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Let It Shine (2017 TV series)
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Let It Shine
Created by
Gary Barlow
Presented by
Graham Norton
Mel Giedroyc
Judges
Gary Barlow
Dannii Minogue
Martin Kemp
Amber Riley (guest)
Lulu (guest)
Ricki Lake (guest)
Ashley Roberts (guest)
Peter Kay (guest)
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Original language(s)
English
No. of series
1
No. of episodes
10
Production
Executive producer(s)
Andrew Cartmell
Producer(s)
Gary Barlow
Editor(s)
Guy Freeman
Running time
30–105 minutes
Production company(s)
BBC Studios
Release
Original network
BBC One
Picture format
16:9
Original release
7 January (2017-01-07) – 25 February 2017 (2017-02-25)
External links
Website
Let It Shine is a British reality television music competition to find young men to star in The Band, a new stage musical featuring the songs of Take That.[1] It aired in January and February 2017 on BBC One.[2] The show is presented by Graham Norton and Mel Giedroyc, with Gary Barlow, Dannii Minogue and Martin Kemp serving as judges throughout the series.[3] Amber Riley was the guest judge for the auditions,[4] followed by Lulu for the group round.[5] Ricki Lake was the guest judge for the first live show,[6] Ashley Roberts for the semi-final[7] and Peter Kay for the final.
The show was won by the band Five To Five who won the part as the band in the new musical 'The Band' which began touring in September 2017.
Contents
1 Production
2 Format
3 The Starway
3.1 Episode 1 (7 January)
3.2 Episode 2 (14 January)
3.3 Episode 3 (21 January)
3.4 Episode 4 (28 January)
4 The Collaborations
4.1 Episode 5 (4 February)
4.1.1 Group 1
4.1.2 Group 2
4.1.3 Group 3
4.1.4 Group 4
4.1.5 Group 5
5 The Battle of the Bands
5.1 Live show details
5.1.1 Results summary
5.1.2 Week 1: Quarter final (11 February)
5.1.3 Week 2: Semi-final (18 February)
5.1.4 Week 3: Final (25 February)
6 Promotion
7 Broadcast
8 Ratings
9 References
10 External links
Production[edit]
The show's title comes from Take That's 2007 single "Shine".[8] Amber Riley, Lulu, Ricki Lake, Ashley Roberts and Peter Kay acted as guest judges of the competition, respectively.[9] Busted, Beverley Knight, Melanie C, Olly Murs and Kaiser Chiefs performed with the contestants split into groups as part of the second round of the competition, which was filmed at MediaCityUK, Salford in November 2016.[10]
In June 2017, BBC decided to axe a second series due to them running out of fresh ideas. However, the BBC confirmed that a second series still could happen in the near future.
Format[edit]
There are three stages to the competition:[11]
"The Starway" (auditions)
"The Collaborations" (group stage)
"The Battle of the Bands" (live shows)
The Starway[edit]
The judges each have 5 stars and each contestant is scored out of 20 stars; in order to proceed onto the next round they needed 15 stars.
Episode 1 (7 January)[edit]
Act[12]
Order
Age
Song
Stars
Clinton Elvis
1 23 "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" 16
Deaglan Arthurs
2 18 "New York, New York" 18
Jamie-Ryan Taylor
3 21 "Last Request" 11
Jazzie Mattis
4 24 "Uptown Funk" 17
Tyler Jack Smith
5 19 "You Are So Beautiful" 17
Hector Mitchell-Turner
6 21 "You Get What You Give" 11
Zak Robinson
7 17 "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" 14
Bobby Foord
8 16 "7 Days" 11
Nicky Price
9 17 "Say Something" 20
Nick Carsberg
10 17 "Dance with Me Tonight" 16
Wayne Thurtell
11 25 "My Girl" 11
Jason Brock
12 30 "Run to You" 20
Episode 2 (14 January)[edit]
Act[13]
Order
Age
Song
Stars
Jonnie Halliwell
1 25 "Reet Petite" 20
Dylan Reid
2 20 "Roar" 16
Lee Stinchcombe
3 35 "The Power of Love" 8
Samm Hewitt
4 23 "Dear Darlin'" 12
Keith Branic
