26x12 - Episode 12

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood". Aired: February 19, 1968 – August 31, 2001.*
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Rogers speaks directly to the viewer about various topics, taking the viewer on tours of factories, demonstrating experiments, crafts, and music, and interacting with his friends.
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26x12 - Episode 12

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[THEME MUSIC]

-[SINGING] 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 a beautiful day.

Since we're together 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?

Hello, neighbor.

Glad to be with you again.

Want you to see something.

Looks like a little
piano, doesn't it?

[PLAYS PIANO]

[CHUCKLES]

-When I was a little boy
I couldn't play the way

I can now.

[PLAYS PIANO]

-In fact, I wanted to learn
so much then that I asked

if I could have a
teacher teach me.

I needed help to learn.

The teacher showed me the
different notes on the piano

and helped me to start to learn.

And I've been
learning ever since.

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

-Ooh, there's
somebody at the door.

Let's see who it is.

It's Mr. McFeely.

Come in, Mr. McFeely.

-Speedy delivery.

Speedy delivery.

Oh, I found it already.

-Oh, what did you find?

-Remember the vacuum
sweeper you had last time?

-Oh yes.

-Well this is a tape about
how people make them.

-Oh.

Do you have time to
watch it with us?

-I do.

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

-Oh, well let's put it
in the Picture Picture.

And oh, thank you
for finding this.

-Well, you're quite welcome.

-How people make
vacuum sweepers.

Ooh, that'll be fun to see.

All right.

Here we watch it.

How people make vacuum sweepers.

MR. MCFEELY: When people
make vacuum sweepers,

they start with this part.

It's called the housing.

MR. ROGERS: The housing?

MR. MCFEELY: Mm-hmm.

And it will hold all the
inside parts like these wires.

MR. ROGERS: Oh.

Look how big that factory is.

MR. MCFEELY: It's a big factory.

Oh, next comes the motor.

MR. ROGERS: Oh, the motor is the
part that makes the noise when

I turn on the sweeper, isn't it?

MR. MCFEELY: That's right.

Now she adds the
electrical cord.

That goes in.

MR. ROGERS: Mm-hmm.

That's complicated, isn't it?

MR. MCFEELY: Oh,
it is complicated.

MR. ROGERS: Now what's
this person going to do?

MR. MCFEELY: Well, she
puts on small blue caps

that help hold the
wires in place.

Now there's one that's on,
holding wires in place.

Now watch.

She'll put the wires together.

MR. ROGERS: Oh, so the blue caps
keep all those wires in there.

MR. MCFEELY: That's right.

Then she'll do one more.

There you go.

Three blue caps.

MR. ROGERS: Mm-hmm.

MR. MCFEELY: Now this
person puts in the filter.

And there it is.

And he puts on other parts too.

MR. ROGERS: There's
a little wheel.

This is like putting
a puzzle together.

MR. MCFEELY: Yes, it is.

Off it goes.

Now this person adds this part.

And then it's time to
close up the housing.

There it is, closing it up.

MR. ROGERS: Put the roof on.

MR. MCFEELY: Put the roof on.

And you'll see in
a moment she'll

put some screws in
the holes there.

And that holds the housing on.

MR. ROGERS: All together.

Where's the screwdriver?

MR. MCFEELY: Well, you'll see.

You see, there it is.

MR. ROGERS: Oh, it's
an electric one.

MR. MCFEELY: That's right.

You see?

MR. ROGERS: She's using
an electric screwdriver.

MR. MCFEELY: There.

She's done.

That's off.

Now this person checks to make
sure that everything's OK.

Testing the wheel.

And here she pops open the
front door and puts in the bag.

MR. ROGERS: That's the part
that collects the dust and dirt.

MR. MCFEELY: Right you are.

And now she plugs
it in and checks it.

And watch that light will flash.

And that means everything's
working properly.

A flashing light.

Now for one of the
final steps here.

The side wheels are coming on.

And that's how you can move
the sweeper around the room.

MR. ROGERS: Oh, yes, the
big ones on the side.

MR. MCFEELY: Yeah,
the big side wheels.

There's-- there you go.

Side wheel.

Checks it out.

And then she adds the hose.

And this part is
called the wand.

MR. ROGERS: Like a magic wand.

MR. MCFEELY: And then the brush.

There you have a
finished vacuum sweeper.

-You find the best things
to show us, Mr. McFeely.

-Well, I love my speedy
delivery business.

-Oh, speaking of
that, would you like

to hear your speedy
deliver song on my-- I'll

show you-- my little
keyboard here?

-Oh, I would!

I would.

