The BEST episodes of Ni Hao, Kai-Lan
Every episode of Ni Hao, Kai-Lan ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Ni Hao, Kai-Lan!
A six-year-old girl named Kai-Lan, who invites friends at her home to share in the colorful interplay of Chinese and American cultures, as well as the Mandarin language, through interactive exercises and magical stories.
#1 - Playtime at Tolee's
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/13/2009
Tolee invites Kai-Lan, Rintoo and Hoho for a playdate at his boathouse for the day, but when Rintoo rips Tolee's new panda painting by accident, Tolee gets upset and does not forgive Rintoo, since Tolee forgave Rintoo for the last two mistakes Rintoo made, which makes Rintoo feel bad. Kai-Lan and the viewer teach Tolee that forgiving others is part of being a good friend.
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#2 - Pandy's Puddle
Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/24/2010
Today, there's going to be a special garden celebration, and Kai-Lan and her friends are gathering their best vegetables. But when Tolee's beloved stuffed panda, Pandy, falls in the mud, Ye-Ye takes him away to clean him, which makes Tolee very sad. Kai-Lan and the viewer need to help Tolee feel better so he can enjoy the special garden celebration.
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#3 - Kai-Lan's Big Surprise
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/15/2009
Kai-Lan wants to have a thank you party for Ye-Ye, but when a big gust of wind ruins everything that Kai-Lan and her friends had set up for the party (the decorations, the "I Love You" card, and the pineapple cake). This makes Kai-Lan feel very sad. Now, it's up to the viewer at home to help Rintoo, Tolee, and Hoho make Kai-Lan better, and fix the party before Ye-Ye comes back from apple picking.
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#4 - Kai-Lan's Playhouse
Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/23/2010
Hoho has a hard time finding all the supplies he needs to decorate his wall in the clubhouse Ye-Ye and the ants have built for Kai-Lan and all her friends, getting to the point where he ends up hitting Rintoo in the leg. It is now up to the viewers at home to help Kai-Lan show Hoho that there is a better way to express his feelings and apologize to Rintoo.
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#5 - The Moon Festival
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/14/2009
Hoho is thrilled because he's finally old enough to stay awake for the Chinese moon festival. He gets disappointed when he can't see the Moon in the cloudy sky and it's up to the viewer to help Kai-Lan figure out what to do.
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#6 - Lulu's Cloud
Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/22/2010
Kai-Lan and her friends are invited to play at Lulu's house. But Hoho is feeling uncomfortable because things are different. It's up to the viewer to help Kai-Lan show Hoho there is nothing to be afraid of when trying different things.
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#7 - Stompy Rides Again
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/15/2009
Kai-Lan and her friends are riding a train to Hula Duck Island, but Stompy the Elephant shows up unexpectedly and he wants to join in, too. He cannot ride the train because there are no more empty seats. Kai-Lan, the viewer and her friends have to find a way for everyone, including Stompy, to play.
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#8 - Rintoo Makes a Splash
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/13/2009
The gang is having a lot of fun at a water park, but Rintoo plays too rough and upsets Tolee and Hoho, getting to the point where Tolee and Hoho tell Rintoo that they do not want to play with him anymore. Kai-Lan and the viewer teach Rintoo to play in a gentle way so everyone can play and have fun.
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#9 - Kai-Lan's Big Play
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/12/2009
Kai-Lan and her friends are putting on an educational play based on the Chinese folktale about the Monkey King. When Rintoo steals the part that Hoho wanted, Hoho gets frustrated and quits the play and it's up to the viewer to help Kai-Lan figure out what to do and ask Hoho to tell Rintoo why he's frustrated so he can feel better.
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#10 - Princess Kai-Lan
Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 10/8/2010
Part 1: When the Monkey King visits Kai-Lan and her friends, he needs their help in a magical place of foxes and bears where the foxes and the bears do not talk to each other because they are not friends. So, Kai-Lan and her friends travel to the land of the Fox Kingdom and the Bear Kingdom to try to get the foxes and bears to talk to each other, but it may prove to be Kai-Lan's greatest challenge yet. And, they figure out what makes the foxes and bears mad. Part 2: So Kai-Lan gets the Fox King and Bear Queen to talk to each other about what is making them mad, so their friends can help them. Finally, Kai-Lan suggests a rule for the foxes and bears to sing and dance together once a day; they agree to the rule and become friends, both kingdoms become into one kingdom named "The Kingdom of Friends", the Monkey King turns Kai-Lan into the princess of friends, and Kai-Lan turns her friends into the knights of the Kingdom of Friends.
