25x02 - Episode 2

[bunniefuu]

-It's a beautiful day
in this neighborhood,

a beautiful day for a neighbor.

Would you be mine?

Could you be mine?

It's a neighborly day in this
beauty wood, a neighborly day

for a beauty, would you be mine?

Could you be mine?

I have always wanted to have
a neighbor just like you.

I've always wanted to live
in a neighborhood with you.

So let's make the most
of this beautiful day.

Since we're together we might
as well say, would you be mine?

Could you be mine?

Won't you be my neighbor?

Won't you please?

Won't you please?

Please won't you be my neighbor?

Hey, Neighbor.

How are you coming with
your tying of the shoes?

Takes me longer some
days than others.

There.

I brought a couple of bags here.

Could you guess what
might be in these bags?

This one's very heavy.

This one isn't too heavy.

This one is a pair of
something that you skate with.

And this one, the safety things
that go with it I'll show you.

-Roller skates.

I'll just show
you this one here.

Roller skates.

You can make the wheels
go slowly, or fast.

Now, when you roller skate, you
need to wear safety equipment.

I'm going to try some of this
on, just to show it to you.

This is for your head.

You ever see anybody
wearing something like that?

And this, this kind
would be for your knee.

And see now, how do I get this?

Here.

So you put it around like this.

And then-- and then you'd have
one for your other knee too.

And let me see what else.

Oh, this would be
for your elbow.

So you'd put it on to
protect your elbow,

in case you should fall.

See, if I should
fall, then that would

help my elbow not to get hurt.

One other kind in here.

Oh, this kind is for your hand,
to protect your hand like that.

Well, I just wanted you to know.

Last time I went
roller skating, I

was with my friend Stephen Lee.

He was working at a
roller rink and told me

I could come before the
rink opened that day.

I like to think of that day.

-Hi, friend.

-Hi, Steve.

-Good to see you.

-Glad to see you too.

I have most of my gear on here.

-Yeah, you're all
set to go, huh?

-Except for this.

-Oh, need some help with this?

-I'd love some help with this.

-Sure.

-Thank you.

-OK.

See that strap, make
sure the strap is snug.

Good.

And when it straps over
your ears, ready to go.

-OK.

Now remember I haven't skated--

-Oop.

-For a long time.

-OK.

I'll be right next to you.

-Thanks.

-Ready to skate?

-Yes.

-Let's go.

OK, I'm going to
come down here first.

-All right.

-OK.

OK.

Want to try it a
little bit on your own?

-I can try, sure.

-OK.

-Whew.

-Whoops.

[LAUGHS]

-Well.

-It's a little bit like ice
skating, but it's different.

-Oh, it is.

But I guess I need to know
how to stop better than--

than just going
off into the wall.

-Going into the wall, right.

Well the thing with
the stopping is

that you have your stoppers
in the front of your skates.

-Oh these, yeah.

-Yes.

And generally, you want
to keep your weight

on your stronger leg, which is--

-This one.

-Your left leg.

And you want to lift
your right heel.

And that way your
stopper will actuate.

-Like so?

-And it will make
your stopper work.

And you'll be able to stop.

-I see.

-Right.

Just so you can stand still
without shifting around,

you can either do that, or you
can do a t-stance, like this.

And you make a T
with your states.

Exactly.

Just like that.

This way--

-Oh, you don't move at all.

-You don't move at all.

-Hey, that's great.

Now, what if you did want to
move at all from right here?

-Well actually, if
you want to move,

then you can either push off
with your stopper, right?

So you lift your skate,
be on your stopper,

and you can push off like that.

Just push off.

Just like that, exactly.

-Ha.

-And that's good
for those skates,

but for my skates, which are
what you call inline skates.

-Yeah?

-I push off with one toe pointed
in the direction I want to go.

-Uh-huh.

-And my other-- my other
state is off to the side,

like this, so I can use it
as a wedge and just push off.

Like that.

-I see.

-You see?

And just go side
to side like that

-At first I--

-Whoops.

-I think--

-The reason, probably you're
doing that is because you're

standing pretty
much straight up.

-You're supposed to be
down more like this?

-Yeah, lean down like this.

That's why you have--
you're shifting

your weight down to your knees.

-Aha.

-And you're more stable.

Instead of being
up in the air where

you are wobbling
all over the place.

