Episode
Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Daniel Plays Ball
Overview
Daniel, Miss Elaina and Prince Wednesday are at the park with Prince Tuesday. They decide to play a game with a ball. Daniel struggles to catch the ball and gets very frustrated. All of his friends remind him that if he keeps on trying, he’ll get better.
Details
- Series
- Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 37
- Air date
- 2013-02-11
- Runtime
- 13 min
Episode context
Daniel Plays Ball is Episode 37 in Season 1 of Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood. It aired on 2013-02-11. The runtime is 13 min.
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