Clifford the Big Red Dog (2000 TV series)

Clifford the Big Red Dog
Also known as	Clifford
Genre	Comedy Education Preschool
Created by	Norman Bridwell (characters) Deborah Forte (television)
Based on	Clifford the Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell
Developed by	Deborah Forte Martha Atwater Jef Kaminsky
Directed by	John Over
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	65 (130 segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	Deborah Forte
Producers	Martha Atwater Jef Kaminsky (season 2)
Running time	26 minutes
Original release
Network	PBS Kids
Release	September 4, 2000 (2000-09-04) – February 25, 2003 (2003-02-25)
Related
Clifford's Puppy Days Clifford the Big Red Dog (2019)

Someone in a Clifford costume with people all around him.

Clifford the Big Red Dog, also known as simply Clifford, is an American animated preschool television series based on the children’s book series Clifford the Big Red Dog. The show is about Clifford, the big red dog, who gets into trouble sometimes and has two best friends (Cleo and T-Bone); his owner, Emily Elizabeth Howard, loves him very much and takes excellent care of him. That's how he got so big. It aired on PBS Kids in the United States from September 4, 2000 to February 25, 2003.

John Ritter voices Clifford in every episode. By the time the series ended production and the subsequent film Clifford's Really Big Movie was completed, Ritter was back on ABC's prime time schedule, starring in 8 Simple Rules. Ritter's death on September 11, 2003, came ten days after the debut of Clifford's Puppy Days (it is often mistakenly cited as the reason the spin-off was created in lieu of a third season).

Though the production of Clifford ended before Ritter's death, voice actors for the main characters have reprised some of their roles for the Ready to Learn PBS Kids PSAs. Clifford's Really Big Movie served as the series finale, Clifford's Puppy Days still continued to air until its cancellation in 2006.

On May 16, 2018, Scholastic announced a reboot of the 2019 series Clifford the Big Red Dog, which was released on December 6, 2019, on Amazon Prime Video and December 7, 2019, on PBS Kids, starring Adam Sanders as the new voice of Clifford. PBS continued to air reruns of the 2000 series until 2022. Select PBS member stations still continue to carry the show.

Broadcast

• The series aired on PBS Kids in the United States from September 4, 2000 to February 25, 2003.
• In the United Kingdom, it first aired on CBeebies in April 2002, and later aired on Tiny Pop, but it retains elements from the United States version.
• In the Republic of Ireland, it first aired on TG4 on February 6, 2001.
• In Latin America and Brazil, it premiered on Discovery Kids on July 21, 2003.
  • In Mexico, it last aired on September 24, 2010. Initially, upon its last airing, it was meant to have aired at 7:00 a.m. (UTC-6)
  • In Brazil, it last aired on October 15, 2010. Initially, upon its last airing, it was meant to have aired Monday through Friday at 7:30 a.m. (UTC-3)
  • In Argentina, it last aired on December 24, 2010.
  • In the rest of Latin America, it last aired on December 21, 2008. This was then replaced by Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends.

Books

Current

• Clifford's ABC (1983)
• Clifford and the Big Parade (1998)
• Clifford the Big Red Dog (1963, 1985)
• Clifford at the Circus (1977)
• Count on Clifford (1987)
• Clifford's Family (1984)
• Clifford the Firehouse Dog (1994)
• Clifford's First Autumn (1997)
• Clifford's First Christmas (1994)
• Clifford's First Valentine's Day (1997)
• Clifford Goes to Hollywood (1980)
• Clifford's Good Deeds (1988)
• Clifford's Manners (1987)
• Clifford's Pals (1985)
• Clifford's Puppy Days (1989)
• Clifford's Riddles (1974)
• Clifford's Sports Day (1996)
• Clifford's Tricks (1969, 1986)
• Clifford's Word Book (1990)

Clifford Go!

• Clifford's Best Friend (1999)
• Clifford's First School Day (1999)
• Clifford's First Snow Day (1998)
• Clifford Grows Up (1999, Clifford's Family, Clifford's First Christmas, Clifford's Puppy Days, Clifford the Small Red Puppy, Clifford's First Valentine's Day, Clifford's First Autumn, Clifford's First Halloween and Clifford's First Snow Day)
• Clifford's Happy Mother's Day (2001)
• Clifford Keeps Cool (1999)
• Oops, Clifford! (1998, Clifford's Sports Day, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Clifford's Manners, Clifford's Tricks, Clifford and the Big Storm, Clifford's Family, Clifford at the Circus and Clifford We Love You)
• Clifford to the Rescue (2000, Clifford's Kitten, Clifford and the Big Parade, Clifford at the Circus, Clifford's Riddles, Clifford's Birthday Party, Clifford the Firehouse Dog and Clifford Goes to Hollywood)
• Clifford Visits the Hospital (2000)
• Clifford We Love You (1991)

Former

• Clifford and the Big Storm (1995)
• Clifford's Birthday Party (1988)
• Clifford's First Halloween (1996)
• Clifford Gets a Job (1965, 1985)
• Clifford and the Grouchy Neighbors (1985, See Clifford on TV)
• Clifford's Halloween (1966, 1986)
• Clifford's Hanukkah (1984)
• Clifford's Happy Easter (1992)
• Clifford's Kitten (1984)
• Clifford the Small Red Puppy (1972)
• Clifford's Spring Clean-Up (1997)
• Clifford Takes a Trip (1966, 1985)
• Clifford's Thanksgiving Visit (1993)