14x01 - Margaret's Birthday Buddy/Margaret's Birthday Party

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14x01 - Margaret's Birthday Buddy/Margaret's Birthday Party

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- Hi, Neighbor!

Today is a very special day.

It's Baby Margaret's birthday!

Will you come wish Margaret
a happy birthday with me?

Grr-ific! We're getting ready
for the party! Be riiight 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! Today
is a special day.

Presenting... Margaret
the birthday tiger!

(giggling)
It's Margaret's birthday today.

Come inside!

C'mon, birthday tiger Margaret!

Let's go see Dad.
(giggling)

(humming)
Hi, Dad!
- Hi, Daniel.

- Oh, what are you making?
- I'm making strawberry snacks

for Margaret's party.
(giggling)

- Margaret loves strawberries.
Would you like a strawberry?

- I don't want strawberries.
I want blueberries!

- Sorry, Daniel. We don't have
blueberries today,

just strawberries
for Margaret's birthday.

- Oh. If it was my birthday,

I would have blueberries.

I like blueberries so much!

I wish it was my birthday.

- You sure you don't want
a strawberry, Daniel?
- No, thanks.

Come on, Tige-y.
Let's go see Mom outside.

(Mom humming)

- Hi, Daniel! Things are almost
ready for Margaret's party!

- Why is everything yellow?

I like red.
- Well, it's Margaret's
birthday, and she likes yellow.

- Oh. Right.
- She also likes...

Pandy the panda bear!
We'll put Pandy... right here.

- Margaret gets strawberries.
Margaret gets pandas.

Margaret gets everything today!
Margaret, Margaret, Margaret!

- Daniel, are you
feeling a little upset

because Margaret's getting
extra attention today?

(sighing)
I know that can be hard, but
it is Margaret's birthday today

and we want it to be
a special day for her,

just like you had a special day
on your birthday.

- What about me today?
- It can be a fun day
for you, too.

- How?
- Well, today,

you can be
birthday buddy!

♪ When it's not your birthday,
what can you do? ♪

♪ Be a birthday buddy
and help out too! ♪

- ♪ When it's not your birthday,
what can you do? ♪

♪ Be a birthday buddy
and help out too! ♪

But how can I help?
- Well,

I'm making a birthday game
for Margaret's party.

Maybe you can help me with that.

It's... Pin the Tail
on the Panda!

- I know that game!
Grr-ific!

Hmm... But where are
the tails for the panda?

- Uh-oh. I don't have any!
- Oh! I have an idea!

♪ When it's not your birthday,
what can you do? ♪

♪ Be a birthday buddy
and help out too! ♪

I can be a birthday buddy
and find some fuzzy panda tails

for the Pin the Tail
on the Panda game!

I'll look inside.
- Thanks, Birthday Buddy.

- Dad, I need fuzzy panda tails
for the Pin the Tail
on the Panda game.

- Hm, OK, let's look for a panda
tail in here.
- OK.

Hm. What looks like a fuzzy,

puffy, panda tail in here?

These?

No. Those don't look
like puffy panda tails.

How about these pompoms?

These are tigertastic!

C'mon, Margaret. Come outside
with your birthday buddy!

♪ When it's not your birthday,
what can you do? ♪

♪ Be a birthday buddy
and help out too! ♪

Mom, look. We can use these
pompoms for the panda tails!

- What a good idea!
I have tape so they'll stick.

- Ooooooh!

- There we go!

- Yay!
- Look, Margaret. I helped make
a game for your birthday party!

Hooray!
- Hoo-ay!

- Thank you for helping,
birthday buddy.
- You're welcome.

- I'm going to go
pick out a birthday cake
at Baker Aker's bakery.

- The cake?! Can I be a birthday
buddy and help pick it out?

- Yes.
- I think Margaret
wants to come too!

- Alright, good idea!
We'll be back soon!

Let's go.

(Ding, ding!)
- Hi, Trolley!

We're going to the bakery
to get a cake for Margaret.
It's her birthday today!

(Trolley plays Happy Birthday)
(giggling)

I wonder if Trolley
has a birthday?!

Do you want to make-
believe with me?

Let's make-believe...

it's Trolley's birthday, and
we're having a birthday party!

