Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
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Friday, June 7th, 1968
14: The Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Assassination Special
This special program attempts to console children in the wake of the June 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy during this "disturbing time in our nation's history."
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Sunday, November 23rd, 1969
15: Nighttime In Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood
Fred Rogers is joined by his Neighborhood regulars in this one-hour special which includes an actual car ride through the Neighborhood, an original pantomime dance and hide-and-seek animation, mixed with Mister Rogers usual intimate communication.
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Thursday, December 1st, 1977
1: Christmastime with Mister Rogers
This rarely-televised special shows Rogers at his neighborly best, extending holiday wishes and attending a children's dance. Lady Elaine Fairchilde has a touch of Dickens in the invaluable lesson she is taught.
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Saturday, April 1st, 1978
2: Springtime in Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
Betty's Little Theater springs a leak in its roof. To raise money to fix it, everyone in the neighborhood stages a performance. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine fantasizes about being a princess.
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Tuesday, August 1st, 1978
3: Talking with Young Children About Death
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Sunday, August 19th, 1979
4: Mister Rogers Talks to Parents About School
On the eve of Mister Rogers' new era, Rogers is one of a handful of panelists who discuss easing the fear children have about starting school.
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Sunday, February 3rd, 1980
5: Mister Rogers Talks to Parents About Superheroes
This panel program, recorded before a live audience previews the upcoming week of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood devoted to children's fears and beliefs. Includes footage of Rogers' talk with Bill Bixby about The Incredible Hulk.
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Sunday, February 15th, 1981
6: Mister Rogers Talks to Parents About Divorce
Rogers is again part of a panel discussion, fielding questions from parents.
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Sunday, May 31st, 1981
7: Mister Rogers Talks to Parents About Competition
Rogers is part of a panel discussion before an audience of parents discussing combative attitudes.
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Sunday, February 28th, 1982
8: Mister Rogers Talks to Parents About Discipline
In this 30-minute special, Rogers talks with children and parents alike about punishment and setting limits.
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Sunday, May 30th, 1982
9: Mister Rogers Talks to Parents About Pets
Rogers previews the upcoming week of programs on pets, and also delves into subject areas not covered on the five half-hours.
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Sunday, June 27th, 1982
10: Mister Rogers Talks to Parents About Make-Believe
The next five programs will be titled ""Mister Rogers Talks About Make-Believe."" Togers provides parents with a few guidelines not exactly covered in these upcoming programs.
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Sunday, April 24th, 1983
11: Mister Rogers Talks to Parents About Day Care
Previews the "Day Care & Night Care" programs with the gentle respect viewers have come to expect from Mister Rogers.
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Friday, September 21st, 2018
12: Celebrating Mister Rogers Google Doodle
CGI rendering of the intro to Mister Rogers with encouraging message, using recorded audio.
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Saturday, February 9th, 2019
13: Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Fred Rogers used puppets and play to explore complex social issues: race, disability, equality and tragedy, helping form the American concept of childhood. He spoke directly to children and they responded enthusiastically. Yet today, his impact is unclear. Have we lived up to Fred's ideal of good neighbors?
Season 1
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Monday, February 19th, 1968
1: The First Week: The First Program
Rogers accepts an invitation from Mrs. Russellite to see her collection of lampshades at her home. Lady Elaine Fairchilde tries to bring change to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, forcing a fearful King Friday XIII to impose new rules and restrictions.
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Tuesday, February 20th, 1968
2: The First Week: King Friday Challenges Change
Rogers shows that a burlap bag can be many things when left to one's imagination. Betty Aberlin suggests wearing it as a cape. Sure enough, in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin will wear the cape as a border guard. King Friday XIII is taking no chances should an invasion occur.
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Wednesday, February 21st, 1968
3: The First Week: Chef Brockett Bakes a Cake Fit for a King
Cornflake S. Pecially will not visit the Castle due to the border guards. King Friday XXII, ever mindful of security precautions, has ordered that a cake delivered to the Castle be cut up.
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Thursday, February 22nd, 1968
4: The First Week: Early Whimsy, Fun and Frolic in the Neighborhood
Rogers brings a playpen and a puppy to the television house. Later in the program, Mrs. Carol Saunders makes her first visit, bringing three boys who sing songs. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday XIII is still bent on protecting his province. He has ordered Handyman Negri to install punch clocks at both ends of the Neighborhood–from the Eiffel Tower to Daniel's clock.
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Friday, February 23rd, 1968
5: The First Week: The End of the First Week
Rogers plays with helium balloons, which Betty Aberlin takes to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. She floats the balloons, tagged with a peace message, over the Castle. Only by reading the note does King Friday cease his efforts to stop change.
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Monday, February 26th, 1968
6: Feeling Scientific
Mister Rogers arrives and puts on a lab coat because he is feeling "scientific, ready for a true scientific endeavor. He compares a turtle, a conch shell, an armadillo, and a suit of armor delivered by Mr. McFeely. He shows various types of armor on Picture Picture. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe a different scientist, Bud Alder, shows the difference between oil-based and water-based paints. He shares his wisdom with X the Owl, who offers to teach Lady Elaine the names of birds. Back at the house, Mr. McFeely returns to pick up the suite of armor.
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Tuesday, February 27th, 1968
7: Different Ways of Thinking about Birds
Rogers arrives with and takes care of a canary. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine learns that patience and practice is needed to learn new things as she studies birds. People are preparing in various ways for an upcoming Peace Party. Back at the house, Mr. Rogers makes a bird from objects in the kitchen.
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Wednesday, February 28th, 1968
8: A "Peace Party" to Celebrate Peace
Mister Rogers arrives with an airplane and a paper bird and puts up decorations for the party. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, food preparation and rehearsals finish and the Peace Party takes place. Miss Majorette of America, Lynda Martha, is one of the honored guests for the peace party. Lady Elaine Fairchilde dresses as a noisy dove of peace. At the house, Mr. Rogers eats peach pudding and takes down the decorations.
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Thursday, February 29th, 1968
9: People Look and Sound Different
Mister Rogers arrives wearing a turban and talks about how people look and sound different. He plays audio tapes of his puppet characters so that viewers can try to guess who they are. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Coach Saunders helps people exercise, and Lady Elaine and X continue with birdwatching. Back at the house Mr. Rogers tries some exercises. He then talks about different letters and sounds and concludes with the Alphabet Song.
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Friday, March 1st, 1968
10: Looking Closely
Rogers demonstrates binoculars and teaches viewers to look closely at things. In Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin dresses as a snow goose, and Lady Elaine shares what she's learned of birds. Back at the house, Mister Rogers sings about numbers.
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Monday, March 4th, 1968
11: Spending Time Together
Mister Rogers arrives with a can of dry oatmeal and asks Picture Picture to show a film about how oatmeal is made. And he makes some himself. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Mime Jewell Walker performs for King Friday at the Castle and then at the Tree for X and Henrietta. Henrietta is upset that X is spending so much time with Lady Elaine, so X invites Henrietta along for some bird watching. Back at the house, Mister Rogers’ son Jamie stops by for a visit and together they play with clay.
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Tuesday, March 5th, 1968
12: A Visit with a Toucan, a Mime and a French Horn
Jewell Walker mimes a baseball game before he goes to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe to teach arithmetic to X the Owl.
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Wednesday, March 6th, 1968
13: Ask For Permission to Borrow Things
Lady Elaine Fairchilde has taken King Friday's painting of the Bluebird of Happiness without asking first.
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Thursday, March 7th, 1968
14: A Visit with a Chimp
Mr. Rogers draws a song (i.e., improvises on paper how the music makes him feel. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe welcomes Professor Joseph Fitzpatrick, who discusses Pointilliste painter Seurat.
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Friday, March 8th, 1968
15: Talking about Feelings
Mr. Rogers puts a bandage on his finger, proving that his finger is still under the bandage. Vivian Richman stops by for folk songs that tell about feelings.
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Monday, March 11th, 1968
16: Making Things for Others
A sculptor visits the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. Lady Aberlin knits a sweater for Henrietta Pussycat and promises to knit one for X the Owl.
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Tuesday, March 12th, 1968
17: Donkey Hodie Comes to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe
Rogers brings a Sicilian donkey to his television house. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe welcomes Donkey Hodie. Henrietta Pussycat learns that Donkey Hodie uses teeth only to eat his food.
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Wednesday, March 13th, 1968
18: Practicing and Playing the Clarinet
Rogers talks of his boyhood days of not practicing a clarinet (something we would hear again in ""Discipline"" week). At the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Donkey Hodie is staying in X's tree until he finds a place to live.
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Thursday, March 14th, 1968
19: Looking for a Place for a Windmill
Donkey Hodie decides the best place to build a windmill would be in the hills behind the Castle. King Friday objects.
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Friday, March 15th, 1968
20: How Windmills Work
Mr. Rogers shows a model windmill to help explain how windmills work. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe decides they have to prove to King Friday XIII that Donkey Hodie does not bite people. That should help Donkey Hodie build the windmill behind the Castle.
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Monday, March 18th, 1968
21: Groundbreaking for the Windmill
Chef Brockett is ready for Donkey Hodie to break ground for the windmill at the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. To this end, Brockett brings a snowman made from dough.
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Tuesday, March 19th, 1968
22: Nurse Miller's Check Up
Rogers discusses the White House and the President of the United States.
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Wednesday, March 20th, 1968
23: All about Eyeglasses
Rogers discusses eye glasses by showing several pairs of glasses, and then by using a simple hand puppet. Henrietta Pussycat receives glasses, making X the Owl wish he had a pair.
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Thursday, March 21st, 1968
24: Mister Rogers Gets an Eye Exam
Rogers has an eye examination. King Friday XIII orders that Donkey Hodie's windmill be built someplace else.
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Friday, March 22nd, 1968
25: Donkey Hodie's New Home
Lady Aberlin, X the Owl and Henrietta Pussycat bring housewarming gifts for Donkey Hodie at Someplace Else.
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Monday, March 25th, 1968
26: Jamie Rogers Visits
Rogers changes the diapers on a doll in a discussion on growing. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Nurse Miller assures Tadpole Frogg he is growing at just the right pace.
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Tuesday, March 26th, 1968
27: A Baby Doll Bed
Rogers assembles a toy bed and pretends that a doll is going to sleep in it. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine wants Edgar Cooke's pillow.
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Wednesday, March 27th, 1968
28: Things That Fit into Other Things
Edgar Cooke expresses his feelings about having locked a pillow in a safe. Lady Elaine Fairchilde finds her special toy: a boomerang. Little do the others know what mischief that boomerang will cause over the years.
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Thursday, March 28th, 1968
29: Weaving
Rogers demonstrates a loom and sees Nantucket weavers operating looms.
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Friday, March 29th, 1968
30: Turning the Neighborhood of Make-Believe Upside Down
After showing the violin and viola, Rogers invites Michael Grebanier to play his cello. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe begins to feel the effects of Lady Elaine's new boomerang trick: turning things upside down.
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Monday, April 1st, 1968
31: A Visit from Pedro the Bird
Rogers discusses wild animals. Mr. McFeely brings a Mexican parakeet.
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Tuesday, April 2nd, 1968
32: No One Has Ever Seen a Monster
Rogers wears masks to prove he doesn't change when he puts one on. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe is trying to trace what is believed to be a red monster.
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Wednesday, April 3rd, 1968
33: Oranges for the Ballet
Rogers gives oranges to members of a ballet company that will perform "The Sad Monster Ballet."
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Thursday, April 4th, 1968
34: Musical Bottles
Rogers plays music by blowing across bottles of water. Mr. McDonald visits to play a section of Die Miestersinger. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe summons Digger Digorum to search for the red monster.
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Friday, April 5th, 1968
35: There Are No Monsters
Rogers and Chef Brockett create tunnels using what they have around them. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe concludes that there are no red monsters in the tunnels.
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Monday, April 8th, 1968
36: Rocking Chairs
Digger Digorum leaves the Neighborhood of Make-Believe bearing gifts. Everyone is pleased there are no red monsters.
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Tuesday, April 9th, 1968
37: Drawing with Chalk
Outside Rogers' television house, Peggy Lipschutz draws with chalk during Vivian Richman's song.
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Wednesday, April 10th, 1968
38: King Friday Meets Sara Saturday
Rogers enters with handlebars for an exercise machine, and demonstrates exercises. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe welcomes Sara Saturday, the lady who had been frightened a week earlier by the monster.
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Thursday, April 11th, 1968
39: What to Wear?
The Neighborhood of Make-Believe is going to hold a reception for Sara Saturday. Handyman Negri goes to a men's fashion show at the Museum-Go-Round to find the perfect outfit.
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Friday, April 12th, 1968
40: A Party for Sara Saturday
The Neighborhood of Make-Believe holds a reception for Sara Saturday.
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Monday, April 15th, 1968
41: Rain in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe
It's raining in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. Corny, X the Owl, and Henrietta Pussycat have different reactions to the rain.
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Tuesday, April 16th, 1968
42: Airplanes
Lady Aberlin gives X the Owl the scarf she promised him. X gives her a walnut, and she takes it to the new trading tower Grandpere has established.
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Wednesday, April 17th, 1968
43: Reardon Plans an Opera
John Reardon makes his first appearance. King Friday XIII asks him to make an opera, and Reardon gets started right away.
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Thursday, April 18th, 1968
44: Auditions for the Opera
Reardon holds auditions for tomorrow's opera. Mrs. Frogg provides the costumes. Because Sara Saturday has to babysit tomorrow, Henrietta decides to be a babysitter in the opera. The other parts are assigned.
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Friday, April 19th, 1968
45: The Babysitter Opera
It's opera time in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. Lady Aberlin hires a baby-sitter (Henrietta Pussycat) to look after her son (Donkey Hodie).
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Monday, April 22nd, 1968
46: Visiting the Barbershop
Rogers gets his haircut and discusses with the barber how haircuts don't hurt. The barber shows up in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe to cut Corny's hair.
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Tuesday, April 23rd, 1968
47: Fur, Feathers, and Hair
Marion and Nicholas Petrov visit the Neighborhood of Make-Believe dressed as X the Owl and Henrietta Pussycat. They dance in costumes and in leotards.
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Wednesday, April 24th, 1968
48: Apples
Chef Brockett is in an apple-giving mood in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. He gives apples, applesauce and apple juice.
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Thursday, April 25th, 1968
49: Bubbles
Rogers uses drinking straws to blow soap bubbles. Mrs. Rubin shows paintings done with straws. Paul Draper tap dances in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe.
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Friday, April 26th, 1968
50: Playing With Toys
Mr. McFeely brings over a battery operated steam shovel. At the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Dr. Marchl enjoys Grandpere's machine, which responds to French words. Marchl then talks with Henrietta and X about the way boys and girls do things differently.
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Monday, April 29th, 1968
51: Bears Everywhere
Mime Walker pantomimes The Three Bears as Grandpere tells the story. Later in the program, Rogers gets to see a trained bear.
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Tuesday, April 30th, 1968
52: Puzzles
Katie Lewin tells Rogers how puzzles are made. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Handyman Negri and Daniel Striped Tiger organize a play retitled Benjamin Franklin and the Three Bears at X's request.
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Wednesday, May 1st, 1968
53: Benjamin Franklin
Rogers discusses Benjamin Franklin, wearing glasses and wig, then reading about Franklin as a boy. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe expands their play into Goldilocks, Benjamin Franklin, and the Three Bears.
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Thursday, May 2nd, 1968
54: Heat and Printing
Scientist Alder demonstrates how heat causes objects to change. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, X the Owl prints signs advertising the upcoming play. King Friday calls for a part and that its title should be King Friday, Goldilocks, Benjamin Franklin and the Three Bears.
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Friday, May 3rd, 1968
55: King Friday, Goldilocks, Benjamin Franklin and the Three Bears
The Neighborhood of Make-Believe stages King Friday, Goldilocks, Benjamin Franklin and the Three Bears.
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Monday, May 6th, 1968
56: Various Vegetables
Rogers brings a basket of vegetables. Chef Brockett presents cooked vegetables, first to Rogers and then to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe.
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Tuesday, May 7th, 1968
57: Rabbits
Rogers discusses rabbits. A familiar face visits the Neighborhood of Make-Believe to cheer up Henrietta Pussycat.
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Wednesday, May 8th, 1968
58: A Growing Family
Rogers talks about the arrival of a new baby. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Corny is too busy to spend a lot of time with Joey Hollingsworth. King Friday is unwilling to give too much time either.
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Thursday, May 9th, 1968
59: Plumbing
Rogers demonstrates a hacksaw, hammer, and screwdriver. Handyman Negri fixes Rogers' sink, but not his toilet. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Tadpole Frogg expresses his sadness for thinking he had broken a fountain.
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Friday, May 10th, 1968
60: Joey Hollingsworth's Dance Recital
Rogers demonstrates a clown marionette. A dance recital is scheduled at the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. King Friday XIII tries to blunt the dance rehearsal by forbidding applause and moving the start time forward. He's trying to woo Sara Saturday.
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Monday, May 13th, 1968
61: All about Water
Rogers makes mud pies and builds a dam. Professor Fitzpatrick illustrates a calm sea and a rough sea. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Corny and Joey Hollingsworth dig a well. Hollingsworth is then assigned to sell rockers.
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Tuesday, May 14th, 1968
62: Drinkable Water
Now pipes carry water to Corny's factory. As a gesture of kindness, Corny sends King Friday XIII a goblet and a tin cup, each filled with water.
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Wednesday, May 15th, 1968
63: Fire in the Factory
Rogers warms some wiener buns in his oven so that Chef Brockett and Mr. McFeely can enjoy. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, all the attention is on the fire that burns down Corny's factory.
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Thursday, May 16th, 1968
64: Learning about Firefighters
Rogers shows a film on firemen. He then puts on the full fireman's outfit. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe gets right to work, rebuilding the factory. Handyman Negri consoles Corny and Lady Elaine along the way.
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Friday, May 17th, 1968
65: Rebuilding the Factory
Lady Aberlin, Handyman Negri, and X the Owl rebuild Corny's factory. Everyone donates something, including (eventually) King Friday XIII.
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Monday, May 20th, 1968
66: All about Cars
Rogers dictates all toys do what you want them to do. His son John makes his first appearance on the show to play with model antique cars. At the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, the newly-rebuilt factory offers to help Mime Walker in his go-cart play-act.
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Tuesday, May 21st, 1968
67: Dedication at the Rockit Factory
King Friday is ready to dedicate the new factory, but Lady Elaine senses he is afraid of elevators. This leads to a surprise at the dedication.
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Wednesday, May 22nd, 1968
68: Bicycles and Dance Class
Rogers attends a dance class where kids dance to the music of a sound synthesizer.
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Thursday, May 23rd, 1968
69: Windows
A lonely Donkey Hodie wants visitors at Someplace Else.
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Friday, May 24th, 1968
70: Glass
Neighbors travel from the Neighborhood of Make-Believe to Someplace Else so that Donkey Hodie will have visitors all day long.
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Monday, May 27th, 1968
71: Taking Care of Your Teeth
Rogers brushes his teeth in the kitchen sink. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Mr. McFeely brings Donkey Hodie some mouthwash. Sara Saturday returns to the Castle for a dance recital.
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Tuesday, May 28th, 1968
72: Stop Litterbugs
King Friday XIII and Handyman Negri take up a campaign against littering.
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Wednesday, May 29th, 1968
73: Rainbow Cookies
Lady Elaine is derided for throwing litter around as a protest. All she wanted was one of Chef Brockett's cookies.
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Thursday, May 30th, 1968
74: Household Chores
Major Smith gives King Friday XIII a citation for the Neighborhood of Make-Believe clean-up campaign.
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Friday, May 31st, 1968
75: Welcome Back, Miss Emilie
Lady Aberlin dresses up as X the Owl to welcome Miss Emille, who had been ill for some time.
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Monday, June 3rd, 1968
76: Cheering Up King Friday
Dr. Marchl gets opinions from Corny, Mrs. Frogg, and Lady Aberlin. She is trying to cheer up King Friday XIII, who misses Sara Saturday.
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Tuesday, June 4th, 1968
77: Entertaining King Friday
Lady Aberlin enlists several teenagers to try and entertain a dour King Friday XIII.
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Wednesday, June 5th, 1968
78: Letters and Words
Handyman Negri is making a list for King Friday. At the king's instructions, Negri writes "Sara Saturday" on the S page and agrees to call her within a day.
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Thursday, June 6th, 1968
79: Calling Sara Saturday
King Friday XIII gets advice on how to contact Sara Saturday. Once reached, Sara invites the King to visit her at her home.
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Friday, June 7th, 1968
80: All about Telephones
For a while, King Friday has been reluctant to see Sara Saturday outside the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. Now he comes to a decision.
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Monday, June 10th, 1968
81: Mail Delivery
John Reardon visits the Neighborhoof of Make-Believe, pretending to be a mailman. He sends a note that King Friday XIII and Edgar Cooke are staying with Sara Saturday a few extra days. Lady Elaine, meanwhile, wants to set up a campsite at the Castle garden.
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Tuesday, June 11th, 1968
82: Camping
Hugh Wright sets up a tent outside Rogers' television house and again in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. Lady Elaine is using the tents as the centerpiece for her upcoming opera.
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Wednesday, June 12th, 1968
83: Lady Elaine Plans an Opera
Lady Elaine is developing her opera. Reardon has no idea what kind of an opera she will make with camping equipment. Nevertheless, he gets a covered wagon at Lady Elaine's behest.
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Thursday, June 13th, 1968
84: Campsite Opera
The second opera of the season has Lady Elaine as a campsite owner who is not pleased with some of the guests.
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Friday, June 14th, 1968
85: Cats and Kittens
Rogers brings a kitten to his television house. He and Miss Emile reflect on one of Vija Vetra's dances.
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Monday, June 17th, 1968
86: Pretending
Lady Elaine refuses to remove the tents from the Castle garden. Handyman Negri thinks he can scare her away by dressing as a great crested grebe.
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Tuesday, June 18th, 1968
87: All about Fish
Mr. McFeely delivers two catfish for Rogers to put in his new aquarium. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin tries to get the tents removed from the Castle garden.
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Wednesday, June 19th, 1968
88: Moving Tents
Mr. McFeely brings two piglets to Rogers' television house. A visitor to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe coaxes Lady Elaine to move her tents to Someplace Else.
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Thursday, June 20th, 1968
89: Rain Poem
King Friday XIII returns to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe bearing gifts.
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Friday, June 21st, 1968
90: Presents
King Friday XIII announces that he will have a good surprise for the neighbors next week.
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Monday, June 24th, 1968
91: Building
Rogers completes a wood frame. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Handyman Negri is building a new Castle balcony for King Friday.
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Tuesday, June 25th, 1968
92: A Production of "Rumpelstiltskin"
Rogers and Mr. McFeely take care of two ducks on the porch before seeing the Vagabond Marionettes' production of Rumpelstiltskin.
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Wednesday, June 26th, 1968
93: Boomerang-Toomerang-Soomerang
A special guest is supposed to enter the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. Lady Aberlin takes Lady Elaine's boomerang-toomerang-soomerang. But the guest's identity remains a secret, and in her frustration Lady Aberlin accidentally turns the king upside down.
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Thursday, June 27th, 1968
94: About Flowers
Lady Aberlin pantomimes the growth of a plant at Rogers' television house. She presents a flower arrangement for Sara Saturday, the special guest.
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Friday, June 28th, 1968
95: Decorating for Sara Saturday
King Friday XIII prepares a room in the Castle for Sara Saturday.
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Monday, July 1st, 1968
96: Blowing Bubbles
Mr. McFeely shows Rogers how to blow bubbles with liquid detergent. McFeely gives out liquid detergent samples to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. Daniel thinks that King Friday and Sara Saturday will marry.
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Tuesday, July 2nd, 1968
97: Trouble with the Telecan
Rogers tries on different shoes. Handyman Negri sees that communication with the Neighborhood of Make-Believe is intact. Later in the program, a dance teacher and her students perform a few steps.
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Wednesday, July 3rd, 1968
98: Meeting a Stone-Smith
Mr. Farnum and his daughter Cindy Farnum are lapidaries. They discuss stones and how they are cut and polished for jewelry. Then Mr. Anybody makes his first visit. He decides he'll be a stonesmith today. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Mr. Anybody gives stones to several neighbors. King Friday selects a stone for mounting on rings.
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Thursday, July 4th, 1968
99: Playing the Bagpipes
It's Scottish day at the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, and a guest plays the bagpipes at the Castle.
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Friday, July 5th, 1968
100: Height and Weight
Rogers shows different scales: one to weigh groceries and one to weigh humans. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Nurse Miller gives physiclas to the neighbors. Lady Elaine refuses to cooperate, turning King Friday XIII upside-down.
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Monday, July 8th, 1968
101: All about Whistles
Rogers demonstrates several different whistles. Mr. Anybody plays a whistler in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, giving a whistle to the Trolley.
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Tuesday, July 9th, 1968
102: Feeling Sick
Rogers pretends to give aid to a sick person. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Nurse Miller gives a shot to a sick Tadpole Frogg.
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Wednesday, July 10th, 1968
103: Roller Skates
Rogers talks of playing with toys and reads the poem The Land of Counterpane by Robert Louis Stevenson. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Tadpole Frogg and Lady Aberlin pretend to roller skate. After skating, Lady Aberlin finds that King Friday and Sara Saturday are in the R Room of the Castle.
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Thursday, July 11th, 1968
104: Playing Instruments Together
Rogers makes drums fromof tin cans and listens to a real drummer. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Mr. Anybody anchors a neighborhood orchestra.
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Friday, July 12th, 1968
105: The Neighborhood Orchestra
Rogers demonstrates the xylophone. John Costa, on the accordion, joins Rogers on several song duets. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe orchestra holds a concert for King Friday XIII and Sara Saturday.
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Monday, July 15th, 1968
106: Fairy Tales
Mister Rogers introduces the topic of fairy tales. He reads the book “Little Red Riding Hood.” and puts on a hood. Mr. McFeely comes over to show off a parka his children sent him for his birthday. Mister Rogers explains that Mr. McFeely is a grandfather. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin pretends she is Little Red Riding Hood. She gives Daniel a hood. He and Lady Aberlin play peek-a-boo. Mrs. Frogg finds X the Owl for Lady Aberlin. Lady Aberlin gives X the Owl, Henrietta, and Corney hoods as gifts because they are her neighbors.
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Tuesday, July 16th, 1968
107: Decorating a Cake
Mister Rogers jumps rope and shows different types of knots. He is making a basket for Mr. McFeely’s bicycle for his birthday. Chef Brockett visits and says he will make a cake for Mr. McFeely’s birthday. Picture-Picture shows him how the cake should be decorated. Acrobats perform for King Friday XIII. They suggest the king make something for Mr. McFeely’s birthday.
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Wednesday, July 17th, 1968
108: Animal Book
Mister Rogers brings a mother and baby turtle from the pet store. He also brings in a bowl and food for them. He puts the turtles in the bowl filled with a little water and then feeds them. Miss Emilie visits Mister Rogers. She brings a book about animals. As she reads the book, Mr. Rogers counts the animals. She is going to give Mr. McFeely the book for his birthday. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Mr. McFeely delivers Corney his weekly order of lumber. Miss Emilie shows Corney and Henrietta the animal book. Corney is going to make Mr. McFeely a bicycle seat with a safety belt, and Henrietta is going to give him a kiss for his birthday.
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Thursday, July 18th, 1968
109: Making Things Out of Glass
Mister Rogers visits Jan Zandhuis at his workshop. Mr. Zandhuis shows Mister Rogers a small glass bicycle he has made for Mr. McFeely. He also demonstrates how to make a glass ornament using a glass blower. Lady Aberlin enters and asks Mr. Zandhuis for some excelsior for Daniel to use to wrap a fragile present.In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin asks Grandpere for a box. She takes Daniel the box and the excelsior. While showing Lady Aberlin the glass he decorated for Mr. McFeely, Daniel drops and breaks it. He cries because he is very sad that he broke the glass. Lady Aberlin cleans up the glass so no one will get cut. Then she helps Daniel decorate another glass.
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Friday, July 19th, 1968
110: Mr. McFeely’s Birthday
Today is Mr. McFeely’s birthday. Chef Brockett arrives at Mister Rogers’ house with Mr. McFeely’s birthday cake. They decorate the cake with gumdrops. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Handyman Negri shows Lady Aberlin the pennant King Friday and Sara Saturday designed for Mr. McFeely. At Mister Rogers’ house, Mister Rogers and Chef Brockett prepare for the guests. Miss Emilie, Lady Aberlin, Mister Rogers, Chef Brockett, and Handyman Negri give Mr. McFeely the gifts they have been preparing all week. Mr. McFeely thanks Mister Rogers and Chef Brockett for such a nice birthday party.
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Monday, July 22nd, 1968
111: How People Make Pianos
Mister Rogers uses a flashlight to look at the hammers and strings inside a piano. He uses a model to demonstrate how the hammers, strings, and keys all work together to produce music. He shows a film about how people make pianos. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Van Cliburn plays several selections on the piano for King Friday and Sara Saturday. He explains how it took a lot of hard work and practice for him to become a pianist. Lady Aberlin goes to Someplace Else to lend Donkey Hodie a pair of ear muffs. He cannot sleep because Lady Elaine Fairchilde tunes her piano at night. Lady Elaine agrees to be a good neighbor and tune her piano during the day.
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Tuesday, July 23rd, 1968
112: Drums
Mister Rogers plays a home-made drum. A professional drummer visits and shows different types of drums and sticks. Mister Rogers says the things we dream about are not really there. Lady Elaine Fairchilde kept the neighbors awake all night by banging a spoon against a pan. She was frightened after dreaming about bears. Trained bears perform for King Friday XIII.
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Wednesday, July 24th, 1968
113: Going to Bed
Mister Rogers talks about nighttime and going to bed. Miss Emilie visits and reads a poem by De La Mare. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, it is nighttime. Lady Elaine has called Handyman Negri and asked for a drink of water. He takes her a drink. She is having trouble sleeping so he sings her a song.
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Thursday, July 25th, 1968
114: Staying Well
Mister Rogers talks about getting injections. He pretends to give injections to doctor and nurse dolls. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday is exercising with Coach Saunders. Lady Elaine uses her Boomerang-toomerang-soomerang to turn them upside down while they exercise. The boomerang doesn’t work properly. The whole neighborhood is upside down and she can’t turn it right side up. When she finally turns everything right, the kings asks her to keep the boomerang outside. Back with Mister Rogers, Judy Rubin shows him how to use some medical supplies, such as cotton swabs, for crafts.
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Friday, July 26th, 1968
115: Playing with Sand
Mister Rogers and Betty Aberlin play in a sandbox and try on Middle Eastern clothing. Lady Elaine Fairchilde’s sand is blowing to Donkey Hodie’s windmill. Mr. McFeely wets the sand so that it will not blow away.
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Monday, July 29th, 1968
116: Horse Costume
Lady Aberlin and Handyman Negri don a horse costume in which they dance for King Friday and Sara Saturday.
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Tuesday, July 30th, 1968
117: Henrietta's Doll Collection
Rogers uses a foot measurer from a shoe store. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe begins preparations for a fair.
