Clifford the Big Red Dog (2019 TV series)

Clifford the Big Red Dog
GenreComedy
Slice of life
Musical
Educational
Based onClifford the Big Red Dog (TV series)
by Deborah Forte
Clifford the Big Red Dog
by Norman Bridwell
Directed byMike Weiss
Geri Bertolo
Voices of
Theme music composerBrad Alexander
Opening theme"Clifford the Big Red Dog" performed by Eli Bolin & Kevin Del Aguila
Ending theme"Clifford the Big Red Dog" (instrumental)
ComposersBrad Alexander
Martin Erskine
Country of origin
  • United States
  • Canada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes39 (78 segments)
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Christine Thompson
  • Martin Sal
Editors
  • Kurt Skyers
  • Alejandro Tello
Running time22 minutes[1] (2 11-minute segments)
Production companies
Original release
NetworkAmazon Prime Video
PBS Kids
ReleaseDecember 6, 2019 (2019-12-06) –
February 12, 2021 (2021-02-12)
Related
Clifford the Big Red Dog (2000)
Clifford's Puppy Days
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Clifford the Big Red Dog is an animated children's television series which is a reboot to the book series of the same name written by Norman Bridwell, and the 2000 original series created by Deborah Forte and produced by Mike Young Productions, and is the third series in the franchise after the prequel spin-off Clifford's Puppy Days, which was also produced by Mike Young Productions.

In addition to being a reboot, it is also a sequel, because PBS lists it as being the third season.[2] [3] Clifford is now voiced by Adam Sanders, replacing John Ritter in the role since his death in 2003.

It was released on December 6, 2019, on Amazon Prime Video, and premiered a day later on PBS Kids.[4][5] The second part of season 1 was released on February 7, 2020.[6] The executive producers of the show include Jennifer Oxley, best known for co-creating Peg + Cat, and Vince Commisso of 9 Story Media Group.

The series revolves around Emily Elizabeth Howard, a young girl who owns Clifford, a big red dog who can speak to her for the first time since the late 1980s-early 1990s direct-to-video series.[7] Together the two friends explore their island home, Birdwell Island, and embark on adventures.

Jetta, Vaz, Charlie, T-Bone, Mac, and Cleo are all removed from the reboot, with Samantha, Jack, Pablo, Tucker and Bailey replacing all the classic characters. The Speckle Story was also removed in Season 3, and the show went straight to the next segment.

  1. ^ Milligan, Mercedes (June 4, 2019). "Scholastic's New 'Clifford the Big Red Dog; Launches in December". Animation Magazine. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  2. ^ "Schedules". WNED.org. January 5, 2020. Archived from the original on January 5, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2020. 7:00am Clifford The Big Red Dog Knights of the Wobbly Table/Don't Lead Me A Stray .. 9:00am Clifford The Big Red Dog Hiccup Pup/Top of the Charts
  3. ^ "Listing for Knights of the Wobbly Table/Don't Lead Me A Stray #30". Archived from the original on January 5, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  4. ^ "'Clifford the Big Red Dog' TV reboot will awaken your inner 5-year-old". Good Morning America. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
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  6. ^ "Everything Coming to Amazon Prime in February 2020". KOOL 107.9 KBKL. January 24, 2020.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference people was invoked but never defined (see the help page).