Ni Hao, Kai-Lan
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 "Ni hao! Super!"
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"I'm Kai-Lan. Ni Hao, that's how I say Hi in chinese. Say Ni Hao. Ni Hao! Super!"
— Kai-Lan Chow in the intro
Ni Hao, Kai-Lan (simplified Chinese: 你好, 凯兰; traditional Chinese: 你好，凱蘭; pinyin: Nǐ hǎo, Kǎi Lán!; Hello, Kai-Lan) is an American animated children's television series which premiered on Treehouse on November 5, 2007, Nickelodeon via Nick Jr. block on February 7, 2008, and on Noggin, now Nick Jr., on August 10, 2008. The finale, "Journey to Monkey King Castle" was aired on the Nick Jr. Channel on August 21, 2011.
Ni Hao, Kai-Lan is based on the childhood memories of the show's creator Karen Chau growing up in a bicultural (Chinese American) household. “Ni hao” means “Hello” in Mandarin, and Kai-Lan is the Chinese name Chau was given at birth, which was later anglicized to Karen. It was also based on the classic short series Downward Doghouse, which aired on Nick Jr in around 2004.
為什麼這是一個超級特別的日子 (Why It's a Super Special Day)
- Cute, colorful, and charming anime-like designs.
- Incredibly adorable songs, especially the theme song.
- It's supportive of the Chinese culture.
- For a preschool show, it's not afraid to talk about issues such as anger, making mistakes, helping those who are hurt, etc.
- Likable and adorable characters like Kai-Lan, Ye-Ye, Rintoo, Tolee, Hoho, and Lulu.
- It gives us a glimpse into the lives of Chinese American children and their cultural differences as well as fostering respect for them.
- It introduces Chinese (Mandarin) to those who aren't familiar with the language.
- It has positive messages, like calming down, patience, and being nice to your friends.
- Really cute voice acting as the cast they used for the main characters was entirely of child actors.
- It was the first Nick Jr. show to be Asian-themed and the second animated Viacom show after Avatar: The Last Airbender. This is because the show's creator, Karen Chau, is Asian herself.
- If you watch the Chinese dub, you will get a full Chinese experience.
- This is one of the shows that managed to escape a single bad episode, with the only exception being "Kai-Lan's Playhouse" (See MUQ#5).
- The final episode in production order as well as the series finale, "Princess Kai-Lan", was a great way to end the beloved show overall on a high note.
- "Journey to Monkey King Castle" was also a great way to end the show in broadcast order.
搞砸的品質 (Messed Up Qualities)
- It didn't give too many Chinese lessons as it teaches little Chinese. This is due to the show introducing Chinese culture to anyone who hasn't heard about the culture.
- Much like Dora, Kai-Lan's constant fourth wall breaking can be considered annoying by some fans, older kids, and adults since she often stays silent for several seconds to leave time for the kid viewer to reply.
- Whenever the characters start throwing temper tantrums, it oftentimes becomes highly unnecessary, with Rintoo, Tolee, and Hoho being the worst offenders of it.
- Additionally, this problem can also make Rintoo, Tolee, and Hoho a bit mean-spirited sometimes, although they do thankfully learn from their mistakes afterward.
- The episode "Stompy Rides Again" has a misleading title, as Stompy does not ride the train more than once.
- "Kai-Lan's Playhouse", while not terrible, is the only weak episode in the entire series since Hoho got mad and acted immature about how he hasn't gotten anything he wanted to the point where he punches Rintoo's leg.
- Frankly, Hoho's behavior is quite excusable as he's only 3 years old since it's easy to see how children his age would act in real life, but that isn't saying much because it still does not excuse Hoho for hitting Rintoo though.
接待 (Reception)
Throughout its premiere on February 7, 2008, Ni Hao, Kai-Lan received primarily positive reviews from critics and viewers alike. It currently holds a 5.3/10 on IMDb.
The show received a positive reception on Google as it holds a 90%.
視頻 (Videos)
主題歌 (Theme Song)
幕後花絮 (Behind the Scenes)
評論 (Reviews)
瑣事 (Trivia)
- The premiere of Ni Hao, Kai-Lan was originally slated to air on October 22, 2007, but was delayed premiering on this day at 11:00 am, to coincide with the first day of the Chinese New Year.
- Ni Hao, Kai-Lan is the last Nick Jr. show to use the Nick Jr. Productions logo, as all other shows starting in 2009 use either the Nickelodeon Productions logo (Dora The Explorer, Go! Diego Go! etc) or in some occasions the Nick Jr. logo in the credits (Peppa Pig).
- This was the last Nick Jr. animated show to be released before Nickelodeon's 2009 rebrand, making it the last Nick Jr. show/franchise to use the pre-2009 Nickelodeon logo though the pre-2009 Nickelodeon lightbulb closing logo did appear in The Fresh Beat Band, Team Umizoomi, and Bubble Guppies.
- There was a pilot of this series, which appeared on a miniseries lasting from 2004-2006 called My World.
- In 2010, the series was nominated for an Emmy Award.
- According to Randy Silva's LinkedIn, there was a supposed reboot in pre-development but was canceled.
- In July 2014, the series, along with Dora the Explorer, Go, Diego Go!, Carmen Sandiego and SpongeBob SquarePants was added to PlayKids in Latin America following the update of the app.
- As of January 2021, the entire series is available on Paramount+, formerly known as CBS All Access.
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