List of Ni Hao, Kai-Lan episodes
The following is an episode list for the Nick jr. animated television series Ni Hao, Kai-Lan.
Season 1:2007-08
| Airdate | No. | Episode Title | Problem | Words in Mandarin Chinese |
| November 5, 2007 | 101 | Dragonboat Festival | The gang is going to have a dragon boat festival. When Rintoo and Kai-Lan lose at the first dragon boat race because Rintoo wasn't following the peeking mice's drumbeat, he gets really mad. Kai-Lan has to show him what to do when you feel too mad. | 你好nǐ hǎo - hello, 爺爺yé yé - Grandpa, 我来了wǒ lái le - I'm coming, 一、二、三yī, èr, sān - one, two, three, 跳tiáo - jump, 謝謝xiè xiè - thank you, 再見zài jiàn - goodbye |
| November 12, 2007 | 102 | Everybody's Hat Parade | The gang is going to have a hat parade but Hoho copies Rintoo's hat and Rintoo gets mad because he believes his hat isn't special anymore. Kai-lan teaches Rintoo that Hoho copied his hat because he liked it so much. | 帽子mào zǐ - hat |
| July 8, 2008 | 103 | Twirly Whirly Flyers | While playing Twirly Whirly Flyers, Tolee accidentally breaks the ants' bridge and runs away. | 紅色hóng sè - red, 綠色lǜ sé - green, 哎呀āi-yā - Oh, no! |
| July 15, 2008 | 104 | Safari Pals | The gang is going on a safari, and Rintoo gets jealous of Stompy the Elephant because he wants to be big like him. | 推tuī - push |
| July 22, 2008 | 105 | Hoho's Big Flight | It's the lantern festival, but Hoho isn't listening to Ye Ye's instructions, and loses his lantern. And what's worse, Hoho doesn't know how to listen. | 聼tīng - listen, 汤圆tāng yuán - Sticky Rice Dumplings |
| July 28, 2008 | 106 | The Snowiest Ride | The gang is going sledding to see the ice sculptures, but Tolee is afraid of heights. Kai-Lan helps Tolee by breaking it down into small steps. | 雪xué - snow, 抱抱bào bào - hug, tiáo - jump, āi yā - Oh, no! |
| August 5, 2008 | 107 | Tolee's Rhyme Time | The gang is going to have a music show, with Kai-Lan on tambourine, Rintoo on xylophone, Hoho on turntables and Tolee on vocals. Tolee is going to sing a rhyming song, but he was having a hard time rhyming and quickly gives up. | 上shàng - up, 下xià - down |
| August 12, 2008 | 108 | Kai-Lan's Campout | The gang is having a campout at Upa's homeland, but when they want to play with Tolee's panda doll Pandy, he refuses to share him. Kai-Lan needs to remind him to be a good friend and share. | 拖鞋tuō xié - slippers, 手電筒shǒu diàn tǒng - flashlight, 牙刷yá shuā - toothbrush, 毯子tǎn zi - blanket, 袜子wà zi - socks, 枕头zhěn tou - pillow, 短裤duǎn kù - underwear, 睡袋shuì dài - sleeping bag |
| August 19, 2008 | 109 | Wait, Hoho, Wait! | Hoho is having a hard time waiting for Rintoo's car to be done, so he jumps in and breaks the car when it's still not ready. Kai-Lan tries to help Hoho find a way to be patient. | 推tuī - push, 饺子jiǎo zi - dumplings, 筷子kuài zi - chopsticks, 汽车 qì chē - car, 四sì - four, 五wǔ - five |
| August 26, 2008 | 110 | The Ant Playground | The ants are building a playground, and Kai-Lan and the others are going to help by building a tire swing for them, but they build the wrong size swing. | 上shàng - up, 下xià - down, 火车huǒ chē - train, 滑梯huá tī - slide, 蚂蚁mǎ yǐ - Ant |
| September 2, 2008 | 111 | Happy Chinese New Year! | While the Dragon Team carries the dragon to the Chinese New Year Parade, Rintoo gets upset and quits because he doesn't want to be in the "boring" middle. So Kai-lan needs to teach Rintoo that his job as a team is important. | 新年快樂！xīn nián kuài lè - Happy Chinese New Year!, 龙lóng - Dragon, 恭喜gōng xǐ - Congratulations |
| September 9, 2008 | 112 | Ni Hao, Halloween | After spraining his ankle, Rintoo has to stay in bed, and starts crying because he can't go trick or treating with his friends. Kai-Lan and her friends refuse to go without him, and need to find a way for him to go trick or treating with his friends. | 跳tiáo - jump, 糖táng - sugar, 孫悟空Sun Wukong - Monkey King, 哭泣Kūqì - Sob |
| September 16, 2008 | 113 | Beach Day | When the waves knock over Tolee's sandcastle three times, he gets angry and stomps on his friends' whole sandcastle. Kai-Lan needs to get Tolee to calm down so they can finish the sand castle. | 貝殼bèi ké - seashell, 挖wā - dig, 螃蟹páng xiè - crab, āi yā - Oh, no! |
