Clifford the Big Red Dog
The Halloween Costume Crisis/Clifford’s Howl-O-ween!
Season 3 Episode 35 | 23m 34sVideo has Audio Description
Clifford, Emily Elizabeth and all of Birdwell Island are so excited for Halloween!
Clifford and Emily Elizabeth are so excited for Halloween! But, once they hang the perfect decorations and start to put on their perfect costumes, they discover that Clifford's doesn't fit! / Halloween Night has arrived and all of Birdwell Island is ready for candy, costumes, and lighthearted scares! Except for Clifford, who is actually scared of one particular monster.
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Clifford the Big Red Dog
The Halloween Costume Crisis/Clifford’s Howl-O-ween!
Season 3 Episode 35 | 23m 34sVideo has Audio Description
Clifford and Emily Elizabeth are so excited for Halloween! But, once they hang the perfect decorations and start to put on their perfect costumes, they discover that Clifford's doesn't fit! / Halloween Night has arrived and all of Birdwell Island is ready for candy, costumes, and lighthearted scares! Except for Clifford, who is actually scared of one particular monster.
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Clifford: Woof, woof!
Emily Elizabeth: Hi There!
Clifford: Woof!
♪ Welcome to Birdwell island, Sun and the sky is smilin' ♪ ♪ Everyone sharing that happy feeling ♪ ♪ I've got a really big friend ♪ ♪ And he likes playing pretend ♪ ♪ And we like finding a story ♪ ♪ And make-believing ♪ ♪ Reading, laughing, having fun ♪ ♪ underneath the great ♪ Chorus: Great!
Emily: ♪ big ♪ Chorus: Big!
All: ♪ sun!
♪ Emily: ♪ Singing, "Hey!"
♪ Chorus: Hey!
♪ It's a big red day ♪ Chorus: Day!
♪ Nothing in our way ♪ ♪ So come and play with ♪ ♪ Clifford The Big Red Dog ♪ Chorus: Yeah!
Emily: ♪ Sky's are bright and blue ♪ Chorus: Whooo!
Emily: ♪ So much we can do ♪ ♪ Just me and you and ♪ ♪ Clifford The Big Red Dog ♪ Clifford: Woof, Woof!
♪ La, La, La, La ♪ Clifford: Woof, Woof!
Emily: ♪ La, La, La, La ♪ Clifford: Woof, Woof!
Emily: ♪ Clifford the big red dog.
♪ Clifford: ♪ Woof!
♪ Clifford: The Halloween Costume Crisis!
(snoring) Emily: It's finally Halloween!
Clifford: (gasps) Halloween?
It's here already?
Emily: Yep!
Today's the day when we get to dress up and pretend to be whatever crazy, spooky, fantastic thing we want to be!
And we're gonna make this one the best Halloween ever!
Clifford: Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy!
Emily: And to make sure everything is just right, I borrowed this book: "Halloween Help!"
See?
It shows you things like the best ways to decorate your house!
And from the looks of it, we're gonna need all the help this book can give us.
These decorations could be sooo much better!
C'mon, let's start decorating!
Clifford: I can help!
♪ (fun, playful music) ♪ ♪♪ Emily: ♪ We'll add some creepy crawlies ♪ ♪ On the windows and the wallies!
♪ Clifford: ♪ It's fun to be such happy haunting hosts!
♪ ♪ Emily: ♪ We'll scare up paper bats!
♪ Clifford: ♪ Skeletons and spooky cats!
♪ Emily: ♪ And hang a bunch of tissue paper ghosts!
♪ Ghost: Woooooohoo!
Emily/Clifford: ♪ It's gonna be the best Halloween ever!
♪ ♪ The best, the best Halloween ever!
♪ Emily: ♪ With ghouly ghouls and goblins going "boo!
"♪ Clifford: Eek!
(giggle) Emily: ♪ Delicious sweets and treats that we can chew!
♪ ♪ Emily/Clifford: ♪ And the best thing, in the end, ♪ ♪ Is that I get, I get to spend ♪ ♪ The best Halloween ever with you!
