05x07 - Daniel's Winter Adventure/Neighborhood Nutcracker

[bunniefuu]

- Guess what, neighbor? Today,
we get to play in the snow

and I'm going to learn
to ice skate! After that,

- we'll go to
the enchanted garden

to see a dance show called
The Nutcracker ballet!

- It's going to be tiger-tastic!
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 ♪

- (narrator): ♪ It's Daniel
Tiger's Neighborhood ♪

♪ A 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 this land of Make-Believe ♪

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

♪ It's a beautiful day
in the neighborhood ♪

♪ A beautiful day
for a neighbor ♪

♪ In Daniel Tiger's
Neighborhood ♪

(laughing)

- Hi, neighbor!
Prince Wednesday and I

are playing in the snow today.

Look how much it snowed!

Do you like snowy days?
(Prince Wednesday laughing)

- Oof!

- Snowball catch!
- Oof! Got it!

- Hi, boys!
I checked about the pond

and it's safe
for ice skating, so...

Are you ready to go skate?

- Royally ready!
-Well, um... I think so.

Have you ever been ice skating?

I haven't.

- Okay boys, hop on.

- Come on, Daniel!

- Ooh! We get to sled!
Sled with me. Come on!

Trolley-sled, please take us
to the skating pond!

- Ding! Ding!
(laughing)

- (all): ♪ We're going
to the pond today

♪ To slide and glide and skate ♪

♪ Won't you sled along with me?
Sled along ♪

♪ Won't you sled along with me ♪

- It's just down this hill.

- (Daniel): Look!
- (Wednesday): Wow!

- I see the skating pond!

Woah. That is a big hill.

- We can sled down it,
like a slide.

Do you want
to give it a try?

- Uh, I do want to,

but the hill looks so big!

Have you ever sledded down
a really big hill?

It looks hard.

Um, I... I don't think
I can do it.

- Me neither.
- What if we go too fast?

- Yeah, or tip over?

- Like, whoa...

- I can't sled down that hill.
It's just too hard.

- I agree.
But...it would be fun.

- Hmm, sledding down
a big hill seems hard...

...but can also be really fun.

You know what I say?

♪ If something seems
hard to do ♪

♪ Try it a little bit
at a time ♪

- ♪ If something seems
hard to do ♪

♪ Try it a little bit
at a time ♪

- But how do we sled down the
hill a little bit at a time?

- Ah, well, if we walk
down the hill,

we'll be closer to the bottom.

Then we'll only sled down a
little bit of the big hill.

- Here we go.
- All right.

(humming)
(whistling)

- Okay.
- Daniel,

what do you think?
- Hey!

Now that we're only
sledding down

a little bit of the hill,
it doesn't look so hard.

I think I can do it.

- Hop on.
- Okay, Dad.

- Okay, hold on tight.

One, two, three!
- Whoa!

- (laughing): Whee!
- (laughing): Whoa!

- Hey! That wasn't so hard!

It was...fun!

♪ If something seems
hard to do ♪

♪ Try it a little bit
at a time ♪

Maybe we could go
a little bit higher?

- A royal yes.
- Come on!

(laughing and panting)
Dad! Dad!

We want to sled a little bit
more of the hill,

so we're going up higher!
- Okay

(laughing and panting)

- Let's try that again. Ready?
- Yeah!

- (all): One, two, three!

- Whoa!
- Yahoo!

- (both) A little bit more?

- Yeah! Let's go again.

♪ If something seems
hard to do ♪

Try it a little bit
at a time ♪

(laughing and panting)

- Ready to slide down...

...the big hill?
- I'm ready!

Are you ready?

- Here we go!
- Here we go.

- One, two, three...

Go!
- Whee!

- Whoa!
(laughing)

- Whoa, yeah! We did it!
- That was fun!

- Yeah! We were like, whoosh!

And whoa! And...
- Whee!

It was grr-ific.
- It was royally cool.

- Wow! I wonder what it
would be like

to sled down
an even bigger hill,

with twists, turns
and loop-de-loops!

Hey! Do you want
to make believe with me?

Let's make believe

that we are on
a super-fast racing sled!

- (narrator): ♪ Whoosh,
whoosh, whoa ♪

♪ Look how fast
your sled can go ♪

♪ Whoosh, whoosh, whoa! Your
sled can do a loop-de-loop ♪

♪ Your sled goes so very fast ♪

♪ On the twisty bobsled track ♪

♪ Twists and turns
and tunnels too ♪

♪ On your super-fast sled, you
can do a loop-de-loop ♪

♪ Whoosh, whoosh, whoa!
Look how fast your sled can go ♪

♪ Whoosh, whoosh, whoa! Your
sled can do a loop-de-loop ♪

- Wowee!

Wasn't that grr-ific?
- (Dad): Come on, you two!

