29x11 - When Things Get Broken

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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29x11 - When Things Get Broken

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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
beautywood, 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, won't 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.

Do you ever sing
that song with me?

When I come in the
door, do you sing

it's a beautiful day
in this neighborhood?

I hope you do.

I like being with you.

Today, I have a book and a box.

Can you guess what
might be in this box?

Well, it's a mouse.

Not a live mouse,
but a computer mouse.

There it is.

Have you ever seen
a computer mouse?

It's something that helps
people work their computers.

I don't know whether or not
I've shown you my computer.

It's in a little room,
over by the bathroom,

where I do my writing.

I think I'll just take this
mouse to its computer right now

and show you.

Come along.

I'll be back later fish.

There's the computer.

Just hook up the mouse here.

Ready for the neighborhood site?

OK.

I'll just move over
and open the door.

There's the room we were in.

A picture of it, anyway.

This is the door I came in.

And then I walked
over to the closet.

And there are the sweaters.

See the sweaters
hanging in there?

Look at the trolley.

[TROLLEY CLANGING]

And what do you suppose
this might be in this box?

We'll click on it and see.

Here's another box.

Click on that.

That's what was inside.

And over here is the "Hi" sign.

Why don't we just
go into the kitchen.

And look here.

The traffic light.

And the fish.

There, the fish look
hungry, don't they.

They just go up and
down and up and down.

Let's see what's in
the refrigerator.

There's milk and orange
juice and cheese.

Close the door of
the refrigerator.

And look, there's the table
with all kinds of craft things.

Now let's take a look at
the sink-- the kitchen

sink-- and see
what happens there.

The water turns on.

Now let's go back
and use the trolley--

[THEME MUSIC]

--To get into the
Neighborhood of Make-Believe.

The computer neighborhood
of Make-Believe.

There it is!

King Friday's bowing.

Queens Sara's waving.

Prince Tuesday's waving.

Henrietta's waving.

What about X?

There's X making his wings go.

You know what I was thinking?

Oh look, here's a case.

I wonder what's in there.

It's a violin.

Always something
different around here.

Let's go back to the kitchen.

And I think I'd like to
go to the real kitchen.

You know, your own imagination
is far more wonderful

than any computer could ever be.

You know why.

You're a living human being.

And a computer is
just a machine.

Human beings are far more
wonderful than machines.

Let's go set up our
own Neighborhood

of Make-Believe model
in the real kitchen

and think about it.

But first, I think we
should feed the real fish.

They look hungry.

Yeah.

Good for you fish.

I like real fish much better
than any computer fish.

Now we'll set up
this model of ours.

I remember Bob Trow helping
us to make these models.

And Daniel's clock.

There.

I was just thinking-- have
you ever made your own model

of the Neighborhood
of Make-Believe?

You could use little boxes
or blocks of wood, anything.

The good thing about
making your own

is that everybody's
can be different.

Not like computers, where
everything looks the same.

Well, let's just
pretend something

with this neighborhood trolley,
as it goes through the tunnel,

in front of the castle, to the
Neighborhood of Make-Believe.

[TROLLEY CLANGING]

[TROLLEY WHISTLE]

-Yes, hello Trolley.

Have you seen the
royal mouse, Trolley?

[TROLLEY CLANGING]

Well, we can't seem to find it.

[TROLLEY CLANGING]

Yes, I've looked everywhere.

Oh, well thank you, Trolley.

If you do see him, tell
him we're looking for him,

will you?

[TROLLEY CLANGING]

Yes, thank you.

Will you please help
us look for our mouse?

Yes.

-I thought I saw Queen Sara.

Was Queen Sara just here?

Was she looking for something?

[FANFARE]

-Mayor Maggie, I presume?

-Correct as usual, King Friday.

-Have you found the royal mouse?

-Um.

Has it been gone long?

-Long enough for me to miss it.

-Are you ready for
our weekly meeting?

-Only when I find the mouse.

-All right then.

I guess I'd better help
with that endeavor.

-You may begin your
search immediately.

Thank you, Westwood
Mayor Maggie.

-Certainly, King
Friday the 13th.

I'm not sure what kind of
mouse we're looking for.

Maybe Henrietta
Pussycat would know.

[BELL RINGING]

-Meow, Mayor Maggie, meow.

-Hello Henrietta, how are you?

-Meow fine, meow you?

-Well, I'm looking
for the royal mouse.

-Meow Friday, meow meow mouse?

-Evidently there's
the castle mouse.

And they can't find it.

-Meow kind is it?

-I'm not sure.

But I thought a pussycat
might help me look for it.

-Meow'll try.

-Thanks, Hen.

You know, I was
thinking something.

-Meow, meow, meow thinking.

-[SINGING] You are pretty.

You are gray.

You are beautifully
dressed, in lovely curl.

Finely furred, perfectly
you are pretty.

Elegant, you are gray.

-Meow.

Meow like meow too.

-Good.

Now let's look for the mouse.

-Meow.

Meow mouse.

Meow, meow, meow.

Meow meow little mouse, meow.

-Maybe that's it.

Maybe it is a
little, tiny mouse.

[CLEARING THROAT]

-Oh!