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#11 - The Ants Dance
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/14/2009
Bubu, Fufu and two unnamed ants get ready for a dance show with Kai-Lan's band, but the show is almost ruined when Bubu gets bossy and makes all the choices. So Bubu learns from Kai-Lan and the viewer that if his friends have a choice, everyone will feel happy and they can have a splendid time.
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#12 - Twirly Whirly Flyers
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/8/2008
While playing Twirly Whirly Flyers, Tolee spins so much that he lands on the ants' bridge and breaks it by accident, so he runs away in shame. Kai-Lan and the viewer show Tolee the importance of admitting your mistakes and apologizing to the ants so they can fix the bridge.
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#14 - The Dinosaur Balloon
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/11/2009
Kai-Lan breaks her own dinosaur balloon by accident, the reason being she was dancing about how much she loved dinosaurs. Stompy, the only one capable of fixing the balloon; doesn't bother to help her out because he says it wasn't his fault that the balloon broke. Now, it's up to Rintoo and the viewer to convince Stompy that helping others is part of being a good friend.
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#15 - Kai-Lan's Snowcoaster
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/19/2010
It is a snowy day, and Kai-Lan and her friends are building a snow coaster that they can all ride! Everyone has a job to do, but an overprotective Rintoo keeps taking little Hoho's jobs, that makes him sad because he wants to help out. Kai-Lan and the viewer need to help Rintoo see that even though Hoho is small, he still likes to help.
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#16 - Tolee's Turn
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/26/2010
Kai-Lan and her friends go sailing and play hide and seek along with the dolphins. Rintoo loves driving too much and does not give Tolee a turn, so Tolee stops the boat with its anchor and jumps on a raft and gets mad at Rintoo. Kai-Lan and the viewer need to show Rintoo the importance of taking turns so everyone can play and fast, so they can find the last dolphin.
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#18 - Dragonboat Festival
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/7/2008
The friends are going to have a dragonboat festival, and they're going to meet the real dragon after the race is over. When Rintoo and Kai-Lan come in last place at the first dragonboat race because Rintoo didn't listen to Ye-Ye's instructions and was not following the peeking mice's drumbeat, he grumpily whacks the boat onto a gazebo's roof, causing it to have some difficulty to get it back down from up there. Kai-Lan needs your help to show Rintoo what to do when you feel too mad.
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#19 - The Hula Duck Dance Party
Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 5/28/2010
The Hula Ducks are having a dance party on the beach, and Kai-Lan and her friends are invited. While playing musical chairs, Tolee has to sit out every time because he lost when he did not pay attention to when the music stops and still dances rather than acting fast to find a chair. Kai-Lan needs your help to find a way for Tolee to play so he will not be left out.
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#20 - Rintoo's Big Flip
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/16/2009
Kai-Lan and her pals get to take part in a show with some Chinese rabbit acrobats. However, Rintoo does not practice his flips, and when he tries flipping, he falls instead. As a result, he gives up with tears and quits the show. Now it's up to Kai-Lan and the viewer to teach Rintoo a lesson in perseverance.
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#21 - Happy Chinese New Year!
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/15/2008
While the dragon team carries the dragon to the Chinese New Year parade, Rintoo gets upset and quits because he doesn't want to be in the "boring" middle. So it's up to the viewer to help Kai-Lan teach Rintoo that his job as a team is still important.
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#22 - The Place Where We All Live
Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/22/2010
The ants, snails and worms are busy building a new fruit stand in Ant City. When Ye-Ye gives Kai-Lan and her friends kites for a present, they forget about the wrapping paper, eventually causing problems for the ants, snails and worms when their trash gets everywhere. Kai-Lan and her friends need your help to help take care of the place where they all live before the insects find out.
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#23 - The Ladybug Festival
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/2/2009
The gang gets lost on their way to the ladybug festival because Rintoo and Hoho (and sometimes even Kai-Lan herself) silly and loudly chatter so much Tolee gets mad, because they are not listening to Tolee. Kai-Lan needs your help to get them to listen because Tolee has something important to say and he knows the way to the festival.
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#24 - Tolee's Promise
Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/25/2010
When the snails' merry go round breaks because it went over a rock and crashed at the bottom of a hill. Kai-Lan and her friends agree to build a new merry go round for the baby snails. When Tolee promises to help, he runs off to go see the ants' scooter race. Kai-Lan needs your help to show Tolee that he should be a good friend and keep his promise.
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#25 - Tolee's Rhyme Time
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/11/2008
The gang is going to have a music show, with Kai-Lan on a tambourine, Rintoo on a xylophone, Hoho on the turntables and Tolee on the vocals to sing a rhyming song. The gang keeps trying with their difficult parts, but Tolee struggles finding what rhymes with the words he recently states, and quickly gives up until Kai-Lan and the viewer show him not to give up and observe his surroundings for the answer.
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