List of Ni Hao, Kai-Lan episodes
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The following is an episode list for the Nick Jr. animated television series Ni Hao, Kai-Lan.
Series overview[]
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | ||||
| 1 | 20 | February 7, 2008 | November 4, 2008 | ||
| 2 | 20 | February 2, 2009 | October 8, 2010 | ||
| 3 | 2 | August 21, 2011 | August 21, 2011 | ||
Note: The first two episodes of the first season have both aired in November 2007 before their actual air dates as sneak peeks.
Episodes[]
Season 1 (2008)[]
| No.
overall |
No. in
season |
Prod. Code | Title Description | Written By | Storyboard By | Originally Aired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 101 | "Dragon Boat Festival;" The friends are going to have a dragon boat festival, and they're going to meet the real dragon after the race is over. When Rintoo and Kai Lan come in last place at the 1st dragon boat race because Rintoo was not following the peeking mice's drumbeat, he angrily whacks the boat onto a gazebo's roof, causing it to have some difficulty to get it back down from up there. Kai-Lan has to show him what to do when you feel too mad. (Series Premiere)
Words in Mandarin Chinese: 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 Note: This episode aired as a sneak peek on November 5, 2007, before it was officially aired. But the episode actually aired in 2008, according to the end credits. |
Sascha Paladino | Chris Savino and Carlos Ramos | February 7, 2008 (U.S.) |
| 2 | 2 | 108 | "Everybody's Hat Parade;" Rintoo makes a very special hat for the hat parade, but when Hoho make the same hat, Rintoo gets mad!
Words in Mandarin Chinese: 帽子mào zǐ - hat Note: This episode also aired as another sneak peek on November 12, 2007, before this episode was officially aired, too. But this episode actually aired in 2008, too, according to the end credits. |
Bradley Zweig | Howie Perry | March 24, 2008 |
| 3 | 3 | 117 | "Hoho's Big Flight; It is the night of the lantern festival, but Hoho isn't listening to Ye Ye's instructions and instead chases leaves, sniffs apples, and sways lanterns, so he eventually loses his lantern. And what's worse is that Hoho doesn't know how to listen, either.
Words in Mandarin Chinese: -聼tīng listen, 汤圆tāng yuán - Tangyuan |
Adam Peltzman | Carlos Ramos and Andy Kelly | October 9, 2008 |
| 4 | 4 | 110 | "Safari Pals;" The gang is going on a safari, but Rintoo gets jealous of Stompy the Elephant because he wants to be big like him and the other friends begin playing with Stompy instead of Rintoo.
Words in Mandarin Chinese: 推tuī - push 大象dà xiàng - elephant |
Bradley Zweig | Chris Savino and Akis Dimitrakopoulos | March 26, 2008 |
| 5 | 5 | 102 | "Twirly Whirly Flyers;" While playing Twirly Whirly Flyers, Tolee spins so much that he lands on the ants' bridge and breaks it by accident Big Pink Loser from SpongeBob, so he runs away in shame.
Words in Mandarin Chinese: -紅色hóng sè - red, 綠色lǜ sé - green, 哎呀āi-yā - oh, no! |
Sascha Paladino | Andy Kelly | February 8, 2008 |
| 6 | 6 | 109 | "The Snowiest Ride;" Kai Lan helps her friend, Tolee overcome his fear of sledding by taking things little by little. 1st they down a small hill, then a medium-sized hill, then finally the big hill.
Words in Mandarin Chinese: 雪xué - snow, 抱抱bào bào - hug, tiáo - jump, āi yā - O, No! |
Sascha Paladino | Jill Colbert | March 25, 2008 |
| 7 | 7 | 103 | "Tolee's Rhyme Time;" The gang is going to have a music show, with Kai Lan on a tambourine, Rintoo on a xylophone, Hoho on the turntables and Tolee on the vocals to sing a rhyming song. The gang keeps trying with their difficult parts, but Tolee struggles finding what rhymes with the words he recently states, and quickly gives up.
