♪♪ 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 ♪♪ (laughing) - Your turn!

- OK!

- Whoops!

Hup!

Oops!

Oops!

Hi, neighbor!

I'm at the park with my friends.

- Hiya, toots!

- A rrroyal hello!

- I've been working on my hopping.

Want to see?

OK, here goes.

Whoops!

One!

Two!

Three!

Three whole hops!

That's so many!

Whoops!

Let's go show my friends.

Come on!

(Elaina laughing) - Guess what?

- What?

- I did three whole... h-h-h...hops!

- Ho-ho-ho!

- That's great, toots!

- That's rrroyally great, Little D!

- Thanks, Prince Tuesday!

And I think I can do it again too.

Want to see?

- OK - Sure.

- Sure, OK. - OK, count my hops!

Ready?

One... two.. three... four... five!

Five hops!

That's even more hops than before!

- Five hippity-hoppity hops!

- Love it, toots!

- Ha!

Ha!

Ha!

That's awesome, Little D!

It's like they tell us at baseball practice: ♪ Keep trying, you'll get better ♪ - ♪ Keep trying, you'll get better ♪ It's true!

The more I hop, the better I get!

I remember when I could only do ONE hop!

And now... hop, hop, hippity-hoppity-hop!

- ♪ Keep trying, you'll get better ♪ Great job, Little D!

I also got better at throwing a ball.

Watch!

- Wow!

You throw really high!

- Really, REALLY high!

- Rrroyally high!

Wow!

You are a great baseball player, Prince Tuesday!

- Thanks, Little D!

- Aw, thank you!

- I love it, toots!

- That's my brother!

- Wouldn't it be fun to be a great baseball player?

Hey, do you want to make believe with me?

Let's make believe... that I'm a GREAT baseball player!

♪♪ I'm a star baseball player that everyone knows ♪ ♪ I run all the bases, watch as I go!

♪ ♪ I'm a star baseball player with my mitt and my hat!

♪ ♪ The crowd goes wild when I'm up to bat!

♪ ♪ So I'll run, run, run all the bases ♪ ♪ And wave to the smiling faces!

♪ ♪ I can catch and throw really far ♪ ♪ 'Cause I'm a famous baseball star!

♪♪ Wasn't that grr-ific?

- Hey, everyone!

Watch this trick!

- Wow!

- Cool!

- Cool trick!

- Ah, thank you very much!

Well, that trick took a lot of practice.

I had to try it again and again, but then...

I got better!

- I want to play ball too!

- OK, let's all play ball!

- Yeah!

- I have a boomer-ific idea!

Let's play animal ball!

- OK!

- Yeah!

- Yeah, yeah!

Wait, what's animal ball?

- I just made it up.

But I'll tell you how to play.

First, let's stand in a circle.

OK, now we throw the ball to each other.

But before you throw the ball, say the name of an animal.

Then we all make the animal sound.

- Animal ball!

Grr-ific!

Hey!

You can make the animal sounds too!

- Ready?

A dog says... (kids barking) - Ruff!

Ruff!

I got it!

I got it!

A cow says... mooo!

(kids mooing) Grr!

Hey, I missed the ball.

- Hey, good try, Daniel.

- Yeah, but I wanted to catch the ball.

- Keep practicing.

You'll get better.

♪ Keep trying, you'll get better ♪ - ♪ Keep trying, you'll get better ♪ - Next time, try looking right at the ball as it comes to you, OK?

- OK. - Let's try again.

And... and a duck says... quack, quack, quack!

(kids quacking) - Got it!

- A dog says... ruff, ruff!

ruff!

- Here it comes!

Grr!

I missed AGAIN.

- That's OK, Daniel.

- How would you feel if you couldn't catch a ball?

I feel sad.

- Heh, you OK, Little D?

- What's wrong, toots?

- I'm no good at this game.

I can't catch the ball!

- You know what?

