04x11 - Fishing Lessons/No Baths 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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04x11 - Fishing Lessons/No Baths for Cleo

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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!

[Seagull caws]

I bet those boats
could use a little
wind, clifford.

[Takes deep breath]

[Blowing]

Hey, hey!
All right,
clifford!

Woman: clifford
saves the day!

Look, emily
elizabeth!

There'’s charley!

Hi, charley!

Catch any
fish today?

Shh! You'’ll scare
the fish away.

[Whirring]

I'’ve got a bite!

That'’s it!
That'’s it!

Unh!

Whoa!

Come on!
Come on!

Uhh!
Yes!

[Laughing and cheering]woof woof woof!

Wow! It'’s
a big one!

Ew! It'’s a stinky one!

It'’s my biggest
fish yet!

I wish I could fish as
well as you can, charley.

I could teach you
if you want.

I'’d love that!

I'’m helping
my dad today,

So how about tomorrow?

Sounds great!

You want to come,
too, jetta?

Hmm. Stinky fish,
slimy worms,

And all that waiting
for something to happen.

No, thank you.

Ok. Meet me here
tomorrow, emily,

And we'’ll catch
some fish.

Woof!

[Shutters snap]

[Ringing]

[Yawning]

I can'’t wait to get
my fishing lesson
today, clifford.

I hope I catch
a lot of fish!

Woof!

Hi, guys.

Hey,
emily elizabeth.

Check out
my new airplane.

I put it together
myself.

[Panting]

Woof!

That'’s great!

Vaz wants us
all to go

To the park
with him
to see it fly.

But I thought
we were having

A fishing lesson,
charley.

I know, but don'’t
you want to see
vaz'’s plane fly?

Well, sure, but--

We'’ll fish later.
Come on!

Ok.

Ha ha!
Yeah!

All right!

Vaz: whoa! Look at
how high it goes!

Vaz: wow!

Great flight,
vaz!

Want to throw it
this time, charley?

Thanks!

Uhn!

Nice throw!

Uh-oh! It'’s headed
right for jetta!

Emily: look out!

Vaz: jetta!
Charley: move!

Huh? Ohh! Whoa!

[Blows]

Clifford!

Sorry!

Are you ok?

Emily elizabeth,
your big red
blow-dryer

Messed up
my hair!

[Giggles]

He was just
helping, jetta.

Vaz'’s plane
was headed
right for you.

What are you
doing

Playing with
vaz'’s plane,
charley?

What do you mean?

Well, I thought
you were going

To teach
emily elizabeth
how to fish.

I am. Just not today.

When are you going
to teach me, charley?

Uh, how about
tomorrow?

Tomorrow
sounds good.

Hmm! Don'’t
count on it,
emily elizabeth.

Look at all
the great books

On fishing
I found, clifford.

[Sniffs]

Woof!

"The armchair fisherman."

"Fishing for the non-fisher."

Woof!

And "if at first you don'’t
succeed, fish, fish again!"

They sound good,
don'’t they?

They sound like
you'’re teaching
yourself how to fish.

No. I just want
to get a head start
on things

Before charley gives me
my lesson tomorrow.

Whatever. But tomorrow
my dad is putting up

A rope swing
at the lagoon.

If things don'’t
work out with
the fishing lesson,

You and clifford
should come play.

Thanks, jetta.

Ok, everyone,
here I come!

Whoa--whoa!

[Splash]

Heh heh!whoa!

Heh heh!

Yay!all right!

Jetta:
all right!

[Thud]

Look! Here comes
clifford!

And emily
elizabeth...

And charley.

Look out below!

Whoo hoo!

[Splash]

I'’m right behind
you, charley!

Woo--ha ha
ha ha!

[Splash]

Hello,
emily elizabeth.

Hi, jetta.
This is great!

I know,
but I thought

You and charley
were going fishing.

We are.

Just...not today.

Why not?