Let's go skate!
- All right!

- (laughing): Whee!
- Look, it's Miss Elaina,

and she's ice skating!

Hey Miss Elaina!
- Hi Daniel... Ooh!

- Oh no! Are you okay?
- Oh, sure.

Ice skating is just a little...
Woah, whoa...slippery!

Oof! ...But I like it.

- Do you need help
getting up, Elaina-boo?

- No thanks, Mom, I'll do it
the way you showed me.

Like a puppy, then stand up.

- You're going to like
ice skating, Daniel.

It's so...whoa!
So... So much fun!

- Mm, I didn't know it was so
slippery and slide-y.

Ice skating looks hard.

- Okay, anyone who
wants to skate,

hop on the bench so we can help
you put your skates on!

- Hop, hop, hop, hop.

- Okay, here I come!
- (laughing): Nice hopping.

I'll help you, Prince Wednesday.
- There you go.

All right my fuzzy guy,

let's get these skates on.

- I'm not sure I want
to go ice skating anymore.

It looks so slippery -
and what if I fall?

- Well, Miss Elaina fell.
Was she okay?

- Uh-huh.
It just looks so...

...hard to do.
- Remember...

♪ If something seems
hard to do ♪

♪ Try it a little bit
at a time ♪

- ♪ If something seems
hard to do ♪

♪ Try it a little bit
at a time ♪

Will you help me?
- That's what I'm here for.

There you go. How does that
feel?. Does that feel right?

- Mm-hmm.
- Helmet for safety

and just step carefully.

- Woah! Wearing skates

feels kind of...wobbly! Woah...

- Okay Daniel, let's do this
a little at a time.

First, just come take my hands.
- Okay. Here I go.

- Dig your heels in.
That's it, that's it.

- I did it! I'm on the ice!
What's the next little bit?

- Bend your knees.
- Bend my knees...

- Now, look straight ahead.
- Look straight ahead...

- March your feet.
- March, march, march...

I'm doing it, I'm marching!
- I see you marching!

Now all you have to do
is...let go!

- I'm skating! I'm skating!
I'm--oof!

- I fell - but I'm okay!

- Ready to try again?
- Yes.

- Remember how
Miss Elaina got up?

- Yes. Do you remember
what to do? Do it with me.

- Mm...
- (chuckling): Right back up!

There you go.
- Bend knees... Check.

Look straight ahead... Got it.

March, march, march...
I'm skating! I'm skating!

- I'm skating too!
- (both): Oof!

- We fell.
- We fell!

- (both): But we're okay!

- (Daniel): ♪ Try it
little by little ♪

♪ 'Cause it might seem
so, so tough ♪

♪ Yes, you can do it right ♪

♪ If you try enough ♪

- (chorus): ♪ If something
seems hard to do ♪

♪ Try it a little bit
at a time ♪

♪ A little bit,
little bit at a time ♪

- (Wednesday): ♪ It might
seem scary ♪

♪ And too hard to do ♪

♪ Try it little by little ♪

♪ And it might surprise you ♪

- (chorus): ♪ If something
seems hard to do ♪

♪ Try it a little bit
at a time ♪

♪ A little bit,
little bit at a time ♪

- (Daniel): ♪ You can do it ♪

- (Wednesday): ♪ A little bit
at a time ♪

- ♪ You can do it
- A little bit at a time ♪

- (chorus): ♪ If something
seems hard to do ♪

♪ Try it a little bit
at a time ♪

- (Mom): Is that
my big tiger skating?

- Mom! Margaret!
Look at me! I'm skating!

I'm skating-- Whoa, whoa!
(Margaret giggling)

- Hey, I didn't fall!
I didn't fall, Mom-- Oof!

- Whoops!
- I fell. But I'm okay!

- You're good on those skates.
- Thanks, Mom!

(Margaret gurgling)

- Look! I think Margaret

wants to try to walk
for the first time!

- Margaret never
walked before!

Come on, Margaret!
You can do it!

- Okay, Margaret,
take one step to me.

- You did it! You did it!
- Dan-Dan!

- (Mom): Oh, Margaret!
- Hurray!

- Margaret walked
for the first time, to me!

- I tried something new,
and Margaret did too!

I didn't think I could
ice skate, but then I did it,

a little bit at a time.

And even though it was hard,
it was grr-ific!

(laughing): Ugga Mugga.

- Let's go see some neighbors.

(Daniel): Kalen's going ice
skating for the first time

with his big brother, Skyler.

- (Skyler): All right buddy,
it's time to put our skates on.

- (Kalen): So, you're
tying it tightly?

- Yep, nice and tight.

- Okay, take your shoes off,
please.

- Let's just take it
a little bit slow now, okay?

- Big brothers
can be good teachers.

- (Skyler): All right,
grab on to that.

All right, now take
one hand off.

