Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood

Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood
Also known asDaniel Tiger's Neighbourhood (in Commonwealth spelling)
Genre
Created byAngela C. Santomero
Based onMister Rogers' Neighborhood and the work of Fred Rogers
Written byAngela C. Santomero
Voices ofSee § Characters
Theme music composer
  • Fred Rogers
  • David Kelly
  • James Chapple
  • Brian Pickett
  • Graeme Cornies
Opening theme"Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood Theme (Won't You Be My Neighbor)"
Ending theme"It's Such a Good Feeling" (closing song, interstitials)
"It's You I Like" (instrumental version, closing credits)
Country of origin
  • United States
  • Canada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons8
No. of episodes160 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersAngela C. Santomero
Kevin Morrison (seasons 1–4)
Ellen Doherty (seasons 5–present)
Vince Commisso
Production locations
Camera setupAnimated
Running time22–28 minutes[source?] (full episode)
11 minutes (single episode)
20 minutes ("Won't You Sing Along with Me?" only)
44–51 minutes (special episodes)
Production companies9 Story USA
9 Story Media Group
Fred Rogers Productions
Original release
NetworkPBS Kids (United States)
CBC Kids (Canada)
ReleaseSeptember 3, 2012 (2012-09-03) –
present
Related

Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood is an animated musical educational preschool television series created by Angela C. Santomero. It was produced by Fred Rogers Productions, 9 Story Media Group, and 9 Story USA (formerly Out of the Blue Enterprises). The series aired on PBS Kids.

Episodes

Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 40 September 3, 2012 (2012-09-03) February 21, 2014 (2014-02-21)
2 20 August 18, 2014 (2014-08-18) July 4, 2016 (2016-07-04)
3 25 September 5, 2016 (2016-09-05) July 10, 2018 (2018-07-10)
4 18 July 11, 2018 (2018-07-11) January 10, 2020 (2020-01-10)
5 20 August 17, 2020 (2020-08-17) May 18, 2022 (2022-05-18)
6 18 September 5, 2022 (2022-09-05) May 8, 2024 (2024-05-08)
7 15 August 12, 2024 (2024-08-12) January 27, 2026 (2026-01-27)
8 TBA June 29, 2026 (2026-06-29) TBA

Characters

Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood characters are Daniel, his little sister Margaret and their parents Mom and Dad Tiger. Teacher Harriet is his kindergarten teacher and his classmates are Miss Elaina, Jodi Platypus, O the Owl, Katerina Kittycat, and Prince Wednesday. They ride a trolley.

Tiger family

  • Daniel Tiger (voiced by Jake Beale from season 1 to early season 2 and season 3 episode 1, Devan Cohen from late season 2 to season 3, Keegan Hedley from season 4 to season 5, Asher Bolduc-Theron in "Daniel Visits a New Neighborhood" and season 6, and Rain Janjua in season 7) is a 4-year-old tiger cub who lives on Jungle Beach with his parents.
  • Margaret Tiger (voiced by Kira Gelineau in seasons 2 and 3, Bryn McAuley since season 4) is Daniel's 1-year-old little sister who was introduced in season 2.
  • Mom Tiger (voiced by Heather Bambrick) is Daniel's mother, who works as a carpenter as of the first episode of season 4.
  • Dad Tiger (voiced by Ted Dykstra) is Daniel's father, who is a photographer and also works at the clock factory, where he fixes different clocks and is responsible for "chime time".
  • Grandpere Tiger (voiced by François Klanfer) is Daniel's French grandfather.

Owl family

  • O the Owl (voiced by Zachary Bloch in early season 1, Stuart Ralston from mid-season 1–2, Parker Lauzon in season 3, Benjamin Hum from season 4–early season 6, Ian Ho in mid-season 6 and Remy Smith starting with season 7) is an blue owl who lives with his uncle X.
  • X the Owl (voiced by Tony Daniels) is O's uncle.

Cat family

  • Katerina Kittycat (voiced by Amariah Faulkner from season 1-3, Jenna Weir in seasons 4 & 5, Maya Misaljevic in season 6 & 7 and Charlie Storey starting with season 8) is aa kitten who loves dance and music.
  • Henrietta Pussycat (voiced by Teresa Pavlinek) is Katerina's mother.

Royal family

  • Prince Wednesday (voiced by Nicholas Kaegi in season 1, Jaxon Mercey from season 2-4, Callum Shoniker from season 5-6 and Luke Dietz starting with season 7) is the Royal Family's youngest son who lives in the Castle.
  • King Friday XIII (voiced by Jamie Watson) is the Ruler of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, married to Queen Saturday, has two sons—Prince Tuesday and Prince Wednesday—and is Chrissie's uncle.
  • Queen Sara Saturday (voiced by Catherine Disher) is King Friday's wife, Prince Tuesday's and Prince Wednesday's mother and Chrissie's aunt.
  • Prince Tuesday (voiced by Tommy Lioutas) is Prince Wednesday's older brother, King Friday's heir apparent and Daniel Tiger's babysitter.
  • Chrissie (voiced by Matilda Gilbert) is Prince Tuesday and Wednesday's cousin and King Friday and Queen Sara's niece.

Museum-Go-Round family

  • Miss Elaina (voiced by Addison Holley from season 1-4, Markeda McKay from season 5-7 and Nova McKay starting with season 8) is a silly and playful girl with afro puffs who enjoys doing things backwards.
  • Music Man Stan (voiced by Jeremiah Sparks) is Miss Elaina's father who owns the Neighborhood Music Shop, one of Daniel's favorite places to visit.
  • Lady Elaine (voiced by Teresa Pavlinek) is Miss Elaina's mother who works at the crayon factory and is a curator of the Museum-Go-Round.

