[music playing]
Hey, guys. I'm Nickelodeon's Jayden Bartels
on the set of
[screaming]
[groaning] Clifford?
And I'm taking you behind the scenes.
Let's check it out.
♪ Big love in a small house Blue skies never run out ♪
So, who do you play in the movie
and how do you meet Clifford?
I play Emily Elizabeth
and I am Clifford's owner/best friend,
and I find him
in this really cool animal rescue tent
and he's really tiny.
But then he grows to be really big.
Right, right. [chuckles]
Does this tent seem bigger on the inside?
That's ridiculous. It's smaller on the outside.
Mr. Bridwell, how big is he gonna get?
Well, that depends, doesn't it?
On what?
On how much you love him.
Soon after that, Clifford manages to find his way
into their apartment.
Clifford? Hey, it's you.
Please, Uncle, can he stay? Can he just stay for one night?
No, absolutely not.
Oh, please.
[whimpering]
Okay, one night.
There's this little dog that turns big
when she pours her love into him.
How did this happen? How are you so huge?
I mean, it's crazy but it's great.
Clifford the Big Red Dog is really big, really big.
[music playing]
He's like a big, huge, giant puppy, bright red,
that's gentle.
I definitely knew about
I remember the scholastic book fairs
and
and circling the books that I want,
and I totally remember
Grown ups grew up on it. Kids grew up on it.
What we wanted to keep from the books
is that Clifford represented unconditional love.
- Can we pet him? - Sure.
Well, that means he likes you. [laughing]
[music playing]
Now we're hoping to share a slightly different version
of
The movie has so much magic in it,
and I think a lot of people are gonna be surprised.
Oh.
We've been having a lot of fun doing scenes in the apartment
where there's a ten foot dog.
We've had Clifford smashing tables.
Couch's getting catapulted in the air.
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[chuckles]
Clifford is a super good actor.
I felt like this role fits him perfectly.
Working with Clifford is fantastic
because he's so big and fluffy,
I just want to squeeze him and hug him and hold him tight.
Clifford, get in the truck.
I thought Clifford was very magical,
but I did get sneezed on by Clifford.
[sneezing]
Ew.
[music playing]
Don't you dare.
[barking]
Clifford, he's a bit of a mess...
Oh, no.
...which is great.
Clifford!
[screaming]
He's really funny. He has so much energy.
There's a lot of challenges
to owning a big, ten foot red dog.
Just walking him, if he sees a squirrel
or a body ball, as you see in the movie,
he'll just like dart after them and then you'll be holding
the leash and then you'll get yanked.
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The production team had to plan for a dog
that stands ten feet tall.
[barking]
Imagine trying to find doggy accessories
for a gigantic dog.
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The prop department had quite the challenge.
Clifford's leash was made out of three human sized belts.
[music playing]
It's been rough chasing after Clifford all day.
Let's enjoy this sneak peek of
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Is he all right?
Yeah, well, he's, uh, whoo.
Are you gonna examine him?
Yes, I am 'cause I'm- I'm a veterinarian.
That's what I do, I-I examine animals.
I'm gonna take a look inside your mouth here, buddy.
Oh, easy. You wanna maybe tell him.
Oh, yeah. Clifford. Good boy.
Good job there buddy.
All right, let me take a look there.
Cool, cool, cool, cool, cool.
Yeah, that's large teeth on a big red dog.
Yeah, so why don't we get you on the scale here, bud.
But slowly.
Oh!
[whimpering]
It's just a platinum edition of the X9000.
Yeah, sorry about that.
No problem. I'm just going write... heavy.
Why don't I just listen to his heart.
- Yes. Yes. - Yes, that. Yes, that.
Let's do that. Let's do that.
I'm gonna listen to your heart now, buddy.
All right, there we go. Oh.
[beating]
Ew. Clifford, Clifford, Clifford, Clifford, Clifford.
[clearing throat]
Oh, sorry. Well, I mean, I gotta say,
besides being big and red this dog is healthy as,
well, healthy as a horse.
[music playing]
Dogs may be a person's best friend,
but Clifford's best friends are the cast and crew.
