03x01 - You Are Special / Daniel is Special

[bunniefuu]

- Hi, neighbor! You're invited
to a show at my school.

I'm excited for you
to see what I can do.

And then, we're going
on a leaf walk with my Dad!

I'm so glad you'll be with me.

And I'll be right back.

♪♪ It's a beautiful day
in the neighborhood ♪

♪ A beautiful day
for a neighbor ♪

♪ Would you be mine?
Could you be mine? ♪

♪ Won't you be my neighbor? ♪

- ♪ It's Daniel Tiger's
Neighborhood ♪

♪ The Land of Make-Believe ♪

♪ Won't you ride along with me?
- Ride along ♪

- ♪ It's Daniel Tiger's
Neighborhood ♪

♪ So much to do,
so much to see ♪

♪ Won't you ride along with me?
- Ride along ♪

- ♪ I've got lots of friends
for you to meet ♪

♪ In the Land of Make-Believe ♪

♪ A friendly face on every
street waiting to greet you ♪

♪ It's a beautiful day
in the neighborhood ♪

♪ A beautiful day
for a neighbor ♪

♪ In Daniel Tiger's
Neighborhood ♪♪

- Presenting...
Daniel Tiger! Ta-dah!

Ha! Ha! Ha! Today at school,

we're putting on a show.
And I'm going to sing!

♪ La la la la la la laaaa ♪
Come see!

- OK, everyone, we're ready
to start our show!

Everyone, get ready to show
something special you can do.

- I'm going to sing a song!

♪ La la la la la la laaaa ♪

- I'm going to... to...

to... I don't know what
I'm going to do, hoo-hoo.

- You can do so many things, O!
- Thanks, Daniel.

- Prince Wednesday,
would you like to go first?

- Yes!

I'm gonna be
the silliest magician!

- ♪ Hi, Prince Wednesday,
how do you do? ♪

♪ Show us something special
that you can do ♪

- Ladies and gentlemen...

and owls, and kitty cats,
and tigers...

watch me say the magic word,

and pull a duck out of my hat!

Abraca-doodle!

(laughter)

Abraca-doggie!
(laughter)

Abracadabraaa!

- (kids): Yaaay!
(laughter)

A rrroyal thank you!
(laughter)

That magic trick was something
special that I can do!

- Prince Wednesday's
magic trick is so funny!

Don't you think, O?
- That was a funny magic trick.

- Super funny!

- Prince Wednesday can do
a magic trick? Hoo-hoo-hoo!

That is so special!

(sigh)
I can't do a magic trick.

I'm not that special.
- O the Owl,

would you like to go now?
- Well... OK.

Maybe if I do a magic trick,
I'll be special too!

I don't know about this.

OK!

Ta-dah! I'm royally gonna do
a magic trick!

- I didn't know
you liked magic tricks.

- I don't. Hoo-hoo.

- Then why do you want
to do one?

- Because Prince Wednesday
did a magic trick,

and a magic trick is special.

- O, you don't have
to do a magic trick

like Prince Wednesday did
to be special...

♪ I like you, I like you ♪

♪ I like you
just the way you are ♪

You can be yourself!

- Be myself?
- Yes!

You're a very special owl!
- I am?

- Yes. There is
no other owl like you.

So what would
O the Owl like to do?

- Hmm... can I think about it?

- Sure.

Daniel, are you ready
for your turn?

- Yes!

- ♪ Hi, Daniel Tiger
how do you do? ♪

♪ Show us something special
that you can do ♪

- Something I like
to do is... sing!

♪ My name is Daniel Tiger ♪

♪ And I like my friends ♪

♪ Just the way they are
I'm Daniel!

(cheering)

- Thank you, thank you,
thank you very much!

Did you see me
singing on stage?

It was so much fun!

It would be really fun
to be a singing star

and sing on a real big stage!

For lots and lots of people!

Hey, do you want
to make believe with me?

Let's make believe

that I was putting
on a big singing show!

