10x01 - Daniel's Fish Dies/Daniel's Strawberry Seeds

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Inspired by `Mister Rogers Neighbourhood', `Daniel Tiger's Neighbourhood' features 4-year-old Daniel Tiger who invites a new generation into the Neighbourhood of Make-Believe.
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10x01 - Daniel's Fish Dies/Daniel's Strawberry Seeds

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- Hi, neighbor.
Today, I'm playing

fishies with Margaret.
And later,

we're making
neighborhood fruit salad

in the Enchanted Garden.

You can come too.
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 ♪

♪ 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 ♪♪

- Hi, neighbor.

It's me,
Daniel the great big whale!

Margaret and I are playing
whale... and fishie!

(Daniel giggling)
Come play with us!

Blub, blub, blow!
Hahaha!

That's water coming out
of my whale blowhole.

- Baba!
(Margaret giggling)

- Fishie...

Daniel the whale
is going to get you!

(Margaret squealing
and laughing)

Blub, blub, blub, blub!

Here comes Daniel the whale!
(Margaret giggling)

I got you, my little fishie!

♪ Whale and fishie
swimming in the sea ♪

(Margaret giggling)

Our real fishies
are swimming, too!

Hi, fishies!
What are you playing?

Look! There's Blue Fish
near the castle.

Hi, Blue Fish!

Blue Fish loves the castle.

Wouldn't it be fun

if we were fish and could swim

with our fish friends?

Hey! Do you want
to make believe with me?

Let's make believe

that we're swimming
with our fish friends!

- ♪♪ Swim, swim, glub, glub ♪

♪ Swim, swim,
glub, glub ♪

- ♪ Swimming underwater ♪

♪ With my wonderful
fish friends ♪

♪ Swimming like a fish
- Swim, swim ♪

- ♪ Talk like a fish
- Glub, glub ♪

- ♪ Sing like a fish
- La la ♪

(fish gurgling)

- ♪ Swim like a fish
- Swim, swim ♪

- ♪ Talk like a fish
- Glub, glub ♪

- ♪ Sing like a fish
- La la ♪

(fish gurgling)

- ♪ Swimming
with my fish friends ♪♪

- Wasn't that grrr-ific?

Hey, fishies,

let's play hide and seek.

I'll count and you hide!

One, two, tree.
Ready or not, fishies,

I'm going to find you!

Can you find the red fish?

Where's the Red Fish?

There you are, Red Fish!

Hmm, now let's find
the orange fish.

Where is the orange fish?

Ho! Ho! Found you, Orange Fish!

Now, let's find
my favorite fish.

Where is Blue Fish?

Blue Fish,

are you still by the castle?
(chuckling)

You love the castle.

Huh?

Dad, look at Blue Fish.

He won't swim.
Is something wrong?

- I don't know, Daniel.

Let's see.
- He's not moving,

and he's on his side.

I don't understand.

Why is he just
laying there, Dad?

Is he sleeping?

- I don't think he's sleeping.

I think something's wrong
with Blue Fish.

It looks like
Blue Fish is dead.

- Dead?

- ♪ Ask questions
about what happened ♪

♪ It might help ♪

- ♪ Ask questions
about what happened ♪

♪ It might help ♪

What do you mean,
"Blue Fish is dead"?

- It means that he isn't
breathing or swimming anymore.

- I have another question,

can Blue Fish play later?

- No. Blue Fish won't be
able to play later.

When a pet dies,

it can't play anymore.

- You're right, Dad,

he's not moving.

I guess he is dead.
(sad music)

Oh no! I feel sad.

I loved Blue Fish!
(Daniel sobbing)

- I feel sad too, Daniel.

- Here, come sit
on the couch with me.

- Mom!

Blue Fish is dead.

- I'm so sorry, Daniel.

♪ Ask questions
about what happened ♪

♪ It might help ♪

- ♪ Ask questions
about what happened ♪

♪ It might help ♪

What can I do
to feel better?

- You know what might help?
- Hmm?

- Making a drawing
of what you're sad about.

- Oh. Drawing a picture?

Well, maybe I can draw
a picture of Blue Fish.

- That sounds
like a good idea.

- Will you help me draw
a picture of Blue Fish?

What did Blue Fish
look like?

This is Blue Fish.

He was a smiley fish

and he loved to swim.

I'll make a big square

to show the fish t*nk
that Blue Fish lived in.

Let's make a little grey castle.
(laughing)

Blue Fish loved to play
in the castle.