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Wednesday, July 31st, 1968
118: Native American Dancers
Rogers displays an assortment of Native American clothing. He witnesses Native American dancers as well. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine Fairchilde wants to be a cowgirl for the fair. Both King Friday and Daniel Tiger demonstrate activities at their booths.
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Thursday, August 1st, 1968
119: Badges
Officer Clemmons arrives to show what badges represent. Hee then issues a permit for the Neighborhood of Make-Believe street fair.
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Friday, August 2nd, 1968
120: Rain on the Day of the Fair
It's raining in the neighborhood, so Rogers shows his umbrella. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe appears sad because the rain there is threatening to spoil the fair.
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Monday, August 5th, 1968
121: All about Doughnuts
Rogers, Chef Brockett, and Mr. McFeely decorate doughnuts. Joey Hollingsworth returns to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. He shares with Chef Brockett a magic recipe for peanut butter cookies.
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Tuesday, August 6th, 1968
122: Scuba Diving
Rogers shows how to use a pair of flippers and an inner tube. A scuba diver discusses equipment she uses. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Joey Hollingsworth and Daniel Tiger sail a boat (Daniel's present from Joey) in the Froggs' pond.
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Wednesday, August 7th, 1968
123: Flashlights Need Batteries
Rogers brings light bulbs. Scientist Alder has flashlights and the batteries that make them work. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, X anticipates his gift from Joey Hollingsworth.
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Thursday, August 8th, 1968
124: All Kinds of Balls
Rogers talks about all sorts of sports that are played with a ball. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Joey Hollingsworth performs a dance with a magic ball.
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Friday, August 9th, 1968
125: Feeling Angry
Rogers sets up a punching bag, explaining how some people punch a bag when they are angry. He says that rules must be followed in boxing. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe has a surprise for Joey Hollingsworth.
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Monday, August 12th, 1968
126: Chickens in the Neighborhood
Rogers discusses the rooster and hen. Later he makes a chicken marionette.
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Tuesday, August 13th, 1968
127: Portraits
Lady Aberlin draws portraits of Corny and Daniel for a book. This book is for Sara Saturday, who is going away for a while.
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Wednesday, August 14th, 1968
128: Disappearing
Rogers explains the meaning of the word ""disappear,"" which isn't always literal. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe bids goodbye to Sara Saturday, but she and King Friday declare that she will return.
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Thursday, August 15th, 1968
129: Meeting Robert Troll
Robert Troll makes his first visit to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. He wants to see Sara Saturday in Westwood, but must wait a day for Westwood's wise women.
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Friday, August 16th, 1968
130: Getting to Know Robert Troll
Robert Troll is still appreciative. Fortunately he meets Gloria Onque, one of Sara Saturday's wise women, Gloria is about to meet with King Friday XIII.
Season 2
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Monday, February 10th, 1969
1: The Frogg Family Moves
Mister Rogers arrives with a blue circle which he compares to several other round objects in the house.
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Tuesday, February 11th, 1969
2: Squares
King Friday XIII needs to find another curator for the Museum-Go-Round. The Frogg family cannot leave until Lady Aberlin and others can fill that post. In the meantime, King Friday has a portrait of himself to give the Frogg family. Handyman Negri arrives at Rogers' house to collect a frame for the picture.
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Wednesday, February 12th, 1969
3: Lady Elaine Becomes a Curator
Rogers discusses antiques and uses a vacuum cleaner. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine applies for the position of Museum-Go-Round curator. Since she knows everything in the Museum, she is awarded the job. Thus the Frogg family can move to Westwood.
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Thursday, February 13th, 1969
4: Moving Day
The Frogg family moves to Westwood. Tadpole Frogg expresses his feelings about the move. One character pleased with the move is Lady Elaine Fairchilde, the Museum-Go-Round's new curator.
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Friday, February 14th, 1969
5: Ducklings
Rogers brings ducklings to his house. For their benefit, he fills a wading pool and both he and Francois Clemmons feed the ducklings. In the Neighborhood if Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin and Lady Elaine discuss the difference between being alive and being a model. Robert Troll tells King Friday XIII that Sara Saturday will soon be arriving from Westwood.
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Monday, February 17th, 1969
6: Trumpets and Triangles
Rogers welcomes a trumpet player to his television house. Sara Saturday moves at the Neighborhood of Make-Believe.
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Tuesday, February 18th, 1969
7: Painting a Porch Swing
Rogers paints the porch swing yellow. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe Castle is closed so King Friday XIII can have important meetings.
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Wednesday, February 19th, 1969
8: Royal Wedding Announcement
The Neighborhood of Make-Believe is in the midst of change: X the Owl turns the Z on his knothole door to an X; Lady Elaine Fairchilde paints the pillars of her Museum-Go-Round. But the biggest change of all is the news that Sara Saturday will marry King Friday.
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Thursday, February 20th, 1969
9: Preparing for a Royal Wedding
King Friday XIII and Queen Sara give interviews on their upcoming wedding.
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Friday, February 21st, 1969
10: Wedding Fashion Show
The Castle holds a fashion show of wedding garments.
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Monday, February 24th, 1969
11: Making Measurements
Robert Troll measures the many wedding gifts pouring into the Castle.
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Tuesday, February 25th, 1969
12: More Royal Wedding Plans
Rogers brings mittens and gloves in a briefcase. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday XIII orders that any guests to the royal wedding must take a bath and wear purple gloves.
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Wednesday, February 26th, 1969
13: Variety Show in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe
The Neighborhood of Make-Believe stages a variety show, which includes The Purple Glove Ballet.
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Thursday, February 27th, 1969
14: How People Build Houses
Lady Elaine Fairchilde gives her present for the Royal Wedding: she spruces up the Castle.
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Friday, February 28th, 1969
15: The Royal Wedding Day
Rogers, Miss Emile, and Chef Brockett carry out their plans for the Royal Wedding. What nobody knows until late is that King Friday XIII wants the wedding to take place in the redesigned Castle garden.
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Monday, March 3rd, 1969
16: Playing Ball in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe
While the King and Queen are away, Robert Troll welcomes his old friend, Dr. Bill Platypus, to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe.
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Tuesday, March 4th, 1969
17: Seeds and Plants
Dr. and Mrs. Platypus move into the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. X and Henrietta do what they can to accommodate the newcomers.
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Wednesday, March 5th, 1969
18: Empty and Full
Rogers shows the insides of a buckeye. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Officer Clemmons helps the Platypus family settle temporarily in X's tree.
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Thursday, March 6th, 1969
19: Boats
The Platypus family must wait for Digger Digorum to return before they can dig a platypus home.
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Friday, March 7th, 1969
20: Digging in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe
Rogers brings shovels, one of which he uses to put down fertilizer. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Henrietta has sewn curtains with a duckbill pattern. These go to the site for the new Platypus mound. Later in the program, Rogers shares his homemade recipe for popsicles.
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Monday, March 10th, 1969
21: All about Kites
While digging the Platypus family's home, Digger Digorum and Handyman Negri discover a box containing a magic kite.
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Tuesday, March 11th, 1969
22: A Visit with a Magician
A magician performs tricks at Rogers' television house. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, the magic kite gives advice to everyone, including Digger Digorum.
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Wednesday, March 12th, 1969
23: Singing and Talking Kite
Officer Clemmons pretends to be the voice of the magic kite. This convinces first Daniel and then X and Nurse Miller that the kite can talk and sing.
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Thursday, March 13th, 1969
24: Teaching the Magic Kite
X the Owl wants the magic kite to add. Joey Hollingsworth returns just as Corny makes a rocking chair for kites.
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Friday, March 14th, 1969
25: Globes and Maps
Joey Hollingsworth returns with news that King Friday and Queen Sara will return the following Friday. He gives to Corny the orders for chairs that must be filled by that time.
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Monday, March 17th, 1969
26: All about Horses
Mr. McFeely brings Lightning, a small horse, first to Rogers' television house and then to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. He hears Donkey Hodie has broken his arm, but it is actually an arm of the windmill that has been broken.
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Tuesday, March 18th, 1969
27: A Visit with a Percussionist
Rogers plays a Xylophone and visits percussionist Jean Wilmouth. Those in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe are sad because the King and Queen are still on their honeymoon.
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Wednesday, March 19th, 1969
28: Preparing for the Return of the King and Queen
Edgar Cooke and Joey Hollingsworth, along with Lady Elaine, plan to decorate the Neighborhood of Make-Believe for the Royal family's return.
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Thursday, March 20th, 1969
29: Dressing Up as the King and Queen
Joey Hollingsworth is dressed up as King Friday as part of the ceremony to welcome back the Royal couple. Lady Elaine instructs Lady Aberlin to dress as Queen Sara. This causes mass confusion and more disguses.
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Friday, March 21st, 1969
30: Reflections
King Friday XIII and Queen Sara return to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe to find the disguised Joey Hollingsworth and Lady Aberlin.
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Monday, March 24th, 1969
31: A Present from the King and Queen
Rogers plays a matching game. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, the Royal Family give moving frames to X, Henrietta, and Lady Elaine.
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Tuesday, March 25th, 1969
32: Preparing for the Carnival
Rogers uses a balance scale to compare weights. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe is beginning plans for their carnival. X the Owl and Lady Aberlin demonstrate the talents they will display there.
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Wednesday, March 26th, 1969
33: Making Cotton Candy
Chef Brockett must explain cotton candy and carnivals to the King, and neither interest him. Lady Elaine gets into her fortune-teller mode for the upcoming carnival.
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Thursday, March 27th, 1969
34: Permission for the Carnival
King Friday puts a damper on the carnival plans because he had not been asked for permission to hold it at the Castle.
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Friday, March 28th, 1969
35: Carnival in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe
With permission from the King, the Neighborhood of Make-Believe holds its carnival.
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Monday, March 31st, 1969
36: Shoes and Magic
A Wizard enters the Neighborhood of Make-Believe to find Lady Elaine Fairchilde. He plays games and then stubs his toe, prompting Dr. Bill Platypus (who meets King Friday XIII for the first time).
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Tuesday, April 1st, 1969
37: Growing Up Is Important
The Wizard of Lupovich leaves the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, but not without leaving a box for the King and others to watch. The box will open itself tomorrow.
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Wednesday, April 2nd, 1969
38: Opening the Wizard's Box
Dr. Bill and Elsie Jean Platypus, among others, are curious about the box. When the neighbors gather, the box opens itself to reveal a bunny cap. Anyone who puts it on, hops.
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Thursday, April 3rd, 1969
39: Taking Care of a Cat
Handyman Negri lets Corny, X, and Henrietta try the hopping cap. Dr. Bill Platypus has built up a clientele.
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Friday, April 4th, 1969
40: Dr. Bill's Bagpipes
Several of those in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe don't like Dr. Bill's bagpipes. He will have to find a different place to play them.
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Monday, April 7th, 1969
41: A Visit from Mabel Mercer
Mabel Mercer arrives in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe with a costume changer for Lady Aberlin.
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Tuesday, April 8th, 1969
42: Robert Troll Makes Noise
Rogers is looking after Carol Saunders' guitar. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Robert Troll raises mischief.
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Wednesday, April 9th, 1969
43: A Place for Robert Troll
Robert Troll wants to live at the campsite at Someplace Else, since Lady Elaine isn't using it anymore. But Robert is too afraid to ask, until friends offer him support.
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Thursday, April 10th, 1969
44: Building Permit
Officer Clemmons has brought a building permit to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, but doesn't know who it is for. In fact, the building permit is for a community center at Someplace Else.
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Friday, April 11th, 1969
45: Grown from Tiny Seeds
Rogers brings pots filled with orchids, tulips, and daffodils. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday XIII is surprised by the sudden quiet. Everyone is watching Handyman Negri building the community center at Someplace Else.
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Monday, April 14th, 1969
46: Rainy Day
To combat King Friday's boredom, singer Barbara Koski visits the Neighborhood of Make-Believe from Finland.
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Tuesday, April 15th, 1969
47: House Numbers
Rogers plays house with a set of dolls and two houses. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday orders all the locales be numbered from west to east.
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Wednesday, April 16th, 1969
48: Lady Elaine's Numbers
Officer Clemmons reminds Rogers that Chef Brockett's birthday will be in two days' time. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine tells King Friday he can't always be number 1. This means all the house numbers on all the locales are coming down.
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Thursday, April 17th, 1969
49: A Cake for Chef Brockett
Rogers has to keep secret the cake he is making for Chef Brockett's birthday. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Robert Troll, X the Owl, and Daniel Tiger discuss their gifts for Brockett.
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Friday, April 18th, 1969
50: Chef Brockett's Birthday
Today is Chef Brockett's birthday. King Friday offers as his gift the Atlantic Ocean.
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Monday, April 21st, 1969
51: Tying Knots
Rogers puts together a puzzle Chef Brockett has given him as a thank-you present. Handyman Negri leaves the Neighborhood of Make-Believe for a scout jamboree. His replacement for the week is John Reardon.
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Tuesday, April 22nd, 1969
52: Making up an Opera
Mister Rogers talks about magnets. In the world of make-believe, Reardon is organizing an opera. Daniel Striped Tiger, Lady Aberlin, and Dr. Bill Platypus land parts in it.
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Wednesday, April 23rd, 1969
53: Fishing Game
Reardon distributes music to those who will take part in the opera. Robert Troll wants to be a whale, and Elsie Jean Platypus wants to play the Loch Ness monster.
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Thursday, April 24th, 1969
54: Toy Boat
Lady Aberlin gives Trolley a waves costume for the opera, which fools Corny. Now he'd like to be in the opera. The entire Neighborhood of Make-Believe will be the backdrop, simulating the sea.
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Friday, April 25th, 1969
55: "The Lost and Found Teddy Bear" Opera
The Neighborhood of Make-Believe stages its opera about the search for a lost teddy bear.
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Monday, April 28th, 1969
56: Angry Feelings
Rogers is doing a puzzle, but Mr. McFeely barges in and takes it before it is finished. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine surprises Handyman Negri, who drops his souvenir from the jamboree.
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Tuesday, April 29th, 1969
57: Different People Like Different Things
Rogers discusses the differences between male and female. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Handyman Negri and Lady Elaine assemble a rocket.
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Wednesday, April 30th, 1969
58: Games Need Rules
King Friday XIII blocks the launch of Handyman Negri and Lady Elaine's rocket until some rules are laid down.
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Thursday, May 1st, 1969
59: Expressing Feelings
Carole Clemmons, Francois' wife, her some new poems. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine is mad at her improperly-working rocket.
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Friday, May 2nd, 1969
60: Good Rules
King Friday has completed his set of rules for Lady Elaine's rocket. Once these rules are followed, the rocket rides more smoothly.
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Monday, May 5th, 1969
61: Car Parts
Rogers builds a model car. Van Cliburn enters the Neighborhood of Make-Believe gathering parts for the piano Lady Elaine is building.
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Tuesday, May 6th, 1969
62: How People Make Pianos
Chef Brockett has made a piano-shaped cake for Van Cliburn, who performs at the Castle.
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Wednesday, May 7th, 1969
63: Leaves
Lady Aberlin has a magic leaf. When she says the correct words, her aunt will sing for her.
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Thursday, May 8th, 1969
64: Buttons
A button band performs for the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, during which Vija Vetra performs a button dance.
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Friday, May 9th, 1969
65: Cooling Off in a Pool
Queen Sara gives a lesson to Lady Aberlin and King Friday about understanding Robert Troll's troll talk.
Season 3
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Monday, February 2nd, 1970
1: Models of the Homes in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe
Mister Rogers enters with a model of Daniel Striped Tiger's clock and visits the man who designed it: Robert (Bob) Trow. At his workshop, Trow is finishing a model of the Castle. He asks Rogers to ring the bell when he leaves as well as when he arrives.
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Tuesday, February 3rd, 1970
2: Wishes Don’t Come True Just by Wishing
Mr. Rogers presents slides of trees. Mr. McFeely delivers Bob Trow's model of X the Owl's Tree. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, X the Owl learns that wishing doesn't make things come true.
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Wednesday, February 4th, 1970
3: A Handy Lady
Rogers puts signs outside his front and back doors advising visitors to "please knock" or "please ring." Later in the program, he receives Bob Trow's model of the Museum-Go-Round.
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Thursday, February 5th, 1970
4: Learning about Police Work
Rogers brings in Bob Trow's model of the Platypus Mound. Officer Clemmons shows Rogers the workings at his police station. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe finds Dr. Bill and Elsie Jean Platypus share a magic recipe for making pies.
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Friday, February 6th, 1970
5: Making Mud Pies
Season Three ends its first week with Rogers receiving the Factory model from Robert Trow. Beforehand, Rogers makes simple puppets from wooden spoons. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine orders chairs from Cornflake S. Pecially in preparation for her new pie restaurant.
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Monday, February 9th, 1970
6: Groceries
Rogers plays a game using different shapes and grocieries. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine Fairchilde is preparing to open a pie restaurant between her Museum-Go-Round and the Platypus mound.
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Tuesday, February 10th, 1970
7: Money
Mister Rogers explains how coins are used in vending machines. Mr. McFeely finds a puppy. Mister Rogers keeps the puppy until a home is found for him.
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Wednesday, February 11th, 1970
8: Pies
Chef Brockett how turnovers are made. He appears in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, helping run the new pie restaurant.
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Thursday, February 12th, 1970
9: Repairing a Fence
Mister Rogers repairs a wooden fence. Joe Negri visits and gives Mister Rogers some instructions on the guitar.
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Friday, February 13th, 1970
10: Opening of the Pie Restaurant
Dr. Yen Wang shows two laboratory rats, with which he wishes to shw that the study of rats is intended to benefit human beings. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe opens the pie restaurant, but King Friday XIII orders Bob Dog to Someplace Else.
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Monday, February 16th, 1970
11: Shoes
Rogers shines his shoes. The Pittsburgh Junior Tamburitzans visits the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, and Bob Dog emerges to dance with them.
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Tuesday, February 17th, 1970
12: Uses for an Empty Shoe Box
Rogers discusses the things children can do with a shoe box. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Queen Sara is escorted to Westwood to visit Dr. Frogg.
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Wednesday, February 18th, 1970
13: A Visit with Johnny Costa
Johnny Costa and his grandson visit Rogers' television house and the Neighborhood of Make-Believe.
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Thursday, February 19th, 1970
14: Growing from a Baby into an Adult
Rogers discusses growing inside and outside. Mr. McFeely brings a dry aqaurium holding frogs and tadpoles. Later Mr. McFeely visits the Westwood Children's Zoo. Queen Sara returns to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe from Westwood after two days.
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Friday, February 20th, 1970
15: Rules of the Road
Rogers talks about the use of triangles, such as on the Yield sign. Betty Aberlin arrives with Bob Trow's model of the Eiffel Tower (at last). Citizens in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe are worried because the King and Queen have yet to return from Westwood.
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Monday, February 23rd, 1970
16: Being Afraid
Henrietta Pussycat fears Bob Dog's teeth. Lady Aberlin confides in Henrietta and tells everyone the King and Queen have a good secret.
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Tuesday, February 24th, 1970
17: Horses
Bramble, a large horse, stands outside Rogers' television house. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday asks for, and receives, a stuffed horse. Daniel is afraid of the model.
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Wednesday, February 25th, 1970
18: Typewriters
Rogers enters with a typewriter and the many ways to put the word ""typewriter"" to paper. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, an artist, perhaps in a foreshadowing mood, draws paintings of the King and Queen.
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Thursday, February 26th, 1970
19: A Visit from Mime Walker
King Friday XIII shares his secret with Mime Walker, informing him not to mention a word of this to anyone.
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Friday, February 27th, 1970
20: All about X-Rays
Rogers has a recent chest x-ray, explaining what having an x-ray taken is about. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine warns her neighbors that King Friday might be starting a wild animal zoo. That, she feels, is his big secret. It isn't.
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Monday, March 2nd, 1970
21: A New Baby on the Way
Officer Clemmons announces he has accepted a new job with the Metropolitan Opera in New York. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday XIII and Queen Sara announce that they will have a baby.
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Tuesday, March 3rd, 1970
22: How People Make Crayons
Lady Elaine and Mrs. Saunders tie up Officer Clemmons in a frantic attempt to keep him from moving.
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Wednesday, March 4th, 1970
23: Fish
Betty Aberlin gives Rogers a black angel fish for his tank. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, she dresses as a black angel fish. At the Tree, she introduces a song praising Henrietta Pussycat.
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Thursday, March 5th, 1970
24: Raspberry Delight
Mrs. Clemmons visits Rogers' television house with a poem about her new job title. Rogers invites her to a going-away party to be held the next day. A highlight of the gathering will be Mrs. Clemmons' favorite: raspberry delight. But what kind of raspberry delight should be made?
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Friday, March 6th, 1970
25: Goodbye Officer Clemmons
Mr. and Mrs. Francois Clemmons are about to leave for New York. In both the Neighborhood of Make-Believe and Mister Rogers' television house, neighbors hold a farewell party.
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Monday, March 9th, 1970
26: Bicycles and Tricycles
Rogers shows models of a bicycle and tricycle. Along the way, he introduces the prefixes ""bi"" and ""tri."" In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Bob Dog fears moving wheels.
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Tuesday, March 10th, 1970
27: Many Kinds of Musical Instruments
Rogers uses a tape recorder to tape the sounds of a xylophone, a drum, and a slide whistle. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday thinks his baby should learn the guitar from birth.
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Wednesday, March 11th, 1970
28: Expressing Angry Feelings
Rogers shows how he reacts when he is angry. Using a punching bag may make you feel better. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin makes a punching bag from rags and knitting. X the Owl complements her work.
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Thursday, March 12th, 1970
29: The Letter B
When Coach Saunders informs how athletic and exercise equipment can protect oneself, King Friday orders all the equipment for the new royal baby.
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Friday, March 13th, 1970
30: Window Cake
Rogers makes a window out of construction paper. Later he picks up a record album at Negri's Music Shop. In between, Chef Brockett goes to the neighborhood of Make-Believe with a cake for Grandpere and Lady Elaine. Handyman Negri helps Lady Elaine fix the King's broken window.
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Monday, March 16th, 1970
31: Round Objects
Mr. McFeely delivers Lady Elaine an invitation to a boomerang contest. To show her gratitude, Lady Elaine shows "Funny Fast Films" of Mr. McFeely and Chef Brockett.
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Tuesday, March 17th, 1970
32: Boomerang
Rogers plays rhyming games and flash cards with Bob Trow. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine and several others participate in the boomerang contest.
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Wednesday, March 18th, 1970
33: Eggs
Rogers shows different sizes of eggs and the animals who lay them. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Elsie Jean Platypus says her newly-laid egg will hatch in ten days.
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Thursday, March 19th, 1970
34: How to Make Donuts
King Friday hears about the baby platypus that will emerge soon. He tries to make the Platypus family leave the Neighborhood of Make-Believe so that his child will be the first born there.
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Friday, March 20th, 1970
35: Animals and Their Babies
Dr. Bill Platypus and Digger Digorum convince King Friday XIII that he will have the first human baby born in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. Reminded, King Friday allows the Platypus family to stay. They will have the first animal baby born there.
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Monday, March 23rd, 1970
36: Death of a Goldfish
A fish in Rogers' tank has died. Rogers buries it and, with Bob Trow's help, constructs a tombstone with a pentagon bearing a fish drawing. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, concern hits when the Trolley stops at the Castle and doesn't move.
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Tuesday, March 24th, 1970
37: Tamburitzans Perform at Negri's Music Shop
At the grave of the fish he had buried, Rogers talks of sad feelings. At Negri's Music Shop, he witnesses the Pittsburgh Junior Tamburitzans. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, the Platypus family waits for the egg to hatch.
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Wednesday, March 25th, 1970
38: Waiting for the Egg to Hatch
Lady Aberlin finds everybody except Lady Elaine is at the Platypus Mound, waiting for the egg to hatch.
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Thursday, March 26th, 1970
39: The Baby Platypus Hatches
Rogers demonstrates the use of a cane and shows many ways to write his name. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe celebrates the birth of Dr. Bill and Elsie Jean's baby girl platypus.
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Friday, March 27th, 1970
40: Johnny Costa Plays Accordion
Handyman Negri is among those with a gift for the baby Platypus. It's a song to fit her name, Ornithorhynchus anatinus.
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Monday, March 30th, 1970
41: Playing With a Suitcase
Bob Trow has made a model of the Neighborhood Trolley and its tracks for Rogers. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday is tired of waiting for the baby to be born. Several neighbors decide to hold a play based on what King Friday puts in a suitcase.
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Tuesday, March 31st, 1970
42: Suitcases Rock
Rogers makes a cardboard suitcase. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Mr. Anybody finds his apparently empty suitcase has a heavy rock in it. Lady Elaine had to have put the rock inside.
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Wednesday, April 1st, 1970
43: Scary, Mad Wishes
Rogers goes to Negri's Music Shop to see Betty Aberlin perform a few simple magic tricks. Lady Elaine has her reservations about the upcoming play the Neighborhood of Make-Believe will stage. Mr. Anybody tells her she can be in the play if she asks to.
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Thursday, April 2nd, 1970
44: Play Day With Pets
Rogers brings two gerbils to his television house. On a visit to the McFeelys' house, he finds Mr. McFeely looking after a Saint Bernard. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Bob Dog is practicing for his role in the play Let the Vet Get the Pet, but it isn't easy.
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Friday, April 3rd, 1970
45: Plays Are Playing Pretend
Rogers looks after two penguins for Mr. McFeely. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe holds its stage play, about a vet flying in a jet to check on a pet.
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Monday, April 6th, 1970
46: Seashells and Shapes
Robert Troll visits to see baby Ana Platypus, as do X and Henrietta.
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Tuesday, April 7th, 1970
47: Waiting for Time to Pass
Dr. Bill Platypus talks about time to X and Henrietta, who discover the newborn platypus is too small to play with them.
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Wednesday, April 8th, 1970
48: The Fortune Telling Game
Mr. McFeely delivers a fortune teller's costume, which Mr. Anybody wears to predict the future.
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Thursday, April 9th, 1970
49: Still There, Underneath
Rogers welcomes Mrs. Franks, who demonstrates leather carving. Later he discusses wearing an eye patch. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Handyman Negri assures King Friday that his eye is underneath an eye patch.
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Friday, April 10th, 1970
50: Loving a Puppy
Rogers shows the dog belonging to his son John. At Bob Trow's workshop, Rogers finds Trow and John working on fingerpaint pictures. In the Neighborhood of Make Believe, Handyman Negri and Lady Aberlin have a message for Bob Dog.
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Monday, April 13th, 1970
51: Sharing and Preparing
Gifts have been pouring in for the imminent birth of Queen Sara's baby. One of those gifts is a paper crown, which Henrietta takes without asking.
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Tuesday, April 14th, 1970
52: Prince Tuesday Is Born
Rogers talks of being able to do certain skills at certain ages. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe is abuzz with excitement, as Queen Sara gives birth to a prince named Tuesday.
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Wednesday, April 15th, 1970
53: Gifts for the New Baby
The gifts keep pouring in for the newborn Prince Tuesday, which makes Lady Elaine jealous. Joey Hollingsworth arrives with gifts for the baby and other neighbors.
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Thursday, April 16th, 1970
54: The Resting Queen
A watch repairman shows Rogers the proper use of his watch-cleaning machine. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Nurse Miller tells all that Queen Sara and the newborn prince will accept visitors next week.
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Friday, April 17th, 1970
55: Dance Rehearsal
Instead of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Rogers sees a story played out in Betty's Little Theater. Four dancers, dressed as raccoons, perform a nighttime adventure.
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Monday, April 20th, 1970
56: Decrying the Crying Baby
Lady Elaine is annyued with Prince Tuesday's constant crying. At one point, she asks King Friday and Queen Sara to send the baby back.
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Tuesday, April 21st, 1970
57: The Prince’s One-Week-Old Party
Prince Tuesday is one week old, and the Castle is suitably decorated for a celebration. King Friday gives gifts to everyone, which only rides Lady Elaine's jealousy.
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Wednesday, April 22nd, 1970
58: Machines Can’t Sing Opera
Rogers shows how he works Picture-Picture and then the Trolley. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday asks that Reardon put together an opera within two days.
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Thursday, April 23rd, 1970
59: Calling All Fruits, Time for an Opera
Reardon fears he doesn't have enough time to write an opera for Friday, but he assembles the basics quickly.
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Friday, April 24th, 1970
60: An Opera of Pineapple Cans and Tomato Cans
The Neighborhood of Make-Believe holds its opera about the Pineapple Can Telephone Company.
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Monday, April 27th, 1970
61: How to Grow Carrots
Captain Kangaroo visits, first at Rogers' television house and then in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. He sees that Lady Elaine and Donkey Hodie are hopeful that the carrots would grow faster somehow.
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Tuesday, April 28th, 1970
62: Learning When the Time Is Right
Rogers visits Jan Zandhuis, a glassblower, who is doing a project for Mrs. Saunders. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday feels baby Prince Tuesday should be taught subtraction.
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Wednesday, April 29th, 1970
63: Dancing to Meet People
Rogers makes modeling clay, a perfect spot for son Jamie to discuss clay figurines. Dancer Ethel Winter is toured around the Neighborhood of Make-Believe and Someplace Else.
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Thursday, April 30th, 1970
64: Friendships and Family
Rogers relates the lessons on teeth that he learned as a child.
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Friday, May 1st, 1970
65: Orange You Glad It’s Real Juice
Rogers and Chef Brockett play games in which one doesn't see, but hears or feels.
Season 4
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Monday, February 15th, 1971
1: Construction Paper Fun
King Friday XIII feels that babies get too much attention and tries to limit such attention to one hour a day.
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Tuesday, February 16th, 1971
2: Show 1132
Meghan Sweenie has her routine check-up. Dr. Mermelstein tells Rogers the basics of this physical. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Prince Tuesday's crying prompts some neighbors to take action.
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Wednesday, February 17th, 1971
3: Popsicle Creativity
Rogers and Bob Trow make popsicle-stick crafts.
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Thursday, February 18th, 1971
4: The King’s Bass Fiddle
Rogers discusses the string quartet and hears each instrument at Negri's Music Shop. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Mr. McFeely delivers a bass fiddle to King Friday XIII.
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Friday, February 19th, 1971
5: The Machine That Plays the Bass
Rogers demonstrates how music is written as well as performed. Those in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe try to play the bass fiddle, then offer their opinions on The Machine That Plays The Bass.
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Monday, February 22nd, 1971
6: Wanting a Waterfall
When King Friday wants a waterfall for his Castle garden, Donkey Hodie suggests that they install new plumbing.
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Tuesday, February 23rd, 1971
7: A Leak in the Gym
While gymnasts perform in the Castle gymnasium, water begins to leak in. It seems one of the pipes for the Castle garden waterfall is clogged.
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Wednesday, February 24th, 1971
8: King Friday’s Waterfall
Handyman Negri and Donkey Hodie are finishing the Castle garden waterfall. Francois Clemmons visits as waterfall singer.
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Thursday, February 25th, 1971
9: When the Water Doesn’t Fall
Rogers needs a washer for a fountain he wants to assemble. Instead of taking one from Bob Trow's workshop, he merely leaves Trow a note. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, the Castle fountain works only to a small extent. Lady Elaine has taken the windmill at Someplace Else apart for some reason.
