"Ugga Mugga!"
That's code for "Eskimo Kiss!", and can be heard throughout the Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood show, whenever the tiger tot expresses affection. Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood started airing in 2012, 6 years after children's idol Mr. Fred Rogers passed away, leaving his timeless classic Mr. Roger's Neighborhood to PBS Kids. It was from this timeless classic that the inspiration for Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood came: in fact, Daniel is the preschool-aged son of Fred Roger's stuffed Daniel Tiger (making him a Junior!). Elements of Mr. Roger's Neighborhood can be seen everywhere in this crisp new cartoon, from the red sweater Daniel wears, the sweet themes of empathy and friendship, to the iconic lyrics in the opening theme song itself:
It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood,
A beautiful day for a neighbor,
Could you be mine,
Would you be mine,
Won't you be my neighbor?
I recently had the joy of stumbling across this show on PBS Kids, as I was searching for appropriate content for my kindergarteners and preschoolers- and I might have enjoyed this throwback even more than the kids.
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