Take one hand off and hold my
hand

All right, so take
little tiny steps, like that.

- Oops!

- All right, put your
one knee... There we go.

Foot up.. All right, put the
other foot up... Perfect.

- Little by little, he's
learning how to skate.

Learning something new
can be hard,

but it's great
you keep trying, Kalen.

- (Kalen): Whoa... Oof!

Oh dear, this is going
to be a little harder

without the boards.

Bye!

- I like visiting neighbors
with you.

- Hi neighbor,
I'm so glad you're here.

Today is a special day.

We're going to see our friends
in The Nutcracker!

It's a ballet dance show.

Do you like to dance?

I dance...like this!

Leap! Cha cha cha...
(laughing)

Come on, Let's get ready.

- Cha cha-cha!
- Oh, Daniel...

Hi, neighbor!
- Is it almost time

for The Nutcracker?
- It is. But first,

since you've never been
to The Nutcracker ballet,

I want to tell you
a little bit about it.

- Yes, because when
we do something new,

let's talk about
what we'll do!

- Hmm...That's right!
In The Nutcracker ballet,

you dance to tell the story.

So I want to tell you
the story of The Nutcracke

so you know what to expect.
- Okay.

- Once upon a time, there was
a little girl named Clara,

who was given a toy soldier
called "the Nutcracker".

- Whoa! Cool!

- One night,
while Clara was sleeping,

her beloved toy nutcracker
came alive

and danced all by himself!
- Wow!

- Clara and the Nutcracker
went to a magical land

filled with candy
called the Land of Sweets.

- Land of Sweets?
Sounds yummy. Mmm!

- And in the Land of Sweets,

Clara and the Nutcracker
met the Sugar Plum Fairy.

- Clara and the Nutcracker
danced and danced

and danced happily ever after.

- I like that story. I think I'm
going to like the ballet too.

- I'm glad.
(laughing)

- And I know Dad
is excited to take you.

- Woah. Clara's toy soldier
came alive!

I wish my toys would come alive.

That would be grr-ific.

Hey! Do you want to
make-believe with me?

Let's make believe that we're
dancing with real live toys,

and with Clara...and
the Nutcracker too!

♪♪

(laughing): Wasn't that
grrrr-ific?

- It's time to go to the
Enchanted Garden for the ballet.

- March with me!
♪ Da da da da ♪

♪ Doo doo doo ♪
Bye, Mom! Bye, Margaret!

- See you later.
- Have fun!

- I can't wait to see
my friends dance!

I wonder who will be
the Nutcracker?

- We're here! Hi, O!
- Hello!

- Hello.
- Hey there, X!

- Are you going to see
The Nutcracker ballet too?

- Yes, hoo hoo. I read all about
the story in my Nutcracker book.

- Me too! We need to press

three red roses to open the door
to the Enchanted Garden.

Ready? One, two, three.
(tinkling)

- Woah...
- Wow!

- Pretty magical, huh?

- Can we go in?
- Let's go.

(loud cymbal crash)
- Ah! Oh, no, no, no!

- What's wrong, O?
- I... I...

I don't want to go in there.
- What's bothering you?

- It's so... So noisy,

and there... There are
so many people!

I don't want to see the show.
Hoo, no, no, no!

I want to stay out here.
Right here. Here's good. Hoo.

- But O, if you stay out here,

you won't see
your friends dancing!

- But it's loud, and I don't
want to go in there.

Hoo no, no, no!

- Going into a place that feels
different - like a loud show -

can seem hard to do, but...

♪ If something seems
hard to do ♪

♪ Try it a little bit
at a time ♪

♪ If something seems
hard to do ♪

♪ Try it a little bit
at a time ♪

Uh, can I go into the show
a little bit at a time?

- Why, yes you can.

Just start by holding a hand.

- You can hold my hand, O.
- Thanks Daniel, hoo hoo.

Now what?
- Now let's take

one little step inside, okay?
- You can do it, O!

- ♪ If something seems
hard to do ♪

♪ Try it a little bit
at a time ♪

Okay, uh, I can do that.
Here I am,

just an owl inside a show,
hearing a few little noises--

(cymbals crashing)
- AHH! What was that?

- Let's see if we
can figure it out.

Look around.
What would make that noise?

(crashing cymbals and laughing)

- Oh, that was just Miss Elaina
playing the cymbals, hoo hoo.

- Do you want to take
another little step, O?

♪ If something seems
hard to do ♪

♪ Try it a little bit
at a time ♪

- Yes, hoo hoo.
I'm okay, I'm okay...

- I see King Friday and
Queen Sara and Teacher Harriet.

- Are you ready
to go to our seats?

- Yes, I think. But can I sit
on your lap first?

- Nifty galifty idea. Hoo hoo.
- Come on, O!

- Okay, uh, this is good.
I like this.

