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* SpinoffBabies: The spinoff is set during Clifford's time as a young puppy before he became the big red dog we know, when Emily Elizabeth was still living in the big city.

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* ArtisticLicenseAnimalCare: The kittens like to eat jelly from sufganiyahs. Cats are obligate carnivores.

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kittens like to eat jelly from sufganiyahs. Cats are obligate carnivores.carnivores and the fruit the jelly is made form is poisonous to cats.
**While dogs and rabbits '' can'' coexist, it's generally not advised to let them play together, ''especially'' unsupervised.
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* SeldomSeenSpecies: Daffodil is a Holland Lop rabbit.
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* ImMelting: A gag in one episode has a bird proclaiming that he's molting (his feathers), prompting Clifford to mistakenly believe that he's melting "like a snowman".
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* {{Catchphrase}}: Daisy has "Sure I'm sure".

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* {{Catchphrase}}: Daisy Daffodil has "Sure I'm sure".
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* HanukkahEpisode: Flo and Zo celebrate Hanukkah with their owner, Mr. Solomon. "The Big, Big Present / Hanukah Plunder Blunder" is dedicated to this, and it talks about Menorah, latkes, dreidel, and sufganiyot.

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->''"I might be little / I might get stuck in the middle / But there's one thing we know / Love makes little things grow / Yeah, love makes little things grow!"''
-->--The Theme Tune


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->''"I might be little\\
I might get stuck in the middle\\
But there's one thing we know\\
Love makes little things grow\\
Yeah, love makes little things grow!"''
-->--The ThemeTune
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* WakingNonSequitur: In "Helping Paws" from ''Clifford's Puppy Days'', Clifford shouts "not it!" upon being woken up by Daffodil after she relieves him from babysitting so he can take a nap, as if he thought they were playing tag.
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* AnimalTalk: It operates on the same level as the ''Clifford the Big Red Dog'' animated series that it was spun off from. All of the talking animals, whether they be dog, cat, rabbit, bird, etc., can talk to and understand each other just fine and seem to be speaking English, or whatever language the show is being broadcast in. They can also understand what the humans around them are saying. The humans, on the other hand, are completely unaware that the animals have any ability to talk to each other, or to understand what they're saying.


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* IveHeardOfThatWhatIsIt: In "Sniff Sniff," Clifford hears Mrs. Howard saying that Emily Elizabeth has a cold. He tells this to Norville, who replies that it's a tough break. "Yeah," says Clifford sadly, before asking him what a cold is.
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* FamilyThemeNaming: Lucy, Lewis, Sophie, Sid are mice siblings.

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* FamilyThemeNaming: Lucy, Lewis, Sophie, and Sid are mice siblings.
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* KnowNothingKnowItAll: The bird Norville is full of suggestions and advice for Clifford, whom he refers to dotingly as "Little Red." Few of them are actually helpful.
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The series was available for a time on Creator/{{Netflix}} and is currently on Creator/PrimeVideo.
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* TalkingInYourSleep: In "Paw Print Picasso," after Clifford gets paint paw prints all over Emily Elizabeth's painting and his friends suggest he tell her the next day, Daffodil discovers him alone the next morning on Emily Elizabeth's bed, tossing and turning in his sleep and muttering "It's my fault, it's my fault..."
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* InterspeciesAdoption: Daisy, a rabbit, acts like Clifford's older sister.

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* InterspeciesAdoption: Daisy, Daffodil, a rabbit, acts like Clifford's older sister.

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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: The kittens like to eat jelly from sufganiyahs. Not only will that make cats sick, but cats can't even taste sweet things.


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* SomewhereAMammalogistIsCrying: The kittens like to eat jelly from sufganiyahs. Not only will that make cats sick, but cats can't even taste sweet things.
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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: The kittens like to eat jelly from sufganiyahs. Not only will that make cats sick, but cats can't even taste sweet things.
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* ThemeTwinNaming: Brother and sister kittens Flo and Zo.