♪ Happy birthday
Happy birthday ♪

♪ To our friend Trolley ♪

♪ Friends and neighbors
gather round ♪

♪ To celebrate
your special day ♪

♪ Let's share some cake
and celebrate another year ♪

♪ Happy birthday
Happy birthday ♪

♪ To our friend Trolley ♪

♪ Friends and neighbors
gather round ♪

♪ To celebrate your day ♪

Wasn't that grrrr-ific?
(giggling)

(Ding, ding!)
Thanks, Trolley!

- Hello, Tigers!

- Hi, Baker Aker. We're here for
a birthday cake for Margaret.

- Happy Birthday, Margaret!
(giggling)

- Let's see.
I have a turtle,

a tiger
and a panda cake.

- Hm...

What cake should we get...

Maybe... a... Tige-y cake!

But is Tige-y
Margaret's favorite?

Um, no. Tige-y's my favorite.

♪ When it's not your birthday,
what can you do? ♪

♪ Be a birthday buddy
and help out too! ♪

What's something
that Margaret likes?

Pandas!
(babbling happily)

Margaret looooves pandas!

- One panda cake
for the birthday girl!

- Mmm... That panda
cake looks yummy.

- Now we need to decorate it.
- Can I help decorate it?

- Sure!
- Grr-ific!

Hm. First, the panda
needs... eyes.

A panda has big, dark eyes.

What fruit should we use
for dark eyes?

Hm... We can use these
blackberries for eyes.

Plonk! Plonk!

Now what goes here?

The nose! Pandas have
small, round noses.

What's something small
we can use for the nose?

Ooh! A raspberry! What else
does the panda need?

A mouth! Let's make
a mouth out of this!

The panda is done!

- I'm so proud
of you, Daniel.

You thought of such a nice thing
to do for Margaret.

- Thanks, Dad. And thank YOU
for helping me decorate.

- Dan Dan!
- You're welcome, Margaret!

- OK, birthday girl
and birthday buddy.

Let's go home.
- Can I hold the cake?

- OK, Daniel.

- Bye, Baker Aker!
- Bye-bye!

(Ding, ding!)

- Being a birthday buddy
makes me feel good!

- ♪ When it's not your
birthday, what can you do? ♪

♪ Be a birthday buddy
and help out too! ♪

♪ You can help
on someone's birthday ♪

♪ Because it's a day
to celebrate ♪

♪ And if you are a friend,
you'll find that in the end ♪

♪ It will really make
that birthday great! ♪

♪ When it's not your birthday,
what can you do? ♪

♪ Be a birthday buddy
and help out too! ♪

♪ You can help
on someone's birthday ♪

♪ You can make them so happy
that they'll shout, Hooray! ♪

♪ You'll make them smile
when you say ♪

♪ Have a happy birthday ♪

♪ When it's not your birthday,
what can you do? ♪

♪ Be a birthday buddy
and help out too!! ♪

♪ Be a birthday buddy
and help out too... ♪

- Mom! We got Margaret's cake!

And I helped decorate it!
- Nice job, birthday buddy!

- Dan Dan!
- I love you too, Margaret.
Happy birthday!

(laughing)
- Happy birthday, Margaret!

- I'm so excited
for Margaret's party!

All of our friends
will be here soon!

It's not my birthday today, but
I like being a birthday buddy!

What would you do
if you were a birthday buddy?

Ugga Mugga! And happy...
- BIRFDAY!

- Let's go see some neighbors!

Rekha's baby brother Rohan
is one year old today,
and Mom and Dad

are having a party to celebrate.

Grandparents, aunts and uncles
are coming over,

so there's lots to do.

When it's not your birthday,
you can be a birthday buddy,

like Rekha!

That means you can do things
to help get ready,

like set the table.

- Rekha, I think our guests
are here. Come help.

- It's really helpful,
and it can be fun,

to open the door for your
neighbors when they come
for a party.

- Alright, guys, welcome!

Rekha, can you show them
where the party's gonna be?

- Time for Rohan's present!

- Looks like Rohan
needs some help.

That is so helpful, Rekha.

(cooing)

Even if it's not your birthday,
you can still be

a birthday buddy at the party!

That was so much fun!

Hi, Neighbor! Today
is Margaret's birthday.

Hi, birthday tiger Margaret!
(giggling)

We're having a party
for her. And I'm...

the birthday buddy! C'mon!

I helped Mom and Dad get
allll ready for the party.

See Margaret's birthday cake?
I helped make the panda.

And I helped set up this game:
Pin the Tail on the Panda!