♪♪ My name is Daniel Tiger ♪

- ♪ Daniel Tiger ♪

- ♪ And I like my friends
- He likes his friends ♪

- ♪ Just the way they are
- Just the way we are ♪

- ♪ I'm Daniel
- He's Daniel ♪

- ♪ Daniel Tiger
- Daniel Tiger ♪

- ♪ And I like my Tigey ♪

♪ Right by my side
- Right by his side ♪

- ♪ I'm Daniel
- He's Daniel ♪

- ♪ Daniel Tiger
- Daniel Tiger ♪

- ♪ , , , , yah ♪♪

Wasn't that grr-ific?
- Hoo-hoo!

I like your song, Daniel.
- Thanks, O.

- But I can't sing
like Daniel, hoo-hoo!

- Meow-meow, can I go next,
pretty please?

- OK. Katerina Kittycat!

- Meow!

- ♪ Hi, Katerina,
how do you do? ♪

♪ Show us something special
that you can do ♪

- ♪ A little bit of twiling ♪

♪ Is my thing
Yes, twirling's my thing ♪

♪ It's true ♪
- Hoo-hoo!
- Splendid!

- Did you see me twirl?
Did you see me twirl?

- You were grr-ific!
- Hoo-hoo!

I wish I could twirl
like you, Katerina.

- Thanks. Meow-meow!

My mommy says my twirls
are very special.

- Hoo-hoo, yes!
Twirling is special,

Ah! Maybe if I twirl,

I'll be special too!

Hoo-hoo! Teacher Harriet,
I'm ready for my turn now!

- You are? Wonderful!

- Hoo-hoo! Let's see,
let's see... A-ha!

I'm going to twirl!

Twirling owl! Oh, oof!

Hoo-hoo!
- I didn't know

you liked to twirl, O.
- No, not really.

But I want to twirl
like Katerina!

- O, you don't have
to twirl like Katerina.

You should be yourself!
- Yeah, O!

- ♪ I like you, I like you ♪

♪ I like you
just the way you are ♪

- Well... I need to think
some more about what I can do.

- OK, O. We'll let
someone else take a turn.

Miss Elaina,
would you like to go next?

- Yes, yes, yes, yes! Ready!

- ♪ Hi, Miss Elaina,
how do you do? ♪

♪ Show us something special
that you can do ♪

- Hiya, folks!

This is my puppet Mr. Sheep.
Say hello, Mr. Sheep!

Mooooooooo!
(laughter)

Hey, that's not right!

You're a sheep, not a cow!

Say hello, Mr. Sheep!

Woof, woof, woof!
(laughter)

One more time.

Say hello, Mr. Sheep! HELLO!

Noooo! Like a sheep,
like a sheep!

- Baaaaaaaa! Baaa! Baaa!

- Grr-ific!
- Funny!

- Yay!
- Miss Elaina,

I love how you made
the sheep say, "Moo!"

- Umm... can I, hoo-hoo,

borrow your puppet?
- Why?

- I want to do a puppet show,
just like you!

- Like me? But, O,

you should be like you!

♪ I like you, I like you ♪

♪ I like you
just the way you are ♪

- But... I don't do magic tricks
like Prince Wednesday.

I don't twirl like Katerina...

or sing like Daniel.
- ♪ La la la ♪

- And I don't do puppet shows
like Miss Elaina...

- Baaaaaa!
- I don't know what I do

that is special,
and it is making me so...

sad. Hooo...

- You can do
so many special things, O.

- You can, O!

- Hoo-hoo! Like what?

- You can read!
- And you always have a book

for everything!
- I do like to read!

- And you help people,
meow-meow.

- I am good at helping. Hoo-hoo!

- You are! You found my special
locket when it was lost!

- ♪ I like you, I like you ♪

♪ I like you
just the way you are ♪

- You see, O, you don't have
to be like anybody else,

you can just be yourself.

- ♪ I like you, I like you ♪

♪ I like you
just the way you are ♪

- Thanks. Hoo-hoo!

OH! I know what to do
in the show!

Ha! Ha! Ha!
- ♪ Hi, O the Owl,
how do you do? ♪

♪ Show us something special
that you can do ♪

- Hoo-hoo! Get ready!

I'm going to show you
something special I can do.