| September 30, 2008 | 114 | Roller Rintoo | Rintoo wants to be good at roller skating, but it's really hard at first, until he learns to take it slow. | 快kuài - fast, 溜冰鞋liù bīng xié - roller skates, 頭盔tóu kuī - helmet, 護膝hù xī - knee pads |
| October 7, 2008 | 115 | Rain or Shine | Kai-Lan's friends are sad because they can't play with their stuff in the rain. Kai-Lan has to teach them that there are some things you can do in the rain. Note:This is the only episode that features two problems instead of one and the first time Rintoo,Tolee and Hoho solve the problem instead of Kai-Lan. The only other episode to use the problem solved by Kai-lan's friends are Kai-Lan's Big Surprise and The Dinosaur Balloon | 拉la - pull, 青蛙qīng wā - frog, 蜗牛wō niú - snail, 乌龟wū guī - turtle, 虫子chóng zi - worm |
| October 14, 2008 | 116 | Kai-Lan's Carnival | Rintoo and Hoho run away when they accidentally break Stompy's rollercoaster.So Kai-lan needs to teach Hoho and Rintoo that they need to say sorry,and help fix it. | 八bā - eight, 拉la - pull |
| October 21, 2008 | 117 | Lulu Day | Kai-Lan and Lulu have a special play date but can't figure out what to play together because they want to play with different things. So they learn how to compromise. | 吹chuī - blow, 風車feng chē - pinwheel, 太阳tài yáng - sun, 手镯shǒu zhuó - bracelet, 熊猫xióng māo - panda, 跑车pǎo chē - race car, 茶壶chá hú - teapot |
| October 28, 2008 | 118 | Sports Day | When Rintoo wins at the dinosaur games, he brags about it and it causes Tolee and Hoho to quit playing the games. Kai-Lan has to show Rintoo that he needs to learn to say something nice when you win games. | 恐龍kǒng lóng - dinosaur, 开始kāishǐ - begin, 预备yù bèi - get ready |
| November 4, 2008 | 119+120 | Kai-Lan's Trip to China | Kai-Lan and her friends travel to China to visit her great aunt and see the naming of a baby panda. Rintoo, Hoho, and Tolee got scared to try something new in China. The Baby Panda is scared to ride a boat for the first time. Originally shown as a double-length episode, generally shown as two parts. | 姑奶奶gū nǎi nai - great aunt, 我叫Wǒ jiào - My name is..., 西瓜xī guā - watermelon, 小xīao - little, 开心kāi xīn - happy, 姐姐jiě jie - big sister, 妹妹mèi mei - little sister, 哥哥gē ge - big brother |
Season 2: 2008-2009
| No. | Episode Title | Problem | Words in Chinese |
| 21 | The Ladybug Festival | The gang gets lost on their way to the ladybug festival because Rintoo and Hoho's silly loud chatter causes Tolee to get frustrated, because they aren't listening to Tolee. Kai-Lan has to get them to listen because Tolee has something important to say. | 小鸟xiǎo niǎo - bird |
| 22 | The Dinosaur Balloon | After Kai-Lan accidentally breaks her own dinosaur balloon, Stompy doesn't want to help her because it wasn't his fault that the balloon broke. It's up to Rintoo to convince Stompy that helping others is part of being a good friend. Note :This is the first of 3 episodes that the problem and song part is done by Kai-Lan's friends instead of her. The only other episodes are Kai-Lan's Big Surprise and Rain or Shine | 手臂gē bo - arm, 牙齿yá chǐ - teeth, 眼睛yǎn jing - eyes |
| 23 | Playtime at Tolee's | Tolee invites Kai-Lan, Rintoo, and Hoho for a playdate at his boat house for the day, but when Rintoo accidentally rips Tolee's painting, Tolee gets angry and doesn't forgive Rintoo because he's different from the others, which makes Rintoo feel sad. Kai-Lan teaches Tolee that forgiving others is part of being a good friend. | 苹果píng guǒ - apple |
| 24 | The Moon Festival | Hoho is sad because the moon is covered by a cloud on his first moon festival. Kai-lan teaches Hoho to find a way to make things better. | 月饼yuè bǐng - mooncake |
| 25 | Kai-Lan's Big Play | Hoho is angry that Rintoo is chosen to be The Monkey King in their play instead of him, so Hoho quits. Kai-lan needs to teach Hoho that he needs to say what's making him mad. | 跳tiào - jump |
| 26 | Kai-Lan's Big Surprise | Kai-Lan wants to have a thank-you party for Ye Ye but a huge gust of wind knocks over everything Kai-Lan had set up for the party, which causes Kai-Lan to cry. Note:This is the only of 3 episodes that Rintoo,Tolee and Hoho do the problem instead of Kai-Lan. The only other episodes to use this feature is The Dinosaur Balloon, School Day, and Kai-lan Makes a Super Special Birthday Present for Yeye. | 我爱wǒ ài - I love |
