
from the hat.

The field will be
set up this weekend,

So you can practice
if you'’d like.

But remember,
this isn'’t something
to win at.

It'’s a day
to have fun.

[Gasps] I got
the feather pillow toss.

What did you get,
charley?

Jiggly juggling.

You'’ll be great
at that!

You'’re good
at everything.

[Annoyed]
great!

I got that messy old
cream pie long jump.

Itismessy.

Last year,
I got so covered
in whipped cream,

They put my picture
in the paper.

The newspaper?

Uh-huh. Wanna trade?

Oh, uh...ha.
No, thanks,
emily elizabeth.

The cream pie long jump
sounds perfect for me.

Juggling squishy
jigglies

Will be way
too easy!

I think I'’ll try
juggling .

? Wow!

If anyone can do it,
you can, charley.

Hi, clifford!

Wanna help me
practice

My pillow-tossing
tomorrow, boy?

[Woof]

Let'’s meet here
tomorrow morning

And practice together.

Great! See you then.

Wow!

Are you planning
to eat

All of that
wiggly gelatin?

This is for
silly sports day, dad.

I'’m gonna be
a jiggly juggler.

Ha ha ha ha!
You'’ll be good
at that.

Oops! Sorry.

I'’ll clean it up.

That'’s ok.
But from now on,

Maybe you should
practice outside,
huh?

Right!

[Grunts]
eh!

Uhh!

Whoa!

Ha ha ha!

I love slime!
This is fun!

Here goes
the pillow toss!

Hmm...

This is harder
than it looks.

Ah...i know I can
do better than this!

Wow! Look at it go!

Uh, clifford,

Were you
helping me?

[Whines]

You'’re a good friend,
clifford,

And I appreciate
your help,

But you blowing
on the pillow isn'’t fair.

I need to do it
myself.

It'’s ok for now.

But you can'’t do it
on silly sports day, ok?

[Woof woof]

[Giggling]

Hey, everybody, look!

Charley'’s gonna
jiggly juggle!

This is gonna
be good!

Ok...here goes nothing.

That'’s one.

Uh...it'’s a cinch.

Ok...here comes .

Ok. I'’ll get it.

[Squish]

Ha ha ha ha!
Ha ha ha ha!

Aw...

I need a shower.

Gee, what'’s
the matter
with charley?

I guess juggling'’s
harder than he thought
it would be.

I can'’t wait
for silly sports day,

Especially your event--
ha ha ha--jiggly juggling.

I decided I'’m not
going to do it.

Oh?

Juggling'’s too hard.

Yeah, it is
kind of hard.huh?

I never could quite
do it myself.

[Squish]

Ooh!

Ha ha ha!

You look
silly, dad.

Ha ha. It'’s fun
just to be silly
sometimes.

Yeah, but I told
everyone I was gonna
be so good at juggling

That I'’d juggle
jiggly bags!

Even if you'’re not
good at it, charley,

It'’s still fun
to try new things.

Even when you miss.

Ha ha ha.

Don'’t be afraid
to try, son.

Just do your best
and enjoy yourself.

Ok, dad. Thanks.

Hey! I'’m not so bad.

I'’m terrible.

I'’m never going
to juggle again.

Never!

[Woof]

[Whines]

I can'’t,
clifford.

I'’m no good at this.

Ok, ok!

I'’ll try it again.
[Woof]

It is kind of fun,
I guess.

Wow! Bags!

Look at me!

Wha-hoo!

Thisisfun!

[Squish]

Oh, brother.

Ok, ok!

I'’ll do it!

[Woof woof
woof]

All right,
charley!

Charley!
Wow!

That'’s
so great!

And now I'’ll try
jiggly juggling bags.

Charley! Wow!

Whoa! I did it!

Now for bags!

Got it!

Now for !

Come on, clifford!
Toss me one!

Perfect!

Whoa!

Uh...uh...

[Squish squish
squish squish]

Ta da!

How'’s that for silly?

Do it again!
Do it again!

[Woof woof woof]

Great job,
charley!

That was
very silly!

Yeah!

Thanks. It was fun.

And thank you, clifford.

I couldn'’t have been
silly without you.

Oh, look, everyone.
Jetta'’s doing
the cream pie long jump!

Come on, charley.
Let'’s go watch!

Hooray!

You did it, jetta!

Ha ha ha...

Hey...

Where'’s the newspaper
people?

Who'’s gonna take
my picture so I can
be in the newspaper?

Eew! Uuck!

Clifford, stop it!

Bleech!

You'’ve got one really
big fan, jetta!

The biggest fan
in the whole island--

Clifford!

[All laughing]

Clifford and I know

That everyone could use
a helping hand now and then.

That'’s why clifford'’s
big idea for today

Is help others.

Oh, no! I can'’t find it
anywhere!

Hey, t-bone.

I was just on my way
over to clifford'’s house.

Wanna come?

[Coughs]
no, thanks.

Hey, hey!

Oh, sorry, cleo.

It'’s just that I buried
a bone here yesterday,

And now I can'’t find it.

Can I help?

Sure!

Thanks.

Hey, guys.
Whatcha doing?

I'’m looking for
a bone I buried.

And I'’m helping.

Let me help, too.

Found it!

You did find it!

You'’re the best friends
a dog could ever have!

When you help someone,

You really make them
feel good,

And you make yourself
feel pretty good, too.

That'’s why clifford'’s
big idea for today

Is help others.