Daniel Help O Tell a Story/Transcript

(Theme Song)

Daniel Tiger: It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood, A beautiful day in a neighborhood Would you be mine? Could you be mine? Won't you be my neighbor?

It's Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, a land to make-believe Won't you ride along with me? (ride along)

It's Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood So much to do, so much to see Won't you ride along with me (ride along)

I've got lots of friends for you to meet In this land of make-believe A friendly face on every street Just waiting to greet you

It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood, A beautiful day in a neighborhood

In Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood!

Narrator: Daniel Helps O Tell a Story

(Trolley dings.)

Daniel Tiger: Hi neighbor! We're playing with O the Owl today.

O the Owl: Hoo-hoo. Hi, Daniel. Hi, neighbor.

Daniel Tiger: Hi, O.

O the Owl: I'm coming right down. Hoo-hoo! I'm here. Ugh!

X the Owl: Hello, Daniel. Nice to see you. How in the world are you?

Daniel Tiger: Hi, X the Owl. Nice to see you too.

O the Owl: We're going to play in my room, Uncle X, OK?

X the Owl: Excellent idea. I'm sure you'll have fun and learn something new.

Daniel Tiger: Come on!

(Daniel and O laughing)

Daniel Tiger: Wow! Cool room!

O the Owl: Thanks, Daniel. How do you like my bookshelf?

Daniel Tiger: Grr-ific! Boy, O, you sure do like books.

O the Owl: I know. I love books. Hoo-hoo! You can learn anything in a book. Like...Want to learn about dogs? There's a book for that. Want to learn about trains? Hoo-hoo! There's a book for that Want to learn about bugs?

Daniel Tiger: There's a book for that!

O the Owl: Right! I love this book. Oh, oh here's one. Ooh, here's another. Hoo-hoo! Oh!

Daniel Tiger and O the owl: Ugh!

Daniel Tiger: O! O? O?

O the Owl: I'm right here! Whoa!

Daniel Tiger: Uh-oh O. The books, they're going to fall! Want some help?

O the Owl: Whoa! Hoo-hoo! It's OK. I've got it now. They won't fall.

(O gasps)

O the Owl: A dinosaur book! I want to learn about that.

Daniel Tiger: Me too

(Daniel gasps)

Daniel Tiger: The books!

O the owl: No!

Daniel Tiger: Oh No!

O the Owl: Oopsie Hoo-hoo.

X the Owl: I heard a crash. What happened?

O the Owl: I dropped my books on the floor.

X the Owl: Books don't belong on the floor. Please put them back.

O the Owl: Hoo, boy, that's a lot of books to put back.

X the Owl: Mm, perhaps your friend Daniel will help you. Friends help each other, yes they do it's true! The two of you can work together.

O the Owl: Friends help each other, yes they do it's true! Daniel, hoo-hoo, uh, will you help me put my books away?

Daniel Tiger: Friends help each other, yes they do it's true!

O the Owl: Thanks.

Daniel Tiger: Let's see... The train book should go with the other train books. Where are the other train books? There! It goes here with the other train books.

O the Owl: Yeah! Hoo-hoo! Here's one!

Daniel Tiger: Hmm... The dog book should go with the dog books. Where are the dog books? Here they are.

O the Owl: Thanks, Daniel.

(both laughing)

O the Owl: Here's another one.

Daniel tiger: Hmm, where does this bug book go? Oh, yeah it goes here with the other bug books. Tiger-tastic.

O the Owl: Ha! Ha! Ha! Thank for helping me put all my books away, Daniel. You're a good friend.

Daniel Tiger and O the Owl: Friends help each other

O the Owl: Put books away!

(both laughing)

X the Owl: Oh, Dusty's Adventures in Dinosaur Land.

(O and Daniel snickering)

X the Owl: Why don't you read this one?

O the Owl: OK, Uncle X.

Daniel Tiger: I want to read it too. But I can't read.

O the Owl: But I can. I'll read it to you. Owls are excellent readers.

Daniel Tiger: Thanks, O.

X the Owl: Let me know if you like it. Happy reading.

Daniel Tiger: OK.

O the Owl: Thanks, Uncle X. Oh, uh... Daniel.

Daniel Tiger: What?

O the Owl: I read my books in my book-reading nest.

Daniel Tiger: Ooh, Nice nest. This is cozy.

O the Owl: Hoo-hoo! I love books. Oh, this is a good one.

(O clears his throat.)

O the Owl: "Once upon a time..."

Daniel Tiger: I love this part.

O the Owl: Heh! Heh! Me too. "Once upon a time, there was a dinosaur called Dusty."

Daniel Tiger: Look at Dusty the Dinosaur.

O the Owl: "Dusty was a friendly dinosaur."

Daniel Tiger:  Oh. I glad he's a friendly dinosaur.

O the Owl: "Dusty lived with his mommy and his daddy dinosaur." Hoo-hoo! "Dusty the friendly dinosaur liked to play."

Daniel Tiger: I like to play too. I wonder what Dusty liked to play. Hey, do you want to make-believe with me? Let's make believe.... that we could play with Dusty the friendly dinosaur.

Dinosaur: Dinosaurs, dinosaurs, Dinosaurs, this is our home, This is where the dinosaurs roam, you can take a dinosaur ride (Whoaaa!) Or slide down a dinosaur slide (Whoaaa!) Dinosaurs love to play hide and seek.

Daniel Tiger: OK, I promise not to peek.

Dinosaur: Challenge a dinosaur to a roating contest

(roaring)

Dinosaur: Grr!

Dinosaur: I'm impressed! Dinosaurs, this is our home, Come back again where the dinosaurs roam.

Daniel Tiger: Wasn't that grr-ific? So, what happens next?

O the Owl: Let's see. I'll read the next page. "One day, Dusty took a walk in the woods. "Dusty was having fun with the flowers...

(both laughing)

O the Owl: and rolling around in the dirt"

Daniel Tiger: Oh, that Dusty. He's going to have to have a bath.

(both laughing)

O the Owl: "Dusty played all day, until it was time to go home. "But when he looked around, he didn't know where he was