16x01 - Daniel’s Substitute Teacher

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Daniel Tiger: Hi, Neighbor!
Today something Tigertastic

is happening at school!
It's the Spring Sing!

And then we're going to learn
a dance to do with our song!

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? ♪

♪ (upbeat music) ♪

Narrator: ♪ It's Daniel
Tiger's Neighborhood ♪

♪ A land of make-believe ♪

♪ Won't you ride
along with me? ♪

Daniel: ♪ Ride along ♪

Narrator: ♪ It's Daniel
Tiger's Neighborhood, ♪

♪ So much to do,
so much to see ♪

♪ Won't you ride
along with me? ♪

Daniel: ♪ Ride along ♪

Narrator: ♪ 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! ♪

♪ (gentle music) ♪

Daniel: Hi, neighbor!

Do you like to sing?
(giggles)

Sing, ♪ hellooooooo! ♪

♪ Helllooo! ♪

(giggles)
I'm practicing my singing

because today at school,

I'm going to sing a
song with my class.

It's the Spring Sing!

Mom Tiger: ♪ Are you
ready for schooooool? ♪

Daniel Tiger: (giggles)
♪ Yes I aaaaam! ♪

I can't wait to get to school
because Teacher Harriet

is going to teach us a
dance to go with our song!

Trolley: (ding! ding!)

Mom Tiger: Well, then, let's
dance our way to Trolley!

♪ Spring is hereeee! ♪

Daniel: ♪ La la laaaa ♪
(giggles)

Mom Tiger: (giggles)

Daniel: Please take us
to school, Trolleeey!

(ding! ding!)

Mom Tiger/Daniel: (laughter)

Mom Tiger: (gasps) Look at all
those beautiful spring flowers!

(mom breathes deeply)

Mmm.

I'm so excited to see
you and your friends

in the Spring Sing later.

Daniel: I'm excited too!

I wonder what kind of dance

Teacher Harriet is
going to show us?

I can't wait!

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

Let's make believe
that we're at school

with Teacher Harriet right now!

♪ (glittery music) ♪

♪ We're singing and
dancing our way, ♪

♪ Through Teacher
Harriett's class today! ♪

♪ We dance our way
to circle time, ♪

♪ Watch us as we move! ♪

♪ Everyone has a microphone, ♪

♪ And everyone
feels the groove! ♪

♪ Next we slide
across the room ♪

♪ To have our daily snack! ♪

♪ And when we're done,
It's story time! ♪

♪ So we dance back! ♪

♪ We sit around the circle,
Where a book is read! ♪

♪ But today is much more fun,
So we sing the words instead! ♪

♪ We're singing and
dancing our way, ♪

♪ Through Teacher
Harriett's class today! ♪

Yeah!

♪

Wasn't that grr-ific?

(ding! ding!)

Daniel: We're here!
We're here! Thanks, Trolley!

Mom Tiger: Buh-bye.

Daniel: Teacher Harriet!
Teacher Harriet!

I'm ready for the
Spring Siiiiiiing!

Mr. Malik: Hello!
Daniel: Huh?

Mr. Malik: You must
be Daniel Tiger.

Welcome to school.

I'm Mr. Malik and I'm going
to be your teacher today.

Daniel: But...

where's Teacher Harriet?

Mr. Malik: Teacher Harriet
isn't feeling well,

so she needed to
stay home today.

Rest is best, you know!

Mom Tiger: Hey! We say that too.

Nice to meet you, Mr. Malik.

I'm Daniel's Mom.

Mr. Malik: Nice to meet you too.

Daniel: But...

I want Teacher Harriet.

Mr. Malik: I know you
miss Teacher Harriet,

but she should be
back tomorrow...

and in the meantime,
we're going to have

a good day at school together!

Daniel: What about our song?

Can we still sing
for the grownups?

Mr. Malik: (laughter)
You sure can!

Teacher Harriet told me
all about the Spring Sing

and we've been getting
everything ready.

Mom Tiger: Aww, see, Daniel?

Daniel: Um...yeah.

Mom Tiger: Even though
school might feel different,

you can still have a great day.