If I draw wavy lines like this,

I can make it look
like water. There.

Dad, do you like my picture?

- I do!
- I love you, Dad.

- Aww, I love you
too, Daniel.

And I'm sorry
your fish d*ed.

- Dan Dan!
- Hi, Margaret.

- Ooh! Ooh! Oooh!

- No, Margaret.
I don't wanna play right now.

I'm still sad.

- Oooh! Prttt!

- NO, Margaret!
I'm still sad.

We can't play right now.

- Whoa!
(Margaret babbling, giggling)

- Hey, Margaret!
That's my picture!

That's my drawing of Blue Fish!

- Dan Dan!
- Here you go, Daniel.

- Thanks,
but I still feel mad!

I didn't want Margaret
to take my picture!

Grrr!

I didn't want
Blue Fish to die.

- I'm sorry, Daniel.

(Margaret squealing
and giggling)

(Daniel laughing)

- Dan Dan?
- OK, Margaret,

you go hide
and I'll go find you.

One, two, three!

(Margaret babbling)
(Daniel laughing)

Margaret! You're
supposed to hide!

OK, I'll hide,
and you come find me.

Mom? Dad?

♪ Ask questions
about what happened ♪

♪ It might help ♪

Do you think
it's OK to laugh

or even play with Margaret,
even though Blue Fish d*ed?

- Of course. It's OK
to be happy sometimes

and sad sometimes.

- And I know
it makes us happy

when we hear you
laugh and play!

- OK. Margaret...

Mom will help you count

and then you're
gonna come find me!

- OK. Ready, Margaret?

Let's count. One,

two, three,

four, five.

OK, let's go
find Daniel. Daniel?

Where are you,
Daniel? Hahaha!

(Daniel chuckling)
- Dan Dan? Dan Dan?

Dan Dan!
- You found me, Margaret!

- Oooh... Dan Dan!
(Margaret giggling)

(Margaret babbling)
- Wait. Maybe the fish

should see the picture I made.

Hi, fishies.

This is a picture
of Blue Fish I made.

He doesn't live
in the fish t*nk anymore.

- How about if we tape
the picture here

so you can look at it
whenever you want?

- I like that idea!

- Ah! Ah! Ah!
- Blub, blub, blowwww!

(Margaret giggling)
Here I come!

Blub, blub... blow!

I got you!
(both laughing)

Margaret.
♪♪♪

- ♪♪ Sometimes people feel sad ♪

♪ And they really do feel bad ♪

♪ But there are so many things
that you can do ♪

♪ When you're feeling
sad or blue ♪

♪ Talking or hugging
will help, it's true ♪

♪ Even a puppet show too ♪

♪ There's so many things
that you can do ♪

♪ Sometimes people get down ♪

♪ And all they do is frown ♪

♪ But the very same people
who are down sometimes ♪

♪ Are the very same people
who are happy sometimes ♪

♪ Drawing can help
when you're feeling blue ♪

♪ It's the same for me ♪

♪ Isn't it the same for you? ♪♪

- Mom, Dad, Margaret!

- What is it Daniel?
- Dan Dan!

- I have a blue rock I want
to put in the fish t*nk

to always remember
Blue Fish.

- That's a nice idea.

- Hey, fishies!

Look! It's a blue rock for you.

Now, we can always remember
our friend, Blue Fish.

I think they like it!

(Margaret giggling)

I'm glad you were with me

for happy times and sad times.

You can find someone to talk to
when you feel sad, too.

Ugga mugga!

Let's go see some neighbors.

♪♪♪

Micah and his dad
are visiting an aquarium!

Aquariums have
all kinds of fish!

(Daniel gasping)
I know this fish!

It's a puffer fish!

Look at those pointy things
on their bodies!

(inaudible talking)

Whoa! That's a big fish!

I wonder how much it eats!

Whoa!

Jellyfish!

They're SO pretty!

There are lots of different fish

in this t*nk! Big ones

and little ones, and they're all
different colors!

I wonder if they're friends.

That fish t*nk is really big!

That fish has... stripes?

And that one has... spots!

I know what that is!
It's a shark!

Looks like Micah and his dad
had fun at the aquarium.

I like these visits with you.

Hi, neighbor.

Guess what? We're about to go

to the Enchanted Garden
for gardening day!

Katerina and I are in charge
of picking the strawberries

for the fruit salad.

Do you like fruit salad?