Words in Mandarin Chinese: 上shàng - up, 下xià - down |
Bradley Zweig | James Burks | February 11, 2008 |
| 8 | 8 | 106 | "Kai Lan's Campout;" The gang is having a campout in Kai Lan's backyard, but when they want to play with Tolee's panda doll Pandy, he refuses to share him with his friends. Kai Lan needs to remind him to be a nice friend and share.
Words in Mandarin Chinese: 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 |
May Chan | Aaron Paetz | February 14, 2008 |
| 9 | 9 | 105 | "Wait Hoho Wait;" Hoho is having a hard time waiting for Rintoo's car to be finished, so he jumps in and breaks the car Big Pink Loser from SpongeBob just before it is ready by accident. Kai Lan tries to help Hoho find a way to be patient.
Words in Mandarin Chinese: 推tuī - push, 饺子jiǎo zi - dumplings, 筷子kuài zi - chopsticks, 汽车 qì chē - car, 四sì - four, 五wǔ - five |
Joe Purdy | Carlos Ramos and Andy Kelly | February 13, 2008 |
| 10 | 10 | 104 | "The Ant Playground:"Kai Lan and her friends help build a brand new swing for the ants' unfinished playground.
Words in Mandarin Chinese: 上shàng - up, 下xià - down, 火车huǒ chē - train, 滑梯huá tī - slide, 蚂蚁mǎ yǐ - Ant |
Sascha Paladino | Jill Colbert | February 12, 2008 |
| 11 | 11 | 107 | "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 still important.
Words in Mandarin Chinese: 新年快樂！xīn nián kuài lè - Happy Chinese New Year!, 龙lóng - Dragon, 恭喜gōng xǐ - Congratulations |
Bradley Zweig | James Burks | February 15, 2008 |
| 12 | 12 | 118 | "Ni Hao Halloween;" Rintoo is excited to go trick or treating, but after injuring his ankle on a rock because he was walking backwards and he did not watch where he was going, Rintoo has to stay in bed with his ankle in a cast for a day and he can't go trick or treating today until next year of Halloween. 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.
Words in Mandarin Chinese: 跳tiáo - jump, 糖táng - sugar, 孫悟空Sun Wukong - Monkey King, 哭泣Kūqì - Sob |
Eric Shaw | Aaron J. Paetz and Andy Kelly | October 28, 2008 |
| 13 | 13 | 112 | "Beach Day;" When a wave knocks over Tolee's sandcastle 3 times by accident, Tolee becomes angry and stomps on his friends' whole sandcastles. Kai Lan has to get Tolee to calm down so they can finish the sandcastle.
Words in Mandarin Chinese: 貝殼bèi ké - seashell, 挖wā - dig, 螃蟹páng xiè - crab, āi yā - Oh, no! |
Susan Kim | Jill Colbert | July 11, 2008 |
| 14 | 14 | 115 | "Roller Rintoo;" Rintoo wants to be good at roller skating, but at 1st it is more difficult than he expected, until he learns to take it slow by going on 2 hands, then 1 hand, then all by yourself.
Words in Mandarin Chinese: 快kuài - fast, 溜冰鞋liù bīng xié - roller skates, 頭盔tóu kuī - helmet, 護膝hù xī - knee pads |
Chris Nee | Carlos Ramos and Andy Kelly | October 7, 2008 |
| 15 | 15 | 111 | "Rain or Shine;" Rintoo, Tolee and Hoho are sad because they cannot play with their stuff in the rain, but Kai Lan teaches them that there are some things you can do in the rain.
Words in Mandarin Chinese: 拉la - pull, 青蛙qīng wā - frog, 蜗牛wō niú - snail, 乌龟wū guī - turtle, 虫子chóng zi - worm |
Bradley Zweig | James Burks and Andy Kelly | March 27, 2008 |
| 16 | 16 | 114 | "Kai Lan's Carnival;" Rintoo and Hoho run away when they break Stompy's rocket by accident they think Stompy will be elephant mad, the reason being the balls at a splashing game bounced off and hit a tire, then a coconut, then a seesaw, which made a beanbag box fly into the air and land on the rocket, So Kai Lan needs to teach Hoho and Rintoo that they need to say "sorry", and help fix it.