♪ Things may change
and that's okay. ♪

Mr. Malik/Mom Tiger: ♪ Today we
can do things a different way. ♪

Mr. Malik: The show
must go on! (chuckles)

Daniel: ♪ Things may
change and that's okay. ♪

♪ Today we can do things
a different way. ♪

Mom Tiger: Okay, Daniel.

I'll be back later
to see your show!

Daniel: Okay, Mom.

Daniel/Mom Tiger: Ugga Mugga.

♪

Prince Wednesday: Hi, Daniel.
Did you meet the new teacher?

Daniel: Uh-huh.

He said we can still
do the Spring Sing!

Prince W: I wonder if
Mr. Malik knows how to sing

like Teacher Harriet.

Miss Elaina: I can sing
like her! Eh hem...

Come to the rug for Circle Time.

(giggles)

Prince W: She sings
just like that!

Daniel: Yeah! (giggles)

Prince W: Let's pretend
it's Circle Time.

♪ (harmonica music) ♪

Katerina Kittycat: What was
that sound, meow meow?

♪ (harmonica music) ♪

Mr. Malik: If you can hear
me, touch your shoulders.

Daniel: Touch our shoulders?

♪

Prince W: Teacher Harriet's
never done that before.

Daniel: Can you touch
your shoulders too?

Mr. Malik: If you
can hear me...

Touch your nose!

Daniel: Touch your nose!

(giggles).

Mr. Malik: If you
can hear me....

Come on over for Circle Time!

Daniel: Come on!

♪ (harmonica music) ♪

O The Owl: Hoo hoo!

Teacher Harriet plays her
guitar when it's Circle Time.

Prince W: Yeah, Circle Time
with Mr. Malik is so...

..different!

Mr. Malik: Miss Elaina,
can you help me?

Katerina: I'm not
Miss Elaina, meow meow.

I'm Katerina.

Miss Elaina: I'm Miss Elaina!

Mr. Malik: Oh! I'm sorry.

Miss Elaina, can you and
Prince Thursday here..

All: (giggles)

Prince W: My name
is Prince Wednesday!

Mr. Malik: Oops! I'm
still learning your names.

Prince W: That's okay!

Mr. Malik: Hmmm...

Okay, everyone stand up!

Miss Elaina: Stand up?

O The Owl: Um... Mr. Malik?

We usually sit on our rug
for Circle Time, hoo hoo.

Mr. Malik: Ahhh. I see.

♪ Things may change,
and that's okay, ♪

♪ today we can do things
a different way. ♪

Today, I thought we could
stand for a special song

that would help me get
to know you better.

I'll go first.

My name is Mr. Malik.
Here's a dance I like to do.

(clap-clap-clap)

What...about...you?

Katerina: Okay, meow meow.

All: (giggle)

Katerina: My name is Katerina.

Here's a dance I like to do!

♪

All: (giggles)

Katerina: What...about...you?

All: (giggles).

Jodi: Um...

My name is Jodi.
Here's a dance I like do.

♪

(giggles)

What...about...you? (giggles)

Elaina: I like this!
My name is Miss Elaina!

Here's a backwards
dance I like to do.

What about...you!

All: (giggle)

Prince W: My name is
Prince Wednesday.

Here's a dance I like to do.

Um, I forget...

Oh yeah!
♪ Boop-shee-boop-shee-booooo! ♪

All: (giggles)

Prince W: What...about...

...you!

All: (giggle)

O The Owl: My name is O The Owl.
Here's a dance I like to do.

♪

Flutter, flutter!

All: (giggle)

O The Owl: What...about...

you ! Hoo hoo!

Daniel: It's my turn!

You can dance with me!

My name is Daniel Tiger.

Here's a dance I like to do!

Ugga Mugga to you and you!

All: (giggle)
♪ (harmonica music) ♪

Mr. Malik: Thank you!
I liked your dancing

and getting to know each of you.

Daniel: I like this Circle Time!

♪ Things may change,
and that's okay. ♪

♪ Today we can do things
a different way! ♪

Mr. Malik: And now
it's story time,

but, we're going to try a
different kind of story today!

O The Owl: A different
kind of story, hoo hoo?

Mr. Malik: Mhmm.

This story is different
because we are going

to make it up together!

Daniel: Okay!
Jodi: We can do that!

O The Owl: Owls are
excellent story-tellers!

Mr. Malik: Okay, here we go!

Once upon a time, there was a...