-Uh-huh Boy, you know it's very
much like learning to walk.

-Yes it is, yeah.

All over again.

-You know when I used
to watch my brothers

as they were learning to walk--

-Uh-huh

-They would-- they would get
up, stand and be really unsteady

and wobble around
for a split second,

and just fall right back down.

-Sure.

But then they'd get
up again and try.

-Right, and they try.

And they-- and they take a
few quick steps like that.

-Uh-huh.

-And I see a lot
of children, you

know when they first
learn to skate,

they do the quick stepping
because their natural tendency

is to just try and catch
up with themselves.

-Uh-huh.

-But actually, the thing to
do that the kids have to learn

is that they should let
the wheels do the work.

-Well, look what I'm doing
here what, what about that?

-That's called squiggling.

-Squiggling?

-You're squiggling, yes.

That's a squiggle,
and you're just

opening and closing your legs.

-Oh, that's--

-Almost like a figure
eight, back and forth,

and you're moving
yourself along.

It's just gliding, you know?

Gliding, letting the
wheels do the work,

and gliding, shifting
your weight from side

to side like this.

Very easy, very--

-Sort of like flying isn't it?

-Aha, right.

-After Stephen helped me,
we just took some time

for some fun skating, time
to try some different things.

-Well, we've been skating
pretty slowly here.

-Yeah.

-Would you show me
how you skate fast?

-Sure.

And all I'm going to do when
I skate-- when I skate fast is

tuck down real low,
and just push off.

And I put more of my
upper-body into it.

So I'm going to skate off, OK?

-OK.

-Coming around, Fred.

-Oh, that is fast.

-Coming around.

[LAUGHS]

-My skates are
called quad skates.

Quad means four because
of the four wheels.

And my friend Stephen
Lee uses inline skates.

And their wheels
are all in a line.

[KNOCKING]

-Oh, there's
somebody at the door.

See who that is.

Mr. McFeely.

Come in, Mr. McFeely.

-Excuse me.

Well, I found it.

-Oh, you are speedy.

-How people make roller skates.

-Do you have time
to watch it with us?

Well, yes I do.

I've already seeen it, but
I'd like to see it again.

-Well I'm still
thinking about the one

you showed us last time.

-Oh, the one on strollers?

-Yeah.

-Well strollers have wheels,
and so do roller skates.

-Have wheels too.

Let's watch it on
Picture Picture.

-Allrighty.

-How people make roller skates.

MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]: When
people make roller skates,

they start by cutting
out shapes will

become the boot
part of the skates.

MR. ROGERS [VOICEOVER]: So
they make the boots first?

MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]:
That's right.

See how she cuts these shapes?

MR. ROGERS [VOICEOVER]: Oh, yes.

MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]:
And then she lays them out.

And now they're
ready to be sewn.

This man sews the two
sides of the boot together.

And this woman sews
on these strips

to make the boot even stronger.

MR. ROGERS [VOICEOVER]:
I see the strips there.

MR. MCFEELY
[VOICEOVER]: And that's

what makes the boot stronger.

MR. ROGERS [VOICEOVER]:
Mm-hm And what's she doing?

MR. MCFEELY
[VOICEOVER]: Well, she's

using a machine to punch
the holes for the bootlaces.

MR. ROGERS [VOICEOVER]:
Ooh, loot at that.

That's fun to watch

MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]:
There they go again.

You see there are
the finished holes.

MR. ROGERS [VOICEOVER]: I see.

MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]:
Now this person

is going to add some hooks
to each side of the boot.

MR. ROGERS
[VOICEOVER]: Oh, those

are the hooks that
the laces around.

MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]:
That's right.

Now it's time to sew the
two sides of the boot

together at the front.

Now watch as she sews
this piece into place.

MR. ROGERS [VOICEOVER]: That
sewing machine moves fast.

They're really starting
to look like boots now.

MR. MCFEELY
[VOICEOVER]: This man

picks up a yellow part,
which is called a mold,

and puts it inside of
the boot for awhile.

He puts it all into this
machine which presses the boot

around the mold to make it
just the right size and shape.

Tacks it down, and
sends these boots

along their way
to this woman who

puts on the bottom
part of the heel.

Now this bottom part
has a glue on it,

so when this machine
squeezes it tightly,

the glue sticks and
keeps it in place.

