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{{quote| "You make my heart feel super happy! Ni rang wo hao kai xin!"}} |
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Short description: Chinese-American ''[[ |
Short description: Chinese-American ''[[Dora the Explorer]]''. And yes, that's just as bad as you think. |
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Long description: ''Ni Hao Kai-lan'' is a preschool [[Edutainment Show]] currently 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." |
Long description: ''Ni Hao Kai-lan'' is a preschool [[Edutainment Show]] currently 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." |
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* Tolee, a koala with an unhealthy obsession with pandas. |
* Tolee, a koala with an unhealthy obsession with pandas. |
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* Lulu, a pink rhinoceros who flies via a balloon tied to her horn. |
* Lulu, a pink rhinoceros who flies via a balloon tied to her horn. |
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* Mr. Sun is [[Exactly What It Says |
* Mr. Sun is [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|the sun,]] who wordlessly smiles and shines all the time. He sometimes releases "sun fuzzies" that can tickle or form props. |
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It basically comes off as a cute, yet somewhat trippy kid's show. |
It basically comes off as a cute, yet somewhat trippy kid's show. |
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* [[Development Hell]]: More like [[Saved From Development Hell|development purgatory]], since it managed to escape, but for a while there it wasn't looking promising. The show was originally announced for Spring 2007, but didn't materialize, though the characters from the show were featured for months in the now-defunct ''Nick Jr. Magazine''. The program didn't finally materialize until February 2008. |
* [[Development Hell]]: More like [[Saved From Development Hell|development purgatory]], since it managed to escape, but for a while there it wasn't looking promising. The show was originally announced for Spring 2007, but didn't materialize, though the characters from the show were featured for months in the now-defunct ''Nick Jr. Magazine''. The program didn't finally materialize until February 2008. |
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* [[Edutainment Show]] |
* [[Edutainment Show]] |
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* [[Everything's Better |
* [[Everything's Better with Monkeys]]: Hoho |
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* [[Flanderization]]: In ''Kai-Lan's Playhouse'', Hoho is obsessed with bananas and hits Rintoo over him hogging the banana shaped stickers. He never acts this way about bananas again, actually preferring apples over them in a later episode. |
* [[Flanderization]]: In ''Kai-Lan's Playhouse'', Hoho is obsessed with bananas and hits Rintoo over him hogging the banana shaped stickers. He never acts this way about bananas again, actually preferring apples over them in a later episode. |
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* [[Floating in A Bubble]]: Kai-lan and Lulu in "Lulu Day". |
* [[Floating in A Bubble]]: Kai-lan and Lulu in "Lulu Day". |
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* [[Odango]]: Kai-lan |
* [[Odango]]: Kai-lan |
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* [[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. |
* [[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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* [[Pandaing to |
* [[Pandaing to the Audience]]: Tolee (a koala) <s>has</s> is obsessed with panda-themed accessories. |
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* [[Parental Abandonment]]: Never addressed in the show itself, but a regular viewer of the show might well wonder where Kai-lan's parents are. It gets extra awkward when other family members are featured, but the parents remain absent and unmentioned. |
* [[Parental Abandonment]]: Never addressed in the show itself, but a regular viewer of the show might well wonder where Kai-lan's parents are. It gets extra awkward when other family members are featured, but the parents remain absent and unmentioned. |
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* [[Parental Substitute]]: Ye-Ye. |
* [[Parental Substitute]]: Ye-Ye. |
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* [[That Makes Me Feel Angry]]: Used heavily, as the show is about exploring and identifying feelings. |
* [[That Makes Me Feel Angry]]: Used heavily, as the show is about exploring and identifying feelings. |
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* [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]]: You could make this case for Kai-lan and Lulu. |
* [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]]: You could make this case for Kai-lan and Lulu. |
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* [[Vacation Episode]]: "Kai-Lan's Trip to China" is a double-length episode that's [[Exactly What It Says |
* [[Vacation Episode]]: "Kai-Lan's Trip to China" is a double-length episode that's [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]]. |
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* [[Viewers Are Goldfish]]: Notable in the Chinese segments. Repetition is actually a good way to learn a language. |
* [[Viewers Are Goldfish]]: Notable in the Chinese segments. Repetition is actually a good way to learn a language. |
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* [[Weird Moon]]: A cloud that covers only the moon in "Kai-lan's Moon Festival." |
* [[Weird Moon]]: A cloud that covers only the moon in "Kai-lan's Moon Festival." |