When I first started playing baseball, I couldn't catch the ball either.

- Really?

- Really!

But I kept trying, and I got better and better.

And you can too!

♪ Keep trying, you'll get better ♪ - ♪ Keep trying, you'll get better ♪ But I AM trying!

- You are trying.

And you know what else will help?

- What?

- The hug trick.

- The hug trick?

- Yep.

First, you watch the ball.

Then... give it a biiiiiig hug!

Ooooh-woo!

- Biiig hug!

- Ha!

Ha!

Ha!

Now I think you're ready.

- Yup, I'm ready to try again.

- Yay!

Throw the ball, big brother!

- Ready?

And a duck says... quack, quack, quack!

- OK, I'm watching...

I'm watching...

I'm wat-- Wha-- Oops!

Grr!

I dropped it!

- Aw, you almost got it, Daniel.

You're so close!

You watched the ball, and now you just need to remember to give it a biiiiiiig hug!

♪ Keep trying, you'll get better ♪ - ♪ Keep trying, you'll get better ♪ - OK!

I can do it.

I just have to keep trying!

- Ready, set, THROW!

- A cow says... moo!

(kids mooing) (Elaina laughing) - Ready, Daniel?

- Almost.

Watch and hug, watch and hug.

I can do this!

OK, ready!

- Here it comes.

A dog says... ruff, ruff, ruff!

- I'm watching...

I'm watching...

I'm watching... Biiiiiiig hug!

I did it!

I caught the ball!

Oops.

I caught the ball!

I caught the ball!

- You did it!

- Go, Daniel!

- Hooray for Daniel!

- Nice work!

- Thanks!

I tried, and I tried, and I caught the ball!

I am so happy!

And you know what I do when I'm happy?

I hop!

Hoppity-hoppity-hop!

- Wow, Daniel Tiger, you can do so many hops!

- I know!

Wanna hop with me?

It's fun!

- Hey!

I can't do it!

I tried again, but I still can't hop!

Hopping is too hard.

- Yeah, hopping is pretty hard-- like catching the ball!

But... ♪ Keep trying, you'll get better ♪ You just need to practice like me.

- OK, I guess I can try again.

Will you show me how?

- Sure!

I stand on one foot like this.

And then I... hippity-hop!

- Stand on one foot... and... hippity-hop!

I did it!

I hopped!

Whoops!

Ha!

Ha!

Ha!

- Let's do it again.

Ready?

Hippity-hop!

- Whoopsie-doo!

- Almost!

♪ Keep trying, you'll get better ♪ Let's go again, together.

- (both): Hop, hop.

- You're doing it, Miss Elaina!

- Hop!

I'm hippity-- Whoa!

It's OK. Keep trying.

- (both): Hippity-hoppity.

Hop!

Hop!

Hop!

- One, two, three.

- Hippity, hoppity, hop, hop, hop!

- Ha!

Ha!

Ha!

Wow!

Look at you two hippity-hop-hoppers!

(Daniel and Elaina laughing) - (Daniel and Elaina): Hippity- hop, we're hopping together!

- Oops!

- Don't worry, Prince Wednesday.

Just keep practicing!

- ♪ Keep trying, you'll get better ♪ (Elaina laughing) - ♪♪ Keep trying until it works for you ♪ ♪ You get better, ah, yes, it's true ♪ - ♪ Then, what do you know?

You're doing fine!

♪ ♪ 'Cause practice makes you better all the time ♪ - ♪ Try, try, try, try, try it again!

♪ ♪ Try, try, try, try, try it again!

♪ ♪ Keep trying, you'll get better ♪ ♪ Try, try, try!

♪ - ♪ When you're playing with friends and there's something new ♪ ♪ Just keep on trying is what you should do ♪ - ♪ 'Cause you'll get better when you try ♪ ♪ Practice makes you better all the time ♪ - ♪ Try, try, try, try, try it again ♪ ♪ Try, try, try, try, try it again ♪ ♪ Keep trying, you'll get better ♪ ♪ Try, try, try ♪ ♪ Keep trying, you'll get better ♪ ♪ Try, try, try ♪♪ - Woo-hoo!