And here's a finished
pair of boots.

And she's going to put on this
metal part called a plate.

MR. ROGERS [VOICEOVER]: A plate?

MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]:
That's right.

First, she drills the holes in
the bottom part of the boot.

Then, she uses this
machine to add tacks

to the front holes which
keep the plate in place.

MR. ROGERS [VOICEOVER]: Uh-huh.

MR. ROGERS [VOICEOVER]: Now
where is she taking them?

MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]:
Now she put screws

into the holes in
the heel of each boot

to keep the plate on the boot.

So there go the screws.

MR. ROGERS [VOICEOVER]:
Bet that plate

is going to hold
the wheels isn't it?

MR. MCFEELY
[VOICEOVER]: It will.

There's another plate going on.

MR. ROGERS [VOICEOVER]:
Oh, I recognize those.

MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]: Yes,
those are the toe stoppers.

MR. ROGERS
[VOICEOVER]: They help

you to stop when you're skating.

MR. MCFEELY
[VOICEOVER]: Well, this

is how they're put on the skate.

She's going to do it again.

First, she screws one on.

Then this machine
tightens it even more.

MR. ROGERS [VOICEOVER]: Now
those look like the wheels.

MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]:
You're right.

They are wheels.

And she's going to
add them to the plate.

See, there go the wheels.

Then she uses these
tools to make sure

that the wheels stay in place.

MR. ROGERS [VOICEOVER]: She
obviously works very carefully.

MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]:
Oh, yes she does.

These roller skates are
made with lots of care

to help keep people safe
when they wear them.

MR. ROGERS [VOICEOVER]: The
most important part, the safety.

MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]: Safety.

You see, here we go.

A few more adjustments
here with the tools.

MR. ROGERS [VOICEOVER]:
Looks like they're finished.

MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]:
Not quite yet.

MR. ROGERS [VOICEOVER]:
What's she going to do?

MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]:
She's going to clean them off.

MR. ROGERS [VOICEOVER]: Uh-huh.

They look nice.

MR. MCFEELY
[VOICEOVER]: Now she'll

check to make sure
that the wheels work.

See, that's what
she's doing now.

MR. ROGERS [VOICEOVER]: Oh, yes.

And then what?

MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]:
And into the box they go.

Along with the laces, of course.

MR. ROGERS [VOICEOVER]: Yes.

MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]: To be
sent out to people everywhere

who will wear them
and enjoy them.

-Those roller skates look very
much like the ones I have, see?

-Oh, yes they do.

-Thank you so much
for this, Mr. McFeely.

-Well, you're welcome.

And remember, if there's
anything you want,

if there's anything you
need, McFeely's delivery

brings it to you
here with speed.

Yes our speedy delivery
is a speedy delivery.

Speedy delivery to you.

OK, speedy delivery to you.

-Thanks again, Mr. McFeely.

-You're quite welcome.

Bye-bye.

-Bye.

Speedy delivery to you.

I think it's time for
some make-believe.

Come on, Trolley

[RINGS BELL]

-Last time, we pretended
that the trolley tried

going very slowly and very fast.

But it seems that after
awhile, the trolley just

kept going very
fast all the time.

And some of the people in
Westwood were really concerned.

They didn't know what
was going to happen.

In fact, Mayor
Maggie was talking

with King Friday about
what they might do.

Well, let's make-believe more
about that now as the trolley

goes very fast to the
Neighborhood of Make-Believe.

[BLOWS WHISTLE]

[RINGS BELL]

-Uh, Trol-- Tro-- Tro-- Trolley!

[RINGS BELL]

-Oh, are you all
right, dear niece?

[SIGHS]

-I guess so.

I was trying to get the
trolley to slow down,

and all I did was
lose my own balance.

-Are you on skates?

-Yes, I am.

-I wonder if you would
show me how you do skate ?

-I'll try.

-Ah, lovely.

-Why, that's beautiful dear.

-Thank you.

But I still can't
slow the trolley down.

-Well, perhaps you need a net.

-What kind of a net?

-Oh, the kind people use to
help change injured birds.

-You mean, I trap
the trolley in a net?

-Yes, just long enough
to slow it down.

-Yes, I see.

Well, it's worth a try.

-Thanks, Aunt Sara.

I'll look for a net.

