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  • Weather

    Weather

    The Big Question: “How come weather changes?”

    Synopsis: Harrison is visited by a real-life television weatherman who shows us how he predicts the weather. Viewers will learn how to gauge wind strength and direction from famous storm chaser George Kourounis as Harrison talks to him live from a location in America’s Tornado Alley.

    My Great Challenge: Harrison and the weatherman create an in-studio challenge where kids try their hand at presenting a weather forecast in front of a green screen.

    In the Field: Terrible storms must be in the area today…there is no In the Field segment in this episode.

  • Sickness

    Sickness

    The Big Question: “How does your nose get runny?”

    Synopsis: Harrison is visited by a microbiologist who helps him take a close look at an invisible world and figure out how to stop viruses from hurting us. In the name of science, Harrison performs a top secret experiment at an elementary school to find out how quickly germs can spread. Viewers at home learn how to grow their own fungus.

    My Great Challenge: Harrison tests school kids by seeing who among them can get their hands the cleanest.

    In the Field: Roving reporter Sidney puts on a full containment suit and goes to a high-security lab where the most dangerous viruses in the world are studied. There, she discovers that not all germs are bad, and – surprise – we actually need some of them to survive!

  • Daniel Likes to Be with Dad / Daniel Likes to Be with Mom

    Daniel Likes to Be with Dad / Daniel Likes to Be with Mom

    Part 1: Daniel and Dad Tiger spend the whole day together searching for seashells, picking apples, and even a special surprise. But when things don’t go as planned, Dad and Daniel remember that it doesn’t matter what they do, they just enjoy being together.

    Part 2: Daniel is thrilled to spend the day with Mom – they even turn Mom’s old wagon into a trolley together! Although the wagon doesn’t turn out perfectly, it doesn’t matter because they’re just happy to be with one another.

    Strategy: It doesn’t matter what we do, I just like to be with you.

  • The Family Campout / A Game Night for Everyone

    The Family Campout / A Game Night for Everyone

    Part 1: Daniel and Dad Tiger head to the “Dad and Me” Camp-out, joined by his friends and their dads. When Katerina arrives with her mom, she notices that she’s the only one who brought her mom. Henrietta assures Katerina that all families are different, and that’s okay.

    Part 2: Daniel and Mom are on their way to “Mom and Me” Game Night when they run into O and X the Owl. O isn’t sure if he can go to Game Night without a mom, but Uncle X assures him that he has his uncle, who loves him very much, to bring him.

    Strategy: Families are different, and that’s okay.

  • Daniel’s Grr-ific Grandpere / Making Mozies with Nana

    Daniel’s Grr-ific Grandpere / Making Mozies with Nana

    Part 1: Daniel Tiger is excited to spend the whole day with his grandpa – Grandpere! Whether they’re riding on Grandpere’s boat, sorting through Grandpere’s treasures, or even just relaxing on the sandy shore, they love the special time they have together.

    Part 2: Daniel Tiger spends the whole day with Jodi and her Nana. Jodi and Nana love the special things they do together, like baking sweet treats and coloring.

    Strategy: I love the special things I do with you.

  • Calm at the Restaurant / Calm in Class

    Calm at the Restaurant / Calm in Class

    Part 1: The Tiger Family goes to the restaurant for taco night with Jodi and Dr. Plat. Daniel and Jodi find out that there are times to be silly and times to be calm.

    Part 2: Music Man Stan comes to school for a special musical story with the class. Daniel, Katerina, and Miss Elaina learn to be calm so that everyone can enjoy the story.

    Strategy: Give a squeeze, nice and slow, take a deep breath… let it go.

  • Mad at the Crayon Factory / Mad at School

    Mad at the Crayon Factory / Mad at School

    Part 1: Daniel returns to the Crayon Factory with O the Owl and Jodi. When Daniel gets mad that he doesn’t get a crayon box right away, he takes a deep breath and realizes there are plenty of boxes for everyone.

    Part 2: Daniel and O are building a cardboard car contraption at school, but when it breaks, they get mad. Once they take a deep breath and count to four, they’re able to fix their contraption together.

    Strategy: When you feel so mad that you want to roar, take a deep breath and count to four.

  • Colour

    Colour

    The Big Question: “Is snow really white?”

    Synopsis: With the help of an animal expert, Harrison finds out how chameleons change color and viewers find out if they’re lion sighted in a color blindness test. A physicist explains why there are some colors that we can’t see, and viewers get a bug’s eye view of the world in order to discover how bugs see things that are invisible to humans! Harrison carries out an experiment to see if kids will turn their noses up at a batch of blue scrambled eggs!

    My Great Challenge: In this week’s challenge, viewers have to make colors – with other colors!

    In the Field: Harrison takes to the skies in an Air Force search and rescue helicopter for a high-flying experiment to find out why some colours attract our eye more than others.

  • Jodi’s Mama Travels for Work / The Tiger Family Babysits

    Jodi’s Mama Travels for Work / The Tiger Family Babysits

    Part 1: Daniel’s neighbor Jodi is sad when her mama leaves for a work trip until Daniel helps Jodi feel better by reminding her that grown-ups come back.

    Part 2: Daniel’s neighbor Jodi is sad when her mama leaves for a work trip until Daniel helps Jodi feel better by reminding her that grown-ups come back.

    Strategy: Grown-ups come back.

  • Daniel’s Tiger Twirl / You Can Play Your Own Way

    Daniel’s Tiger Twirl / You Can Play Your Own Way

    Part 1: At the Neighborhood Carnival, Miss Elaina shows off her cartwheel trick, but when Daniel tries, he can’t do a cartwheel like the one Miss Elaina did. Dad Tiger teaches Daniel that he can do a trick his own way, the Daniel way!

    Part 2: Daniel is playing school with Miss Elaina and Jodi, but Miss Elaina gets upset when Jodi keeps copying everything she does. The friends help Jodi realize that she has great ideas of her own, and that she should play her own way.

    Strategy: You can do things your own way.