Clifford the Big Red Dog

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Template:Short description Template:Italic title Script error: No such module "about". Template:Infobox book series Clifford the Big Red Dog is an American children's book series and media franchise focusing on the adventures of an 8-year-old blonde-haired girl named Emily Elizabeth and her titular pet: a gigantic, love-filled, red-furred dog named Clifford. It was first published in 1963 and was written by Norman Bridwell.[1] There are 91 books in the series, with the final two released posthumously after Bridwell's death in 2014.[2] The premise has been adapted into animation, video games, stage productions, and live-action,[2] with Clifford the Big Red Dog the most recent as of 2025. Clifford is the official mascot of Scholastic Corporation.[3]

Concept and creation

The character was inspired by author Norman Bridwell's childhood desire to own a dog the size of a horse.[4] In 1962, Bridwell included paintings of what would become Clifford the Big Red Dog (who was named ‘Tiny’ at the time) in a portfolio of children's literature illustrations. In the process of showcasing his portfolio for publishing houses, Susan Hirschman at Harper & Row suggested Bridwell turned his drawings into a children's story. Bridwell then developed a story around the dog and his owner, which he would eventually submit to Scholastic. His wife suggested the name "Clifford" after her imaginary friend from her childhood, and Emily Elizabeth was named after Bridwell's daughter. The first book in the series was originally published by Scholastic in 1963.[5]

Characters

  • Clifford is a male red dog whose appearance, disposition and behavior are based on a giant dog.[6] The depiction of Clifford's size is inconsistent.Template:Efn The character's name is based on the imaginary childhood friend of Norman Bridwell's wife, Norma Bridwell.[7] Bridwell originally wanted to name the dog "Tiny", but his wife persuaded him that "Clifford" was better.[8] Clifford's pet owner is Emily Elizabeth. Clifford has a mother, two brothers, and two sisters, all of whom are normal-sized dogs. Clifford was originally the runt of the litter, seemingly fated to be small and sick, but grew to an enormous size apparently due to Emily Elizabeth's love and care. Clifford's character was created when a Harper & Row editor advised Bridwell to write a story to go along with one of his pictures. Bridwell recalls she picked out his sketch of a baby girl with a horse-sized bloodhound, and casually said, "There might be a story in this" because there always was one.[6]
  • Emily Elizabeth is Clifford's owner and human friend, an 8-year-oldTemplate:Efn girl.[8] She is frequently portrayed riding him like a horse. She was named for creator Norman Bridwell's daughter and based on the imaginary adventures of Bridwell's wife.[7] The TV series adaptation gives her a surname, Emily Elizabeth Howard, and changes the background, with her receiving Clifford as a surprise present on her 6th birthday instead of picking him out as a Christmas present.

List of books

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Norman Bridwell, creator and author of the Clifford the Big Red Dog book series.
Title Year Notes
1. Clifford, the Big Red Dog 1963 The first ten Clifford books were given re-colored illustrations in 1985Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
2. Clifford Gets a Job 1965
3. Clifford Takes a Trip 1966
4. Clifford's Halloween 1966
5. Clifford's Tricks 1969
6. Clifford, the Small Red Puppy 1972
7. Clifford's Riddles 1974
8. Clifford's Good Deeds 1975
9. Clifford at the Circus 1977
10. Clifford Goes to Hollywood 1980 Reissued in 2010 under the title: Clifford Is a Star
11. Clifford's ABC 1983
12. Clifford's Christmas 1984
13. Clifford's Family 1984
14. Clifford's Kitten 1984
15. Clifford and the Grouchy Neighbors 1985
16. Clifford's Pals 1985 Reissued in 2010 under the title: Clifford's Best Pals
17. Clifford's Manners 1987
18. Count on Clifford 1987
19. Clifford's Birthday Party 1988
20. Clifford's Puppy Days 1989
21. Where Is Clifford? 1989
22. Clifford's Happy Days: A Pop-Up Book 1990 Pop-up book
23. Clifford's Word Book 1990
24. Clifford, We Love You 1991
25. Clifford's Animal Sounds 1991
26. Clifford's Bathtime 1991
27. Clifford's Bedtime 1991
28. Clifford's Peekaboo 1991
29. Clifford Counts Bubbles 1992
30. Clifford Follows His Nose 1992
31. Clifford's Happy Easter 1992
32. Clifford's Noisy Day 1992
33. Clifford's Thanksgiving Visit 1993
34. Clifford, I Love You 1994 Pop-up book
35. Clifford the Firehouse Dog 1994
36. Clifford's First Christmas 1994
37. Clifford and the Big Storm 1995
38. Clifford's First Easter 1995
39. Clifford's First Halloween 1995
40. Clifford's Sports Day 1996
41. Clifford's First Autumn 1997
42. Clifford's Spring Clean-Up 1997
43. Clifford's First Valentine's Day 1997
44. Clifford's Peek-And-Seek Animal Riddles 1997
45. Clifford and the Big Parade 1998
46. Clifford Keeps Cool 1998
47. Clifford Counts 1 2 3 1998
48. Clifford Makes a Friend 1998
49. Clifford: Where Is the Big Red Doggie? 1998
50. Clifford's First Snow Day 1998
51. Oops, Clifford! 1998
52. Clifford and the Halloween Parade 1999
53. Clifford Grows Up 1999
54. Clifford's Best Friend: A Story about Emily Elizabeth 1999
55. Clifford's Big Book of Things to Know 1999
56. Clifford's First School Day 1999
57. Clifford Barks! 2000
58. Clifford to the Rescue 2000
59. Clifford Visits the Hospital 2000
60. Clifford's Opposites 2000
61. Clifford's Schoolhouse 2000
62. Clifford's Big Red Reader 2001
63. Clifford's Furry Friends 2001
64. Clifford's Happy Mother's Day 2001
65. Clifford's Puppy Fun: A Lift-the-Flap Board Book with Stickers 2001
66. Clifford's Valentines 2001
67. Clifford Runs to Story Time 2001
68. Clifford and the Bath 2002
69. Clifford's Busy Week 2002
70. Clifford Goes to Dog School 2002
71. Clifford's Neighborhood: Lots to Learn All Around Town 2002
72. A Little Book About Red 2003 Phonics Reading Program
73. Cleo's Fudge Cakes 2003 Phonics Reading Program
74. Clifford and the Squirrel 2003 Phonics Reading Program
75. Clifford Loves Me! 2003
76. Clifford's Class Trip 2003
77. Clifford's Day with Dad 2003
78. Emily Elizabeth Can't Trade 2003 Phonics Reading Program
79. Get That Lunch Box 2003 Phonics Reading Program
80. Good Sports 2003 Phonics Reading Program
81. Jumping in Puddles 2003 Phonics Reading Program
82. Mac the Knight 2003 Phonics Reading Program
83. The Singing Birds' Show 2003 Phonics Reading Program
84. Spring Is in the Air 2003 Phonics Reading Program
85. Clifford's First Sleepover 2004
86. Clifford Goes to Washington 2005
87. Clifford's Puppy Days: Christmas Angel 2005
88. Clifford the Champion 2009
89. Clifford Makes the Team 2011
90. Clifford Goes to Kindergarten 2015 Published posthumously[9]
91. Clifford Celebrates Hanukkah 2015 Published posthumously[9]