Mr. Aber.

-Are you all right,
Mayor Maggie?

-I'm fine.

You don't have a mouse
in that box, do you?

-A mouse?

No, I don't have a mouse.

But these just arrived
at your office.

And I thought that you
might like to have them.

-Oh, thank you.

These might come in very handy.

-How do you mean?

-I'm looking for
the royal mouse.

Maybe these clickers could help.

[CLICKING]

-Royal mouse-- I didn't
know there was a mouse.

A big mouse?

A little mouse?

A wooden mouse?

A computer mouse?

-Maybe that's it!

If you'll continue
the search here,

I'll check on things
back in Westwood.

-I'll do my best.

-Now let me know if
you find the mouse.

-I will.

I'll click like this.

[CLICKING]

-Good.

And I'll do the same if
I find it in Westwood.

-Great.

[CLICKING]

-Oh royal mouse.

Where are you?

-What's all the noise out here?

Oh, it's you, Neighbor Aber.

-Hi there.

Sorry if I was bothering
you, Lady Elaine.

-I was in the Aura Room with HM.

-Oh.

HM?

-Hula Mouse.

-Hula Mouse?

-That's what I call him.

-Well, I'm trying to
find the royal mouse.

-Same thing, Toots.

-You mean-- the royal mouse
is in your Museum-Go-Round?

-Yes.

We're going to have a surprise
party, so don't tell anybody.

-But what shall I tell the Kind?

-Tell him the Hula
Mouse is safe.

He's in my Aura Room.

And he can connect
with him next time.

See you, Toots.

-What kind of surprise party
are you-- now what do we do?

I guess I'd better
tell Mayor Maggie we

found where the
royal Hula Mouse is.

[CLICKING]

-You clicked.

Did you find the mouse?

-I did.

HM-- Hula Mouse-- inside.

-What's going on?

-Surprise.

-How do you think the
King will like that?

[FANFARE]

-We'll soon find out.

-Oh, Mayor Maggie and Associate
Mayor Aber, I presume?

-[IN UNISON] Correct
as usual, King Friday.

-And your mouse report?

-Well, the news of your
royal mouse is, is, uh--

-Is very good news, King Friday.

-Oh, so you found our mouse?

-Well, we found him.

But we haven't seen him.

-But we've heard that
he's safe and fine.

[CLICKING]

In good hands, so to speak.

-What are those
clickers you have there?

-Oh, they're just
ordinary clickers.

Here-- want to try one?

-Oh-- don't mind if I do.

Yes, thank you very much.

[CLICKING]

Oh, yes.

Lovely.

-Yes, it is.

Very nice.

[TROLLEY CLANGING]

-Yes, Trolley.

We're clicking.

-Stalling and clicking.

[TROLLEY CLANGING]

-What do you suppose the
royals Hula Mouse looks like?

What did Lady Elaine call it?

HM.

Well, we'll think more about
that neighborhood next time.

Must put our toys away.

I like to think
about your making up

your own stories for
your own make-believe.

Do you realize that you're the
only person in the whole world

who has the exact
box that you have?

Even if you had a twin
brother or sister,

that person's thoughts would be
somewhat different from yours.

You're the only one exactly
like you in this whole world.

[SINGING] You are my
friend, you are special.

You are my friend,
you're special to me.

You are the only one like you.

Like you my friend, I like you.

In the daytime,
in the nighttime.

Any time that you feel's the
right time for a friendship

with me you see
F-R-I-E-N-D special.

You are my friend.

You're special to me.

There's only one in
this wonderful world.

You are special.

F-R-I-E-N-D. That spells friend.

Can you say that?

F-R-I-E-N-D.

I just thought of something.

Let's see if we can click
on the Museum-Go-Round

on the computer, and
maybe it will go around.

Come along.

Now we need to go back
here, find the Trolley,

click on that.

Go over here and click
on the Museum-Go-Round.

Nope, doesn't go around.

But we can just
pretend that it does.

And we can do
something else instead.

Let's try something
at the clock.

Oh, look.

It goes back and forth.

There.

Oh, look at Daniel
playing peek-a-boo.

[LAUGHING]

And here, and over here.

There you are, Daniel.

I like that.

Well, computers do nice things.

But they don't do everything.

Computers can't do everything.

But our imaginations can.

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

I think I hear a knock
at the porch door.

Let's go see.

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

-Oh, yes.

It is a knock.

It's Mr. McFeely.

MR. MCFEELY: Speedy delivery.

-Welcome, Mr. McFeely.

-Here's the one about the mouse.

-The computer mouse?
-That's right.

If you'd like to show it,
I'll tell you about it.

-Oh, good, please.

Let's put it on Picture Picture.

-All rightie.

-My friend and I have
just been thinking

about things like this.

-I'll tell you all about it.

-Good.

I

MR. MCFEELY: My friend
fixes computers,

and she's just finished
fixing a mouse.

Now she's going to put all
the parts back together.

MR. ROGERS: That looks
like a little rubber ball.

MR. MCFEELY: Oh it is.

And that's the first
thing she puts in place.

MR. ROGERS: Now what?