5 16 "Treasure" 15
Ciaran O'Brien
6 16 "Dancing On My Own" 15
Craig Webb
7 27 "Jealous" 18
Damien Kivlehan
8 26 "You Give Love a Bad Name" 16
Curtis T Johns
9 23 "Put Your Records On" 19
Julius Wright
10 20 "All Night Long (All Night)" 16
Jamie Corner
11 24 "Johnny B. Goode" 17
Scott Sutcliffe
12 23 "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" 14
Huw Roberts
13 16 "Don't Look Back in Anger" 16
Harry Neale
14 26 "Beggin'" 16
Episode 3 (21 January)[edit]
Act[14]
Order
Age
Song
Stars
Jordan Harvey
1 24 "Blame It on Me" 18
AJ Bentley
2 21 "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" 18
Dion Magrath
3 23 "All About You" 13
Matt Thorpe
4 30 "If I Ain't Got You" 20
Dan Budd
5 27 "No Regrets" 16
Elijah Holloway
6 18 "Greased Lightnin'" 11
Mark Angels
7 21 "Mirrors" 17
Harry Brown
8 17 "Love Yourself" 17
Jordan Charles
9 24 "Pompeii" 15
Danny Colligan
10 23 "Stitches" 15
Kyle Passmore
11 27 "You Give Me Something 19
Josh Bailey
12 17 "Jealous" 19
Matt Knight
13 27 "Wake Me Up" 16
Tayler Davis
14 21 "Faith" 14
Hercules Smith
15 33 "Iris" 16
Episode 4 (28 January)[edit]
Act[15]
Order
Age
Song
Stars
Callum Howells
1 17 "You'll Be Back" 16
Scott Macaulay
2 18 "Laura" 19
Luke Stanley
3 27 "All of Me" 15
Travis Kerry
4 19 "Feel So Close" 11
Alexis Gerred
5 27 "Come Together" 18
Robert Evans
6 20 "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" 12
Andrew Mott
7 22 "More Than Words" 12
Kieran McManus
8 18 "Little Things" 12
Sam Glen
9 23 "Torn" 16
Connor Cunningham
10 21 "Brown Eyed Girl" 15
Ryan Butterworth
11 21 "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For 16
Sario Solomon
12 19 "Tainted Love" 16
Anthony Sahota
13 22 "Ordinary People" 16
Liam Holmes
14 27 "Let's Get It On" 13
Conor McLoughlin
15 20 "Your Song" 17
Yazdan Qafouri
16 17 "Ain't No Sunshine" 15
Jimmy Haggar
17 19 "That's Life" 13
Veeraj Lutchman
18 37 "Take Me to Church" 16
Jack Hinton
19 22 "Viva Forever" 15
Bradley Johnson
20 19 "Bring Him Home" 20
The Collaborations[edit]
After the episode, a clip was made available on BBC iPlayer which revealed the new names of the bands. Group 1 was named Five to Five, Group 2 was named Iron Sun, Group 3 was named Neon Panda, Group 4 was named Drive and Group 5 was named Nightfall.
Episode 5 (4 February)[edit]
Guest judge: Lulu
Group performance: "Kidz"/ "Hangin' Tough"/ "When Will I Be Famous?"/ "Sing"
Group 1[edit]
Collaboration with Olly Murs
Artist
Song
Results
AJ Bentley
"Troublemaker"/ "Unpredictable" /"Heart Skips a Beat"/ "Wrapped Up" Safe
Connor Cunningham
Eliminated
Curtis T Johns
Safe
Nick Carsberg
Safe
Sario Solomon
Safe
Scott Macaulay
Eliminated
Tyler Jack Smith
Eliminated
Yazdan Qafouri
Safe
Group 2[edit]
Collaboration with Beverley Knight
Artist
Song
Results
Alexis Gerred
"Twist and Shout"/ "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" /"Hold On, I'm Coming" Safe
Clinton Elvis
Safe
Damien Kivlehan
Eliminated
Dylan Reid
Eliminated
Harry Brown
Safe
Jordan Harvey
Safe
Matt Knight
Safe
Veeraj Lutchman
Eliminated
Group 3[edit]
Collaboration with Busted
Artist
Song
Results
Anthony Sahota
"Sleeping with the Light On"/ "On What You're On" /"Year 3000" Safe
Conor McLoughlin
Safe
Craig Webb
Safe
Dan Budd
Eliminated
Deaglan Arthurs
Eliminated
Josh Bailey
Safe
Luke Stanley
Eliminated
Matt Thorpe
Safe
Group 4[edit]
Collaboration with Kaiser Chiefs
Artist
Song
Results
Jamie Corner
"Ruby"/ "Hole In My Soul" /"I Predict a Riot" Safe
Jazzie Mattis
Safe
Jonnie Halliwell
Safe
Jordan Charles
Eliminated
Keith Branic
Eliminated
Mark Angels
Safe
Ryan Butterworth
Safe
Sam Glen
Eliminated
Originally Callum Howells & Harry Neale were part of Group 4 but decided to withdraw from the competition, they were replaced by reserves Keith Branic & Jordan Charles.
