♪♪ 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 ♪ ♪ The 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 the Land of Make-Believe ♪ ♪ A friendly face on every street waiting to greet you ♪ ♪ It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood ♪ ♪ A beautiful day for a neighbor ♪ ♪ In Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood ♪♪ - Presenting... Daniel Tiger!

Ta-dah!

Ha!

Ha!

Ha!

Today at school, we're putting on a show.

And I'm going to sing!

♪ La la la la la la laaaa ♪ Come see!

- OK, everyone, we're ready to start our show!

Everyone, get ready to show something special you can do.

- I'm going to sing a song!

♪ La la la la la la laaaa ♪ - I'm going to... to... to...

I don't know what I'm going to do, hoo-hoo.

- You can do so many things, O!

- Thanks, Daniel.

- Prince Wednesday, would you like to go first?

- Yes!

I'm gonna be the silliest magician!

- ♪ Hi, Prince Wednesday, how do you do?

♪ ♪ Show us something special that you can do ♪ - Ladies and gentlemen... and owls, and kitty cats, and tigers... watch me say the magic word, and pull a duck out of my hat!

Abraca-doodle!

(laughter) Abraca-doggie!

(laughter) Abracadabraaa!

- (kids): Yaaay!

(laughter) A rrroyal thank you!

(laughter) That magic trick was something special that I can do!

- Prince Wednesday's magic trick is so funny!

Don't you think, O?

- That was a funny magic trick.

- Super funny!

- Prince Wednesday can do a magic trick?

Hoo-hoo-hoo!

That is so special!

(sigh) I can't do a magic trick.

I'm not that special.

- O the Owl, would you like to go now?

- Well... OK. Maybe if I do a magic trick, I'll be special too!

I don't know about this.

OK!

Ta-dah!

I'm royally gonna do a magic trick!

- I didn't know you liked magic tricks.

- I don't.

Hoo-hoo.

- Then why do you want to do one?

- Because Prince Wednesday did a magic trick, and a magic trick is special.

- O, you don't have to do a magic trick like Prince Wednesday did to be special... ♪ I like you, I like you ♪ ♪ I like you just the way you are ♪ You can be yourself!

- Be myself?

- Yes!

You're a very special owl!

- I am?

- Yes.

There is no other owl like you.

So what would O the Owl like to do?

- Hmm... can I think about it?

- Sure.

Daniel, are you ready for your turn?

- Yes!

- ♪ Hi, Daniel Tiger how do you do?

♪ ♪ Show us something special that you can do ♪ - Something I like to do is... sing!

♪ My name is Daniel Tiger ♪ ♪ And I like my friends ♪ ♪ Just the way they are I'm Daniel!

(cheering) - Thank you, thank you, thank you very much!

Did you see me singing on stage?

It was so much fun!

It would be really fun to be a singing star and sing on a real big stage!

For lots and lots of people!

Hey, do you want to make believe with me?

Let's make believe that I was putting on a big singing show!

♪♪ My name is Daniel Tiger ♪ - ♪ Daniel Tiger ♪ - ♪ And I like my friends - He likes his friends ♪ - ♪ Just the way they are - Just the way we are ♪ - ♪ I'm Daniel - He's Daniel ♪ - ♪ Daniel Tiger - Daniel Tiger ♪ - ♪ And I like my Tigey ♪ ♪ Right by my side - Right by his side ♪ - ♪ I'm Daniel - He's Daniel ♪ - ♪ Daniel Tiger - Daniel Tiger ♪ - ♪ 1, 2, 3, 4, yah ♪♪ Wasn't that grr-ific?

- Hoo-hoo!

I like your song, Daniel.

- Thanks, O.

- But I can't sing like Daniel, hoo-hoo!

- Meow-meow, can I go next, pretty please?

- OK. Katerina Kittycat!

- Meow!

- ♪ Hi, Katerina, how do you do?

♪ ♪ Show us something special that you can do ♪ - ♪ A little bit of twiling ♪ ♪ Is my thing Yes, twirling's my thing ♪ ♪ It's true ♪ - Hoo-hoo!

- Splendid!

- Did you see me twirl?

Did you see me twirl?

- You were grr-ific!

- Hoo-hoo!

I wish I could twirl like you, Katerina.

- Thanks.

Meow-meow!

My mommy says my twirls are very special.

- Hoo-hoo, yes!

Twirling is special, Ah!

Maybe if I twirl, I'll be special too!

Hoo-hoo!

Teacher Harriet, I'm ready for my turn now!

- You are?

Wonderful!

- Hoo-hoo!

Let's see, let's see... A-ha!

I'm going to twirl!

Twirling owl!

Oh, oof!

Hoo-hoo!

- I didn't know you liked to twirl, O.

