02x04 - Tough Enough/Stars in Your Eyes

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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02x04 - Tough Enough/Stars in Your Eyes

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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]

[Growling]

That'’s my funny
little tough guy.

[Laughs]

[Growling]

What a sweet puppy
I have. Yes, he is.

[Whines happily]

Go get it,
t-bone. Go on!

[Barking]

[Squeaking]

[Squeaking angrily]

Whoa!

[Barking]

[Barks]

Goodness, what a tough
little bulldog you are.

You couldn'’t scare the fly
off a jelly donut.

[Telephone rings]

I better get that.

[Ring]

What does he mean

I couldn'’t scare a fly
off a jelly donut?

[Buzzing]

T-bone:
[barking]

[Squeaking]

I don'’t think
sheriff lewis

Really thinks
I'’m tough at all.

I'’ll bet he wishes
he didhave a tough
little bulldog.

A sheriff should
have a tough-guy dog.

I'’m gonna see
if cleo and clifford
can help me toughen up.

Yoo-hoo.

[Barks]

Oh, my.

Oh, hello, t-bone.

[Barks]

There you go.

What a sweet boy
you are.

[Gasps]

Hey! Here'’s my big chance
to try being tough.

[Growling]

[Barking]

Oh, hi, t-bone.

Didn'’t I scare
you guys?

Not really.

Not a bit.

Not even
a little bit?

Did you want
to scare us?

No. Well, yeah.

What'’s wrong, t?

Sheriff lewis said
I couldn'’t scare a fly

Off a jelly donut.

So. Flies have
to eat, too.

So?! Cleo,
I'’m a bulldog.

Bulldogs are supposed
to be tough.

What'’s wrong with being
a nice bulldog?

You just
don'’t understand.

No, we don'’t.

No, we don'’t.

Ok, how does
this look, guys?

Oh, you look
kind of cute.

I don'’t wanna
look cute!

How about this?

[Laughs] I like
that one, t-bone.

It'’s funny.

Oh, well, then,
how about this?

[Laughs]
I love that one.

[Laughs] it'’s
cute and funny.

I give up.

Gee, t-bone.

Cute and funny
are good things.

But I'’m supposed
to be tough.

Clifford: why? I'’m
sure sheriff lewis

Loves you just
the way you are.

I don'’t know,
clifford.

I think he wishes
I were tough.

I just wish I knew how
to get that way.

Heck, it'’s easy
to be tough.

All you have to do
is have big muscles
and a tough-guy face.

Really?

Sure.

Can you help me
get big muscles and
a tough-guy face, cleo?

Of course.

Are you sure, cleo?

Have I ever steered
t-bone wrong?

Yes.

Yes.

Then follow me.

Ok, t-bone.

Let'’s see how
strong you are.

Go ahead and
move this rock.

Right.

[Grunting]

Come on, move!

Hey, it'’s moving.

Did you see that?

It moved.

Wow, that was great.

Good job, t.

I feel tougher
already, cleo.

Step aside,
big guy.

I need to get
some water.

Yes, sir.

Whoa!

Step aside, frog.

[Ribbit]

Ok, then.

If you won'’t move,
I'’ll have to move you.

[Grunting]

Whoa!

Oh, oh, oof!

[Gasps]

T-bone,
are you ok?

I might as well
just give up.

I'’m never gonna be
a tough dog.

Ok, uh, forget
about being strong.

Let'’s just work on
your tough-guy face.

O-ok.

That'’s the most
important part

Of being tough,
anyway.

Ok, then.

Let'’s do it!

How'’s this, cleo?

That'’s a really tough...

Tough-guy face.

Isn'’t it, clifford?

Oh, yeah. Tough.

Ok, t.

It'’s time
to test it.

There'’s a crab
around here who'’s

The crabbiest crab
of all crabs.

If you can scare him,
you can scare anyone.

Bring him on, cleo.

I'’m ready.

[Gasps]

Aha!

There you are!

[Growling]

Hey.

Hey, I did it!
He'’s scared of me!

I'’m tough!

Uh, that'’s
not the crab

Cleo was talking
about, t-bone.

That'’s the crab.

Oh.

[Gulps]

Ok, here I go.

[Growls]

[Barking]

Whoa!

Aah!

Yeow!

[Howling]

Ok...

So maybe this time

I really did
steer him wrong.

Thanks for trying,
guys.