♪ ♪ Emily: ♪ To add that special sumpthin', ♪ ♪ We'll scoop out every pumpkin ♪ Emily/Clifford: ♪ And give them funny faces like a clown!
♪ ♪ Emily: ♪ We can carve 'em up just right ♪ ♪ To make them look afright!
♪ Emily/Clifford: ♪ And spread those Jack-o-lanterns around!
♪ ♪ ♪ It's gonna be the best Halloween ever!
♪ ♪ The best, the best Halloween ever!
♪ Emily: ♪ With tricks and treats and wacky witchy brew!
♪ Clifford: ♪ We'll knock on every door and yell ♪ Emily/Clifford: Boo!
♪ And with every silly scare, ♪ ♪ I'm glad I get, I get to share ♪ ♪ The best Halloween ever with you!
♪ Emily: (gasps) I almost forgot...costumes!
They're the biggest part of Halloween!
Clifford: And we've been planning our Halloween costumes for so long!
Emily: Yeah!
I can't wait to dress up as a knight in shining armor!
Huzzah!
Clifford: And I can't wait to dress up as a fierce dragon!
Raaaaah!!
Emily: Hey, whaddaya say we try on our costumes right now?
Clifford: Why not?
It's finally Halloween!
Emily/Clifford: ♪ It's gonna be the best Halloween ever!
♪ ♪ The best, the best Halloween ever!
♪ Emily: ♪ I'll dress up like a knight so brave and true!
♪ Emily/Clifford: ♪ And you'll be dressed with me ♪ ♪ Like a dragon, wild and free!
♪ ♪ It's the best Halloween costume on you!
♪ Emily: (gasps) Clifford?
What happened to your dragon costume?
Clifford: I'm not sure.
It doesn't quite fit like it did when I first tried it on.
Emily: Hold on.
(struggling) There!
Fits perfectly!
(snap) Clifford: Woaaah!
(thud) Clifford: Huh!
Maybe I had a growth spurt.
Emily: Oh no!
They must have shrunk in the wash!
The big green cape doesn't cover your rump at all.
Clifford: Do I still look like a fierce dragon?
Emily: Um... Kinda.
Mr. Howard: Happy Halloween!
Wow!
What a terrific costume, Emily Elizabeth!
I am so honored to have a brave knight for a daughter.
Emily/Mr.
Howard: (laughter) Mr. Howard: And Clifford... You look...nice, too.
What is he supposed to be?
Emily: He's supposed to be a fierce dragon.
But his costume shrunk!
And it doesn't look anything like the picture in the book!
Clifford: (whines sadly) Emily: But we're not going to let one little problem ruin the best Halloween ever!
The sun hasn't gone down yet.
That means there's still time to find you another, even better costume before Trick or Treating starts!
Clifford: Woof!
Emily: C'mon!
We're off on a knightly quest to find Clifford the best Halloween costume ever!
Fare-thee-well, father!
Oooh!
Uhmmm!
♪ Clifford: Eeeek!
(ka-thunk) Uh... A little too scary.
♪ (carnival music) ♪ Emily: (giggles) ♪ (carnival music) ♪ ♪♪ (deflating balloon) Clifford: Um, (nervous laughter) A little too silly.
♪ (laughter) (softly barking) Emily: Oh oh!
Clifford: Uh?
Woahhhh!
(crash) A little too dizzy... Emily: (sighs) Mr. Howard: Hey there, costume questers!
So?
Did you find a costume for Clifford?
Emily: Nope.
Finding the best costume ever is turning out to be really hard.
Mr. Howard: Hm.
Looks like you might need some help.
Clifford: (slurp) Mr. Howard: (laughter) Sure, I'd be glad to help, Clifford!
Halloween is my favorite time of year!
And I'm something of an expert when it comes to costumes... Emily: You do make great costumes, Dad!
Thanks!
But we'd better hurry.
We have to find something for Clifford to wear before the sun goes down and Trick-or-Treating starts!
Mr. Howard: Hmmmm.
I think I have an idea!
