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The Worst Episodes of Clifford's Puppy Days

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Set two years before the events of Clifford the Big Red Dog, the series focuses on when Clifford was a tiny red puppy. Clifford was the runt in a litter of puppies born to the

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Clifford's Puppy Days Season 1 Episode 2 - The Monster in 3B / Cat-tastrophe
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    #1 - The Monster in 3B / Cat-tastrophe

    S1:E2

    #10201 ""The Monster in 3B"" New neighbors are greeted with suspsicion by the gang, particularly Norville. They fear that the new neighbors might be keeping a monster, an idea which seems to be confirmed by an unearthly wailing coming from their unit. To figure what's really going on, they stage a stakeout, but their plan go awry and they worry that the worst has happened: one of them has been captured by the monster. In the end, it turns out that there is no monster and what they really have are some new friends. #10202 ""Cat-tastrophe"" Clifford has guests - the kittens Flo and Zo. He's excited that they're staying for the entire weekend, but both Norville and Daffodil warn him that their energetic nature could lead to big problems. Once they arrived, things go exactly as feared, when they want to play constantly and even eat Clifford's food. The final straw comes when they break Clifford's squeak-toy and don't even seem to care. Can anyone get them to slow down and consider the cons

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  2. Clifford's Puppy Days Season 1 Episode 8 - Nina's Perfect Party / Just the Right Size
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    #2 - Nina's Perfect Party / Just the Right Size

    S1:E8

    #10801 ""Nina's Perfect Party"" Nina's birthday is coming and she's set up the perfect party plan. She's going to do it at a t-shirt shop, with all sorts of balloons and painting t-shirts and more. Unfortunately, on the day of the party, it turns out that a burst pipe has flooded the entire place. She's really disappointed, but Emily Elizabeth has an idea to fix things. #10802 ""Just the Right Size"" Clifford's excited about Emily Elizabeth's ballet recital, but when Mrs. Howard can't find her car keys, it looks like they might not be going anywhere. Daffodil immediately launches a search, but when Clifford tries to help, she tells him he can't help because he's too small. Encouraged by Norville, Clifford won't give up. He keeps on trying, feeling that there is something he can do to help.

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  3. Clifford's Puppy Days Season 1 Episode 10 - Clifford's Winter Spirit / Flo Motion
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    #3 - Clifford's Winter Spirit / Flo Motion

    S1:E10

    #11001 ""Clifford's Winter Spirit"" Norville is excited about the first day of winter and wants to have snow fun with his friends outside, but finds that they're all busy inside celebrating first-snowfall traditions. As each declines his invitation to come outside, he fibs at having his own winter traditions, but soon ends up lonely outside by himself. It's up to his friends to realize that he's feeling lonely and find a way to bring their traditions outside to him. #11002 ""Flo Motion"" Flo is a great athlete, but when Jorge gets everyone playing a bouncing game with a new beanbag toy of his, she finds that she's not very good at it. She's disappointed and tries playing alone by herself, but soon decides that it's not any fun playing games like freeze-tag or hide-and-seek by herself.

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  4. Clifford's Puppy Days Season 1 Episode 11 - No Small Parts / Fine Feathered Friend
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    #4 - No Small Parts / Fine Feathered Friend

    S1:E11

    #11101 ""No Small Parts"" Nina has created a new play about springitime. She's the director and has cast Shun, Emily Elizabeth and dogs Clifford and Jorge in the play. At first, everyone thinks it will be fun, but Nina proves to be a bossy director, alienating everyone. It's up to her to change her ways, or she might find herself without a play. #11102 ""Fine Feathered Friend"" Norville has started molting. Being the handsome bird that he is, he worries that everyone will laugh at his new appearance. His friends, however, don't really care how he looks, but have to figure out a way to make him know that.

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  5. Clifford's Puppy Days Season 1 Episode 12 - Sing a Song Norville / Tell Me a Tale
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    #5 - Sing a Song Norville / Tell Me a Tale

    S1:E12

    #11201 ""Sing-a-Song Norville"" Norville isn't a songbird, but hearing the singing of other birds makes him want to sing too. Clifford encourages him to pursue his dream, but it soon causes a big problem. Norville's singing is not only excessively loud, he tries to sing all the time, disturbing his friends and the entire neighborhood when they're trying to sing and play. #11202 ""Tell Me a Tale"" Emily Elizabeth and Nina are bored stiff inside when a big snowstorm keeps them from having fun in the snow. Shun shows up and tries to capture their interest with a tale from Japan his Gtrandma told him. At first, Nina isn't that interested, but as the tale grows more intense, she finds herself invested in the outcome, even after the snow has stopped falling.

