Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood (sampler)

It's Daniel's Birthday! Daniel is very excited to go to Baker Aker's Bakery to pick out a cake for his party. When they arrive home after a bumpy ride on Trolley, Daniel is disappointed to find that his cake is smushed. It turns out...smushed cake is yummy too./Daniel, Prince Wednesday and Miss Elaina are having a picnic in front of the clock factory. When it starts to rain, the picnic is ruined, leaving them very disappointed. The friends turn this around by having their picnic inside the clock factory instead.

Daniel is visiting school for the first time and is a little nervous. He learns that asking questions so that he knows what to expect is the best way to handle the anxiety that comes with new experiences./Daniel is going for his checkup with Dr. Anna - but he's nervous! Mom Tiger teaches him that talking about the situation will help him feel calmer. Daniel makes a book with all the information he knows about the doctor.

Prince Tuesday comes to babysit Daniel Tiger while Mom Tiger and Dad Tiger go out dancing. As Daniel gets ready for bed, he misses his Mom and Dad. But Prince Tuesday reminds him that his parents will be back soon. When Tige-y goes missing right before bedtime, Daniel learns what a grr-ific babysitter Prince Tuesday is./Daniel joins the rest of his friends at school, but doesn't want his Dad to leave, until Dad Tiger reminds him that 'grownups come back.' Miss Elaina loses her locket and misses her mom, Lady Elaine. The kids help Miss Elaina find the locket and enjoy the rest of the day at school. After lunch, we see the grownups come back.

Daniel Tiger and Prince Wednesday are very excited to play at the beach today. But then it rains, and Mom Tiger says they cannot play outside, making them very mad. Mom Tiger helps the boys deal with their mad feelings. Once they are calm, they can think clearly. They have a grr-ific plan to make an INSIDE beach!/It's New Instrument Day at Music Man Stan's Music Shop. Everyone is excited, but Katerina Kittycat gets mad when someone else picks the instrument she wants to play. Music Man Stan helps guide Katerina through her mad feelings. He teaches everyone how to dance, stomp and sing their mad feelings away.

Daniel and Katerina Kittycat are playing "house" today at school. Prince Wednesday wants to play too, but he wants to be a loud dinosaur. Katerina tells him that loud dinosaurs are not allowed! Luckily, they find a way to play together with Prince Wednesday as a quiet, friendly dinosaur./Daniel and O the Owl are at Miss Elaina's house today and she has planned a backwards play date. O isn't so sure about all of the backwards things and prefers to play forwards. They learn to compromise so everyone can play together.