Adaptations

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Clifford The Big Red Dog mascot with Laura Bush and children at the White House Easter Egg Roll, 2007.
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Clifford with former congressman Tom Tancredo

Videos

Karl-Lorimar Home Video released the video Clifford's Sing Along Adventure in 1986, starring Arthur Howard and theatrical actress Jan Neuberger. Warner Home Video re-released it in the mid-1990s.

In July 1988, Scholastic Studios, Nelvana Limited, and Family Home Entertainment released Clifford's Fun with...,Template:Efn an educational direct-to-video animated series. Six episodes were produced, focusing on fundamental concepts learned by young children: "The ABC Message Service" (letters), "Clifford's Birthday Surprise" (numbers), "The Scavenger Hunt" (shapes and colors), "The Rhyme Cat Rescue" (rhyming), "Clifford Goes to Hollywood" (sounds), and "The Pet Show" (opposites). Musician Brent Titcomb was the voice of Clifford, and actress Alyson Court was the voice of Emily Elizabeth.

Television

Script error: No such module "labelled list hatnote". Scholastic Media produced a 65-episode adaptation shown on PBS Kids, which aired from September 2000 to February 2003. Clifford was voiced by John Ritter, and Emily Elizabeth was voiced by Grey DeLisle. There was also a 39-episode prequel series that took place during Clifford's puppyhood, broadcast in the same period three years later, with Lara Jill Miller as the voice of young Clifford. During that time, a theatrical film was released in February 2004 and served as the series finale, as there were not any new episodes released after John Ritter's death. However, a new series was released on December 6, 2019 for Amazon Prime Video and December 7, 2019 on PBS Kids with Adam Sanders and Hannah Levinson as the new voices of Clifford and Emily Elizabeth respectively.[10][11] They are returning on CBC Kids and CBBC and TG4.

Film

Unproduced Universal-Illumination version

In May 2012, it was reported that Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment would make a live-action/CGI animated feature film based on the book. Matt Lopez had been hired to write the script, while Chris Meledandri and Deborah Forte would produce the film.[12] In July 2013, it was reported that Illumination had dropped the project.[13] Two months later, it was reported that the film was still in development at Universal and that there were negotiations to have David Bowers direct the film.[14]

On August 1, 2014, Universal scheduled the film for a release on April 8, 2016,[15] later to be delayed and its release date given to The Boss.[16] On June 30, 2016, it was reported by Deadline Hollywood that Paramount Pictures had picked up the rights for the film and the Universal iteration cancelled. According to the report, "Forte decided to take the material in a new direction," and "Universal let the option lapse." It was further announced that Justin Malen was hired to write the screenplay.[17]

On September 25, 2017, it was announced that Walt Becker would direct the revived project, replacing Bowers.[18] The Paramount iteration, which would eventually turn into the finalized film, was produced by Scholastic Entertainment and Paramount Animation.[19]

2021 Paramount film

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On February 27, 2019, Paramount announced the film for a November 13, 2020 release, taking over the slot for the cancelled live-action/CGI Rugrats film.[20] The film features child actress Darby Camp as Emily Elizabeth and Jack Whitehall as a new character, Uncle Casey, in their starring roles with Tony Hale as Zac Tieran, the main villain of the film.[21][22] On August 28, 2020, the film release was pushed back to November 5, 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[23] with a 20-second teaser trailer released in November that year.[24] The film was subsequently rescheduled to be released on September 17, 2021, but was again delayed due to concerns regarding the rise of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant.[25] The film premiered as a part of Paramount's Upcoming Slate Presentation at CinemaCon on August 26, 2021;[26] it was later announced that the film would be released theatrically and digitally on Paramount+ on November 10, 2021.[27]

Video games

Book series (2000)

  • Clifford's Reading
  • Clifford's Thinking Games

2000s TV series

  • Clifford's Learning Activities (2001)
  • Clifford's Musical Memory Games (2002)
  • Clifford's Phonics (2003)
  • Clifford's Big Puzzle Game (Wendy's Kids' Meal DVD game)

Notes

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References

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External links

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