- No, not really.

But I want to twirl like Katerina!

- O, you don't have to twirl like Katerina.

You should be yourself!

- Yeah, O!

- ♪ I like you, I like you ♪ ♪ I like you just the way you are ♪ - Well...

I need to think some more about what I can do.

- OK, O.

We'll let someone else take a turn.

Miss Elaina, would you like to go next?

- Yes, yes, yes, yes!

Ready!

- ♪ Hi, Miss Elaina, how do you do?

♪ ♪ Show us something special that you can do ♪ - Hiya, folks!

This is my puppet Mr. Sheep.

Say hello, Mr. Sheep!

Mooooooooo!

(laughter) Hey, that's not right!

You're a sheep, not a cow!

Say hello, Mr. Sheep!

Woof, woof, woof!

(laughter) One more time.

Say hello, Mr. Sheep!

HELLO!

Noooo!

Like a sheep, like a sheep!

- Baaaaaaaa!

Baaa!

Baaa!

- Grr-ific!

- Funny!

- Yay!

- Miss Elaina, I love how you made the sheep say, "Moo!"

- Umm... can I, hoo-hoo, borrow your puppet?

- Why?

- I want to do a puppet show, just like you!

- Like me?

But, O, you should be like you!

♪ I like you, I like you ♪ ♪ I like you just the way you are ♪ - But...

I don't do magic tricks like Prince Wednesday.

I don't twirl like Katerina... or sing like Daniel.

- ♪ La la la ♪ - And I don't do puppet shows like Miss Elaina... - Baaaaaa!

- I don't know what I do that is special, and it is making me so... sad.

Hooo... - You can do so many special things, O.

- You can, O!

- Hoo-hoo!

Like what?

- You can read!

- And you always have a book for everything!

- I do like to read!

- And you help people, meow-meow.

- I am good at helping.

Hoo-hoo!

- You are!

You found my special locket when it was lost!

- ♪ I like you, I like you ♪ ♪ I like you just the way you are ♪ - You see, O, you don't have to be like anybody else, you can just be yourself.

- ♪ I like you, I like you ♪ ♪ I like you just the way you are ♪ - Thanks.

Hoo-hoo!

OH!

I know what to do in the show!

Ha!

Ha!

Ha!

- ♪ Hi, O the Owl, how do you do?

♪ ♪ Show us something special that you can do ♪ - Hoo-hoo!

Get ready!

I'm going to show you something special I can do.

My nifty... galifty... flying flip!

Ha!

Ha!

Ha!

Hooo!

Hooo!

Hooo!

Hooo-wooo!

(cheering) - Royally great!

- And that's what O the Owl can do.

Hoo!

- O, I didn't know you could do that!

I wish I could do a flying flip just like you.

- Hoo-hoo!

Thanks, Daniel.

But you don't have to do a flip like me.

♪ I like you, I like you ♪ ♪ I like you just the way you are ♪ - Thanks, O.

- ♪♪ You are my friend ♪ ♪ You are special ♪ ♪ You're my friend ♪ ♪ You're special to me ♪ ♪ You are the only one like you ♪ ♪ Like you, my friend ♪ ♪ I like you ♪ ♪ In the daytime ♪ ♪ In the nighttime ♪ ♪ Any time that you feel ♪ ♪ Is the right time ♪ ♪ For a friendship with me ♪ ♪ I sure hope that you see ♪ ♪ You're special ♪ ♪ Special, my friend ♪ ♪ You're special to me ♪ ♪ There's only one ♪ ♪ In this wonderful world ♪ - ♪ You are special ♪♪ What is something special that you can do?

You are special!

I'm glad you're my friend, and I like you just the way you are.

Ugga-mugga!

- ♪♪ You are my friend ♪ ♪ You are special ♪ ♪ You're my friend ♪ ♪ You're special to me ♪ ♪ You are the only one like you ♪ ♪ Like you, my friend ♪ ♪ I like you ♪ ♪ In the daytime ♪ ♪ In the nighttime ♪ ♪ Any time that you feel ♪ ♪ Is the right time ♪ ♪ For a friendship with me ♪ ♪ I sure hope that you see you're special ♪ ♪ Special, my friend ♪ ♪ You're special to me ♪ - ♪ You are my friend ♪ ♪ You are special ♪ ♪ You're my friend ♪ ♪ You're special to me ♪ ♪ You are the only one like you ♪ ♪ Like you, my friend ♪ ♪ I like you ♪♪ (laughter) (camera clicking) - Hi, neighbor!

- Hello, neighbor.

- Look!

The leaves are changing colors!

Wanna come on a leaf walk with me and my Dad?

We can look for all the different color leaves!

- Say, "leeeaves!"

- Leaves!

(camera click) - OK!

