“New Dog in Town / Get Well” quotes from Clifford the Big Red Dog

Clifford

[to the squirrel; cheerfully] Oh, hello. [the squirrel screams in terror and hides behind a branch] Maybe we can talk more later. [grabs the frisbee with his mouth]

Cleo

Squirrels can be so rude.

Clifford

[sets the frisbee down on the ground] I think I just scared him.

Cleo

Why would he be scared of you?

Clifford

Well, I can be a little loud sometimes.

T-Bone

And you're not exactly the smallest dog in the park, either.

Cleo

So? Being big doesn't make you scary.

T-Bone

I used to think it did.

Cleo

You're kidding!

T-Bone

I thought Clifford was really scary, before I got to know him. I remember the first time I saw him, he and Emily had just moved here, and they'd only been on Birdwell Island for a few weeks.

T-Bone

That dog was big. Huge! Humongous! [sees some fishing swimming in the water and laughs]

Clifford

[seeing T-Bone at the end of the boardwalk while sniffing around] Hey, there's a dog! Maybe he'll be my friend. [starts running over to him] I hope he likes to play tag.

T-Bone

[feeling the boardwalk shaking and turns around] Huh? [sees Clifford cheerfully coming towards him and screams terrifyingly]

Clifford

[calling out to T-Bone, running away from him after hopping out of the water] Hey! Wait!

T-Bone

I don't think so! [runs far away from him]

Clifford

[upset] I guess that dog doesn't like me. [back to the present] It really hurt my feelings when T-Bone ran away from me like that.

Cleo

Way to go, T-Bone.

T-Bone

I didn't mean to hurt his feelings. I just didn't want him near me.

Cleo

Why not?

T-Bone

He was so big!

Cleo

But you didn't even know him. You can't tell what someone is like by the way they look.

T-Bone

I know. That's why I'm glad I finally did get to know Clifford.

T-Bone

You just can't tell what someone is like by the way they look. You have to get to know them.

Cleo

Then maybe it's time we got to know that guy. [points to the squirrel] He's been listening to your whole story, T-Bone.

Clifford

[walks over to the squirrel; kindly] Hello, squirrel. [the squirrel chitters nervously] My name's Clifford.