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Dragonboat Festival (Chinese: 端午节) is the first episode of the first season of Ni Hao, Kai-Lan, and the show's first overall episode. Premiering on February 7, 2008, Kai-Lan and her animal friends have a Dragonboat Race at the Dragonboat Festival.

Plot[]

Kai-Lan is going to the Dragonboat Festival, where according to her, they get to meet a real dragon. She makes a drawing for the dragon, named Mr. Dragon. Ye-Ye appears, imitating the dragon at first. Ye-Ye tells her that Mr. Dragon awaits after the Dragonboat races. While on their way to the river, she meets Rintoo the tiger, Hoho the monkey, Tolee the koala, Lulu the rhino, and Howard the owl. Across three boats, the three teams row their way across the river. Before the festival begins, Ye-Ye tells them to follow the drum beat made by the Peking Mice. However, Rintoo gets a little too competitive and, having not listening to Ye-Ye's instructions, does not follow the beat, instead rowing faster, which only slows down the boat as Kai-Lan is rowing normally instead, making Rintoo mad.

After getting in last place, Rintoo isn't satisfied at this, and angrily whacks the dragonboat up a roof. Kai-Lan tries to find out why Rintoo whacked the boat up the roof. Kai-Lan recalls what happened after they finished the race and comes to the conclusion that Rintoo whacked the boat because he got mad that they came in last. Tolee and Hoho come by and remind them they have to get back in the race, or else they won’t get to meet Mr Dragon. Kai-Lan tries to talk to Rintoo, but he’s not in the mood. Ye-Ye then arrives and Kai-Lan tells him what had happened. Ye-Ye explains that it’s hard to do anything when you feel too mad. With that in mind, Kai-Lan tries to find a way to help Rintoo calm down.

Kai-Lan then finds Hoho swaying with the hula ducks and gets an idea. She then starts swaying side to side along with the hula ducks. Rintoo eventually joins in and starts to calm down. Kai-Lan then tells him that the Dragonboat Festival had to stop because of what he did to the boat. Rintoo apologizes, stating that he felt too mad after losing. Kai-Lan assures him that it’s okay to feel mad sometimes, but when you do, you need to calm down. She also tells him that not everyone can win, but that everyone will meet Mr. Dragon.

Rintoo gets back in the race, but the boat is still stuck on the roof. Rintoo tries to get it down, but he can’t reach. Ye-Ye tells them that they need someone who can jump really high to get the boat down. They then turn to Hoho, who can jump really high, and he agrees to get the dragonboat down into the ground. After this, the Dragonboat Festival continues. Suddenly, Rintoo gets competitive again, but is stopped by Kai-Lan, who tells him to calm down. At the end of the river, they arrive at Dragon Lagoon, where Mr. Dragon lives. When everyone arrives, Mr. Dragon appears, and Kai-Lan gives him the drawing, and he loves it. After talking about what she learned about being mad with Ye-Ye, Kai-Lan tells the audience that "you made my heart feel super happy", and tells them "再見", or goodbye in Chinese.

Words in Chinese Mandarin[]

  • 你好nǐ hǎo - hello
  • 爺爺yé yé - Grandpa
  • 我来了wǒ lái le - I'm coming
  • 开始kai shi - begin
  • - one
  • èr - two
  • sān - three
  • 真棒zhēn bàng - great job
  • tiào - jump
  • 謝謝xiè xiè - thank you
  • 再見zài jiàn - goodbye

Characters[]

Quotes[]

