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IN THE BOOK THE FAMILY WERE COMFORTABLY WELL OFF AND IIRC THE DOG ENDED UP ON IT'S OWN ISLAND IN UPSTATE NEW YORK

HERE, THEY WERE POOR AND THE TOWN WAS POOR
DAD DRINKS, CHURNS THE MONEY HE PUT AWAY FOR DAUGHTERS BIRTHDAY PRESENT, WHICH WAS SOME GEE WHIZ THING, INTO LOTTERY

SOME FARMER WAS MOVING AND WAS LIKE YEAH HERE'S THE RUNT OF THE LITTER THAT DIDN'T SELL, IM MOVING YESTERDAY, I CAN'T BE BOTHERED TO DO ALL THE SHOTS AND FORMS, JUST TAKE IT OFF MY HANDS


THEN THE LITTLE RUN DOWN TOWN KINDA COMES TOGETHER AS THE KID TAKES THE PUPPY EVERYWHERE SHE GOES, AND THE DOG GETS HUGE
PARENTS CANT HOUSE OR FEED IT BUT PEOPLE ALL HELP OUT

LOCAL OFFICIALS SEE DOLLAR SIGNS, RING UP SOME NATIONAL RIGAMAROLE THAT TRIES TO REVITALIZE AREAS WITH TOURISM

LOCALS SAY TO EACH OTHER HOW GREAT THIS COULD BE, THEY'VE ALL GOT HOBBIES AND MAKE KNICK KNACKS AND SUCH, MAYBE LOCAL BUSINESS WILL GROW, MAYBE THEY'LL BUY ANTIQUES ETC ETC

TOWN FLOODS WITH FOREIGNERS WHO IGNORE THE LITTLE COUNTRY TALENT SHOW THE LOCALS PUT ON FOR THEM AND JUST GO FOR CLIFFORD

CLIFFORD GETS NERVOUS TIRED AND SICK
THE STATE SENDS IN DOCTORS AND KEEPS PEOPLE AWAY FROM HIM, BUT BASICALLY JUST THE LOCALS
THEY STILL BRING HIM OUT FOR TOURISTS AN HOUR A DAY, AND THATS THE ONLY TIME THE LOCALS, INCLUDING THE GIRL, GET TO SEE HIM

THE FOREIGNERS HAD WRECKED THE TOWN
THE POOR MOUNTAIN HOLLER NOW LOOKS LIKE THE BREEZEWOOD TRUCK STOP WITH GRAFFITI AND TRASH IN PILES
STATE DOCTORS SAY THEY HAVE TO TAKE CLIFFORD AWAY FOR TREATMENT
THE FOREIGNERS ALL LEAVE AND THE TOWN REMAINS TO SIT ALMOST ENTIRELY VACANT

THE COUNTRY TALENT SHOW PEOPLE GO TO LOCAL GOV TO HAVE THE TOWN CLEANED UP, AND THE HOOKNOSED BUREAUCRAT RUDELY EXPLAINS THAT THE ENTIRE TOWN IS LEASED FOR THE CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG SHOW FOR THE TERM OF FORTY YEARS
"DOGS DON'T LIVE FOR FORTY YEARS!"
"READ THE PAPER IT SAYS FORTY RIGHT HERE"


ONE OF THE ORGANIZERS OPENS A STAPLER THAT WAS ON THE DESK AND SLAP STAPLES THE PAPER TO THE BUREAUCRATS FOREHEAD
OUTSIDE THE BUILDING THE SAME COUNTRY SHOW ORGANIZER, OPEN STAPLER IN HAND, DECLARES THE CREATION OF "THE CLEANUP COMMISSION"
THE REST PRESENT, VOTE FOR HIM TO BE PRESIDENT OF THE COMMISSION
THEY GRAB BROOMS AND RAKES AND BAGS AND START COLLECTING TRASH AS THE SAME MOTIFF FROM THE INTRO PLAYS

THE SHOTS SHOW THEM SHOVELING TRASH AT NORMAL SCALE, THEN WITH 1:4 SCALE MINIATURES OF BUILDINGS THAT ARE UP TO THEIR SHOULDER HEIGHT
THEN THE MINIATURES ARE SOMETHING LIKE 1:20
THE CLEAN-UPPERS ARE TOWERING LIKE GIANTS ABOVE THE TOWNSHIP
THE RAKES AND BROOMS TEAR UP AND SWEEP UP THE BREEZEWOOD TRUCK STOP AND THE LOCAL TOWNSHIP OFFICES
A CLOSEUP SHOWS THE HOOKNOSED BUREAUCRAT SURROUNDED BY GARBAGE, COMICALLY ROLLING ALONG IN THE BRISTLES OF THE BROOM