| 27 | Rintoo's Big Flip | Kai-Lan and her pals get to take part in a show with The Chinese Rabbit Acrobats. However, Rintoo doesn't practice his flips, so he gives up with tears, and he quits the show. | 圆形yuán xíng - Circle |
| 28 | Stompy Rides Again | Kai-Lan and her friends are riding a train to Hula Duck Island, but Stompy can't ride because there aren't any more empty seats and begins to cry. Kai-Lan and her friends learn to find a way for everyone, including Stompy, to play. | 蓝色lán sè - blue, 橙色chéng sè - orange |
| 29 | Rintoo Makes a Splash | The gang is having a lot of fun at a water park but Rintoo plays too rough, upsetting Tolee and Hoho. Kai-Lan teaches Rintoo to play in a gentle way so everyone can play and have fun. | 水shuǐ - Water |
| 30 | The Ants Dance | Kai-Lan's band and the ants prepare for a talent show, but the show is almost ruined when Bubu gets bossy and makes all the choices. So Bubu learned that if his friends have a choice,everyone will feel happy and they can have a splendid time. | 跳舞tiào wǔ - Dance |
| 31 | Tolee's Turn | Kai-Lan and her friends go sailing and play hide-and-seek with the Dolphins. Things are at a standstill when Rintoo gets carried away and doesn't give Tolee a turn. Kai-Lan needs to show Rintoo the importance of taking turns so everyone can play. | 海豚hǎi tún - Dolphin |
| 32 | Kai-Lan's Snowcoaster | It's a snowy day, and Kai-Lan and her friends are building a snowcoaster that they can all ride! Everyone has a job to do, but an overprotective Rintoo keeps taking little Hoho's jobs, that makes him sad because he wants to help out. Kai-Lan and the viewer need to help Rintoo see that even though Hoho is small, he still likes to help. | 推tuī - push |
| 33 | Lulu's Cloud | Kai-Lan and her friends are invited to play at Lulu's house. But Hoho is feeling uncomfortable, scared, and sad because things are different. Kai-Lan and the viewer need to show Hoho there's nothing to be afraid of and try different things. | 气球qì qiú - balloon |
| 34 | Kai-Lan's Playhouse | Kai-Lan and her friends are going to decorate their brand-new playhouse. But when Hoho can't get the art supplies he wanted for his wall he got extremely furious, he hits Rintoo! This prompts Ye Ye to send Hoho to time-out until he can calm down. It's up to Kai-Lan and the viewer need to teach Hoho that hitting is wrong, and he should use his words. | 恐龍kǒng lóng - dinosaur |
| 35 | Pandy's Puddle | Kai-Lan and her friends are picking vegetables for the garden celebration. When Pandy falls into a mud puddle, Ye Ye takes him to be washed, but Tolee is upset to be away from him, even for a minute. Kai-Lan needs to help Tolee remember that Pandy will be back soon . | 胡萝卜hú luó bo - carrot |
| 36 | Tolee's Promise | When the snails' Merry-go-round breaks, 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 to show Tolee that he should be a good friend and keep his promise. | 转zhuàn - spin |
| 37 | The Place Where We All Live | 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. | 风筝fēng zheng - kite, 拉lā - pull |
| 38 | The Hula Duck Dance Party | The Hula Ducks are having a dance party on the beach, and Kai-Lan and her friends are invited. While playing musical chairs, Tolee has to sit out every time because he lost when he didn't follow instructions by acting fast to sit in a chair when the music stops, and starts crying because he can't play with his friends. Kai-Lan has to find a way for Tolee to play so he won't be left out. | 跳舞tiào wǔ - Dance |
| 39+40 | Princess Kai-lan | When the Monkey King visits Kai-lan and her friends, he needs her help in a magical kingdom where the foxes and the bears do not talk to each other. Kai-lan and her friends travel to the kingdom of foxes and bears to try and get them to talk to each other, but it may prove to be Kai-lan's greatest challenge yet. So Kai-lan teaches the fox and bear to say when making them mad, so their friends can help them. (Double length episode) | 跳tiào - jump, 朋友péng yǒu - friend, 吹chuī - blow, 狐王hú wáng - Fox King, 熊后xióng hòu - Bear Queen, 公主gōng zhǔ - Princess |