Well, charley heard
about the rope swing,

And he couldn'’t
wait to try it out.

Emily elizabeth,
do you think charley

Is ever going
to teach you to fish?

Of course!
Charley always does

What he says
he'’s going to do.

I'’m sure we'’ll have
our lesson tomorrow.

Emily, jetta,
come and play!

[Laughter and talking]

Whoa! There'’s
a tidal wave!

Ha ha!
Ha ha!

Ooh! I can'’t wait
for charley to get here!

We'’re going to do some
great fishing today.

[Sighs] charley
must have forgotten
about us, clifford.

[Whines]

It'’s ok. We'’ll
just have to teach
ourselves how to fish.

Woof!

[Winding]

[Pop]
oh!

[Whistling]

Woof!

Thanks, clifford.
We don'’t want
to lose things

Before we even start.

Now, let'’s see
what my fishing book
says to do next.

The first step is
to bait your hook

With something
a fish loves to eat.

I know, clifford!

When charley and I were
at the pond last summer,

The fish there
loved the bread crumbs
we tossed them,

So I'’m sure I'’ll
catch one with this!

[Sniffs]

Woof woof!

[Slurps]
woof!

Now, let'’s see.
A skilled fisherman

Must master the art
of casting the line.

I think that means
you have to get this

Out there.

[Splash]

I did it!

Now we just sit back and
wait for the fish to bite.

Whoo hoo!

[Splash]

Whoo hoo!

[Splash]

Ha ha ha!
Ha ha ha!

I knew you'’d be
here, charley!

What do you mean,
jetta?

I told emily elizabeth

You were never going to
teach her how to fish!

I am too going
to teach her!

Just not today.

Or yesterday
or the day
before that.

Wow. I guess I kind
of let emily down, didn'’t i?

I guess so.

Well, I'’m going
to go and fix
that right now.

Hi, emily.

Oh. Hi, charley.

Catch anything yet?

No.

Gotten any nibbles?

No.

Eaten any worms?

No.

[Sighs] emily,
I'’m really sorry

I didn'’t teach you
how to fish today.

Or yesterday or
the day before that.

Yeah. I don'’t like
it when people
make a promise

And then don'’t
keep it,

And I bet you don'’t
like it much, either.

Well, you did kind
of hurt my feelings.

I'’m sorry,
but I'’m here now.

Would you
like some help?

Oh--

I sure would!

I think I just
got a bite,

And it'’s a big one!

Wow! It sure is!

Ok. Try to
hold it steady.

[Whirring]

[Whirring]

[Snap]

Whoa!
Whoa!

Look at that!

Wow! He really
wasa big one!

[Splashing]

You don'’t need
any help,
emily elizabeth.

You are now
an official
fisherman.

But I didn'’t
catch anything.

No, but every
fisherman has
to have a story

About the big one
that got away!

[Laughter]

Woof woof
woof woof!

Emily elizabeth:
clifford!

[Panting]

It'’s story time!

You want to hear
a speckle story,

Don'’t you?
Woof woof!

[Laughs] I thought so.

He'’s your favorite.

Today'’s story is "speckle
and the wishing star."

One night, speckle was
walking with his friends

When he saw something
incredible!

A sh**ting star
sh*t across the sky!

That meant speckle
got to make a wish.

And he wondered
what that wish should be.

Darnell thought
that speckle should
wish for ice cream,

Lots and lots and lots
of ice cream!

Luna suggested
speckle wish for
a giant playground!

And ravi said
he should wish

That it would be
summer all year long.

But looking
at his friends,

Speckle smiled and
knew exactly what he
was going to wish for:

That they would all
be friends forever.

And as he closed his eyes
to make his wish,

Everyone agreed that
that was one wish

They would all
make come true.

The end.

That was a great story!

Isn'’t reading fun?

Woof!

[Slurps]
ha ha!

Be careful of
the puddles, cleo.