-It goes.

[PLAYS PIANO]

-[SINGING] Is there
anything you want?

Is there anything you need?

McFeely's delivery brings
it to you here with speed.

Yes, our speedy deliveries
are our speedy deliveries.

Speedy delivery to you.

Speedy delivery!

-Oh, well, we make a
good group, don't we?

-Oh, and speaking
of good groups,

did you know that Jabali
Afrika is rehearsing over

at Negri's Music
Shop later on today?

-Oh, I wonder if
we could hear that.

-I bet you'd be able to.

In fact, I'll stop
over and tell Mr. Negri

that you might be
over later on today.

-Oh, thank you very
much, Mr. McFeely.

-OK.

Well, I'd better get
back to my deliveries.

-Yeah. [SINGING]
Speedy delivery to you.

-There we go again. [SINGING]
Speedy delivery to you.

Speedy delivery!

See you around the neighborhood.
Bye-bye!

-All right, goodbye.

[SINGING] McFeely's
delivery brings

it to you here with speed.

Yes, our speedy delivery.

Well, you're speedy, trolley.

Yeah.

Let's have some Make Believe.

You know, last time
we pretended that it

was nighttime in Make Believe.

And Lady Elaine was
angry with Mr. Aber

for using his vacuum
sweeper near her museum.

Well, let's make believe that
it's still night time there,

almost morning, and Lady
Elaine is having a dream.

A dream about a vacuum sweeper.

She's dreaming that
she has one of her own.

Ready for the neighborhood
of make believe?

OK, trolley.

Neighborhood of Make Believe.

-Oh yes, trolley.

I often get up very early.

Even before the sunrise.

Hmm.

That's right.

[SINGING] It's a beautiful
in this neighborhood.

A beautiful night
for a neighbor.

Would you be mine?

Could you be mine?

Thanks, trolley.

I think I'll get a
little breakfast.

I'll see you after a while.

-Nobody's going to
bother my museum.

So sirree.

I've been guarding it all night.

Back and forth and
back and forth.

I'm really tired.

Back and forth
and back and maybe

I'll just lie down for a minute.

Ah, that's better.

I-- [SNORING] think [SNORING]
I'm [SNORING] dreaming.

Come back here.

Come back here.

Don't do that.

Don't do that.

I'll use my boomerang
toomerang soomarang.

Boomerang toomarang soomarang.

-Are you all right, Lady Elaine?

-I, uh-- what?

Uh, what?

Uh, who are you?

-I'm your neighbor,
Handyman Negri.

-Oh, of course.

-I heard you calling out and I
thought I'd better come over.

-Oh, I must have been dreaming.

-Well you were saying, "I'll
use my boomerang on you."

-Yeah, it all had to do with a
vacuum sweeper, the loud kind.

-Well, those-- those sweepers
can be a real help sometimes.

-Not for me, Handy.

I'm getting rid of all
of them in the world.

-You're going to get
rid of all the vacuum

sweepers in the world?

-Yeah.

You want to help me?

-Well, how do you mean?

-Anytime you see someone
with a vacuum sweeper,

just bring them to me.

I'll do the rest.

-Well, I'd like to help you in
some way, Lady Elaine, but--

-No buts about it.

You're on.

-Well, there is
someone with a vacuum

sweeper over there at the clock.

-Oh.

OK.

Your job is to bring him here.

-We'll see.

-Right.

-Is that you Neighbor Aber?

-Oh, yes, Handyman.

Good morning.

-Oh, it is almost
morning, isn't it?

-Yes.

I've just come from Westwood.

-With your vacuum sweeper?

-Yes.

It's a handy one.

[VACUUMING]

-Wow.

What a sound.

-It is loud, but it
doesn't hurt anybody.

-Well Lady Elaine seems
to feel otherwise.

-Oh, is she awake?

I must apologize to her.

-Apologize?

-Yeah, I'm afraid
I might have scared

her with this sweeper last time.

I'll just go and
tell her I'm sorry.

-Now, you better be
careful over there.

-Good morning, good morning.

-Well, well, well.

-I'm really sorry about
last time, Lady Elaine.

-You're going to be even
sorrier about this time.

-What do you mean?

-Boomerang.

Toomerang.

-Why don't you let him explain?

-Soomerang.

-Lady Elaine, what
have you done?

-I have liberated one
more vacuum sweeper.

-Why?

-Because I want to
rid the world of them.

No more vacuum sweepers.

That's my motto.

-But Lady Elaine--

-You're a good help, toots.

Just bring them here.

I'll get rid of them.

-But I need my vacuum
sweeper to do my work.