-I wish you well, Niece Aberlin.

Farewell.

-Farewell, and thanks Aunt Sara.

-Oh, Niece Aberlin, I was
just thinking of something.

-What is it?

I usually call
you Niece Aberlin.

-Yes, well, I am your niece.

-I know that.

But you're nice too.

So I was thinking I could
call you Nice Aberlin today.

-Oh, what a sweet thought.

-Good day to you, Nice Aberlin.

-And to you, sweet Aunt Sara.

-Now, where would I find a net?

-Ah, maybe Lady
Elaine would have

one at her Museum-Go-Round.

-Special?

[RINGS BELL]

-She certainly is special.

-You're just in time, Aberlin.

-Ah, just in time for
what, Lady Elaine?

-My two four one special.

It's just beginning.

-How does it work?

-If you ask for something,
I get you two of them.

-What if I want only one?

-You get two anyway.

Try it out.

Ask me for a ball.

-Could I please have
a ball, Lady Elaine?

-Coming right up.

-Oh!

Beautiful.

Whoops.

Look at that.

[LAUGHS]

-You asked for a
ball, you got two.

Two for one special.

-Right you are.

Aren't you glad you came?

-I am, but I came for a net.

-What kind of a net?

-The kind of a net that
could catch a trolley.

-Oh, you mean a trolley net.

-You mean there's such a thing?

-My museum has everything.

Coming right up.

-What a woman.

-There you are.

Here you are.

[LAUGHS]

-You asked for one
trolley net, you get two.

-Oh, Lady Elaine.

-What do you think?

-Oh my goodness.

They are just great.

And look, they even have
the word "trolley' on them.

-Yeah, that's what
took me so long.

-Lady Elaine, you are the best.

-I know.

Now, I hope those nets help.

-But I really think
I need only one.

-You can just share
with a friend.

-Oh, all right.

Thanks, Lady Elaine.

-Toot, toot, toots.

-Oh!

-Oh, That's a surprise.

-I'm sorry.

I didn't mean to--

-Why, Lady Aberlin,
you're wearing skates too.

-Oh, I surely am.

I didn't know that you
skated, cousin Steve.

-Oh, I like to skate
as much as fly.

Do you want to skate together?

-Sure.

Here's a trolley net for you.

-What's this for?

-To catch trolleys.

-Are you kidding?

-No, I'll tell you all about it.

But first, let's skate.

[LAUGHS]

-That was fun

[RINGS BELL]

-Oh, I think I hear
the trolley coming.

Well, what-- What do
you want me to do?

Just help me catch it.

-OK.

[RINGS BELL]

-Oh.

[RINGS BELL]

-You're going too fast, Trolley.

If you can, please slow down.

[BLOWS WHISTLE]

-OK.

Let's lift the nets.

[RINGS BELL]

[SIGHS]

-We're going to have to
think of something else.

-I see what you mean.

[RINGS BELL]

[BLOWS WHISTLE]

-Now, as I showed you before,
with the control here,

I can make the trolley go fast
the way it did, or slowly.

[RINGS BELL]

-But in make-believe,
we're pretending

that the trolley is just
going fast these days.

We can wonder why and pretend
more about that next time.

Right now, let's give
some food to the fish.

Hello, you beautiful fish.

Here's your food.

I'm taking care of you,
taking good care of you.

For once, I was very little too.

Now, I take care of you.

-You take good care of yourself
by wearing safety gear whenever

you're skating, or riding
bikes, or anything like that.

And you know, the best way
to learn something well

is to ask somebody
to help you with it.

I'm glad Stephen Lee would
help me with my skating,

but it takes hours
and hours of practice

to be really good at it.

In fact, it takes
a lot of practice

to be really good at almost
everything, but it's worth it.

I guess you know I like
being your neighbor.

I like the way you try to do
things that are healthy for you

to do, gives me a
good feeling to know

that we're television friends.

It's such a good feeling
to know you're alive.

It's such a happy feeling,
you're growing inside.

And when you wake
up ready to say,

I think I'll make
a snappy new day.

It's such a good feeling,
a very good feeling,

the feeling you know that I'll
be back when the day is new.

And I'll have more
ideas for you.

And you you'll have things
you'll want to talk about.

I will too.

I'll be back next time.

Goodbye.

[PIANO MUSIC]