You don'’t want
to get dirty

After mr. Kibble
gave you such
a nice grooming.

How about a nice
yummy treat for
my baby girl

On this gloomy
old day?
[Pants]

Ruff ruff!

Ruff!

Ruff ruff!
Ruff ruff ruff!

[Toy squeaks]

Mrs. Diller: cleo![Toy squeaks]

[Chuckles]
goodness.

It didn'’t
take you long

To get yourself
all dirty again,
did it?

[Chuckles] I guess
you'’ll just have
to have another bath.

[Toy squeaks]

You'’re going to
feel so much better

When you'’re all
fluffy-wuffy
and clean again.

[Gasps]

There'’s
my beautiful girl!

Now, please
try and stay out
of the mud, cleo,

So we don'’t have
to have any more
baths today.

It'’s not fair.

I can'’t have any
fun without having
to take a bath!

I don'’t know why
I have to take
baths anyway.

Hey!

Maybe I won'’t!

Ha ha! I won'’t!

I'’ll never take
a bath again.

Never! Ha ha
hee hee hee
hee hee!

♪ I'’m never taking baths! ♪

♪ I'’m never taking baths! ♪

Ruff!

[Splat]

It'’s much more fun
to be an icky,

Dirty, muddy mess.

[Laughing]

Ruff! Ruff!
[Laughing]

♪ I'’m never taking baths! ♪

♪ I'’m never taking baths! ♪

[Gasps]

Oh!

That'’s the most
beautiful thing
I'’ve ever seen!

What a perfect puddle!

And it'’s mine, mine,
mine, all mine!

Yay!

Hee hee hee!

Ruff ruff!

♪ Oh oop dah
doo dah de doo ♪

Ha ha ha!

Whee! Ah ha!

Ha ha ha!

Whoo ooh!
Bbb-ddd-bbb-ddd-bbb!

Hee hee hee! Ruff!

Whee!

[Splash]

Both: hi, cleo!

Hey, guys!

Come on in!

There'’s enough
mud for everyone--

Even you, clifford.

Uh, wasn'’t today
your grooming day?

Yep! But I don'’t
have to worry about
grooming days anymore,

Because I'’m never
taking a bath again.

Never?!

Never?!

Never!

Well, what are you
waiting for?

Jump in!

Hey!

Uhh!

Brrr!

Come on!
It'’s great mud!

[Splat]

Well, I guess getting
a little more dirty

Won'’t really hurt.

And that does look
like great mud.

Hoo hoo hoo!

[Splash]

Ha ha ha!
Ha ha ha!

Clifford: get ready, guys,
because here I come!

Wa-hoo!

[Splash]

[Panting]

That was great!

It sure was!

Who'’s up
for another game
of marco polo?

Clifford: not me.

It'’s time to get emily
elizabeth from school.

Brrr!

When she sees me,

I'’m going to get
a bath for sure!

[Laughs]
uh-huh!

We all need baths.

Not me!

I'’m never going to
take another bath!

We'’ll see you
later, cleo.

See you later!

Well, I guess
it'’s just me...

"The super duper submarine,"

"The ss icky dirty muddy dog!"

Dive!

Dive!

Aargghh!

Aha, giant octopus!

Aargghh!

It'’s up to icky
dirty muddy dog

To save the world!

♪ Doo doo doo doo ♪

[Splash]

[Bubbling]

Grrr! Grrr!

You take that!

Uhh! Uhh!
And that!

Uhh uhh!

[Slowing down]
and that...

Uhh...uhh...

And that...
[Sighs]

It'’s not as much fun

When you have
to be the octopus

Andthe hero.

Emily elizabeth must be
home from school by now!

I'’ll go see if
clifford can play!

Ready for a back
scrub, clifford?

Woof!

[Giggling]

Whee! Ha!

Woof!

Close your eyes!

You don'’t want
to get soap in them!

Ha ha ha ha!

All done!

Woof woof!