This is nice, hoo hoo.
- (Katerina): Daniel! Psst.

- Look, it's Katerina!
- Daniel...

- It looks like she wants us
to come over.

Can we go see Katerina?
- Sure, Daniel.

- Uh, I'll stay here.
Here's good for me, hoo hoo.

- Okay.

- Hi. Ooh, Katerina,
I like your Clara costume.

- Thank you.
- ...And Prince Wednesday,

you look --
- Ah-choo! Sick.

I'm sick, Daniel.
(sniffing)

Ugh. I don't think I can dance
in The Nutcracker ballet.

- (gasping): What? Oh, no!

- But the show
must go on, meow meow!

We need someone to dance
instead of Prince Wednesday!

- (coughing): I'm the
Nutcracker...but I'm sick.

- Can you be the Nutcracker,
Daniel? Please, meow meow?

- You want me to learn
the whole dance

of the Nutcracker? Right now?

- The show must go on!

- I know you
can do it, Daniel.

I'm going to take Prince
Wednesday to his mom and dad.

Come on, let's get you home.

- Good luck!
- Feel better, Prince Wednesday.

- (sneezing): Thank you.

- Okay, Daniel, Katerina and I
will show you the dance.

And we'll make it
a little shorter,

so it's not so much to learn.

Watch! Katerina, if you please.
(laughing)

♪♪

- Let's look.
- One arm up,

then the other,
turn around and leap!

One arm up, then the other,

turn around, and leap!

- Uh, that dance
looks hard to do.

I... I'm not ready!

♪ If something seems
hard to do ♪

♪ Try it a little bit
at a time ♪

We'll try it little by little,
meow meow.

- Do you think I can do it?
Do you?

I'm going to try
a little bit at a time.

- Hooray, meow meow!

- All right, then. Follow me.
One arm up, then the other...

- One arm up,
then the other...

I did it!
- Yes!

-Yes! Now, turn around.
- Turn...

- Oof!
- Are you okay, meow meow?

- Yes. I want to try
the turn again.

- Good for you, meow meow.

- Turn around...and leap!

Whee! I did it! I did it!

- That was a very nice leap,
meow meow!

- Yes, Daniel, very nice.

Now, let's start
from the beginning,

and do the dance again,
a little bit at a time.

- And...
- (all): One arm up,

then the other, turn around

- and leap!
(laughing)

- I danced the whole dance!

It helped to do it
a little bit at a time.

I liked the leaping part!

And leap... Huh?
- Okay, okay!

It's almost time for the show
to start, meow meow!

- Here's your costume, Daniel.
- Okay.

I'm glad you're here.
Will you watch me dance?

I've gotta go put on
the Nutcracker costume!

♪♪

(applauding)

- (narrator): Clara receives a
brand new toy.

She hugs her nutcracker
and twirls with joy.

Then he comes alive.
When the night rolls in,

he wakes up and stretches
and the dancing begins.

Daniel took a deep breath
and he tried with all his might.

Then he leapt to the left
and he leapt to the right.

He tried a little bit,

then a little bit more,

and soon he was dancing and
leaping all over the floor.

Twirling and twirling,

he gives Clara a spin.

Marching as the nutcracker
and spinning Clara again.

When something is hard to do,
try it a little bit at a time.

What you can do
might surprise you.

(audience applauding)
- (Katerina): Curtsy!

- Did you see me?
Did you see me?

- Hoo hoo! I saw you!
I saw you!

- I didn't think I could do it,
but then I did!

...A little bit at a time!

- Let's dance some more!

- I'm glad you were here
to dance

The Nutcracker ballet with me,

and I'm glad you're my friend.
Ugga mugga!

- (narrator):
♪ 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
A 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.

- Let's spend some time
with one of our neighbors.

- Hi, my name is Olivia
and I'm going to introduce you

to my friend Alexandra
at the ballet.

- Hi, Alexandra.
What are you doing?

- Hi Olivia, I'm warming up,
do you want to join me?

Let's start our first position.
We can do pliés.

- We always warm up
before we dance

so we stretch and strengthen
our muscles.

Demi-plié.

We use the mirrors in class

so we can practice our positions
and check our shapes.

That way, when we get to stage
everything will be perfect.

Would you like to see the stage?
- Yes.

- Let's go.

- So this it, this is the stage
where we perform the ballet.

You're going to be sitting
somewhere right out there
to watch.

But you know what? I should
probably go get my costume on,

do you want to come?
- Yes.

- Okay, let's go.

- So these are the costumes
from the show,

and this is my costume when I
play the sugar plum fairy.

And because I'm a fairy,
look - I have wings.

- Does your tiara light up?
- It doesn't light up,

but it does sparkle a lot.

I should probably go get ready.
You want to go take your seat?

♪♪

- That was so much fun!