The BEST episodes of Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood season 1
Every episode of Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood season 1!
A new animated continuation to Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood, where all the original characters are now grown up with their own preschool-aged children.
#1 - Empathy at School
Season 1 - Episode 76 - Aired 2/20/2014
Chrissie and Daniel are playing together at school today, but when Chrissie loses her special bracelet, she doesn't feel like playing anymore. Daniel has trouble understanding why until Teacher Harriet shows him how to be empathetic and think about how Chrissie may be feeling. Daniel remembers just how worried he was when he thought he had lost Tigey, and decides to stop playing and help find the bracelet.
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#2 - Daniel Goes to the Potty
Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 9/17/2012
Dad’s trumpet is broken, so he takes Daniel along to Music Man Stan’s Shop to get it fixed. While at the shop, Daniel needs to use the bathroom, but thinks he will have to wait until they get home. Music Man Stan explains that everyone goes to the bathroom, and Daniel learns that he can use the bathroom there – or anywhere else in the neighborhood!
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#3 - Snowflake Day
Season 1 - Episode 64 - Aired 11/25/2013
In this thirty minute holiday musical episode, the Neighborhood is celebrating Snowflake Day! Daniel has a very important role as the snowflake in the Neighborhood’s Snowflake Day Show and he can’t wait to say his lines! The Enchanted Garden is full of excitement and winter cheer as everyone pitches in to make the celebration a true Neighborhood success!
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#4 - Daniel Plays Ball
Season 1 - Episode 35 - Aired 2/11/2013
Daniel, Miss Elaina and Prince Wednesday are at the park with Prince Tuesday. They decide to play a game with a ball. Daniel struggles to catch the ball and gets very frustrated. All of his friends remind him to keep on trying and finally, he succeeds!
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#5 - Daniel Gets a Shot
Season 1 - Episode 37 - Aired 2/1/2013
Daniel has an appointment at the doctor today and he has to get a shot. He is very apprehensive and does not want to go. So Daniel asks Mom Tiger questions about the shot, and she shares her trick for staying brave in scary situations. And Daniel finds that the shot was not so bad after all!
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#6 - Neighborhood Jobs
Season 1 - Episode 78 - Aired 2/21/2014
Daniel and Mom Tiger are visiting the library today. Unfortunately, X the Owl isn't feeling very well and needs to go to the doctor. Daniel learns the importance of all the Neighborhood jobs when he and Mom Tiger fill in as librarian for X so he can go see Dr. Anna.
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#7 - Prince Wednesday Finds a Way to Play
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/6/2012
Friends 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! He’ll wake the baby! The friends work on finding a way to play together, and Prince Wednesday joins in by pretending to be a quiet, friendly dinosaur.
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#8 - O Builds a Tower
Season 1 - Episode 36 - Aired 2/11/2013
In the block corner at school, O the Owl is determined to use all of the blocks to build the tallest tower in the world. After many failed attempts, he is frustrated, but Teacher Harriet and O's friends encourage him to try once again.
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#9 - The Royal Sandbox
Season 1 - Episode 51 - Aired 5/21/2013
Daniel and Prince Wednesday are making sand pies in the sandbox. They decide to top off a sand pie with Prince Tuesday's royal crown, but they soon see that this wasn’t such a good idea. They learn how to apologize to Prince Tuesday and make the situation better – by helping clean the crown and promising to ask first next time.
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#10 - Safety Patrol
Season 1 - Episode 55 - Aired 7/15/2013
Today at school, the children are learning about traffic signs. Prince Tuesday comes for a special visit, wearing his crossing guard uniform. He takes the class on a walk through the Neighborhood and they practice their safety rules all along the way.
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#12 - Line Leader Daniel
Season 1 - Episode 77 - Aired 2/21/2014
The children are getting new classroom jobs at school. Daniel really wants to be line leader! When he doesn't get the job he wanted, Daniel is disappointed. Soon he learns that all of the jobs are necessary to keep the classroom running smoothly.
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#13 - Daniel's Birthday
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/3/2012
Daniel's birthday cake is smushed during a bumpy ride on Trolley. Daniel, Prince Wednesday and Miss Elaina enjoy their picnic despite the rain.
#15 - Good Morning, Daniel!
Season 1 - Episode 33 - Aired 12/17/2012
It’s a typical morning in the Tiger household, and Daniel has to get up for school but his playing and imagining distract him from his routine. Daniel learns that his morning routine helps him be ready in time for Trolley to take him to school.
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#16 - Daniel's New Friend
Season 1 - Episode 60 - Aired 9/27/2013
Daniel and Miss Elaina meet Prince Wednesday’s cousin Chrissie during a playdate at the castle. As they play “knights,” they discover that, although Chrissie needs some help walking, they are the same in many ways.
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#18 - The Neighborhood Votes
Season 1 - Episode 29 - Aired 10/26/2012
The Tiger family is going to Clock Factory Park today to hear a big announcement from King Friday. Daniel has to make several choices throughout the day, culminating in one BIG group decision: King Friday announces that the kids can choose one new piece of playground equipment and everyone gets to speak up for what they want by voting!
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#19 - Daniel Gets Mad
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/5/2012
Daniel Tiger and his friend 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 with their mad feelings and find ways to calm down and think. They take a deep breath, count to 4, and that helps them make a grr-ific new plan — to make an inside beach instead!
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#20 - Katerina Gets Mad
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/5/2012
Daniel and his friends are excited to be able to try the new instruments at Music Man Stan’s Music Shop. But Katerina Kittycat really wants to play the triangle. She gets very,very mad when someone else picks the instrument she wants to play. Music Man Stan helps Katerina find ways to deal with her mad feelings – like taking a deep breath, counting to 4 – and then dancing and stomping and singing.
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#21 - Goodnight, Daniel!
Season 1 - Episode 34 - Aired 12/17/2012
Tonight, Daniel is pretending to be Super Daniel! But after dinner, he has to follow his nighttime routine even though he would rather play. Young viewers follow Daniel as he gets ready for bed and eventually he learns that even super heroes get sleepy.
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#22 - Daniel Uses His Words
Season 1 - Episode 49 - Aired 5/20/2013
Daniel is playing “farm” today, but when Mom Tiger is cleaning up, she accidentally ruins Daniel's game. Grrr! Mom teaches Daniel to express his feelings so she can understand why he is upset. Once Daniel uses his words, Mom helps him rebuild his farm.
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#23 - Calm for Storytime
Season 1 - Episode 59 - Aired 9/3/2013
The children are going to the Neighborhood Library for story time and all the excitement has made them feel a bit silly. Prince Wednesday has a hard time getting calm for the library, but discovers that there are times to be calm and times when it's more than okay to be silly.
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#24 - Clean Up Time
Season 1 - Episode 45 - Aired 4/22/2013
Daniel and O the Owl are playing “farm” at Daniel’s house. They are having a lot of fun, but are making quite a mess! After losing his watch in a messy room, Daniel realizes that cleaning up and putting his toys away will help him find it.
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#25 - Play Pretend
Season 1 - Episode 47 - Aired 5/3/2013
Teacher Harriet shows the children a big cardboard box and asks them what they think it could be. Daniel and Miss Elaina have fun pretending the box is a space ship and a jungle boat, but O the Owl just sees a big cardboard box. With a little help from his friends, O discovers how much fun it is to pretend!
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