These are the panda tails.
(giggling)

- Dan Dan!
- I gave Margaret
a birthday crown, too!

It's mine, but
I'm letting her wear it.

- Dan Dan. Uh-oh!

- It's a little big.

- OK, my tiger family.
Is everyone ready
for Margaret's party?

- I am!
- I am too!

- When are all our friends
going to be here?

- Looks like the first
guest is here now.

- Hi, everybody!
- Miss Elaina!

- Happy Birthday, Margaret!

- Aw...
- Here's your present...

backwards!
(giggling)

- I wish I got
a shiny present.

- Hoo hoo, hello, Daniel!
- Hi, meow meow!

- Katerina! C'mon, let's play!
- Not yet, Daniel meow meow.

I need to give Margaret
her present.
- Hoo hoo, me too!

- MORE presents
for Margaret? Oh...

I know it's Margaret's birthday,
but... I wish these presents
were for me...

(laughing)
- Boop she happy birthday
she boop she boo!

Hi, Daniel!
- Hi, Prince Wednesday!

Is that present
for Margaret too?
- Yes, it is!

Happy birthday, Margaret!
- All my friends are playing
with Margaret

and giving her presents.
I wish it was my birthday.

Daniel, look who's here.
- Grand-pere!

(laughing)

- How's my big tiger?
- Come on, let's play together!

Super Daniel
and Super Grand-pere!
- Why, I'd love to, Daniel!

But first, I want to say hello
to Margaret, the little
birthday tiger!

- Yeah!
- Hooray, Margaret!

- Happy birthday!

(sighing)

- Everything is for Margaret
today. Margaret,

Margaret, Margaret.
- Daniel? You look upset.

- I am upset.

- It can be hard
when it's not your birthday.

- Everyone wants
to play with Margaret.

And nobody wants
to play with me.

There's nothing
for me to do.

- ♪ When it's not your birthday,
what can you do? ♪

♪ Be a birthday buddy
and help out too! ♪

- ♪ When it's not your birthday,
what can you do? ♪

♪ Be a birthday buddy
and help out too! ♪

Hmm. What can I do
to help?

Ooh! I know!

Mom, can we play Pin the Tail
on the Panda now?

- Yes, Daniel! Can you tell
everyone it's time to play?

- Yup! Hey, everyone,

let's play Pin the Tail
on the Panda!
(all agreeing)

Pompom panda tails for everyone.

Because Margaret
looooves pandas.

- Yay!

- But Daniel meow meow,
how do you play?
- I'll show you!

You have to close your eyes
and then you say...

♪ Hands up high,
hands down low ♪

♪ Where oh where does
the panda tail go? ♪
I did it!

(acclamations)

- I'll go next!
- ♪ Hands up high,
hands down low ♪

♪ Where oh where does
the panda tail go? ♪

(laughing)
- I put the tail on its head!

Prince Wednesday,
it's your turn!

- Boop she boop she boo!

- ♪ Hands up high,
hands down low ♪

♪ Where oh where does
the panda tail go? ♪

(laughing)
- I put it on his back!!

- I think my friends like
playing Pin the Tail
on the Panda!

Hmm... What else do you think
we could add to the panda?

Maybe a hat?

Or silly shoes!

We could add so many things!

Hey...

Do you want to make-
believe with me?

Let's make-believe...
that we can play dress up
with the panda!

♪ Do the Dress up Game
Do the Dress up Game ♪

♪ Do the Dress up Dress up
any way you wanna Game ♪

♪ Put on a fake mustache
and some flippers on your feet ♪

♪ Do the dress up dance
and jump out of your feet ♪

♪ Put on some glasses
and a big top hat ♪

♪ Do the dress up dance
and flap flap flap ♪

♪ Do the Dress up Game
Do the Dress up Game ♪

♪ Do the Dress up Dress up
Any way you wanna Game ♪

♪ Any way you wanna Game ♪

Wasn't that grr-ific?

- Dan Dan!
- Margaret, do you
want a turn too?

- I think Margaret might need
some help with this game.

- ♪ When it's not your birthday,
what can you do? ♪

♪ Be a birthday buddy
and help out too! ♪

Margaret, come with me,
the birthday buddy!

- ♪ Hands up high,
hands down low ♪

♪ Where oh where does
the panda tail go? ♪

- Pin the Tail on the Panda,
Margaret.