Who should we put in our story?

Elaina: A ducky!

Mr. Malik: Great! What color?

Daniel: Umm... blue? (giggles)

Mr. Malik: Okay. Once upon a
time there was a blue ducky.

All: (giggle)

Mr. Malik: And he liked to...

What did the ducky like to do?

Katerina: Twirl!

Mr. Malik: (chuckles)
A dancing ducky! I like it!

But the ducky was sad,

because he wanted somebody
to dance with him.

Luckily, one day, he met a...

Who did he meet?

Jodi: Uhh...

...a turtle!
Prince W: An orange turtle!

All: (giggle)

Mr. Malik: The blue ducky
met an orange... turtle,

and they danced together
all night long!

The end!

Katerina: I love that part.
Kids: (giggle)

Jody: Yeaaay!
Daniel: I like their story.

Elaina: That was booomerific!
Mr. Malik: I think so too!

Okay, class.

Who's excited for the
Spring Sing today?

All: I am!/Me!/Hoohoo!

Elaina: We know the song!
We've been practicing!

O The Owl: (gasps) But we
don't know the dance yet.

Daniel: Oh yeah...

Teacher Harriet was going to
teach us the dance today!

But...she's not here.

Elaina: Oh no.

Daniel: Do you think
Mr. Malik will be able

to teach us the dance?

Jodi: Can we still
do the Spring Sing?

Prince W: We don't have a dance!

Mr. Malik: Hmm, I'm sure we
can come up with something.

How about you take
your places on stage.

So how does this Spring song go?

Can you sing it for me?

All: Bright bright sunshine,
growing flowers, birdies too!

Mr. Malik: Whoa, whoa, whoa.

I can't hear everyone at once.

Daniel, will you sing it for me?

Daniel: Um, okay...

♪

♪ Bright bright sunshine,
growing flowers, birdies, too! ♪

♪ Birdies too! ♪

♪ Spring Time is here now! ♪

♪ Time to play outside now! ♪

♪ You come too. You come too. ♪

Kitty: Yay, Daniel!
Elaina: That's how it goes!

Prince W: Good singing, Daniel.

Elaina: And Teacher
Harriet plays the guitar!

Mr. Malik: Huh. Well that
sounds super-duper, buuuut...

I don't play the guitar.

Daniel: You don't?

Mr. Malik: No.
I don't know how to.

Katerina: But Teacher Harriet
always plays her guitar

for our Spring song.

Elaina: That's how
we know when to start!

Katerina: How can we sing
without the guitar?

Mr. Malik: Looks like
we may need to do things

a little differently again.

Remember,

♪ Things may change,
and that's okay. ♪

♪ Today we can do things
a different way! ♪

All: ♪ Things may change,
and that's okay. ♪

♪ Today we can do things
a different way! ♪

Mr. Malik: Maybe...there's a
different instrument I can play,

to tell you when
to start singing!

Daniel: What instrument
could Mr. Malik use

for our Spring Sing?

Mr. Malik: Maybe myyyyy...

harmonica?

All: Yeah! Yeah! That!
Elaina: HarmAWWWnica!

Mr. Malik: (laughter)
When I play this sound...

(harmonica chord)

Mr. Malik: That's when
you should start singing!

Prince W: Got it!
O The Owl: Hoo hoo!
Daniel: Okay!

Daniel: But...we still
don't have a dance.

Mr. Malik: Right. Okay.

When we sing the first part,
move your hands like this...

Just like Katerina did!

♪ Bright bright sunshine... ♪

Yes, yes! Great!

And for the next part, wiggle
like Jodi and Prince Wednesday!

Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle!

All: Growing flowers...

Prince W: Boop-she-boop-she-boo!

Jodi Platypus: (giggles)

Mr. Malik: (laughter)
Yes, yes! Just like that!

And when you sing about the
birdies, flap your wings,

just like O The Owl.

O The Owl: Hoo hoo!

Mr. Malik: ♪ ...birdies too!
Birdies too! ♪

Then you can turn backwards
like Miss Elaina..

♪ Spring Time is here now! ♪

♪ Time to play outside now! ♪

And for the last part, give
hugs like Daniel Tiger.

♪ You come too! ♪

♪ You come too! ♪

Daniel: Hug for you!