- Yeah!

- I have a boomer-ific idea!

I like hopping, and I like animals, so... let's play HOPPING animal ball!

A dog says... ruff, ruff, ruff!

(all barking) - Hop!

Hop!

A rooster says... cock-a-doodle-do!

- (Elaina): Cock-a-doodle-do!

- (Tuesday): Cock-a-doodle-do!

- Big hug!

I caught it!

Ah.

I kept trying, and my hopping AND catching got better.

What are you trying to get better at?

You know, if you keep trying, you'll get better too!

Ugga... mugga!

Ha!

Ha!

- (Friday): ♪♪ Keep trying until it works for you ♪ ♪ You get better, ah, yes, it's true ♪ - (Tuesday): ♪ Then, what do you know?

You're doing fine!

♪ - (Katerina): Hi, neighbor!

Today, our friends are playing animal ball.

- And so the way we play animal ball is I'm going to hold the ball and I'm going to throw it to one of my friends.

You'll make a noise, and then I'll make a noise.

Ready?

- Oink!

- (kids): Oink!

- Roar!

- (kids): Roar!

- Pfffft!

- (kids): Pfffft!

- ♪ Try, try, try, try, try it again ♪ ♪ Try, try, try, try, try it again ♪ ♪ Keep trying, you'll get better ♪ ♪ Try, try, try ♪ ♪ Keep trying, you'll get better ♪ ♪ Try, try, try ♪ - (Katerina): Uh-oh!

Sometimes it's hard to catch the ball.

- ♪ Try, try, try, try, try it again ♪ ♪ Try, try, try, try, try it again ♪ - (Katerina): That's OK. Just try it again.

Good job!

- (Daniel): ♪ When you're playing with friends and there's something new ♪ ♪ Just keep on trying is what you should do ♪ - (Katerina): ♪ 'Cause you'll get better when you try ♪ ♪ Practice makes you better all the time ♪♪ - Hi, neighbor!

I'm getting ready for school.

Do you go to school?

See, this is my school.

I drew it.

- OK, Daniel, let's get ready for school!

- Mmkay.

I'm ready to go to school!

- School?

I'm ready to go to work, or... am I going to school and you're going to work?

- (laughing): No!

I'm going to school, and YOU'RE going to work!

- Ohhh, that's right.

It's a little cold outside today, so let's put on your coat, OK?

- OK. Can I do the buttons, Dad?

- Of course.

- Ugh!

Oh, I can't button it!

- Here, let me show you a little trick.

Peek-a-boo!

You see my fingers?

Now pull the button through the hole.

Pull it through.

- Oh!

- All right, now you try.

Remember: "Peek-a-boo, pull it through."

- OK, I'll try!

- Peek-a-boo, pull it... Peek-a-boo... pull it.

Grr!

Dad, this isn't working!

- I know it's upsetting when you can't get it.

♪ Keep trying, you'll get better ♪ If you keep trying to button your coat, you'll get better and better.

- ♪ Keep trying, you'll get better ♪ OK, I'll try again.

Peek-a-boo... pull it through.

(He sighs.)

♪ Keep trying, you'll get better ♪ Peek-a-boo, pull it through.

(He gasps.)

I did it!

I did it!

- Look at that.

You kept trying, and you did it!

- Mom, we're going!

- Bye!

Muah!

- (Daniel and Mom): Ugga-mugga.

- (Dad and Mom): Ugga-mugga.

- (Mom): Buh-bye!

- Bye, Mom!

Hi, Trolley!

We're going to school, and I buttoned my coat all by myself!

- ♪ We're off to school today to learn and play ♪ ♪ Won't you ride along with me?

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

♪ - Here we are at school.

Let's go inside.