My nifty... galifty...

flying flip! Ha! Ha! Ha!

Hooo! Hooo! Hooo!

Hooo-wooo!

(cheering)
- Royally great!

- And that's what O the Owl
can do. Hoo!

- O, I didn't know
you could do that!

I wish I could do
a flying flip just like you.

- Hoo-hoo! Thanks, Daniel.

But you don't have
to do a flip like me.

♪ I like you, I like you ♪

♪ I like you
just the way you are ♪

- Thanks, O.

- ♪♪ You are my friend ♪

♪ You are special ♪

♪ You're my friend ♪

♪ You're special to me ♪

♪ You are the only one
like you ♪

♪ Like you, my friend ♪

♪ I like you ♪

♪ In the daytime ♪

♪ In the nighttime ♪

♪ Any time that you feel ♪

♪ Is the right time ♪

♪ For a friendship with me ♪

♪ I sure hope that you see ♪

♪ You're special ♪

♪ Special, my friend ♪

♪ You're special to me ♪

♪ There's only one ♪

♪ In this wonderful world ♪

- ♪ You are special ♪♪

What is something special
that you can do?

You are special!
I'm glad you're my friend,

and I like you just the way
you are. Ugga-mugga!

- ♪♪ You are my friend ♪

♪ You are special ♪

♪ You're my friend ♪

♪ You're special to me ♪

♪ You are the only one
like you ♪

♪ Like you, my friend ♪

♪ I like you ♪

♪ In the daytime ♪

♪ In the nighttime ♪

♪ Any time that you feel ♪

♪ Is the right time ♪

♪ For a friendship with me ♪

♪ I sure hope that you see
you're special ♪

♪ Special, my friend ♪

♪ You're special to me ♪

- ♪ You are my friend ♪

♪ You are special ♪

♪ You're my friend ♪

♪ You're special to me ♪

♪ You are the only one
like you ♪

♪ Like you, my friend ♪

♪ I like you ♪♪

(laughter)
(camera clicking)

- Hi, neighbor!
- Hello, neighbor.

- Look! The leaves
are changing colors!

Wanna come on a leaf walk
with me and my Dad?

We can look for all
the different color leaves!

- Say, "leeeaves!"
- Leaves!

(camera click)
- OK! Let's walk!

Wow! Look at all
these beautiful leaves!

- Ah! Look at this leaf!

- You know, Daniel,
leaves are like snowflakes.

Every single one is different.

Look! Leaf hat!
(Daniel laughs.)

- I think I want this one!
- Purrrfect!

(Daniel laughs.)
- Oh!

- Ooh! I'm gonna hop
over those leaves!

- And , , , jump!
- Woo-hoo!
- Very good!

- Ooh, look at this leaf!
It has green and brown!

It's so pretty!
- You have such a good eye

for noticing things.
That's one reason why...

♪ I like you, I like you ♪

♪ I like you
just the way you are ♪

- Thanks, Dad! I have an idea!

Can I make a picture
with my leaf?

- That's a wonderful
idea, Daniel!
- Grr-ific!

I want to get even more
leaves for my picture.

You will find leaves
with me, right?

Then, we're gonna make
a leaf picture!

I think I want...

a red leaf for our picture.
Do you see red leaves?

Jump with me
to catch the leaves!

Ah! Got it! Ha! Ha!

Ohh! Let's get an orange leaf
for our picture!

Where are the orange leaves?

Let's catch the orange one!

Jump! Got it! Ha! Ha!

I love
those yellow-colored leaves!

Let's catch a yellow leaf, too!

Here we go!
(laughing)

Look! I have a red leaf,

an orange leaf, a yellow leaf,

and a green and brown leaf!

(camera click)
- Wow! I've never seen

so many colors.

- Look at that big leaf
way up high!

- Daniel, hi!

- Hi!
- Look, there's Daniel, Daddy!

- Why, hello, Tiger family!

How are you
on this fabulous day?

- We're good, thanks!
Just checking out the leaves.

- Hi, neighbor.
See what I'm wearing?

It's a star!
- Oh, that star is nice!

- Thanks! I made it myself!

With lots of glitter
and paint and stuff,

And I'm gonna wear it all day!