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* ThemeTwinNaming: Brother and sister kittens Flo and Zo.Zo.
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->''"I might be little / I might get stuck in the middle / But there's one thing we know / Love makes little things grow / Yeah, love makes little things grow!"'' - theme tune

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->''"I might be little / I might get stuck in the middle / But there's one thing we know / Love makes little things grow / Yeah, love makes little things grow!"'' - theme tunegrow!"''
-->--The Theme Tune


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->''"I might be little / I might get stuck in the middle / But there's one thing we know / Love makes little things grow / Yeah, love makes little things grow!"'' - theme tune
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[[caption-width-right:350:"Three puppy, four puppy, five puppy, six, Clifford is up to brand new tricks!]]
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* DuelingDubs: In Britain, the dub was re-dubbed with British voice actors.

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''Clifford's Puppy Days'' is a Creator/PBSKids cartoon that aired for two seasons from September 15, 2003 to February 23, 2006. It is a spinoff of the successful ''Literature/CliffordTheBigRedDog'' cartoon.

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''Clifford's Puppy Days'' is a Creator/PBSKids cartoon that aired for two seasons from September 15, 2003 to February 23, 2006. It is a spinoff of the successful ''Literature/CliffordTheBigRedDog'' cartoon.
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* ArtisticLicenseAnimalCare: The kittens like to eat jelly from sufganiyahs. Cats are obligate carnivores.
* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: It is typically possible for one of the puppies to [[ExploitedTrope end a conversation they don't want to have]] by simply asking "Are we going to talk about X all day, or are we going to play?", which prompts an excited response of "Play, play, play!" At least for a little while.


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* CutenessProximity: Clifford is extremely small, extremely cute, and tends to evoke this reaction, particularly in anyone seeming him for the first time.


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* ICantHearYou: In "Clifford's Field Trip" from ''Clifford's Puppy Days'', the group encounters a group of noisy birds during a trip to a rainforest exhibit.
-->'''Emily Elizabeth''': These birds sure are loud.
-->'''Shun''': (''holding his hand to his ear'') Sorry. Can't hear ya'. These birds are too loud. (''Clifford barks from inside Emily Elizabeth's backpack.'')
-->'''Emily Elizabeth''': Did you hear that? It sounded like a dog!
-->'''Shun''': A frog?!


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* ShoutOut: In the ''Clifford's Puppy Days'' book ''The Little Red Sled'', Clifford's sled is named "[[Film/CitizenKane Rosebud]]."
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''Clifford's Puppy Days'' is a Creator/PBSKids cartoon that aired for two seasons from September 15, 2003 to February 23, 2006. It is a spinoff of the successful ''Literature/CliffordTheBigRedDog'' cartoon.

Taking place two years before Clifford arrived on Birdwell Island, ''Clifford's Puppy Days'' tells the story of Clifford's life as a young puppy. He lives with Emily Elizabeth, her parents, and their pet rabbit Daffodil. Clifford has a range of friends, dog and otherwise, in his apartment complex that he likes to play with.

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* {{Catchphrase}}: Daisy has "Sure I'm sure".
* DubNameChange: "Jorge" was renamed "George" (the English translation of the name) in Britain.
* DuelingDubs: In Britain, the dub was re-dubbed with British voice actors.
* EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: Daffodil's [[AmazingTechnicolorWildlife pink]] fur later became a more natural white.
* FamilyThemeNaming: Lucy, Lewis, Sophie, Sid are mice siblings.
* InterspeciesAdoption: Daisy, a rabbit, acts like Clifford's older sister.
* AndKnowingIsHalfTheBattle: The "Clifford's Idea to Grow On" segments teach aesops.
* MeaningfulName: Tricksie is a now-elderly dog who used to do tricks for a circus.
* RememberTheNewGuy: Emily Elizabeth had a rabbit named Daffodil before adopting Clifford. Daffodil was never mentioned in the books or in the episode "Little Clifford" from the main cartoon. It's never clarified ''what'' happened to Daffodil between the two years between ''Clifford's Puppy Days'' and ''Clifford the Big Red Dog''.
* SeldomSeenSpecies: Daffodil is a Holland Lop rabbit.
* ThemeTwinNaming: Brother and sister kittens Flo and Zo.

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