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Practice Makes Perfect

February 19, 2004 TV Episode Clifford's Puppy Days

Studio
Scholastic Entertainment Inc.
Animation studio
Mike Young Productions

Synopsis

Emily Elizabeth gets discouraged during her art lessons with Mr. Solomon when she thinks Nina's pictures are better than hers. Mr. Solomon finds a unique way to show Emily Elizabeth that nobody starts out as a great artist.

Characters

Puppy Clifford, Emily Elizabeth Howard, Zo, Evan Thomas, Mark Howard, Nina, Jorge, Flo, Daffodil, Shun, Norville

Credits

Directing

Director
Bob Doucette

Producing

Producer
Jef Kaminsky, Jessica Wollman
Executive Producer
Deborah Forte
Co-Executive Producers
Bill Shultz, Mike Young
Supervising Producer
Liz Young
Associate Producer
Ciara Anderson

Voices

Voice
Lara Jill Miller (Puppy Clifford), Grey DeLisle (Emily Elizabeth Howard), Ogie Banks (Zo), Orlando Brown (Evan Thomas), Cam Clarke (Mark Howard), Masiela Lusha Stacey Haglund (Nina), Jess Harnell (Jorge), LaTonya Holmes (Flo), Kath Soucie (Daffodil), Lauren Tom (Shun), Henry Winkler (Norville)

Editing

Editor
Michael Bradley

Crew

Creators
Norman Bridwell, Deborah Forte, Jessica Wollman, Jef Kaminsky, Martha Atwater
Developers
Deborah Forte, Jessica Wollman, Jef Kaminsky, Martha Atwater
Casting
Susan Blu
Executive in Charge of Production
Ken Olshansky
Production Coordinators
James A. Hughes, Steve Kindernay
Re-Recording Mixer
Gregory Cathcart

Production notes

A "prequel" to the series "Clifford the Big Red Dog."

The first two episodes premiered on September 1, 2003 (Labor Day) as part of the PBSKids "Pet-Tacular," which aired on most PBS stations. Later episodes aired weekly.