Clifford, remember
when you were a puppy?
♪ 1 Puppy, 2 puppy,
on a puppy bed ♪
♪ The littlest one
has fur that's red ♪
♪ I'm kind of new ♪
♪ So I'll stick with you ♪
♪ I like new places ♪
♪ Seein' lots of new faces ♪
♪ And before this day's
through ♪
♪ We'll make good friends
like you ♪
♪ 3 Puppy, 4 puppy,
♪ Clifford is up
to brand new tricks ♪
♪ I might be small ♪
♪ But I'm on the ball ♪
♪ I might be little ♪
♪ I might get stuck
in the middle ♪
♪ But there's
one thing we know ♪
♪ Love makes
little things grow ♪
Ruff! Ruff!
♪ Yeah, love makes
little things grow ♪
It's a perfect day
for a party.
[Laughs]
I am so excited.
This is going to be the best
cinco de mayoparty ever!
And that's
the perfect dress, nina.
Is that the one
you made with your mom?
Uh-huh. It's called
the china poblana.
She even let me do
some of the embroidery
by myself.
It's beautiful!
Thanks. My mom says
That everyone
has something special
That they're
really good at.
Your what?
My something special.
Hmm. I wonder what
my something special is.
Oh, I know.
Your something special
Is that you're really
good with animals.
Ruff! Ruff!
Hmm. I never really
thought about it before,
But I guess you're right.
Just look how great
you are with clifford.
Ruff!
Oh. Well,
clifford's easy.
He's so sweet
and cuddly.
This is going to be
fantastic.
Look! Mr. Solomon
made the pinata
in his art studio.
Emily:
it's so cool.
He's a really great artist.
Hey, I guess that's
his something special.
You're right!
And lucky for us
He used his something special
to help us with the party.
So are you ready
to hang decorations
Over by the dance floor?
Let's do it.
Hmm. I wonder what
my something special is.
Oh, it'd sure be great
If I could use
my something special
To help get ready
for the party, too.
Oh. I bet daffodil
Could help me
figure it out.
Hey, daffodil!
Hola,clifford.
Happy cinco de mayo.
Happy cinco de mayo
to you, too.
What are you doing?
I'm helping with
the party decorations.
Hey, maybe I
can help you decorate.
Thank you, clifford,
but I can do it.
Oops!
Hey, I have
a big idea!
I'm all ears.
What if I sit
on the other end
of the chain
To hold it steady,
While you jump
back and forth
across the hedge?
Well, I suppose
it's worth a try.
Hey, hey! That
looks really good!
Wow! She's really good
at hopping.
Hopping must be daffodil's
something special.
Hmm. What's mine?
So, how do you think
it looks?
Terrific!
Great! Terrific
is what I was after.
Well, what are you
gonna do now?
Well...[Yawns]...
I think I'm gonna take a nap
Right next to this...
Terrific paper chain.
Hmm. Nina's mom said
That everybody has
a something special.
Guess I just gotta
keep looking for mine.
I love this music.
Isn't it great?
It's called mariachi music.
Wow! Your dad
is such a good dancer.
I think that's his
something special.
Mm-hmm.
I think so, too.
What do you think?
Perfecto!
How about you, clifford?
Does it look good?
Ruff! Ruff!
That settles it.
Are you ready
to go make some tacos?
Sounds good, especially
if we get to eat
some of them, too.
Don't worry.
We'll eat plenty.
Oh!
Oh, no!
The decorations
fell down.
I better get
emily elizabeth
and nina.
Ruff! Ruff! Ruff!
Ruff! Ruff! Ruff!
Hey, maybe I can fix it.
Oh, wow.
There's no way
I can jump up there.
Daffodil couldn't even
jump that high.
Oh, hi, norville.
Hi there, rojito.
Rojito?
Yes, rojito.
That's spanish
for "little red."
See, I thought
it could be your nickname
For the cinco de mayoparty.
Rojito.
Ha ha! I like it.
So what's going on here?
Well, emily elizabeth
and nina
Just hung
these decorations,
But one
of the strings fell,
And now
they're all droopy.
Well, we'd better fix it.
But how?
Just watch,
my little amigo.
Oh, what a great idea,
norville.
Watch this.
The only problem is...
I can't tell if it's straight.
Hmm. Hey,
I got a big idea.
Why don't I help you
with that?
Hmm...
How's it look?
Uh...just
a little bit higher.
