03x11 - Doggie Garden/Captain Birdwell's Treasure

Episode transcripts for the TV show "Clifford the Big Red Dog". Aired: September 4, 2000 - February 25, 2003.*
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Clifford, a 20-foot-tall red dog who loves stories, and his owner, Emily Elizabeth, enjoy new adventures as they explore their island home.
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03x11 - Doggie Garden/Captain Birdwell's Treasure

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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]

"Keep birdwell
beautiful" month
is great.

Everyone works so hard
to keep the island
looking nice.

Our garden'’s gonna make
this part of the park
extra pretty.

Are you sure all these flowers
will grow here, emily elizabeth?

Sure, vaz.
Almost anything grows
on birdwell island,

If we take care of it.

[Woof woof]

I'’m sure we'’re gonna win
first prize for our garden.

There are no prizes, jetta.

What?

Then what am I
getting all dirty for?

Keep birdwell beautiful month
is just a time

When everyone works together
to keep the island
as beautiful as it can be.

Well, that'’s nice,

But I still think
there should be prizes.

Now, we just need
a little music.

[Music plays]

This music is great,
vaz.

Everything grows
better with music.

Emily elizabeth
must have played
a whole lot of music

When clifford
was growing up.

[Kids laugh]

Wow! This would be
a perfect place
to make more beautiful.

Hey, big guy.

Where were you
this morning?

Oh, hi, guys.

I was helping emily elizabeth
and her friends plant a garden.

Seems like everyone
on the island
is doing something

For keep birdwell
beautiful month.

Yeah. I wish we
could do something
for the island.

I think we can, t-bone.

What can we do?

I think we can plant
a garden right here.

Great idea, clifford.

We'’re all real good
at digging.

And I could get
leftover flower seeds
from emily elizabeth.

I could find some
old buckets so we
could bring water here.

But do you really think
we can grow flowers here?

Emily elizabeth says
almost anything grows
on birdwell island.

Anything?

Hee hee hee.
Wow!

Then let'’s get busy.

Here are the seeds.

Jetta'’s mom was gonna throw
these rose bushes away,

But I thought we
could use them.

I brought a bucket.

And I brought
some water, too.

Oh, really?

What'’s this, cleo?

This is what I brought
to plant in the garden.

Ta-da!

Huh?
Huh?

You want to
plant dog toys?

Yep. Emily said anything
grows on birdwell island,
right?

Right!

So that means we
can grow dog toys!

Ahh.

That'’s great!

Yeah. Can'’t you
just see it?

Ahh! I can'’t wait
to start planting!

A dog toy garden
would be great, cleo,

But I thought we were
going to plant a garden
that everyone could enjoy.

[Gasps]

You'’re right.

So let'’s plant
a tummy yummy
garden instead.

Mm, everyone
loves tummy yummies.

Does jetta love
tummy yummies?

Well...no.
I'’ve never understood that.

Hmm, how '’bout
we vote on it?

Who wants to plant
dog toys?

Ok.

Who wants to plant flowers?

Mac! You can'’t vote
both ways!

Oh, all right.

I vote for the flowers.

Our garden should be a place
that everyone can enjoy.

Ok, then let'’s get started.

Come on, cleo.

No, thanks.

I'’m gonna stay right here
and plant my own stuff.

You guys go ahead
with your flowers.

But, cleo, we'’re supposed
to work on this together.

Yeah. It'’s a lot
easier that way.

And more fun, too!

Come on, cleo,

Let'’s keep birdwell
beautiful together.

No, thanks.
I wanna grow dog toys.

Are you sure?

I'’m sure.

Well, ok.
Good luck.

Come on, guys.
Let'’s start planting.

And don'’t worry.

I'’ll let you guys pick a toy
or after they grow.

[Grunting]

[Grunting]

Whoa! Uhh!

Gotcha!

[Squeak]

[Laughter]

Wow...

That looks like fun.

[Sighs] this is
gonna take a while.

[All howl singing]

Hey! Are you guys done
planting already?

Yep! We'’re done!

Now we'’re singing
to our plants.

Vaz says that music
helps things grow.

It'’s really fun, cleo.
Want to join us?

Thanks!
Uh, but, um, no.

I better get back
and sing
to my own garden.

Oh. Oh, ok.

Did you grow
any chew toys yet?

Uh, well, not yet,
but I will.

Sure you don'’t want
to sing with us, cleo?

I'’m sure.

Ok. ♪ Rarrr, rarrr, rarrr ♪

♪ Rr-rr rarrr,
rarrr, rarrr... ♪

Wow! Look at
all these flowers!

Everyone on the island
is going to love this.

Yeah! We really
did help keep
birdwell beautiful,

Didn'’t we?