MR. MCFEELY: Well then she
takes one of the rollers

and carefully snaps
it into place.

Then she gets the second
roller and does the same.

MR. ROGERS: What
are the rollers for?

MR. MCFEELY: When a
person moves the mouse,

the ball moves the
rollers, and the rollers

tell the next part what to do.

MR. ROGERS: Uh huh.

Well, what is the next part?

MR. MCFEELY: It's
called a logic board.

It tells the computer
where the person

wants to go to on the screen.

MR. ROGERS: Logic board.

MR. MCFEELY: Mhm.

MR. ROGERS: So all these
little parts work together

for the mouse to help the
person using the computer.

MR. MCFEELY: That's right.

Now she needs to put
the top cover back on.

She carefully lines it up,
and make sure it's in place.

And now she'll use
this screwdriver,

because she needs
to put two screws in

to make sure it
doesn't come apart.

MR. ROGERS: How did she pick
up that screw like that?

MR. MCFEELY: That's a
special magnetic screwdriver

that helps her hold the screw.

You see how small the screw is?

MR. ROGERS: Yes.

MR. MCFEELY: She
makes sure it's tight.

MR. ROGERS: There she's
getting the second one.

Oh, it's such fun to watch
that magnetic screwdriver.

MR. MCFEELY: It surely is.

After she tightens
the last screw,

she puts the repaired
mouse in a box.

And it's ready to go
back to its owner.

-Thank you, Mr. McFeely.

-Well, you're welcome.

-That mouse reminds
me of my writing room.

-That's where you keep
your computer, right?

-It is.

Would you like to go in?

-I'd like to.

-Come along.

-I'll follow you.

-It's right over this way.

-OK.

I like this room.

Oh, you have some books here.

-Oh, you bet I do.

You're welcome to sit down.

-All rightie.

And the computer.

There's the computer mouse.

-That's it.

-You know, I like that painting.

-Well, it's really
made of seeds.

MR. MCFEELY: Seeds?

MR. ROGERS: Yes seeds
and rice and lentils

and all sorts of things
all pasted together.

MR. MCFEELY: You mean the little
musical note are some seeds?

And they put some glue,
and then they paste it up,

and there's a picture, right?

And here's another picture.

-That's true.

-May I try?

-You're certainly welcome.

-Now let's see.

Well, there's a
familiar neighborhood.

-Yes, it is.

-Now I'll move over here.

How do you feel?

Well I feel fine.

Here's Lady Elaine
with her boomerang.

There's Daniel.

Let's see what he does.

He's waving.

Now there's the
clock, does-- oh!

Back and forth, tick tock.

Now here's a mailbox.

Let me see if it-- oh, it opens.

And some letters,
speedy delivery.

[LAUGHING]

I'll make it go fast.

Open close, open close.

Up and down.

Speedy delivery.

You know something as I'm doing
this reminds me of something.

-What is it?

-Do you have time to see
something else today?

-You mean on the computer?

-No no, on Picture Picture.

-Oh, sure.

-I have it right
in my delivery bag.

It's right here.

It's a funny, fat, film.

-Oh, I like your
funny, fast films.

-Well, I'll show it to you.

-Good.

Let's go.

-All rightie.

-Funny, fast films.

-I have it right here
in my delivery bag.

-What kind is it?

-It's a surprise.

-Oh, a surprise.

-Funny, fast film.

-Oh, OK.

-There you go.

-Funny, fast film.

-That's right.

-Just put it right in here.

-Yep.

Tell you all about it.

Speedy delivery.

MR. ROGERS: Oh, I like this one.

You're going to mow
the lawn, aren't you?

MR. MCFEELY: You guessed it.

Here I go!

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[MOTOR WHIZZING]

-Well, it certainly
is funny and fast.

I mean the way you go
around with the mower

and the moving of the furniture.

-Well yes, I like this old one.

Well I have more
deliveries to make.

But before I go--

[SINGING] 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.

There you go!

-Great speedy
deliveries you make.

-Oh you know, I have an idea.

-What?

-The funny, fast
film gave me an idea.

Suppose we sing
the song very fast,

the speedy delivery
song very fast.

Can we try that?

-We can try, sure.

-OK, here we go.

[SINGING IN UNISON] 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.

[LAUGHING]

-Well I have more deliveries.

I enjoy making
speedy deliveries.

And I enjoy seeing films.

-And we enjoy receiving them.

-Well, speedy deliver to you.

See you around the neighborhood.

Good bye.

-Good bye, Mr. McFeely.

[SINGING] Speedy
delivery to you.

Do you ever sing that
song with Mr. McFeely?

[SINGING] Anything you want,
if there's anything you need.

He's our speedy,
speedy delivery-- good!

Speedy delivery to you.

What was in this box?

My computer mouse, wasn't it.

And I brought this
book with me today.

I'm going to leave
it right here,

so we'll be able
to look at it as

soon as I come back next time.

I'll leave it right there.

One sure thing, I'll be thinking
of you, even when I'm not here.

[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.

We always have things
to talk about, don't we?

Things to talk about
and do together.

You always make each
day a special day for me

by just your being yourself.

Be back next time.

Bye.
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