Group 5[edit]
Collaboration with Melanie C
Artist
Song
Results
Bradley Johnson
"I Turn to You"/ "Anymore" /"When You're Gone" Safe
Danny Colligan
Safe
Hercules Smith
Eliminated
Huw Roberts
Safe
Jason Brock
Safe
Julius Wright
Safe
Kyle Passmore
Eliminated
Nicky Price
Eliminated
The Battle of the Bands[edit]
Live show details[edit]
Results summary[edit]
Result's colour key
Artist was part of the Band in bottom two
Artist was eliminated
Artist qualified for the band
Weekly results per artist
Artist
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
AJ Bentley
Safe Safe Winners
(week 3)
Curtis T Johns
Safe Safe Winners
(week 3)
Nick Carsberg
Safe Safe Winners
(week 3)
Sario Solomon
Safe Safe Winners
(week 3)
Yazdan Qafouri
Safe Safe Winners
(week 3)
Bradley Johnson
Safe Safe Runners-up
(week 3)
Conor McLoughlin
Bottom two Bottom two Runners-up
(week 3)
Danny Colligan
Safe Safe Runners-up
(week 3)
Huw Roberts
Safe Safe Runners-up
(week 3)
Jason Brock
Safe Safe Runners-up
(week 3)
Jazzie Mattis
Bottom two Bottom two Runners-up
(week 3)
Jonnie Halliwell
Bottom two Bottom two Runners-up
(week 3)
Julius Wright
Safe Safe Runners-up
(week 3)
Mark Angels
Bottom two Bottom two Runners-up
(week 3)
Matt Thorpe
Bottom two Bottom two Runners-up
(week 3)
Alexis Gerred
Safe Eliminated Eliminated
(week 2)
Clinton Elvis
Safe Eliminated Eliminated
(week 2)
Harry Brown
Safe Eliminated Eliminated
(week 2)
Jordan Harvey
Safe Eliminated Eliminated
(week 2)
Matt Knight
Safe Eliminated Eliminated
(week 2)
Anthony Sahota
Eliminated Eliminated
(week 1)
Craig Webb
Eliminated Eliminated
(week 1)
Jamie Corner
Eliminated Eliminated
(week 1)
Josh Bailey
Eliminated Eliminated
(week 1)
Ryan Butterworth
Eliminated Eliminated
(week 1)
Week 1: Quarter final (11 February)[edit]
Guest judge: Ricki Lake
Group performance: "This Is How We Do It"/ "Hot in Herre"/ "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty"/ "Eye of the Tiger"/ "What Makes You Beautiful"/ "Treasure"/ "Hey Ya!"/ "No Diggity"
Guest performance: Jersey Boys ("Sherry"/ "Big Girls Don't Cry"/ "Walk Like a Man"/ "Beggin'"/ "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)")
Band
Order
Song
Results
Iron Sun
1 "Shut Up and Dance" Safe
Drive
2 "Everybody Get Up"/ "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" Bottom two
Nightfall
3 "The Scientist" Safe
Neon Panda
4 "Marry You" Bottom two
Five To Five 5 "MMMBop" Safe
Sing-off
Drive
1 "A Million Love Songs"
Neon Panda
2 "Greatest Day"
Mark Angels, Jazzie Mattis, Matt Thorpe, Jonnie Halliwell & Conor McLoughlin were saved by the judges and through to Semi-final. As Drive had 3 of the 5 members saved and Neon Panda only had 2 of the 5 the saved artist would continue as Drive.
Anthony Sahota, Craig Webb, Jamie Corner, Josh Bailey & Ryan Butterworth were not saved and therefore were eliminated from the competition.
Week 2: Semi-final (18 February)[edit]
Guest judge: Ashley Roberts
Group performance: "It Only Takes a Minute"/ "Could It Be Magic"/ "Relight My Fire"/ "Pray"/ "Shine" (with Take That)
Guest performance: Motown: The Musical: ("Do You Love Me"/ "Dancing in the Street")
Band
Order
Song
Results
Five To Five
1 "Tell Her About It" Safe
Iron Sun
2 "Born This Way" Bottom two
Drive
3 "Girls on Film" Bottom two
Nightfall
4 "Without You" Safe
Sing-off
Iron Sun
1 "The Long and Winding Road"
Drive
2 "Something"
Mark Angels, Matt Thorpe, Jonnie Halliwell, Conor McLoughlin & Jazzie Mattis were saved by the judges and through to Final and continue as Drive.