Words in Mandarin Chinese: 八bā - eight, 拉la - pull |
Sascha Paladino | Aaron J. Paetz and Andy Kelly | October 6, 2008 |
| 17 | 17 | 116 | "Lulu Day;" Kai Lan and Lulu have a special play date but they can't figure out what to play together because they want to play with different things. So they learn how to compromise.
Words in Mandarin Chinese: 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 |
Bradley Zweig | James Burks and Andy Kelly | October 8, 2008 |
| 18 | 18 | 113 | "Sports Day;" When Rintoo wins all 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.
Words in Mandarin Chinese: 恐龍kǒng lóng - dinosaur, 开始kāishǐ - begin, 预备yù bèi - get ready |
Spencer Walker | Aaron J. Paetz and Andy Kelly | August 6, 2008 |
| 19 & 20 | 19 & 20 | 207a-207b | "Kai Lan's Trip to China;" In this half hour special event, Kai Lan and her friends visit 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, and soon the baby panda is scared to ride a boat for the 1st time as well. He is eventually calmed down by Kai Lan and her friends, and overcomes Naviphobia. Originally shown as a double-length episode, generally shown as two parts.
Words in Mandarin Chinese: 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 |
Sascha Paladino and Bradley Zweig | Andy Kelly | November 4, 2008 |
Season 2 (2009–2010)[]
| No.
overall |
No. in
season |
Prod. Code | "Title;" Description | Written by | Storyboard by | Originally aired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 1 | 201 | "The Ladybug Festival;" The gang gets lost on their way to the ladybug festival because Rintoo and Hoho (and sometimes even Kai Lan herself) silly and loudly chatter so much Tolee gets mad, because they are not listening to Tolee. Kai-Lan has to get them to listen because Tolee has something important to say.
Words in Chinese: 小鸟xiǎo niǎo - bird |
Chris Nee | Ryan Kramer and Michael Mullen | February 2, 2009 |
| 22 | 2 | 202 | "The Dinosaur Balloon;" Kai Lan breaks her own dinosaur balloon by accident, the reason being she was dancing about how much she loved dinosaurs. Stompy doesn't bother to help her out because it was not his fault that the balloon broke. It is up to Rintoo to convince Stompy that helping others is part of being a good friend.
Words in Chinese: 手臂gē bo - arm, 牙齿yá chǐ - teeth, 眼睛yǎn jing - eyes |
Sascha Paladino | Adam Henry and Andy Kelly | May 11, 2009 |
| 24 | 4 | 204 | "Playtime at Tolee's;" Tolee invites Kai Lan, Rintoo and Hoho for a playdate at his boathouse for the day, but when Rintoo rips Tolee's new panda painting by accident, Tolee gets upset and does not forgive Rintoo, since Tolee forgave Rintoo for the last two mistakes Rintoo made, which makes Rintoo feel bad. Kai-Lan teaches Tolee that forgiving others is part of being a good friend.
Words in Chinese: 苹果píng guǒ - apple |
Mark Palmer | Ryan Kramer and Michael Mullen | May 13, 2009 |
| 25 | 5 | 205 | "The Moon Festival;" Hoho is thrilled because he's finally old enough to stay awake for the Chinese Moon Festival. He gets disappointed when he can't see the moon in the cloudy sky and Kai Lan needs your help to figure out what to do.
Words in Chinese: 月饼yuè bǐng - moon cake |
Chris Nee | Adam Henry, Andy Kelly, and Ryan Kramer | May 14, 2009 |
| 23 | 3 | 203 | "Kai Lan's Big Play;" Kai lan and her friends are putting on an educational play based on the Chinese folktale about the Monkey King. When Rintoo steals the part that Hoho wanted, Hoho gets upset and quits the play and Kai lan needs your help to figure out what to do.