♪ Grow, little chew toys,
please, please grow ♪

♪ Come on, chew toys,
can'’t you grow? ♪

Please! Please!
Grow, grow, grow!

[Squeak]

Cleo, are you ok?

Me? No. Sure.

I was just singing
to my dog toy garden.

Whoa. Doesn'’t look
like much.

Nothing is growing.

Well, growing toys
takes a little more time
than growing flowers.

You know, cleo,
emily elizabeth

Said that almost
anything grows
on birdwell island.

Maybe dog toys are one
of those "almost" things
that don'’t grow.

You think so?

Definitely.

I guess you'’re right.

Boy, I thought it was
gonna be really fun

Growing dog toys
just for me.

But you guys had a lot
more fun working together

To grow a garden
that everyone will like.

All I grew was
a great big mess.

Maybe we can all
work together now

And plant flowers
in your garden, cleo.

Really?
That would be great!

Ok, then.
Let'’s do it!

It looks great,
cleo!

Only one thing left to do.

Sing!

[All howl sing]

What'’s all that noise about?

[Howl singing continues]

That'’s not noise.
That'’s dog singing.

Well, let'’s go see what
they'’re singing about.

Wow! Look at
all the flowers!

This garden is
just as pretty

As the garden
we planted.

Yeah! I wonder
who planted it.

I think the dogs did.

I guess they
wanted to be part

Of keep birdwell
beautiful, too!

[All barking agreement]

The dogs did this?!

That'’s absolutely
amazing!

Yep. It is pretty amazing
what friends can do
when they work together.

Right, guys?

[Bark agreement]

Emily: clifford!

It'’s story time!

You want to hear
a speckle story,

Don'’t you?
[Woof woof]

I thought so.
He'’s your favorite.

Today'’s story is speckle
and the fun-filled dream.

One night, speckle had
a most wonderful dream.

He dreamed of all the fun things
he and his friends did together.

He dreamed of the day they rode
an umbrella down the creek...

And the time they made
an old wagon look new again.

He dreamed about
picking apples...

And flying kites.

He dreamed of playing pirates
in search of lost treasure.

When speckle woke up,
he jumped out of bed

Eager to create new adventures
to fill his dreams at night.

The end.

That was a great story.

Isn'’t reading fun?

[Woof]

Ha ha.

Ok, here'’s how
the game goes.

You guys cover
your eyes,

I bury the ball,

Then you try
to find it.

The one who finds
the ball gets
to bury it next.

Sounds fun.
Great.
Let'’s play.

Ok. Cover your eyes
until I tell you to look.

Ok. Come and find it!

Here I come!

I'’ll find it.

Ok!

[Whistling]

Hey! [Sniffing]

I smell something.

[Struggling]

Whoa!

Ooh! Oops!
Sorry, mrs. Gopher.

Cleo: here it is!

Here'’s the ball!

You found it.
Great, cleo.

Thanks, clifford.

Mac, cleo
found the ball.

Come look!

Mac! Mac?

You can stop
digging now.
Cleo found the ball.

I found something, too,
t-bone.

What'’s going on?

Mac found something.

But I can'’t get it out.

Maybe we can help.

Wow!

Whee-oo!

Ooh! What is it?

It looks like
an old trunk.

Maybe it'’s a treasure chest.
Let'’s open it.

Mm-hmm.

I think it'’s locked.

Why don'’t we take it
into town

And see if someone there can
figure out a way to open it?

Great idea!

[Both panting]

Where is everyone?

Oh, look.
Here comes jetta.

[Barking]

Hey, mac.

How'’s my sweet
little mackie-boy?

[Rowlf rowlf rowlf]

What is it, mac?

[Barking]

Wow!
What'’s this?

It looks like
a really old,
old trunk.

I wonder what'’s
inside.

Ahh! Wow!

These are really
old clothes!

This looks like the hat
of a ship'’s captain
or something.

[Rarf rarf]

[Laughs]

Oh...look at this dress!

It'’s beautiful!

Whoa, look at
jetta'’s dress.

Look at all this stuff.

Where did it come from,
jetta?

Well, emily elizabeth,
the dogs--

Whoa!

This is
captain birdwell'’s trunk.

Captain birdwell?

The guy who discovered
birdwell island.

There'’s a painting of him
in the library

Wearing this jacket and hat.

People have been looking for
this trunk for a long time.

And you found it, jetta.

Huh?
Huh?
Huh?

Congratulations!

Huh. Thanks.

I'’ll bet they'’ll give you
some kind of an award
for finding it.

An award?

They'’ll probably have
a big ceremony to honor you.

Really?

What were you
gonna say about
the dogs, jetta?

The dogs? Oh!

Well, they helped me
carry the trunk into town.

Wasn'’t that nice of them?

Huh?
Huh?
Huh?

