Series synopsis
Ni Hao, Kai-Lan is an American animation kids family television series that premiered on Nickelodeon on November 5, 2007. It ended on October 8, 2010. It was created by Karen Chau. It stars Khamani Griffin, Clem Cheung, Angie Wu and Jade-Lianna Peters.
Six-year-old Kai-Lan and her animal pals face kid-sized hurdles, learn about getting along and teach young viewers a few words of Chinese along the way.
Premise
Six-year-old Kai-Lan and her animal pals face kid-sized hurdles, learn about getting along and teach young viewers a few words of Chinese along the way.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
Guest cast
- Laura Marano as Mei Mei (voice)
- Zachary Gordon as San San (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 40 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 2 | January 6, 2009 | August 21, 2011 |
| Season 1 | 19 | February 6, 2008 | August 14, 2009 |
| Season 2 | 19 | February 2, 2009 | October 8, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Celebrate with Kai-Lan It’s Chinese New Year, which means a big feast, red envelopes, and friends and family all together! Kai-lan and her friends are thrilled because this year, they are old enough to carry the huge dragon costume. It’s going to take a whole team of friends to carry it for the celebration, and Rintoo is assigned to march in the middle of the dragon. But Rintoo doesn’t think the middle is important, and walks away. Can you help Kai Lan show Rintoo his actions are affecting his friends? Find out in the main episode of this DVD plus three additional episodes for a total approximate runtime of 100 minutes. |
January 6, 2009 |
| 2 |
Journey to Monkey King Castle Part 1: The Monkey King is having a party and Kai-Lan and her friends help him decorate. However as the preparations begin, the gang tries out some of his things, causing a big mess. So Kai-Lan and her friends apologize to the Monkey King for causing the mess, and the Monkey King says it was an accident. Part 2: Finally, Kai-Lan and her friends point out that their clothes are dirty; The Monkey King switches the dirty clothes with Monkey King costumes, they finish decorating, and Kai-Lan receives the "very newest" Monkey King book from the Monkey King. |
August 21, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Dragonboat Festival Rintoo gets angry when he loses a dragonboat race. Kai-lan helps him calm down so they can all meet Mr. Dragon at the end of the festival. |
February 7, 2008 |
| 2 |
Twirly Whirly Flyers While playing near an ant city with Twirly Whirly flowers, Tolee accidentally break the ants' bridge. Kai-lan and her friends help the ants repair it. |
February 8, 2008 |
| 3 |
Tolee's Rhyme Time Kai-lan wants to start a band, but Tolee cannot do a rhyme. The gang encourages him to keep trying, and he discovers he has a talent for singing and rhyming. |
February 11, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Ladybug Festival The gang heads to the Ladybug Festival and Tolee leads the way through the woods, but Rintoo and Hoho chatter so much they can't hear Tolee's directions. Kai-lan then tries explaining to her pals how important it is to listen to others. |
February 2, 2009 |
| 2 |
The Dinosaur Balloon The gang members work on making a dinosaur-shaped balloon for a festival, and they learn the importance of pitching in after Stompy initially shows some reluctance to helping Kai-lan fix a balloon she broke. |
May 11, 2009 |
| 3 |
Kai-lan's Big Play Hoho doesn't get the part he wants in a play about the Monkey King, so he lets his anger get the best of him and quits the play. Kai-lan then tries to get him to express his frustration in a calm way. |
May 12, 2009 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Nickelodeon |
|---|---|
| First aired | November 5, 2007 |
| Last aired | October 8, 2010 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday at 11:00:00 |