Words in Chinese: 跳tiào - jump |
Chris Nee | Adam Henry and Andy Kelly | May 12, 2009 |
| 26 | 6 | 206 | "Kai Lan's Big Surprise;" Kai Lan wants to have a thank you party for Ye Ye, but a huge gust of wind ruins everything Kai Lan and her friends had set up for the party (the decorations, the "I Love You" card, and the pineapple cake). Rintoo, Tolee and Hoho solve Kai Lan's problem by making her happy, and helping her fix the party before Ye Ye comes back from apple picking.
Words in Chinese: 我爱wǒ ài - I love |
Sascha Paladino | Andy Kelly and Jao-Woo Kim | May 15, 2009 |
| 27 | 7 | 211 | "Rintoo's Big Flip;" Kai Lan and her pals get to take part in a show with the Chinese Rabbit Acrobats. However, Rintoo does not practice his flips, and when he tries flipping, he falls instead. As a result, he gives up with tears and quits the show.
Words in Chinese: 圆形yuán xíng - Circle |
Chris Nee | Adam Henry and Andy Kelly | October 16, 2009 |
| 28 | 8 | 210 | "Stompy Rides Again;" Kai Lan and her friends are riding a train to Hula Duck Island, but Stompy shows up unexpectedly and wants to join in, too. But he cannot ride the train because there are no more empty seats. Kai-Lan and her friends learn to find a way for everyone, including Stompy, to play.
Words in Chinese: 蓝色lán sè - blue, 橙色chéng sè - orange |
Calvin Leung | Ryan Kramer and Michael Mullen | October 15, 2009 |
| 29 | 9 | 208 | "Rintoo Makes a Splash;" The gang is having a lot of fun at a water park, but Rintoo plays too rough and upsets Tolee and Hoho, getting to the point where Tolee and Hoho tell Rintoo that they do not want to play with him anymore. Kai Lan teaches Rintoo to play in a gentle way so everyone can play and have fun.
Words in Chinese: 水shuǐ - Water |
Corey Powell | Andy Kelly and Jae Woo Kim | October 13, 2009 |
| 30 | 10 | 209 | "The Ants Dance;" Bubu, Fufu and two unnamed ants get ready for a dance show with Kai Lan's band, 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.
Words in Chinese: 跳舞tiào wǔ - Dance |
Sascha Paladino | Ryan Kramer and Michael Mullen | October 14, 2009 |
| 31 | 11 | 213 | "Tolee's Turn;" Kai Lan and her friends go sailing and play hide and seek along with the dolphins. Rintoo loves driving too much and does not give Tolee a turn, so Tolee stops the boat with its anchor and jumps on a raft and gets mad at Rintoo. Kai-Lan needs to show Rintoo the importance of taking turns so everyone can play and fast, so they can find the last dolphin.
Words in Chinese: 海豚hǎi tún - dolphin |
Chris Nee | Andy Kelly and Jae Woo Kim | February 26, 2010 |
| 32 | 12 | 212 | "Kai Lan's Snow Coaster;" It is a snowy day, and Kai Lan and her friends are building a snow coaster 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.
Words in Chinese: 推tuī - push |
Chris Nee and P. Kevin Strader | Adam Henry and Andy Kelly | February 19, 2010 |
| 33 | 13 | 214 | "Lulu's Cloud;" Kai Lan and her friends are invited to play at Lulu's house. But Hoho is feeling uncomfortable because things are different. Kai lan needs your help to show Hoho there is nothing to be afraid of and try different things.
Words in Chinese: 气球qì qiú - balloon |
Chris Nee and P. Kevin Strader | Adam Henry and Andy Kelly | March 22, 2010 |
| 34 | 14 | 215 | "Kai Lan's Playhouse;" While decorating the new playhouse Ye Ye and the ants have built, Hoho gets furious and hits Rintoo. Kai lan needs your help to show Hoho a better way to express his feelings.