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Friday, February 26th, 1971
10: Windmills and Museums Go ‘Round
Lady Elaine wants her Museum-Go-Round to turn, so she harnesses X to the Museum. He doesn't want to spend all hours turning the Museum, but he does get things moving in another way.
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Monday, March 1st, 1971
11: Breaking and Fixing
Miss Paulifficate bumps into Daniel's toy tiger, but she glues it back together. They give a letter to Dr. Bill Platypus.
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Tuesday, March 2nd, 1971
12: Different Types of Dolls
Mrs. Lawver, a doll collector, presents to a visiting Rogers her collection of antique dolls. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Dr. Bill Platypus receives his lesson toward a pediatrician's license. He is to borrow a doll for the practice.
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Wednesday, March 3rd, 1971
13: Paper Problems
Bob Dog accidentally rips Dr. Bill's second pediatrician lesson and hides. Lady Elaine magically reverses the damage. She also gets a lesson on child care from Dr. Bill.
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Thursday, March 4th, 1971
14: Learning by Playing
After showing some children's drawings, Rogers visits Mrs. Saunders school, talks with the children and watches them play. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Mr. McFeely delivers a package from the pediatrician school to Dr. Bill. The letter says he will continue his training in Australia. Thus the Platypus family will be leaving tomorrow.
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Friday, March 5th, 1971
15: Dr. Platypus’ Training Trip
Don Williamson visits the television house to demonstrate his radio-controlled model airplane. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday still doesn't want the Platypus family to visit Australia. But then he is given the right to start their flying machine.
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Monday, March 8th, 1971
16: Looking at Lights
Rogers talks of light bulbs and replaces one of the bulbs on his traffic signal. Later in the program, two boys discuss bird-watching with Rogers.
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Tuesday, March 9th, 1971
17: Puzzles Within Puzzles
Rogers shows a hidden object in a drawing of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. That neighborhood discovers an old toy that Corny used to manufacture: a toy horse in the Chatty-Cathy mold.
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Wednesday, March 10th, 1971
18: Entertainment and Camels
Rogers sacrifices NOM for a visit to Betty's Little Theater. When the planned guests aren't able to appear, Betty Aberlin improvises a play with Bob Trow, Joe Negri and Audrey Roth.
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Thursday, March 11th, 1971
19: Upside Down
When the name "upside-down cake" offends King Friday, he affronts everyone with a short-lived rule: everyone should say what he doesn't mean.
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Friday, March 12th, 1971
20: Dog and Bob Dog
Queen Sara asks Bob Dog to send a note asking if Henrietta Pussycat can babysit for Prince Tuesday. Bob Dog is distracted with a new rocking chair, but he finds a way to help the Royal Family.
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Monday, March 15th, 1971
21: Shoes for Bob Dog
Bob Dog wants to wear shoes so Queen Sara will like him as much as she likes Prince Tuesday.
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Tuesday, March 16th, 1971
22: Borrowing Tools
Joe Negri displays musical instruments made out of junk. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine borrows Corny's hammer without asking first.
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Wednesday, March 17th, 1971
23: Nursery Rhyme Performances
Children act out nursery rhymes at Betty's Little Theater. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe acts out Old King Cole.
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Thursday, March 18th, 1971
24: Saving the Singing
Rogers draws a song, using paint brushes to visualize the Japanese records he plays. Later Mr. McFeely brings a big St. Bernard dog. In between, Yoshi Ito enters the Neighborhood of Make-Believe.
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Friday, March 19th, 1971
25: The Pulley and Hoist
Rogers builds a go-cart with spare parts. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Grandpere begins to make pommes frites (French-fried potatoes).
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Monday, March 22nd, 1971
26: Seeing Doctors
Rogers and visitor Mary Sweenie talk of crafts such as needlepoint. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Handyman Negri wants to have Henrietta Pussycat's eyes checked.
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Tuesday, March 23rd, 1971
27: Taking Care of Your Eyes
Rogers has his eyes examined. An accident occurs in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, when Trolley runs into a toy car Lady Aberlin and Robert Troll left on the tracks.
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Wednesday, March 24th, 1971
28: Using a Magnifying Glass
Rogers plays an audio cassette that hints to a package containing a magnifying glass. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday gets the impression that a magnifying glass makes the prince grow.
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Thursday, March 25th, 1971
29: Disappointment of Delay
Rogers puts on an opera costum that includes a turban. He invites Betty Aberlin to a costume party set for the next day. Those in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe agree to a costume party to allay the doldrums.
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Friday, March 26th, 1971
30: The Costume Party
Rogers dresses as an airplane pilot for the costume party. Betty Aberlin and Joe Negri team up to dress as a horse. (You see what's coming, don't you?) The Neighborhood of Make-Believe holds its own costume party, and only the toy Horse has no costume.
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Monday, March 29th, 1971
31: A Visitor Brings a Live Snake
Those in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe react differently to the presents the Platypus family, returned from Australia, had given them.
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Tuesday, March 30th, 1971
32: Visits from the Rogers Family & Captain Kangaroo
Dr. Bill Platypus invites those in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe to see his home movies about Australia. Joining them are Captain Kangaroo and his puppet friends.
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Wednesday, March 31st, 1971
33: Marionette Makers, Bob & Judy Brown
Rogers has a sign made for Bob and Judy Brown, the marionette-puppeteers who are moving in just a few doors down. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Dr. Bill moves his office to the Eiffel Tower.
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Thursday, April 1st, 1971
34: A Visit with Author Ezra Jack Keats
Ezra Jack Keats visits Rogers to read his book Hi, Cat! In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, a book editor visits Grandpere at the Eiffel Tower.
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Friday, April 2nd, 1971
35: "Jack & the Beanstalk" with Marionettes
Rogers sees Bob and Judy Brown's production of Jack and the Beanstalk.
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Monday, April 5th, 1971
36: How People Harvest Peanuts
John Reardon comes to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe dressed as an organ grinder. But will anyone recognize him?
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Tuesday, April 6th, 1971
37: Wigs and Mustaches
Rogers tries on various moustaches. Betty Aberlin visits to put on wigs. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday XIII commissions a new opera.
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Wednesday, April 7th, 1971
38: Preparing for an Opera
John Reardon gives opera roles to Daniel and his toy, Ino A. Horse. Chef Brockett displays the monkey costume he will wear.
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Thursday, April 8th, 1971
39: Opera Day! "A Monkey's Uncle"
Today the Neighborhood of Make-Believe holds its opera. King Friday XIII plays his bass for this opera, in which a zookeeper must console a down-on-his-luck organ grinder.
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Friday, April 9th, 1971
40: Exercising Your Feelings
Rogers shows photos from yesterday's opera. At Brockett's Bakery, Rogers discusses Chef Brockett's opera role. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Henrietta Pussycat mopes since she didn't have a part in the opera.
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Monday, April 12th, 1971
41: "Jabberwocky" Playing with Sounds
Rogers and Bob Trow repair child seats and a rocking chair. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Cornflake S. Pecially and Robert Troll build an infant seat for Prince Tuesday. Lady Elaine discovers how good a father King Friday is.
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Tuesday, April 13th, 1971
42: Reactions to Meeting New People
Susan Linn helps Rogers discussing how puppets can be used to express feelings. Her Audrey Duck character appears in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, scaring Baby Ana Platypus.
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Wednesday, April 14th, 1971
43: Frustration, Games & Twin Basketball Players
Twins Barry and Garry Nelson visit the television house. Rogers helps Betty Aberlin play a marble game. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, the Nelsons help Daniel play with a ball.
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Thursday, April 15th, 1971
44: Feeling Frightened
Rogers talks about how things look different at night. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Bob Dog and Daniel share their fears with Miss Paulifficate.
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Friday, April 16th, 1971
45: Kettledrums, Playing Out Scary Feelings
Richard Kvistad plays a kettle drum at Negri's Music Shop. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine and Bob Dog scare King Friday XIII.
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Monday, April 19th, 1971
46: Jealousy: Grandpere's Granddaughter is Coming to Visit
Grandpere receives a picture from his granddaughter Collette. This hurts Henrietta Pussycat, who feels she is not as fancy.
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Tuesday, April 20th, 1971
47: Jealousy: Henrietta Gets Angry
Susan Linn returns to Rogers, bringing her puppets Audrey Duck and Cat-a-Lion. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Handyman Negri helps ease Henrietta Pussycat's tangled emotions.
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Wednesday, April 21st, 1971
48: Jealousy: Keys, Locks and Privacy
King Friday gives Collette a key to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. Henrietta Pussycat is afraid that key will open the door to her house.
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Thursday, April 22nd, 1971
49: Jealousy: Wishes Don't Make Things Come True
Rogers shows cake-decorating tools and sees a man decorate a cake at Brockett's Bakery. Chef Brockett takes a cake to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe for Collette. Once again, Henrietta Pussycat is in the center of what happens.
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Friday, April 23rd, 1971
50: Jealousy: Everyone Has a Special Place in This World
Rogers explains that it isn't always possible to understand what goes on in the world. He and his son make hats out of newspapers. Grandpere introduces Collette to everyone in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe.
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Monday, April 26th, 1971
51: Traffic Lights and Safety Rules
Francois Clemmons is going to teach a driver's education course. To help him, Clemmons borrows the traffic signal from Rogers' television house. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Daniel is instructed to wait for Mr. McFeely to deliver groceries intended for the Castle. King Friday asks Daniel to fetch his robes, which causes a quandary for Mr. McFeely.
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Tuesday, April 27th, 1971
52: Accidents & Crying; Tears Express Feelings
Francois Clemmons returns the traffic signal to Rogers. Nurse Miller and Dr. Bill Platypus help X the Owl after he hurts his wing.
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Wednesday, April 28th, 1971
53: Even Grownups Cry Sometimes
Cornflake S. Pecially is impatiently waiting for his new lathe. In his rush to work the lathe, Corny injures his finger in it. Nurse Miller consoles him. Later in the program, Rogers goes to Bob Trow's workshop to see his lathe.
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Thursday, April 29th, 1971
54: Saxophonist Eric Kloss Talk About Being Blind
The Castle is organizing a jazz festival, and King Friday XIII wants the best jazz musicians. Handyman Negri brings in a blind saxophonist named Eric Kloss, of whom we will see more in the coming 25 years. Dr. Bill tells all that they were not responsible for Kloss' condition.
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Friday, April 30th, 1971
55: Different Music for Different Feelings
Rogers draws a song based on a recording of jazz and classical music. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday is still trying to shortcut his way to playing the bass fiddle. Perhaps a gold bass is the answer.
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Monday, May 3rd, 1971
56: Recycling Household Items Into Puppets
Bob Brown, the puppeteer, shows Mister Rogers how to make puppets from detergent bottles.
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Tuesday, May 4th, 1971
57: Babysitters and Caring for Children
King Friday and Queen Sara implore Lady Aberlin to baby-sit for Prince Tuesday. Lady Elaine misinterprets the instructions and assigns Daniel the baby-sitting duties.
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Wednesday, May 5th, 1971
58: Family Pictures; Parents' Faces Are Important
Mr. McFeely delivers the book Fur, Feathers, and Hair to Rogers. Later McFeely brings an English sheepdog. In between, King Friday XIII is upset that baby Prince Tuesday will not smile at him.
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Thursday, May 6th, 1971
59: Likes and Dislikes: Different Preferences
Rogers makes ice cream by hand-cranking. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, some are wondering about baby Ana Platypus's behavior.
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Friday, May 7th, 1971
60: "Wee Pals" Cartoonist Morrie Turner
Morrie Turner, author of the Wee Pals comic strip, visits Rogers. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, X the Owl begins his printing business.
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Monday, May 10th, 1971
61: Chameleons and Camouflage
Lady Elaine wants people to come to her book show in the Museum-Go-Round, not to the Castle to see a chameleon.
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Tuesday, May 11th, 1971
62: Pianist Van Cliburn; Disguises & Guessing Games
Lady Aberlin asks Van Cliburn to wear a costume for his visit to the Castle. The King and Queen are fooled until the disguised Van Cliburn plays the piano.
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Wednesday, May 12th, 1971
63: Pianist Van Cliburn Plays Upside-Down Concert
Collette is worried that Grandpere will be lonely when she leaves for Paris. After she leaves, Lady Elaine hears Van Cliburn performing at her Museum-Go-Round.
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Thursday, May 13th, 1971
64: Feeling Upset When People Can't Play
Lady Elaine wants company, but everyone is too busy for her. So She is so adamant that she takes Mr. McFeely's bicycle and refuses to return it.
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Friday, May 14th, 1971
65: Egg Decorating and an Egg Collection
Rogers decorates some eggs, as do people in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe.
Season 5
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Monday, February 21st, 1972
1: Birds and Flight; Importance of Pretending
Mary Sweenie arrives late at Betty's Little Theater for her bird dance. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, X the Owl wants to read poetry alone.
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Tuesday, February 22nd, 1972
2: Ways People and Animals Communicate
Rogers and Mr. McFeely do a bit of secret communication, with neither one understanding the other. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine is impatient with X's call for privacy while he writes poetry.
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Wednesday, February 23rd, 1972
3: Poetry Day and Fun With Nonsense Sounds
X is afraid others will laugh at his poetry should he read it aloud. Lady Elaine is eager to hear this poetry and is in position to hide her feelings about it.
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Thursday, February 24th, 1972
4: Fears of Unfamiliar Things
While seeing the breads at Brockett's Bakery, Rogers learns how a bread slicer works. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe discovers a floating loaf of bread from the Owl Correspondence School. X registers himself for a course.
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Friday, February 25th, 1972
5: Adults Learn New Things Too
Bob Trow repairs Mr. McFeely's bicycle, slightly embarrassed because Bob doesn't yet know how to ride a bike. This pours into the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, as Robert Troll begins to learn to ride. This puzzles Cornflake S. Pecially.
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Monday, February 28th, 1972
6: Encouraging Creativity
Audrey Roth brings three unidentified cheerleaders to Rogers' television house. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Cornflake S. Pecially must juggle tasks for Miss Paulifficate and a gift for Prince Tuesday.
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Tuesday, February 29th, 1972
7: Separation & Return
Rogers' son Jamie and a friend play with a toy on the floor of the television house. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Robert Troll starts a game of catch, but doesn't want to throe because he thinks no one will throw back.
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Wednesday, March 1st, 1972
8: Help With Waiting
Rogers shows steam from a tea kettle. Later in the program Mr. McFeely shows him a steam engine. In between, Robert Troll plays ball with Lady Aberlin, Handyman Negri and Daniel Striped Tiger.
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Thursday, March 2nd, 1972
9: Pollution in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe
Corny asks Robert Troll to dump an excess amount of stain into into a creek. The resulting pollution leaves a bad smell and tars the Castle fountain. King Friday orders Corny not to manufacture until he can clean up the mess.
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Friday, March 3rd, 1972
10: Recycling Household Items
Corny and Robert Troll need some help to clean up the paint stain that they caused. Lady Elaine uses her boomerang to return the paint to its can. Afterward, Mister Rogers goes to the McFeelys' house and Brockett's Bakery to see what can be made from scraps of old material.
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Monday, March 6th, 1972
11: Helping Children Understand About TV
Susan Linn performs her puppets, Audrey Duck and Cat-a-Lion, at Betty's Little Theater. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday plans to buy a large TV.
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Tuesday, March 7th, 1972
12: Helping Someone Make Things Can Express Love
Rogers needs Joe Negri's help to get a crystal radio working. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Handyman Negri has to figure out why the TV set for King Friday XIII isn't working yet.
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Wednesday, March 8th, 1972
13: Money, Credit Cards and the Stock Market
Rogers buys a TV set from Negri's Music Shop with a credit card. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday turns the TV set on, finds a program he likes, and implores that everyone watch it.
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Thursday, March 9th, 1972
14: Clocks and Time
King Friday commands that everyone watch a television show at the Castle. He borrows a TV set from Lady Elaine so that everyone (but he) will watch. Bored, everyone else leans toward Lady Elaine, who has a plan brewing at her Museum-Go-Round.
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Friday, March 10th, 1972
15: Mister Rogers Gets a Traffic Ticket
Rogers goes to traffic court to plead the case that led to his parking ticket. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine leads a march on the Castle to show that everyone has different interests.
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Monday, March 13th, 1972
16: Show 1211
Rogers demonstrates the different sounds made from bells and crystal glasses filled with water. Joey Hollingsworth tap dances in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. King Friday and Queen Sara present Henrietta a bell for babysitting Prince Tuesday. The bell makes X the Owl jealous.
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Tuesday, March 14th, 1972
17: Show 1212
Tom Flynn and the Southminister Bell Ringers perform at Negri's Music Shop. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Henrietta's constant bell-ringing proves a nuisance to X the Owl. But he won't tell why the bell annoys him.
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Wednesday, March 15th, 1972
18: Show 1213
Rogers makes a musical instrument out of an oatmeal box, a large button, and some string. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Henrietta's bell is missing. This leads Lady Aberlin to talk to a jealous X the Owl.
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Thursday, March 16th, 1972
19: Show 1214
X wants to ask King Friday for a job. He earns the title printer of Royal calling cards.
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Friday, March 17th, 1972
20: Show 1215
A plumber replaces the clogged elbow in Mister Rogers' sink drain. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe sees the same plumber retool the Castle Fountain so it can re-circulate water.
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Monday, March 20th, 1972
21: Arts Foundation (1)
A magician performs part of his act at Betty Aberlin's theater. He is seen again in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, but on harder times.
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Tuesday, March 21st, 1972
22: Arts Foundation (2)
Andrew Wyeth illustrates to Rogers the work behind an animated film based on Rogers' song You've Got To Do It. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe establishes the King Friday, Queen Sara Saturday Foundation for the Performing Arts.
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Wednesday, March 22nd, 1972
23: Arts Foundation (3)
Rogers explains the size of things by having a tailor alter a suit jacket. Those in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe donate things to the Appel family.
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Thursday, March 23rd, 1972
24: Arts Foundation (4)
Lady Aberlin is asking those in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe to donate to the new performing arts program. Lady Elaine refuses to contribute until she learns what King Friday is donating.
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Friday, March 24th, 1972
25: Arts Foundation (5)
Mr. Appel is named the first recipient from the Neighborhood of Make-Believe's foundation for the performing arts.
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Monday, March 27th, 1972
26: Show 1221
It's Mrs. McFeely's birthday, and Rogers isn't the only one giving presents. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine is trying to get attention, much to the dismay of her neighbors.
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Tuesday, March 28th, 1972
27: Show 1222
Attempting to make a merry-go-round, Lady Elaine doesn't feel that her animals look perfect. Rogers introduces viewers to Elsie Neal's Craft Shop.
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Wednesday, March 29th, 1972
28: Show 1223
Handyman Negri gives X the Owl a lesson in music history from the Owl Correspondence School. The record is an owl history music lesson that X had been hoping for.
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Thursday, March 30th, 1972
29: Show 1224
Bob Dog is saddened because Daniel Tiger doesn't want him near the Clock. Still, Bob Dog wants to talk with Daniel.
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Friday, March 31st, 1972
30: Show 1225
Rogers takes some vegetables to Bob Trow. X the Owl wants to play the harmonica alongside the King's bass violin.
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Monday, April 3rd, 1972
31: Show 1226
Rogers helps Bob Trow inflate one tire of a tandem bicycle. Fog in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe causes Bob Dog to lose a stone intended for King Friday XIII.
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Tuesday, April 4th, 1972
32: Show 1227
Astronaut Al Worden stops by the television house to show his space suit works. His scheduled arrival in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe the next day, prompts various reactions from the neighbors.
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Wednesday, April 5th, 1972
33: Show 1228
Lady Elaine is prepared to go to the moon by any means. Later in the visit, Rogers goes to the Brown Marionette studio to work on a piece with Chef Brockett.
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Thursday, April 6th, 1972
34: Show 1229
Rogers and astronaut Al Worden recall the question-and-answer period they conducted with children about going to the moon. Worden shows the envelope of questions he took with him on his mission. He also appears in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, where Lady Elaine turns him upside-down.
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Friday, April 7th, 1972
35: Show 1230
Al Worden shows more equipment that he took to the moon, and he discusses the one side of the moon that is never seen on Earth. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday gives Worden a model solar system.
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Monday, April 10th, 1972
36: Lady Elaine Flies into Space (1)
Rogers makes a crayon rubbing of leaves. Mrs. McFeely invites him to their house to see a fern and a reptile called a caiman. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine is still thinking about space travel. She sends Mrs. McFeely for leaves on which, Lady Elaine thinks, she can ride to Jupiter.
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Tuesday, April 11th, 1972
37: Lady Elaine Flies into Space (2)
Rogers plays with blocks and then with clay. Later he calls Francois Clemmons, offering him a position as voice teacher. In between, Lady Elaine insists she will fly from the Neighborhood of Make-Believe to Jupiter. She goes through a day of preparation.
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Wednesday, April 12th, 1972
38: Lady Elaine Flies into Space (3)
Mr. McFeely shows Rogers a duck. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine commands attention as she begins her flight into space on a ship made of leaves.
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Thursday, April 13th, 1972
39: Lady Elaine Flies into Space (4)
The Brown Marionette Company opens one room in their studio for Francois Clemmons to give voice lessons. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine radios back about her flight through space.
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Friday, April 14th, 1972
40: Lady Elaine Flies into Space (5)
Lady Elaine radios back to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, saying she will stay in space because she has made the most extraordinary discovery.
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Monday, April 17th, 1972
41: Lady Elaine's Purple Phase (1)
Lady Elaine splashes down in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. While some think she is going to get married, Lady Elaine keeps her extraordinary discovery a secret.
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Tuesday, April 18th, 1972
42: Lady Elaine's Purple Phase (2)
Rogers hears a harpist at Negri's Music Shop. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine announces she has discovered the Planet Purple, where everything is purple.
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Wednesday, April 19th, 1972
43: Lady Elaine's Purple Phase (3)
A purple disk drops into the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, giving Lady Elaine and others information on Planet Purple. She tries to emulate the lifestyle of all the Pauls and Paulines on the planet.
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Thursday, April 20th, 1972
44: Lady Elaine's Purple Phase (4)
Rogers visits Francois Clemmons's music class. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine is reluctant to shake off living like the Pauls and Paulines of Planet Purple. She even refuses to talk to X the Owl.
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Friday, April 21st, 1972
45: Lady Elaine's Purple Phase (5)
Lady Aberlin and Robert Troll must convince Lady Elaine of her rightful place in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe.
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Monday, April 24th, 1972
46: Snow People (1)
Chef Brockett presents snow pudding to Rogers at the bakery. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine wants to make snow, but can't get it just right.
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Tuesday, April 25th, 1972
47: Snow People (2)
Rogers talks about practice by showing different pairs of skates, including beginner's skates with a double runner. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine's snow-making succeeds. which doesn't exactly bear well with everyone. It does persuade John Reardon to make an opera anout snow.
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Wednesday, April 26th, 1972
48: Snow People (3)
Rogers explains how only grown-ups can change light bulbs with a ladder. In the Neighborhood of Make-Nelieve, Lady Elaine experiments to make multi-colored snow, which backfires (the sky is plugged up).
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Thursday, April 27th, 1972
49: Snow People (4)
Rogers uses the heater for the fish tank and shows the room radiator. He also sees that the Brown Marionette Theater is heated with a furnace works. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Henrietta Pussycat begs for a role in the upcoming opera.
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Friday, April 28th, 1972
50: Snow People (5)
The snow opera features an angry girl who has interrupted a badminton game. She makes snow and turns the badminton players into snow people, but she needs help to get the snow to melt.
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Monday, May 1st, 1972
51: Telecan Crisis (1)
The bulb burns out in Picture-Picture, so Rogers gets a new bulb at Negri's Music Shop. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, the telecan kiosk by the Tree begins to bob up and down uncontrollably.
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Tuesday, May 2nd, 1972
52: Telecan Crisis (2)
Mr. McFeely has been taken ill because he hass been in too much a hurry. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, X the Owl gets a lesson from the Owl Correspondence School.
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Wednesday, May 3rd, 1972
53: Telecan Crisis (3)
Rogers talks about staying still, something that Mr. McFeely will need to practice. The same cannot be said for the telecan kiosk in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. Handyman Negri tries to tie it up, but that interferes with King Friday's calls.
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Thursday, May 4th, 1972
54: Show 1249
Rogers uses a pitch pipe at his television house and with Francois Clemmons. Mr. McFeely demonstrates one of his sitting-still exercises. The crisis in the Neighborhood of make-Believe is stopped in conjecture, as Rogers tells viewers they will have to decide the outcome on their own.
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Friday, May 5th, 1972
55: Show 1250
King Friday XIII wants to fool Lady Aberlin and others with a marionette of the king pretending to fly.
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Monday, May 8th, 1972
56: Show 1251
The Castle has lost its XIII plaque. It's up to Lady Aberlin and Handyman Negri to find it.
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Tuesday, May 9th, 1972
57: Show 1252
Ezra Jack Keats visits the Neighborhood of Make-Believe and tells a story about a bad king. Keats must report his story to King Friday.
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Wednesday, May 10th, 1972
58: Show 1253
Rogers goes to Betty's Little Theater with an idea for Susan Linn's puppets to act out.
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Thursday, May 11th, 1972
59: Show 1254
Bob Dog is sad that Queen Sara is too busy with Prince Tuesday.
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Friday, May 12th, 1972
60: Show 1255
Lady Elaine decides to turn the Nrighborhood of Make-Believe purple with her Boomerang-Toomerang-Soomerang. It does not sit well with the neighbors.
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Monday, May 15th, 1972
61: Show 1256
Lady Elaine has yet to remove purple residue from Grandpere's sign. But the Boomerang doesn't seem to get it off.
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Tuesday, May 16th, 1972
62: Show 1257
King Friday XIII sends Mr. McFeely to deliver things for the water skiers who will appear later in the week. Mr. Rogers watches ballet dancers and demonstrates a musical triangle.
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Wednesday, May 17th, 1972
63: Show 1258
Rogers shows that even when things are hidden, those things still exist. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Mrs. McFeely and Handyman Negri look for Mr. McFeely. Lady Elaine helps a tired Mr. McFeely do his job (or so she claims).
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Thursday, May 18th, 1972
64: Show 1259
The McFeelys bring two African lion cubs to Rogers' television house. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin helps Handyman Negri with his tasks.
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Friday, May 19th, 1972
65: Show 1260
Rogers and Elsie Neal make clay figures of a person and a horse. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Handyman Negri and Lady Aberlin, wearing a horse costume, give Henrietta Pussycat a ride. X the Owl must face his feelings about being alone.
Season 6
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Monday, February 19th, 1973
1: Is Santa Claus Real?
Rogers gives a Santa Claus costume to Chef Brockett. Both Betty Aberlin and Francois Clemmons talk of how as children, they used to be afraid of Santa Claus. Later Santa Claus appears in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe.
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Tuesday, February 20th, 1973
2: Show 1262
Roegrs demonstrates how to use a microscope. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine is intent to cut Santa Claus' hair without his permission.
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Wednesday, February 21st, 1973
3: Show 1263
Rogers pretends to be a bird at Francois Clemmons' studio. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday makes another bad rule: nobody can have bare hands. Lady Elaine doesn't take the rule seriouslt until a cold breeze blows by.
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Thursday, February 22nd, 1973
4: Show 1264
Chef Brockett is planning to add a soda fountain to his bakery. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin brings back the toy horse which, when a string is pulled, says ""I know."" X the Owl gives her a toy seagull which says ""you know"" when a string is pulled.
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Friday, February 23rd, 1973
5: Show 1265
Rogers and several other neighbors attend the opening of the new soda fountain at Brockett's Bakery. Eric Kloss visits the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, telling the King how the other senses tell a blind person about the world.
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Monday, February 26th, 1973
6: Show 1266
Mr. McFeely wears a new Speedy Delivery uniform. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Henrietta Pussycat shows her disdain for getting Collette's old clothes, which don't fit.
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Tuesday, February 27th, 1973
7: Show 1267
Collette has sent dresses and hats from Paris to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. One of the hats is too big for Henrietta Pussycat, so Lady Aberlin gives it to Queen Sara.
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Wednesday, February 28th, 1973
8: Show 1268
Golfer Carol Mann visits Rogers' television house to show golf equipment. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, X the Owl swings his golf club, inadvertently knocking boxes out of Corny's hands.
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Thursday, March 1st, 1973
9: Show 1269
Rogers hears Bob Trow lead his a cappella group at Negri's Music Shop. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Corny and Robert Troll want to console X the Owl.
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Friday, March 2nd, 1973
10: Show 1270
Rogers' telephone isn't working, so the telephone repairman makes a visit.
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Monday, March 5th, 1973
11: Welcome New Friends: Mr. Rogers as a Boy
Rogers tells viewers of the time he had an imaginary friend. Daniel Tiger has an imaginary friend, Malcolm Apricot Dinko, whom he consults to decide whether he should spend the night with Grandpere.
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Tuesday, March 6th, 1973
12: Welcome New Friends (2)
Rogers discusses sleep, with help from the McFeelys. Sunset reaches the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, and Daniel still doesn't believe he can to go to Grandpere's for the night. Donkey Hodie has advertised his need for a helper at Someplace Else.
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Wednesday, March 7th, 1973
13: Welcome New Friends (3)
Rogers hears a harmonica band at Negri's Music Shop. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Donkey Hodie realizes that Malcolm Apricot Dinko cannot help much with harvesting the vegetables.
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Thursday, March 8th, 1973
14: Welcome New Friends (4)
Mrs. McFeely has a cow named Harriet, and Rogers sees how Harriet is milked. A new arrival to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Harriet Elizabeth Cow, answers the call for help at Someplace Else.
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Friday, March 9th, 1973
15: Welcome New Friends (5)
Ana Platypus is beginning to speak. Harriet Elizabeth Cow is pleased to see her.
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Monday, March 12th, 1973
16: No One Can Ever Take Your Place
Lady Elaine Fairchilde decides to make mischief at the welcoming party for Harriet Elizabeth Cow. When a splash of milk ruins the welcoming cake, some believe Malcolm Apricot Dinko, Daniel's imaginary friend, is responsible.
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Tuesday, March 13th, 1973
17: Show 1277
Guy Disalvo visits Rogers' television house to talk of his sugar-cube structure. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine wants to know who Lady Aberlin likes better: Harriet Elizabeth Cow or Lady Elaine.
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Wednesday, March 14th, 1973
18: Show 1278
Lady Aberlin is dressed as a ballerina, dancing with Robert Troll to Lady Elaine's piano music.
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Thursday, March 15th, 1973
19: Show 1279
Rogers shows crayons rubbings. Later he sees preparations for a variety show at Betty's Little Theater. Ib the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday wants to rush Prince Tuesday's learning skills.
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Friday, March 16th, 1973
20: Show 1280
Joe Negri shows Rogers an accordion at Negri's Music Shop. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine plays an accordion in Someplace Else just to show up Harriet Elizabeth Cow.
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Monday, March 19th, 1973
21: A Variety Show
Rogers and other neighbors participate at the talent show held at Betty's Little Theater.
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Tuesday, March 20th, 1973
22: Show 1282
Rogers visits Elsie Neal's Craft Shop, where Bill Strickland talks of making clay pots. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe sees Purple Panda, the first of a handful of visitors from the Planet Purple.