Alexis Gerred, Clinton Elvis, Harry Brown, Jordan Harvey and Matt Knight were not saved and therefore were eliminated from the competition.
Week 3: Final (25 February)[edit]
Guest judge: Peter Kay
Theme: Musical classic & pop number
Guest performance: Michael Ball & Alfie Boe: ("Les Misérables Medley") and Take That with Robbie Williams: ("The Flood")
Band
Order
First song
Order
Second song
Result
Nightfall
1 "Footloose" 4 "End of the Road" Runners-up
Five To Five
2 "You Can't Stop the Beat" 5 "Wrecking Ball" Winners
Drive
3 "Grease" 6 "Thinking Out Loud" Runners-up
Winning group: Five To Five (Yazdan Qafouri, Curtis T Johns, Nick Carsberg, Sario Solomon, AJ Bentley)
Promotion[edit]
During an appearance on Alan Carr: Chatty Man in December, Barlow, Minogue and Kemp confirmed the show's launch date as 7 January 2017, the same date as The Voice UK's sixth series' premiere on ITV;[16] and also showed a sneak-peek of one of the auditionees, and revealed the series' format and stages.
Broadcast[edit]
Internationally, the series began airing in Australia on BBC UKTV from 22 January 2017.[17]
Ratings[edit]
All ratings are sourced from BARB.[18]
Episode
Air date
Viewers
(millions)
BBC One
weekly ranking
Viewing share
The Starway 1
7 January 7.13 10 29.9%
The Starway 2
14 January 6.00 14 26.7%
The Starway 3
21 January 5.83 14 25.9%
The Starway 4
28 January 5.08 20 23.6%
The Collaborations
4 February 5.25 17 23.9%
Battle of the Bands 1
11 February 5.10 16 23.4%
Battle of the Bands Results 1
4.30 25 18.0%
Battle of the Bands 2
18 February 4.80 21 22.5%
Battle of the Bands Results 2
4.27 26 18.0%
Battle of the Bands 3
25 February 4.61 18 19.7%
Series average
2017
5.24
N/A N/A
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Taylor, Frances (29 December 2016). "When does Let it Shine start on BBC One? Who are the judges? Who's presenting it? What's the prize?". Radio Times. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
Jump up ^ "Gary Barlow wanted Nicole Scherzinger for Let It Shine". The List. 10 December 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
Jump up ^ Walker, Danny (20 September 2016). "First look at Let It Shine judges shows Gary Barlow's new talent show is already looking slick". Daily Mirror. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
Jump up ^ McCormack, Kirsty (14 September 2016). "Dannii Minogue, Martin Kemp and Amber Riley join panel for Gary Barlow's Let It Shine". Daily Express. Northern & Shell.
Jump up ^ Walker, Danny (13 November 2016). "Let It Shine confirm another big name as guest judge". Daily Mirror. Trinity Mirror.
Jump up ^ "Chat show host and actress Ricki Lake joined Let It Shine for one show". The Sun. News UK. 16 February 2017.
Jump up ^ "Ashley Roberts confirmed as guest judge for Let It Shine". Radio Times.
Jump up ^ "BBC One and Gary Barlow unite for new Saturday night series Let It Shine - Media Centre". BBC Online. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
Jump up ^ "Lulu confirmed as second guest judge for BBC One's brand new entertainment show Let It Shine". BBC Media Centre.
Jump up ^ "Busted, Beverley Knight, Melanie C, Olly Murs and Kaiser Chiefs to perform with the Let It Shine hopefuls in a unique format reveal". BBC Media Centre.
Jump up ^ "BBC - The Format - Media Centre".
Jump up ^ "Episode 1". BBC. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
Jump up ^ "Episode 2". BBC. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
Jump up ^ "Episode 3". BBC. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
Jump up ^ "Episode 4". BBC. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
Jump up ^ "Let It Shine v The Voice UK: BBC and ITV do battle again on Saturday nights". TellyMix. 28 December 2016.
