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The Best Episodes of Ni Hao, Kai-Lan

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The Best Episodes of Ni Hao, Kai-Lan

Six-year-old Kai-Lan and her animal pals face kid-sized hurdles, learn about getting along and teach young viewers a few words of Chinese along the way.
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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    7.7/10(7 votes)

    #1 - Sports Day

    S1:E13

    Rintoo brags about winning all the contests in the Dinosaur Games, causing the others to quit in anger.

    Director:Unknown

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  2. Background image for The Dragonboat Festival
    7.6/10(13 votes)

    #2 - The Dragonboat Festival

    S1:E1

    Rintoo gets angry when he loses a dragonboat race. Kai-lan helps him calm down so they can all meet Mr. Dragon at the end of the festival.

    Director:Unknown

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    7.5/10(10 votes)

    #3 - Tolee's Promise

    S2:E16

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Background image for Kai-Lan's Trip to China
    7.4/10(8 votes)

    #4 - Kai-Lan's Trip to China

    S1:E19

    Kai-Lan, Ye Ye and her friends travel to China to meet Kai-lan's great aunt, Gui Nai Nai to visit her and meet a village on top of a bamboo forest full of pandas as they help a baby panda at a naming party. What will be the baby panda's name?

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  5. Background image for The Place Where We All Live
    7.4/10(5 votes)

    #5 - The Place Where We All Live

    S2:E17

    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, causing problems for the ants, snails, and worms when their trash gets everywhere. Kai-Lan and her friends need to help take care of the place where they all live before the insects find out.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Background image for The Moon Festival
    7.2/10(7 votes)

    #6 - The Moon Festival

    S2:E5

    Hoho is thrilled that he gets to stay awake for his first Chinese Moon Festival, but soon be becomes disappointed when a cloudy sky hides the moon.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Background image for Happy Chinese New Year!
    6.8/10(5 votes)

    #7 - Happy Chinese New Year!

    S1:E7

    Kai-lan and her friends are allowed to carry the dragon costume for Chinese New Year parade, but Rintoo quits the team after getting upset about his "boring" middle position.

    Director:Unknown

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  9. Background image for Kai-Lan's Campout
    6.5/10(6 votes)

    #8 - Kai-Lan's Campout

    S1:E6

    Kai-lan camps out in the backyard in a ladybug-shaped tent with her friends, but trouble arises when Tolee refuses to share a stuffed toy, Pandy. Kai-lan helps Tolee see that everyone has more fun while sharing.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:May Chan

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  10. Background image for Twirly Whirly Flyers
    5.8/10(5 votes)

    #9 - Twirly Whirly Flyers

    S1:E2

    While playing near an ant city with Twirly Whirly flowers, Tolee accidentally break the ants' bridge. Kai-lan and her friends help the ants repair it.

    Director:Unknown

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  11. Background image for Kai-lan's Big Surprise
    5.7/10(7 votes)

    #10 - Kai-lan's Big Surprise

    S2:E6

    Kai-lan wants to throw a thank-you party for Ye ye, but when nothing goes as planned, she gets frustrated and starts crying. Her pals then show her how to rely on humor to get through disappointing situations.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Background image for Kai-lan's Big Play
    5.4/10(5 votes)

    #11 - Kai-lan's Big Play

    S2:E3

    Hoho doesn't get the part he wants in a play about the Monkey King, so he lets his anger get the best of him and quits the play. Kai-lan then tries to get him to express his frustration in a calm way.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Background image for Beach Day
    5.3/10(7 votes)

    #12 - Beach Day

    S1:E12

    On a trip to the beach, Tolee gets angry when the waves knock over his sand castle, so the others help him calm down and together they build a better castle.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Susan Kim

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  14. Background image for Tolee's Rhyme Time
    4.7/10(6 votes)

    #13 - Tolee's Rhyme Time

    S1:E3

    Kai-lan wants to start a band, but Tolee cannot do a rhyme. The gang encourages him to keep trying, and he discovers he has a talent for singing and rhyming.

    Director:Unknown

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    #14 - The Ant Playground

    S1:E4

    Kai-lan helps the ants build a tire swing for their playground, but she makes it too big. She learns to view things from the ants' perspective and builds a new swing that is just right.

    Director:Unknown

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    #15 - Wait, Hoho, Wait!

    S1:E5

    Rintoo and the gang work together to assemble his new toy car, but Hoho can't wait until it is finished. He hops in before the car is done, causing it to fall apart. Kai-lan helps him learn to be patient so everyone gets to play.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Joe Purdy

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    #16 - Everybody's Hat Parade

    S1:E8

    Kai-lan and friends make hats and prepare for a special parade, but Rintoo is upset when Hoho copies his design, and Kai-lan must find a way to calm him so the parade can go on.

    Director:Unknown

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    #17 - The Snowiest Ride

    S1:E9

    Kai-lan takes her friends sledding, but Tolee is afraid, so the gang helps him overcome his fear by starting with a small hill.

    Director:Unknown

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    #18 - Safari Pals

    S1:E10

    In a lesson about jealousy, Kai-lan follows strange footprints to an elephant, whose large size makes Rintoo envious.

    Director:Unknown

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    #19 - Rain or Shine

    S1:E11

    The gang's outdoor fun is canceled by the rain and Kai-lan helps them overcome their disappointment.

    Director:Unknown

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    #20 - Kai-lan's Carnival

    S1:E14

    Kai-lan teaches responsibility to Rintoo and Hoho after they accidentally break Stompy's toy rocket and run away.

    Director:Unknown

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    #21 - Roller Rintoo

    S1:E15

    Kai-lan helps Rintoo overcome his fear of roller skating so he can join his friends at the rink.

    Director:Unknown

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    #22 - Lulu Day

    S1:E16

    Kai-lan learns how to compromise with her friend Lulu when they take turns playing together.

    Director:Unknown

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    #23 - HoHo's Big Flight

    S1:E17

    Hoho's lantern flies away and he becomes trapped with it in a tree. Kai-lan figures out a way to rescue him just in time for the lantern festival.

    Director:Unknown

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    #24 - Ni Hao, Halloween

    S1:E18

    Rintoo sprains his ankle and can not go trick-or-treating with all of his friends.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Eric Shaw

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    #25 - The Ladybug Festival

    S2:E1

    The gang heads to the Ladybug Festival and Tolee leads the way through the woods, but Rintoo and Hoho chatter so much they can't hear Tolee's directions. Kai-lan then tries explaining to her pals how important it is to listen to others.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Chris Nee

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Best Episodes Summary

"Sports Day" is the best rated episode of "Ni Hao, Kai-Lan". It scored 7.7/10 based on 7 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Spencer Walker, it aired on 8/6/2008. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Dragonboat Festival".