When I was a kid, I remember dressing up as a scarecrow for Halloween, it was one of my favorite costumes.
Maybe it'll be yours too, Clifford!
What do you think?
Emily: It looks great!
Just a little more hay for your hair and I think we've got ourselves the best scarecrow costume ever, Clifford!
Clifford: Ahhh... Ahhhhhh... Emily: Oh no!
All this hay is gonna make Clifford sneeze!
Clifford: Aaaah-Chooooooooo!
(splatt) Mr. Howard: So... scarecrow is a 'no.'
Emily: Ooh, it's getting later and later, Dad.
Are you sure we'll have a costume for Clifford before Trick-or-Treating starts?
Mr. Howard: Don't worry.
This is the perfect costume for a big red dog, a big red lobster!
See?
He's starting to look just like the picture!
Emily: But he doesn't have any claws.
Mr. Howard: Not yet he doesn't...
But we can use picnic coolers as claws!
Clever, huh?
Clifford: Woof!
Emily: It's perfect!
Mr. Howard: Good!
Now, let's go find another cooler for his other paw.
Clifford: Wow!
I'm just like a real lobster!
Yowwwww!
Yow yow yow yow yow yow yow!
(splash) Mr. Howard: Okeey... No lobster.
Emily: Oh no!
The sun is setting!
We're running out of time!
Mr. Howard: Don't worry, honey!
We're almost there!
Once we dress Clifford up like a big, green alien from outer space, he'll have a costume that's out of this world!
Emily: But if we don't finish soon, Clifford won't have a costume for Trick-or-Treating at all!
Mr. Howard: We're almost done.
Just gotta finish powdering him green.
Uh-oh.
Emily: What happened?
Mr. Howard: I think we may have run out of green doggy powder!
Emily: Nooooo!!
Clifford: (whines sadly) Emily: But Clifford is half green and half red!
Mr. Howard: Uhhh... it's okay!
Don't worry!
Maybe he can be a watermelon?
Or a red and green traffic light?
I'll think of something!
Emily: Oh, Clifford.
I'm so sorry.
We tried everything, but it looks like you're not going to have the best Halloween costume ever.
You may not even have a costume at all.
Clifford: That's okay, Emily Elizabeth.
But we'll still have fun together, right?
That is what will make Halloween the best to me.
Emily: Really?
Clifford: Of course!
Emily: Aww!
Wait a minute.
You're right!
Halloween isn't about the best costume or best treats or best decorations, it's about having the most fun!
We've been trying so hard to make this Halloween perfect, we forgot to make it fun!
Clifford, what kind of costume do you want to wear for Halloween?
Clifford: Well, I did really want to be a dragon.
Especially so we could play dragon and knight together... Raaaahhhrrr!
Emily: (giggles) Then a dragon you shall be!
But we'll have to hurry!
Mr. Howard: I'm sorry, sweetie.
But all they had left was some purple hair coloring... Emily: That's okay, Dad!
It's time to turn this big red dog into a big fierce dragon!
Huzzah!
Mr. Howard: Wait for me!
Emily: ♪ We'll try our very best ♪ ♪ To get this doggy dragon dressed ♪ ♪ Enjoying every moment 'till it's done!
♪ ♪ Mr. Howard: ♪ It may turn out good or bad, ♪ ♪ Oh, but what a time we've had!
♪ Both: ♪ Because putting it together's half the fun!
♪ ♪ Let's have the most fun Halloween ever!
♪ ♪ The most fun Halloween ever!
♪ ♪ All filled with chills and thrills and silly fright!
♪ ♪ Well, it's not perfect.
And he doesn't look anything like the picture in the book.
But somehow... Clifford actually looks like a big, green dragon!
Clifford: Woof!
Woof!
Mr. Howard: (laughter) And he loves it!
Emily: And we finished so quickly, we still have time to play knight and dragon before we go Trick-or-Treating!
Thanks dad!
What do you say, Clifford?
Clifford: Raaaaaaahhhrr!
Emily: (giggles) It's turning out to be an awesome Halloween already!
Emily/Mr.