(Trolley dings.)

Goodbye, Trolley!

- Bye, Trolley!

(Daniel humming) - Good morning, Daniel!

- Hi, Teacher Harriet!

- Good morning Mr. Tiger.

- Good morning!

- Look!

My neighbor came to school too!

- Hi, neighbor!

(Daniel humming) - Bye, Daniel.

Ugga-mugga.

- Ugga-mugga!

Bye, Dad.

- Hoo-hoo, coming through!

Hi, Daniel!

- What's O doing?

Let's go see!

- Hoo-hoo!

- Wow, O.

That's a lot of blocks.

- I need all the blocks in the classroom, because I'm building the tallest tower in the world!

- (both): Tallest tower in the world!

- Hoo-hoo!

(Both laugh.)

I'm ready to build!

Hoo-hoo!

- Great!

- One block here... another one here... this one here... there... another one here... - Hey, O!

Here's another block, a blue one.

- Blue, like my feathers!

That's my favorite!

- What's your favorite color?

I like red.

- Hoo!

This is nifty-galifty!

(O gasps.)

The tower!

Oh, no, no, no!

(O gasps.)

Hoo, no!

- Oh, no!

O, are you OK?

- Hoo, I guess so.

- You can build your tower again.

I'll help you and hand you blocks.

- OK. Building again, building, building the tallest tower in the world.

- Your tower is so tall already.

It's as tall as my tummy!

Ha!

Ha!

Ha!

- Yeah!

Now it's as tall as my beak!

Another one here... there... and another one here.

(O laughs.)

The red one on top... Hoo-hoo!

Whoa!

Ah!

Hoo, it fell down again!

Hoo, no!

- What happened?

What's the matter?

- My tower keeps falling!

Hoo-hoo!

- Oh, dear.

You feel like you can't get those blocks to stay up, and that is frustrating.

But can you try and rebuild the tower?

♪ Keep trying, you'll get better ♪ - ♪ Keep trying, you'll get better ♪ But I already tried, and it didn't work.

- Sometimes you have to keep trying before you get better.

How can we find out more about building tall block towers?

- There's a book for that!

Hoo-hoo!

My book says that big blocks on the bottom of the tower will make it strong.

Hoo-hoo, what about these?

- Those look pretty big to me!

- OK, I'll try it!

- (both): Tallest tower in the world!

- Hoo-hoo!

- I wonder what it would be like to build for real.

Hey, that gives me an idea.

Do you want to make believe with me?

Let's make believe that we're construction workers making a real building!

- ♪♪ I'm a bulldozer, I make a loud sound ♪ ♪ I'm great for pushing dirt and gravel around ♪ - ♪ We all build, build, build, build, BUILD!

♪ - ♪ I'm a crane, I move things way up high, ♪ ♪ I move them way up into the sky!

♪ - ♪ We all build, build, build, build, BUILD!

♪ ♪ Build, build, build, build, BUILD!

YEAH!

♪♪ - Wasn't that grr-ific?

We did such a good job.

- Nifty-galifty!

Wah!

Oh, feathers!

I just can't do this!

I'm gonna stop.

- Uh-oh.

O is getting upset.

Do you ever feel like stopping?

I think O should keep trying.

- Don't stop now O.

It might take a few tries, but you'll get it.

Remember: ♪ Keep trying, you'll get better ♪ - ♪ Keep trying, you'll get better ♪ - But what if I DON'T get better?

- I think you can do this, O.

Let's look at the tower picture in your book again.

What do you notice about these blocks?

- They're not falling down.

- That's true, but how are they stacked?

- They are lying down sideways.

Hoo-hoo!

So maybe I should try building with the blocks lying down sideways.

- (Daniel and Harriet): Try it!

- OK, I'll keep trying.

♪ Keep trying, you'll get better ♪ - ♪ Keep trying, you'll get better ♪ - This one here... - Here you go!

- ...another one here.

Hoo-hoo!

