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The Best Episodes of Ni Hao, Kai-Lan Season 1

Every episode of Ni Hao, Kai-Lan Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Ni Hao, Kai-Lan Season 1!

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Six-year-old Kai-Lan and her animal pals face kid-sized hurdles, learn about getting along and teach young viewers a few words of Chinese along the way.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Ni Hao, Kai-Lan Season 1 Episode 1 - The Dragonboat Festival
    7.6/10(13 votes)

    #1 - The Dragonboat Festival

    S1:E1

    Rintoo gets angry when he loses a dragonboat race. Kai-lan helps him calm down so they can all meet Mr. Dragon at the end of the festival.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Sascha Paladino

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  2. Ni Hao, Kai-Lan Season 1 Episode 2 - Twirly Whirly Flyers
    5.8/10(5 votes)

    #2 - Twirly Whirly Flyers

    S1:E2

    While playing near an ant city with Twirly Whirly flowers, Tolee accidentally break the ants' bridge. Kai-lan and her friends help the ants repair it.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Sascha Paladino

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  3. Ni Hao, Kai-Lan Season 1 Episode 3 - Tolee's Rhyme Time
    4.7/10(6 votes)

    #3 - Tolee's Rhyme Time

    S1:E3

    Kai-lan wants to start a band, but Tolee cannot do a rhyme. The gang encourages him to keep trying, and he discovers he has a talent for singing and rhyming.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Bradley Zweig

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  4. Ni Hao, Kai-Lan Season 1 Episode 4 - The Ant Playground
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #4 - The Ant Playground

    S1:E4

    Kai-lan helps the ants build a tire swing for their playground, but she makes it too big. She learns to view things from the ants' perspective and builds a new swing that is just right.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Sascha Paladino

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  5. Ni Hao, Kai-Lan Season 1 Episode 5 - Wait, Hoho, Wait!
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #5 - Wait, Hoho, Wait!

    S1:E5

    Rintoo and the gang work together to assemble his new toy car, but Hoho can't wait until it is finished. He hops in before the car is done, causing it to fall apart. Kai-lan helps him learn to be patient so everyone gets to play.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Joe Purdy

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  6. Ni Hao, Kai-Lan Season 1 Episode 6 - Kai-Lan's Campout
    6.5/10(6 votes)

    #6 - Kai-Lan's Campout

    S1:E6

    Kai-lan camps out in the backyard in a ladybug-shaped tent with her friends, but trouble arises when Tolee refuses to share a stuffed toy, Pandy. Kai-lan helps Tolee see that everyone has more fun while sharing.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:May Chan

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  7. Ni Hao, Kai-Lan Season 1 Episode 7 - Happy Chinese New Year!
    6.8/10(5 votes)

    #7 - Happy Chinese New Year!

    S1:E7

    Kai-lan and her friends are allowed to carry the dragon costume for Chinese New Year parade, but Rintoo quits the team after getting upset about his "boring" middle position.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Bradley Zweig

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  8. Ni Hao, Kai-Lan Season 1 Episode 8 - Everybody's Hat Parade
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #8 - Everybody's Hat Parade

    S1:E8

    Kai-lan and friends make hats and prepare for a special parade, but Rintoo is upset when Hoho copies his design, and Kai-lan must find a way to calm him so the parade can go on.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Bradley Zweig

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  9. Ni Hao, Kai-Lan Season 1 Episode 9 - The Snowiest Ride
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #9 - The Snowiest Ride

    S1:E9

    Kai-lan takes her friends sledding, but Tolee is afraid, so the gang helps him overcome his fear by starting with a small hill.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Sascha Paladino

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  10. Ni Hao, Kai-Lan Season 1 Episode 10 - Safari Pals
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #10 - Safari Pals

    S1:E10

    In a lesson about jealousy, Kai-lan follows strange footprints to an elephant, whose large size makes Rintoo envious.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Bradley Zweig

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  11. Ni Hao, Kai-Lan Season 1 Episode 11 - Rain or Shine
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #11 - Rain or Shine

    S1:E11

    The gang's outdoor fun is canceled by the rain and Kai-lan helps them overcome their disappointment.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Bradley Zweig

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  12. Ni Hao, Kai-Lan Season 1 Episode 12 - Beach Day
    5.3/10(7 votes)

    #12 - Beach Day

    S1:E12

    On a trip to the beach, Tolee gets angry when the waves knock over his sand castle, so the others help him calm down and together they build a better castle.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Susan Kim

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  13. Ni Hao, Kai-Lan Season 1 Episode 13 - Sports Day
    7.7/10(7 votes)

    #13 - Sports Day

    S1:E13

    Rintoo brags about winning all the contests in the Dinosaur Games, causing the others to quit in anger.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Spencer Walker

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  14. Ni Hao, Kai-Lan Season 1 Episode 14 - Kai-lan's Carnival
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #14 - Kai-lan's Carnival

    S1:E14

    Kai-lan teaches responsibility to Rintoo and Hoho after they accidentally break Stompy's toy rocket and run away.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Sascha Paladino

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  15. Ni Hao, Kai-Lan Season 1 Episode 15 - Roller Rintoo
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #15 - Roller Rintoo

    S1:E15

    Kai-lan helps Rintoo overcome his fear of roller skating so he can join his friends at the rink.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Sascha Paladino

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  16. Ni Hao, Kai-Lan Season 1 Episode 16 - Lulu Day
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #16 - Lulu Day

    S1:E16

    Kai-lan learns how to compromise with her friend Lulu when they take turns playing together.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Bradley Zweig

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  17. Ni Hao, Kai-Lan Season 1 Episode 17 - HoHo's Big Flight
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #17 - HoHo's Big Flight

    S1:E17

    Hoho's lantern flies away and he becomes trapped with it in a tree. Kai-lan figures out a way to rescue him just in time for the lantern festival.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Adam Peltzman

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  18. Ni Hao, Kai-Lan Season 1 Episode 18 - Ni Hao, Halloween
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #18 - Ni Hao, Halloween

    S1:E18

    Rintoo sprains his ankle and can not go trick-or-treating with all of his friends.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Eric Shaw

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  19. Ni Hao, Kai-Lan Season 1 Episode 19 - Kai-Lan's Trip to China
    7.4/10(8 votes)

    #19 - Kai-Lan's Trip to China

    S1:E19

    Kai-Lan, Ye Ye and her friends travel to China to meet Kai-lan's great aunt, Gui Nai Nai to visit her and meet a village on top of a bamboo forest full of pandas as they help a baby panda at a naming party. What will be the baby panda's name?

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Sascha Paladino, Bradley Zweig

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Dragonboat Festival" is the best rated episode of "Ni Hao, Kai-Lan" season 1. It scored 7.6/10 based on 13 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Sascha Paladino, it aired on 2/7/2008. This episode is rated 1.8 points higher than the second-best, "Twirly Whirly Flyers".