Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood

The character Daniel Tiger is based on Fred Rogers, and elements of his home are based on the set of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.

The series centers around Daniel Tiger (son of Mom Tiger and Dad Tiger). The series also features other children of the characters from the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, such as Katerina Kittycat (daughter of Henrietta Pussycat), Miss Elaina (daughter of Lady Elaine Fairchilde and Music Man Stan), O the Owl (nephew of X the Owl) and Prince Wednesday (King Friday and Queen Sara Saturday's youngest son and Prince Tuesday's little brother). Two 11-minute segments are linked by a common socio-emotional theme, such as disappointment and sadness or anger and thankfulness. The theme also uses a musical motif phrase, which the show calls "strategy songs," to reinforce the theme and help children remember the life lessons. Many of the "strategy songs" are available in albums or as singles under the artist name "Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood."[7] The program is targeted at preschool-aged children; it teaches emotional intelligence, kindness, and human respect. Its content follows a curriculum based on Fred Rogers' teaching and new research into child development.[8]

Characters from Daniel Tiger's neighborhood include Daniel Tiger, his cute little sister Margaret and their parents Mr. and Mrs. Tiger. In school, they encounter a teacher named Teacher Harriet and classmates Miss Elaina, O the Owl, Katerina, Prince Wednesday and others. They ride a semi-sentient trolley known as "Trolley."

The series is co-produced by the Pittsburgh-based Fred Rogers Productions (formerly the Fred Rogers Company and Family Communications),[3] New York City-based Out of the Blue Enterprises and with animation produced in Canada by 9 Story Media Group with Adobe Animate (formerly Adobe Flash) and music created at Voodoo Highway Music & Post.[12][13]

In 2006, three years after Fred Rogers' death and after the end of production of Blue's Room, The Fred Rogers Company contacted Angela Santomero to ask what type of show she would create to promote Rogers' legacy. That conversation led to the creation of Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood.[14] PBS initially ordered 40 episodes, which were broadcast between September 3, 2012 and February 21, 2014.[15] PBS Kids renewed the series for a second season of 20 episodes, which premiered on August 18, 2014.[16] On July 7, 2015, the series was renewed for a third season of 25 episodes, which premiered on September 5, 2016.[17] On October 11, 2017, the series was renewed for a fourth season of 20 episodes and a one-hour special Won't You Be Our Neighbor, which premiered on July 11, 2018. Cartoon Network UK's sister pre-school channel Cartoonito premiered Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood on March 1, 2016.[18] The series had previously been available for streaming on Netflix before July 1, 2016, when a multi-year agreement for the catalog of many of PBS' children's series with Amazon Prime Video went into effect.[19] A smaller selection of current episodes is also available through the PBS Kids app on several digital media player and tablet/smartphone platforms. It also now airs on international CBeebies channels around the world.

Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood has won and been nominated for several awards in children's broadcasting. It won Silver Parents' Choice Awards in 2013 and 2014, was nominated for the Television Critics' Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in Youth Programming in 2013 and 2014 and was a 2014 Prix Jeunesse International Selection.[16][20][21][22] In 2019, it won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Pre-School Children's Animated Program.

• Official website
• Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood at IMDb