Mom Tiger: Daniel’s mother, a carpenter.

Daniel Tiger: The titular 4-year-old tiger who lives on Jungle Beach with his parents.

We also just dearly love how, despite living further away, Grandpere is such an essential and helpful part of the Tiger family.

Later, when the pandemic hit and Daniel could no longer visit with his Grandpere, the show did a fantastic job of illustrating how kids and older folks can keep in touch. First, when Mom and Dad Tiger bring home Baby Margaret, they utilize many practical introductory skills we can all use when introducing our older child(ren) to a new sibling. There have been a ton of vital lessons taught by the tigers, but a few moments with the family stick out in particular. The Tigers are quite possibly the world’s most patient and soft-spoken family. Jodi Platypus costume, anyone? Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Characters 101 The Tigers Not only will this explainer earn you some cool cred with your toddler or preschooler, but it could also very well come in handy around Halloween time. We’ll also talk about why some feel extra important. To help, we went through and organized all of Daniel Tiger’s friends and the adults in their lives. With so many wonderful and diverse characters scattered around Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, it can be hard to keep track of everyone. Bonus: The show puts practically everything to a memorable tune you can utilize later - assuming you manage not to just immediately lose your shit when things go south. Every big feeling, every change, and every mistake takes the form of a lesson taught in a voice just barely above a whisper. And, yes, we love how diverse the neighborhood is, too. Daniel’s friend, Prince Wednesday, even attends public school with all the adorable peasants. Dad Tiger is helpful with Baby Margaret and encouraging to every kid that comes into his home.

Of course, Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood is perfect because it’s Utopian and, therefore, inherently unrealistic. Yes, there’s so very much to love about Daniel Tiger characters and the universe they inhabit. As for the parents? Every last one of them is filled to the brim with patience - patience we will never, ever, in a million years have in real life. And where the adorable kids teach each other valuable lessons on kindness, how to share, and feelings. It’s a world in which the neighbors all get along. What is there to say about Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood that hasn’t already been said a million times before? It is, in every sense of the word, perfection.

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