And a hug for you! (giggles)

Katerina: Wow!
I like that dance, meow meow!

Elaina: It's so different!

Mr. Malik: Now, let's take
it slow for the first time.

Daniel: Will you practice
the dance with me?

Grr-ific!

(harmonica chord)

♪

All: ♪ Bright bright sunshine ♪

♪ Growing flowers ♪

♪ Birdies, too! Birdies, too! ♪

♪ Spring Time is here now! ♪

♪ Time to play outside now! ♪

♪ You come too. You come too. ♪

O The Owl: Hoo hoo!
All Kids: Yaay!/ We did it!

Prince W: That was boomerific!
Jodi: Neato!

Mr. Malik: I think we got it!

You know what.. it's lunchtime!

And it's a beautiful spring
day in the neighborhood!

I think we should
have a picnic outside.

All: Outside? Whoa! Really?

Daniel: We usually
eat lunch inside.

Mr. Malik: You know
what I like to say...

All: ♪ Things may change
and that's okay, ♪

♪ Today we can do things
a different way! ♪

Mr. Malik: Everyone, get your
lunch box and let's go outside!

Jodi Platypus: Okay!
All: (giggles)

♪

Prince W: But... um...

Mr. Malik: Oh, what's
wrong, Prince Wednesday?

Prince W: I'm the
lunch helper today!

I'm supposed to get
everyone's lunchboxes!

Mr. Malik: Oh no.
I didn't realize that!

Prince Wednesday, I'm sorry.

Could you help me
with something else?

Prince W: What?

Mr. Malik: Could you..

..could you please carry
the picnic blanket?

Prince W: I can do that!

Katerina: Twirl!

And I'm the line
leader, meow meow!

Mr. Malik: Great!

Everyone please line
up behind Katerina

to go outside for lunch.

Katerina: Follow meee!

Daniel: We're having
lunch outside today!

That's different! Come on!

♪

Elaina: Lunch
time, lunch time!

Yeah, yeah, yeah!

Katerina: Yummy, lunch time!

O The Owl: It's warm
outside! Hoo hoo!

♪

Elaina: Woooah!

(giggles)

Prince W: I like
sitting outside!

Katerina: I'll sit next
to you, meow meow!

♪

Mr. Malik: It feels
like spring has sprung!

Jodi Platypus: It does!

O The Owl: Hoo hoo!
All kids: Yeah! (giggle)

O The Owl: Nifty galifty,
it's a butterfly!

Daniel: Woooow!

Look, I'm a butterfly!

Katerina: Me too,
meow meow! (giggles)

Daniel Tiger:
Today is so different!

It's Spring now!

(giggles)

Hey!

Do you want to make
believe with me?

Let's make believe that we
can see the seasons change

from winter to spring!

♪

winter is becoming spring,

♪ Everything is waking up. ♪

♪ The sun is melting
the snow away, ♪

♪ The leaves are growing, ♪

♪ The flowers are budding, ♪

♪ The birds are
starting to sing! ♪

♪ Winter is becoming spring, ♪

♪ Winter is becoming... ♪

♪ spriiiing! ♪

♪

Wasn't that grr-ific?

Now I'm really excited
for the Spring Sing!

Mr. Malik: How about a
Springy-game of 'I Spy'?

All kids: Yeah!
Nifty Galifty! Neato!

Daniel: Can I go first?

Mr. Malik: Mhmm.

Daniel: I spy
with my tiger eye...

something... oh, uh,

...that hop, hop, hops!

♪

Do you know what it is?

All: Hmm...

Elaina: That bunny!

Daniel: Yup, you got it!

Elaina: Okay, okay.

I spy...

with my little eye...

Ooh!

Something purple!

O The Owl: Is it... (gasps)

Prince Wednesday's
lunch box, hoo hoo?

Elaina: Nuh-uuh. Try again!

Katerina: Is it...
that purple flower?

Elaina: Yes!

Katerina: So pretty, meow meow!

Mr. Malik: I've got one!
I hear with my little ear...

Daniel: (giggles)
That's different!

Mr. Malik: ...something that
sounds like... (whistles)

Birds: (tweeting)

All Kids: That bird!
A blue bird! Right there!

Mr. Malik: (whistles)
You got it!