How about that?
Perfect!
You really are
a great flier, norville.
Thanks, little red--
I mean, rojito.
Flying is what I do best.
You might say it is my...
Something special.
Yeah, exactly.
Hey, I like that.
Flying is my
something special.
In fact, I feel like doing
a little flying right now.
Adios, rojito!
Adios, norvill...ito!
Wow. Flying
really is norville's
something special.
But what's mine?
I can't fly.
[Sniff sniff sniff]
Mmm! Mmm!
Something sure smells good.
I wonder what it is.
Are we all ready
to make tacos?
Ready!
Step 1--get your tortilla.
Step 2--add a little
spicy shredded beef.
Step 3--lettuce,
tomato, and cheese.
And step 4...
Eat!
Eat!
Mmm! This is really yummy!
Now we just need
to make enough
for everybody else.
[Laughing]
[Clifford sniffing}
Oh, it all smells
so good.
Oh, it tastes
even better, buddy.
Jorge, whatcha doing?
I'm helping.
Really? How?
Well, it's like this--
They make
the tacos here.
The guests
eat the tacos there.
My job is to carry them
from here to there.
Oh, look who's here.
Are you ready
to carry some tacos?
Ruff! Ru-ru-ruff!
All right.
Here you go, boy.
Take them to mom.
Ruff! Ru-ruff!
Wow! Jorge,
you're great at that!
Oh, thanks, clifford.
The only problem is that
I can't turn my head
When I'm balancing
the platter,
So I'm worried
I'm gonna run into someone.
Hey, I got a big idea.
I can walk with you
and keep an eye out.
Oh, that's a great idea,
clifford.
That would really help.
Ok, a little
towards me now.
Now, a little
to the other side.
Ok.
Ok. Ok, that's good.
Oh! Oh! Wait a second.
[Chuckles]
now you can go.
Whoa, this is
much better, clifford.
Ah, here comes the food now.
Well, I can't believe
you carried this whole tray
over here
Without spilling a thing.
You have such
amazing balance.
Ruff! Ru-ruff!
Thank you, jorge.
Ruff! Ruff!
And thank you, too,
clifford.
Oh-ho. Did you
hear that, clifford?
She thinks
I have great balance.
Hey, that must be
jorge's something special.
Wow. Everyone has
a something special but me.
There must be something
I'm really good at,
But what?
Hey, here he is.
What you guys doing?
No, the question is
what are you doing?
You know the party
has already started.
We've been looking for you
all over the place.
Well, I don't think
I'm going to the party.
Why not?
It's so much fun.
And everyone's been
working really hard
to get ready for it.
Not everyone.
What do you mean?
Well, you flew up and
fixed the decorations,
And daffodil used her
special hopping thing
To hang the paper chain,
And jorge, he carried
all the food on his back
Because he has
such great balance.
See? You all used
your something special
To help with the party,
But I didn't do a thing,
'cause, well...
Maybe I just don't have
a something special.
Of course you do,
clifford.
After all, you helped me
put up the paper chain.
I couldn't have done it
without you sitting
on one end of it.
Excuse me.
You helped me
fix the decorations,
didn't you?
I couldn't tell
if it was straight
or not without you.
That's right, buddy.
And you helped me
carry the food.
I couldn't tell
which way I was heading
without your help.
But that wasn't
a big deal.
Oh, yes, it was.
Don't you see, clifford?
You know exactly when
and how to help everyone.
That's a pretty big
something special.
[Chuckles] really?
Really!
Really!
Really!
And now, rojito,
How about you helping us
Have a good time
at the party?
Well, if helping is
my something special,
I guess I should.
Ha ha!
Let's go!
Ruff!
Emily: clifford!
Where are you, boy?
Ruff! Ruff!
Wanna read a story,
clifford?
Ruff!
Ok. Pick one out.
[Laughs]
thanks, clifford.
This looks like
a great story.
[Toy squeaks]
Today's story is "speckle
and the brand-new toy."
Speckle has just gotten
a brand-new toy.
He loved playing with it
Because even though
it was very small,
It was a whole lot of fun.
Naturally,
speckle couldn't wait
To share it
with his friends.
But when ravi, luna,
reba, and darnell
All showed up together,
The friends wondered
How they could all
possibly play
With such a teeny toy
At the very same time.
But then speckle
got an idea.