-Nobody needs anything.

Toot, toot!

-Now wait a minute-- honestly,
can you believe that?

-I tried to warn you.

-We'll have to do
something about it.

Nobody will be safe.

-Where do you suppose her
boomerang magic takes things?

-I don't know, but it
must be some place.

-Well, I've got to get to work.

-Well, I do too,
but I'll be back.

-Well, let me know if I
can be of some help to you.

-I will.

You know, just because
you're afraid of something

doesn't mean you have
to make it disappear.

-Hope you have a
better day in Westwood.

-Thanks.

See you soon.

-And here comes our
handyman trolley.

Yes, Handyman Negri, I presume.

-Correct as usual, King Friday.

I wonder if I
might talk with you

about something in the Q Room.

-The question room?

-Yes, sire.

-Of course.

Come along.

Farewell then, trolley.

-Yes, farewell, trolley.

-Farewell.

Come along, Handy.

-What do you suppose Handyman
Negri will talk with King

Friday about in
the Question Room?

Lady Elaine's behavior?

We'll think more
about that next time.

Right now let's feed
the fish and then

go over to the music shop.

Hungry fish.

Now let's go to
Negri's Music Shop

and hopefully we'll meet the
Jabali Afrika group of singers.

Come along.

-There's the flute.

Now, don't hesitate to
call about the lessons.

OK?

Thank you very much.

Really nice seeing you.

Bye.

Hello.

Hello.

Hi, Fred.
-Hi, Joe.

-How are you?

-Good.

Where are they?

-They're in the back room.

-Oh, I'm looking
forward to meeting them.

Jabali.

What does that mean?

-Jabali means rock.

-Rock.

Rock of Africa.

-Rock of Africa.

-A foundation.

-Oh by the way, don't
forget, ask for Joseck.

Joseck.

-Joseck.

-OK, fine.

Look forward to seeing them.
-See you later.

-OK.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

-Hey.

Is Joseck here?

-Yeah.

-I'm Fred Rogers, Joseck.

Glad to meet you.

-Glad to meet you too.

-You were singing something
that sounded like--

[NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
What's that mean?

-That's right.

[INAUDIBLE] is a vulture.

-A vulture?

-Yeah.

And peta-peta is
he's trying imitate

the way the vulture
is flapping its wings.

-I see.

What does [INAUDIBLE] mean?

[INAUDIBLE]. ?

-It's [INAUDIBLE].

That's the vulture.

-Ah.

The vulture.

Boy.

You have interesting things that
you-- you were playing wood?

-[INAUDIBLE].

-Aha.

-Do you want to try?

-Sure.

Doesn't sound very good.

[LAUGHS]

-Make [INAUDIBLE] with
your hands, then hit it.

Turn it.

Hit it.

That's right.

[LAUGHTER]

-That's better, isn't it?

Oh, thanks for that lesson.

What are you playing?

-I'm playing a cowbell.

You can [INAUDIBLE].

You can try it.

-Oh, thanks.

A cowbell, you say?

-Yeah.

[INAUDIBLE] like this.

And plays many tunes.

-Nice sound.

Thank you.

Yeah.

What do you have?

-I have the kayamba.

-Carrumba?

-Kayamba.

It's made of seeds inside.

-Oh, there's seeds in there?

-Yeah.

-Could I hear that?

-This is just grass, you know.

-Uh-huh.

-That's the sound it makes.

-Oh, that's lovely.

-Want to try?

-Want me to try?

Sure.

Back and forth, huh?

But it sounds a little like the
rain too when you go like that.

-Oh, yeah.

This side, then this side.

-Ooh.

Yeah.

Beautiful.

Thank you!

You have--

-Yeah, this is a
triangular bell.

-Triangular bell?

-Or gong.

-A gong?

-Yeah, because of
the sound it makes.

You like to try it?

-Sure.

-Hit it on the sides.

[INAUDIBLE]

-Makes different
sounds, doesn't it?

-Yeah, it makes
different sounds.

And also you can use your
hand too like to variate.

-Oh, I see.

-Yeah.

-Make it up and down.

-Yeah.

-Thank you very much.

-You're welcome.

-Could I see some drums?

-Yeah.

[PLAYS DRUMS]

-Ooh.

[LAUGHTER]

-That's fast!

Very nice.

What do you have?

-I'm playing the maracas.

-Maracas?

-Yeah.

You play them just like that.

-And are there
seeds in there too?

-Yeah, there's seeds inside too.

And they're painted also like
an African village in it.

-Very nice.

Oh, thanks.

-You want to try it?

