10x03 - Episode 3

[bunniefuu]

-[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, 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.

And we are neighbors, aren't we?

We're television neighbors.

Yes.

I want to show you something.

This is an invitation.

That is my first name.

It says Fred.

F-R-E-D. The
invitation says you are

invited to Joe
Negri's music shop.

And inside it says that
we're invited to come over

to Joe Negri's music shop to
have a free musical lesson.

A musical lesson of our choice.

Well, we'll do that
in just a little bit.

But I want to show
you something.

Now, I showed you that that
was my first name, Fred.

Some people call me Mr. Rogers.

But some people call me Fred.

Now this says D-A-D.
That says dad.

My sons call me Dad.

I'm gonna print this and see
if you know what that is.

Does that look like this one?

They both say Fred.

Mm-hm.

Now, I wonder if you
know what this says.

That says milk.

And so does that.

I must put the milk in the
refrigerator before we go.

I think maybe-- I'll see
you in a little while,

fish-- I think maybe I'd
like to have a drum lesson.

I always wanted to
learn to play the drums.

Let's go to Negri's music shop.

You know, I like to
learn new things.

Come along.

-Stephanie.

Stephanie.

Come here.

-Look at all the
things going on here.

So busy.

Hello.

-Hi, Fred.

How are you?

Nice to see you here.

-Is it busy here!

-Yeah.

I'd like you to meet
Cynthia Robinson.

-How do you do, Ms. Robinson?

-She's interested in the guitar.

And I think she's doing very
well for her first lesson.

-Have you had your lesson?

Oh, good.

-Cynthia, feel free to
look around the store.

Maybe there's something
else you'd like to try.

We have some drums over
there, different things.

-All right.
-Fine.

Thank you.

Fred, what can we
interest you in?

What would you like to try?

-I'd like to learn
the drums myself.

-You would?

-Yes.

I've always wanted to
know more about them.

And I'd like to learn
some fancy things on them.

-Let's go over and see Bobby.

-OK.

-I'm pretty sure he'll
be finished in a minute.

-Left, right, left,
right-- that's very good.

Now, that's called a paradiddle.

That's a very good
exercise to practice with.

-OK.

Where can I purchase a--

-A practice pad?

Yeah.

A practice pad and
a set of sticks

can be purchased right
over at the counter.

-OK.

Thank you very much.

-All right, Arlene.

-Thanks for the lesson, Bob.
-Well, thank you for coming by.

-Goodbye.

-See you again.

Bye.

Oh, hello Joe.

-Bob, Fred Rogers.

-Hello, Fred.

Nice to see you.

-Thank you.

-He'd like to talk to
you about the drums.

-All right.
-Could you give me a lesson?

-Fine.

-Thank you.

-Now, this is a practice pad.

-Never seen a little
one like this.

-This is a drum--

-Oh, you mean this isn't a drum.

-This is not a drum.

This is a practice pad that--
we use this to practice on.

And this is the drum.

This is a lot
softer than a drum.

-Uh-huh.

-So we're gonna start
with the practice pad.

-All right.

-I think the first thing
we should do before we use

the sticks or the drum
or the practice pad

is play with our fingers.

Let's see if you can do this.

Just single strokes.

Just on the side of
the practice pad.

Right, left, right,
left-- see, this

is something you could do at,
uh-- you could do this at home

on a tabletop or a box.

Pan turned upside-down.

Now try double strokes.

Two with each finger.

Right, right, left, left.

Right, right, left, left--

-You can try that at home.

Right, right, left, left--

-All right.

Good.

Now let's try it
with the sticks.

Here's a pair of sticks that
would be pretty good for you.

Let's have your
right hand first.

Now just hold that
stick about there

and close your hand
on it, like you

would a hammer or a screwdriver.

That's it.

Turn it over.

And try a couple strokes.

That's good.

All right, now-- see,
this is a lot louder.

You can see why we
use a practice pad.

All right.

Now the left hand.

Palm of your hand
out, with the stick

there between these two fingers.

And sort of curl your fingers
around, your thumb on top.

That's it.

Good.

Now try some with just the left.

You mean just like that?

-Yes.

That's good.

All right.

Now try the single
strokes with the sticks.

Good.

Now how about the
double strokes?

Very good.

Now we're gonna try
something that's

a combination of a
single and a double.

It's called a paradiddle.

-Paradiddle?

-Yes.

It's an exercise
called a paradiddle.

-What you were teaching
that woman before.

-Yes, that's right.

Yes.

Try that.

That's right,
left, right, right.