Jump up ^ Knox, David (10 January 2017). "Airdate: Let it Shine". TV Tonight. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
Jump up ^ http://www.barb.co.uk/viewing-data/weekly-top-30/
External links[edit]
Let it Shine on IMDb
Let It Shine at BBC Programmes
Let It Shine at UKGameshows.com
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Clifford the Big Red Dog (TV series)
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Clifford the Big Red Dog
Genre
Education
Comedy
Fantasy
Based on
Clifford the Big Red Dog
by Norman Bridwell
Directed by
John Over
Voices of
John Ritter
Grey DeLisle
Cree Summer
Kel Mitchell
Cam Clarke
Kath Soucie
Gary LeRoi Gray
Ulysses Cuadra
Earl Boen
Edie McClurg
Nick Jameson
Tony Plana
Composer(s)
Josh Mancell
Mark Mothersbaugh
Country of origin
United States[1]
United Kingdom[1]
Original language(s)
English
No. of seasons
2
No. of episodes
65 (130 Segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Deborah Forte
Gary Conrad
Running time
30 minutes (15 minutes per segment) (approx. per episode)
Production company(s)
Scholastic Productions[2]
Mike Young Productions
Distributor
ITV Studios (UK)
Warner Bros. Television Distribution (US)
Release
Original network
PBS Kids
Original release
September 4, 2000 (2000-09-04)[3] – February 25, 2003 (2003-02-25)
Chronology
Followed by
Clifford's Puppy Days
Clifford the Big Red Dog is an educational animated children's television series, based upon Norman Bridwell's children's book series of the same name. Produced by Scholastic Productions, it originally aired on PBS Kids from September 4, 2000 to February 25, 2003. The UK version (where it was dubbed with British voice actors replacing the original American soundtrack) originally aired on BBC 2 on April 1, 2002.[4]
Two 15-minute stories made up each half-hour cartoon. Usually one story featured Clifford and his canine friends, Cleo and T-Bone among them; the other story would focus on Clifford's owner Emily Elizabeth and her friends. As in other shows of its kind, during scenes focusing on the dog character's perspective, human speech would replace barking to engage viewers in the storyline from the dogs' point of view.
John Ritter voiced Clifford in all episodes. This was originally done by Brent Titcomb in the series that debuted in 1988 and ran into the early 1990s. Generally speaking, his schedule dictated the production of Clifford the Big Red Dog. By the time the last of the 68 half-hour cartoons and the movie were completed, Ritter was back on ABC's prime-time schedule, starring in 8 Simple Rules. Ritter's death on September 11, 2003 came less than a week before PBS debuted Clifford's Puppy Days, a function of keeping Clifford's legacy going.
While no new Clifford episodes have been released since Ritter's death in 2003, voice actors for the main characters have reprised some of their roles for the Ready to Learn PBS Kids PSAs. The film Clifford's Really Big Movie serves as the series finale due to Ritter's death, as no new episodes were made to continue from where it left off. However, Clifford's Puppy Days still continued to air until its cancellation in 2006.
Contents
[hide]
1 Characters
1.1 Dogs
1.2 Humans
2 Setting
3 Format
4 Production
5 Broadcast
6 Episodes
7 Film
8 Video games
8.1 Original series
8.2 Modern series
9 See also
10 References
11 External links
Characters[edit]
Dogs[edit]
Clifford the Big Red Dog (voiced by John Ritter; Tom Eastwood in the British version): A giant red Labrador Retriever/Vizsla cross. The depiction of Clifford's size is inconsistent; he is often shown as being about 25 feet tall (7.6 m) from paws to head, but can appear far larger. The character is based on the imaginary friend of creator Norman Bridwell's wife.[5] Clifford is devoted to his owner Emily Elizabeth. He is friendly, shy, lovable, loyal, gentle and helpful but sometimes gets into trouble because of his size, or is tempted into trouble by his friends and those he meets. Despite being the protagonist, he seldom has episodes focusing on him, usually serving as the voice-of-reason for his friend's adventures.
Cleo (voiced by Cree Summer; Regine Candler in the British version): An energetic, selfish, trouble-making purple poodle with a tendency to not tell the truth. Her catchphrase is "Have I ever steered you wrong?" which she inadvertently does immediately after. She is one of Clifford's best friends. Her owner is Mrs. Diller.
T-Bone (voiced by Kel Mitchell; Benjamin Small in the British version): A male yellow and orange bulldog with a large appetite. He is often cowardly, clumsy, and cautious, but does have his moments of bravery. He is one of Clifford's best friends. T-Bone is in love with Mimi, another dog who visits from time to time. His owner is Sheriff Lewis.
T-Bone had a best friend named Hamburger (voiced by Kel Mitchell's longtime comedy partner Kenan Thompson) who moved away before Clifford arrived.
Mac (voiced by Cameron Clarke): A male blue greyhound with an inflated sense of self-importance, who shifts between aloofness and wanting to be part of Clifford, Cleo, and T-Bone's circle of friends. Mac competes in dog shows. He can be vain, bossy and selfish. However, he appears to be devoted to his owner Jetta. It is revealed in a few episodes that his name is short for Machiavelli.
