New Pals Meet For The First Time: "Daniel Tiger Visits Someplace Else"

A special half-hour crossover episode of "Donkey Hodie" featuring Daniel Tiger from "Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood" premieres on August 11 on PBS KIDS.

Produced by Fred Rogers Productions and Spiffy Pictures, the episode reimagines Daniel Tiger and Dad Tiger as puppets. They are voiced by the same actors from "Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood", but Dad Tiger is puppeteered by Frankie Cordero and Daniel Tiger is puppeteered by Ryan Dillon, who is also behind Elmo on "Sesame Street".

In “Daniel Tiger Visits Someplace Else”, Grampy, who is the original Donkey Hodie from "Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood", invites his old friend, Dad Tiger, to come and help him fix his beloved clock. Dad Tiger brings along Daniel, who quickly becomes friends with Donkey Hodie.

The special features a new version of the Fred Rogers classic “Look and Listen.”

The "Donkey Hodie" special also features other elements from "Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood". Grampy Hodie’s clock borrows features from the original Daniel Striped Tiger’s clock in "Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood" and from the Clock Factory in "Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood". The trolley rides through a tunnel to get to Someplace Else, just as it does in the original series and Daniel Tiger spin-off. Also, Dad Tiger’s toolbox looks the same in both "Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood" and the new special.

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