Howard: ♪ Because the best, ♪ ♪ the best Halloween ever ♪ ♪ Is one we spend together ♪ ♪ So let's have lots of fun ♪ ♪ toniiiight!
♪ Clifford: Awoooooooooo!
Mr. Howard: Yeah!
Clifford: Clifford's Howl-o-ween!
Emily Elizabeth: Surrender, dragon!
This brave knight will save Halloween from your dragonly ways once and for all!
Ho ho!
Ha ha!
Hee hee!
Uh, Clifford.
I'm trying to battle you.
Clifford: (giggles) Sorry, Emily Elizabeth.
I couldn't help noticing how beautiful the sky looks during a sunset... Emily: The sun has set?
You know what that means...
It's the witching hour!
Clifford: Witching...hour...?
Emily: Time for us to go Trick-or-Treating!
Mrs. Howard: Alright!
Who's ready for some Halloween fun?
Clifford: Woof!
Emily: We can't wait!
We're gonna meet up with our friends for Trick-or-Treating and then go to the big Halloween party in Town Square!
Mr. Howard: Arrh!
But first, we take family picture!
Arrh!
Emily: (giggles) Okay, Dad!
Mrs. Howard: Everyone say "Halloween!"
All: Halloweeeeeen!
Clifford: Woof woof!
(click) Mrs. Howard: You two be careful, now.
Ms. Ellerby and other grown-ups you know will be around if you need them.
Mr. Howard: Stick together and have fun!
Emily: We will!
Clifford: Woof!
Emily: C'mon, Clifford!
We're on a quest for tricks and treats!
But mostly treats!
Huzzah!
Mrs. Howard: We'll see you at the party for games and dancing!
Mr. Howard: Arg!
Me like dancing!
Arg!
Mrs. Howard: (laughter) Clifford: I can't wait to Trick-or-Treat!
Emily: Me neither!
Just need to pick up Jack and we'll be one step closer to those treats!
Clifford: I wonder what costume Jack's wearing!
Emily: Me too!
Hmm.
He said he'd be waiting for us outside.
I wonder where he is...?
Jack: Blah blah!
Emily: Eeeeek!
Clifford: Awooo!
Jack: (giggles) Clifford: Woof-woof!
Emily: (giggles) Jack!
You really surprised us!
What a great costume!
Jack: Dandks!
(mumbles) Emily: Huh?
Jack: I said, it's a little hard to talk with these fake teeth in my mouth!
Emily: (giggles) C'mon.
Let's go get Pablo!
Emily: Huzzah!
Jack: Blah blah!
Clifford: Woof woof!
Jack: Pablo should be ready to go.
Where is he?
Emily: Pablo!
Where are youuuu?
Pablo: Oooooooooooo!
Emily: Um.
Did you guys hear that?
Jack: You mean that...spooky sound?
Emily: Maybe it was just the wind.
Pablo: Ooooooooooooo!
Jack: It wasn't the wind!
It's a skeleton!
Emily: Eeek!
Jack: Ahhh!
Pablo: Hi, guys!
Happy Halloween!
Emily/Jack: Whew!
(giggle) Emily: Hi, Pablo!
Jack: Wow!
You really scared us!
Emily: What a spoooooky costume!
Pablo: Thanks!
But we'd better get going.
The sooner we pick up Samantha, the sooner we can... Emily/Pablo/Jack: Trick-or-Treat!
Emily: You're right!
Let's go!
Pablo: Ooooooo!
Jack: Blah, blah!
Clifford: You know, Emily Elizabeth, even though Jack and Pablo scared me, it was still kind of fun.
Emily: I know what you mean!
That's what Halloween is all about!
Hi, Bailey!
You look great!
Happy Halloween!
Pablo: Samantha!
Why aren't you dressed in a costume?
Jack: Yeah.
It's time for us to go Trick-or-Treating!
Samantha: Oh!
Sorry, guys!
I got so wrapped up reading this book, The Monster of the Murky Pond... Emily/Jack/Pablo: Oooooo!
Samantha: Here, check it out while I get ready.