Humans[edit]
Emily Elizabeth Howard (voiced by Grey DeLisle; Joanna Ruiz in the British version): Clifford's eight-year-old[6] owner. A friendly, curious, and helpful girl. The best skater on the island, and also very good at soccer. Emily Elizabeth adopted Clifford when he was a very small puppy, when her parents gave him to her on her 6th birthday.[7] Emily's love apparently caused Clifford to grow enormous, thus starting their new lives on Birdwell Island. Just like Clifford, she rarely has episodes about her and ends up being the voice of reason. Emily was named for creator Norman Bridwell's daughter and based on the imaginary adventures of Bridwell's wife.[5]
Caroline Howard (also voiced by Grey DeLisle): Emily Elizabeth's mom
Mark Howard (voiced by Cameron Clarke): Emily Elizabeth's dad
Charley (voiced by Gary LeRoi Gray): Emily Elizabeth's best friend and the best soccer player on the Birdwell Birds (the school soccer team). He lives on a houseboat with his father, who owns a restaurant.
Samuel (voiced by Terrence C. Carson): Charley's father and the Jamaican owner of Samuel's Fish and Chips. He is a great storyteller and runs most of the pier.
Jetta Handover (voiced by Kath Soucie): Mac's owner. She is a wealthy, self-centered friend of Emily Elizabeth who is often oblivious to others' feelings. She is often shown leading parades and competing in talent shows as a majorette. Jetta often claims her accomplishments are bigger or better than others' and finds herself humbled when she aims too high to the point where she needs help. Her mother owns one of the island stores and seems somewhat oblivious to Jetta's behavior. She often appears to dislike Clifford, criticizing him for minor accidents caused by his size, but occasionally she will show that she really does like him.
Cosmo Handover (voiced by Debi Derryberry) is the infant brother of Jetta. He is first seen in the episode "And Baby Makes 4".
Vaz (voiced by Ulysses Cuadra): Somewhat clumsy and shy boy who is friends with Emily Elizabeth and Charley.
Sheriff Lewis (voiced by Nick Jameson): T-Bone's owner. The island's sheriff and the soccer coach. He feeds T-Bone often, (explaining why T-Bone is overweight).
He had a best friend named Chief Wilson who moved away with T-Bone's best buddy, Hamburger.
Ms. Diller (voiced by Cree Summer): Cleo's owner.
Horace Bleakman (voiced by Earl Boen) lives with his wife Violet. He is often grumpy and impatient about the noise and mess Clifford inadvertently causes, but he is still a good neighbor and helps Clifford and the others from time to time.
Violet Bleakman (voiced by Edie McClurg) is the first neighbor of the Howards to introduce herself. She is a little more nice, calm, and patient than her cranky husband Horace.
Pedro and Victor (both voiced by Tony Plana) are dock workers who help unload the boat in "Welcome to Birdwell Island".
Setting[edit]
Birdwell Island
Series
Clifford the Big Red Dog
Type
Island
First appearance
"My Best Friend"
Last appearance
Clifford's Really Big Movie
Location
New York City, New York
The TV series takes place in the fictional island of Birdwell Island, where Clifford lives. The name is inspired by Norman Bridwell, the author of the books, but is spelled different. It is in Vermont.
Emily Elizabeth used to live in an apartment in New York City, but she moved away with her parents and Clifford to Birdwell Island because her mother told her that a small apartment is no place for a big dog like Clifford.
Format[edit]
The series has at least 5 segments in the show, which are:
Theme Song
1st Story - The opening theme is followed by the first central story, which is about the dogs, and a problem they face.
Storytime with Speckle - Between the first and second story, Emily Elizabeth reads Clifford the Speckle Story, a small 60 seconds (approximately) time filler about a fictional dog (Speckle), and his animal friends.
2nd Story - This is followed by another central story, about Emily Elizabeth and her friends.
Clifford's Big Ideas - Before the credits, another 30-second short takes place called Clifford's Big Ideas. The short is basically an animation of an etiquette, a proverb, or basic truth such as "Play Fair", "Help Others", etc., with narration by Emily Elizabeth.
