04x03 - Fan Mail/Hooray for Cleo

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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04x03 - Fan Mail/Hooray for Cleo

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Hi! My name
is emily elizabeth,

And this is clifford,
my big red dog.woof!

♪ 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 ♪

[Children giggling]

Woof!

Emily elizabeth:
fan mail.

[Pop music playing]

Hiya, clifford.

What'’s going on?

Oh, hi, guys.

Emily elizabeth
and her friends
are watching

Their favorite singer
courtney amber on tv.

Really?

Let me see!

Wow! She'’s really great.

Uhh, uhh, uhh!
Let me see!

There you go, t.

Wow! She really
is great.

Courtney: ♪ you are
always there for me ♪

What an awesome concert!

I know!
Courtney'’s great.

♪ You have me
and I have you ♪

♪ Dreams can come true ♪

♪ When we help each other ♪

♪ Dreams can come true ♪

She'’s the best singer
in the whole world!

♪ Dreams can come true ♪

Her outfit is
so amazing!

Thank you! Thank you!

Good-bye, everyone!

I really love her music.

She is so cool.

♪ Ba ba ba,
ba ba ba ♪

♪ Ba ba ba ba ♪

I'’m gonna write to her

And tell her
how much we like her.

Great idea!

Yeah!

Maybe she'’ll
even write back.

I don'’t think
that'’s gonna happen,
emily elizabeth.

Why not?

Courtney amber is
way too busy to do that.

She might be
right, emily.

Courtney is
a pretty big star.

I'’ll bet she gets
a gazillion
letters a day.

She'’s not going to
answer one from you,
emily elizabeth.

Maybe, but it
can'’t hurt to try.

Listen to this,
clifford.

"Dear courtney, my
name'’s emily elizabeth,

And my friends and I
think you'’re fantastic."

Woof!

"I just wanted to write
and let you know

"That we all think
your songs are the best.

"It'’d sure be great
if you could write
back sometime.

"And if you ever come
to birdwell island,

"Please come and visit me.

"I'’m easy to find.

"Just look for
a big red dog."

Woof!

"Your friend and absolute
most number one fan,

Emily elizabeth howard."

Done. You like
it, clifford?

Ha ha ha!

If we mail this today,

Maybe courtney
will write us back

Next week sometime.

Woof!

Of course, jetta
might be right

About courtney not
writing back at all,

But you never know
unless you try.

Woof!

Oops!

Oh, no!

There it goes,
clifford!

Woof woof!

We'’ve got
to get it back!

Woof woof!

Woof woof!

Hurry! It'’s
getting away!

Woof woof woof!

The fish has
it, clifford.

Mm-mmm.
What'’s this?

You got my letter,
jetta. Thanks!

Who'’d you write to,
emily elizabeth?

Courtney amber.

Oh. Well, I just
hope you won'’t be
too disappointed

When she doesn'’t
write you back.

I won'’t be.

And if she does
write back,

Well, that will
be amazing!

It sure will be. Amazing.

I even invited her
to come visit
clifford and me

If she ever comes
to birdwell island.

Woof!

[Chuckles]
oh, emily elizabeth,

Courtney amber
would never come
to birdwell island.

She'’s gonna think
you'’re so silly.

She will?

Trust me,
emily elizabeth.

Don'’t mail
this letter.

Come on, mac,
let'’s go.

She'’s right, clifford.

Courtney amber would
never come visit us.

I should just forget
the whole thing.

[Whines]

Get rid of this,
will you?

[Whining]

[Whistling]

Huh?

Uh, clifford?

Could you please
do your digging

In another direction?

Woof!

That'’s a good boy.

[Whistling]

[Coughs] clifford!

[Panting]

What are you burying
over there anyway?

What'’s this?

A letter
to courtney amber?

Mm-hmm

Now why would you
want to bury this,
clifford?

Jetta: oh, poor
emily elizabeth.

I just hope she
took my advice

And didn'’t mail
that letter,
don'’t you, mac?

I mean, she'’ll just
be so disappointed

When no one writes back.

So, jetta'’s
behind this, huh?

Woof!

[Seagulls cawing]

I wonder where
mr. Bleakman is?

He told me to meet
him here today.

Here he comes,
emily.

Good morning,
everyone.

Hi, mr. Bleakman.

My niece is coming in
on the ferry today,

And I wanted you
all to meet her.

Your...niece?

Uh-huh. She'’s never been
to birdwell island.

I thought you could
show her around.

Sure, mr. Bleakman,
that sounds like fun!

Woof!

Uh, yeah, really
fun, but i, uh...

I have to go and, uh...

Give mac a bath today.

[Gasps]

Bye now!

[Horn honks]here comes the ferry now.

[Chattering]

Do you see her,
mr. Bleakman?

Mm-mmm, not yet.

Courtney: uncle horace!

Here I am!

That'’s--that'’s--
that'’s courtney amber!

Both: courtney amber?

Uh-huh, my niece
courtney.

[Chuckles] I
think you'’re
gonna like her.

Uncle horace! It'’s
so good to see you!

You must be
emily elizabeth.