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    Writer:Sindy McKay

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  6. Clifford's Puppy Days Season 1 Episode 13 - Hoop Dreams / Doggie Duds
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    #6 - Hoop Dreams / Doggie Duds

    S1:E13

    #11301 ""Hoop Dreams"" Evan has been practicing hard at basketball and his practice pays off - he makes it onto the school basketball team. In is first game, he is on the bench at the start, but soon called to join in. After repeatedly falling and getting blocked due to his short-size, some inspiration from Clifford gives him ideas on to use his size to his advantage. #11302 ""Doggie Duds"" Nina has been learning knitting from her abuela (grandmother) and has knitted two handsome sweaters for her and Jorge to wear together for a family portrait. Jorge likes the sweater, but doesn't treat it with the care it deserves and it ends up getting a huge rip. He tries to hide what happened, but the plan fails when the situation gets even worse.

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  7. Clifford's Puppy Days Season 1 Episode 15 - Your Secret Valentine / Perfect Pet
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    #7 - Your Secret Valentine / Perfect Pet

    S1:E15

    #11501 ""Your Secret Valentine"" When Clifford learns that Valentine's Day can be a great day to make new friends, he tries to befriend a small, yellow puppy by getting her to be her Valentine. Norville thinks that the best way to do would be through fancy tricks, so Clifford tries this, with disastrous results. Even thinking small doesn't help and Clifford learns a lesson about being himself. #11502 ""Perfect Pet"" Shun knows that he's good with animals and now his Mom has finally given him permission to get a pet. Clifford and his friends catch word of this and decide to try to campaign to get him to select the type of pet that they are as his new pet. Their antics disturb his quiet studying, leading him to think that maybe it would be best if he didn't get a pet at all. Meanwhile, the animals learn that if they work together, they can still help out their friend.

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  8. Clifford's Puppy Days Season 1 Episode 16 - My Blanky / With Friends Like You
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    #8 - My Blanky / With Friends Like You

    S1:E16

    #11601 ""Mr. Blanky"" During a sleepover, Emily Elizabeth lets out a secret to a friend. It's a big deal to her, but the secret gets out and soon it seems like everyone knows. Emily Elizabeth is completely embarrassed and her friend finds that though it doesn't seem like a big deal; it's something she has to take seriously. #11602 ""With Friends Like You"" When Clifford helps out a friend in a sticky situation, he finds that he now has an overbearing helper. At first, he enjoys the attention and treats, but then starts to find it a bit annoying. However, he's not sure how to say this without feelings getting hurt.

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  9. Clifford's Puppy Days Season 1 Episode 17 - Time Out / Sniff, Sniff
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    #9 - Time Out / Sniff, Sniff

    S1:E17

    #11701 ""Time Out"" With Nina's super-scheduled life, Jorge begins to feel as she doesn't play with him enough. He concocts a plan to have her all to himself, but finds that it doesn't work so well. #11702 ""Sniff, Sniff"" Emily Elizabeth gets a bad cold and Clifford is determined to make her feel better. He tries a number of activities after hearing that it would be a good idea to keep her busy.

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    Writer:Dennis Haley

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  10. Clifford's Puppy Days Season 1 Episode 18 - A Promise is a Promise / Share and Share Alike
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    #10 - A Promise is a Promise / Share and Share Alike

    S1:E18

    #11801 ""A Promise is a Promise"" Emily Elizabeth is learning how to skate for the first time. She's ready to learn with a skating book she checked out from the library. She's then offered something better --- skating Elizabeth's from her friend Evan. Unfortunately, it looks like she might be skating alone after all when Evan ducks out to play basketball instead. #11802 ""Share and Share Alike"" Emily Elizabeth, Shun and Nina get involved in a drive to collect books for the library. As they make their rounds, they find a lot more shared with them than just books. Unfortunately, Nina can't take part after waking up with a bad cold, but Emily Elizabeth and Shun find a way to include her after appreciating the value of her careful preparations for their journey.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Sindy McKay, Tish Rabe

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  11. Clifford's Puppy Days Season 1 Episode 20 - Oh, Brother / Up, Up & Oops
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    #11 - Oh, Brother / Up, Up & Oops

    S1:E20

    #12001 ""Oh, Brother"" There's a new baby mouse in the Sidarsky family and Lucy is feeling a bit left out. To cheer her up, Daffodil tells her the tale of when Clifford first became a part of the Howard family. #12002 ""Up, Up & Oops"" After Emily Elizabeth, Nina and Shun spot some kites in the store, the storekeeper encourages them to join him for Kite-Flying Day. Shun spots a book on how to make kites and the three decide that they'll all design their own. Emily Elizabeth and Nina have big plans, but find that their kites aren't working when they don't follow the instructions in the book.