Production[edit]
This series was only produced by Mike Young Productions and Scholastic Studios. John Ritter voices Clifford on this series before his death in 2003. Grey DeLisle voices Emily Elizabeth. She would reprise this role in the prequel Clifford's Puppy Days
Broadcast[edit]
Clifford The Big Red Dog is shown on BBC One United Kingdom Universal Kids in United States and Tiny Pop in United Kingdom
Episodes[edit]
Main article: List of Clifford the Big Red Dog episodes
Season
Episodes
Originally aired
First aired
Last aired
1 40 September 4, 2000 (2000-09-04) December 5, 2001 (2001-12-05)
2 25 May 16, 2002 (2002-05-16) February 25, 2003 (2003-02-25)
Film[edit]
In 2004, Warner Bros. Pictures distributed a feature-length animated film based on the show titled Clifford's Really Big Movie. It was about Clifford, Cleo and T-Bone joining an animal show to win a lifetime supply of dog food to provide for Clifford. This was John Ritter's last film as he died on September 11, 2003, after completing voice work for the film. The film was dedicated to his memory. The movie also stars Wayne Brady as Shackleford the Ferret, Judge Reinhold as Amazing Larry, John Goodman as George Wolfsbottom, and Jenna Elfman as Dorothy the Cow. The film also serves as the series finale.
Video games[edit]
Original series[edit]
Clifford's Reading
Clifford's Thinking Games
Modern series[edit]
Clifford's Learning Activities
Clifford's Musical Memory Games
Clifford's Phonics
Clifford's Big Puzzle Game (A Wendy's Kids' Meal DVD game, available for a limited time only)
See also[edit]
Children's literature portal
Clifford's Puppy Days
Clifford's Really Big Movie
References[edit]
^ Media and Culture, 5th ed., Richard Campbell, Christopher R. Martin and Bettina Fabos.
^ Jump up to: a b "Clifford the Big Red Dog (TV series) (2000)". British Film Institute. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
Jump up ^ "He's Big! He's Red! He's Coming to PBS Kids! Scholastic Productions' "Clifford the Big Red Dog" Animated Series Debuts on PBS Fall 2000" (Press release). PBS. January 7, 2000. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
Jump up ^ Zurawik, David (July 13, 2000). "PBS gives kids new Saturday morning shows". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
Jump up ^ http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/0/20?order=asc&q=clifford+%22red+dog%22
^ Jump up to: a b Clifford the Big Red Dog - Don Markstein's Toonopedia
Jump up ^ "The Cast of Clifford the Big Red Dog®". PBS Kids. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
Jump up ^ "Little Clifford" 19 September 2000, 6 candles on cake
External links[edit]
Clifford the Big Red Dog on IMDb
Official site of book series
Clifford the Big Red Dog at TV.com
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The Constitution of Liberia is the supreme law of the Republic of Liberia. The current constitution, which came into force on 6 January 1986, replaced the Liberian Constitution of 1847, which had been in force since the independence of Liberia. Much like the 1847 Constitution, the Constitution creates a system of government heavily modeled on the Federal Government of the United States.
Contents
1 Drafting process
2 Constitutional institutions
2.1 Presidency
2.2 Legislature
2.3 Judiciary
2.4 Autonomous agencies
3 Additional provisions
4 Amendment process
5 2011 amendment referendum
6 Past constitutions
7 References
8 External links
Drafting process[edit]
Following the overthrow and execution of President William Tolbert by a small group of soldiers led by Samuel Doe on April 12, 1980, the 1847 Constitution was suspended and governing power was assumed by the People's Redemption Council led by Doe. Doe refused to assume the presidency, instead ruling by decree as the Chairman of the PRC.
On April 12, 1981, Amos Sawyer, a political science professor at the University of Liberia, was appointed Chairman of the National Constitution Committee, a 25-member body tasked with drafting a new constitution. In December 1982, the Committee finished their draft constitution, and submitted it to the People's Redemption Council in March 1983.
The PRC appointed a 59-member Constitutional Advisory Committee to review the draft . On October 19, 1983, the CAA finished its review, having removed or altered several provisions. Among the changes made to the draft included an increase of presidential terms from four to six years, removal of an entrenchment provision that would have prevented amendments altering presidential term lengths and term limits, removal of a prohibition on government participation by military personnel, and deletion of provisions establishing two autonomous agencies charged with approving judicial candidates and investigating corruption.
On July 3, 1984, the revised Constitution was submitted to a national referendum, where it was approved by 78.3% of voters. Following the 1985 general election, the new Constitution came into effect on January 6, 1986 with the inauguration of Doe and the newly elected Legislature of Liberia.
Constitutional institutions[edit]
Presidency[edit]
Main article: President of Liberia
The executive power of the state is vested in the President of Liberia, who is entrusted to faithfully execute the laws of the country. Among the changes made to the presidency from the previous constitution include the introduction of term limits, prohibiting the President from serving more than two terms, and the reduction of presidential terms from eight years to six.
Additionally, the Constitution also requires that candidates for the presidency must own at least $25,000 in real property, an increase in the original $600 requirement in the 1847 Constitution. Furthermore, the President is immune from civil suits arising from actions taken during their tenure in office and arrest on criminal charges while in office, though the President may be prosecuted for criminal acts committed while in office upon vacating the presidency.