I guess I was
just never meant
to be a tough dog.

T-bone, you'’re
a really nice dog.

And everyone
loves you that way.

Especially
sheriff lewis.

Yeah...

Well, I'’ll see
you guys tomorrow, ok?

Ok, t.
See you tomorrow.

Bye-bye, t-bone.

[Sighs]
time to go home.

Hey...who'’s that?

I'’ll get some
iced tea, martha.

Oh, that sounds good.

Wow! I'’ve never
seen her before.

And she'’s
never seen me.

She doesn'’t know
I'’m a nice dog.

Now'’s my chance
to show the sheriff

How tough I can be.

Well, hello there,
little doggie.

[Growling]

[Barking]

Oh, my goodness!

Sheriff, there'’s
a mean dog out here.

Help!

Mean? I don'’t want her
to think I'’m mean.

Just tough.

T-bone?

What'’s wrong
with you?

[Whines]

This is my dog
t-bone.

He'’s really
a very nice dog.

I don'’t know why

He was barking
like that.

He seems like
a nice dog now.

[Panting]

[Laughs] he'’s
real cute, too.

Everyone loves
my t-bone.

And I love my nice,
sweet little boy

More than any other dog
in the whole wide world.

He loves me just
the way I am!

Emily: clifford!

It'’s story time.

You wanna hear
a speckle story,

Don'’t you?
[Barks]

[Laughs] I thought so.

He'’s your favorite.

Today'’s story is
speckle and the puddle jumpers.

One day, speckle
and his friends were
playing hopscotch.

Speckle was about
to begin his turn,

When suddenly...

A raindrop fell.

Then, the sky
grew darker,

And big, round raindrops
splashed onto the ground,

Making everything wet.

Everyone quickly
ran for cover.

When the storm stopped
and the sun came out,

They saw the rain had washed
their hopscotch marks away.

The sidewalk was so wet,

Luna'’s chalk couldn'’t
draw a new one.

It looked like hopscotch
was over for the day.

But then speckle
figured that instead
of hopping in squares,

They could hop
in the puddles.

So they splashed and played
in a wet kind of way.

And everyone loved
the new game

They had invented.

The end.

That was a great story.

Isn'’t reading fun?

[Barks]

[Laughs]

Emily: clifford!

Clifford!
[Barks]

Get the stick!

Go get it!

[Barks]

[Barks]

Good job.
Now bring it back.

[Barks]

[Gasps]

[Barks]

[Laughs]

It'’s not exactly the stick
I threw, clifford.

[Whines]

But I like it
even better. Ha ha.

Charley: emily!

Look what
my dad gave me.

Isn'’t it cool?

What is it, charley?

It'’s a real telescope.

Go on, try it.

You can'’t see much
through it yet,

But when it gets dark,

You can see
stars and planets--

Maybe even a spaceship.

Spaceship?

[Gasps]

Oh, hi, jetta.

Look at
my new telescope.

Isn'’t it great?

What'’s so great about
a toy telescope?

Charley: it'’s
not a toy, jetta.

It'’s powerful enough
to see saturn'’s rings,

Or giant jupiter...

Even the big red
planet mars.

Jetta: I see it!

I see
the big red planet.

I think you'’re seeing
a big red dog, jetta.

[Gasps]

[Barks]

I knew that.

I was just...
Joking.

It really is much better
to look though it at night.

Hey. I have an idea.

Let'’s have a "look
at the stars" party.

Cool!

A party?

Yeah. We can play games
and have cake

And take turns looking
through your telescope.

Great idea, emily.

[Barking]

[Laughing]

Oh, clifford.

I'’ll go ask
my parents now!

Come on, clifford.
Let'’s hurry!

[Barks]

Clifford!

This is gonna
be great.

Yeah, but if I had a real
telescope like this,

I'’d never bring it
to a party.

What do you mean?

Well, it'’s one thing
bringing a toy to a party,

But something could happen
to a real telescope.

Oh.

Someone could drop it

And sand would get
all inside it

And that would
absolutely ruin it.

You'’re right.

Maybe I'’ll just
leave it at home.

[Gasps] you can'’t
do that now.

I can'’t?

Well, of course not.

Emily elizabeth would
be really mad at you.

I don'’t think
she would.

Please. I mean,
the whole party is
about your telescope.

You can'’t show up
without it.

If it were me,

I just wouldn'’t come
to the party at all.