Yes, but how did you--

I knew it was
you because
your letter said

You were
the one with
the big red dog.

Woof!

My letter?

Uncle horace
sent it to me,

With a little help
from clifford.

Woof woof!

How about we all go
back to my house

And get better
acquainted?

Okay!

Let'’s go!

Cool!

Thank you,
mr. Bleakman.

It was really
terrific of you

To invite courtney
to visit.

You'’re welcome,
emily elizabeth.

But I think it was
your nice letter

That convinced her
to come.

It sure did.

Hey, look, everyone!

There'’s jetta.

Oh. Hello, everyone.

I, uh, was just
on my way home.

Ha ha ha.

Maybe you'’d like to
meet mr. Bleakman'’s
niece first.

[Sighs] okay.

Ahem, jetta,
I'’d like you
to meet my niece,

Courtney amber.

[Gasps]

Hi, jetta.

Nice to meet you.

Court--
court--

Courtney amber?

Ohh!

♪ If I ever need a friend ♪

♪ I know just what to do ♪

♪ Whenever I need someone ♪

♪ I always come to you ♪

♪ When you help me ♪

♪ And I help you ♪

♪ Dreams can come true ♪

I'’m sorry I told
you not to mail

Your letter,
emily elizabeth.

Sometimes dreams
do come true.

They sure do!

♪ When I need a helping hand ♪

♪ You make it just in time ♪

♪ You are always there for me ♪

♪ Because you'’re
a friend of mine ♪

You think courtney
would give me

An autographed
picture if
I asked her?

You'’ll never know
unless you try, jetta.

♪ Dreams can come true ♪

♪ When we help each other ♪

♪ Dreams can come true ♪

Woof!

[All laughing]

Emily: clifford!

It'’s story time!

You want to hear
a speckle story,

Don'’t you?
Woof woof!

[Giggles] I thought so.

He'’s your favorite.

Today'’s story is...

"Speckle and the big job."

"One morning speckle
had a big job to do.

"He had to clean his room

"Before he could
go out and play.

"Speckle thought
he'’d never get it done

"And would be cleaning
forever and ever and ever."

[Sighs]

"Then ravi, luna, reba,
and darnell arrived

"And asked speckle to play.

"He said he couldn'’t
until he cleaned his room,

"So they offered to help."

Yeah?

"First, they worked together
to put everything away.

"Then, they helped
to make the bed.

"Before they knew it,
the big job was done!

"Then, speckle and his
friends went out to play,

"The same way they
worked: together.

The end."

That was a great story.

Isn'’t reading fun?

Woof!

Ha ha!

Emily elizabeth:
hooray for cleo.

What a game, sports fans!

The action on the court
is fast and furious.

And both teams
are itching to win!

Uhh!

I got it! I got it!

Whoa! It'’s one
of clifford'’s
trademark sky balls!

And it'’s coming down
right at...

Whoo! Me!

And it'’s a point
for clifford'’s team!

All right!

[Sighs] if you weren'’t
talking so much, al,

You might have
made that sh*t.

Aw, relax, mac.

It makes the game
more exciting.

Okay, guys, if we get
this next point,

We'’ll win the game.

Right! So let'’s put
on our game faces

And buckle down!

It'’s time
to show these dogs
what we'’re made of.

Let'’s reach
deep down inside.

Cleo, we get the idea.

Let'’s just try our best.

And play resumes,
with clifford ready

To serve the ball!

Uhh!
Whoa!

It'’s an awesome
air spike by tonya!

I got it!

Oh! Ooh! Oof!
Ooh! Ahh! Uhh!

What a sh*t!

Hyuh! Uhh!

And we have
the winning point!

Cleo'’s team
wins the game!

All right! All right!
We won! Whoo!

Wow, cleo.
That was amazing.

It sure was.

Huh? But i--

That was a real
game-winning sh*t!

That'’s right!
We won!

We finally
won! Yeah!

I thought
I saw the ball

Bounce once
before cleo hit it.

It doesn'’t count
if it did.

I know. It'’s--

Aw, don'’t be
a sore loser, mac.

Give cleo credit.
She'’s a great player!

Are you sure
it didn'’t bounce?

I--

Of course it didn'’t!

It was the best
double-somersaulting

Super-saver sh*t
I'’ve ever seen!

You'’re the best
beach ball player ever!

Hooray for cleo!

All: hip-hip hooray!
Hip-hip hooray!

Uh...yeah. Heh.

Sure. Hooray for me.

Ohh...

[Mutters]

It did bounce.
I know it did.

Ohh...
[Snores, mutters]

Spike it! Spike it!

I got it!

Oh! Eee! Oh!
Ah! Oh! Uhh! Hyuh!

What a sh*t!

Let'’s see that again
in slow motion.

["Bionic" noises]

Al: what? It bounced?

Cleo did not make
the winning sh*t after all!

[Gasps]

[Gasps]
[gasps]

[Gasps]

But it was just
a little bounce.

Cleo, if you didn'’t
make the sh*t,

Why didn'’t you
just tell us?

Whoa!

Oh, why didn'’t I just tell
everybody the ball bounced?

I should have told them.

But, then again,
I could have made it.