  • Rintoo: "I don't want to race anymore! We lost! And it's not fair!" (whacks the boat on the gazebo roof) "Agh!"
  • Kai-Lan: "Rintoo!"
  • Tolee: "Kai-Lan, why did Rintoo do that?"
  • Kai-Lan: "I'm not sure, Tolee."
  • Kai-Lan: "你好, I'm Kai-Lan. Look, Mr. Sun is sleeping. We better wake him up. I know, we can tickle him." (giggles) "Stretch out your arms, now wiggle your fingers and tickle Mr. Sun! Tickle, tickle, tickle! Tickle, tickle, tickle! Tickle, tickle, tickle! Tickle, tickle, tickle! We woke him up. Mr. Sun! 你好!" (giggles) "Hey, you know what? Today is the dragon boat festival. At our dragon boat festival, we get to race dragon boats, and dragon dance. And we get to meet a real dragon. Grr!" (giggles, then gasps) Have you ever met a real dragon? Oh, I love dragons. I made this for Mr. Dragon. Do you think he'll like it? Me too. When we meet Mr. Dragon, I'm going to give this to him. So, hey, I made up a super special dragon dance! Watch me! Up like a dragon, down like a dragon. Wiggle like a dragon, flap like a dragon!"
  • Ye-Ye: "Roar!"
  • Kai-Lan: "Oh! Mr. Dragon! Ni hao, Mr. Dragon!" (Ye-Ye chuckles) "That's not a real dragon. It's a dragon boat and my 爺爺." (giggles) "I call my grandpa 爺爺."
  • Ye-Ye: (laughs) "Kai-Lan. Are you ready for dragon boat racing?"
  • Kai-Lan: "I'm super ready! But when do we get to meet the real dragon, 爺爺? When?"
  • Ye-Ye: (chuckles) "After the dragon boat races."
  • Kai-Lan: "Oh, I can't wait!"
  • Rintoo: "Roar!"
  • Kai-Lan: "That sounds like our friend Rintoo."
  • Rintoo: "Kai-Lan, Kai-Lan! Roar!"
  • Kai-Lan: "He's a tiger."
  • Rintoo: "Roar!"
  • Kai-Lan: "你好, Rintoo!"
  • Rintoo: "Kai-Lan, Kai-Lan, tiger tiger roars!"
  • Kai-Lan & Rintoo: "Roar, roar, roar!" (laughter)
  • Rintoo: "I'm all ready for the dragon boat races!"
  • Ye-Ye: (chuckles) "And the races are almost ready for you, Rintoo."
  • Rintoo: "Yes!"
  • Ye-Ye: "I'll see you two down by the river."
  • Rintoo: "Come on, Kai-Lan, let's go!"
  • Kai-Lan: "See you at the races, Ye-Ye!"
  • Kai-Lan & Rintoo: (gasp) "Hoho!"
  • Kai-Lan: "That's our friend Hoho. He's a monkey."
  • Hoho: "跳! 跳! 跳!" (giggles)
  • Kai-Lan: "Look. There's our friend Tolee. He's a koala."
  • Tolee: "That's me!"
  • Kai-Lan: "Tolee, come dragon dance with us!"
  • Tolee: "Okay, wait for me! 我来了."
  • Kai-Lan: "Look! It's Lulu and Howard! 你好, Lulu! 你好, Howard!"
  • Lulu: "你好, Kai-Lan!"
  • Howard: "Hoo, hoo!"
  • Kai-Lan: "The dragon dance worked. 你好, Mr. Dragon!"
  • Tolee: "I think Mr. Dragon's ready to go back underwater."
  • Kai-Lan: "再見! See you again, Mr. Dragon."
  • Ye-Ye: "To start the race, let's count one, two, three in Chinese. 一, 二, 三."
  • Kai-Lan: "Super! You and Hoho helped us get the boat down. Hoho's really good at jumping. 哇, 耀跳的真好."
  • Hoho: "跳!"
  • Ye-Ye: "Hoho and Lulu win, by a nose! Hooray! Hooray!"
  • Kai-Lan: "Come on, Rintoo. We're almost there. We finished!"
  • Rintoo: "We came in last!" (Rintoo hits the water with his paddle and yells in anger) "Agh!"
  • Ye-Ye: "真棒! 真棒!"
  • Lulu: (giggles) "成功了! 成功了!"
  • Hoho: "We won! We won!"
  • Kai-Lan: "Yay, Hoho! You and Lulu won."
  • Ye-Ye: "Snack time! Boats out of the water! It's almost time for the last race."
  • Kai-Lan: "This is the best race. It ends at Dragon Lagoon."
  • Ye-Ye: "It's time to start the next race!"
  • Kai-Lan: "Rintoo? Did you whack the boat up there because you're mad that you lost the race?"
  • Rintoo: "Yeah! I'm mad, mad, mad! I don't like coming in last!"
  • Kai-Lan: "It's okay, Rintoo. We were right. Rintoo whacked the boat because he's mad he lost the race."
  • Rintoo: "I wanted to win!"
  • Tolee: "Kai-Lan, the race is gonna start soon! Rintoo's gotta be in the race, or he'll never get to meet Mr. Dragon!"
  • Kai-Lan: "You're right, Tolee. Rintoo, are you okay? We have to talk about this."
  • Rintoo: "No! I'm so mad! I don't wanna talk right now!"
  • Tolee: "I can't believe he did that, Kai-Lan."
  • Kai-Lan: "I know, Tolee. But Rintoo's our friend, and he needs our help."
  • Tolee: "Whoa, Kai-Lan. They're all gonna watch us?"
  • Kai-Lan: "Ye-Ye, Rintoo whacked the boat, and he's stomping everywhere. We need to talk to him, but he's so mad."
  • Ye-Ye: "It's hard to do anything when you're too mad, Kai-Lan. First, you need to... (inhales deeply) ...calm down."
  • Kai-Lan: "Rintoo, do you feel better?"
  • Rintoo: "Yeah. I feel pretty calm."
  • Ye-Ye: "Yes, Rintoo. Sometimes when you're too mad, calming down can really help."
  • Kai-Lan: "Rintoo, the whole dragon boat festival had to stop because you whacked the boat up there."
  • Rintoo: "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to stop the race, Kai-Lan. But I felt so mad when we lost."
  • Kai-Lan: "It's okay to feel mad sometimes, but then you have to calm down."
  • Rintoo: "But I really wanted to win."
  • Kai-Lan: "Not everyone can win, Rintoo, but we all get to meet Mr. Dragon."
  • Rintoo: "Yeah, the dragon. You're right, Kai-Lan. Hmm. I'll try again, and this time, I won't get mad."
  • Kai-Lan: "Rintoo's ready to race!"
  • Tolee: "Kai-Lan, we have a big problem."
  • Kai-Lan: "Oh, no! Our boat! We can't race if it's up there! We'll never see Mr. Dragon!"
  • Rintoo: "I can get it!" (Rintoo jumps and grunts, but he can't reach the boat) "Or maybe not."
  • Ye-Ye: "You need someone who can jump up really high."
  • Kai-Lan: "I know who can help us. Hoho is a super jumper! Hoho, will you jump up high and get the boat down?"
  • Hoho: "Can do."
  • Rintoo: "Kai-Lan, we're rowing together!"
  • Kai-Lan: "Good rowing, Rintoo!"
  • Rintoo: "Yes! I love dragon boat racing! When I'm not mad. We're catching up!
  • Ye-Ye: "真棒! Kai-Lan and Rintoo win!"
  • Rintoo: "Yay! We won!"
  • Tolee: "That was a good race!"
  • Howard: "Hoo, hoo!"
  • Ye-Ye: "And move your paddle to the beat. Row!"
  • Rintoo: "We're moving!"
  • Ye-Ye: "Row! Row! Good, good. Rowing together makes the boat move faster. The first dragon boat race ends at the red bridge."
  • Kai-Lan: "Ye-Ye, we want you to have this flower. Thank you for helping us with the dragon boat races. 謝謝."
  • Ye-Ye: "It's beautiful, Kai-Lan. I know the perfect place for it." (Ye-Ye puts the flower on his head.)
  • Kai-Lan: (giggles) "You're so silly, Ye-Ye."
  • Ye-Ye: "And you were a very good friend to Rintoo today, Kai-Lan."
  • Kai-Lan: "Aw." (giggles) "Rintoo was really mad and he couldn't calm down."