He thought of a way
that all of his friends
Could enjoy the bubble maker
And its beautiful bubbles
at the same time.
Using speckle's great idea,
The group found
that one tiny toy
Led to lots of big fun.
The end.
I love reading stories
together.
You know, clifford,
For such a small dog,
You sure are
a big reader.
Ruff!
[Sniffing]
Ha ha. Oh, wow!
Something smells
wonderful!
Daffodil.
Daffodil?
Daffodil, are you
awake yet?
No...
Are you now?
Are you awake now?
How 'bout now?
Now are you awake?
[Annoyed]
clifford!
Ha ha. Good.
You're awake.
Because something
really important's
happening.
This better be good.
Ho ho, it is!
[Sniffs] i...
Smell...
Something...
And?
And it's really
nice.
That's not
a big enough "and."
But, daffodil...
[Sniffs]
It smells like flowers
and grass and sunshine!
Well, good morning there,
little red, and what
a good morning it is.
Hiya, norville. I smell
something wonderful.
Do you smell it, too?
[Sniffs]
Whoa!
Oh, clifford,
oh, clifford,
oh, clifford.
That is the smell of
the first day of spring.
When the flowers bloom
and the bees buzz
And all the little birdies
go, "tweet, tweet, tweet."
Oh, no, not the singing.
♪ Nothing makes me
wanna sing ♪
♪ Like the springiness
of spring ♪
Oh, the first day
of spring. Oh, boy!
Good morning,
clifford.
Good morning, daffodil.
Ruff! Ruff! Ruff!
I guess you
figured out it's
the first day of spring.
Ruff! Ruff! Ruff!
I know.
It's really exciting.
And do you know
what the first day
of spring means?
It's the first day
of the courtyard
volleyball season!
Ruff!
Let's hurry and get dressed
and go outside and play.
[Excited chatter]
Great sh*t, nina.
The game's tied,
Hi, shun.
Wanna play volleyball
with us?
I--i guess so, but
I've never played before.
We'll show you.
It's really fun.
Come on and join
our team.
W-well, ok.
How do you play?
Well, each team
has 3 tries to get
the ball over the net.
You can hit it,
then someone else
can hit it.
Then the last person
tries to get it
over the net.
Ohh!
Oops, sorry.
Nice try, shun.
Ohh! Uhh! Oh!
Out!
Don't worry, shun.
We hit it out
all the time.
Volleyball sure
looks like fun.
Hi, guys, wanna play?
Sure.
I happen to be
available.
I think I'll just
take a little nap
Since for some reason
I woke up extra early.
What should we play?
Well, I wish we
could play volleyball,
But we don't have a net.
So, we can't play
volleyball.
Hey, but we can play
wall-hit-ball.
Wall-hit-ball?
What's that?
What's that? Only
the best springtime
game ever.
I never even
heard of it.
Ok, so I just
made it up.
But you got a wall,
and you got a ball,
And you put 'em together
and you see what happens.
Like that?
That is the idea.
And that?
Looks like
wall-hit-ball to me.
Ha ha!
Oh, wow! I think this
could be really fun.
All right now, hold
on to your hats there,
sports fans,
The first ever game
of wall-hit-ball
is about to begin.
Evan: get it, shun.
Uh, got it.
Got it.
Or not.
That's ok, shun.
You're doing great.
Our point.
Shun, it's your turn
to serve.
You get two tries to get
the ball over the net.
Just hold the ball
in one hand and hit it
with the other.
Come on, shun.
You can do it.
Come on,
just over the net.
Ehh.
Oh...
Oh...
Try again, shun.
You get two tries.
Uh, coming, mom.
Sorry, my mom's
calling.
I've, uh, gotta
go eat dinner.
Bye.
That's funny.
I didn't hear
his mom calling him.
And why would she be
calling him for dinner?
It isn't even time
for lunch yet.
[Rumbling]
Well, my stomach
doesn't know that.
How 'bout we take
a break for lunch
And all meet back
here afterwards?
Sounds good to me.
Ok.
Oh, playing volleyball
sure gave me a big appetite.
You seem hungry, too,
clifford.
Ruff! Ruff!
[Doorbell rings]
I'll get it, mom.
Who is it?
It's me--shun.
Oh, hi, shun.
I'm just finishing
my lunch.
Hi, emily elizabeth.
I brought
over my checkers.
Wanna play?
Oh, sure, but...
Well, maybe later.
I was gonna go back out
and play more volleyball.