Let's walk!

Wow!

Look at all these beautiful leaves!

- Ah!

Look at this leaf!

- You know, Daniel, leaves are like snowflakes.

Every single one is different.

Look!

Leaf hat!

(Daniel laughs.)

- I think I want this one!

- Purrrfect!

(Daniel laughs.)

- Oh!

- Ooh!

I'm gonna hop over those leaves!

- And 1, 2, 3, jump!

- Woo-hoo!

- Very good!

- Ooh, look at this leaf!

It has green and brown!

It's so pretty!

- You have such a good eye for noticing things.

That's one reason why... ♪ I like you, I like you ♪ ♪ I like you just the way you are ♪ - Thanks, Dad!

I have an idea!

Can I make a picture with my leaf?

- That's a wonderful idea, Daniel!

- Grr-ific!

I want to get even more leaves for my picture.

You will find leaves with me, right?

Then, we're gonna make a leaf picture!

I think I want... a red leaf for our picture.

Do you see red leaves?

Jump with me to catch the leaves!

Ah!

Got it!

Ha!

Ha!

Ohh!

Let's get an orange leaf for our picture!

Where are the orange leaves?

Let's catch the orange one!

Jump!

Got it!

Ha!

Ha!

I love those yellow-colored leaves!

Let's catch a yellow leaf, too!

Here we go!

(laughing) Look!

I have a red leaf, an orange leaf, a yellow leaf, and a green and brown leaf!

(camera click) - Wow!

I've never seen so many colors.

- Look at that big leaf way up high!

- Daniel, hi!

- Hi!

- Look, there's Daniel, Daddy!

- Why, hello, Tiger family!

How are you on this fabulous day?

- We're good, thanks!

Just checking out the leaves.

- Hi, neighbor.

See what I'm wearing?

It's a star!

- Oh, that star is nice!

- Thanks!

I made it myself!

With lots of glitter and paint and stuff, And I'm gonna wear it all day!

- Because you are a star... a twinkling star!

If you wiggle like this, you'll really look like a twinkling star.

- Twinkle, twinkle!

- You look special, Miss Elaina!

- I am special, toots!

(Miss Elaina laughs.)

- We need to get back to our music shop.

Let's sing them our Buh Bye song!

- Ha!

Ha!

OK!

- ♪ Buh bye, buh bye ♪ - ♪ Buh-buh buh-buh bye, yeah ♪ - Buh bye, Miss Elaina!

Wow!

That Miss Elaina is special.

She has a special star on her dress.

I wish that I had a star.

- How come?

- I want to be special, too!

And if I have a star, I'll be special.

- Oh!

You are special already, Daniel.

It doesn't matter if you have a star or not.

You don't need things to make you special because... ♪ I like you, I like you ♪ ♪ I like you just the way you are ♪ - You do?

You like me just the way I am?

- Yes.

There is no one else in this whole world like you.

No one else has your eyes, your wiggly ears... or your great ideas.

- My ideas?

- Yes!

Like your idea to make a leaf picture and your idea to twinkle like a star.

- Oh, yeah!

Those were my ideas!

- I like all of your ideas, and... ♪ I like you, I like you ♪ - ♪ I like you just the way you are ♪ - You are my fuzzy little guy.

- That makes me special, too.

Look, Dad!

The leaf looks like it's flying like an airplane!

- What an imagination you have, Daniel!

You always think of fun things to pretend!

- Thanks, Dad!

Zoom!

Wouldn't it be fun to fly on that leaf?

Ah!

Do you want to use your imagination and make believe with me?

Let's make believe that we're going for a ride on a flying leaf!

♪♪ Fly up high, in the sky ♪ ♪ Zooming through the forest ♪ ♪ Ride my leaf so fast ♪ ♪ Through the long green grass ♪ ♪ Wave hello to a bird ♪ ♪ As he flies beside me ♪ ♪ Fly below, across a pond ♪ ♪ As fast as can be ♪ ♪ Fly up high, in the sky ♪♪ Wasn't that grr-ific to fly on a leaf?

Zoom!

Zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom!

- Let's walk!

- Well, hello there, Tigers!

How in the world are ya?

- We're just fine!

Enjoying the day.

- Nifty Galifty!

Always a lot to learn when you're outside in nature!

- Oh!

- Oops!

Oh, hello, Daniel!

Hoo-hoo!

- What are you doing, O?

- I was reading my book about leaves!

- But the leaves are right here!

- I know.

But, did you know that leaf piles are fun to jump in?

- You read that in your book?

- Yesiree!

See?

- You're a good reader, O!

- Thank you!

- I don't know how to read... but I do know, that there is a real leaf pile right there!

- That leaf pile looks just like the one in my book, hoo-hoo!

- I bet it's fun to jump in!