(giggling): Come inside.

Mom, is it time to go

to the Enchanted Garden
to pick our strawberries?

- Almost! I'm just packing up
a few things,

and then we'll pick up
Katerina on our way.

She's coming with us.
(Ding! Ding!)

- Trolley's here!
- OK then, let's go!

- Hi, Trolley!
(Ding! Ding!)

- We're picking up Katerina at
the Treehouse please, Trolley.

(Ding! Ding!)
- And then, we're going

to the Enchanted Garden!
I can't wait!

(Ding! Ding!)
- Bye, Mom!

Be back soon!

Meow meow! Hi, Daniel!
- Hi, Katerina!

(Ding! Ding!)

- ♪♪ We're going to
the Enchanted Garden
to pick some strawberries ♪

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

♪ Won't you ride along
with me? ♪♪

(Ding! Ding!)
- We're here!

- Yippee!
(Margaret giggling)

- To open the door
to the Enchanted Garden,

we have to press
the three red roses.

- Can Margaret
help you, please?

- Come on, Margaret,
do it with me.

One...

two...

three!
(Margaret babbling)

(wondrous music)
- Awwww!

- Let's go inside, come on!

- Look at that!

Meow meow!

(Daniel gasps.)

- Look! It's a little baby bird

and the mommy bird!

- Oh, they're so cute!

Hi, birdies!

Can we go pick
the strawberries now?

- (laughing): Oh yes.

I'm going over to say hello
to Queen Sara,

I'll be right over!
- OK!

- OK, meow meow!

Hey! Meow meow.
What's wrong

with the strawberry plants?
- I... don't know.

The strawberries
are all brown.

- And the leaves
are falling off.

- Mom!
- What's going on?

- Look! What's wrong
with these strawberries?

- Hmmm... It looks like this
little strawberry plant is dead.

- Dead?

- What do you mean, dead,
meow meow?

- Well, I mean,
it's not growing anymore.

It's not making strawberries.
- No strawberries?

- But... but... that's
our little strawberry plant.

We planted it
ourselves.

- I was so excited to pick
the strawberries, meow meow.

But now,
there are no strawberries.

That makes me feel sad.

- ♪ Ask questions
about what happened ♪

♪ It might help ♪

- ♪ Ask questions
about what happened ♪

♪ It might help ♪

If I water the strawberries,
will that make them grow?

- Hmm... no.

Watering won't make
these strawberries grow again.

- Well...

what if we give it
some more dirt?

- No. Once something dies,
it doesn't grow again.

But you know what else
we can do?

We can plant
some new seeds,

and then in a while, more
strawberry plants will grow.

- And then we can pick
those strawberries?

- Yes.

Would you like to plant
some new seeds right now?

- Yeah. I would, meow meow.

- Do you feel
better now, Katerina?

- Yes.
- Here.

- Grr-ific!
- Let's go!

Now, you just dig
a little hole,

and then you drop
one of your seeds in the hole,

cover it up with dirt...

and then pat, pat, pat

on top.
- (kids): Pat, pat, pat.

- (giggling): Just like that.

- ♪ Here's a little hole ♪

♪ And here you go,
little strawberry seed ♪

Meow meow, pat, pat, pat.

- I'm planting
strawberry seeds too,

so we can grow
so many strawberry plants!

Dig a little hole.

(gasping)

Do you see what I see?

It's a worm!

Have you ever seen
a worm before?

(giggling)
It's wiggling!

Hey, worm,
where are you going?

(chuckling)
He went into the dirt.

I wonder what he's doing
down there.

Hey, do you want
to make believe with me?

Let's make believe

that we could go underground
to see the worm!

♪♪ When we're underground,
we turn our music up ♪

♪ Wiggle and wriggle
and strut our stuff ♪

♪ At the worm party,
we like to move and groove ♪

♪ Dancing through worm tunnels ♪

♪ I'll show you the moves ♪

♪ Wiggle left, wriggle right ♪

♪ Squirm like a worm
out of sight ♪

♪ At the worm party ♪

♪ We'll groove left and right ♪

♪ Dancing through worm tunnels

♪ 'Til late into the night ♪♪

Hahaha!

Haha! Wasn't that grr-ific?

- Here you go,
little strawberry seeds!

- Drink up!
- And now,

I will do my strawberry dance

to help the strawberries grow.