- Because you are a star...

a twinkling star!

If you wiggle like this,

you'll really look
like a twinkling star.

- Twinkle, twinkle!

- You look special, Miss Elaina!

- I am special, toots!
(Miss Elaina laughs.)

- We need to get back
to our music shop.

Let's sing them
our Buh Bye song!

- Ha! Ha! OK!
- ♪ Buh bye, buh bye ♪

- ♪ Buh-buh buh-buh bye, yeah ♪
- Buh bye, Miss Elaina!

Wow! That Miss Elaina
is special.

She has a special star
on her dress.

I wish that I had a star.
- How come?

- I want to be special, too!

And if I have a star,
I'll be special.

- Oh! You are special
already, Daniel.

It doesn't matter
if you have a star or not.

You don't need things
to make you special because...

♪ I like you, I like you ♪

♪ I like you
just the way you are ♪

- You do? You like me
just the way I am?

- Yes. There is no one else

in this whole world like you.

No one else has your eyes,

your wiggly ears...

or your great ideas.
- My ideas?

- Yes! Like your idea
to make a leaf picture

and your idea
to twinkle like a star.

- Oh, yeah! Those were my ideas!

- I like all
of your ideas, and...

♪ I like you, I like you ♪

- ♪ I like you
just the way you are ♪

- You are my fuzzy little guy.

- That makes me special, too.

Look, Dad! The leaf
looks like it's flying

like an airplane!

- What an imagination
you have, Daniel!

You always think of fun things
to pretend!

- Thanks, Dad! Zoom!

Wouldn't it be fun
to fly on that leaf?

Ah! Do you want
to use your imagination

and make believe with me?

Let's make believe
that we're going for a ride

on a flying leaf!

♪♪ Fly up high, in the sky ♪

♪ Zooming through the forest ♪

♪ Ride my leaf so fast ♪

♪ Through the long green grass ♪

♪ Wave hello to a bird ♪

♪ As he flies beside me ♪

♪ Fly below, across a pond ♪

♪ As fast as can be ♪

♪ Fly up high, in the sky ♪♪

Wasn't that grr-ific
to fly on a leaf?

Zoom! Zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom!

- Let's walk!

- Well, hello there, Tigers!
How in the world are ya?

- We're just fine!
Enjoying the day.

- Nifty Galifty!
Always a lot to learn

when you're outside in nature!

- Oh!
- Oops! Oh, hello, Daniel!

Hoo-hoo!
- What are you doing, O?

- I was reading
my book about leaves!

- But the leaves are right here!

- I know. But, did you know

that leaf piles
are fun to jump in?

- You read that in your book?
- Yesiree! See?

- You're a good reader, O!
- Thank you!

- I don't know how to read...

but I do know, that there
is a real leaf pile right there!

- That leaf pile looks just

like the one in my book,

hoo-hoo!
- I bet it's fun to jump in!

- OK!
- Jump with us.

One, two, three!
- Hoo-hoo!

(laughter)

- That was fun!
- My book was right!

Jumping in leaf piles is fun!

- Uh-huh! You are
a grr-ific reader!

You're so special, O,
because you can read.

- Thanks. Ahchoo!

- Come on, O! Let's put
these groceries away.

- Do I have too?

Playing in leaf piles is -
Ah-ah-ahchoo! - fun!

- Ha! Ha! I know!

We can play
in the leaves another day.

- OK. Besides,
I think the leaves

make me sneezy. Ah! Ahchoo!

(Daniel laughs.)
- Bye, Daniel!

- Bye, O.
- Bye, Owls!

Daniel, look! I see some
more leaves for your picture!

- Great!

- This is one
of my favorite times of year.

(Dad Tiger hums.)
- Dad, did you know

that O could read?
- I did know that.

- O the Owl is really special

because he knows how to read.
I wish I knew how to read.

- You will read
when you're ready.

And in the meantime,
I like when we read together.

- I will read someday.
- Yes, you will!

And no matter what...

♪ I like you, I like you ♪

- ♪ I like you
just the way you are ♪

- I like when you take me
on leaf walks!

