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Short description: Chinese-American ''[[Dora the Explorer]]''.
Long description: '''''Ni Hao Kai-lan''''' is a preschool [[Edutainment Show]] currently{{when}} airing on [[Nickelodeon]]. The show's primary function is to teach children Mandarin Chinese. According to the show's website, it also "teaches children how to identify and cope with their feelings."
The show chronicles the adventures of Kai-lan, a young Chinese-American girl, and her various friends and family:
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It basically comes off as a cute, yet somewhat trippy kid's show.
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** [[Through a Face Full of Fur]]
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** It's symptomatic of the show's use of [[That Makes Me Feel Angry]]. The characters often show in words or actions exactly why they're frustrated or upset. Yet viewers are still told that "We gotta, gotta try to find the reason why," even though anyone with even the most basic empathy should have ''already'' figured it out.
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* [[Chinese Girl]]
* [[Cool Old Guy]]: Kai-lan's grandpa, Ye-Ye. His feats include building racing canoes, setting up camping trips, and going rollerskating.
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* [[Crazy Prepared]]: Tolee prepares for a group hiking trip with a backpack that's twice his own size.
* [[Cute Little Fang]]: Rintoo and Lulu (Funny, I thought rhinos were vegetarians)
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* [[Heroic BSOD]]: "Kai-lan's Big Surprise"; when a gust of wind knocks down the decorations for a surprise party Kai-lan was holding for Ye-Ye, she falls into one of these. So far it's been the only time where she's the one who needs help.
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: San-San the Ant; you could almost picture him going, [[Diary of a Wimpy Kid|"First off, this is a JOURNAL, not a diary."]]
** Tolee is voiced by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1367048/ Khamani Griffin] of ''Daddy Day Care'' and ''[[Are You Smarter Than a
** Fu Fu the ant and Mr. Hoppy are [[The Amazing World of Gumball|Anais and Darwin Watterson]].
* [[Instant Awesome, Just Add Dragons]]
* [[No Fourth Wall]]
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* [[Odango]]: Kai-lan
* [[The Other Darrin]]: Minor character Mr. Fluffy has been voiced by four actors so far in the show's run: Jeremy Herzig, Austin Chan, Tommy Nightingale, and his current voice, Elan Garfias.
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* [[Parental Substitute]]: Ye-Ye.
* [[Spiritual Successor]]: To ''[[Dora the Explorer]]''. Little ethnic girl and her <s>monkey</s> tiger sidekick teach kids a foreign language while hanging out with other animals.
* [[Swiper, No Swiping]]: In "Tolee's Turn," Rintoo won't give Tolee a turn at steering a boat. Kai-lan and Hoho tell him that everyone feels happy when they take turns, but he's still not convinced, so the viewers are asked to tell him "Give Tolee a turn."
* [[Talking Animal]]
* [[That Makes Me Feel Angry]]: Used heavily, as the show is about exploring and identifying feelings.
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