Ni Hao, Kai Lansun

Ni Hao, Kai-Lansun (simplified Chinese: 你好, 凯兰; traditional Chinese: 你好，凱蘭; pinyin: Nǐ hǎo, Kǎi Lán!; Hello, Kai-Lan) is an American-Canadian flash-animated (anime-influenced[1]) interactive children's television series that premiered in Canadian channel Treehouse on November 5, 2007, and eventually on Nick Jr. in the United States on February 7, 2008 (it was originally planned to premiere in October 2007, but was delayed). It also premiered on the Canadian television channel Télé-Québec.

Ni Hao, Kai-Lansun is based on the childhood memories of the show's creator, Karen Chau, growing up in a bicultural (Chinese-American) household. "Ni hao" means "Hello" in Mandarin, and Kai-Lan is the Chinese name Chau was given at birth, which was later anglicized to Karen. It was also based on the classic short series Downward Doghouseball.