Don't worry, I'll only be two seconds!
Emily: "They say, there is a monster, who lives in a murky pond.
And whenever anyone passes by, the creature sneaks up behind them and.. Samantha: Blubba-blubba-boooo!
All: Ahhhhhh!
Clifford: Awoooooo!
Samantha: (laughing) Gotcha!
Emily: (giggles) Jack: Samantha!
Pablo: Whaaat?!
It's Sam!
Jack: Sam!
You totally scared us!
Pablo: Yeah!
That mask is really spooky!
Emily: Looks like you scared Clifford, too!
Clifford: (sofly whines) Emily: Clifford!
Clifford: Eek!
Is the Monster from the Murky Pond gone yet?
Emily: There is no monster, Clifford.
It was just a mask.
Look!
See?
It was just Samantha playing a trick!
Clifford: Samantha?!
Oh, wow.
That mask really scares me.
Emily: Aaaw.
Don't worry.
It was all just for fun.
And speaking of fun...
It's time to go Trick-or-Treating!
Jack/Pablo/Samantha: Yayyyyyy!!
♪ (knock-knock) All kids: Trick or treat!
Emily: Thanks!
Jack: Thank you!
Pablo: Wow!
Samantha: Thank you!
All kids: Trick or treat!
Emily: Thanks Mrs. Clayton!
Jack: Thanks!
Pablo: Thanks!
Samantha: Thanks!
(knock-knock) All kids: Trick or treat!
Fire Chief Franklin: Well, hello there!
Happy Halloween!
Ooo, what wonderful costumes you all have.
Here's a little Halloween treat for each of you.
One for Emily Elizabeth!
One for Pablo!
One for Jack!
And one for... Hey!
Where did Samantha go?
Emily: Huh.
She was here just a minute ago... Samantha: Blubba-blubba-Booo!
Emily/Jack/Pablo/Franklin: Ahhhhh!
Samantha: Blubba-blubba-Booo!
(laughing) Gotcha!!
Emily: (laughter) Samantha!!
Jack: She did it again!
Pablo: (laughter) Franklin: Well, look at that!
Wow, Samantha, you sure got us good!
Uuuugh!
Jack: Yeah!
I was really scared!
All: (giggle) Emily: Clifford?
Clifford: Eeek!
(clang-crash-bang) Emily: Don't worry!
It's just me!
Clifford: Is the monster still out there?
Emily: It's just Samantha in her mask again, Clifford.
It's all in good fun.
Clifford: Oh.
Yeah.
Good fun.
Emily: Are you okay?
Clifford: Sort of.
But that surprise wasn't as fun as all the other surprises we had with Pablo and Jack.
I think that mask might be a little too scary for me.
Emily: Aww.
I understand how you feel, Clifford.
There is a difference between "fun scary" and "scary scary".
Clifford: Maybe, I should just go home, so you guys can all finish Trick-or-Treating together.
Emily: What?
And miss out on all the Halloween fun?
No way!
I'll talk to Samantha about her mask.
I'm sure she wouldn't want to wear it, if she knew it was making you too scared.
Don't worry, we'll face this scary Halloween mask together!
Knight and dragon!
Clifford: (giggles) Thanks, Emily Elizabeth!
Emily: Woah!
Look at all of these fun decorations for the Halloween party!
Clifford: It looks amazing!
Emily: There's Samantha.
Clifford: Uh-oh.
Is she wearing the mask?
Emily: No.
Why don't you stay here by the bobbing-for-apples barrel and I'll go talk to her.
Hey, Sam!
Samantha: Hello, brave knight!
Ready for more Trick-or-Treating before the party?
Emily: You bet!
Uh, But about your Halloween mask... Samantha: Isn't it the creepiest?
(Blubba-blubba-booooo!)
(giggles) Emily: Yeah, but Clifford is super afraid of it.
He almost wanted to quit Halloween, because it frightened him so much.
Samantha: Oh no!
I was just trying to give everyone a fun scare.
I don't want anyone to be really scared of it.
Especially Clifford.
