Clifford the Big Red Dog

In Clifford The Big Red Dog, middle schooler Emily Elizabeth discovers a small red puppy who magically grows into a gigantic dog. As Clifford’s size attracts the attention of a genetics company aiming to supersize animals, Emily and her fun-loving but clueless Uncle Casey must protect Clifford. They embark on a thrilling adventure across New York City, learning valuable lessons about love and acceptance along the way.

PARENTAL NOTES In Clifford

Potty Humor

• There is a scene in which one of the leading men, who is something of a loser, is late for a meeting and doesn’t have a chance to shower beforehand. Right before entering the offices, he finds a sanitizer dispenser and begins cleaning up. At one point, he tugs the front of his slack’s waistband away from his torso and looks at his crotch as if contemplating rubbing his manhood down with the sanitizer.
• Clifford pees on a tree and it’s like water from a firehose that sprays all over the nearby leads.
• In one scene, Clifford is splayed out, licking his genitals. The genitals in question are only just off-screen, but the sound effects and the surrounding looks of horror by onlookers are more than enough.
• A vet spends quite some time indicating that he wants to give Clifford a rectal thermometer. At one point he says that “it rhymes with nuthole.”
• In another scene, the children pick up a pug to let it take an uncomfortably long and very close sniff of Clifford’s butt.
• One of the characters says, “You can kiss my…” before being cut off.

Modern Relationships

• When talking to young Emily, her uncle indicates to her that he used to live with his girlfriend. It is completely irrelevant to the story and could have just as easily been left out.

                   

WOKE REPORT

I’m A Loser, Baby

• Emily’s uncle, the main male character, is an ineffectual loser.

Daddy, Can You Hear Me

• Unlike the cartoon, Emily’s dad has been completely removed from the film version. He’s never even mentioned.

Knockin’ Boots

• Emily’s uncle indicates to her that he used to live with his girlfriend. This has no place in a film for children.

Being Different, blah, blah, blah

• The movie’s shoehorned message is one of the woke Left’s favorite mantras, which they have abused into banality—being different isn’t an excuse for persecution. You know what? Sometimes it is. It depends on the nature of the difference.
  • I wouldn’t even mention this because it is completely irrelevant to the rest of the film, but it is literally a soapbox message hamfisted into the film’s end as a speech to the audience.