Platypus family

  • Jodi Platypus (voiced by Laaibah Alvi from season 4-7 and Eva Amuno starting with season 8) is a 3-year-old (later 4-year-old) platypus.
  • Dr. Platypus (voiced by Miku Graham) is a mother to Jodi, Leo, and Teddy, and the daughter of Nana Platypus.
  • Teddy Platypus (voiced by Bryn McAuley) is a 2-year-old twin to Leo and one of Jodi's younger brothers.
  • Leo Platypus (voiced by Milo Torriel-Gibbon) is a 2-year-old twin to Teddy and one of Jodi's younger brothers.
  • Nana Platypus (voiced by Elizabeth Hanna) is Jodi's grandmother who lives with her grandchildren Jodi, Teddy and Leo and works as a hairdresser.

Teacher Harriet's family

  • Teacher Harriet (voiced by Shawne Jackson) is Daniel's preschool teacher.
  • Max (voiced by Israel Thomas-Bruce) is Teacher Harriet's autistic nephew. He loves buses and bugs.
  • Amira (also known as Amia; voiced by Mikaela Blake) is the niece of Teacher Harriet and Max's older sister.
  • Jacob is the father of Max and Amira and the brother-in-law of Harriet. It is unknown who does his voice.
  • Anne is Max and Amira’s mother and Harriet’s sister. It is unknown who does her voice.

Juan Carlos's family

  • Juan Carlos (voiced by Desmond Sivan) is Daniel's Latino pen pal, who lives in another neighborhood.
  • Valentina is Mom Tiger's friend and Juan Carlos's mother. It is unknown who does her voice.
  • Felipe (voiced by Keram Malicki Sanchez) is Juan Carlos's father.

Other neighbors

  • Baker Aker (voiced by Jon Filici in season 1 to early season 2, and Carlos Diaz from season 2) owns and runs the neighborhood bakery. He is Cuban, as he says in a 2016 segment called "A Visit with Baker Aker". He has baked pastries for Daniel and his family on many occasions and plays with Music Man Stan in Bread & Jam.
  • Mr. McFeely (voiced by Derek McGrath) is the neighborhood mailman.
  • Dr. Anna (voiced by Laara Sadiq) is the neighborhood physician; she is Indian.
  • Dr. Lee (voiced by Samantha Wan) is the doctor who helps Daniel Tiger with his surgery in the season 5 episode "Daniel Goes to the Hospital".
  • Trolley is a red trolley that transports Daniel and his friends anywhere in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe.

Awards and nominations

Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood has won and been nominated for awards. It won Silver Parents' Choice Awards in 2013 and 2014, was nominated for the Television Critics' Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in Youth Programming in 2013 and 2014 and was a 2014 Prix Jeunesse International Selection. In 2019, it won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Pre-School Children's Animated Program.

References

  1. ↑ "A Different Kind of Tiger Mom". Forbes. August 31, 2012. Archived from the original on September 10, 2017. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
  2. ↑ Ms Santomero has her MA in Child Development and Instructional Technology and Media from Columbia University, Teachers College. See the following reference for verification: Angela Santomero (September 24, 2011). "Why is the new Mister Rogers' spinoff animated?". angelasclues.com. Archived from the original on October 3, 2012. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
  3. ↑ Owen, Rob (February 12, 2014). "'Daniel Tiger,' renewed for 2nd season, plans a visit to Pittsburgh". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
  4. ↑ Brian Steinberg (July 7, 2015). "PBS Renews 'Daniel Tiger,' 'Odd Squad,' From Fred Rogers Co". Variety. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  5. ↑ rowleyj (October 11, 2017). "PBS KIDS Renews "Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood" for a Fourth Season". fredrogers.org. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  6. ↑ "New DANIEL TIGER'S NEIGHBORHOOD Special, Created in Response to COVID-19, Premieres August 17 on PBS KIDS". PBS About. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  7. ↑ Marburger, Becky (June 22, 2022). "Tiger-tastic! 'Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood' launches sixth season in September with "Top Ten Tiger Tales"". PBS Wisconsin. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  8. ↑ Petski, Denise (June 27, 2024). "'Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood' Renewed For Season 7 With New Format; Premiere Date Set On PBS Kids". Deadline. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  9. ↑ Milligan, Mercedes (June 23, 2025). "PBS Kids to Pounce on Eighth Season of 'Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood' in '26". Retrieved July 2, 2026.
  10. ↑ "About Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood | PBS KIDS Shows". PBS Kids. 2019. Archived from the original on April 4, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  11. ↑ Schweitzer, Kate (September 17, 2018). "They're Making a Daniel Tiger Movie—and You Can Watch It in Today!".
  12. ↑ "Season Two of Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood Kicks off with a One-Hour Special" (Press release). Arlington, VA and Pittsburgh, PA: PBS. June 26, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
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  14. ↑ "The Television Critics Association Announces 2013 TCA Award Nominees" (Press release). Los Angeles: Television Critics Association. June 10, 2013. Archived from the original on April 2, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
  15. ↑ "The Television Critics Association Announces 2014 TCA Award Nominees As It Celebrates 30 Years Of The Prestigious Awards Program" (Press release). Los Angeles: Television Critics Association. May 27, 2014. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
  16. ↑ Hipes, Patrick (May 4, 2019). "Daytime Emmys Creative Arts Awards: 'Young And The Restless', 'Sesame Street' Among Winners". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 25, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  1. ↑ Credited as Out of the Blue Enterprises until season 5.