Emily: I know that Sam... Samantha: If it's too scary for him, I don't have to wear it at all!
Emily: You're the best!
Thanks, Sam!
Where is the mask, anyway?
Samantha: I left it over by the bobbing-for-apples barrel.
Emily: (gasps) The bobbing-for-apples barrel!
Oh no!
Clifford is right next to it!
Clifford!
Clifford!
Samantha: Yikes!
The mask is caught on his tail!
Emily: We can't let him see it!
Clifford!
Don't look behind you!
Whatever you do, don't look behind you!
Clifford: Bawrr?
Bwaaaaaaa!
Pablo: He looked behind him... Clifford: Bwaaaaaaa!
Woo-wooo-woaaaah!
Mrs. Howard: What was that?
Samantha: Oh no!
We've got to help him!
Pablo: We've got to get that mask off his tail!
Emily: Chaaaaaarge!
Clifford: Woo-wooo-woaaaah!
Woo-wooo-woaaaah!
Jack: He's that way!
Clifford: Whew!
I think I outran it.
(gulp) Eeeeeek!
Awooooooo!
Pablo: And he's coming this way!
Samantha: We've got to stop him!
All Kids: Clifford, stop!
Wait!
Clifford: Awooooooo!
Jack: We can't stop him!
He's too scared!
Clifford: (panting) Awwooooooo!
Awwooooooo!
Samantha: Uh oh!
Here he comes again!
Jack: How are we going to get the mask off of his tail?
Emily: Stand back, everyone!
Clifford: Awwooooooo!
Emily: Huzzah!
Pablo/Jack: Woo-hoo!
Samantha: She did it!
Emily: Clifford!
Relax!
The Monster from the Murky Pond isn't chasing you!
Clifford: It isn't?
But it was right behind me!
Emily: Aw, Clifford.
There's no monster.
It was just Sam's mask stuck on your tail!
Clifford: Sam's mask?
Stuck on my tail?
But... (laughter) You mean, I've been running away from my own tail?
Emily: (giggles) I know!
It was just a silly mistake!
I'm glad you're okay.
Samantha: Are you alright, Clifford?
I'm so sorry my mask frightened you so much.
I never meant to frighten you.
Clifford: (slurp) Samantha: (giggles) Emily: I think we've all had enough frights for one night.
How 'bout some fun?
Let's all go to the Halloween party!
All Kids: Yeah!/Woohoo!/Awoo!
♪ Emily: ♪ The moon is out, the time is right ♪ ♪ This Halloween party's begun!
♪ Mr. & Mrs. Howard: ♪ Games and apple-bobbin', ♪ ♪ Lotsa treats for gobblin', ♪ ♪ No time to be afraid, it's time for fun!
♪ Emily: ♪ 'Cause every mummy's movin' ♪ ♪ Vampires groovin' ♪ ♪ And every ghoulie's feelin' alright!
♪ All: ♪ Alright!
♪ Emily: ♪ So get your skeleton shakin' ♪ ♪ 'Cause the dance floor's quakin' ♪ ♪ On this very, very not-too-scary ♪ ♪ Halloween night!
♪ All: ♪ Ooooo oooo!
♪ ♪ Ooooo oooo!
♪ ♪ Halloween night!
♪ ♪ Samantha: ♪ When you feel that tingle down your spine ♪ ♪ ♪ Don'tcha cry or try to run!
♪ ♪ Those heebee-jeebies'll feel just fine ♪ Samantha/Emily : ♪ 'Cuz when it's not too scary, ♪ ♪ it's kinda fun!
♪ Jack/Pablo: ♪ Now every monster's growlin' ♪ ♪ Werewolves howlin' ♪ ♪ And every creature's doin' it right!
♪ All: ♪ Just right!
♪ Emily: ♪ So get your bones sh-shakin' ♪ ♪ 'Cause tonight we're ma-ma-makin' it a... ♪ Emily/Samantha: ♪ ...very, very not-too-scary ♪ Emily/Samantha/Pablo: ♪ Never, never ordinary ♪ All: ♪ Not-too scary Halloween night!
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