Words in Chinese: 恐龍kǒng lóng - dinosaur |
Sascha Paladino | Adam Henry, Andy Kelly, and Michael Mullen | March 23, 2010 |
| 35 | 15 | 216 | "Pandy's Puddle;" Today, there's a special Garden Celebration, and Kai lan and her friends are gathering their best vegetables. But when Tolee's beloved stuffed panda, Pandy, falls in the mud, Ye Ye takes him away to clean him, which makes Tolee very sad. Kai lan and you need to help Tolee feel better so he can enjoy the special Garden Celebration.
Words in Chinese: 胡萝卜hú luó bo - carrot |
Chris Nee | Adam Henry and Andy Kelly | March 24, 2010 |
| 36 | 16 | 217 | "Tolee's Promise;" When the snails' merry go round breaks because it went over a rock and crashed at the bottom of a hill Big Pink Loser from SpongeBob. 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.
Words in Chinese: 转zhuàn - spin |
Bradley Zweig and Sascha Paladin | Sharon Forward, Andy Kelly, and Michael Mullen | March 25, 2010 |
| 37 | 17 | 218 | "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, eventually reaches his kite 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.
Words in Chinese: 风筝fēng zheng - kite, 拉lā - pull |
Sascha Paladino | Ryan Kramer and Michael Mullen | April 22, 2010 |
| 38 | 18 | 219 | "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 did not pay attention to when the music stops and still dances rather than acting fast to find a chair. Kai Lan has to find a way for Tolee to play so he will not be left out.
Words in Chinese: 跳舞tiào wǔ - Dance |
Calvin Leung | Ryan Kramer and Michael Mullen | May 28, 2010 |
| 39+40 | 19+20 | 220a-220b | "Princess Kai Lan;" (Part 1): When the Monkey King visits Kai Lan and her friends, he needs their help in a magical place of foxes and bears where the foxes and the bears do not talk to each other because they are not friends. So, Kai Lan and her friends travel to the land of the Fox Kingdom and the Bear Kingdom to try to get the foxes and bears to talk to each other, but it may prove to be Kai-Lan's greatest challenge yet. And, they figure out what makes the foxes and bears mad.
(Part 2): So Kai Lan gets the Fox King and Bear Queen to talk to each other about what is making them mad, so their friends can help them. Finally, the foxes and bears sing and dance together to become friends and both kingdoms become into one kingdom named "The Kingdom of Friends". Originally shown as a double-length episode, generally shown as two parts. Note: There is no "Let's Find Out Why" in this episode. These are also the final episodes of season two. Words in Chinese: 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 |
Sascha Paladino and Chris Nee | James Burks, Andy Kelly, and Michael Mullen | October 8, 2010 |
Season 3 (2011)[]
| No.
overall |
No. in
season |
Prod. Code | "Title;" Description | Written by | Storyboard by | Originally aired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41+42 | 1+2 | 221a-221b | Journey to the Monkey King Castle;" The Monkey King is having a party and Kai Lan and her friends help him decorate. However as the preparations begin, the gang tries out some of his things, causing a big mess. Kai Lan and her friends have to find a way to fix their mess before the Monkey King returns. (series finale)
Note: This episode is originally shown as a double length episode, generally shown as two parts. Words in Chinese: 孫悟空Sun Wukong - Monkey King, 雲yún - cloud, 城堡chéng bǎo - castle |
Sascha Paladino and Chris Nee | James Burks, Andy Kelly, and Michael Mullen | August 21, 2011 |
Originally Aired[]
2011
References[]
- Ni Hao, Kai-Lan, Season 1 - iTunes, Season 1.
- Ni Hao, Kai-Lan, Season 2 - iTunes, Seasons 2 & 3.
- Lists of American children's animated television series episodes
- Lists of Canadian children's animated television series episodes
- Lists of Nickelodeon television series episodes