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Wednesday, March 21st, 1973
23: Show 1283
The Neighborhood of Make-Believe welcome two new visitors from the Planet Purple, called Paul and Pauline.
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Thursday, March 22nd, 1973
24: Show 1284
Paul and Pauline command that Purple Panda broke a law by rocking in a rocking chair. As a punishment, Purple Panda cannot return to Planet Purple.
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Friday, March 23rd, 1973
25: Show 1285
Bob Trow is working on a bird house for a wren. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday has a new wooden bird on a stick called Troglodytes aedon.
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Monday, March 26th, 1973
26: Show 1286
Rogers has props for Bob and Judy Brown's production of The Three Little Pigs. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday wants to buy an airplane.
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Tuesday, March 27th, 1973
27: Show 1287
Don Williamson shows his remote-control model airplane at Rogers' television house. Later in the program, Rogers forgets that the Brown Marionette Company was performing The Three Little Pigs today. Fortunately, it will be held again tomorrow. In between, an airplane salesman visits the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. King Friday purchases a plane and wants Handyman Negri to be the pilot.
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Wednesday, March 28th, 1973
28: Show 1288
Rogers attends the Brown Marionettes' production of The Three Little Pigs. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday gets word that his airplane will arrive tomorrow.
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Thursday, March 29th, 1973
29: Show 1289
Rogers works a car horn, a trumpet, and a bicycle horn. When he returns to Negri's Music Shop, he hears trumpeter Ben Benack. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday gets his plane and hires Yoshi Ito to pilot it.
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Friday, March 30th, 1973
30: Show 1290
Marcel Marceau performs pantomime, both in Mister Rogers' television house and the Neighborhood of Make-Believe.
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Monday, April 2nd, 1973
31: Daniel's Birthday (1)
Daniel Tiger's birthday is coming Friday, and he asks for, among other things, a truck.
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Tuesday, April 3rd, 1973
32: Daniel's Birthday (2)
Daniel Striped Tiger shares his birthdate (three days away) with Purple Panda.
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Wednesday, April 4th, 1973
33: Daniel's Birthday (3)
Al Worden shares one of his poems with Rogers. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Daniel wonders if he has made a mistake giving his birthdate to Purple Panda.
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Thursday, April 5th, 1973
34: Daniel's Birthday (4)
Rogers finds beauty in a rainy day. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Purple Panda overcomes his fear of the rain.
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Friday, April 6th, 1973
35: Daniel's Birthday (5)
Rogers visits a lapidarian, who shows how stones and polished. Later Al Worden shows a moon rock in Rogers' kitchen. In between, the Neighborhood of Make-Believe celebrates Daniel's and Purple Panda's birthday.
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Monday, April 9th, 1973
36: Show 1296
Rogers works a typewriter specifically used with teleprompters. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Pilot Ito wants to take opera lessons. The King calls John Reardon in to teach her.
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Tuesday, April 10th, 1973
37: Show 1297
Rogers visits a dentist. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, John Reardon agrees to give Pilot Ito opera lessons. The King commissions an opera for Friday, the 13th of April 1973.
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Wednesday, April 11th, 1973
38: Show 1298
Rogers shows a book with pictures of animals' teeth. Mr. McFeely brings animal-sound instruments. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, John Reardon gives opera parts to Lady Aberlin and Harriet Elizabeth Cow.
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Thursday, April 12th, 1973
39: Show 1299
Rogers shows different kinds of potatoes and shows what happens if they are put in water for a while. He makes up a potato song. Mr. McFeely delivers an ocarina. At the Negri's Music Shop, a blue grass band is rehearsing and explains why their music is bluegrass. In the NOM, Chef Brockett is playing an ocarina and decides to be a potato bug in the opera. John Reardon and Lady Aberlin are still planning the opera and need a king and a pilot. King Friday decides he can't be in the opera. Francois Clemmons will make a good king, and Miss Ito can be a pilot. Songs: Won't You Be My Neighbor?, Sweet Potato, Who Wants To Be A Cow, Potato Bug Song, Good Feeling.
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Friday, April 13th, 1973
40: 'Potato Bugs and Cows' Opera
The Neighborhood of Make-Believe holds its opera on Potato Bugs and Cows. Lady Aberlin plays Priscilla, an unsatisfied cow who wants to be a potato bug.
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Monday, April 16th, 1973
41: Show 1301
Rogers hears that Mrs. McFeely is ill. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Queen Sara begins to fall ill.
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Tuesday, April 17th, 1973
42: Show 1302
Rogers visits Mrs. McFeely. In the process, both express their feelings about her illness. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine and Bob Dog show off their bravery.
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Wednesday, April 18th, 1973
43: Show 1303
Susan Linn uses her Cat-a-lion puppet to express sad and happy feelings. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Handyman Negri announces the Queen's illness.
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Thursday, April 19th, 1973
44: Show 1304
Those in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe decide to play music to help Queen Sara get well.
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Friday, April 20th, 1973
45: Show 1305
Rogers has a juicer for Chef Brockett. Those in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe hold a concert to celebrate Queen Sara's recovery from illness.
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Monday, April 23rd, 1973
46: What is Love? (1)
X the Owl gives leaves for Queen Sara to examine under her microscope.
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Tuesday, April 24th, 1973
47: What is Love? (2)
Rogers helps the McFeelys pack for their upcoming trip to see their grandchildren. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin wants Queen Sara to identify a leaf.
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Wednesday, April 25th, 1973
48: What is Love? (3)
Rogers meets a woman who makes toys from wood. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday is dismayed that Harriet Elizabeth Cow has refused to give him her plant. This prompts an argument between King Friday and Queen Sara.
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Thursday, April 26th, 1973
49: What is Love? (4)
Lady Aberlin wants to know how love works. Just how could loving people argue with one another?
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Friday, April 27th, 1973
50: What is Love? (5)
As he takes care of Mrs. McFeely's plants, Rogers says that new plants start from seeds. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Henrietta and Miss Paulifficate imagine what the McFeelys might be doing.
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Monday, April 30th, 1973
51: Show 1311
Rogers welcomes back the McFeelys. They share photographs of their grandchildren. One of them, Chrissie Thompson, wears leg braces. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine shows her impatience for Mr. McFeely's return.
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Tuesday, May 1st, 1973
52: Show 1312
Rogers has a ukelele he wants Joe Negri to sell. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Henrietta and Lady Elaine are at odds: both wishes she could be the other.
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Wednesday, May 2nd, 1973
53: Show 1313
Henrietta is still stinging from her argument with Lady Elaine. Handyman Negri must console both.
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Thursday, May 3rd, 1973
54: Show 1314
King Friday wants Mr. McFeely to order a rocking throne. The trouble is, Corny is having his nap.
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Friday, May 4th, 1973
55: Show 1315
Corny and Miss Paulifficate put the finishing touches on King Friday's rocking throne.
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Monday, May 7th, 1973
56: Mixed-Up NOM (1)
Bob Trow helps the McFeelys wallpaper their kitchen. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine uses her boomerang-toomerang-soomerang to rearrange the buildings.
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Tuesday, May 8th, 1973
57: Mixed-Up NOM (2)
Rogers takes a wallpapered container to the McFeelys, who have finished wallpapering their house. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, everyone is confused over the rearranged locales.
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Wednesday, May 9th, 1973
58: Mixed-Up NOM (3)
Bob Trow demonstrates several tools. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, everyone is angry at Lady Elaine. Pilot Ito and Lady Aberlin do their best to remedy the rearrangements.
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Thursday, May 10th, 1973
59: Mixed-Up NOM (4)
Rogers talks to a glassblower at Elsie Neal's Craft Shop. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine moves all the locales back where they belong. King Friday commissions a Festival of Mad Feelings for the next day.
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Friday, May 11th, 1973
60: Festival of Mad Feelings
Rogers visits a drummer in Negri's Music Shop. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe holds its Festival of Mad Feelings.
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Monday, May 14th, 1973
61: Show 1321
Morrie Turner, a cartoonist, shows Rogers pictures of several neighbors. Mr. McFeely announces that his grandchildren will visit the neighborhood soon.
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Tuesday, May 15th, 1973
62: Show 1322
Rogers tries on leg braces and works crutches before he visits Chrissie Thompson and Mrs. McFeely. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Mr. McFeely helps Donkey Hodie put the finishing touches on his invention.
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Wednesday, May 16th, 1973
63: Show 1323
Audrey Roth shows Rogers a new game she created. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Grandpere compliments Donkey Hodie for his potato crop.
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Thursday, May 17th, 1973
64: Daniel Sleeps Away from Home
Rogers talks about and draws different kinds of stars. Nighttime in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe sees Daniel Tiger and Grandpere making a star for Donkey Hodie.
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Friday, May 18th, 1973
65: Barbershop Quartet
Rogers hears a barbershop quartet at Negri's Music Shop. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine starts a vocal chorale with Harriet Elizabeth Cow and Lady Aberlin.
Season 7
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Monday, February 18th, 1974
1: Show 1326
Rogers paints the walls of his television house. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe is preparing for a Sweethearts' Concert. X the Owl gets word that the Owl Correspondence School will send him a lesson.
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Tuesday, February 19th, 1974
2: Show 1327
Rogers has finished repainting the living room of his television house. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, a mischievous Prince Tuesday empties Miss Paulifficate's purse during the Make-Believe Sweethearts Concert.
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Wednesday, February 20th, 1974
3: Show 1328
Rogers sees how pizza is made by observing two guests at Brockett's Bakery. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Miss Paulifficate's pizza dough, thrown in the air, lands with an OCS lesson attached.
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Thursday, February 21st, 1974
4: Show 1329
Bob Trow sets up a train display at his workshop, where he and Rogers discuss relative size. The potato train arrives with a package from the Owl Correspondence School for Harrite Elizabeth Cow. She is to help X the Owl learn about safety.
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Friday, February 22nd, 1974
5: Show 1330
Elsie Neal has brings a decoration she made from horse chestnuts. Later Ezra Jack Keats, returned from Japan, visits Rogers. In between, the Neighborhood of Make-Believe invites the circus from Westwood.
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Monday, February 25th, 1974
6: Show 1331
Elsie Neal presents circus miniatures. Purple Panda returns to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, but misses the circus and the friends he has there. King Friday tries to get the circus to the NOM.
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Tuesday, February 26th, 1974
7: Show 1332
Sam Kamin, a balloon artist, visits the McFeelys to make animal balloons. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, one Oliver Circus Clown reunites with Purple Panda.
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Wednesday, February 27th, 1974
8: Show 1333
Mrs. McFeely is looking after a Capuchin monkey at her house. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, the King and Oliver Circus Clown reach a compromise by which Purple Panda can rejoin the circus.
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Thursday, February 28th, 1974
9: Show 1334
Rogers sees the Shadow Box Theatre perform their puppets. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Daniel is afraid of the circus parade passing his Clock.
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Friday, March 1st, 1974
10: Show 1335
Ella Jenkins visits Rogers' television house to share songs and musical instruments. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe holds Circus Day. Purple leaves to rejoin the circus.
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Monday, March 4th, 1974
11: The Missing Clock (1)
Mr. Rogers searches for his watch. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Daniel works on his Clock, but it disappears.
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Tuesday, March 5th, 1974
12: The Missing Clock (2)
The Neighborhood of Make-Believe launches a search for Daniel's Clock.
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Wednesday, March 6th, 1974
13: The Missing Clock (3)
Mr. Allmine tries to take the sandbox where Prince Tuesday and Daniel are playing. While that is thwarted, he does lead them to the Land of Allmine, where Daniel's Clock stands.
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Thursday, March 7th, 1974
14: The Missing Clock (4)
Mr. Allmine still refuses to return the Clock to Daniel, but Lady Elaine Fairchilde steps in with a wry trick.
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Friday, March 8th, 1974
15: The Missing Clock (5)
Sam Senkow introduces the game of story tag to Rogers. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Mr. Allmine returns Daniel's Clock.
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Tuesday, March 12th, 1974
17: Show 1342
Rogers' son John shows his molds of animal tracks. Elsie Neal is assigned to make a portrait of Mr. McFeely. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday asks for a statue of Monday IX, Friday's great-great-great-great grandfather.
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Wednesday, March 13th, 1974
18: Show 1343
Audrey Roth wants to put a mirror in an old frame and present it as an anniversary gift for the McFeelys. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Prince Tuesday sees himself in a mirror while touring the Museum-Go-Round.
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Thursday, March 14th, 1974
19: Show 1344
Rogers sees what Chef Brockett is making for the McFeelys' anniversary: a mother cat and her kitten. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Elsie Neal and Henrietta Pussycat contribute to the statue of King Monday IX.
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Friday, March 15th, 1974
20: Show 1345
Rogers and other neighbors attend a surprise party for the McFeelys' anniversary. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe witnesses the unveiling of the statue of King Monday IX.
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Monday, March 18th, 1974
21: Show 1346
Rogers sees the Brown Marionette Company prepare for a performance of The Shoemaker and the Elves. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, a self-billed Master Mister Magic Maker insists on performing magic tricks. To some, he is a mischief maker (and so is Prince Tuesday).
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Tuesday, March 19th, 1974
22: Show 1347
Rogers offers to write music for the Brown Marionettes' production of The Elves, The Shoemaker and the Shoemaker's Wife. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Prince Tuesday breaks the statue of King Monday IX. Lady Elaine is among the neighbors who first let the Prince understand what he has done and then help him repair it.
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Wednesday, March 20th, 1974
23: Show 1348
Chef Brockett has a sale on round baked goods. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, X the Owl needs Handyman Negri to help repair the bell outside Henrietta's house.
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Thursday, March 21st, 1974
24: Show 1349
Rogers delivers his songs to the Brown Marionettes Theater in preparation for the puppet play the next day. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, X looks for a hide-and-find lesson from the Owl Correspondence School.
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Friday, March 22nd, 1974
25: Show 1350
The Brown Marionettes perform The ELves, the Shoemaker and the Shoemaker's Wife.
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Monday, March 25th, 1974
26: Planet Purple: Waterfalls & Faucets, Controlling Water; An Oboist
Rogers shows a film of his visit to New York to see Francois Clemmons. Later Rogers visits an oboist at Negri's Music Shop. In between, some in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe look for X the Owl's OCS lesson. King Friday shows concern that his waterfall remain off most of the time.
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Tuesday, March 26th, 1974
27: Planet Purple: Things Don't Go On & Off by Magic; Zitar Music
Audrey Roth's daughter Holly shows some of her crafts at Rogers' television house. Later Rogers hears a Vietnamese musician at Francois Clemmons' studio. In between, the Neighborhood of Make-Believe is the perfect place for a magic switch to turn the Castle fountain on or off.
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Wednesday, March 27th, 1974
28: Planet Purple: Firefighting; Small Fire in Make-Believe
Rogers talks of turning things on and off, such as a flashlight and a water faucet. Later he goes to Elsie Neal's Craft Shop where two people are making a papier-mâché tunnel. In between, the Neighborhood of Make-Believe witnesses a fire at Henrietta Pussycat's house. Prince Tuesday lets Handyman Negri use his squirt bottle to put it out.
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Thursday, March 28th, 1974
29: Planet Purple: Julia Child Makes Spaghetti; Smokey Bear & Safety
Julia Child makes spaghetti Marco Polo at Brockett's Bakery. Smokey Bear visits the Neighborhood of Make-Believe to console Henrietta Pussycat.
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Friday, March 29th, 1974
30: Planet Purple: Everything's the Same on Planet Purple
Mike Taylor, a bass player, performs at Negri's Music Shop. Later Rogers begins reading The History of Planet Purple. In between, Handyman Negri and others in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe are surprised to see people from the Planet Purple wearing different colors.
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Monday, April 1st, 1974
31: Planet Purple: Differences & Disabilities; a Blind Boy
Rogers continues to read from The History of Planet Purple, explaining that Lady Elaine's visit opened the populace to variety in life. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Paul and Pauline arrive looking for Purple Panda.
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Tuesday, April 2nd, 1974
32: Planet Purple: "The Owl and the Pussycat"; a Real Owl
Rogers reads The Owl and the Pussycat. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin is surprised to see Paul and Pauline with variety in their lives.
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Wednesday, April 3rd, 1974
33: Planet Purple: Eyeglasses; People Have Several Names
Myra Stone, a silversmith, displays her jewelry at Elsie Neal's Craft Shop. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine is not pleased with the changes at Planet Purple until she discovers those changes came about from her.
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Thursday, April 4th, 1974
34: Planet Purple: Feelings about Winning and Losing; Voting
Rogers discusses voting and sees a voting machine at Trow's Workshop. Most in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe oppose the vote to add "Fairchilde" at the end of the territory's name.
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Friday, April 5th, 1974
35: Planet Purple: Clowns Get into Make-up; Planet Purple Changes
Chef Brockett and Barbara Russell apply clown make-up at Betty's Little Theater. Rogers completes his reading The History of Planet Purple. Lady Elaine whisks herself and a panda from the circus for a weekend on Planet Purple.
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Monday, April 8th, 1974
36: Potato Festival: Making Waffles; Maple Syrup Process; Full & Empty
Chef Brockett makes waffles at the McFeelys' house. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, he begins searching for maple syrup. Lady Elaine promises she will make syrup by Thursday.
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Tuesday, April 9th, 1974
37: Potato Festival: Repairing a Leaky Wooden Bucket & Making a New One
Rogers gets a hole in a bucket repaired. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine wants to go into making maple syrup.
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Wednesday, April 10th, 1974
38: Potato Festival: Native American Family-Friendship Dance; Woodpeckers
Rogers witnesses a Native American family teaching dances to Francois Clemmons. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine plans to get maple syrup for the harvest festival. To this end, she tries to tap X's oak tree.
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Thursday, April 11th, 1974
16: Show 1341
Mr. and Mrs. McFeely tell Rogers that their anniversary is four days away. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine makes a cylinder record on which King Friday's ancestors can be heard.
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Thursday, April 11th, 1974
39: Potato Festival: Listening to Sounds; Disappointment & Other Solutions
Lady Elaine Fairchilde tries to get maple syrup from X's Tree. But Chef Brockett helps her remember the brown sugar syrup she enjoyed as a child.
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Friday, April 12th, 1974
40: Potato Festival: Crafts of Throwaways; Harvest Time & Being Thankful
Elsie Neal helps Rogers arrange a rock garden at her craft shop. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine gets her bottles of brown sugar syrup ready for the Potato Harvest Festival at Someplace Else.
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Monday, April 15th, 1974
41: An Opera: Mister Rogers' Sister & Nephew; Opera Plan Begin
Rogers' adopted sister visits with her two sons. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine discusses opera roles with John Reardon.
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Tuesday, April 16th, 1974
42: An Opera: Washboard & Kazoo Music; Choosing Roles for Opera
Rogers hears Don Riggs play a washboard at Negri's Music Shop. He also visits the McFeelys' house to see an old-fashioned washing machine. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, X the Owl suggests a role he can play in the upcoming opera.
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Wednesday, April 17th, 1974
43: An Opera: What Do Backs of Things Look Like?
Francois Clemmons demonstrates his camera to Rogers. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Clemmons asks to be a photographer in the opera.
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Thursday, April 18th, 1974
44: An Opera: Diamonds & How People Mine Them; Sparkling Things
Rogers puts a puzzle together and sees how diamonds are cut. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday XIII grants Yoshi Ito a part in the upcoming opera.
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Friday, April 19th, 1974
45: An Opera: Neighborhood Opera: "All in the Laundry"
The Neighborhood of Make-Believe stages the opera All in the Laundry. In it, Reardon plays a lowly laundromat worker who catches the eye of a handsome lady.
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Monday, April 22nd, 1974
46: A New Friend: Tim Scanlon, Deaf Visitor; Communication
Tim Scanlon and Elaine Bromka, from the National Theatre of the Deaf, perform a pantomime of Mary Had a Little LamLamb. X the Owl gets word that a new professor at Owl Correspondence School will teach him a new lesson soon.
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Tuesday, April 23rd, 1974
47: A New Friend: Theater of the Deaf; Pantomimes
The National Theatre for the Deaf performs pantomime at Betty's Little Theater. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Henrietta and King Friday express their feelings for X's new teacher.
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Wednesday, April 24th, 1974
48: A New Friend: It Can Be Hard to Understand Deaf People
Rogers dyes some Easter eggs. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, X prints all sorts of signs after Professor Scanlon's lessons.
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Thursday, April 25th, 1974
49: A New Friend: Feeling Vibrations; Making Friends with Tim Scanlon
Rogers discusses facial expressions vibrations with musical instruments. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday XIII decides he likes X the Owl's teacher.
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Friday, April 26th, 1974
50: A New Friend: Hearing Aid; Deaf Child at Play; Photography
Tim Scanlon is at Bob Trow's workshop enlarging photographs. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday wishes to hold a dinner for Professor Scanlon.
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Monday, April 29th, 1974
51: Real vs Imagined: Making African Shirts; Parts Make Up a Whole
Mr. McFeely gives Rogers a pullover shirt from Elsie Neal. Later Rogers hears a marimba and a xylophone at Negri's Music Shop.
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Tuesday, April 30th, 1974
52: Real vs Imagined: Decorated Cakes; Imagining More than What's Meant
Since COrny said Lady Elaine is his best neighbor, she gives him freshly-squeezed orange juice. In his appreciation, Corny gives Lady Elaine a baseball bat. This, she thinks, is a sign that she and Corny are engaged.
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Wednesday, May 1st, 1974
53: Real vs Imagined: Hats; Dress-up Play; Accordions; Real or Pretend?
John Costa performs his accordion at Francois Clemmons' studio. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine decides she will marry Corny the following Wednesday. Lady Aberlin feels Corny knows nothing about the engagement.
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Thursday, May 2nd, 1974
54: Real vs Imagined: Visiting McFeely's Granddaughter Who Has Spina Bifida
Rogers meets a weaver at Elsie Neal's Craft Shop. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Elsie Jean and Miss Paulifficate plan for Lady Elaine's shower.
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Friday, May 3rd, 1974
55: Real vs Imagined: Chrissy, McFeely's Grandchild, Helps Make Lunch
Rogers works a sandsifter and says that only water flows through a bathroom shower. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe holds its shower for Lady Elaine.
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Monday, May 6th, 1974
56: Misunderstanding: Player Piano; Anger & Love; Misunderstandings
Rogers goes to the McFeelys to work a player piano (which Mrs. McFeely was not told about). In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine thinks Joey Hollingsworth will be the best man for her apparent wedding with Corny.
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Tuesday, May 7th, 1974
57: Misunderstanding: Rare Musical Instruments; Wedding in Make-Believe?
Professor Arne B. Larson shows a few ancient musical instruments at Negri's Music Shop. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Corny leaves on a business trip, ruining Lady Elaine's thoughts of a wedding between them.
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Wednesday, May 8th, 1974
58: Misunderstanding: Mister Rogers Can't See Audience through TV
Back in Negri's Music Shop, Arne B. Larson demonstrates handmade musical instruments. Those in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe try to get a dour Lady Elaine to attend a party.
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Thursday, May 9th, 1974
59: Misunderstanding: Mister Rogers Shows How He Works His Puppets
Rogers shows all the puppets he uses in the NOM segments. He and Bob Trow (the man behind Harriet Elizabeth Cow) demonstrate the washer-dryer-sorter-dumper. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine overcomes her disappointment of the day before by starting a television station, called MGR-TV.
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Friday, May 10th, 1974
60: Misunderstanding: Being Ill: Lady Elaine's TV Station
Rogers shows how a bed tray is used. Lady Elaine Fairchilde puts on cooking shows at MGR-TV. But the station is strapped into inaction because Lady Elaine doesn't have a TV license.
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Monday, May 13th, 1974
61: Abilities & Disabilities: Film of Chrissy's Mainstreamed Class
Rogers shows his driver's license at the beginning of the program. As a favor for Mr. McFeely, he gives a delivery to Trow's workshop. Robert Trow is giving a lesson on silkscreening to a professional artist. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe has waited a weekend for the license for MGR-TV. A few hurdles still have to be cleared. X the Owl and Mr. McFeely have delivered to an empty studio. But Lady Elaine and King Friday arrive in haste, eager to get MGR-TV back on the air.
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Tuesday, May 14th, 1974
62: Abilities & Disabilities: A Television Camera; Chrissy Plans Surprise
Negri's Music Shop has a display of television equipment. Rogers and Negri take turns working the camera and performing music on-screen. Before leaving the shop, Rogers encounters Terri and Chrissy Thompson, who are arranging a puppet show. MGR-TV is still emerging at the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, creating program ideas on the spot. To help a tiring camera operator (Lady Aberlin), Handyman Negri provides a rolling camera attachment.
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Wednesday, May 15th, 1974
63: Abilities & Disabilities: Chrissy Rehearses Puppet Show; Help with Witch Fears
Mister Rogers brings with him a collection of puppets from around the world (provided by the Lovelace Marionette Theatre). He then goes to Elsie Neal's shop to find Elsie Neal helping Terri and Chrissy Thompson for their upcoming puppet show. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine is ready to do remote TV work. The first act is Lady Aberlin in a primitive witch costume, which scares Henrietta Pussycat.
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Thursday, May 16th, 1974
64: Abilities & Disabilities: Chrissy Talks about Her Braces, Crutches, and Shows
Chrissy Thompson tells a story of how a girl had despised her braces and crutches, but changed her mind thanks to Chrissy's television visits. X the Owl and Lady Aberlin help to comfort Henrietta Pussycat by telling her in song, Witches Aren't Real.
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Friday, May 17th, 1974
65: Abilities & Disabilities: Making Up Your Own Stories and Plays
In preparation for Chrissy and Terri's puppet show, Mister Rogers has made an "icebox cake" from chocolate wafers and whipped cream. Before the play, the Neighborhood of Make-Believe finds Lady Aberlin in search of the world's smallest talking witch.
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Monday, February 17th, 1975
1: Feeling Safe: Hide & Seek; A Mobile Home; Wanting to Win
Rogers sees the offices of Audrey Cleans Everything (really a mobile home that converts to an office. Purple Panda returns to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, as does a lady who now calls herself "Barbara B. Frisbee."
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Tuesday, February 18th, 1975
2: Feeling Safe: Playing Safely; Talking Can Help When You're Afraid
Lady Aberlin gives Daniel Striped Tiger a tap-dancing lesson. When Barbara B. Frisbee jokes about her enormous frisbee, Lady Elaine decides that a giant will visit the Neighborhood of Make-Believe.
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Wednesday, February 19th, 1975
3: Feeling Safe: Seat Belt Safety; An Organist; Small vs. Giant
Rogers lends his antique car to Mr. McFeely. He hears an organist play a fugue by Bach in Negri's Music Shop. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine is still frightening people with talk that the giant frisbee is for a giant.
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Thursday, February 20th, 1975
4: Feeling Safe: Removing a Spot; Inkblots; Calm Things
Rogers gets Barbara Russell's help to remove an ink spot on his shirt. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Barbara B. Frisbee wants everyone to guess what the frisbee is for.
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Friday, February 21st, 1975
5: Feeling Safe: Feelings about Hand-Me-Downs; Tap Dancers
Rogers sees tap dancers at Betty's Little Theater. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin helps give X the Owl an understanding about clothes and those who wear them.
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Monday, February 24th, 1975
6: Show 1396
Queen Sara is looking for Prince Tuesday. It leads to an appeal on MGR-TV.
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Tuesday, February 25th, 1975
7: Show 1397
Rogers builds with blocks and sees a llama at the McFeelys' house. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, some wonder what the Platypus family intends to do with wood blocks.
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Wednesday, February 26th, 1975
8: Show 1398
Rogers illustrates magnetism and plays horseshoes with Bob Trow. At the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin brings back the old toy horse from years gone by.
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Thursday, February 27th, 1975
9: Show 1399
Rogers compares a chromaharp and a standing harp.
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Friday, February 28th, 1975
10: Show 1400
Lady Aberlin is doing a remote broadcast at MGR-TV to welcome the Platypus family home. This includes an in-studio visit with the Sweetheart trio.
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Monday, March 3rd, 1975
11: Jealousy: Zippers & Buttons; Wiolinists; When People Go Away
Rogers discusses fasteners before hearing a string quartet practice. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, the Royal family packs for a visit to Westwood and they want Bob Dog to accompany them.
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Tuesday, March 4th, 1975
12: Jealousy: Skunks; Making New Friends; Feeling Proud
The Royal Family is about to visit Westwood, but someone has to fetch the King's bass.
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Thursday, March 6th, 1975
14: Jealousy: Peek-A-Boo; Playing about Saying Good-bye
Chef Brockett makes noodle pudding. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Edgar is anxious for the Royal family to return. He is asked to bring his noodle pudding to Westwood.
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Friday, March 7th, 1975
15: Jealousy: Missing People When They Go Away; Sand Toys
Rogers talks of the ways people can welcome others. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe welcomes the Royal family home.
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Monday, March 10th, 1975
16: Wishing & Pretending: Spinning Flax; Fears of Wishes Coming True
Mr. McFeely shows Rogers leopard frogs. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Prince Tuesday wishes the Frogg family would visit.
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Tuesday, March 11th, 1975
17: Wishing & Pretending: Practicing; A Juggler; Tadpoles to Frogs
Rogers discusses the fact that, unlike humans, tadpoles transform into frogs. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, the Frogg family visits. Tuesday is worried that all his wishes will come true.
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Wednesday, March 12th, 1975
18: Wishing & Pretending: Modeling Dough; A Sculptor; Wishing vs. Doing
Rogers mixes his own modeling dough and sees a sculptor at Elsie Neal's Craft Shop. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine reports on MRG-TV that Tuesday is missing. When he is found, he tells his worries about wishes.
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Thursday, March 13th, 1975
19: Wishing and Pretending (4)
The Brown Marionette Theater is preparing to perform Little Red Riding Hood. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin wants to act as Red Riding Hood. X will pretend with her only if he is called ""Pretend Wolf.""
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Friday, March 14th, 1975
20: Wishing and Pretending (5)
Rogers and McFeely take tickets at the Brown's Marionette Studio and watch the Browns' production of Little Red Riding Hood.
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Monday, March 17th, 1975
21: Show 1411
Rogers shows that a captain's lap desk has many compartments. Another such desk is delivered to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe while Black and White Panda visit.
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Tuesday, March 18th, 1975
22: Show 1412
Audrey Roth shows Rogers how her mobile home converts from an office to a living room. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe is curious about a tent that has appeared overnight.
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Wednesday, March 19th, 1975
23: Show 1413
Rogers hears Francois Clemmons, John Costa and Bert Lloyd playing and singing music at Clemmons' studio. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, the reformed Mr. Allmine invites Daniel and Lady Aberlin to his museum in the Land of Allmine.
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Thursday, March 20th, 1975
24: Show 1414
Residents of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe try to find Lady Aberlin and Daniel, who did not ask permission to go to the Land of Allmine.
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Friday, March 21st, 1975
25: Show 1415
Rogers goes to Brockett's Bakery, where guests are preparing egg-drop soup and fortune cookies. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin and Lady Elaine discuss the differences between a merry-go-round and the Museum-Go-Round.