- You're doing great, O!

- Hoo-hoo-hoo!

- Meow-meow, I like your tower, O.

- Thanks!

I only have four blocks left!

- Tallest tower in the world!

Again!

(Katerina laughs.)

(O gasps.)

- The tower!

I can't look.

- Look, O, you did it!

- Hoo-hoo!

I did do it!

♪ Keep trying, you'll get better ♪ I did get better!

- Tiger-tastic!

- Meow-meow!

(Daniel gasps.)

- (whispering): Tiger-tastic.

- (whispering): Meow-meow.

- (Daniel and O): Phew!

- Hoo-hoo!

- See that, O?

You kept trying and you did it!

Now don't you feel proud?

- I do!

Hoo-hoo!

- I'm going to take a picture.

Stand next to your tower, O!

- Ta-da!

- All right, everyone, grab your coats.

It's time to go outside to play!

- Yeah!

Woo-hoo!

- Meow-meow!

- Hoo-hoo!

(Daniel humming) - Oh, no.

I can't do up my buttons, meow-meow.

- Look at this trick, Katerina.

Peek-a-boo, pull it through!

- Oh, hmm.

Peek-a-boo, pull it through.

I can't do it, meow-meow!

- ♪ Keep trying, you'll get better ♪ - I'll keep trying.

♪♪ When you can't do something new ♪ ♪ Keep trying and trying till it works for you ♪ ♪ Before you know it, I think you'll find ♪ ♪ Practice makes you better all the time ♪ - ♪ Try, try, try, try, try it again ♪ ♪ Try, try, try, try, try it again ♪ ♪ Keep trying, you'll get better ♪ ♪ Try, try, try ♪ - ♪ When you're trying to do a brand new thing ♪ ♪ Don't give up if it's not working ♪ ♪ It'll get easier every time you try ♪ ♪ Practice makes you better all the time ♪ - ♪ Try, try, try, try, try it again ♪ ♪ Try, try, try, try, try it again ♪ ♪ Keep trying, you'll get better ♪ ♪ Try, try, try ♪ ♪ Keep trying, you'll get better ♪ ♪ Try, try, try ♪♪ - Peek a boo, pull it through.

Look!

I did it!

I buttoned my coat!

It took me 10 tries but I did it!

- Yeah!

(Katerina laughs.)

- You're a good friend, Daniel Tiger.

(Katerina laughs.)

- Have you ever tried to button your own coat?

Or build a tall, tall tower?

How did you feel when you were trying?

It's hard, but if you keep trying, you will get better!

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, 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.

Hi, neighbor!

There are so many new things to try to do.

- ♪♪ Keep trying, you'll get better ♪ - OK, can you dig a hole there?

Use both hands, there you go.

So put that under there.

- I can do it.

- OK. - ♪ Keep trying, you'll get better ♪ ♪ Try, try, try ♪ - (Daniel): ♪ When you're trying to do a brand new thing ♪ ♪ Don't give up if it's not working ♪ ♪ It'll get easier every time you try ♪ ♪ Practice makes you better all the time ♪ - ♪ Try, try, try, try, try it again ♪ ♪ Try, try, try, try, try it again ♪ ♪ Keep trying, you'll get better ♪ - (Daniel): But keep trying and you'll get better.

- Shall I help you peel it, or do you think you can do it?

- I think I can peel it from here.

- Very good.

- ♪ Keep trying, you'll get better ♪ ♪ Try, try, try ♪ - (Daniel): ♪ When you're trying to do a brand new thing ♪ ♪ Don't give up if it's not working ♪ Wow!

Look at that kite fly!

- ♪ Try, try, try, try, try it again!

♪♪ - (Daniel): I have a hard time zipping up my sweater too!

Good job, Victoria!

Good job, Will!

Good job, Isaac!

Keep trying, and you'll get better.

♪♪ Visit the neighborhood at pbskids.org.

(giggle)