The Constitution also includes new provisions allowing for the presidential appointment of a new Vice President, with the consent of both houses of the Legislature, in the event of the vacancy of the office. Furthermore, the Constitution provides that in the event of the assumption of the presidency by the Vice President in the event of the President's death, resignation, incapacity or removal, the Vice President will be not considered to have served a term in office for the purpose of term limits.
Legislature[edit]
Main article: Legislature of Liberia
The Constitution grants legislative power to the Legislature of Liberia. Few changes were made to the Legislature from the 1847 Constitution, which largely modeled the Liberian Congress on the United States Congress. However, due to the unitary nature of Liberia, the Legislature is not restricted in its power to make laws, so long as those laws do not violate any provision of the Constitution.
Judiciary[edit]
Main article: Supreme Court of Liberia
The Constitution largely follows the model set by Article IV of the 1847 Constitution, vesting judicial powers in the Supreme Court of Liberia and any subordinate courts created by the Legislature. However, the Constitution places previously absent requirements on judicial appointees, requiring Supreme Court justices to have been counselors of the Supreme Court Bar for at least five years and requiring all other judges to have been either practicing attorneys for three years or a member of the Supreme Court Bar.
Autonomous agencies[edit]
Article 89 of the Constitution mandates the establishment of three independent agencies:
Civil Service Commission
National Election Commission
General Auditing Commission
Additional provisions[edit]
While the 1847 Constitution had provided for political rights similar to those expressed in the United States Bill of Rights, the current constitution expands these rights to include a variety of economic and social rights. For instance, Article 6 provides for equal access to education, while Article 5 protects traditional Liberian culture.
Article 8 establishes workers' rights by prohibiting inhumane or dangerous working conditions, and Article 18 prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of gender, religion or ethnicity, as well as guaranteeing equal pay. Additionally, Article 14 explicitly invokes the separation of church and state and the prohibition of a state religion.
Article 27(b) of the Constitution retains the controversial nationality requirements of Article V, Section 13 of the 1847 Constitution, which limits citizenship to "persons who are Negroes or of Negro descent."
Article 95(a) of the Constitution officially repeals the 1847 Constitution, while certifying that all laws enacted before the repeal remain in effect. Article 95(a), (b) and (c) also certifies the validity of all statutes, treaties, international agreements and financial obligations enacted by the People's Redemption Council. Additionally, Article 97 prohibits any court from questioning the validity of actions taken by the PRC or bringing charges against any PRC member for the overthrow of the Tolbert administration, the repeal of the 1847 Constitution, the establishment of the PRC, the imposition of criminal penalties or the confiscation of property by the PRC during their term in power or the establishment of the new constitution.
Amendment process[edit]
Per Article 91, constitutional amendments may be proposed by either a two-thirds vote of both houses of the Legislature, or by a petition signed by at least 10,000 registered voters and approved by a two-thirds vote in the Legislature. A proposed amendment must be ratified by two-thirds of voters in a popular referendum held no sooner than one year after its approval by the Legislature.
Article 93 affirms that while the term limitations set forth in Article 50 may be amended, the term limitations of the President in office at the time of ratification of such an amendment remain in place.
2011 amendment referendum[edit]
Main article: Liberian constitutional referendum, 2011
On 17 August 2010, the Legislature passed four amendments to the Constitution.[1] The four amendments proposed would have:
Decreased the residency requirement for presidential and vice presidential candidates in Article 52 from ten to five years;
Increased the mandated retirement of judges from 70 to 75;
Changed the date of national elections set in Article 83 from the second Tuesday in October to the second Tuesday in November;
Allowed House and Senate elections to use first-past-the-post voting, while retaining the two-round system for presidential elections.
In a referendum held on 23 August 2011, all four amendments failed to garner the required two-thirds majority for approval.[2]
Past constitutions[edit]
Before the adoption of the current constitution, Liberia was governed by its original constitution, ratified prior to its independence in 1847:
Liberian Constitution of 1847
Additionally, Liberia was governed by two constitutions during the rule by the American Colonization Society under the Commonwealth of Liberia:
Liberian Constitution of 1820
Liberian Constitution of 1838
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "Liberia to Conduct National Referendum Ahead 2011 Elections". Shout-Africa. September 22, 2010.
Jump up ^ "Liberia voters reject all 4 items on referendum". Associated Press. Google News. August 31, 2011. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
External links[edit]
"CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA". onliberia.org. 1984. Archived from the original on 2017-09-04.
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