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Monday, March 24th, 1975
26: A Dentist and a Tooth Fairy
Mr. Rogers has a dental exam. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Edgar Cooke plays Tooth Fairy to take one of Daniel's baby teeth.
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Tuesday, March 25th, 1975
27: Energy Crisis (1)
Rogers goes to Negri's Music Shop to demonstrate the difference between a piano and an organ. Al Worden returns to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, which is running low on electricity.
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Wednesday, March 26th, 1975
28: Energy Crisis (2)
Rogers visits an exhibition of kinetic art at Elsie Neal's Craft Shop. He then shows how he can make the Trolley go slower. The Trolley does indeed go slow in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, as their energy source is drained to the marrow.
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Thursday, March 27th, 1975
29: Energy Crisis (3)
Rogers and Bob Trow discuss efficient energy use. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Al Worden receives the solar power system needed to restore energy there.
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Friday, March 28th, 1975
30: Show 1420
Rogers brings a St. Bernard to the McFeelys' house and draws a song there. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, MGR-TV gives Mr. McFeely his own show.
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Monday, March 31st, 1975
31: An Opera: Size Isn't Important; Be the Best of Whatever You Are
Rogers sees the world's largest guitar at Negri's Music Shop. Handyman Negri plays the world's largest guitar in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. Reardon calls the King and says he will create an opera about swans.
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Tuesday, April 1st, 1975
32: An Opera: Ocean Sounds; Listening; Opera Plans
Rogers operates a machine that simulates the sound of waves crashing. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, several neighbors propose the parts they wish to play in the upcoming opera.
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Wednesday, April 2nd, 1975
33: An Opera: Taffy; Opera Costume & Props; Fingerpainting
Chef Brockett and Jeff Edwards make taffy at Brockett's Bakery. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin decides to use taffy and a key in the opera.
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Thursday, April 3rd, 1975
34: An Opera: Locks & Keys; "Behind-Doors" Guessing Game
Rogers brings a combination lock to a raffle game held at Betty's Little Theater. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Mr. Allmine lands a role in the opera.
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Friday, April 4th, 1975
35: An Opera: Opera Day in Make-Believe: "Key to Otherland"
In this ninth Neighborhood opera, Lady Aberlin plays a girl whose brother finds a key in the sand. She dreams the key opens the door to another land, full of swans, beavers, and a witch with a diabolical passion.
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Saturday, April 5th, 1975
13: Jealousy: Elephant Statues; Feeling Jealous; Making a Terrarium
Jean Worthley of Hodgepodge Lodge tells Rogers about making a terrarium. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Tad Frogg is jealous of H.J. Elephant because he has played constantly with Prince Tuesday.
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Monday, April 7th, 1975
36: When People Leave: Wanting People to Stay; Remembering
King Friday XIII offers John Reardon a high office in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, but Reardon is not sure he wants to stay.
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Tuesday, April 8th, 1975
37: When People Leave: Seaplane Ride; Mixed Feelings about Going
Reardon is homesick and must leave the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. Rogers helps the McFeelys make glider planes.
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Wednesday, April 9th, 1975
38: When People Leave: Anne Pelowski, Storyteller; Wanting Control
King Friday declares no one may leave the Neighborhood of Make-Believe without his permission. Lady Elaine defies the rule, thanks to her leaf mat. Later in the program, Rogers visits Anne Pellowski, who tells one African folk tale and one Turkish story.
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Thursday, April 10th, 1975
39: When People Leave: Uniforms; Hair Styling; Rules
Betty Aberlin is at a beauty parlor, discussing with Rogers uniforms and the people who wear them. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin is ordered to put Lady Elaine Fairchilde under house arrest.
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Friday, April 11th, 1975
40: When People Leave: Baton Twirling; King Changes Rule; Bookmobile & Reading
Rogers invites a baton twirler to his television house. Later Mrs. McFeely shows a film on her work with a bookmobile. In between, Everyone in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe has stayed inside. King Friday now realizes he must revoke his rule that no one leave without his permission.
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Monday, April 14th, 1975
41: Moving: Jigsaw Puzzles; Rules Are for Children's Safety
Rogers sees Bob Trow make a jigsaw puzzle. Those in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe get an understanding of King Friday's rule allowing careful travel.
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Tuesday, April 15th, 1975
42: Moving: Touring Empty Apartment; Feelings about Old Things
Rogers helps Natalie Baker look at an apartment she may rent. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Corny gets a new saw but refuses to part with his old one.
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Wednesday, April 16th, 1975
43: Moving: Chrissy Makes Tacos; Giving and Keeping
Mr. McFeely shows a film of his visit to a flea market. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Corny is reluctant to throw anything away.
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Thursday, April 17th, 1975
44: Moving: Moving Vans; Moving Day at the Apartment
Rogers helps the Baker family move into their apartment. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe is nearing its flea market, but Corny decides to keep his old saw.
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Friday, April 18th, 1975
45: Moving: Flea Market; Ella Jenkins & Susan Linn
Rogers goes to Betty's Little Theater to see Ella Jenkins perform with Susan Linn and her puppets. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine stages the flea market.
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Monday, April 21st, 1975
46: Old & New Friends: Africa; Turbans; African Dance & Marionettes
Rogers listens to African music. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin gets different reactions about her turban from different neighbors.
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Tuesday, April 22nd, 1975
47: Old & New Friends: Magic Tricks; Old friend, Tim Scanlon, Visits
Paul Gertner, a magician, shows a few tricks in Rogers' kitchen. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, X and Henrietta must inform Bob Dog the truth about magic tricks.
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Wednesday, April 23rd, 1975
48: Old & New Friends: Ramps; Moving a Piano; Feeling Left Out & Helping
Rogers watches as a piano is delivered to Mrs. Baker's apartment. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine Fairchilde bothers people with her boomerang-toomerang-soomerang. Lady Aberlin finds that boomerang is just what she needs.
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Thursday, April 24th, 1975
49: Old & New Friends: Mrs. Rogers Visits; Film of a Deaf Boy at Play
It's Upside Down Amateur Hour on MGR-TV. Thanks to Lady Elaine, Lady Aberlin pours water upside down.
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Friday, April 25th, 1975
50: Old & New Friends: Film of Mrs. Rogers' Piano Recital: Sharing Friends
Rogers plays back a tape of his wife's piano recital. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe welcomes back Professor Scanlon, who performs magic tricks.
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Monday, April 28th, 1975
51: A Rainbow for Prince Tuesday (1)
Rogers sees a stained glass expert at Bob Trow's workshop. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday XIII sends Mr. McFeely on a search for a rainbow for Prince Tuesday.
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Tuesday, April 29th, 1975
52: A Rainbow for Prince Tuesday (2)
Lady Elaine stages a bird show at MGR-TV.
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Wednesday, April 30th, 1975
53: A Rainbow for Prince Tuesday (3)
Mr. McFeely continues his search for a rainbow by entering the Land of Allmine. He and Mr. Allmine find a rainbow trout.
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Thursday, May 1st, 1975
54: A Rainbow for Prince Tuesday (4)
Rogers sees Sylvia Bubalo making greeting cards at Elsie Neal's Craft Shop. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine interviews a butterfly on MGR-TV. Mr. McFeely still can't find a rainbow.
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Friday, May 2nd, 1975
55: A Rainbow for Prince Tuesday (5)
On an overcast day, Rogers shows an umbrella. Chef Brockett prepares a fruit dish. It rains in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, prompting a rainbow for Prince Tuesday and everyone else.
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Monday, May 5th, 1975
56: King Friday's Birthday: Tony Bennett Visits; Exercises; India Dancer
Rogers and Marilyn Barnett watch Vija Vetra dance. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Tony Bennett sings on MGR-TV and does a sketch of Lady Elaine.
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Tuesday, May 6th, 1975
57: King Friday's Birthday: Gymnastics; Everyone Was a Baby Once
Rogers sees gymnasts work the bars and sideboards at a gymnasium. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin informs several neighbors that King Friday's birthday is coming.
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Wednesday, May 7th, 1975
58: King Friday's Birthday: Lightship Baskets; Feelings about Giving Presents
Walter Brown weaves baskets at Trow's workshop. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, X and Henrietta think of birthday presents for King Friday.
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Thursday, May 8th, 1975
59: King Friday's Birthday: Some Things You Don't Have to Give or Share
Rogers plays games with bean bags at Elsie Neal's Craft Shop. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Digger Digorum discovers the perfect gift for King Friday's birthday.
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Friday, May 9th, 1975
60: King Friday's Birthday: Sad, Scary, & Happy Feelings at Birthday Parties
It's King Friday's birthday, and Lady Elaine has a song for him as part of the Neighborhood-wide celebration.
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Monday, May 12th, 1975
61: Looking Back & Ahead: Tony Bennett; Sculptor; Feelings about Birthdays
Fred McFalls, one of Rogers' college friend, has made a sculpture of Rogers. At the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday XIII announces that his college friend, a lizard, will visit later in the week.
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Tuesday, May 13th, 1975
62: Looking Back & Ahead: Waiting and Disappointment; Lizards
Daniel is afraid the visiting lizard will eat him. King Friday reassures everyone that his friend is a vegetarian. Not only that, but "Princess Margaret H. Lizard" can change into a witch.
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Wednesday, May 14th, 1975
63: Looking Back & Ahead: Margaret Hamilton as the Witch in "The Wizard of Oz"
Margaret Hamilton visits the television house to discuss with Rogers her work in the classic film The Wizard of Oz. She appears in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe as a princess who is sometimes a lizard. This Princess Margaret is about to stage a festival for remembering the past.
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Thursday, May 15th, 1975
64: Looking Back & Ahead: Remember the Past & Wondering about the Future
Mister Rogers plays tapes of past television visits, including a segment from the wedding of King Friday XIII and Queen Sara. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Princess Margaret H. Witch presents a crystal ball that shows the past and tells the future.
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Friday, May 16th, 1975
65: Looking Back & Ahead: Play and Pretend Are Important; Making Bread
Princess Margaret H. Witch has left the crystal ball to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. At Brockett's Bakery, Rogers sees John Costa's mother making bread.
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Monday, February 16th, 1976
1: Remembering (1)
Rogers takes viewers to his garage, which is filled with the show's puppets, scripts, videotapes, and other memorabilia. He and Mr. McFeely watch a videotape of Show 1032. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, X the Owl reminds Lady Aberlin how to prepare the crystal ball for gazing into the future.
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Tuesday, February 17th, 1976
2: Remembering (2)
Rogers brings all the Neighborhood of Make-Believe models to the garage, where he and Betty Aberlin watch a videotape of Show 1013. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine has painted the crystal ball to try and cut down the time needed to look into one's future. But the paint causes no end of problems.
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Wednesday, February 18th, 1976
3: Remembering (3)
Joe Negri goes to Rogers' garage to tape actress Mari Gardner performing nursery rhymes. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe calls out for Princess Margaret H. Witch to remove the paint from the crystal ball.
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Thursday, February 19th, 1976
4: Remembering (4)
Mister Rogers returns to his garage to replay Chef Brockett's first appearance in the television house. In the Neighborhood of Make Believe, Margaret H. Witch returns to help clean up the disabled crystal ball. But she can't do it without Lady Elaine, who had painted one side of the crystal ball red and the other half blue. When Lady Elaine confesses, she plays the last part in getting the crystal ball back to normal.
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Friday, February 20th, 1976
5: Remembering (5)
After replacing a light bulb in the traffic light, Rogers looks back at the tape of Show 1069 and his visit to a police station. He and Francois Clemmons discuss some of the operas in which Clemmons performed. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin sees what the future holds for Daniel Striped Tiger and X the Owl.
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Thursday, December 1st, 1977
6: Christmastime with Mister Rogers
This rarely-televised special shows Rogers at his neighborly best, extending holiday wishes and attending a children's dance. Lady Elaine Fairchilde has a touch of Dickens in the invaluable lesson she is taught.
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Saturday, April 1st, 1978
7: Springtime In Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
Betty's Little Theater springs a leak in its roof. To raise money to fix it, everyone in the neighborhood stages a performance. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine fantasizes about being a princess.
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Tuesday, August 1st, 1978
8: Talking with Young Children About Death
Season 10
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Monday, August 20th, 1979
1: Going to School: Mister Rogers Visits a Kindergarten
Mister Rogers takes his television neighbors to a kindergarten classroom at the local school. Prior to beginning Make-Believe, he disguises the Neighborhood Trolley as a school bus with a cardboard cover. The Trolley enters the Neighborhood of Make-Believe with a convincing school bus disguise, arousing everyone's attention. It gets to the point where King Friday XIII decrees that a school shall be built in the neighborhood within three days. After scouting four locations, Lady Aberlin and Handyman Negri decide that the school should be built at Someplace Else. Harriet Elizabeth Cow has agreed to be the teacher for Ana Platypus, Daniel Striped Tiger, and Prince Tuesday.
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Tuesday, August 21st, 1979
2: Going to School: Visit to a First Grade; First Day of School
Lady Elaine Fairchilde attempts to get the children of Make-Believe ready for school. Mister Rogers visits the neighborhood school again, this time learning from the first-grade teacher.
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Wednesday, August 22nd, 1979
3: Going to School: Play is Important for Learning; Drum Lesson
Mister Rogers gets a beginner's drum lesson at Negri's Music Shop. He also discovers Mr. McFeely is learning to type, prompting an unusual quartet version of "Everybody's Fancy." In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Daniel Striped Tiger tells Lady Aberlin his fears about starting school.
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Friday, August 24th, 1979
4: Going to School: Learning Through Pictures; School Can Be Fun
The new school at Someplace Else opens, with an inviting atmosphere for Ana, Prince, and Daniel. To finish his school lecture, Mister Rogers rides on a school bus.
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Friday, August 31st, 1979
5: Going to School: Mister Rogers Rides a School Bus
Mister Rogers starts off by showing two name tags and asking viewers to pick the one that says "Francois Clemmons." The other tag, which says "school bus," is put on the Trolley which is still decorated as a bus. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Francois Clemmons sings a song he made up using the names of the Neighborhood children. Dr. and Mrs. Platypus visit the castle where they, along with King Friday and Queen Sara, share that they miss their children who are off at school. Meanwhile, at Someplace Else, Handyman Negri answers questions about playing the guitar before everyone enters the new school. Inside, each of the children find their seats before they sing along with Francois Clemmons' new song. Returning to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, the children are excited about school and share their joy with everyone at the castle.
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Monday, February 4th, 1980
6: Superheroes: Only Birds & Bats & Bugs Can Fly
In his first visit to Robert Trow's workshop since 1975, Rogers finds Trow making wooden blocks. He asks Rogers to use something "super" to use in his invention. Before leaving, Rogers watches Mr. McFeely's video clip of a dinosaur paintings. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe is full of scary talk. Prince Tuesday has been having bad dreams about a dinosaur wearing a crown. He tries to counter with a "super funnel."
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Tuesday, February 5th, 1980
7: Superheroes: Dinosaur Exhibit - Carnegie Museum; Vegetable Treats
Rogers brings model dinosaurs and takes viewers to a dinosaur hall at a natural history museum. Between these ventures, a dinosaur with a crown appears in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe–really a skeptical Purple Panda in costume. This is all part of Lady Elaine's ploy to scare the neighbors.
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Wednesday, February 6th, 1980
8: Superheroes: Dreams Can Be Scary, But They're Not Real
Rogers visits Universal Studios to see Bill Bixby and Lou Ferrigno during a shoot of The Incredible Hulk. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe residents are still in awe of a dionsaur (who is really Purple Panda in disguise).
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Thursday, February 7th, 1980
9: Superheroes: Dressing Up Doesn't Change the Person Inside
Rogers returns to the film studios to speak with Lou Ferrigno and Bill Bixby. Mr. McFeely shows his video of how Ferrigno in make-up to look like The Incredible Hulk. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, everyone discusses the dinosaur (Purple Panda in costume). Lady Aberlin wishes to prove that the dinosaur is not real.
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Friday, February 8th, 1980
10: Superheroes: Mister Rogers Rides a Back Hoe
Rogers remembers the day he operated a backhoe and a high-lift. At his bakery, Chef Brockett reveals how he makes tapioca pudding. Everyone in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe now hatches a plan to reveal that Purple Panda is the one playing to be a dinosaur.
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Monday, May 19th, 1980
11: Making an Opera: The Story of "Bubble Trouble"
Mister Rogers arrives empty-handed but has a synthesizer waiting inside the house to show viewers. Mr. McFeely stops by with a "person delivery" in the form of Jay O'Callahan. Mr. O'Callahan shares a story about a king who finds himself trapped inside a giant bubble. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Handyman Negri is blowing bubbles for King Friday. Lady Elaine Fairchilde expresses to Handyman Negri that she would like to be a hummingbird in the opera while Francois Clemmons reminds him that anything is possible in Make-Believe.
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Tuesday, May 20th, 1980
12: Making an Opera: How People Make Sweaters
Rogers finds a bubble-making machine and a knitting machine at Bob Trow's workshop. Later on, Mr. McFeely shows a video of how people make sweaters in a factory. In between, Reardon visits the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. Lady Aberlin decides she will be a sweater-maker for the upcoming opera.
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Wednesday, May 21st, 1980
13: Making an Opera: Favorite Moments from Neighborhood Operas
Rogers sees Chef Brockett's treats made from bananas. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, the schoolchildren provide ideas for the upcoming opera.
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Thursday, May 22nd, 1980
14: Making an Opera: Exploring the Wind
Mister Rogers visits a weather station and helps launch a weather balloon. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Handyman Negri is named to play the Wind in the upcoming Bubbleland Opera.
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Thursday, May 22nd, 1980
16: Mister Rogers Makes an Opera: Exploring the Wind (Bubbleland) (4)
Mister Rogers visits a weather station and helps launch a weather balloon. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Handyman Negri is named to play the Wind in the upcoming Bubbleland Opera.
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Friday, May 23rd, 1980
15: Making an Opera: "Windstorm in Bubbleland" Opera
The opera "Windstorm in Bubbleland" takes up the entire program. In it, a news team promises "There's never any trouble here in Bubbleland." What they don't know is that a windstorm is approaching. It's the by-product of a chemical company's aerosol spray. While all the residents are worried about their bubbles, Hildegarde Hummingbird strives to protect the people from the giant wind.
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Friday, May 23rd, 1980
17: Mister Rogers Makes an Opera: Windstorm in Bubbleland Opera (5)
The opera Windstorm in Bubbleland takes up the entire program. In it, a news team promises "There's never any trouble here in Bubbleland." What they don't know is that a windstorm is approaching. It's the by-product of a chemical company's aerosol spray. While all the residents are worried about their bubbles, Hildegarde Hummingbird strives to protect the people from the giant wind.
Season 11
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Monday, February 16th, 1981
1: Divorce: The McFeely’s Wedding
Mr. McFeely relives memories of his wedding. Previewing the Neighborhood of Make-Believe storyline, Prince Tuesday befriends a girl whose parents are divorced.
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Tuesday, February 17th, 1981
2: Divorce: How People Make Pretzels
Rogers visits a bakery to see people making pretzels. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, the King and Queen squabble about buying a new plane. It upsets Prince Tuesday to the boiling point.
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Wednesday, February 18th, 1981
3: Divorce: A Boy in a Wheelchair
Rogers recalls the day he test-drove an electric car. Later he meets a boy in a wheelchair, who describes some of his physical handicaps. In between, the Neighborhood of Make-Believe continues its all-out search for Prince Tuesday. When found, he has a mix of emotions.
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Thursday, February 19th, 1981
4: Divorce: Some Things Can’t Be Fixed
Joe Negri shows Rogers a rack of musical instruments that have either been repaired or are in need in repair. They meet Earl Grollman, a counselor who has written a book on divorce for children. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Prince Tuesday finally shares his emotions with his family.
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Friday, February 20th, 1981
5: Divorce: Going on an Airplane
Rogers wears a false-face to show that he is still himself inside. In Make-Believe, the Royal Electric Plane-Car arrives via a clown courier. Behind that mask is Chuck Aber, who has been divorced and doesn't see much of his children. Thus, Prince Tuesday can relate to Aber's feelings. Corny reveals his secret: he is now making rocking-chair-shaped pretzels. Mister Rogers concludes his visit by showing viewers the ins and outs of an airplane.
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Monday, June 1st, 1981
6: Competition: A Favorite Factory Visit - Crayons!
King Friday decrees a "Draw the Neighborhood Contest," something which Lady Elaine Fairchilde wants to win.
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Tuesday, June 2nd, 1981
7: Competition: A Visit to an Art Museum
Mister Rogers visits an art museum to look carefully at various genres of paintings. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Henrietta Pussycat is upset when she hears Big Bird will visit X the Owl.
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Wednesday, June 3rd, 1981
8: Competition: Big Bird Visits the Neighborhood
After reflecting on his discussion with Andrew Wyeth, Rogers helps to console Chef Brockett. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe welcomes Big Bird, who enters his drawing for the Draw the Neighborhood Contest.
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Thursday, June 4th, 1981
9: Competition: Football All-Star Lynn Swann Practices Ballet
Rogers meets Lynn Swann at a dance class. Swann enters in his Pittsburgh Steeler uniform, then changes into something more suitable for a dance lesson. as the Neighborhood of Make-Believe Drawing Contest nears an end, Lady Aberlin discovers that Ana has drawn a picture of the Neighborhood and all its neighbors.
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Friday, June 5th, 1981
10: Competition: A "Draw the Neighborhood" Art Contest
Mister Rogers wants to create a rainbow, but he needs Mr. McFeely's help. King Friday XIII selects the winner of the "Draw the Neighborhood" contest.
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Monday, July 20th, 1981
11: Play: Playing Safely; How People Make Wooden Toys
Bob Dog volunteers to get a ball stuck in X's tree, but he falls and hurts his leg. When King Friday XIII hears of the accident, he bars play from the Neighborhood of Make-Believe.
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Tuesday, July 21st, 1981
12: Play: Rules for Play; Moving a Real House
Lady Elaine is so incensed with King Friday's no-play rule that she moves herself and the Museum-Go-Round to another neighborhood.
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Wednesday, July 22nd, 1981
13: Play: Play & Imagination; Blind Pianist Lou Schreiber
In defiance of King Friday's rule, the schoolchildren set up a play area at the point where the Museum-Go-Round used to be. Prince Tuesday challenges King Friday up front about the no-play rule.
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Thursday, July 23rd, 1981
14: Play: Visiting a Mushroom Farm; No One is Always Right
King Friday realizes just how important play is and repeals the rule, much to everyone's delight. All they need is to inform Lady Elaine.
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Thursday, July 23rd, 1981
16: Play (4)
King Friday realizes just how important play is and repeals the rule, much to everyone's delight. All they need is to inform Lady Elaine.
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Friday, July 24th, 1981
15: Play: Many Different Ways to Play, Loud & Quiet
Mister Rogers arrives with a pair of stilts which he demonstrates outside before singing You're Growing. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Bob Dog has recovered from his injury and he is instructed by King Friday to find Lady Elaine Fairchilde and ask her to return. Although it takes some persuading on the part of Purple Panda and Handyman Negri, Lady Elaine and her Museum-Go-Round return to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe where play is once again allowed. Back at the house, Mister Rogers sings Children Can before leaving on his stilts.
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Friday, July 24th, 1981
17: Play (5)
Rogers walks stilts outside his porch. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Bob Dog and Purple Panda volunteer to talk Lady Elaine to bring the Museum-Go-Round and herself back.
Season 12
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Monday, March 1st, 1982
1: Discipline: Trying & Practicing; How People Make Piano Rolls
At his Music Shop, Negri demonstrates a player piano and shows Rogers a video on how player piano rolls are made. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, an overworked Cornflake S. Pecially (Corny) is trying to make miniature trolleys in addition to rocking chairs and pretzels.
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Tuesday, March 2nd, 1982
2: Discipline: Feeling Frustrated; How People Make Dolls
Rogers goes to a factory to see how people make dolls. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, an overeager X the Owl presses Corny into making Friday XIII dolls. That's be more than anybody can handle, especially a jealous Lady Elaine.
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Wednesday, March 3rd, 1982
3: Discipline: Keeping Promises; Mister Rogers Goes Swimming
Mister Rogers tells of the promise he had made to himself years before, leading to a film of Rogers swimming. He also reminds viewers that one cannot coast through anything, that one must keep trying. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday XIII is enraged that Lady Elaine has defaced the King Friday dolls at Corny's factory.
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Thursday, March 4th, 1982
4: Discipline: Practicing; Olympian Peggy Flemming Skates
Mister Rogers talks with Peggy Fleming, who is practicing at a nearby arena. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine knows she will be punished for defacing the King Friday dolls. She suggests that she work at Corny's factory for two days.
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Friday, March 5th, 1982
5: Discipline: Feeling Secure; How People Make Blankets
Mister Rogers brings a blanket and shows a video on how blankets are made. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine keeps Corny's factory running smoothly. She convinces Corny to manufacture only rocking chairs. Thus Corny bails out of pretzel-making after just a year.
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Monday, May 31st, 1982
6: Pets: Making Stuffed Animals
Rogers visits the home of Adelia Moore, who has been crafting many dolls and quilts for her children. On his return to the television house, he shows a film of people celebrating a doll's 100th birthday. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, everyone is preparing gifts for Ana Platypus's upcoming birthday.
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Tuesday, June 1st, 1982
7: Pets: Children Taking Care of All Kinds of Pets
Robert Trow calls Mister Rogers to ask if he can look after his dog the next night. At the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday and Lady Elaine suggest the type of pet to give Ana for her birthday.
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Wednesday, June 2nd, 1982
8: Pets: Respecting All Living Creatures
Mrs. McFeely stops by with a parrot before Robert Trow brings his dog, Barney, to Mister Rogers for the night. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Daniel is starting to lament over the shabby fire truck he is trying to build for Ana's birthday. King Friday XIII gets disturbed over a talking parrot.
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Thursday, June 3rd, 1982
9: Pets: Sometimes It’s Very Hard to Wait
Mister Rogers reflects on his walk with Barney (film insert) before his owner, Robert Trow, collects him. At the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, a few are anxious for Ana's birthday to arrive the next morning.
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Friday, June 4th, 1982
10: Pets: A Visit with Real Pandas and a Birthday Parade
Rogers visits the Washington National Zoo, where Barbara Bingham invites him to help feed the pandas. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe holds a big parade for Ana's birthday, but that doesn't prevent Ana from a quiet birthday party with her friends. In the last minute Rogers, for the first time, does sign language for ""I Love You.""
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Monday, June 28th, 1982
11: Creativity: How People Make and Play Spoons
After displaying an array of spoons, Mister Rogers introduces the song Let's Think Of Something To While We're Waiting before a spoon-player visits. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday gives a proclamation for Lady Aberlin and Robert Troll to make a mountain beside the castle.
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Tuesday, June 29th, 1982
12: Creativity: A Visit to the Hospital Emergency Room
Mr. McFeely brings slides of various trees to show on Picture-Picture. Make-Believe is cut short when, in decorating the Eiffel Tower with trees, Queen Sara sprains her arm. This gives Rogers twenty minutes to talk about hospitals and emergency rooms.
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Wednesday, June 30th, 1982
13: Creativity: Staying Safe; Wearing Seatbelts
When Chuck Aber retrieves his lost cat at Mister Rogers' television house, they discuss seat belts and car seats for infants. King Friday XIII climbs the mountain made from the Eiffel Tower to sip imaginary tea. Once there, he asks to organize an opera for the next Friday. Near the end, Mister Rogers presents clips of four previous operas (three of which would never air after 1994).
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Wednesday, June 30th, 1982
16: Creativity: Seatbelts and How they Are Installed (3)
When Chuck Aber retrieves his lost cat at Mister Rogers' television house, they discuss seat belts and car seats for infants. King Friday XIII climbs the mountain made from the Eiffel Tower to sip imaginary tea. Once there, he asks to organize an opera for the next Friday. Near the end, Mister Rogers presents clips of four previous operas (three of which would never air after 1994).
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Thursday, July 1st, 1982
14: Creativity: It Can Be Hard to Wait; Making Popcorn
Rogers makes popcorn in his kitchen. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday and others discover they will have to stage an opera without Reardon.
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Thursday, July 1st, 1982
17: Creativity: Getting Ready for an Opera (4)
Rogers makes popcorn in his kitchen. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday and others discover they will have to stage an opera without Reardon.
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Friday, July 2nd, 1982
15: Creativity: A Musical Story by Fred Rogers: "Spoon Mountain"
The Neighborhood of Make-Believe stages its Spoon Mountain opera. A mean figure called Wicked Knife and Fork kidnaps a baton-twirling cat and takes him to Spoon Mountain. It's the same mountain given to a queen for her birthday.
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Friday, July 2nd, 1982
18: Creativity: A Neighborhood Opera -
The Neighborhood of Make-Believe stages its Spoon Mountain opera. A mean figure called Wicked Knife and Fork kidnaps a baton-twirling cat and takes him to Spoon Mountain. It's the same mountain given to a queen for her birthday.
Season 13
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Monday, November 15th, 1982
1: Friendship: Sharing Can Be Hard – Even for Friends
Rogers brings a display of some of his friends. In the middle of the display is his longtime friend Buzz Wagner, from whom Rogers buys a pair of shoes. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe residents learn a few things about sharing.
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Tuesday, November 16th, 1982
2: Friendship: Folk Songs and Games with Friends and Mary Jo Barron
Mr. McFeely takes Rogers to Betty Aberlin's house for a sing-along with a few children. At the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, a turkey gives messages to Lady Elaine and Robert Troll. They are to bring banners and large balloons to the Neighborhood Picnic in two days' time.
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Wednesday, November 17th, 1982
3: Friendship: Friends X the Owl and Henrietta Have a Fight
Mister Rogers sees the ins and outs of a restaurant. Among the notes distributed to Make-Believers are three parts toward making a fruit salad. This tests the teamwork of Lady Aberlin, X the Owl and Henrietta Pussycat.
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Thursday, November 18th, 1982
4: Friendship: Daniel Feels Forgotten
Rogers visits Betty Aberlin's little theater for a performance of fife and drums. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe holds its picnic for friends—but Lady Aberlin forgets to take Daniel Striped Tiger there.
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Friday, November 19th, 1982
5: Friendship: Building Friendships
Mister Rogers arrives with a collection of empty food containers which he takes to the sand table for some pretending. With some imagination, he turns the containers into a tunnel, a lake, and an apartment building. Mr. McFeely stops by and offers some a suggestion for making a bridge out of milk cartons and popsicle sticks. Before Mr. McFeely leaves, Mister Rogers gives him a broken umbrella to deliver to Bob Trow. When Mister Rogers calls Bob Trow to let him know he is not in any hurry to have his umbrella fixed, Mr. Trow invites him to come to the workshop for a demonstration. At the workshop, Bob Trow shows Mister Rogers various types of pulleys and how they work. At one point, a pulley is used to lift Mister Rogers off the ground. After the pully demonstration, Mister Rogers and Bob Trow share a few funny magic tricks. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Chef Brockett asks for Corney's help in making a rocking chair cake for some friends' anniversary. Corney takes this opportunity to share his newest invention -- the Rain or Shine Rocker -- a rocking chair with pulley-operated canopy. Lady Aberlin stops by to get some oil for her umbrella so she can be sure it's working properly in case it rains. At the clock, Daniel asks Lady Aberlin if she will help him try out his homemade walkie talkie made of two cans and a string. As they go together to the picnic place to try the walkie talkie, they sing Let's Be Together Today. Finding a nice spot by a bridge, Daniel and Lady Aberlin are able to play with the walkie talkie for just a moment before it starts to rain. Seeking shelter under the bridge, they tell knock-knock jokes as they enjoy the rain shower. Meanwhile, Chef Brockett is staying dry thanks to Corney's Rain or Shine Rocker while Henrietta and X use their umbrellas and talk about the peaceful rain. At the castle, King Friday and Queen Sara are also enjoying the refershing shower. Back at the house, Mister Rogers cleans up the sand table and c
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Monday, February 7th, 1983
6: Games: You Can't Always Win; How People Make Towels
Rogers shows a video on how people make towels. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe,a salesman informs King Friday XII of an upcoming letter from the Make-Believe Olympic Games Committee.