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    Writer:Sindy McKay

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  12. Clifford's Puppy Days Season 1 Episode 21 - Moving On / Fair is Fair
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    #12 - Moving On / Fair is Fair

    S1:E21

    #12101 ""Moving On"" Due to the birth of their new son (""Oh, Brother"") and their growing children, the Sidarskys are moving into a new, bigger mouse hole. It's just around the corner and Clifford offers to help them move a rather large heirloom - a family clock that helps lull the baby to sleep. Called away for lunch, he finds that various distractions keep him from getting back to help out in time. #12102 ""Fair is Fair"" Emily Elizabeth and Nina are excited to hear about their favorite author, Marjorie Maxwell, coming to the city fair to sign copies of the newest book in her Sarah Solver mystery series. (""My Blanky"" & ""Share and Share Alike"") They're also excited to volunteer to read picture books to little kids, so long as they can finish up in time for the book signing. When their relief doesn't show up on time, they're forced to come up with a creative solution to keep things going, and are rewarded for their responsibility and creativity.

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  13. Clifford's Puppy Days Season 1 Episode 22 - Grooming Gloom / The Letter
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    #13 - Grooming Gloom / The Letter

    S1:E22

    #12201 ""Grooming Gloom"" Jorge is excited about his first-ever visit to the grooming shop with Nina until Norville's misinformed ramblings convince him the experience is something to fear. His friends try everything from giving him their own makeover to having him hide, until Daffodil takes the matter into her own paws. #12202 ""The Letter"" Emily Elizabeth and Evan are on their way to a concert of one of their favorite bands, the Pogo Sticks. They spot Mr. Solomon, who has a bad cold and is trying to get to the post office to mail a letter. They agree to help out by taking it for him and end up helping a lot more people along the way.

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    Writer:Sindy McKay

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  14. Clifford's Puppy Days Season 1 Episode 23 - Adopt-A-Pup / Jokes on You
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    #14 - Adopt-A-Pup / Jokes on You

    S1:E23

    #12301 ""Adopt-A-Pup"" There's a neighborhood street fair being held in Emily Elizabeth's neighborhood and Clifford gets to come along as Emily Elizabeth and Evan help out Mrs. Howard with the Adopt-A-Pup booth. These are all dogs from the animal shelter who haven't yet been adopted. Clifford makes friends with a small, pink poodle named Teacup who never seems to have any chance at being adopted because she's too small to even be noticed. Clifford sympathizes and vows to help her find an owner. #12302 ""Jokes on You"" Emily Elizabeth, Shun and Nina all have some fun and crazy jokes for Wacky Wednesday at school. From the beginning, Nina seems to want to be the very best --- the Queen of Wacky Wednesday. But her gags continue outside school and start to become annoying rather than funny.

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  15. Clifford's Puppy Days Season 1 Episode 24 - Lights, Camera, Action / Basketball Babysitter
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    #15 - Lights, Camera, Action / Basketball Babysitter

    S1:E24

    #12401 ""Lights, Camera, Action"" Ken Burns pays a visit to the class of Emily Elizabeth and her friends, explaining that he's at work on a documentary about pets. He's been invited as a guest to the class because the class project is for everyone to group into teams and make their own documentaries. Emily Elizabeth, Nina and Shun get their first turn with the class video camera and decide to make a video about the people in their neighborhood. They get so caught up in the roles of cameraperson, producer and interviewer that are assigned to them that at first they have trouble creating a meaningful documentary. #12402 ""Basketball Babysitter"" Evan receives tickets from Coach Harris to go see a basketball game featuring his favorite player --- Alan Houston. Once at the game, he gets to actually meet Alan Houston, but then is asked to watch over Houston's little daughter Remie and her puppy, Hoops. Evan is glad to do it, but finds it very hard to concentrate on the game. Still, he finds

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  16. Clifford's Puppy Days Season 2 Episode 1 - Puppy Dog Power / Extra! Extra!
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    #16 - Puppy Dog Power / Extra! Extra!

