The BEST episodes written by James Ponti
#1 - Hell Breaks Loose
The Adventures of Superboy (1988) - Season 4 - Episode 9
Strange things begin to happen at the Bureau after a construction project begins. Tools are found twisted and mangled, computers print countless sheets filled with the name "Lisa," and strange noises are heard. While working one night, Lana is nearly blown out of the window by a gust of wind coming from inside the building. She calls in a paranormal specialist and a psychic to investigate and they discover a gun hidden in a retaining wall that is not part of the building plans.
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#2 - Jorge And The Dog Run
Clifford's Puppy Days - Season 1 - Episode 5
Clifford is excited to go to his first outing at the local dog run, but becomes worried that he won't fit in after a conversation with Norville. At the dog run, he can't get anyone to notice him at first, but soon finds a friend named Jorge. Jorge lets him join in a game called Dog Ball and sticks up for him when he messes up because he didn't really know how to play. Later, Clifford shares a snack with Jorge and upon returning home finds out that Jorge is actually a nearby neighbor.
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#3 - Something Special
Clifford's Puppy Days - Season 1 - Episode 17
Nina and her family are putting on a Cinco de Mayo party and when Emily Elizabeth compliments a dress Nina made for her Mom, Nina tells her about her Mom says that everyone has a ""something special"" that they're good at. Clifford overhears this and decides that he should use his ""something special"" to try and help get things set up for the party. Unfortunately, he has no idea what his ""something special"" is and when it seems like there's nothing he can do to help, he wonders if maybe he doesn't have one.
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#4 - Clifford's Club House
Clifford's Puppy Days - Season 1 - Episode 6
Clifford and the gang get the idea to start a club from Emily Elizabeth and her friend Nina and their first task is to find their perfect clubhouse. Norville has some great ideas, but it turns out that all of his suggested locations have problems which keep them being proper clubhouses. When a new location is suggested, Norville seems unhappy and quits the club and everyone thinks that he is just upset because the location isn't his choice. Everyone, however, soon realizes that isn't the real problem and after choosing an alternative location, everyone learns an important lesson about listening and Norville learns one about speaking up for himself.
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#5 - Shun Gets in the Game
Clifford's Puppy Days - Season 1 - Episode 18
On the first day of spring, Emily Elizabeth is eager to get up, get dressed and play in the first day of Courtyard Volleyball. Shun, new to the neighborhood, doesn't know how to play, so Emily Elizabeth invites him to join in and learn. When it seems to him like he's not a very good player, he starts making excuses to try to get out of the game. Meanwhile, Clifford and his friends are also looking for fun and take part in a game created by Norville: wall-hit-ball, a wacky game that's fun to play but seemingly has no solid rules.
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#6 - Best Nest
Clifford's Puppy Days - Season 1 - Episode 27
On a heavily windy day, things are being blown all over the place, including Norville's nest to parts unknown. A search for it comes up empty and Norville takes to the skies to look all over for it. His furry friends decide to try to help out by making him a new nest, but run into problems with bossiness and uncaring behavior.
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Clifford's Puppy Days - Season 1 - Episode 29
When Clifford learns that Valentine's Day can be a great day to make new friends, he tries to befriend a small, yellow puppy by getting her to be her Valentine. Norville thinks that the best way to do would be through fancy tricks, so Clifford tries this, with disastrous results. Even thinking small doesn't help and Clifford learns a lesson about being himself.
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Clifford's Puppy Days - Season 1 - Episode 41
Due to the birth of their new son (""Oh, Brother"") and their growing children, the Sidarskys are moving into a new, bigger mouse hole. It's just around the corner and Clifford offers to help them move a rather large heirloom - a family clock that helps lull the baby to sleep. Called away for lunch, he finds that various distractions keep him from getting back to help out in time.
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Clifford's Puppy Days - Season 1 - Episode 47
Ken Burns pays a visit to the class of Emily Elizabeth and her friends, explaining that he's at work on a documentary about pets. He's been invited as a guest to the class because the class project is for everyone to group into teams and make their own documentaries. Emily Elizabeth, Nina and Shun get their first turn with the class video camera and decide to make a video about the people in their neighborhood. They get so caught up in the roles of cameraperson, producer and interviewer that are assigned to them that at first they have trouble creating a meaningful documentary.
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#10 - Practice Makes Perfect
Clifford's Puppy Days - Season 1 - Episode 28
Emily Elizabeth has been helping Mr. Solomon with a presentation of one of his art books and he graciously offers to tutor in her painting. She's excited by it at first and invites Nina to join in. Nina picks up painting quickly, while Emily Elizabeth worries that her paintings aren't any good and that she should give up art.
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Clifford's Puppy Days - Season 1 - Episode 30
Shun knows that he's good with animals and now his Mom has finally given him permission to get a pet. Clifford and his friends catch word of this and decide to try to campaign to get him to select the type of pet that they are as his new pet. Their antics disturb his quiet studying, leading him to think that maybe it would be best if he didn't get a pet at all. Meanwhile, the animals learn that if they work together, they can still help out their friend.
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Clifford's Puppy Days - Season 1 - Episode 42
Emily Elizabeth and Nina are excited to hear about their favorite author, Marjorie Maxwell, coming to the city fair to sign copies of the newest book in her Sarah Solver mystery series. (""My Blanky"" & ""Share and Share Alike"") They're also excited to volunteer to read picture books to little kids, so long as they can finish up in time for the book signing. When their relief doesn't show up on time, they're forced to come up with a creative solution to keep things going, and are rewarded for their responsibility and creativity.
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Clifford's Puppy Days - Season 1 - Episode 48
Evan receives tickets from Coach Harris to go see a basketball game featuring his favorite player --- Alan Houston. Once at the game, he gets to actually meet Alan Houston, but then is asked to watch over Houston's little daughter Remie and her puppy, Hoops. Evan is glad to do it, but finds it very hard to concentrate on the game. Still, he finds it worth it in the end.
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