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Tuesday, February 8th, 1983
7: Games: You Don't Always Have to Play; Hide and Go Seek
Bob Trow has made a rocking chair for Rogers to borrow for the day. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Cornflake S. Pecially has two new chairs, with which Lady Aberlin and Bob Dog play a stop-and-go game.
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Wednesday, February 9th, 1983
8: Games: Only People Have Feelings; How People Make Robots
Rogers and Mr. McFeely go to a place where robots are assembled. One such robot measures off the Neighborhood of Make-Believe for the upcoming Olympic Games.
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Thursday, February 10th, 1983
9: Games: It Takes Practice to Play Games & Make Fancy Cakes
Brockett's Bakery is making and selling cakes designed to look like Make-Believe characters. Indeed, Chef Brockett has a couple of video arcade games to promote his cake sale. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, X the Owl finds he is better at some of the planned Olympic Games than others. But the Olympic plans hit a wall when Lady Elaine Fairchilde makes snow fall.
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Friday, February 11th, 1983
10: Games: Board Games & Musical Fun from Ella Jenkins
Mister Rogers arrives with a board game based on the Neighorhood of Make-Believe. Taking it to the kitchen, he shows how the game is played. After playing for a minute, Mister Rogers sings You Are Special. Mr. McFeely delivers a harmonica and turns down an invitation to play the new board game as he needs to get to the airport to pick up Ella Jenkins. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, the snow has started to pile up and everyone is trying to remove the snow in time for the games. Lady Elaine shows sincere regret for causing the snow and learns that "nobody can be in charge of a big thing like the weather." Seeking help from the Neighborhood children, Mr. Strothers is reminded of how the snow was melted in the Snow People opera. Thanks to a "very special teacher' and a "warm pussycat," the snow disappears and the games begin! Back at the house, Mr. McFeely returns with Ella Jenkins who plays a variety of songs on her harmonica.
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Monday, April 25th, 1983
11: Day & Night Care: Visit to a Child-Care Home; Caregivers
Mister Rogers follows Mr. McFeely as he delivers snacks to a day care center, where Rogers gets a quick tour. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday and Queen Sara have been invited to another neighborhood to lecture together on crown-keeping and child-rearing.
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Tuesday, April 26th, 1983
12: Day & Night Care: Feelings When Parents Are Away; Zipper Factory
Rogers brings an array of zippered goods to his television house, and shows a video on how zippers are made. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Prince Tuesday says goodbye to his parents as his night-and-day care giver arrives.
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Wednesday, April 27th, 1983
13: Day & Night Care: Exercises - Care for Our Bodies; Balloon Factory
Chuck Aber and Prince Tuesday observe the balloon room in the Museum-Go-Round. Handyman Negri assures Prince Tuesday that King Friday and Queen Sara are coming back.
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Thursday, April 28th, 1983
14: Day & Night Care: Eyeglasses; Scary Dreams & Nighttime Fears
A friend gives Rogers pointers on how to take care of fish. Nighttime at the Neighborhood of Make-Believe finds Prince Tuesday recover from a bad dream.
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Friday, April 29th, 1983
15: Day & Night Care: Feelings When Parents Return; Graham Crackers
Rogers visits a bakery plant where graham crackers are made. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe welcomes back King Friday and Queen Sara.
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Friday, April 29th, 1983
16: Day Care & Night Care (5)
Rogers visits a bakery plant where graham crackers are made. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe welcomes back King Friday and Queen Sara.
Season 14
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Monday, November 7th, 1983
1: Conflict: There are Many Ways to Solve a Problem
Rogers sees a collection of toy banks. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe wants to buy a record player for the school, but something else grabs King Friday's attention. Why is Corny making all those parts for Southwood?
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Tuesday, November 8th, 1983
2: Conflict: How People Make Money at the U.S. Mint
Rogers goes to the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia to see how coins are made. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, a shallow King Friday jumps to the conclusion that Southwood is making bombs, and he wants to counter.
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Wednesday, November 9th, 1983
3: Conflict: Communication: Braille & Cave Drawings
Rogers demonstrates a Brailler. He then visits a cave to see the petroglyphs of an earlier civilization. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine and Lady Aberlin are determined to prove that Southwood is a peaceful neighborhood.
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Thursday, November 10th, 1983
4: Conflict: How People Make Marbles; Building Bridges
Rogers shows a video on how people make marbles. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe sends a peace delegation to Southwood, where the residents have used all those parts to make a bridge.
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Friday, November 11th, 1983
5: Conflict: How People Make Record Players
Rogers brings a record player to his kitchen and shows a video on how record players are made. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, a festival of peace prompts Keith David to help the School at Someplace Else.
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Monday, April 2nd, 1984
6: Work: How People Design and Make Postage Stamps
Mister Rogers takes viewers to the U.S. Postal Service headqaurters for an inside look and engraving and printing stamps. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe issues its annual report of services to neighbors. It turns out they have a surplus of 3,000 (no monetary unit attached).
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Tuesday, April 3rd, 1984
7: Work: A Visit to a Dairy Farm
Rogers visits a dairy farm to see cows milked. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday meets with a representative of a pool company. They reach a compromise by which the NOM can afford to build a new swimming pool.
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Wednesday, April 4th, 1984
8: Work: Water, Water Everywhere in Make-Believe
Mister Rogers needs a washer for his kitchen faucet. He barters washers with Bob Trow, who is busy working on a water pump. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, construction crews unearth the old water pipes, all of which seem to leak.
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Thursday, April 5th, 1984
9: Work: A Visit to the Grocery Store
Rogers goes to a grocery store and takes a look behind the scenes. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Daniel suggests the pool money be spent on new pipes for the neighborhood.
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Sunday, April 8th, 1984
10: Work: Mister Rogers Talks About His Work
In the ultimate reality check, Mister Rogers reveals his television house is part of a television studio, as viewers glance at some of the technical crew and the musicians. Rogers also shares pictures of his days as puppeteer of The Children's Corner in the 1950s. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe finishes the new underground system of water pipes. While others are working on their disappointments, Westwood Mayor Maggie has good news in store for everyone.
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Monday, May 7th, 1984
11: Grandparents: Trolley Museum; Homemade Trolley; Pretending
Mister Rogers arrives with a copy of West Penn Railways -- a book about trolleys. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, the Trolley is surprised to find an unknown trolley on the track as it attempts to pass the castle. Officer Clemmons shares his strange experience with a fascinated Lady Aberlin. At the castle, Lady Aberlin shares the news with Officer Clemmons and King Friday shares a picture of Prince Tuesday's grandfather (King Friday's father). Mister Rogers mentions that he is often asked by viewers how they might get a Trolley of their own to play with.
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Tuesday, May 8th, 1984
12: Grandparents: Straw Factory; Family Photos; Wind Chimes
Rogers makes a wind chime out of straws and shows a video of people making straws. Collette visits the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. Privately, Daniel is upset because he doesn't have a grandfather.
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Wednesday, May 9th, 1984
13: Grandparents: Being with Grandparents; Antique Car
Rogers talks about the time he enjoyed with his grandparents. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe sees Collette and Chuck Aber at the school, and they learn that Daniel Tiger wants a grandfather.
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Thursday, May 10th, 1984
14: Grandparents: Grandparents Names; Neighborhood Opera Plans
Rogers visits an aquarium. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, John Reardon visits to help Daniel and others put together an opera.
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Friday, May 11th, 1984
15: Grandparents: Neighborhood Opera; Granddad for Daniel
The Neighborhood of Make-Believe presents the opera A Granddad for Daniel, composed by Fred Rogers and arranged by John Costa. In it, Daniel Striped Tiger plays the son looking for someone to call his grandfather. John Reardon plays a man who follows Daniel and his mother on a trolley ride through various exotic areas.
Season 15
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Monday, November 19th, 1984
1: Food: Neighborhood Opera; Granddad for Daniel
Mister Rogers enters with Hischer Booptrunk (his ventriloquist dummy) and tells a story of how his sister tried to feed Hischer, thinking he was hungry. Rogers then visits a place where applesauce is made. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, X the Owl wants to grow vegetables of his own, but he must be patient, these "speedy seeds" take a day to grow.
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Tuesday, November 20th, 1984
2: Food: How People Make Tofu; Sharing Food with Others
Rogers mixes granola for several neighbors and shows viewers how tofu is manufactured. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, X the Owl is puzzled that the food grown from his speedy seeds has been taken.
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Wednesday, November 21st, 1984
3: Food: Chef Brockett Makes Peanut Butter Snack
The "garden guards" in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe catch the hungry culprit, the Old Goat from Northwood. Only then do they realize Northwood has no food. The King arranges for an all-out effort to grow food for their Northwood neighbors.
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Thursday, November 22nd, 1984
4: Food: Truth Even Though Disappointed; Vegetable Soup
Rogers goes to the soup division of Heinz Foods to see how people make soup in factories. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe keeps its promise to grow food for Northwood. But Daniel Tiger thinks he can grow a vegetable soup tree.
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Friday, November 23rd, 1984
5: Food: Costa's Homemade Spaghetti; Friendship
Mister Rogers arrives with a pasta maker which he has borrowed from John Costa, Jr. John Costa, Sr. talks about how proud he is of his son. Sitting at the piano, Mr. Costa accompanies Mister Rogers while he sings I'm Proud of You. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, the all-out effort for Northwood is coming to a close as Daniel Tiger finds out the truth about his vegetable soup tree.
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Monday, February 4th, 1985
6: No & Yes: Portrait Artist - Dianne Dengel; Wedding Plans
A game of peekaboo ends with Rogers presenting a portrait of his father, painted by Dianne Dengle. She has asked Mister Rogers to pose for his own portrait, which she paints with bits of rolled-up newspaper. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe welcomes James Michael Jones, a specialist in "Exactly Like Me" portraits (mirrors). Jones announces that he is moving to Southwood, where he will marry Betty Okonak Templeton.
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Tuesday, February 5th, 1985
7: No & Yes: How People Make Tricycles; Staying Safe
Mister Rogers brings flowers to remind people of a lesson he learned when he was a boy. Mr. McFeely brings a video on how people make tricycles. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Prince Tuesday disobeys an order from King Friday XIII and is punished for trying to ride the royal tricycle. Meanwhile, Daniel Striped Tiger expresses doubts of being the ring bearer at the wedding of James Michael Jones and Betty Okonak Templeton. At the end of the program, Dianne Dengle is ready to present her portrait of Mister Rogers. It shows him encircled with some of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe characters.
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Wednesday, February 6th, 1985
8: No & Yes: Chrissie Thompson Talks about Disabilities
After a visit from a young breakdancer named Jermaine, Mister Rogers is reunited with Chrissie Thompson, one of Mr. McFeely's granddaughters. Rogers presents her with a butterfly necklace as a symbol of freedom. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Ana Platypus is mad that she does not have an active role in the upcoming wedding. Lady Aberlin tells Ana her attending the service is of an importance that all will see.
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Thursday, February 7th, 1985
9: No & Yes: Ring-Bearer Fears; When Parents Say No
Rogers goes to Brockett's Bakery to see Jose Cisneros' specialty: rice with milk. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin and Betty Okonak Templeton give ring-bearer Daniel a tip to keep the wedding ring on the pillow.
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Friday, February 8th, 1985
10: No & Yes: Wedding in Make-Believe; Potter at Work
Rogers visits Eva Kwong at her house. Several from the Neighborhood of Make-Believe go to Southwood to attend the wedding of Betty Okonak Templeton and James Michael Jones.
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Monday, May 13th, 1985
11: Making Music: Meet Neighborhood Musical Director John Costa
Rogers walks off stage and introduces his viewers to the people who create the music live on Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood: John Costa, pianist and musical director, Bob Rawsthorne, percussionist and Carl McVicker, bassist. In Make-Believe story King Friday commands that all neighbors celebrate a “Bass Violin Festival.” The trouble is, not everyone can play the bass violin. The neighbors each find their own creative ways to obey the King’s command.
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Tuesday, May 14th, 1985
12: Making Music: A Visit with Yo-Yo Ma
Yo-Yo Ma, one of Rogers' closest friends, plays his cello at Negri's Music Shop. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Miss Paulifficate suggests doing a dance in a bass violin costume for the festival.
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Wednesday, May 15th, 1985
13: Making Music: A Hand Clapping Game with Ella Jenkins
Folk singer Ella Jenkins and Chuck Aber stop by for folk songs that keep everyone moving. Mister Rogers helps children know it’s hard to learn new things, even for grown-ups. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin doesn't know how to approach her offer to dance with a bass violin for the festival. Daniel suggests Lady Aberlin tell the truth to King Friday.
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Thursday, May 16th, 1985
14: Making Music: A Visit with the Empire Brass Quintet
Rogers visits a brass quintet. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin and Handyman Negri meet the Royal trumpeters.
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Friday, May 17th, 1985
15: Making Music: Tom O'Horgan's Unusual Musical Instruments
Mister Rogers arrives with a flexitone which he has borrowed from his friend, Tom O'Horgan, who has a large collection of musical instruments. The Trolley carries a bass violin as it travels through on the alternate set of tracks. Back at the house, Mister Rogers plays the piano as he talks about how he uses music to express his feelings.
Season 16
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Monday, November 25th, 1985
1: Families: How People Make Orange Juice
Most of this show is devoted to oranges. Mister Rogers plants an orange seed and, with Mr. McFeely, shows a sequence on how orange juice is made. Rogers then drops by Brockett's Bakery, which has a sales display of several soy foods. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe sees more of the same, as Lady Aberlin distributes orange juice to the neighbors. But the tempo of the week changes when she and X the Owl learn that Cousin Mary Owl will arrive the next day.
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Tuesday, November 26th, 1985
2: Families: Families Come in Different Shapes and Sizes
Mister Rogers arrives with a painting of a tree covered in snow. Handyman Negri is helping X the Owl prepare for a visit from Cousin Mary Owl. Growing tired of waiting for his cousin's arrival, X joins Lady Aberlin on a visit to Southwood where they learn that Betty Okonak Templeton and James Michael Jones have adopted a baby girl -- Carrie Dell.
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Wednesday, November 27th, 1985
3: Families: A Visit to the Pediatrician
Rogers visits a girl's check-up at a pediatrician's office. During Make-Believe, Betty and James Michael Jones name their adopted daughter Carrie Dell.
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Thursday, November 28th, 1985
4: Families: Mister Rogers Talks About Adoption
Robert Trow shows two puppies in Rogers' yard and delivers a film of different families in the neighborhood. With the Neighborhood of Make-Believe's cousin reunion nearing, Bob Dog and Ana Platypus adopt each other as cousins.
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Friday, November 29th, 1985
5: Families: A Field Trip to See the Penguins at Sea World
Mister Rogers goes behind the scenes at the Penguin Encounter. Daniel Striped Tiger is tentative about attending the cousins' reunion.
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Monday, February 3rd, 1986
6: Making & Creating: Miniature Golf; Creative Play in Sand and Dirt
Rogers plays at his sand table. Later he and Mr. McFeely go to a miniature golf course. In between, Lady Elaine Fairchilde inspires the Neighborhood of Make-Believe by putting a car cover on the Trolley. This inspires everyone to make covers for a Museum-Go-Round exhibit.
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Tuesday, February 4th, 1986
7: Making & Creating: Chinese Dumplings; Learning from Grandparents
Eva Kwong and her grandmother make dumplings at Brockett's Bakery. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Corny contributes a rocking chair with a horse cover for Lady Elaine's exhibit, but the chair flies away.
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Wednesday, February 5th, 1986
8: Making & Creating: How People Make Rocking Horses; Friendships
Mr. McFeely demonstrates a new chair for Rogers and shows a video on how people make rocking horses. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine accepts covers from neighbors in Westwood and Southwood. One exhibit not in her Museum-Go-Round is the rocking chair with the horse cover, which is flying above the Tree.
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Thursday, February 6th, 1986
9: Making & Creating: Poet May Sarton; Kitten Birth Film; Covers & Masks
Rogers shows a kitten and talks with two poets on his porch. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Chuck Aber fools the Royal family with his King Friday cover.
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Friday, February 7th, 1986
10: Making & Creating: Bob Leathers - Playground Designer
Mister Rogers takes viewers to the construction site of a playground that both children and adults designed. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, the horse-covered rocking chair must stop flying around, but only someone who is brave and doesn't know it, can coax it down.
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Monday, May 5th, 1986
11: Celebrations: How People Make Trumpets
King Friday XIII wants everyone to celebrate the imminent arrival of Friday's Comet. For her part, Lady Elaine Fairchilde is busy planning a surprise birthday party for a dour Henrietta Pussycat.
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Tuesday, May 6th, 1986
12: Celebrations: A Visit to the Planetarium
Rogers visits a planetarium. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday intensifies the imposed celebrations for the imminent arrival of Friday's Comet.
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Wednesday, May 7th, 1986
13: Celebrations: A Visit with Wynton Marsalis
Rogers hears Wynton Marsalis at Negri's Music Shop. It's nighttime in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, and Lady Elaine is planning to disprove the talk that the upcoming comet is Friday's.
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Thursday, May 8th, 1986
14: Celebrations: Happy Birthday, Henrietta!
Mister Rogers arrives with a cake that is not quite finished. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, dawn is about to break as Purple Panda and King Friday are at the castle eagerly awaiting the arrival of Friday's Comet. Neighbor Aber arrives at the castle and Lady Elaine mentions Henrietta's upcoming birthday.
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Friday, May 9th, 1986
15: Celebrations: "A Star for Kitty" Opera
It's time for the opera "A Star for Kitty," in which a kitten wishes on a half-moon and has a vivid dream about the night sky.
Season 17
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Monday, November 24th, 1986
1: Playthings: Gymnast Performs; Importance of Caring Teachers
Rogers visits 15-year-old Chainey Umphrey III at the neighborhood gym. Also there is Chuck Aber, working with his H.J. Elephant III puppet. In a real rarity, Aber appears in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe working the H.J. Elephant III puppet. Together they visit Lady Elaine, who talks of a toy that no one has seen.
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Tuesday, November 25th, 1986
2: Playthings: Ella Jenkins; How People Make Toy Wagons
Rogers takes a tour of the Little Tikes Company, observing the design and manufacture of children's toys. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin reveals the present addressed to Queen Sara. It's a bicycle for Prince Tuesday, who is told, "Life is good."
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Wednesday, November 26th, 1986
3: Playthings: A Visit to an Air Traffic Control Tower
Mr. McFeely shows a video of his visit to an air traffic control tower. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, H.J. Elephant is searching for a flying key. He finds it on Prince Tuesday's new bicycle.
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Thursday, November 27th, 1986
4: Playthings: Musical Playthings; Wanting Something Too Expensive
The Neighborhood of Make-Believe appears at a standstill. Lady Aberlin has the magic key that she hopes will open the door to a closed room in the Museum-Go-Round. What she and a couple of neighbors don't count on is that Lady Elaine is absent. All of them must wait for her return before they can try to work the key. Afterward, Rogers finds Bobby Rawsthorne demonstrating odd musical instruments at Negri's Music Shop.
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Friday, November 28th, 1986
5: Playthings: Toy Library; Lucy the Elephant Monument
Mister Rogers arrives with a small elephant carved out of wood. Through a film, he remembers a time he recently visited a much larger wooden elephant named Lucy. After the film, Mister Rogers visits the Neighborhood toy lending library where he meets Barbara Liftman. Ms. Liftman explains the library's procedure for sharing toys with patrons and also discusses some of the library's playful features. Mister Rogers takes some time to look inside a doll house. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Prince Tuesday is having a difficult time learning to ride his bicycle. With a little help from Handyman Negri, Prince Tuesday finds some encouragement and wants to share his excitement with Ana Platypus. At the clock, Prince Tuesday offers to let Ana ride his bicycle. At the Museum-Go-Round, the master key is used to open the locked door but all that is found inside is an empty box. Back at the house, Mister Rogers talks about the importance of playing and sings I'm Proud of You.
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Monday, March 9th, 1987
6: Dance: It's Raining; Tai-Chi is Like a Dance
Daniel Striped Tiger receives a tai-chi lesson in a Neighborhood of Make-Believe that is only half-raining.
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Tuesday, March 10th, 1987
7: Dance: Shamu the Whale; Caring for Fish; Dancing Mobiles
Rogers sees killer whales Shamu and Namu dancing with people at Sea World. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine sets up a dance studio and invites only the females. The reason? According to her, men don't dance.
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Wednesday, March 11th, 1987
8: Dance: How People Make Shows; Sam Weber, Tap Dancer
Rogers sees Sam Weber demonstrating his tap-dancing skills. Mr. McFeely shows a videotape on how people make shoes. (Not sneakers—that's for a later show.) Sam Weber visits the Neighborhood of Make-Believe to disprove Lady Elaine's belief that men don't dance.
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Thursday, March 12th, 1987
9: Dance: Dance Theater of Harlem; Dancing is for Everyone
Rogers visits the Dance Theatre of Harlem. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine changes the name of her dance studio and sends dance invitations to all the men.
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Friday, March 13th, 1987
10: Dance: Tamburitzan Folk-Dancers; A Weaver at Work
Rogers visits an expert weaver and helps in making a scarf. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine invites the Junior Tamburitzans to her studio.
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Monday, May 4th, 1987
11: Making Mistakes: Everyone Makes Mistakes
Mister Rogers helps children understand that everyone makes mistakes sometimes. Even Mister Rogers does when he buttons his sweater wrong. Ventriloquist Susan Linn shows how she uses her puppets to help children talk about their feelings.
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Tuesday, May 5th, 1987
12: Making Mistakes: Fixing Mistakes
Mr. McFeely brings the corrected animal book with the skunk and giraffe images in their proper places. He shows a videotape on how books are made. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Audrey Duck is overwhelmed with the thought of reading her poem to so many people.
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Wednesday, May 6th, 1987
13: Making Mistakes: Daniel Wonders if He Is a Mistake
Oops! Mister Rogers forgot about a meeting and finds a way to deal with it. There's a video of how people make erasers, and in Make-Believe Daniel worries he's a mistake. Lady Aberlin assures him he's fine just as he is.
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Thursday, May 7th, 1987
14: Making Mistakes: A Visit with Pianist Andre Watts
Concert pianist Andre Watts talks about practicing and learning from his mistakes. In Make-Believe, puppet Audrey Duck is upset about the fuss over her little poem, but she learns that sometimes littlest things are the best.
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Friday, May 8th, 1987
15: Making Mistakes: Nobody's Perfect
Mister Rogers says nobody's perfect, but they can still give good care. Folk singer Andy Holiner sings with some children. In Make-Believe, King Friday makes a mistake introducing Audrey for her poetry reading. Even kings make mistakes.
Season 18
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Monday, November 23rd, 1987
1: Alike & Different: Antique Car Show; A Song in Sign Language
Mister Rogers arrives with his ventriloquist dummy, Hischer Booptrunk. Hischer is dressed just like Mister Rogers and Mister Rogers spends a moment talking about he and Hischer are alike and different. On her way to teach a sign language class, Maggie Stewart stops by to invite Mister Rogers to come see Chuck Aber and his car at the Neighborhood car show. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday is playing the bass violin when his is visited briefly by a beautiful butterfly named Darrelle.
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Tuesday, November 24th, 1987
2: Alike & Different: Television Programs Around the World; Different Jobs
Rogers brings to the television house a set of children's books in different languages. Mr. McFeely brings a videotape of children's TV shows from three different countries. The longest sequence (four minutes) is from a popular Russian kids' show.
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Wednesday, November 25th, 1987
3: Alike & Different: Differences Between a Real Dog and Pretend "Bob Dog"
Robert Trow dresses up in his Bob Dog costume so that Mister Rogers can compare a real hound (which he brought) to a man in a dog costume. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, everyone except Prince Tuesday knows Mayor Maggie and Queen Sara will trade places for a day. This leads to the inevitable misunderstanding.
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Thursday, November 26th, 1987
4: Alike & Different: Feeling Jealous; Making Strudel; Clowns
Jeffrey Gabel, a circus clown and cook, prepares strudel at Brockett's Bakery. In Make-Believe, Queen Sara and Mayor Maggie trade places for a day, or at least until a mix-up occurs with two clowns (Gabel and Brockett).
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Friday, November 27th, 1987
5: Alike & Different: Circus Day; Help with Fears of Clown Make-Up
Jeff Gabel surprises Mister Rogers by showing a few peeps. Later in the program, Rogers goes to the circus, where Gabel puts on his clown make-up. In between, the Neighborhood of Make-Believe finds Lady Aberlin in a chicken costume, much to Daniel Striped Tiger's dismay. Aberlin gives sound advice to Daniel and to Nancy Caterpillar.
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Monday, March 7th, 1988
6: Nighttime: Nighttime fears; How People Make Flashlights
Mister Rogers closes the curtains in his television house to resemble nighttime. It's the perfect backdrop for Mr. McFeely's delivery: a video on how people make flashlights. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe has a nighttime story of its own. Lady Elaine frightens X the Owl with talk of stars falling from the sky.
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Tuesday, March 8th, 1988
7: Nighttime: Mister Rogers Vists Russian TV Program
Mister Rogers recalls his visit to a Russian TV studio, guest-starring on Tatiana Vedeneeva's nighttime children's show. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe still has to contend with Lady Elaine's talk of falling stars.
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Wednesday, March 9th, 1988
8: Nighttime: Help with Fears of Firefighters' Gear & Bathroom Drains
Mr. McFeely brings a firefighter's outfit for Rogers to try on. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Chuck Aber is preparing to scuba dive at night, but first he must help his neighbors in Southwood.
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Thursday, March 10th, 1988
9: Nighttime: Russian Visitor Tatiana Vedeneeva, Children's TV Host
Tatiana Vedeneeva visits Rogers' television house and brings a videotape of how people make matrouska dolls. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe welcomes an unexpected visitor from the stars.
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Friday, March 11th, 1988
10: Nighttime: People Who Work and Care for Us at Night
Mr. McFeely shows a video of different people doing their jobs at night. Dawn nears in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe and still no one can understand the night visitor.
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Monday, May 2nd, 1988
11: Kindness: Kind Reaction to McFeely's Mistake; Harmonica Factory
Another client reprimanded Mr. McFeely for delivering the wrong tape (which Mister Rogers received by mistake). Rogers soon reassures Mr. McFeely how important he and his service are. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, a difficult King Friday hears that Prince Tuesday and his classmates at school were playing music. Friday decides that Tuesday needs a different type of schooling.
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Tuesday, May 3rd, 1988
12: Kindness: Eric Kloss Blind Saxophonist; Luray Cavern Visit
Mister Rogers and his saxophonist friend, Eric Kloss, visits a cave with Betty Aberlin as tour guide. This cave has its own organ, on which Rogers accompanies Kloss's sax. Events accelerate at the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, as King Friday has arranged for ""Sir Thomas T. Tune"" to be Prince Tuesday's new tutor. X the Owl's Cousin Mary arrives with a new Owl Correspondence School lesson.
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Wednesday, May 4th, 1988
13: Kindness: Kindness to a Lost Kitten; Jump Rope Exercises
Marilyn Barnett shows how to start jumping rope and invites several expert rope-jumpers. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday is ready to take Prince Tuesday out of the school at Someplace Else.
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Thursday, May 5th, 1988
14: Kindness: How People Make Bicycle Helmets; Bicycle Safety
Mr. McFeely brings a videotape of how people make bicycle helmets (something no bicyclist would be seen without in all future episodes of this series). The Neighborhood of Make-Believe is surprised to see "Sir Thomas T. Tune."
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Friday, May 6th, 1988
15: Kindness: Broadway Dancer Tommy Tune is a Kind Tutor
Mister Rogers arrives with a homemade crown made by a friend. Before a visit from accordian player Guy Klucevsek, Mister Rogers uses his dictionary to look up the word "accordian." In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, X the Owl and his cousin Mary continue their OCS course in people watching. Meanwhile, Sir Thomas Tune gains a great deal of popularity among the school children and convinces King Friday to allow both the new schooling method and the old.
Season 19
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Monday, November 21st, 1988
1: Secrets: Underground House; Secrets in Nesting Boxes; Bike Ride
Rogers and Mr. McFeely visit a house built into the side of a wall. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe gets word that Westwood is building a sandbox.
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Tuesday, November 22nd, 1988
2: Secrets: Treasure Hunt Game: Love is a Good Secret to Tell
Rogers follows clues in a treasure hunt, the end of which leads to a balloon artist. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Chuck Aber gives a balloon ring to Lady Elaine. She is overcome with the suggestion that Aber has proposed to her.
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Wednesday, November 23rd, 1988
3: Secrets: Marble Sculptor at Work; Invisible Ink Pen
Mr. McFeely shows a videotape of his visit with sculptor Allen Dwight. He carves a marble structure, which McFeely gives to Rogers. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine tells Lady Aberlin her secret.
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Thursday, November 24th, 1988
4: Secrets: When Secrets Are Uncomfortable; Blind Artist
Rogers meets with Crist Delmonico, a blind painter. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine is about to tell all that she and Chuck Aber will get married. The news surprises everyone—Aber most of all.
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Friday, November 25th, 1988
5: Secrets: Suitcase Factory; Surprise Birthday Party
Mister Rogers finds a clipboard on his porch with a small piece of paper that says "read this note" but the rest of the paper is blank. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Neighbor Aber explains to Lady Elaine that the balloon ring he gave to her does not mean that they are to get married. Back at the house, Mister Rogers hears an alarm coming from the suitcase Mr. McFeely delivered with the film.
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Monday, February 20th, 1989
6: Fun & Games: Hats for Fun; Folk Singers; Making New Friends
Rogers listens to folk singers Andy Holiner and Alice Johnson. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, several residents decide to wear hats for fun. Then along comes Randy S. Caribou, who can wear all the hats at once.
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Tuesday, February 21st, 1989
7: Fun & Games: Choosing Teams & Feeling Left Out; Soccer Game
Mister Rogers brings with him a clay figurine of Randy S. Caribou, and puts him within the Neighborhood of Make-Believe models. Joining the Randy figurine are clay figurines of several other Make-Believe puppet characters. Later in the program, Mister Rogers watches a team of kids playing soccer. When the Make-Believe adventure starts, Randy S. Caribou plays hide-and-seek with the Neighborhood Trolley. But Randy soon puts himself in a sticky situation when he squashes a cake made to look like a soccer ball.