Let's see how they're bringing his role to life.
Yo yo yo, what up, fam? How's my favorite sister?
Hey.
How's my favorite little niece?
I play Uncle Casey in the movie,
um, whose Emily's Funcle.
- Mm. - That means fun uncle.
- Oh, I love it. Okay. - Yeah.
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And he is very different to me
'cause I'm very serious in real life,
and also in the film he's American and...
- Right. - I am...
- British. - ...Russian.
- No, you're not. - Please.
I am. This is a Russian accent.
- No, you're not. - Yeah, I'm British.
[laughing]
Owen is a smart, intelligent little boy.
He's a little bit shy, because,
well, he's just kind of a nerd.
- It's Owen, right? - You know my name?!
Did I say that out loud?
[chuckles]
And he's even more shy for Emily because he has a crush on her.
- Mm. Wow. - So, yeah.
Got it.
You sense any chemistry between me and Emily?
Because I sense... ew, Clifford! Gross!
This is what killed the dinosaurs!
Can you tell us
about your relationship with Clifford?
I would say at the beginning of the movie,
there's maybe a little bit of animosity...
[screaming]
from learning Clifford listens to anything Casey says.
No, no, stop.
[grunting]
[groaning] Oh!
Must be these old pipes, huh?
What the heck is going on in there?
Sometimes it can be a little hard
'cause he's like a giant dog, you know.
- Right. - Working with him
has been really cool because I've never worked
with a giant red dog before so.
- A new experience. Yeah. - Yeah, it's a little different.
And his personality is really cool.
He's still a puppy, but he's just bigger,
so he can be a little wild sometimes.
Got you. [chuckles]
What are you doing? [laughing]
No! My bed!
Darby's treating it as a comedy.
- This is the most dramatic... - Right.
...work I have ever done.
They'll never even know we were here.
That would have sounded so much cooler
if you weren't holding a SpongeBob flash drive.
Shh. Working.
I mean, honestly, emotional stuff is happening.
It's very, it's highly emotional stuff.
Okay.
[laughing]
We love you too, Clifford.
[music playing]
If you do a quick search,
you can find hundreds of tips for today's pet owner.
But what about when your pet is...
Like way bigger?
Which is why we're bringing you tips
for only a ridiculously huge, larger than life dog.
Dress for slobber.
Dog kisses can be deadly... to your wardrobe.
Always flush.
Purchase fetch insurance.
[groaning]
Buy in bulk.
There's no such thing as a light snack.
He eats like an animal.
He is an animal.
I'm talking about him.
What?
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If you had a big red dog, that was ten feet tall,
where would you hide him?
That's a very hard question to answer
because there's not many places where you can hide
- a big red dog. - Mm.
The only place I would think is either like a garage
or maybe like an empty pool.
That's a good idea. Wow. Yeah.
Where would I hide it? I don't know.
It'd be hard to hide it from my family too.
Though, my dad would be really mad.
- Yeah. - My mom would be a little mad
and my sister would be amazed, but...
- Yeah. - I might hide him
- in the garage or something. - That's exactly what Owen said.
- Yeah. - Yeah.
[barking]
That was super fun, guys. Thanks for hanging.
Enjoy this sneak peek of
Dogzilla!
No. Nothing to see here, folks. Just a big red puppy.
We're trying to keep this quiet
just until we can get him small again so shh.
This is so cool. You guys got to let me come.
This is the kind of education you can't get in a classroom.
I've seen Ted-Toks about this.
Sorry, pal. I've got enough on my plate
keeping one kid alive, there is no way--
[screaming]
Okay, I guess he's coming with.
Don't you dare. [barking]
Clifford, no, no fetch. No fetch!
[barking]
[music playing]
Clifford!
Huh? Oh, no. Oh, no, no, no, no. Bad doggie!
[groaning]
[groaning] Please, no!
Clifford, no!
[panting]
[groaning]
How has he not popped that yet?
Ah, there we are.
Clifford, put him down. Drop the ball.
Clifford, drop it.
[groaning]
- Unbelievable. - Good boy.
No, bad boy, very bad boy.
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