PBS KIDS PREMIERES FIVE ALL-NEW EPISODES OF TOP-RATED
“DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD” WITH “DANIEL’S BIG FEELINGS WEEK”
In new episodes, airing February 17-21, Daniel and his friends learn to tackle the emotions that come with being a little kid in a big world.
Arlington, VA, – This February, PBS KIDS will feature a special week of the top-rated
DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD,
with the debut of five new episodes that focus on the big emotions that
young children experience. In “Daniel’s Big Feelings Week,” which airs
from
February 17 to 21,
Daniel Tiger and
his friends will help children and families learn strategies for
dealing with feelings of jealousy, disappointment, frustration and
empathy. Episodes from “Daniel’s Big Feelings Week” will be available on
DVD starting
February 25, when the first DANIEL TIGER’S
NEIGHBORHOOD DVDs, “Daniel’s Big Feelings” and “Life’s Little Lessons,” will be released wherever DVDs are sold.
A new DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD game, “Let’s Make Believe,” launches on
pbskids.org/daniel
in February. In this game, children make choices for Daniel’s
make-believe play, finding encouragement for their own imaginative ideas
and building creative thinking, visualizing and problem-solving
skills.
“DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD helps our youngest
viewers build the skills that research shows are critical for success in
school and in life,” said Lesli Rotenberg, General Manager, Children’s
Programming, PBS. “With ‘Daniel’s Big Feelings
Week,’ we are excited to offer families new strategies to help them
deal with challenging emotions that arise in the life of any preschooler
– from how to cope with feeling sad or left out to managing
frustration. Other episodes of the popular series throughout
the week will help children learn important concepts like empathy and
understanding differences between people.”
“Fred Rogers understood that it is vital for young
children to develop positive emotional and social skills, and the five
new episodes in ‘Daniel’s Big Feelings Week’ bring his gentle lessons to
today’s preschool viewers in a fun and memorable
way,” said Paul Siefken, Vice President, Broadcast and Digital Media,
The Fred Rogers Company. “The new stories will help further Fred’s
enduring legacy with both parents and children, and we are excited to
introduce this week of special shows for Daniel fans
of all ages.”
Angela C. Santomero, Series Creator and
Co-Executive Producer, added, “In ‘Daniel’s Big Feelings Week,’ and in
every episode, Daniel brings young viewers directly into his world so
that they can learn right alongside him and his friends
as they navigate life from a preschool perspective. The catchy musical
strategies that are an integral part of each story stick with kids and
parents and continue to support them long after the episode is over.”
DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD, which debuted on PBS
KIDS in September 2012, is the first television series produced by The
Fred Rogers Company since the iconic MISTER ROGERS’ NEIGHBORHOOD. Every
episode of the well-loved show features two
endearing stories starring four-year-old Daniel Tiger and his best
friends, who invite young viewers to come with them on fun adventures as
they explore the colorful Neighborhood of Make-Believe. Series creator
Angela C. Santomero (SUPER WHY,
Blue’s Clues), from lead production partner Out of the Blue
Enterprises, is co-executive producer of the show, along with Kevin
Morrison of The Fred Rogers Company and Vince Commisso of the
award-winning animation studio 9 Story Entertainment.
Episode air dates and descriptions follow. High-resolution images from “Daniel’s Big Feelings Week” are available on
PBS PressRoom; screeners and clips are available upon request.
“Daniel’s Big Feelings Week” – Episode Air Dates and Descriptions
“Duckling Goes Home/Daniel Feels Left Out” (#135) – Premieres February 17, 2014
“Duckling Goes Home”: Today at school, the children find out that
Ducky has grown too big to be their classroom pet and it’s time to take
him back to the farm. This news is very upsetting, especially to Daniel
and Miss Elaina. The children cope with their
sadness in different ways and soon they feel a little bit better.
“Daniel Feels Left Out”: On their way home from the
Neighborhood grocery store, Dad and Daniel stop by the Treehouse to say
“hello.” O the Owl and Katerina Kittycat have been playing together all
day, and are even going to have dinner together.
When it is time to go home with Dad, Daniel feels left out and sad.
Back at home, Mom and Dad Tiger help Daniel with his sad feelings and he
soon starts to feel better.
Strategy: It’s ok to feel sad sometimes; little by little you'll feel better.
“Daniel Gets Frustrated/Frustration at School” (#136) – Premieres February 18, 2014
“Daniel Gets Frustrated”: Daniel is staying at home with Mom Tiger today. He really wants to play with Prince Wednesday,
but the prince is visiting his cousin Chrissie. He asks Mom if they can
go to Music Man Stan’s shop, but they can't because it is closed.
Daniel gets really frustrated when it seems that he’s unable to do
anything he wants to do. With some guidance from Mom, Daniel learns how
to work through his frustration.
“Frustration at School”: Daniel and his friends are
playing “restaurant” at school and Daniel feels frustrated when he
can’t find the toy he is looking for. Teacher Harriet helps him realize
that the right thing to do is to take a step
back and ask for help.
Strategy: When you’re frustrated, take a step back and ask for help.