    S2:E1

    When their rather large new playmate, Bruno, plays a little rough, Clifford and Jorge start avoiding him. But then they realize how much they've hurt his feelings and decide to tell him the truth. The kids start a neighborhood newspaper.

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  17. Clifford's Puppy Days Season 2 Episode 2 - Small Packages / Clifford's Magic Lamp
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    #17 - Small Packages / Clifford's Magic Lamp

    S2:E2

    While playing at the Dog Run, Clifford keeps getting reminded of how small he is. Finally his friends help him see the good things about being little. Norville claims that he knows where to find Aladdin's magic lamp, and everyone starts planning how they'll use their wishes.

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  18. Clifford's Puppy Days Season 2 Episode 3 - Finders Keepers / You're Famous!
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    #18 - Finders Keepers / You're Famous!

    S2:E3

    Jorge digs up a shark-tooth necklace in the courtyard and can't understand why it is then returned to its owner. Since he found it, doesn't he get to keep it? Nina and Jorge become celebrities when they get their picture in the paper, then start acting differently and alienating their friends.

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  19. Clifford's Puppy Days Season 2 Episode 6 - Clifford The Scary Puppy / Things That Go Bump
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    #19 - Clifford The Scary Puppy / Things That Go Bump

    S2:E6

    Evan's spooky tricks go a little too far, but he learns a lesson when Clifford accidentally gives him a real fright. At a camp-out party, unfamiliar sounds have Clifford too scared to go to sleep—until Norville comes to his rescue by helping him investigate the source of the sounds.

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  20. Clifford's Puppy Days Season 2 Episode 7 - The Big Surprise / Be My Guest
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    #20 - The Big Surprise / Be My Guest

    S2:E7

    Clifford's plan to give Daffodil a surprise birthday party collapses, and he is afraid she'll be disappointed. Instead, she is touched by the trouble he and all her friends went to. Norville comes to stay with Emily Elizabeth and Clifford while he recovers from a wing injury, and Clifford grows tired of sharing his things and Emily's attention.

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  21. Clifford's Puppy Days Season 2 Episode 8 - But I Really, Really Saw It! / The Perfect Pancake
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    #21 - But I Really, Really Saw It! / The Perfect Pancake

    S2:E8

    Nobody believes Clifford when he claims to have seen a huge flying dinosaur and an enormous floating teddy bear. Mr. Solomon's attempt to make his mom's favorite potato pancakes for Thanksgiving is a disaster, but his friends save the day.

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  22. Clifford's Puppy Days Season 2 Episode 9 - Clifford's Little Friend / Tricky Business
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    #22 - Clifford's Little Friend / Tricky Business

    S2:E9

    Clifford promises to play with Lewis but then gets involved in a game that Lewis is too small to play. Then he realizes that Lewis has disappeared and has to find him and apologize. While babysitting for Emily Elizabeth, Evan mistakenly believes he has made Clifford disappear with his new magic trick kit.

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  23. Clifford's Puppy Days Season 2 Episode 10 - The Big, Big Present / Hanukkah Plunder Blunder
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    #23 - The Big, Big Present / Hanukkah Plunder Blunder

    S2:E10

    The kittens accidentally break the menorah, and their attempts to fix it get a little "sticky." Zo can't resist sneaking in and opening all eight of his presents on the first night of Hanukkah, but he soon realizes that he's spoiled his own fun by taking the surprise out of each night.

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  24. Clifford's Puppy Days Season 2 Episode 13 - Lost and Found / Basketball Blunders
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    #24 - Lost and Found / Basketball Blunders

    S2:E13

    Daffodil's stuffed bunny is missing, and Daffodil blames Clifford. Then Bubbles turns up in her toy basket, and Daffodil has to admit her own carelessness. Emily Elizabeth and her friends think they'll have to take it easy when they play against Mr. Solomon's wheelchair basketball team—but they're in for a surprise.

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  25. Clifford's Puppy Days Season 2 Episode 14 - Valentine Schmalentine / Sweethearts Dance
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    #25 - Valentine Schmalentine / Sweethearts Dance

    S2:E14

    Clifford and Daffodil get very competitive over who can make Emily Elizabeth a better Valentine's Day gift. Meanwhile, Emily's excitement over the father-daughter/mother-son dance at the Community Center turns to anxiety when she realizes that she and her dad have to dance in front of a crowd.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Monster in 3B / Cat-tastrophe" is the worst rated episode of "Clifford's Puppy Days". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/1/2003. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Nina's Perfect Party / Just the Right Size".