“Clifford the Big Red Dog: Best Buddies” DVD Review

On February 1st, 2011, Lionsgate Home Entertainment released Clifford the Big Red Dog: Best Buddies on DVD.  You’ll have a blast as you watch Clifford the Big Red Dog, as well six bonus Speckle Stories.  You can purchases this DVD in stores and online, retailing for $14.98 each.

DVD SYNOPSIS

Clifford knows that every day is a BIG, cuddly, fun-filled adventure when you spend time with your friends! In these six adventure-filled stories, Clifford and his friends discover the best parts of friendship are being together. They also see the importance of keeping promises, respecting each other and doing nice favors. So whether Clifford’s getting a bath from Emily Elizabeth, playing tag with Cleo and T-Bone, sharing a squiggle stick with Mac or watching fireworks, he always knows the best part of best buddies is being with the people—and dogs—he loves the most!

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Celebrate Valentine’s Day with red roses, red candy hearts and the beloved Scholastic character, Clifford the Big Red Dog™, as Lionsgate Home Entertainment releases Clifford the Big Red Dog™: Best Buddies this February. The first all-new Clifford DVD release in nearly two years includes six fun-filled episodes that have never been released to DVD. The release supports a larger effort to reach kids and families across the country with the Clifford BE BIG Campaign for civic engagement.  Inspired by Clifford’s 10 Big Ideas (Share, Help Others, Be Kind, Be Responsible, Play Fair, Be a Good Friend, Believe in Yourself, Have Respect, Work Together and Be Truthful), the BE BIG campaign invites people of all ages to take positive action and make the world a better place. Clifford the Big Red Dog™: Best Buddiessupports the BIG idea “Be a Good Friend.” In addition, the DVD contains the kid-friendly direct-play feature, allowing children to insert the DVD and watch without help from an adult. Clifford the Big Red Dog™: Best Buddies, which includes six bonus Speckle Stories.

An award–winning and beloved brand, the Clifford television series is consistently a top-rated show on PBS® where the TV series airs daily and receives more than 2,000 plays weekly. With more than 126 million books sold since its launch 49 years ago, Scholastic’s Clifford the Big Red Dog is one of the top-rated preschool properties across multiple categories. The brand currently enjoys more than 96% awareness among mothers with kids ages two to five, with over 6.4 million videos and DVDs sold to date.

DVD BONUS FEATURES

– Direct-play DVD
– 6 Speckles Stories
– English and Spanish 2.0 Dolby Digital Audio
– Fully Animated / Suitable for ages 2 and up
– From Scholastic

DVD FAST FACTS

Title: Clifford the Big Red Dog™: Best Buddies
Street Date: 2/1/11
Order Date: 1/5/11
DVD SRP:  $14.98

OUR THOUGHTS (Written by Christie S.)

We really, really enjoyed Clifford The Big Red Dog. My kids danced to the theme song. I asked my 4 year old, what her favorite character was and why? She said Clifford was her favorite, because she could climb and play on him, ride him like a horse. And he can also help me reach for things.

I received a sample of “Clifford the Big Red Dog: Best Buddies” on DVD from Lionsgate Home Entertainment to facilitate this review.  All opinions expressed in this post are 100% mine.