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Wednesday, February 22nd, 1989
8: Fun & Games: Special Olympics; Feeling Proud; Baskets
Mister Rogers shows off an assortment of baskets, most of which Mr. McFeely brought. Both men visit the Special Olympics tryouts at the nearby school gymnasium. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin and Bob Dog invite King Friday XIII to go 'round the mulberry bush. It was the first time King Friday was ever asked to hoin in a game. When Randy S. Caribou talks about his emerging team, Bob Dog and Lady Aberlin jump at the chance to join.
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Thursday, February 23rd, 1989
9: Fun & Games: Suzie McConnell of US Olympic Basketball Team
After showing a new board game based on the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Mister Rogers gets a visit from Suzie McConnell, an expert basketball player-teacher. Mr. McFeely shows a video of Dance Alloy, with dancers gliding along huge rubber balls. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe team rounds itself out, with Henrietta Pussycat and X the Owl joining King Friday, Lady Aberlin, Bob Dog, Prince Tuesday, Ana Platypus, Daniel Tiger and Randy S. Caribou, of course. Queen Sara prefers not to join.
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Friday, February 24th, 1989
10: Fun & Games: Win or Lose, Having Fun is Important
Upon his arrival, Mister Rogers talks about learning to play peekaboo as a young boy. With him, Mister Rogers has brough two different kinds of bowling balls -- a large one and a small one. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, the pussycat-owl-king-woman-dog-boy-girl-reindeer-tiger team has assembled at the castle but is having difficulty deciding on a game that would be appropriate for all team members. Back at the house, Mister Rogers has placed the Neighborhood of Make-Believe figures in the order they were mentioned in the pussycat-owl-king-woman-dog-boy-girl-reindeer-tiger team name.
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Monday, May 1st, 1989
11: Josephine Giraffe: A Visit to the San Diego Wild Animal Park
Mister Rogers and Mr. McFeely get a glimpse of the San Diego Wild Animal Park, with Dr. Joan Embery as Rogers' guide. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, the unseen Princess Zelda is preparing a play about a giraffe with a short neck.
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Tuesday, May 2nd, 1989
12: Josephine Giraffe: How Film is Processed
Mister Rogers watches a roll of film develop at a film lab. The newly-arrived Princess Zelda recruits the Neighborhood of Make-Believe residents to appear in the upcoming play.
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Wednesday, May 3rd, 1989
13: Josephine the Short-Neck Giraffe: The Story Begins
"Josephine the Short-Neck Giraffe" begins with the melancholy Josephine yearning to grow a longer neck. Her friend, Hazel the Elephant, had told her to wish at the same spot for the past year, but nothing happened. Now Hazel tries to talk Josephine to attend the nearby school.
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Thursday, May 4th, 1989
14: Josephine the Short-Neck Giraffe: Feeling Good About Who You Are
In Part Two of "Josephine the Short-Neck Giraffe," Josephine and Hazel go to school, where they meet all sorts of other animals. Among the classmates are a shy giraffe and a snake that doesn't know how to hiss. Josephine attends the "Attractive Active Animals" class.
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Friday, May 5th, 1989
15: Josephine the Short-Neck Giraffe: The Finale
Josephine feels that the school's Attractive, Active Animals class is not helping her, especially because Sam Snake has finally learned how to hiss. Hazel tells J.R. Giraffe to give Josephine words of encouragement. In the process, both J.R. and Josephine accept themselves, and each other, for who they are.
Season 20
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Monday, November 20th, 1989
1: When Parents Go To Work: Being Upset When Parents Are Busy at Work
Negri's Music Shop needs Rogers' help when the lady at the cashier must see her sick child. Negri and Rogers propose a Neighborhood of Make-Believe story in which the King and Queen leave Tuesday for their errands.
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Tuesday, November 21st, 1989
2: When Parents Go To Work: Going & Returning; Peek-a-bool Peanut Snacks
Rogers and Mr. McFeely make treats with peanuts and peanut butter. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Tuesday is still angry that his parents are running errands all the time.
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Wednesday, November 22nd, 1989
3: When Parents Go To Work: Peanut-butter Factory; Caring & Helping
Wearing a lei of peanut shells as he enters, Mister Rogers will promote reading the rest of the week. Mr. McFeely brings a video on how people make peanut butter. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Henrietta Pussycat suggests that Cornflake S. Pecially's factory start a caring center for the children of the factory's workers.
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Thursday, November 23rd, 1989
4: When Parents Go To Work: Oboist Natasha; Feelings When Parents Work
Rogers visits oboist Natasha at Negri's Music Shop. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe begins work in earnest on the new child-caring center at Corny's factory.
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Friday, November 24th, 1989
5: When Parents Go To Work: Day Care & Talk about Feelings; Exercises; Balloons
Balloon Artist Bruce Franco visits Rogers' television house. He has even made a balloon Trolley. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Prince Tuesday helps those who run the child-caring center at Corny's factory.
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Monday, April 16th, 1990
6: Caring for the Environment: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
A major crisis has arisen in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. Their nearby landfill at Someplace Else has reached the saturation point.
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Tuesday, April 17th, 1990
7: Caring for the Environment: A Visit to a Recycling Center
Messrs. Rogers and McFeely visit the neighborhood recycling center. Everything is orderly there, which cannot be said for Make-Believe. Westwood Mayor Maggie informs that their landfill has been filled completely.
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Wednesday, April 18th, 1990
8: Caring for the Environment: Caring for our Planet by Recycling
Mister Rogers discusses making artwork out of old objects. This precipitates Mr. McFeely's video, showing his visit with a spare-parts artist.
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Thursday, April 19th, 1990
9: Caring for the Environment: Snorkeling with Sylvia Earle
Mister Rogers recalls the snorkeling adventure he shared with Sylvia Earle. It leaves little time for Neighborhood of Make-Believe, which needs help from two of Northwood's goats.
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Friday, April 20th, 1990
10: Caring for the Environment: Making Toys from Throw-Aways
Mister Rogers arrives with a cardboard box with a hole cut into its side to look like a television screen. Outside, Mr. McFeely shows Mister Rogers an angora goat named William. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Queen Sara and Lady Aberlin are talking about the garbage crisis as they wait for King Friday's television appearance on The Universe Today. At Someplace Else, Old Goat and New Goat are talking to Harriett Elizabeth Cow and Donkey Hodie about the composition of their garbage.
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Monday, July 30th, 1990
11: Fathers & Music: Jazz Music with Ellis Marsalis & Sons
Mister Rogers enters with a bandaged hand. He illustrates (as Lady Aberlin demonstrates to Ana Platypus in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe) that nothing changes underneath a bandage. Rogers attends the Marsalis Family's rehearsals at Negri's Music Shop.
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Tuesday, July 31st, 1990
12: Fathers & Music: How Bandages Are Made; Pretending with Dolls
Mr. McFeely brings materials on how adhesive bandages are made. Rogers puts one such bandage on a rag doll. That rag doll becomes the plot point in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, as King Friday XIII and Prince Tuesday believe the doll to life.
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Wednesday, August 1st, 1990
13: Fathers & Music: Sweeper Fears; Live Wolves; Rogers' Grandson
Chuck Aber brings a guest to the television house. Joining them are two wolves. Later in the show, Mister Rogers' son Jim and grandson Alex stop over. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Aber is dressed as a wolf, ready to offer a wolf costume to someone else.
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Thursday, August 2nd, 1990
14: Fathers & Music: Ella Jenkins; Feeling Shy; "Big Bad Wolf"
Rogers reads a book a teenage girl had made for her father. He then puts stuffing in a toy wolf for a friend. Later in the program, Ella Jenkins visits (as does Chuck Aber) to perform some songs. In between, those in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe discuss their feelings about wolves. Daniel Striped Tiger tells those at school that he doesn't have a musical father, like Ana and Prince Tuesday.
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Friday, August 3rd, 1990
15: Fathers & Music: Cellist Yo-Yo Ma & Son; Fatherly Feelings
Rogers discusses music with Yo-Yo Ma and, when son Nicholas Ma arrives, Rogers helps perform a trio of The Skaters' Waltz. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin finds a musical father for Daniel.
Season 21
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Monday, November 19th, 1990
1: Mouths & Feelings: Laughing Boxes; Many Expressions Mean Many Feelings
Chef Brockett is making gingerbread faces with varying emotions. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday appoints Lady Aberlin as the Director of Research. Her first assignment revolves around people's reaction to a box that plays a recording of someone laughing.
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Tuesday, November 20th, 1990
2: Mouths & Feelings: A Storyteller Visits… with Button Soup Story
Rogers makes tunnels out of cardboard tubes. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin continues her research with the laughing voice in a box. Robert Troll believes a little person is in that box.
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Wednesday, November 21st, 1990
3: Mouths & Feelings: How People Make Toothbrushes; Feeling Angry
Mr. McFeely shows a videotape on how people make toothbrushes. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin wishes to show there is no person inside the laughing-voice box. What she uncovers, lets her become a tiger for a limited time.
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Thursday, November 22nd, 1990
4: Mouths and Feelings: A Visit to the Dentist
Mister Rogers arrives with a tube of toothpaste which he shows before inviting viewers along on a visit to his dentist. Before leaving, Mister Rogers heads to the bathroom to brush his teeth. At the dentist's office, Mister Rogers receives a check-up from Dr. Doug Jackson and his hygienist, Lisa Gjebre. Lisa and Dr. Jackson demonstrate various tools used for a dental check-up. Afterwards, Mister Rogers talks with a young dental patient named Joe. Returning to the house, Mister Rogers takes out a puppet which he uses to explain that people should not bite other people. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Neighbor Aber sings It's the Style to Wear a Smile as Princess Zelda is looking for the Director of Research, Lady Aberlin. Still looking like a tiger, Lady Aberlin appears from behind the tree but goes unrecognized by Neighbor Aber and Princess Zelda. At the castle, Queen Sara reveals that Lady Aberlin will be gone for a "limited period of time." Back at the house, Mister Rogers sings It's the Style to Wear a Smile and talks about the best feelings are the ones that come naturally.
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Friday, November 23rd, 1990
5: Mouths & Feelings: How People Make Toothpaste; Reading Aloud
Rogers talks of how a steam shovel works. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Daniel Tiger finds out Lady Aberlin has been disguised as a tiger.
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Monday, February 25th, 1991
6: Growing: Exercises and Playing for Growing; Toy Car Factory
Mr. McFeely arrives with a new advertising jingle for his Speedy Delivery service. Later in the program, he brings a video to Rogers about how people make model cars. Concern grips Westwood and then the Neighborhood of Make-Believe when some big thing is spotted nearby.
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Tuesday, February 26th, 1991
7: Growing: A Conservatory Where People Care for Plants
Rogers plants a bean seed and joins Mr. McFeely in a visit to a local conservatory. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday XIII tries to allay fears about a ""big thing"" rolling its way in from Westwood.
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Wednesday, February 27th, 1991
8: Growing: Growing Takes Time, So Does Learning to Read
The Big Thing arrives in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. At the request of several neighbors, the King agrees to maintain and talk of peaceful things.
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Thursday, February 28th, 1991
9: Growing: Mister Rogers Gets a Haircut; Growing Happens Gradually
Rogers gets his hair cut to prove to viewers there is nothing that harms anybody during a haircut. Robert Troll drops by the Neighborhood of Make-Believe and gives some aid to the Big Thing.
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Friday, March 1st, 1991
10: Growing: The Harlem Spiritual Ensemble Performs
Rogers finds old friend Francois Clemmons, now singing with the Harlem Spiritual Ensemble. Purple Panda arrives at the Neighborhood of Make-Believe with a miracle ingredient that makes plants grow quickly.
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Monday, August 26th, 1991
11: Dress-Up: Nighttime Ballet; Choosing Costumes for School Play
Bringing a toy raccoon to his television house, Mister Rogers recalls a raccoon dance first performed two decades before. He uses a raccoon mask to illustrate he does not change when he puts on the mask. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Harriet Elizabeth Cow and Lady Aberlin is surprised to see King Friday XIII disguised as a bird. He learns that Harriet and Lady Aberlin are planning a play with the schoolchildren.
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Tuesday, August 27th, 1991
12: Dress-Up: A Library Visit & Storyteller; Something's Missing
Rogers and Mr. McFeely visit a children's book reading at the library. At the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, all the schoolchildren are getting roles for their upcoming play.
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Wednesday, August 28th, 1991
13: Dress-Up: Eyeglasses & Wigs Change Appearance; Sneakers Factory
Mister Rogers arrives with a box full of costume pieces including a wig and a pair of glasses. Chef Brockett stops by and does not immediately recognize Mister Rogers who is still wearing a wig and glasses. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Handyman Negri is searching for the King's spare crown which he left with Prince Tuesday. Chef Brockett arrives at the castle with a crown cake for King Friday and lets the truth slip that the spare crown is missing. At the school, the children sing One and One Are Two when Lady Aberlin arrives. Meanwhile, at the castle, the spare crown is still lost and Chef Brockett tries to convince King Friday that the latest style is wearing a chef's hat.
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Thursday, August 29th, 1991
14: Dress-Up: Boys Choir of Harlem; How People Make Sweaters
Absolutely nobody can find King Friday's spare crown. Lady Elaine Fairchilde is implored to turn the Neighborhood of Make-Believe upside down to aid in the search. This leads to the most unimaginable conclusions. After Make-Believe, Mister Rogers visits an auditorium to hear the Boys Choir of Harlem.
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Friday, August 30th, 1991
15: Dress-Up: Dress-Up Doesn't Change You Inside; Sign Language
Maggie Stewart, disguised as Mr. McFeely, delivers to Rogers the video on how people make zipper sweaters. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe witnesses the school play.
Season 22
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Monday, November 25th, 1991
1: Art: Making Portraits; Encouraging Creativity
Mr. McFeely shows Rogers a Mrs. McFeely portrait Bob Trow made. Later Rogers goes to see Trow do a portrait of Mr. McFeely. In the meantime, King Friday XIII declares that everyone in the Neighborhood produce Royal portraits.
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Tuesday, November 26th, 1991
2: Art: Picasso as Example of Creative Art; Spanish Singers
Rogers shows a flip book and presents Picasso art. Later in the program, he sees a Spanish rhythm quartet at Brockett's Bakery. In between, Lady Aberlin, X the Owl, and Henrietta Pussycat make King Friday art, but Lady Elaine refuses.
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Wednesday, November 27th, 1991
3: Art: Making Toy Airplanes; Skywriter's Art
Mr. McFeely describes the day he met a skywriter. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe witnesses a skywriter drawing the King's face and hears Handyman Negri's contribution.
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Thursday, November 28th, 1991
4: Art: Sculptor Bill Strickland; Creative Clay Play
Mister Rogers makes his own clay and visits sculptor Bill Strickland. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine uses her clay to deface all the existing portraits and other dedications to King Friday XIII.
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Friday, November 29th, 1991
5: Art: Author-Illustrator Eric Hill; Spot Books
Mister Rogers arrives with a painting of a blue tree and tells the story of his friend who painted it. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin is working to remove the play clay from the royal portraits. At the clock, Daniel is hesitant to show his portrait of King Friday to Robert Troll because he things he did it in the wrong color. Robert Troll returns to the castle with Daniel's portrait which meets the approval of King Friday. Back at the house, Mister Rogers sits at the bench to read Spot's Baby Sister, a book by Eric Hill.
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Monday, February 24th, 1992
6: Imaginary Friends: Imagine with Music: How People Make Colored Markers
Rogers draws a song. Mr. McFeely brings a videotape on how people make felt-tip markers. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe gets another "glimpse" of Daniel's imaginary friend, Malcolm Apricot Dinko.
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Tuesday, February 25th, 1992
7: Imaginary Friends: Imaginary Friends Can Help Lonely Times
Rogers talks of using a telescope, albeit a pretend one. Bob Trow talks of how he used his imagination as a boy, making up what would be "troll talk." This Robert Troll demonstrates in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe.
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Wednesday, February 26th, 1992
8: Imaginary Friends: Imagination & Work; Umbrella Factory; Rain
Rogers sees a ballet troupe do a dance with umbrellas. As it is raining in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Chuck Aber tests Corny's new umbrella rocking chair.
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Thursday, February 27th, 1992
9: Imaginary Friends: Blank Books for Imagining; Nutritious Snack
Rogers has a real book which he reads to a pretend child sitting in a real chair. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe sees Prince Tuesday's rag doll for the last time.
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Friday, February 28th, 1992
10: Imaginary Friends: Ella Jenkins; Sign Language; Inventions
Ella Jenkins stages a sing-along at Brockett's Bakery. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine tries to blame Malcolm Apricot Dinko for something.
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Monday, August 31st, 1992
11: Learning: Even Mister Rogers Finds It Hard to Learn New Things
Mr. McFeely brings whistles to Rogers' front porch, and both hear a professional whistler. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Robert Troll is taking a census. Daniel Striped Tiger cannot help at this time, as he and the other schoolchildren are planning a field trip.
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Tuesday, September 1st, 1992
12: Learning: A Visit with Ella Jenkins
Lady Aberlin is searching for the source of a wind that abruptly appears and disappears. One possible source of that wind could be the Museum-Go-Round.
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Wednesday, September 2nd, 1992
13: Learning: How People Make Construction Paper
Rogers hangs a paper chain through the kitchen and living room. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin discovers the wind source.
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Thursday, September 3rd, 1992
14: Learning: Curiosity – The Beginning of Learning
The school at Someplace Else is ready to stage their field trip through the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. But a major stumbling block may emerge when James Michael Jones shows off his learning machine on his head. For most of this visit, Rogers talks to Eric Kloss at the neighborhood library.
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Friday, September 4th, 1992
15: Learning: Learning is Everywhere!
Rogers displays a variety of batteries, ready to put them to work in two toys and a cassette player. Mister McFeely then shows Rogers a battery-operated car. With the Neighborhood of Make-Believe is still undecided if there will be a field trip, Daniel suggests not to sacrifice anything in the learning process.
Season 23
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Monday, November 23rd, 1992
1: Up & Down: Elevators and Escalators
After changing into his sneakers, Mister Rogers stands and steps up to the door and then back down again. He raises his arms and eyebrows to demonstrate "up and down", as well. Sitting on the floor, Mister Rogers shows a toy parking garage that he brought with him. Placing a toy car on the garage's elevator, Mister Rogers raises it to the top and then back down again. Mister Rogers sings Let's Think of Something To Do as he waits for Mr. McFeely to stop by. When he arrives, Mr. McFeely takes Mister Rogers a shopping mall where they go up and down an escalator and a glass elevator. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Handyman Negri is playing music for Mimus Polyglottos and Torglodytes Aedon as they dance when he is called to the factory where Corney asks for his help. Using a new pulley system, Handyman Negri removes a Rockit from the factory's display case. Corney sings I'm a Man Who Manufactures before he promises to make something special for Handyman Negri to thank him for his help. Meanwhile, Mr. McFeely is struggling with a heavy package from the Up and Down Company to be delivered to Lady Elaine Fairchilde. Handyman Negri helps Mr. McFeely deliver the package to the museum where Lady Elaine allows them to open the package. Inside they find a hydraulic lift platform which they demonstrate by lifting each other up and down. X the Owl is somewhat curious about the lift and mentions that he doesn't need such a device to go up and down -- he is able to fly up and down naturally. Returning to the factory, Corney presents Handyman Negri with a custom-made rocking guitar holder. Back at the house, Mister Rogers suggests that fancy things are not needed to go up and down -- just ideas and an imagination. He concludes for the day by singing It's You I Like.
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Tuesday, November 24th, 1992
2: Up & Down: Dominoes!
Famed domino artist Bob Speca sets up and knocks down dominoes at Negri's Music Shop. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Robert Troll rides the hydraulic platform outside the Museum-Go-Round.
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Wednesday, November 25th, 1992
3: Up & Down: So Many Things Go Up and Down
King Friday XIII wants the neighbors to find a place where Mimus polyglottos and Troglodytes aedon can take up dance lessons. While they are not looking, Robert Troll takes Mimus and Trog for a walk/dance. Chuck Aber goes off looking for the birds.
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Thursday, November 26th, 1992
4: Up & Down: A Visit with Clarinetist Richard Stoltzman
Rogers hears from clarinetist Richard Stoltzman. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, two crises remain unsolved: stop the Museum-Go-Round from going up and down, and get the wooden birds back.
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Friday, November 27th, 1992
5: Up & Down: A Hot-Air Balloon Ride!
Bruce Franco again makes balloon art, concentrating on animals. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, the hydraulic platform is fixed. By chance, Robert Troll is seen with the King's two wooden birds.
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Monday, February 15th, 1993
6: Love: Teddy Bear Factory; Costumes Don't Change Who You Are
Rogers enters with a stuffed bear and a bear costume (which he wears). Mr. McFeely then brings a video on how stuffed bears are made. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe finds one of its neighbors in a bear costume.
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Tuesday, February 16th, 1993
7: Love: Trip to an Aviary; Caring for Birds; Work vs. Play
Rogers shows a picture of one friend, an ornithologist, and visits him at The Aviary in Pittsburgh. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine Fairchilde is readying a "Museum of Love."" At Mayor Maggie's suggestion, Lady Elaine decides to start a soap opera.
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Wednesday, February 17th, 1993
8: Love: Tired Feet; Angry & Loving Feelings
Rogers soaks his feet in a tub outside his porch and finds an unexpected visitor: "Officer" Clemmons. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine is preparing to do a soap opera she calls As the Museum Turns.
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Thursday, February 18th, 1993
9: Love: Shaving; It Can Help to Talk about Feelings
Rogers discusses the way images are reflected in mirrors. Lady Elaine continues preparations for her one-woman soap opera.
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Friday, February 26th, 1993
10: Love: Blowing Bubbles; Filipino Chef; Plumber Visits
Mister Rogers arrives with a soap solution which he uses to blow bubbles. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Robert Troll is practicing his role as usher for the soap opera when Mayor Maggie and Neighbor Aber arrive with an automatic bubble maker. The royal family arrives as the soap opera begins -- "As the Museum Turns." Back at the house, Mister Rogers remembers a time when he visited the kitchen of Mrs. Schipper and learned to make spinach egg rolls.
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Monday, August 30th, 1993
11: Then & Now: Water Experiments; Big & Little; Being Safe
Rogers does a science experiment with food coloring and water. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Robert Troll takes the Neighborhood Trolley off its tracks. This prompts several neighbors to search for it.
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Tuesday, August 31st, 1993
12: Then & Now: Shadow Artist; Poem; The Past; Lightbulb Factory
Shadows and light are the contrasts of the day, as guest shadow artist Jim West performs silhouettes of various animals. Later, Mr. McFeely shows a tape on how people make light bulbs. In between, the Court of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe wants to return the shadows of Harriet Elizabeth Cow, Donkey Hodie, X the Owl, and Henrietta Pussycat. Before long, Robert Troll reveals the Trolley's Extra Dimension to Lady Aberlin.
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Wednesday, September 1st, 1993
13: Then & Now: Patomimist; Baby Photos; A Lost Dog
Mr. McFeely brings a pantomimist to Rogers' television house. The trolley's reputation for revealing the past spreads through the Neighborhood. It gets to the point where Trolley turns the Neighborhood upside-down.
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Thursday, September 2nd, 1993
14: Then & Now: A Dead Bird; Memories; Each One is Unique
Mr. McFeeley brings a dead bird to the television house and asks Mister Rogers for a box in which to bury it. This prompts a Neighborhood of Make-Believe discussion of death as Lady Aberlin helps Henrietta Pussycat and Daniel Striped Tiger.
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Friday, September 3rd, 1993
15: Then & Now: Itzhak Perlman, Violinist; Colonial Williamsburg Visit
This program provides the last glimpse of Trolley's Special Dimension. For the bulk of the show, Rogers visits Itzhak Perlman at a concert hall and reflects on his visit to Colonial Williamsburg.
Season 24
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Monday, February 21st, 1994
1: Things to Wear: A Bus Ride Adventure
Rogers and McFeely go on a bus ride through the neighborhood, observing various hats certain people wear. None wears the hat Rogers brought to show viewers: a three-cornered hat from the 18th Century. Thus the dilemma in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. Upon gaining interest in them, King Friday XIII orders everyone (and everything) to wear three-cornered hats.
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Tuesday, February 22nd, 1994
2: Things to Wear: How People Make Blue Jeans
Rogers dons the Bob Dog costume (inevitably fooling Marilyn Barnett). Later in the program, Mr. McFeely shows a videotape on how people make blue jeans. In between, Lady Elaine Fairchilde provides the only resistance to King Friday's insistence that everyone and everything in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe wear the three-cornered hat from the 18th Century.
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Wednesday, February 23rd, 1994
3: Things to Wear: A Visit with a Pipe Organist
Rogers sees Alan Morrison play the organ at a nearby church. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine Fairchilde squirts water at anyone who mentions ""three-cornered hat"" to her. King Friday hardens his position with a rule (one with a loophole).
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Thursday, February 24th, 1994
4: Things to Wear: A Musical Treat with Organ, Flute and Clarinet
Chef Brockett visits, explaining how he uses canes to walk following his operation. Later Rogers returns to see Alan Morrison play alongside a flutist and a clarinetist. In between, Betty Okonak Templeton visits the Neighborhood of Make-Believe with a way to break the impasse between King Friday XIII and Lady Elaine.
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Friday, February 25th, 1994
5: Things to Wear: The Millinery Shop at Colonial Williamsburg
Given a portable sewing machine, Mister Rogers shows the stark contrast between clothing of today and clothes of the 1700s. Thus he visits a building in Colonial Williamsburg. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine and Betty Okonak Templeton exploit the loophole in King Friday's three-cornered rule. Finally, everyone else takes off those hats.
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Monday, August 29th, 1994
6: Going Away and Coming Back: A Mime Visits the Neighborhood
On the back of an old floor covering, a friend of Mister Rogers painted a map of the world. Rogers deomnstrates traveling from place to place, on boat or plane, and coming back. Later in the program, Dan Kamin demonstrates his mime act. He appears as a mime character in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe.
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Tuesday, August 30th, 1994
7: Going Away and Coming Back: What's Inside an Ambulance?
Three minutes into the program, the Neighborhood of Make-Believe finds a newcomer, Stephen Owl (X's cousin), in search of a tunnel believed to be in the neighborhood. But the bulk of the show has Mister Rogers showing the ins and outs of an ambulance.
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Wednesday, August 31st, 1994
8: Going Away and Coming Back: Wheelchair Basketball Practice
Rogers gets a feel for shooting a basketball from a chair. This segues eventually to his visit with a wheelchair basketball team called the Steelwheelers. In between, more residents in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe join in Cousin Steve's search for a hidden tunnel. One clue comes from a scrap of paper.
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Thursday, September 1st, 1994
9: Going Away and Coming Back: A Trip Through a Car Wash
Rogers uses a long piece of plumbing pipe to simulate a tunnel in which blocks and a car could travel back and forth. Mr. McFeely shows a video of his ""tunneling"" through a car wash. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday XIII hears of the search for the lost tunnel. Lady Aberlin finds all the pieces to the old parable about this tunnel, which is very close to X's tree.
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Friday, September 2nd, 1994
10: Going Away and Coming Back: Helping with Separation
Chuck Aber surprises Fred Rogers at his television house with what Rogers calls his ""piece of equipment."" It's heavy machinery used for digging dirt. Later in the program, Mr. McFeely shows a videotape on how people make tortilla chips from blue corn. In between, friends in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe discover the secret tunnel and learn where it goes.
Season 25
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Monday, February 20th, 1995
1: Fast and Slow: How People Make Strollers
Rogers wants to take his time playing a game with a ball and a few tubes. The same cannot be said for the Neighborhood Trolley, which whizzes through the Neighborhood of Make-Believe.
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Tuesday, February 21st, 1995
2: Fast and Slow: Rollerskating and Rollerskates
Rogers rollerblades with Stephen Lee at a skating rink. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Stephen Owl appears in his full safety gear to help the neighbors' cause.
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Wednesday, February 22nd, 1995
3: Fast and Slow: Speedy Deliveries
Daniel Tiger is astonished at how fast Prince Tuesday can say the letters of the alphabet. Lady Aberlin gives Daniel the confidence true friends have.
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Thursday, February 23rd, 1995
4: Fast and Slow: A Visit with a Gymnast
Chainey Umphrey returns to the neighborhood to demonstrate more gymnastics. Those in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe tries to stop the Trolley and fail.
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Friday, February 24th, 1995
5: Fast and Slow: I Like to Take My Time to Do It Right
Rogers operates a toy crane in his sandbox. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, a larger crane finally catches the Trolley and lifts it up, so the neighbors can figure out how it can slow down.
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Monday, August 28th, 1995
6: Everybody's Special: Seeing Yourself in a Mirror
Maggie Stewart and Chef Brockett are making layer sandwiches for Maggie's upcoming family reunion. Mister Rogers shows a video on how Corning dinner plates are made. In between, Chef Brockett discusses with the Royal Family the cake being planned for Cornflake S. Pecially's birthday.
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Tuesday, August 29th, 1995
7: Everybody's Special: Twins!
Mister Rogers arrives with a photo album filled with pictures of twins. He explains that twins have the same parents and same birthday but each person is still an individual. The final picture shows twin girls who will be stopping by with Marilyn Barnett. Mr. McFeely arrives with a pair of wooden shoes and a video about how people make such shoes. Mister Rogers tries on the shoes and wears them until he leaves for the day. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Robert Troll is about to give the cake drawing to Corney when he is stopped by King Friday who would like to talk about Prince Tuesday. The King is concerned with the fact that Prince Tuesday is not happy with himself and the royal robes that he wears as prince. At the factory, Neighbor Aber is wearing wooden shoes and approaches Robert Troll who shares that Prince Tuesday might be in need of some "Neighbor Aber time." Together they sing Then Your Heart is Full of Love. Queen Sara arrives at the factory looking for the cake drawing and Robert Troll realizes that he was about to spoil the birthday surprise. When Corney appears, Queen Sara distracts him by pointing out Neighbor Aber's wooden shoes. Back at the house, Mister Rogers sings Then Your Heart is Full of Love before Marilyn Barnett stops by with her students, Meghan and Kelly. Mister Rogers, still in wooden shoes, joins them outside for some exercise. Back inside, Mister Rogers concludes by reading Friends in the Park.
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Wednesday, August 30th, 1995
8: Everybody's Special: How People Make Guitars
Lady Aberlin, dressed as a lion, discovers the dour Prince Tuesday, who is upset that his robe disrupts his guitar lessons.
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Thursday, August 31st, 1995
9: Everybody's Special: How People Make Kazoos
Mister Rogers shows some of his Neighborhood of Make-Believe puppets and introduces the puppeteer behind Prince Tuesday, Lenny Meledandri. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, several people have to console Prince Tuesday, who has removed his robe.
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Friday, September 1st, 1995
10: Everybody's Special: A Visit with Artist Red Grooms
Cornflake S. Pecially feels everyone has forgotten that today is his birthday. It adds to the drama of the surprise birthday party, for which Daniel and Prince Tuesday have made a card.
Season 26
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Monday, October 16th, 1995
1: Mad Feelings: A Visit with Artist Red Grooms
Mister Rogers visits the studio of artist Red Grooms, who is currently working on a trolley painting. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe sees Lady Elaine in fits because she can't seem to draw the Eiffel Tower well.