Heh heh!

Clifford had
to take a bath!

Poor guy.

[Sighs]
that was fun.

I have to go and
do my homework now,

But I'’ll come out
and read you
a story later, ok?

Woof!

Hiya, clifford!

Hey, cleo! You just
missed a great bath!

Don'’t you remember?

I don'’t take
baths anymore.

Oh. Right.

I mean,
what'’s the point?

You'’re just going
to get dirty again.

[Scratches]

Well, sure,

But it feels
pretty good
when you get clean.

Wow, cleo!
You'’re really
dirty!

Sure am.

[Scratches]

Aren'’t you starting
to feel...you know,

Kind of yucky?

Not a bit!

[Scratches]

[Clifford sniffs]

Ooh! Ha ha ha ha!

[Thud]

Hey, t, you smell
like strawberries!

Thanks!

[Giggles]
you had to take
a bath, too.

I bet it was horrible.

It wasn'’t horrible.
It was great!

First, sheriff lewis
got the water all
warm and bubbly,

Just the way I like it.

We made bubbles...

[Pop][squeaks]

T-bone: and played
with mr. Quacky.

[Squeaks]

T-bone: he rubbed my tummy.

Ha ha ha ha ha!
Ha ha ha ha ha!

My tummy, tummy,
tuuuu-m-m-y!

[Growls and scratches]

Cleo, are you ok?

Oh, yeah, sure.
I'’m great!

Just--ehh!
A little itchy.

Anyway,

Squeak toys
are nice.

I mean, I love
my hedgehog.

And having
your tummy rubbed,

I guess
that'’s ok, too.

Just ok?

But what'’s wrong
with being dirty?

Nothing. We all
like to get dirty,

But after a while,
I start to feel
kind of...

Icky and sticky.

And itchy
and twitchy.

And all kind
of blecchh!

That'’s when I'’m glad
emily elizabeth

Likes to give me
my bath.

I never feel
icky and sticky,

And I'’m never going
to take a bath!

[Grunts]

You know why I kind
of like a bath?

We get to spend time
with our humans.

Uh-huh! I think
they like it, too!

[Scratches]

Really?

I never thought
of it that way.

What way?

Well, we'’re actually
doing thema favor

By having a bath,
aren'’t we?

I mean,
it'’s selfish of us

Not to let them
give us baths!

And it can feel
really good
to get clean, too.

Well, sure.
That, too.

But, you know,

Mrs. Diller'’s been
extra nice lately,

So I should do
something nice for her.

And for yourself?
Ha ha ha!

Right. Like,
right now.

Got to go.
See you later. Bye!

You know,
I think she really
wants a bath.

I think so, too,
t-bone.

Ruff! Ruff!
Ruff! Ruff!

[Splashes]

Wow!

I never knew
that getting clean

Could feel so good!

Well! Look
who'’s having a bath!

Ruff! Ruff!

[Squeaks]
oh!

[Chuckles]

Dirty or clean,

You'’ll always be
my sweet little cleo!

[Laughs]

Drat!

I, the great fluffy face,

Bad guy of all bad guys,

Have been captured at last!

That'’s right,
fluffy face!

Good has triumphed
over bad!

[Blowing]

Emily elizabeth:
sometimes, right
in the middle

Of a really fun game,

A new friend comes along,

And it can be hard
to stop and let them
join in.

No jungle gym
can hold the great
fluffy face!

Emily elizabeth:
but no one likes
to feel left out.

That'’s why clifford'’s
big idea for today
is "be kind."

T-bone:
whoo hoo!
Whoa ho ho!

Watch it!cleo: ruff ruff!

[Gasps]

Whoa!

Hey!
Clifford:
look out!

Are you guys ok?

Sure. We just
stopped to see

If you wanted
to play with us.

Really?
Let'’s go!

Emily elizabeth:
it'’s nice to think about

The feelings of others.

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

Is "be kind."
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