♪♪ Little strawberry seeds ♪

♪ You are so tiny ♪

♪ But then you will grow ♪

♪ And make big strawberries ♪

♪ For us to eat ♪♪

There, meow meow.
(Daniel chuckling)

Now the seeds can grow
some strawberries.

- But we don't have
any strawberries right now,

so... we don't have

any fruit for the neighborhood
fruit salad.

- No, we don't.
- Wait!

I have blueberries
for the fruit salad.

You can help me bring
them to my mom!
- Grr-ific!

- Thanks, Prince Wednesday,
meow meow.

- Here are the blueberries, Mom.

They're from me
and Daniel and Katerina.

- There aren't any strawberries
for the fruit salad.

The strawberries
are dead.

- Ohhh, I see.

I'm so sorry
to hear that.

- But we planted
some more strawberry seeds.

- And Daniel's mom told us
all about what happened,

and that made us feel better.
(bird singing)

Listen! Even the birdies
feel better.

Look! The baby bird
is alone.

- Oh no!
The mama bird is gone!

Where do you think
she went?

♪ Ask questions
about what happened ♪

♪ It might help ♪

Let's ask my mom. Mom!

- Yes, Daniel?

- Look! Why is
the mama bird gone?

- Well, birds don't always
stay in their nests.

- Where do they go?

- Sometimes, they have to go
find food for their babies.

- So, maybe the mama
went to find food.

- Ohhh... that makes me
feel better.

- Me too, meow meow.
I'm glad we asked.

- I'm glad
you asked, too.

- ♪♪ A friend will listen
if you need them to ♪

♪ If you wanna ask questions,
they will be there for you ♪

- ♪ To help you
through sad times ♪

♪ When you just wanna cry ♪

- ♪ When you're sad,
there's something you can try ♪

♪ When you wanna know
how and why ♪

♪ Ask questions
about what happened ♪

♪ It might help ♪

- ♪ It can be hard
when you don't understand ♪

♪ But friends and neighbors
can lend a hand ♪

- ♪ And answer questions
that you have ♪

- ♪ You might not feel
as bad ♪

♪ When you're sad,
there's something you can try ♪

♪ When you want to know
how and why ♪

♪ Ask questions
about what happened ♪

♪ It might help ♪

♪ Ask questions
about what happened ♪

♪ It might help ♪♪

- Look! Oh!
The mama bird is back!

- (Katerina):
And she is feeding her baby!

That is one hungry
little birdie.

- And I'm
one hungry Daniel!

Let's go see if it's time
for the fruit salad.

Come on!

- Dan Dan!
- Now, each one of these baskets

of fruit is like
our neighbors.

On their own,
they are perfectly sweet.

But when we mix them together,

they become
something truly special.

A wonderful neighborhood

and a delicious fruit salad.

Now, who's ready to eat?

- Me! Me!
- Yes, please!

- Thanks for coming to the
Enchanted Garden with me today.

I was sad when I saw
the dead strawberry plants,

but asking questions
really helped me,

and it could help you too.
(giggling)

Oh! Here's a hug...

and an 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 ♪
(Ding! Ding!)

♪ 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.

(theme music)

- Hi, my name is Anisha

and I'm going to plant flowers
with my friend Margie.

(indistinct talking)

- Hi, Margie!

- Hi, Anisha, are you ready
to plant a flower?

- Yes.
- Come on back.

We can get
some sunflowers started.

First, we'll use a trowel
to dig a hole. Right here.

Here are some seeds.
♪♪♪

OK, and then cover them
with a little bit of soil.

Wanna make it
so you can't see the seed

and it protects it a little bit.

Do you wanna see what the plant
will look like when it grows?
-Uh-huh.

- Look at this one.

That's a baby sunflower plant.
It's just starting to grow

from a seed, just like
what we had just planted.

So here's a sunflower
that's started to bloom.

See the flowers on it?

Some sunflowers stay
kind of small like this,

but then other sunflowers
get very tall

like this.
- Why do they call them

sunflowers?
- Because as the sun shines

on them, they actually turn
their faces to face the sun.

In the centre, that's where
new seeds will form.

And those seeds, we can plant

just like we planted there.

And you'll see
it will grow from the seed

to the small plant,
to the bigger plant,

to a flower, and more seeds.

- Thanks for teaching me
all about sunflowers, Margie.

- You're welcome. Would you like
some sunflower seeds

to take home?
- Yes, please.

Thanks for coming,
neighbors! Bye!

♪♪♪

- I like these visits with you!

(theme music)
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