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Tuesday, October 17th, 1995
2: Mad Feelings: Finding Healthy Ways to Express Angry Feelings
Mister Rogers introduces many different ways of dealing with anger, such as singing, playing the piano, and exercising, including his friend Maggie Stewart's favorite - swimming. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Robert Troll and Mayor Maggie are worried about how upset Lady Elaine is over not being able to draw Grandpere's Tower. In an angry fit, Lady Elaine turns the tower upside-down. Can Lady Elaine get over her anger and make things right in the Neighborhood again? Maggie Stewart brings a water-and-oil motion sculpture to the television house. Jay Styperk, a wheelchair basketball specialist, gives Rogers a few exercises.
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Wednesday, October 18th, 1995
3: Mad Feelings: Things to Do with our Hands That Don’t Hurt
Lady Elaine Fairchilde is distraught that, in a fit of anger, she had turned Mr. McFeely into a doll.
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Thursday, October 19th, 1995
4: Mad Feelings: Pounding on Steel Drums
Betty Okonak Templeton visits the Neighborhood of Make-Believe in an effort to ease Lady Elaine's mean mood.
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Friday, October 20th, 1995
5: Mad Feelings: A Visit with STOMP!
Mister Rogers visits a rehearsal of the international sensation STOMP. He meets the members and sees how they use everyday things like buckets, brooms, pipes, and their hands and feet to make exciting music. In Make-Believe, all the neighbors are unhappy over the upside-down tower and Lady Elaine's behavior. Lady Elaine, realizing that her anger got out of control, rights the tower and finds that apologizing is a good first step towards making amends.
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Monday, February 19th, 1996
6: Transformations: A Tall Tale from Storyteller Gay Ducey
Mr. McFeely presents Rogers with a ""hide-and-find ball,"" with which they play a little hide-and-seek. Later in the program, Rogers hears a storyteller at Mrs. McFeely's house. In between, the Neighborhood of Make-Believe gets puzzled by a gift for Purple Panda—one that he is not supposed to open.
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Tuesday, February 20th, 1996
7: Transformations: A Juggler on a Unicycle Visits
Mister Rogers arrives with an African violet and takes a long look at the flower before he sings Look and Listen. Mr. McFeely stops by a small green ball which he and Mister Rogers take outside where they meet a talented juggler named JoAnn Swaim. Ms. Swaim provides a very simple juggling lesson before showcasing her talents by juggling as many as seven balls. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Prince Tuesday is looking carefully at an African violet and King Friday does not understand the use of what his son is doing. The King departs for the J Room where his juggling instructor is waiting. Recognizing Prince Tuesday's love for the flower, Handyman Negri listens and Mayor Maggie sings and signs Then Your Heart is Full of Love. Mayor Maggie and Neighbor Aber have still been unsuccessful in delivering the strange package to Purple Panda. At the Museum-Go-Round, they show the package to Lady Elaine before Neighbor Aber tosses it in the air and it disappears. Surfacing in the hands of Handyman Negri, the package has changed colors once again. Handyman Negri also loses the package by tossing it in the air but quickly finds it sitting on the Trolley. Back at the house, Mister Rogers shares a Neighborhood photo album featuring pictures of several of his neighbors as children and adults. Mr. McFeely returns with a video showing various time-lapse images of things changing in nature. The video includes a caterpillar changing into a butterfly which makes Mister Rogers think to take out toy caterpillar. The toy changes into a butterfly as well.
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Wednesday, February 21st, 1996
8: Transformations: See How Mister Rogers TV House is Set Up
Rogers demonstrates that he doesn't change when he wears dark glasses or a hat. Lady Aberlin tries the same tactic in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. Mr. McFeely shows a time-lapse videotape of how the television house is set up in the studios of WQED in Pittsburgh.
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Thursday, February 22nd, 1996
9: Transformations: How People Make Wagons
Rogers fixes the ball float in his toilet. Maggie Stewart demonstrates some sign language, using a book in the process. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe is still perplexed by that mysterious package for Purple Panda. And things don't get any better once Purple Panda arrives.
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Friday, February 23rd, 1996
10: Transformations: A Visit with Baby Ducks at the McFeely's
Rogers shows a wooden egg containing a speckled egg. He then returns to the McFeely's house, where plants are transplanted and ducklings are delivered. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine Fairchilde retrieves the package for Purple Panda. Much to everyone's surprise, the package opens itself.
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Monday, July 22nd, 1996
11: Helping: Helping by 'Puppy-Sitting'
Lady Elaine frets about all the noise made by someone's ""vacuum sweeper.""
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Tuesday, July 23rd, 1996
12: Helping: A Visit with Music Group Jabali Afrika
Jabali Afrika performs at Negri's Music Shop. Lady Elaine Fairchilde has a bad dream about ""vacuum sweepers,"" and tries to rid them from the Neighborhood of Make-Believe.
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Wednesday, July 24th, 1996
13: Helping: A Visit to B. Smith's Restaurant
Rogers visits B. Smith's restaurant and reunites with B. Smith herself, who had appeared in a Neighborhood of Make-Believe segment back in 1969. Smith returns to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe and leaves a napkin for Queen Sara. But that napkin is swept away, thanks to Lady Elaine's army of ""vacuum sweepers.""
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Thursday, July 25th, 1996
14: Helping: Mister Rogers Learns Calligraphy
After Rogers draws with colored chalk, he sees a videotape on how such chalk is made. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Purple Panda is called on to help Lady Elaine overcome her fear of ""vacuum sweepers.""
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Friday, July 26th, 1996
15: Helping: A Visit to the Inner City Arts Center in Los Angeles
Mister Rogers arrives with a megaphone he has borrowed from Marilyn Barnett. After showing how it amplifies his voice, Mister Rogers uses a cardboard tube to make his own megaphone. Ms. Barnett stops by to pick up her megaphone and to do some exercises with Mister Rogers. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, everyone is still working to recover all of the missing vacuum sweepers. Lady Aberlin, Neighbor Aber, Prince Tuesday, and Purple Panda are outside the Museum-Go-Round when Lady Elaine uses an newly installed megaphone to announce that the Museum is closed for cleaning. After Lady Elaine finally admits that she is afraid of vacuum sweepers, Purple Panda sings a song that helped him get over his own fear of vacuums. Feeling more comfortable, Lady Elaine agrees to return all of the vacuum sweepers she has taken. Back at the house, Mister Rogers talks about the importance of talking about your feelings when you are afraid or worried. Visiting the Inner-City Arts Center, Mister Rogers meets Bob Bates who shows him around. Throughout the center, young artists are working on a variety of projects including sculpture, painting, and music. Returning to his house, Mister Rogers concludes by singing It's You I Like.
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Monday, August 26th, 1996
16: Brave and Strong: A Tae Kwon Doe Class
The Neighborhood of Make-Believe has witnessed cereal falling like snow over a couple of areas. It stopped snowing cereal over at the Platypus Mound, but not at Daniel's Clock.
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Tuesday, August 27th, 1996
17: Brave and Strong: A Visit with Puppet-Maker Brad Brewer
Rogers' friend Brad Brewer, a knitter and puppeteer, talks of the puppets and puppet shows he has performed. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Elsie Jean Platypus explains the cereal stopped falling on the Platypus Mound when she wasn't afraid of it. But Daniel is afraid of the cereal snowfall on his Clock.
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Wednesday, August 28th, 1996
18: Brave and Strong: Baby Lambs and Shearing Sheep
Rogers visits the McFeelys' house to see the lambs they are babysitting. Later Mr. McFeely plays a videotape on how lambs are sheared. In between, the Neighborhood of Make-Believe sends its armor-clad King to the Clock, where he will attempt to command the cereal stop falling. But only Daniel's presence at the Clock can stop the downpour.
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Thursday, August 29th, 1996
19: Brave and Strong: Mister Rogers Gets a Shot
Rogers doesn't immediately put on his sweater, and already people sense this television visit will break the mold. He takes viewers to see his immunization at a doctor's office. It is designed to alleviate children's fears. Daniel Striped Tiger finally faces his fears, with the aid of Chuck Aber and Lady Aberlin. They give him an inflatable boat prior to appearing at the Clock. Only Daniel can stop the falling cereal at the Clock, and he does.
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Friday, August 30th, 1996
20: Brave and Strong: How People Make Yogurt
With the crisis at the Neighborhood of Make-Believe over, Daniel Striped Tiger asks that his pile of cereal be distributed to the people who need it most. A forklift is just the tool to cart boxes of cereal from the Clock.
Season 27
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Monday, February 17th, 1997
1: Sharing: A Swimming Lesson for Mister Rogers
After a swim, King Friday XIII is startled to find that his crown has been taken.
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Tuesday, February 18th, 1997
2: Sharing: A Visit with a Found-Objects Sculptor
Rogers displays a horse Leonard Streckfus constructed from found objects. Later he visits Streckfus at his barn/workshop, where other found-objects sculptures are on display. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Mayor Maggie learns the Westwood town sign is missing. It appears Lady Elaine has taken it for her ""found"" objects exhibit.
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Wednesday, February 19th, 1997
3: Sharing: How People Make Apple Juice
Mr. McFeely shows a videotape on how apple juice is made. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe continues to see things disappear, just as Lady Elaine is ready to hold a "found objects" exhibit at her Museum-Go-Round.
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Thursday, February 20th, 1997
4: Sharing: A Visit with a Paper Sculptor
Rogers visits Gonzales at his studio to see goupet-goupet sculptures. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, more things have gone missing, including Edgar Cooke's refrigerator and Daniel's truck.
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Friday, February 21st, 1997
5: Sharing: Dump Trucks at a Construction Site
Mr. McFeely shows a videotape on people using heavy equipment. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine agrees to display and return all those ""borrowed"" things. But there is a trick or two involved.
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Monday, August 25th, 1997
6: Be Yourself: The Flying Karamazov Brothers
Rogers visits a theater to see a juggling act called the Flying Karamazov Brothers. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, X the Owl is preparing to give flying lessons.
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Tuesday, August 26th, 1997
7: Be Yourself: A Visit with Magician David Copperfield
X the Owl gives his first simple flying lesson to Prince Tuesday, along with the first rule: ""Be careful."" This isn't quite what Lady Elaine has in mind with her flying lessons.
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Wednesday, August 27th, 1997
8: Be Yourself: The Uptown String Quartet
Rogers hears the Uptown String Quartet perform. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, a vulnerable Prince Tuesday falls prey to Lady Elaine's ""flying lessons.""
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Thursday, August 28th, 1997
9: Be Yourself: Making Bean Bag Dolls
Rogers brings a sleeping bag to the television house. Mr. McFeely brings a tape on how people make sleeping bags. For most of the last ten minutes, Rogers visits a dollmaker, Ida Clowney. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, X the Owl feels responsible for the fall Prince Tuesday incurred. Lady Aberlin and Chuck Aber deter Lady Elaine from further ""flying lessons.""
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Friday, August 29th, 1997
10: Be Yourself: Hula Hoop Fun
Mister Rogers arrives with a hula hoop and talks about how it got its name. Taking it outside, he does his best to show how it is used but is unable to keep the hula hoop around his waist. Luckily, Paul Tifford is in the Neighborhood offering hula hoop lessons and Mister Rogers decides to pay him a visit. At Mr. Tifford's studio, Mister Rogers listens to a few suggestions and is able to successfully keep the hula hoop spinning around his waist. He then steps back and watches in amazement as Mr. Tifford demonstrates his ability to spin multiple hula hoops at the same time. Mister Rogers continues observing as Maggie Stewart stops by for her hula hoop lesson. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Prince Tuesday is about to share the details of his accident with Mayor Maggie when King Friday interrupts. As Lady Aberlin and Lady Elaine Fairchilde arrive, King Friday announces that all flying lessons are to stop. Lady Elaine apologizes to Prince Tuesday for making him think the propeller hat she gave him would make him fly. Prince Tuesday suggests that Lady Elaine teach hula hoop lessons instead. Inside the tree, Lady Aberlin and Prince Tuesday talk with X the Owl who is still feeling somewhat responsible for the Prince's accident. Prince Tuesday explains that X's instruction to be careful could have prevented his fall. X feels much better knowing that he was a good teacher. Outside, Lady Elaine's first hula hoop lesson is underway with Mayor Maggie. Back at the house, Mister Rogers spends some time thinking about children who are just learning to walk. He concludes by talking about practicing skills in order to get better and sings I'm Proud of You.
Season 28
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Monday, February 16th, 1998
1: Giving and Receiving: A Visit with Author Eric Carle
Mister Rogers arrives with a box of fortune cookies. Opening up one of the cookies, he reads his fortune: "You will have a visitor." Mr. McFeely stops by with a videotape about how people make fortune cookies. After watching the video, Mister Rogers gives two fortune cookies to Mr. McFeely and explains that seeing the Mr. McFeely's excitement was like receiving a gift himself. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday is looking for "great things" and is unimpressed when Mr. McFeely tries to give him a box of fortune cookies. With his feelings hurt, Mr. McFeely shares his disappointment with a reassuring Mayor Maggie. As Neighbor Aber passes through, Mayor Maggie offers him a fortune cookie. Opening the cookie, they are surprised to release a Spanish-speaking Fortune Cookie Man who is eager to distribute cookies throughout the Neighborhood. At the clock, the Fortune Cookie Man introduces himself to Daniel Striped Tiger who is surprised to meet a "live speaking fortune cookie." Back at the house, Mister Rogers visits the studio of author Eric Carle. Mr. Carle shows how he paints the images used in his children's books. Together they read one of Mr. Carle's books -- Head to Toe -- which is given to Mister Rogers as he leaves.
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Tuesday, February 17th, 1998
2: Giving and Receiving: A Visit with a Batik Artist
Saihou Njie gives Rogers a demonstration on making batik vests. Later in the program, Mr. McFeely shows a videotape on how bagels are made.
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Wednesday, February 18th, 1998
3: Giving and Receiving: How People Make Toilets
Rogers brings back the Potty book he had introduced nine years earlier, and reads it in full. Later in the program, Mr. McFeely shows a nvideotape of people mking toilets. In between, Betty Okonak Templeton visits the Neighborhood of Make-Believe in search of Lady Elaine.
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Thursday, February 19th, 1998
4: Giving and Receiving: How People Make Carousel Horses
Mister Rogers creates a simple merry-go-round from paper plates and a cardboard tube. Later in the program, Mr. McFeely shows a videotape on how people make carousel horses.
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Friday, February 20th, 1998
5: Giving and Receiving: Reading with LeVar Burton
Rogers presents a gift for Mr. McFeely just as he delivers a book for guest LeVar Burton to read. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, the finder balloons reveal Lady Elaine and her friend in a disused room of the Museum-Go-Round.
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Monday, July 27th, 1998
6: You and I Together: Installing a Wheelchair Lift
Rogers sees people operating a lifting device that elevates a wheelchair into a van. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday XIII commands Mayor Maggie, who had arrived in a wheelchair, to visit Dr. Bill Platypus for a clean bill of health.
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Tuesday, July 28th, 1998
7: You and I Together: A Visit with Koko the Gorilla
Close to ten minutes of the program shows Rogers' comforting visit with Koko the Gorilla (who is credited as a neighbor). No such warmth can be found in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe when a different gorilla visits. The lone exception is Lady Aberlin, who finds the gorilla tame.
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Wednesday, July 29th, 1998
8: You and I Together: A Visit to the Eye Doctor
Rogers visits his eye doctor to have his vision checked. Mr. McFeely presents a video on how people make eyeglass lenses. In between, Lady Elaine is bent on warning the Neighborhood of Make-Believe about the visiting gorilla.
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Thursday, July 30th, 1998
9: You and I Together: A Visit with a Teen and his Service Dog
Rogers shows a variety of sticks is similar to a group of words: the more you have, the better you can work with them. Mr. McFeely shows a video of a service dog aiding a handicapped child. (The dog's name is C.D., and is credited as a neighbor.) In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Dr. Bill Platypus tries to ensure Lady Elaine that the gorilla, called Kevin Wendell, is tame.
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Friday, July 31st, 1998
10: You and I Together: A Visit to the Center for Creative Play
Mister Rogers starts out by explaining that he only zips his sweater half-way because he wears a microphone on his tie. He then heads to the kitchen where he draws a rainbow before reflecting on a local place where children visit to play with toys. This is followed by a brief lesson on people being unique. Leading into make-believe, Mister Rogers uses common items from his kitchen to set the scene rather than his models. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin is talking to Queen Sara about Kevin Wendell Gorilla and suggests that he may not be a real gorilla. Meanwhile, at the clock, Daniel and Kevin agree to be friends as they sing You Are Special. After singing, Kevin Wendell Gorilla reveals that he is really Neighbor Aber wearing a gorilla costume. He was doing an experiment to see how people would treat him if he didn't look like himself. Back at the house, Mr. McFeely stops by to pick up Zak: The One-of-a-Kind Dog for the library and reads it with Mister Rogers. Outside, Mr. McFeely demonstrates a unique wind-up toy he calls a "speedy critter."
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Monday, August 24th, 1998
11: Little and Big: We All Have Talents - Little and Big
Prince Tuesday is a natural at working a yo-yo, much to King Friday's chagrin (he can't work them). To everyone's dismay, Friday disallows any yo-yos in the neighborhood.
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Tuesday, August 25th, 1998
12: Little and Big: Helicopters
At an airport, Rogers sees Mr. McFeely about to take deliveries on a helicopter. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin and Miss Paulifficate are unwilling enforcers of King Friday's bar on yo-yos. This does not prevent Lady Elaine from flying a helicopter she has called ""Yo-Yo."" She flies up, but does not come down.
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Wednesday, August 26th, 1998
13: Little and Big: How People Make Grape Jelly
Lady Elaine is trying to send messages for her neighbors to get her down from her stuck helicopter. Unfortunately, Bob Dog grabs on her hat message—and gets stuck himself.
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Thursday, August 27th, 1998
14: Little and Big: Inventor of a Sphere that Goes from Little to Big
Mr. McFeely shows a videotape of his visit to inventor Chuck Hoberman. Before Make-Believe, Rogers gets a visit from Mrs. McFeely. At the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Handyman Negri rescues both Bob Dog and Lady Elaine. Late in the show, Rogers plays a cassette tape of cello music and reflects on Yo-Yo Ma and his son Nicholas.
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Friday, August 28th, 1998
15: Little and Big: A Visit with Architect Maya Lin
Rogers visits the studio apartment of an innovative architect. She explains how an appreciation of the earth inspired her to design certain tables, seats, and couches. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Cornflake S. Pecially improves King Friday's mood with a ""Royal Automated Yo-Yo."" Further reason to repeal the ""no yo-yos"" rule comes from a videotape of Yo-Yo Ma.
Season 29
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Monday, February 15th, 1999
1: Noisy and Quiet: Different Sounds Bells Can Make
Rogers witnesses the Westminster Choir College (of Rider University) Bell Choir. Later in the program, Mr. McFeely shows a video on how people make bells. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Mayor Maggie presents a loud bell to Henrietta Pussycat. That bell quickly becomes a big irritant to the others.
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Tuesday, February 16th, 1999
2: Noisy and Quiet: How People Make Ribbons
Rogers attends the rehearsals for a dance team that performs with long ribbons. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Henrietta Pussycat, X the Owl, and a muted Bob Dog are frightened when they see so many of their neighbors in strange costumes. What they don't know is that these costumed neighbors are staging a parade.
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Wednesday, February 17th, 1999
3: Noisy and Quiet: How Do Different Percussion Instruments Sound?
Rogers visits drum performer/teacher Tim Adams. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, X and Henrietta have rigged their tree so that, at the first sign of anything unnatural, everyone will hear constant drumming.
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Thursday, February 18th, 1999
4: Noisy and Quiet: What You Can Do When Someone Wants Quiet Time
Rogers recounts his snorkeling adventure with Sylvia Earle (extracted from the show of April 19, 1990). Later in the program, Sylvia Earle visits the television house, where screen a videotape on the sounds of fish. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, everyone is upset at the constant bell-ringing and drumming at Henrietta and X's tree. No one can convince him to stop, especially since fewer and fewer neighbors remain uncostumed.
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Friday, February 19th, 1999
5: Noisy and Quiet: Ways to Play about Being Noisy and Quiet
Chuck Aber, dressed as a marching-band leader, visits the television house to borrow one of Rogers' noisemakers. Contrasting the noise is Rogers' contention that a smile is quiet and lovable. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe is ready for its costume-laden parade, but must convince X and Henrietta of the parade's nature.
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Monday, July 26th, 1999
6: Go-Stop-Go: You Can Never Go Down the Drain
Mister Rogers assembles a fountain in his kitchen. This leads to a videotape of numerous fountains from around the world. Mr. McFeely shows a videotape of his own, on how people make raincoats. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday XIII donates the old castle fountain to Mayor Maggie and the people of Westwood. Lady Elaine gets a gift as well. Chuck Aber gives her a nozzle to squirt water.
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Tuesday, July 27th, 1999
7: Go-Stop-Go: How People Make Sidewalks
Mister Rogers and Chuck Aber discuss the proper safety gear for in-line skating. Those in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe think they have made progress to curb Lady Elaine's random squirts. Afterward, Mr. McFeely shows a video on making concrete sidewalks.
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Wednesday, July 28th, 1999
8: Go-Stop-Go: A Visit with 'Arthur' Creator, Marc Brown
Rogers visits Marc Brown, creator of the Arthur books. Marc Brown talks about how his Grandma Thora had saved his childhood drawings. (Of course, Grandma Thora is the name of Arthur's grandmother, just as some of the other characters are reminders of Marc's family and friends.) The two men share a scene from Rogers' guest appearance on Arthur in early fall 1997 (first half of ""Arthur Meets Mister Rogers / Draw!""). Arthur shows up in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, greeting several neighbors—including Lady Elaine.
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Thursday, July 29th, 1999
9: Go-Stop-Go: A Visit to a Fire Station
Rogers takes an extended trip to a fire station. The lessons learned there, extend to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, as several neighbors become volunteer fire fighters.
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Friday, July 30th, 1999
10: Go-Stop-Go: A Fire Drill and a Go-Stop-Go Game
Rogers witnesses a school fire drill. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe gives support to the Platypus family following the previous day's fire. King Friday gives an award to Lady Elaine for her action.
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Monday, August 23rd, 1999
11: When Things Get Broken: What a Computer Can and Cannot Do
Rogers enters with a computer mouse and introduces viewers to the one room of the television house we have never seen. He introduces viewers to the online neighborhood (pbskids.org/rogers). Later in the program, Mr. McFeely shows a video on fixing a computer mouse. At the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, the King and Queen are searching for the ""royal mouse."" He has been in the Museum-Go-Round, busily planning a surprise with Lady Elaine.
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Tuesday, August 24th, 1999
12: When Things Get Broken: A Library is Full of Things to Do!
Rogers reads the library book When the TV Broke before visiting the neighborhood library. Once there, he finds a title the librarian recommends. Before he reads, Rogers sits in on a kids' crafts group. At the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday insists that the royal HulaMouse must return to the Castle. Chuck Aber sees him first, and when he takes HulaMouse to the Castle, they learn King Friday is flying around the world in search of him.
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Wednesday, August 25th, 1999
13: When Things Get Broken: Rolling Ball Sculptures of George Rhoads
Rogers visits the studio of George Rhodes. He watches as Rhodes demonstrates one of his mechanical ball inventions. A co-worker shows Rogers around to see various men at work on these machines. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday XIII returns, not at all pleased by HulaMouse's absence. At the height of his anger, he breaks a toy that Lady Aberlin has brought.
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Thursday, August 26th, 1999
14: When Things Get Broken: Feelings Can't Be Easily Fixed
Joe Negri visits the television house to repair a ukulele. Mr. McFeely shows a videotape on how people make bread. In between, not everyone in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe has recovered from the shock of the day before. After King Friday tries an apology, Lady Elaine feels everything is ready for her (and HulaMouse's) surprise.
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Friday, August 27th, 1999
15: When Things Get Broken: A Story Told in Dance
Rogers starts with a visit to a children's dance studio, where participants act out a story. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday truly apologizes for his acts. He joins everyone else at the Museum-Go-Round for Lady Elaine's exhibit.
Season 30
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Monday, February 21st, 2000
1: Curiosity: A Field Trip to 'The Edible Schoolyard'
Rogers uses a frame to concentrate on small sections of a large mural. Seeing a set of vegetables in one section of the mural, he reflects on a visit to an "edible school yard" (vegetable garden). In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday XIII is irritated when Purple Panda and his compatriot, Little Panda, fool him. He commands that they cancel all curiosity. (This costs the entire Neighborhood a chance to see a rolled-up piece of paper Mayor Maggie has brought.)
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Tuesday, February 22nd, 2000
2: Curiosity: Homemade Musical Instruments
Rogers makes a shaker out of small lid tops and a can before seeing several homemade instruments played at Negri's Music Shop. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Chuck Aber begins to build a truck frame around curious Daniel's Clock. Little Panda tries to show Prince Tuesday how to travel "the Purple way," but both get lost.
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Wednesday, February 23rd, 2000
3: Curiosity: Mister Rogers Rides in a Bucket Lift
Rogers visits a friend who takes him on a "bucket lift" prior to trimming trees. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Purple Panda suggests--to Lady Aberlin's dismay--that Little Panda and Prince Tuesday may not be on anyplace familiar.
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Thursday, February 24th, 2000
4: Curiosity: Tony's Costume, Book and Toy Shop
Rogers gives a final discussion on false faces (he holds up masks of King Friday XIII and Daniel Tiger). He then visits a new studio set--the toy-and-book store run by a new neighbor, Tony Chiroldes. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, everyone is still looking for Little Panda and Prince Tuesday. Betty Okonak Templeton uses a telescope, as do the others, to discover just the planet to seek. It is up to HulaMouse to rescue Tuesday and Little Panda.
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Friday, February 25th, 2000
5: Curiosity: A Visit with Violinist Hilary Hahn
Rogers reads his own book, Daniel Striped Tiger Gets Ready for Bed. Later in the program, he finds violinist Hilary Hahn at Negri's Music Shop. In between, nighttime grips the Neighborhood of Make-Believe with worry over Little Panda and Prince Tuesday.
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Monday, August 28th, 2000
6: Ready to Read?: A Baby Elephant at the Zoo
Rogers immediately goes to see elephants, full-sized ones and a baby one. He also shows a video on how people make backpacks. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, an over-curious King Friday XIII asks that Cornflake S. Pecially build a machine to look inside of things.
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Tuesday, August 29th, 2000
7: Ready to Read?: Look Carefully - One Way to Get Ready to Read
Mister Rogers visits guitarist Manuel Barrueco at Negri's Music Shop. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Queen Sara gives HulaMouse a picture with several hoops and a few hidden letters.
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Wednesday, August 30th, 2000
8: Ready to Read?: Lots of Ways to Learn Words
Rogers witnesses a majestic ballet dancer and her teacher. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine reveals her plans for a new game show.
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Thursday, August 31st, 2000
9: Ready to Read?: Trucks at Work
Mister Rogers arrives with a new toy truck and watches a film about different types of real trucks. Chuck Aber stops by with H.J. Elephant III and a book called I Read Signs. He talks with Mister Rogers about playing with puppets and beginning to read. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin discovers H.J. Elephant III knows sign language but H.J. is still hesitant to get involved in The Reading Game. Meanwhile, King Friday is not happy with Corney's "seeing inside things machine" even though it seems to work quite well for Neighbor Aber. Back at the house, Mister Rogers talks about your thoughts being your own before he sings You're the Only One. Before wrapping up for the day, Mr. McFeely stops by with a film about how people make homemade paper.
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Friday, September 1st, 2000
10: Ready to Read?: Baseball Caps and How People Make Them
Given assistance from Mayor Maggie, H.J. Elephant reads his first words on Lady Elaine's new show, The Reading Game. Mr. McFeely shows Rogers a video on how people make ball caps.
Season 31
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6: Circus Fun
Jeff Gable brings some baby chicks (peeps) by for Mr. Rogers to see. Chuckles the clown visits the land of Make Believe. Lady Aberlain and Chuckles the clown help some of their neighbors with their feelings. Nancy the Catepillar wants to be a Butterfly just like and Darryl. The theme is how nice you are just the way you are. Later in the show, Mr. Rogers actually visits a live circus and sees acrobats and elephants.
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7: Music Adventures
Mr. Rogers visits his friend Tom Ohorgin at his music shop. They try out a flexitone and look at many other obscure musical instruments. the theme of music follows through to the land of Make Believe.
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Monday, August 27th, 2001
1: Celebrating the Arts All About Trees
While tree-sitting for Mr. McFeely, Rogers draws a picture of a tiny oak tree. McFeely compliments the drawing, and later, he shows a video on how people make adult tricycles. In between, Cousin Mary returns to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe to show her videotape of various trees.
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Tuesday, August 28th, 2001
2: Celebrating the Arts: Sand Art
Rogers takes one last visit to his sand table, leading to a video insert of people playing with sand at a beach. Afterward, Rogers makes only the second trip to Tony Chiroldes' toy-and-book store. King Friday XIII pronounces the Neighborhood of Make-Believe will hold an art festival. That doesn't impress Lady Elaine, who appoints herself the art judge.
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Wednesday, August 29th, 2001
3: Celebrating the Arts: A Native American Potter
Just 2¾ minutes in, the Neighborhood of Make-Believe sees Chuck Aber and HulaMouse's finished sand sculpture. Lady Elaine quickly criticizes it and just about everything else. But the sand sculpture inspires Lady Aberlin to dance, and leads Daniel to creating a tiny mobile. Before we leave the Clock one last time, Daniel Striped Tiger suggests why Lady Elaine might be hurting people's feelings. The rest of the show is devoted to Rogers' visit to a lady's pottery (video insert).
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Thursday, August 30th, 2001
4: Celebrating the Arts: The Art of Being Kind
Rogers makes his last visit to Negri's Music Shop. There he meets an expert playing the glass armonica (this is spelled correctly). In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, several discover just why Lady Elaine is hurting people's feelings.
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Friday, August 31st, 2001
5: Celebrating the Arts: The Last Program
Mister Rogers arrives with various drawings of the Trolley made by some young Neighbors. Sharing the drawings, he notices the differences between each artist's work -- even though they were all drawing the same thing. After he talks about sharing creations with other people you care about, Mister Rogers thinks of many people showing love in different ways. Mr. McFeely arrives with a video compilation of different types of artists which he and Mister Rogers share on Picture-Picture. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, the arts festival is ready to begin as Betty Okonak Templeton is looking for Lady Elaine. At Corney's factore, Mayor Maggie is wearing a smock and cap she has made for the festival. She compliments Corney on his contribution to the festival -- an artistic rocking chair that rocks itself. At the castle, King Friday is dressed up in a special robe for the festival. Neighbor Aber is about to demonstrate his festival contribution when Betty Templeton arrives having found Lady Elaine. Promptly, Lady Elaine arrives at the castle with her own masterpiece -- a portrait of most everyone in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. As judge of the festival, she awards first prize to all of the festival's entries including Neighbor Aber's contribution -- a Trolley attached to a parachute. Back at the house, Mister Rogers concludes by singing I'm Proud of You.