(laughter)

- ♪ It's you I like ♪

♪ It's not the things you wear ♪

♪ It's not the way
you do your hair ♪

♪ But it's you I like ♪

♪ It's the way
you are right now ♪

♪ The way down deep inside you ♪

♪ Not the things that hide you ♪

♪ Not your toys ♪

♪ They're just beside you ♪

♪ But it's you I like ♪

♪ Every part of you ♪

♪ Your skin, your eyes,
your feelings ♪

♪ Whether old or new ♪

- ♪ It's you I like ♪♪

(laughter)

- We're home!

Now, let's go make
a leaf picture!

- Whoa! Ho! Ho! Ho! What's this?

- We're making a leaf picture!

Look at all my leaves!

- Wow! Each one is different.

- Here you go! Glue and paper.

Now you have everything
you need for your idea.

- Yup, I do!

- Let's see, I think I want...

red leaves first!

A piece to stick here and uh...
Oh, that looks nice!

I like the big yellow leaf!
(laughing)

And these little orange ones.

And my thing
for green and brown leaf!

Piece them here.

Oh, and let's move
this one around. Look!

We're jumping in a leaf pile!

- Ooh, I like your work!

All of the leaves
are so different!

- Mm-hmm! That green
and brown leaf is nice!

- Thanks.
- So do you like my picture?

- I do like it.
♪ It's you I like ♪

♪ Not the leaf picture
that you made ♪

- ♪ It's you ♪

♪ I like ♪

♪ I like you, I like you ♪

♪ I like you
just the way you are ♪

There's only one you
in the whole world.

That makes you special.

I'm glad you're my friend.
Ugga-mugga.

- ♪ It's such a good feeling ♪

♪ To play with family
and friends ♪

♪ It's such a happy feeling ♪

♪ When they lend you a hand ♪

♪ You wake up ready to say ♪
- Hi!

- ♪ I think
I'll make a snappy new day ♪

♪ It's such a good feeling ♪

♪ A very good feeling ♪

♪ The feeling you know
- That I'll be back ♪

♪ When the day is new ♪

♪ And I'll have more
ideas for you ♪

♪ And you'll have things ♪

♪ You'll want to talk about ♪

♪ I will too ♪♪

Because it's you I like.

Hi, neighbor, this is my
friend Annie. She's making
dumplings with her dad.

- Do you want
to get the green onions?

Dump them all in.

You've made dumplings before?

- Ya, who taught you how to?
- Mom did.

- Wow!

- She learnt it
from my grandmother.

- And she passes it on.
And you pass it on, right?

- Right now, that's right.

I don't think you mixed
before, have you?

- Uh, no.
- Remember having it in China?

We had dumplings there.
- Oh yeah, I loved that...

- That's right.
- ...restaurant.

That good?
- Add a little bit here...

and then here.
- ♪ It's you I like ♪

♪ It's not the things you wear ♪

♪ It's not the way ♪

♪ You do your hair
but it's you ♪

♪ I like ♪

- And we're gonna fold it over.

- Like thingy-majjigy?

- Ya, we can pinch all the edges

so that all
the filling doesn't...

- Now it's pinch all it out...
- We'll put a little bit of glue

on one of the ears. OK?

Then pull the ears together.

- How?
- Just grab the ears.

Ya, and then pinch
them together.

There we go.
- ♪ It's you I like ♪

- That's it.
- ♪ Not the things you wear ♪

- Looks pretty good.
(laughter)

- ♪ It's not the way you do
your hair but it's you I like ♪

♪ It's the way
you are right now ♪

- Good. You ready?
- Mm-hmm!

- You want to go cook it?
OK, let's wash our hands.

- ♪ Not the things
that hide you ♪

♪ Not your toys,
they're just beside you ♪

- Drop it from, like, here.
- Here?

- Ya. Ya, and I'll stir it.

Alright.
- ♪ It's you I like ♪

- Here's the next.

All done!
- All done.

- ♪ Your eyes, your feelings ♪

♪ Whether old or new ♪

- (Daniel): ♪ It's you I like ♪♪

Thanks for showing us how people
make dumplings, Annie!