I almost made it.

If the sand hadn'’t
have gotten in my eyes,

I would have made it.

Oh, who am I kidding?

I didn'’t make it.

I'’m just going to
have to tell everyone
the truth tomorrow.

[Squeaks]

I was so excited
about winning the game,

I could hardly
sleep at all.

Me neither.

I have something
I have to tell you guys.

Something I should
have said yesterday.

Here she comes!
Here'’s cleo now!

All: cleo! Cleo! Cleo!

Hey, k.c.! You'’re
on birdwell island.

Yep. It'’s summer
vacation.

We'’ve all been telling k.c.
About your somersaulting
super-saver sh*t.

Everyone here
thinks you should

Teach a beach ball
training clinic.

Me? Teach beach ball?
B-b-but i--

Great idea!

You'’re the best
beach ball player
I know.

You think?

You bet!

You might even
have a few things
you could teach me,

And I'’m already
a fabulous player.

So, what
do you say, cleo?

Will you teach us?

Well, uh...okay!

All: yay! All right!

Hey! What did you want
to tell everyone, cleo?

Oh, uh, that.

I, uh...i just
wanted to say, uh...

Anyone can be a great
beach ball player.

It just takes practice
and lots of hard work.

All: yay!

Okay!

The first thing
I'’m going to show you

Is the proper way
to do a head bop.

Remember, the most
important thing

Is to keep your eye
on the ball.

Now, clifford!

Remember, eye
on the ball!

Whoa!

[Splash]

Ptuh!

You okay, cleo?

Eh hee hee! Uh...

I-i was just
showing you how not
to do a head bop.

You see what, uh, happens

When you take you take
your eye off the ball?

Hee hee. Okay!

Time for a nice,
long jog around the pier.

Follow me!

Cleo never
misses that sh*t,
I wonder what'’s wrong?

All right!
I got it!
I got it!

Good sh*t!

Whoo!

Mac, move your tail.

That'’s right,
that'’s right.

Tonya, quick paws!
Quick paws!

Uhh!

Oops!

T-bone...

If you'’re gonna
kick it, give it
some oomph!

I'’ll show you.

Somebody set me up.

Uhh! Here it
comes, cleo!

Ha!

Ho!

Hee! Hyah!

All: ooh...

Uhh!

Mmm-mm. Another
demonstration of how
not to do it, cleo?

Uh...absolutely!

Now, I want you
all to get back
over to the net

And do it
the right way.

Let'’s go!
Let'’s go!

All: all right!
Here we come!

We'’re going!
Let'’s do it!

Are you feeling
okay, cleo?

You never miss
those sh*ts.

Yeah. Is
something wrong?

Wrong? Yeah.

Something
is wrong. I--

Show us your
sky spike, cleo!

I really don'’t
think I should--

All: come on, cleo, please.

Come on, cleo.

Go ahead, cleo.

You never miss
that one.

Ha ha! This time, show us
the way it should be done.

Go on! Show mac
how it'’s done!

Okay...

I will!

All: yay! Hooray, cleo!

That a girl, cleo.

Okay! Throw me
the ball!

Whoa!

Unh!

Ohh...

Are you
all right, cleo?

No. I'’m terrible!

You'’re not terrible.
You'’re just having
a bad day.

Anyone can have
a bad day, cleo.

Even me.

No. I really
am terrible.

I should have told
the truth right away,

But I didn'’t.

What do you mean?

Yesterday,
at the game...

The super-saver sh*t...

I didn'’t do it.

The ball bounced first.

[All gasp]

I knew I saw
that ball bounce.

I wanted to
tell you, guys,

But I was afraid.

Afraid you
wouldn'’t think

I was such a great
player anymore.

I'’m really sorry.

That wasn'’t very nice.

Well, at least you
told us the truth
today, cleo.

It was really
kind of brave.

[Sighs] I guess that
was pretty hard to do.

Then you guys forgive me?

Of course we do.

[All agree]

Oh, thank you,
thank you, thank you!

And from now on, I'’m
going to tell the truth

Right from the start.

Hey, cleo, how
about showing us

Some of your
best moves now?

The way they
should be done.

Okay! Set me up,
clifford!

I got it!

Oh! Ack! Uhh!

Oh, my gosh!

It'’s cleo'’s famous
somersaulting
super-saver sh*t!

A real one!

Al: and it drops in
for the score!

And the crowd goes wild!

[All cheer]

Hooray for you, cleo!

Thanks, big guy.

Okay, guys. Green light.

Red light.

Whoa! Uhh!

Sorry, t-bone,
you moved.

You have to go back
to the beginning.

Okay!

Emily elizabeth: clifford and I
love playing games.

"Red light-green light"
is one of our favorites.

Okay...

Green light!

Red light!

Emily: but games
are only fun

When everyone
plays by the rules.

Ohh...

Sorry, mac, you moved.

I did not move.

I...just lost
my balance for a minute.

Come on, mac,
play fair.

[Sighs]
oh, okay.

I'’ll go back.

Okay then,
green light!

Emily elizabeth:
it'’s fun to play when
everyone plays fair.

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

Is "play fair."

[All laugh]
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