“Daniel Is Jealous/Jealousy at the Treehouse” (#138) – Premieres February 19, 2014
“Daniel Is Jealous”: Daniel and Katerina are
playing “airplane” with Grandpere. Daniel thinks Katerina is getting too
much attention from Grandpere and starts to feel jealous. Daniel
explains his feelings and is reassured that he is Grandpere’s
one and only Daniel.
“Jealousy at the Treehouse”: Daniel and Katerina
are at O the Owl’s house today, playing with his new science kit. Daniel
and Katerina feel jealous of O because they want science tools just
like his. After talking about their feelings,
the children realize how they can all enjoy O’s special science kit.
Strategy: When you feel jealous, talk about it.
“Someone Else’s Feelings/Empathy at School” (#140) – Premieres February 20, 2014
“Someone Else’s Feelings”: Daniel and O the Owl are
pretending to be handymen, using their toy tools to make “repairs” to
Daniel’s playhouse. Daniel is having lots of fun hammering loudly, but
it’s upsetting O, who would rather do something
quieter. Daniel loves hammering so much that it’s hard for him to see
why it upsets O. Mom helps Daniel be empathetic and think about how O is
feeling: Daniel remembers a time when he was upset because Miss Elaina
was being way too loud for him. He doesn’t
want O to feel this way, and he realizes that they can both have fun as
quiet handymen!
“Empathy at School”: Chrissie and Daniel are
playing together at school today, but when Chrissie loses her special
bracelet, she doesn’t feel like playing anymore. Daniel has trouble
understanding why, until Teacher Harriet shows him how
to be empathetic and think about how Chrissie may be feeling. Daniel
remembers just how worried he was when he thought he had lost Tigey and
decides to stop playing and help find the bracelet.
Strategy: Think about how someone else is feeling.
“Line Leader Daniel/Neighborhood Jobs” (#134) – Premieres February 21, 2014
“Line Leader Daniel”: The children are getting new
classroom jobs at school. Daniel really wants to be line leader! When he
doesn’t get the job he wants, Daniel is disappointed. Soon he learns
that all of the jobs are necessary to keep
the classroom running smoothly.
“Neighborhood Jobs”: Daniel and Mom Tiger are
visiting the library today. Unfortunately, X the Owl isn't feeling very
well and needs to go to the doctor. Daniel learns the importance of all
the Neighborhood jobs when he and Mom Tiger fill
in as librarian for X so he can see Dr. Anna.
Strategy: Everyone’s job is important; we all help in different ways.
DVD Releases
“Daniel’s Big Feelings” DVD
Episodes on the “Daniel’s Big Feelings” DVD
include: “Duckling Goes Home/Daniel Feels Left Out,” “Daniel Gets
Frustrated/Frustration at School,” “Daniel Is Jealous/Jealousy at the
Treehouse” and “Someone Else’s Feelings/Empathy at School.”
The DVD also includes two bonus stories: “Daniel Gets Mad” and
“Katerina Gets Mad.”
“Life’s Little Lessons” DVD
Episodes on this DVD include: “Prince Wednesday
Goes to the Potty/Daniel Goes to the Potty,” “Daniel Visits
School/Daniel Visits the Doctor,” “Daniel Shares His Tigertastic
Car/Katerina Shares Her Tutu” and “Good Morning Daniel/Good Night
Daniel.”
About The Fred Rogers Company
The company was founded by Fred Rogers in 1971 as the non-profit producer of
Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood for PBS. In the years that followed, it
not only created hundreds of episodes of this much-loved program, but
also extended Fred’s values and approach to other efforts in promoting
children’s social, emotional and behavioral
health and supporting parents, caregivers, teachers and other
professionals in their work with children. The Fred Rogers Company
continues to build on Fred’s legacy in innovative ways through a wide
variety of media, and engaging new generations of children
and families with his timeless wisdom. For more information, visit us
at
www.fredrogers.org.
About Out of the Blue Enterprises
Out of the Blue Enterprises is a
leader in children’s educational media, with a portfolio of
breakthrough, interactive and curriculum-based entertainment concepts
that span a variety of viable platforms, including television,
video, mobile apps and consumer products. Out of the Blue creates and
produces
Super WHY, the hit Emmy-nominated literacy series on PBS KIDS; Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, the ratings-winning animated series inspired by
Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood; and Nickelodeon’s Blue’s Room, and handles all licensing and merchandising activity for
Super WHY and Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood. The company also develops top-rated mobile educational game apps, including
Super WHY, Chuggington: Terrific Trainee and Colorforms: Revolution. Led by co-founders Angela C. Santomero, creator of the hit preschool entertainment franchise
Blue’s Clues, and Samantha Freeman, a former Nickelodeon and toy
industry executive, Out of the Blue aims to engage kids and families
with age-appropriate, entertaining, and engaging learningexperiences. .
www.outoftheblueenterprises.com
About PBS KIDS
PBS KIDS, the number one educational media brand
for kids, offers all children the opportunity to explore new ideas and
new worlds through television, online, mobile and community-based
programs. Kidscreen- and Webby-award winning
pbskids.org
provides engaging interactive content, including the PBS KIDS video
player, now offering free streaming video accessible on computer- and
mobile-device-based browsers. For more information on specific PBS KIDS
content supporting literacy, science, math and more, visit
pbs.org/pressroom, or follow PBS KIDS on
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