Are you gonna play?
Oh, I can't. I, um...
Have a lot of homework
to do.
You're gonna do
your homework?
But I thought you just
wanted to play checkers.
Oh, I'm, um, doing
a report on checkers
for my homework.
For extra credit.
Really? Oh. Well,
maybe you can come out
when your homework's done.
Maybe.
Great.
Good afternoon,
ladies and gentlemen.
It is a beautiful day
for the start of the outdoor
wall-hit-ball season.
It's clifford's turn,
and he is in great form
this afternoon.
First, he bounces
the ball off the wall.
It's picked up by flo
who twirls around 3 times
and zings it to zo...
Who hops two times, throws
the ball up in the air,
and counts to 5 very fast.
It's intercepted
by none other than clifford.
Then I juggle it
on my feet.
Sports fans, this game
is like nothing this
announcer has ever seen.
Let's keep playing.
Uhh!
Girl: throw it to me.
Second girl:
that's a good one.
[Laughter and chatter
continues]
♪♪
I'd like to go back outside,
but if I do,
They'll ask me to play
volleyball again.
But it's so nice outside.
Nice try, evan.
Hey, shun.
Come on and help us.
We're 5 points behind.
Sorry, evan, I can't.
What happened?
Er, I don't know.
Maybe I played checkers
too long.
My fingers are kinda sore.
Well, do you wanna
watch us play?
Maybe a little later.
♪♪
Nice try, nina.
Uh, I'm gonna
take 5.
You guys
keep playing.
Ok, evan.
Hi, shun.
Hi.
Fingers
feeling better?
Uh, I guess so.
Uh, I really
didn't hurt them
playing checkers.
Really? And wait.
I'll bet your mom
Didn't really call
you in for dinner
at lunchtime.
No. You're right.
I'm sorry.
Look, you don't wanna
play volleyball with us,
and I think I know why.
Because I'm no good
at it.
Well, none of us
are great at it.
But we have
a lot of fun.
But it's not the same.
I barely know how to play.
I'm terrible.
You don't know
what it's like because
you're really good at sports.
Basketball and
skateboarding maybe...
But I can't play soccer
at all. Ha ha.
And you should see me
try and hit a baseball.
But I still play.
You do?
Sure. Because you know
the thing about sports
That's really important?
Scoring a lot of points?
No. Having a lot of fun.
And being with
your friends.
[Kids laughter]
It was fun,
kind of.
So what do you say?
Want to come back
and play with us?
Well...ok!
Great! Let's go!
Do you believe in miracles,
sports fans? Indeed, I do.
There has never been
a wall-hit-ball game
like this before.
They hop, they twirl,
they count, they...
[Laughing]
Hey, wait a minute.
What?
How do you win wall-hit-ball?
Oh, yeah, well, that--
you know, that's easy.
Y-you win when you're
the first one
To hit the wall
with the ball after you've--
Twirled around
Let's make it two times.
You twirl two times
and catch the ball.
But if you drop the ball
and you don't catch it
before 7 bounces,
You lose your turn.
No, no, no, no.
Wait a minute.
You lose your place.
No, no. Wait a minute.
You don't--what?
What do you lose?
Uh, guys.
Guys, does it really
matter who wins?
I mean, maybe
we should just play
wall-hit-ball for fun.
Oh, that is the stuff,
little red.
That is the stuff.
Just for fun.
Oh, yeah. Let's go.
Everybody ready?
Ready!
Hey! I hit it!
You sure did.
Great sh*t!
That was fun.
Nice try, evan.
Ha ha ha.
Thanks, shun.
[All chattering]
Ruff!
Oh, tummy-yummies!
I wonder who
they belong to.
Hmm, maybe I could just
take one little bite.
Ahh...
Clifford:
hey, I had a whole basket
of tummy-yummies to share.
Has anybody seen them?
Emily elizabeth:
sometimes telling
the truth isn't easy,
But clifford
and his friends know
That it's always
the right thing to do.
Oh, actually,
clifford,
I ate them.
I'm sorry.
When you tell the truth,
it makes you and your
friends feel better.
Well, I was looking forward
to sharing them with everyone.
But I'm really glad
you told me the truth.
You know,
me, too, buddy.
That's why clifford's idea
to grow on for today is
Be truthful.
Next time I get
tummy-yummies, I'll make sure
to share them with you.
That would be great,
jorge.