-Right, left, right, right.

-Now try it starting
with the left hand.

Left, right, left, left.

Right, left, right, right.

Left, right, left, left.

Now you can play this and
say it at the same time.

It's fun to play.

And it's fun to say.

-OK.

-Pa-- ra-- did-- dle.

Pa-- ra-- did-- dle.

Pa-- ra-- did-- dle.

-Try it with your fingers.

Pa-- ra-- did-- dle.

Pa-- ra-- did-- dle.

-Now, when you're
playing at home,

you don't have to stick
to tese exercises.

You can just sort of
play along to the music

on a radio or the record player.

-Oh, you can just--

-Yeah, sort of-- just sort of
play along And make it fun.

But these are
certain exercises--

yes, you can use
the sticks, too.

That's right.

That's good.

There's one other exercise
that would be fun.

It's called a ratamacue.

-Ratamacue.
-Ratamacue.

Yeah.

-Ratamacue.

Could you say ratamacue?

Paradiddle and ratamacue.

Two things we've learned.

-I'll show you a ratamacue.

-How does that go?

It's a ratamacue.

It's a ratamacue.

It's a ratamacue.

-It's a ratamacue.

It's a ratamacue.

It's a ratamacue.

It's a ratamacue.

-Hey, Mr. McFeely.

-What's in your
box, Mr. McFeely?

Been trying to find
out what's in that box.

It's a ratamacue.

It's a ratamacue.

It's a ratamacue.

-Now, as you practice this,
you'll get a little bit faster.

And it would sound-- if you'd
like to hear that on a drum,

it would sound like this.

-Boy, you have to practice
a long time for that.

-Yes, you certainly do.

-You know, I wonder how
I could get one of these

that I could work on.

-Well, you can buy a practice
pad and a pair of sticks--

-You can buy one?

A practice pad?

-Yes.

So you have single strokes,
the double strokes,

the paradiddle,
and the ratamacue.

-Thank you very much.

You're a good teacher, Bob.
-Oh, Fred.

Well, thank you.

You're a good student.

-I'll go get some.

-All right.

-And arrange for
lessons some other time.

-Very good.

-Thanks so much.

-Bye, Fred.

-Bye.

-Hi, Jennie.

-Hi, Mr. Rogers.

-I'd like to buy a
practice pad and sticks.

-All right.

Fine.

I just was learning the,
uh-- the drums there.

-That's very nice.

-There's lots to
work on, though.

-Well, good luck.

That's $7 for those.

-Oh, that's just right there.

-Good.

Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

-Bye-bye.

-Well, Fred.

How are you?

-I'm fine.

Had my lesson.

-See you got yourself something.

-Yeah.

Hey, David.
-How are you, Mr. Rogers?

-Good.

Learning paradiddles
and ratamacues.

Do you do that on the guitar?

-No.

Can't do ratamacues
and paradiddles.

Just G chord and D7, right?

You're doing very good.

And come back soon.

-I'll see you next weekend.
-All right.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you, Dave.

-Bye, Mr. Rogers.

-Bye, David.

Boy, I had a good time.

-Did you really?

-Yeah.

-He's a very good teacher.

Would you like to see
what kind of practicing

is going on in that back room?

-Is that a musical
instrument Mr. McFeely has?

-I'm gonna tell you.
-I want to see.

-Let's take a look.

-So that's what it is.

-That's what it is.

That's what was in the box.

A typewriter.

-A typewriter.

-That's right.

Hi, Mr. McFeely.

-So that's what
you're practicing.

-Would you like to
see some exercises?

-Yes.

-A, S, D, F, space, J,
K, L, and semicolon.

There you go.

-You have just the right
fingers for each one.

-Yeah.
Just the right ones.

Would you like to see your name?

-I would.

-Alrighty.

Capital F, r, e, d.

-Good for you, Mr. McFeely.

-There you go.

-There's my name
on the invitation.

Does that name look the
same as this one to you?

If so, you're learning to read.

What about the walkie
talkie, Mr. McFeely?

Did you buy that?

-No, I didn't buy it.

I decided not to get it.

I don't mind going home
and picking up my messages.

It gives me exercise
and it gives

me a chance to visit with Betsy.

-Yeah, we had a good time--

-Now here's another one.

I can just write--

-Oh, hi.

-Hello.

-I didn't know you'd be here.

We thought we'd come
and play a little while.

Well, I'm practicing
my typewriter.

And I'm learning the drums.

-Hey, would you want
to have some with us?

-Alrighty.

-Uh, why don't we
do a thing together

with that and the typewriter?