- OK!

- Jump with us.

One, two, three!

- Hoo-hoo!

(laughter) - That was fun!

- My book was right!

Jumping in leaf piles is fun!

- Uh-huh!

You are a grr-ific reader!

You're so special, O, because you can read.

- Thanks.

Ahchoo!

- Come on, O!

Let's put these groceries away.

- Do I have too?

Playing in leaf piles is - Ah-ah-ahchoo!

- fun!

- Ha!

Ha!

I know!

We can play in the leaves another day.

- OK.

Besides, I think the leaves make me sneezy.

Ah!

Ahchoo!

(Daniel laughs.)

- Bye, Daniel!

- Bye, O.

- Bye, Owls!

Daniel, look!

I see some more leaves for your picture!

- Great!

- This is one of my favorite times of year.

(Dad Tiger hums.)

- Dad, did you know that O could read?

- I did know that.

- O the Owl is really special because he knows how to read.

I wish I knew how to read.

- You will read when you're ready.

And in the meantime, I like when we read together.

- I will read someday.

- Yes, you will!

And no matter what... ♪ I like you, I like you ♪ - ♪ I like you just the way you are ♪ - I like when you take me on leaf walks!

(laughter) - ♪ It's you I like ♪ ♪ It's not the things you wear ♪ ♪ It's not the way you do your hair ♪ ♪ But it's you I like ♪ ♪ It's the way you are right now ♪ ♪ The way down deep inside you ♪ ♪ Not the things that hide you ♪ ♪ Not your toys ♪ ♪ They're just beside you ♪ ♪ But it's you I like ♪ ♪ Every part of you ♪ ♪ Your skin, your eyes, your feelings ♪ ♪ Whether old or new ♪ - ♪ It's you I like ♪♪ (laughter) - We're home!

Now, let's go make a leaf picture!

- Whoa!

Ho!

Ho!

Ho!

What's this?

- We're making a leaf picture!

Look at all my leaves!

- Wow!

Each one is different.

- Here you go!

Glue and paper.

Now you have everything you need for your idea.

- Yup, I do!

- Let's see, I think I want... red leaves first!

A piece to stick here and uh... Oh, that looks nice!

I like the big yellow leaf!

(laughing) And these little orange ones.

And my thing for green and brown leaf!

Piece them here.

Oh, and let's move this one around.

Look!

We're jumping in a leaf pile!

- Ooh, I like your work!

All of the leaves are so different!

- Mm-hmm!

That green and brown leaf is nice!

- Thanks.

- So do you like my picture?

- I do like it.

♪ It's you I like ♪ ♪ Not the leaf picture that you made ♪ - ♪ It's you ♪ ♪ I like ♪ ♪ I like you, I like you ♪ ♪ I like you just the way you are ♪ There's only one you in the whole world.

That makes you special.

I'm glad you're my friend.

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 ♪ ♪ The 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, this is my friend Annie.

She's making dumplings with her dad.

- Do you want to get the green onions?

Dump them all in.

You've made dumplings before?

- Ya, who taught you how to?

- Mom did.

- Wow!

- She learnt it from my grandmother.

- And she passes it on.

And you pass it on, right?

- Right now, that's right.

I don't think you mixed before, have you?

- Uh, no.

- Remember having it in China?

We had dumplings there.

- Oh yeah, I loved that... - That's right.

- ...restaurant.

That good?

- Add a little bit here... and then here.

- ♪ It's you I like ♪ ♪ It's not the things you wear ♪ ♪ It's not the way ♪ ♪ You do your hair but it's you ♪ ♪ I like ♪ - And we're gonna fold it over.

- Like thingy-majjigy?

- Ya, we can pinch all the edges so that all the filling doesn't... - Now it's pinch all it out... - We'll put a little bit of glue on one of the ears.

OK?

Then pull the 2 ears together.

- How?

- Just grab the 2 ears.

Ya, and then pinch them together.

There we go.

- ♪ It's you I like ♪ - That's it.

- ♪ Not the things you wear ♪ - Looks pretty good.

(laughter) - ♪ It's not the way you do your hair but it's you I like ♪ ♪ It's the way you are right now ♪ - Good.

You ready?

- Mm-hmm!

- You want to go cook it?

OK, let's wash our hands.

- ♪ Not the things that hide you ♪ ♪ Not your toys, they're just beside you ♪ - Drop it from, like, here.

- Here?

- Ya.

Ya, and I'll stir it.

Alright.

- ♪ It's you I like ♪ - Here's the next.

All done!

- All done.

- ♪ Your eyes, your feelings ♪ ♪ Whether old or new ♪ - (Daniel): ♪ It's you I like ♪♪ Thanks for showing us how people make dumplings, Annie!

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(giggle)