Trivia[]

  • In Chinese history, the Dragonboat Festival is a holiday that occurs on the fifth day on the fifth month of the Chinese calendar.
  • This is the first official episode of the series.
  • The "when you feel too mad" Song would later be used again in Beach Day.
  • According to an official promotional image, Ye-Ye and Tolee are on the orange dragonboat, Rintoo and Hoho are on the purple dragonboat, and Kai-Lan is on the red dragonboat.
  • An unnamed alligator character appears in this episode. While Mr. Fluffy and Mei-Mei appear alongside the alligator, they were then given names later this episodes and were unnamed during the show's premiere.
  • This is the first episode when Rintoo gets mad.
  • The episode premiered on January 2008 on Nick Jr. On Demand as a sneak peek.

Remarks[]

  • Kai-Lan's Dragon Dance is nearly identical to the one in the Downward Doghouse short, with the only difference being the final step. The original goes "Up, down, wiggle, roar,", whereas this episode replaces the 'roar' with 'flap'.

Goofs[]

  • An animation goof occurs at the beginning of the episode after Kai-Lan first does the Dragon Dance. When she comes up to the red dragon boat, there are a couple drawing frames of her shoes behind her feet when she starts to turn to the viewer.
  • There was a finishing line made of lily pads, but on the next shot afterward, the finishing line made of lily pads disappear.
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    Dragonboat with no eyes.

    During the first race scene, the eyes on Kai-Lan and Rintoo's purple dragonboat are missing.
  • There's an animation goof in the scene where Rintoo kicks the boat up to the roof, when he kicks the boat up, Rintoo's tooth is missing.
  • When Rintoo says “I won’t get mad”, his eyebrows disappear.
  • Once the kids first arrive at Dragon Lagoon, Hoho isn’t wearing his life jacket as he’s running toward the water. However, he’s seen wearing it again towards the ending of the episode.

Transcript[]

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