All Kids: Yay! Yaaay! Whoo hoo!

Mr. Malik: You know what...

Your grownups should be here
soon for the Spring Sing!

Is everyone finished eating?

All: Mhmm.

Mr. Malik: Alrighty! Everyone
pick up your lunch boxes

and let's go back inside.

Elaina: ♪ The grown
ups are coming! ♪

Katarina: Meow, meow!
O The Owl: Hoo, Hoo!

Mr. Malik: (humming)

Daniel: Come on, let's go get
ready for the Spring Sing!

Mr. Malik: (humming)

Elaina: The grown
ups are coming!

All: (giggle)

Mr. Malik: Sounds like
the grown ups are here!

Mom Tiger: Hi!
Mr. Malik: Hello!

Hi, come on in.

Daniel: Mom!

Mom Tiger: How was your
day with Mr. Malik?

Daniel: Even though things
were different without

Teacher Harriet, I
had a grr-ific day.

Mom Tiger: Oh, Daniel,
that makes me so happy.

Okay, you go, you go!
I'll be watching!

(harmonica chords)

Mr. Malik: Welcome, grown-ups!
Please take your seats,

the children are very excited
to share their song with you.

Is everyone ready?

Where's Jodi?

O The Owl: She's over there!

Mr. Malik: Jodi,
is something wrong?

Jodi: (sighs) Um, well,

I'm feeling a little...

(gulps) nervous.

I wish Teacher Harriet was here.

She always knows how
to make me feel better.

Mr. Malik: Well, I know
I'm not Teacher Harriet...

but maybe I can help.

Jodi: You can?

Mr. Malik: When I was little,
I felt nervous sometimes too,

and I would put on this
special brave coat right here.

Jodi: I don't see it.

Mr. Malik: That's because
it's invisible...

but if you put it on...

♪

...and zip it up..

Pzzzzzip!

Jodi: (giggles)

Mr. Malik: You might
feel a little braver.

Is it working?

Jodi: I do feel a
little braver now.

Thanks, Mr. Malik.

(deep breath)

Okay, I'm ready now.

Mr. Malik: Now that
everyone's ready...

Prince W: Ooh! Hi, Dad!

Mr. Malik: (chuckes) I had such
a great day with this class.

We all missed Teacher
Harriet, but...

All: ♪ Things may change
and that's okay. ♪

♪ Today we can do things
a different way! ♪

Mr. Malik: Okay, here we go!

(harmonica chord)

All Kids:
♪ Bright bright sunshine, ♪

♪ Growing flowers, ♪

♪ Birdies, too! Birdies, too! ♪

♪ Spring Time is here now! ♪

♪ Time to play outside now! ♪

♪ You come too. ♪

♪ You come too. ♪

All kids: (cheer)

Mr. Malik: It's
good to be flexible

when there's a change
in your schedule.

If it's not part
of your routine,

it's a chance to try new things!

All: ♪ Things may change
and that's okay. ♪

♪ Today we can do things
a different way! ♪

♪

Mr. Malik: ♪ When our
plans change suddenly ♪

♪ It's a chance for us to try
things a little differently ♪

♪ So... try it out, take a
chance, later that day, ♪

♪ You might be happy that
your plans changed! ♪

♪ Things may change
and that's okay, ♪

♪ Today, today, today,
we'll try a different way! ♪

♪

♪ Maybe many things changed,
Or maybe just one, ♪

♪ Sometimes different
can be so fun! ♪

♪ Things may change
and that's okay, ♪

♪ Today we can do things
a different way! ♪

♪

(audience clapping)

Mr. Malik: Wow! (chuckles) Wow!

That was some super-duper
Spring Singing!

(chuckles) Go ahead, take a bow!

♪

(audience clapping)

I hope you all feel proud!

(audience clapping)
♪

Jodi Platypus: Here
you go, Mr. Malik.

Thanks for letting me borrow
your special coat (giggles).

Mr. Malik: I'm glad it helped.

Daniel: Do you ever
have a different teacher?

School was so different
today with Mr. Malik,

but doing things a different
way turned out to be okay!

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, ♪

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

♪ It's such a good feeling, ♪

♪ A very good feeling, ♪

♪ A feeling you know! ♪

Daniel: ♪ 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.

♪ (show theme song) ♪

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