There we go.
(cooing)

(encouragements)

- This is royally silly!
(laughing)

- Here, Margaret. I'll help you.

- Dan Dan!

(cheering)
- Thank you, birthday buddy. You
helped everyone play the game!

- I did!

♪ When it's not your birthday,
what can you do? ♪

♪ Be a birthday buddy
and help out too! ♪

- Time for birthday cake!
(cheering)

(all talking excitedly)

- I'm so hungry!
- Nifty galifty, Margaret!

- Alright, everyone, let's sing
the Happy Birthday song!

- ♪ Happy Birthday,
Happy Birthday ♪

♪ To you Margaret! ♪

♪ Friends and neighbors
gather 'round ♪

♪ To celebrate
your special day! ♪
(crying)

- Oh no!
- Margaret!

(crying)

- Why do you think
Margaret is upset?

I don't think she liked everyone
singing. It was too loud!

♪ When it's not your birthday,
what can you do? ♪

♪ Be a birthday buddy
and help out too! ♪

I'm Margaret's birthday buddy.
I can help her.

Margaret, was the song too loud?

We need to make the song not so
loud and scary for Margaret.

I know! C'mon, Margaret.
I have an idea.

It's OK. Come with me...
your birthday buddy!

We were singing too loud,
and Margaret didn't like it.

I think we should take turns
and sing softly, like this.

♪ It's your birthday,
yes it's true! ♪

♪ Here's a birthday wish
for you! ♪

Margaret, I wish to give you...
a birthday buddy hug!

- ♪ It's your birthday,
yes it's true! ♪

♪ Here's a birthday
wish for you! ♪

I wish to give you...
a ballet birthday twirl!

Twirl! Twirl!
(giggling)

Twirl!
- Yay!

- It's working. Now Margaret
likes her birthday song!

- ♪ It's your birthday,
yes it's true! ♪

♪ Here's a birthday
wish for you! ♪

I wish to give you a silly
birthday... wiggle!

Wiggle wiggle,
shoo be doo be doo!

- Nice wiggling, Margaret!

- ♪ Thank you for inviting me ♪

♪ To your birthday party ♪

♪ I can't wait to be ♪

♪ Your birthday buddy ♪

♪ When it's not your birthday,
what can you do? ♪

♪ Be a birthday buddy
and help out too! ♪

♪ When it's not your birthday,
what can you do? ♪

♪ Be a birthday buddy
and help out too ♪

♪ I'll help you play a game ♪

♪ I'll draw you a special card ♪

♪ We'll dance and jump all
around ♪

♪ On your birthday ♪

♪ When it's not your birthday,
what can you do? ♪

♪ Be a birthday buddy
and help out too! ♪

♪ When it's not your birthday,
what can you do? ♪

♪ Be a birthday buddy
and help out too! ♪

♪ You should wear this crown
'Cause it's your birthday ♪

♪ How does that sound? ♪

♪ I will be your
special friend ♪

♪ On your birthday! ♪

♪ When it's not your birthday,
what can you do? ♪

♪ Be a birthday buddy
and help out too! ♪

- Some cake for
the birthday buddy!
- Thanks, Grand-pere!

- And after we eat, we can play.

- Grr-ific!

I liked being Margaret's
birthday buddy.

It made her feel special,
and that makes me feel special.

You know what? You can be
a birthday buddy too.

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 ♪

♪ 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.

- ♪ It's a beautiful day
in my neighborhood, so much
to do, so much to see! ♪

♪ Won't you stretch
along with me? ♪

♪ Won't you stretch
along with me! ♪

Good morning, Neighbor!

There's something I want
to share with you.

It might look like nighttime,

but it's actually very early
in the morning.

Every day, I wake up
even before the sun does!

Baker Aker is opening
his bakery...

And Mr. McFeely is getting ready
to deliver the mail...

All the neighbors are waking up.

(chirping)
Even the birds!

How do you start your day?

I like to start my day
by going outside

and streeetching my muscles!

Will you try stretching, too?

Do it with me!

Reach for your toes... ah.

And now the other leg...

Ah.

Now let's do another stretch.

Let's bring our hands above our
heads and stretch to the side.

And now the other side.

Ah, that felt good. Now let's
watch the sun wake up, too!

Have you ever seen the sun
rise in the morning?

I love to watch the sun come up.

I wonder if someone
in your neighborhood
likes to wake up early.

Have a beautiful day, Neighbor!
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