Come on! Let'’s go
to the library and show
ms. Lee what you found.

Ms. Lee: this is
really remarkable.

And you found captain birdwell'’s
trunk all by yourself, jetta?

Uh-huh.
All by myself.

Except the dogs
kinda...helped me.

They helped her
carry the trunk
into town.

Hmm. We'’ll have to have
a special ceremony

To dedicate these things
to the people
of birdwell island.

I love special
ceremonies!

And you'’ll be our
special guest of honor.

Wow!

You don'’t think jetta'’s
saying that shefound
the trunk, do you?

I think she is.

I can'’t believe she'’s
taking credit for this

When she knows I
found the trunk.

Actually, cleo,
mac found it.

Yeah, well,
I saw him find it.

I guess it'’s not really
that important who
found the trunk.

It'’s just nice
that it was found.

I guess.

But it sure would be great

If people knew
that it was us.

Maybe jetta will tell
ms. Lee the truth later.

Yeah. Uh, maybe.

It'’s so great how you
found that trunk, jetta.

I'’m gonna write a story about it
for the school newspaper.

Really? Wow!

Is it ok if I ask you
some questions for the story?

Ask away.

Ok, so where exactly
did you find
captain birdwell'’s trunk?

Where? Well...

In the ground.

[Laughs]
I know that.
But where?

Er, just in the woods,
you know.

Ok. And, um...
How did you dig it up?

Emily elizabeth, look.

Mac and cleo are
wearing the clothes!

Ha ha! How funny!

Mac and cleo'’s faces are
reflecting in the window.

Oh...yeah.

It'’s just a reflection.

Very cool, jetta!

You'’re a real hero!

Everyone'’s coming
to the ceremony
tomorrow.

You must be
so proud.

Yeah.

I am.

[Overlapping chatter]

You must be the
proudest young lady
on birdwell island.

It was lucky
the dogs were around

To help you carry
the trunk into town,
wasn'’t it, jetta?

Yeah. They were a big help.

Oh! They should get
a medal, too.

[Laughs] oh, I don'’t
think so, dear.

But it'’s very nice
of you to think
of them.

Yeah...nice.

Hello everyone
and welcome.

Will you please all
welcome to our stage

The young lady who
found captain birdwell'’s
long-lost trunk,

Jetta handover?!

All right, jetta!
Good for you!
[Applause]

Jetta, the people
of birdwell island

Would like to thank you
for finding the trunk

By awarding you this
good citizen medal.

[Applause]

Oh, no...

Here you go, jetta.

Wow. It'’s really pretty.

And I want it
more than anything
in the whole world...

But I can'’t keep it.

[Overlapping chatter]

Of course you
can keep it, jetta.

You earned it.

That'’s just it,
sheriff lewis.

I didn'’t earn it.

I thought it was
gonna feel really good

To wear this dress
and get a shiny medal,

But it doesn'’t feel good
at all because
I don'’t deserve it.

I'’m not the one who found
captain birdwell'’s trunk.

[All gasp]

The dogs did.

[Overlapping chatter]

Mac, clifford,
t-bone, and cleo

Found the trunk
and dug it up.

I wasn'’t even there.

So this award belongs
to them, not to me.

I'’m really sorry.

[Barking]

Well...i believe your apology
has been accepted, jetta.

[Barking]

[Cheering]

Now let'’s hear it
for our heroes of the day.

Cleo...t-bone...

Mac...

And clifford.

[Crowd cheers]

You know, jetta,
the dogs may have
found the trunk,

But I think you
were a bit of a hero
today, too.

I was?

It was very difficult
for you to tell
the truth today...

But you did.

And I'’m very proud
of you.

Thank you, ms. Lee.

The dogs do
deserve the medal,

But I look pretty amazing
in this dress, don'’t i?

Oh, yes.

Captain birdwell
would'’ve been proud
of all of you.

[Dogs bark]

Hey, t-bone!

Come on out, t.

Clifford and I know
that it'’s important

To have friends
you can count on.

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

Is "be a good friend."

Hi, guys.
What'’s up?

We'’re going up
to the lighthouse.

It'’s gonna be fun.
Come on!

I don'’t think
I can climb to
the lighthouse today.

Huh? What do you mean?

I hurt my paw yesterday,
and it'’s still kind
of sore.

But you guys go ahead
without me.

Gee, I hope you feel
better tomorrow, t-bone.

Come on, clifford.

Wait, cleo.
It wouldn'’t be very nice

To leave t-bone here
all alone.

You'’re right, clifford.

Why don'’t we stay here
and play with him today?

Then we can all
go together tomorrow
when his paw feels better.

Great idea, cleo.

That would be great,
guys. Thanks!

Having good friends
makes everyone feel great.

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

Is "be a good friend."
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