Clifford the Big Red Dog

Clifford the Big Red Dog is an American educational animated children's television series, based upon Norman Bridwell's children's book series of the same name. Produced by Scholastic Productions, it originally aired on PBS Kids from September 4, 2000 to February 25, 2003. The UK version (where it was dubbed with British voice actors replacing the original American soundtrack) originally aired on BBC Two on April 1, 2002. John Ritter voiced Clifford in all episodes, though this was originally done by Canadian actor Brent Titcomb in the 1988 direct-to-video series. By the time the last of the 65 half-hour episodes and the subsequent film Clifford's Really Big Movie were completed, Ritter was back on ABC's prime time schedule, starring in 8 Simple Rules. Ritter's death on September 11, 2003 came less than two weeks after PBS debuted Clifford's Puppy Days.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Some of the characters such as Jetta and Mr. Bleakman can be mean-spirited at times.
 * 2) A few bad episodes.
 * 3) While the animation is decent, it kind of stays a little bit unfaithful to the books.
 * 4) The soundtrack is done solely on digital synthesizers and an emulated Clavinet, which is kind of lazy.
 * 5) The PBS Kids funding bumper that debuted on this show features bad synth music and kids' heads that stare at the viewer. The bumper also cuts in on the majority of PBS Kids airings (though early airings have the bumper fading in), which may startle younger viewers.

Good Qualities

 * 1) Great animation for 2000s standards and top-notch voice acting, especially from Grey DeLisle, Cree Summer, John Ritter, Kel Mitchell, Edie McClurg, Earl Boen, and the list goes on and on.
 * 2) Very good and creative plots.
 * 3) Many memorable characters.
 * 4) Good morals for kids to learn.