[PLAYS MARACAS]

-There you go. [LAUGHS]

-Thanks very much.

I sure would love to
hear you play something.

Would you?

-Yeah, I think we'll
do the mama song.

-Mama?

You mean mama?

-It's an appreciation
to the mothers.

-Appreciation of the mothers.

Good.

I'd be glad to listen.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

-[SINGING] Oh, mama.

You love me.

Oh, mama, you care for me.

Nine months in your womb.

Oh mama, one day, oh mama.

Ooh la, mama, ooh la, la,
la, mama ma, hey mama.

A mama, mama, mama, mama, mama.

Hey, mama.

Hey mama, [INAUDIBLE].

[INAUDIBLE] you left me to be
[INAUDIBLE] You [INAUDIBLE]

all I did wrong.

Oh mama, one day, oh, mama.

Ooh la la, mama.

La, la, la, la, mama, hey mama.

Hey mama, [INAUDIBLE].

A mama, mama.

Mama, mama, mama.

Hey, mama.

Hey mama, [INAUDIBLE].

[CLAPPING]

-Wow!

Oh, that's wonderful!

Who taught you to do that?

-Uh, well, this
is something that

has been passed from
generation to generation.

-Oh, so your parents teach
you and the grandparents?

-Uh-huh.

-Teach them?

-That's right.

-I mean, even this part?

[LAUGHTER]

-That's right.

-And then you go like this.

-Uh-huh.

[LAUGHTER]

-You know, that's almost like
the chickens going like that.

-Yeah, we are
imitating the giraffe.

-Oh, the giraffe?

-Yeah.

-There's a real long neck.

Have you done this since
you were little boys?

-Yeah.

These are things we've been
doing since we were little boys

and some things we've been
seeing them from our parents

and the people like the
fellow countrymen and women.

-So they're really a part
of the inside of you.

And here you are helping
all these other people

to understand better.

I mean, you're helping
me to understand better.

-Yeah.

-It's wonderful.

-From the movement, the
song, and expressions.

-Yeah.

Well, I'm very grateful.

Could I hear another song?

-Yeah.

-Good.

I'll just sit over
here and listen.

-What do you think
of "Tree Tree?"

-"Tree Tree Tree."

-Yeah?

-Suprise him.

[LAUGHTER]

-What did you say it would
be? "Tree Tree Tree?"

-Tree, tree.

-Hey, wonderful.

[LAUGHTER]

[MUSIC PLAYING]

-[SINGING] Tree tree tree.

Tree tree tree.

Tree tree tree.

Tree tree tree.

Tree tree tree.

Tree tree tree.

Tree tree tree.

Tree tree tree.

We love you, yes we do.

Yes we do.

We love you.

We love you, yes we do.

Yes we do.

We love you.

Tree, tree, tree.

Tree tree tree.

Tree tree tree.

Tree tree tree.

Tree tree tree.

Tree tree tree.

Tree tree tree.

Tree tree tree.

Tree tree tree.

Tree tree tree.

Tree tree tree.

Tree tree tree.

Oh yeah!

Tree tree tree, tree tree tree.

Tree tree tree.

Tree tree tree.

-Oh, that's beautiful.

-Thank you.

-You know that part
at the end where

you sing "tree tree
tree" by yourselves?

-Uh-huh.

-You think we could
sing that together?

-Yeah, [INAUDIBLE].

-I'd like to.

-[SINGING] Tree tree tree.

Tree tree tree.

Tree tree tree.

Tree tree tree.

-What a beautiful
sound you have.

How would you say
"tree" in Swahili?

-Mti.

-Mti?

-Yeah.

-So thank you for "Mti Mti Mti."

[LAUGHTER]

-You're welcome.

-And all your music.

It's just great to meet you all.

Thanks so much.

-You too.

-Bye-bye.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

-They are wonderful.

-Oh, they're good, aren't they?

-Thanks so much.

-You're welcome.

-Mti mti tm mti.

Aren't they wonderful?

Oh.

i wanted to try this.

[SINGING] Mti Mti Mti Mti.

Mti mti mti.

Mti mti mti.

Mti mti mti.

Well, it's time for me to go.

I was just thinking, you're
growing up to be a fine person.

That's what I like
to think about you.

You're growing s
to be a person who

can talk about
your feelings, not

just wipe things out
like Lady Elaine.

And you're growing up to realize
that everybody in the world

is your brother or sister, that
the world as one big family

and we all need to
learn how to get along.

I'm glad you're in the world.

-[SINGING] 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'll have things
you'll want to talk about.

I will too.

Be back next time.

Bye.

[MUSIC PLAYING]
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