Well, I'’ll see you and
your telescope at the party.

Bye.

Yeah. See you
at the party.

Emily: thanks for helping
with the party, mom.

I love our decorations.

Mmm-hmm.

I think our
solar system mobile
looks especially good.

It sure does.

Someday, you kids may
actually be travelling
to these planets.

[Barking]

[Barking]

Mom: come on,
big guy.

Let'’s go
find someplace

To hang this
besides your nose.

Hi, mrs. Howard.

Hello, charley.

Hi, charley.

Emily, i--

Don'’t forget your
telescope tonight.

There'’s gonna be
a big full moon
to look at.

Right. My telescope.

Where is it?

Uh, well,
I left it at home.

The beach isn'’t
a very good place for it.

You know,
with all the sand.

I guess that'’s true.

It really is.

We'’ll all just have
to be extra careful
with it tonight.

Yeah, we will.

[Children playing]

[Laughing]

Wow, look.

This is great.

What a great idea
for a party.

And these cardboard
telescopes are almost
as good as real ones.

Oof!
Unh!

Wow. The stars
look even better
from down here.

[Laughs] I love
walking on the moon.

Even if it is
just pretend.

Hurry.

Isn'’t this great?

I'’m next.

Gee, I wonder
where charley is?

I made these rockets
out of dog food and
powdered sugar paste.

Eew. We'’re not gonna
eat them, are we?

Nope. We'’re going
to send them to the moon!

[Barks]

[Laughing]

Let me try.

Huh. Unh!

Oh, I love
space rockets.

So does clifford.

[Kids laughing]

Who wants
outer space cake?

[All begging]

Where could charley be?

Well, he'’s
probably not coming,
emily elizabeth.

Why not?

Well, his telescope
is not a toy, you know.

It'’s real.

I wouldn'’t want
everyone playing

With my real
telescope, would you?

He could just leave
the telescope at home.

Charley knows that.

No, he couldn'’t.

You'’d be all mad at him
for ruining your party.

What?

Well...

I mean, the whole party
is about his telescope,

Isn'’t it?

Is that what
you told charley?

Well...

Not exactly.

Jetta. He doesn'’t have
to bring his telescope

If he doesn'’t want to.

Charley'’s not bringing
his telescope tonight?

Oh, I really wanted
to use it.

See? I knew everyone
would be mad at him
if he didn'’t bring it.

We'’re not mad
at him, jetta.

We just wish
he would bring it.

Yeah. We'’d rather
have charley here

Without
his telescope

Than not have
charley here at all.

That'’s what
I think, too, jetta.

Ok, ok.

So let'’s go get him and
bring him to the party.

Yes, let'’s.

Yeah. Let'’s
go get him.

Hey, I have an idea.

Why don'’t we pick him up
in a spaceship instead?

What do you mean?

Huh?

A big, red
spaceship! Ha ha.

[Barks]

[Sighs]

Looking through
a telescope alone
isn'’t much fun.

I should have gone
to emily'’s party.

Huh?

Wow. Look at that!

Emily: charley, charley.
We'’re here to say hi.

We come from a place
way up in the sky.

Jetta: climb aboard
and take a trip.

Come to the party
on our red spaceship.

[Laughs] don'’t
be scared, charley.

It'’s just us.

[Laughs] that'’s the most
amazing spaceship

I'’ve ever seen.

You guys
look so cool.

We want you
to come back

To the party
with us, charley.

I really want
to emily, but...

My telescope
could get ruined
in the sand, and...

I really don'’t
want it to--

We know.

And you still
want me to come?

Of course.

Your telescope is
really special to you.

It'’s ok if you don'’t
want to share it.

It is?

It'’s you we want
at the party, charley--

Not your telescope.

Wow. That makes me
feel really good, emily.

Thanks.

[Woof]

Wait a minute.

Maybe I can
bring my telescope,

As long
as everyone stays

On the spaceship
to use it.

[Barks]

Vaz: wow.
The stars look amazing
through this telescope.

And there'’s
no sand up here

To get inside
and ruin it.

I'’m really glad charley
decided to bring it.

Thanks for understanding
about the telescope, emily.

No problem, charley.

You know,
maybe someday

We really will travel
to the stars.

Sure we will.

You and me
and clifford--

My big,
red spaceship.

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.

Want to come?

No, thanks.

[Spitting]

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 doin'’?

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.
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