-Well, if it doesn't take
away from your time, sure.

-Can I join you with a guitar?

-Sure, sure.

-You know, since these are
such fancy instruments,

why don't we do fancy?

-Very good.

Here we go.

-Fancy.

-Oh, yeah!

-Speedy delivery.

Oh, I enjoyed that.

-It really was fantastic.

-That was great.

-Thanks for that.

Now you all can get to work.

Next time I might try
a lesson on that, Bob.

-That's a good idea.

-You're coming along.

-Take care.

Bye.

-See you later.

-I'll continue practicing.

-Good for you, Mr. McFeely.

Bye-bye.

He's learning to play--
to play the typewriter.

Well, I sure hope that all of
this is helping your business.

-Well, it certainly is.

I have a lot of orders for
instruments and for lessons.

And a couple of special
surprises coming up later on.

-Good for you, Joe.

See you soon.

-See you later.

-Bye.

-I could hardly wait to
get here to try this again.

That's fun.

Practicing paradiddle
and ratamacue.

I think I'd like
to feed the fish.

And then after that
have some make-believe.

They're hungry.

OK.

Ready for some make-believe?

Let's get the trolley.

The trolley school
bus, this week.

OK, trolley.

Let's think now.

I wonder how Daniel Tiger's
feeling about starting school?

Maybe Lady Aberlin could
be taking something for him

to eat or to drink in the
Neighborhood of Make-Believe.

Let's have them
visit for awhile, OK?

Neighborhood of Make-Believe.

-Oh, hi, trolley school bus.

Oh, the school's
coming along very well.

Did you know that
Uncle Friday said

we have to have
it ready tomorrow?

[WHISTLING]

I'll say.

[WHISTLING]

That's true.

-A, B, C, D-- F, G-- X,
Y-- one, seven, two, four.

Oh, my.

-I brought you milk.

-Oh.

Oh, thank you, Lady Aberlin.

-When you called for
it, I-- I thought

you sounded a little sad.

-Would you hold it while
I get a straw, please?

-Sure.

-Thank you.

Here.

-OK.

-Just like a couple sips now.

-Did you hear what I
said about being sad?

-Yes, I did.

A, B, C, D-- F, G-- J, K,
L, M, S-- oh, Lady Aberlin,

I just can't go to
school tomorrow.

-Why not, Daniel?

-Because I don't
know everything.

-You don't know everything?

I don't understand.

-Well, Lady Elaine said that
we couldn't go to school if we

didn't know all that
letters and all the numbers

on these charts.

And I've tried and tried to
learn them, but I just can't.

So I guess I can't go.

And I wanted to go to school.

I really did.

-But Daniel, Lady Elaine
is-- is just plain wrong.

You don't need to know
everything before you begin.

In fact, that's
what school is for.

To help you to learn.

Not to scare you.

-How do you know?

-Well, because I went to school.

And I didn't know those
things when I started.

-What was it like
at your school?

-Oh, Daniel.

I loved it.

I had a teacher who really
wanted to be a teacher.

And every morning she
would welcome us, and make

us feel as though we were
all going on a kind of trip

together.

-What sort of trip?

-A trip to someplace
new, someplace

we had never even thought of.

We learned so many things
about the world, and about

different countries and people
and ships and stars and planes.

-And trucks?

-Yes, and trucks and
cars and flowers.

And about how some people like
some thing and some people

like other things.

-But what about the
letters and the numbers?

-Oh, we learned those, too.

But that was while
we were learning

about everything else,
not all by themselves.

-And did you play?

-Of course we played.

Teachers know that
children need to play.

In fact, that's
one of the reasons

Harriett Elizabeth
Cow wanted to have

the school at someplace else.

So that she could
have a big playground.

-Will it have sand in it?

-Well, it probably will.

-And what will the
school be like inside?

-Well, there will
be chairs that will

be just the right
size for children.

And young, tame tigers.

And there will be desks that
you can put milk on, and--

-Will Harriett Cow give us milk?

-Oh, of course.

Almost every school
gives children milk.

-And time to go to the bathroom?

-Of course.

You can go to the bathroom
whenever you have to.

-It doesn't sound so bad as
Lady Elaine makes it sound.

-I'm just gonna
go talk with her.

I don't understand
why she'd be scaring

people so much about school.

You call me again if
you need me, Daniel.

-I will, Lady Aberlin.

And, uh-- thanks.

A lot.

-Oh, you're welcome, Daniel.

You have so many
people who love you.

Hugga-mugga.

-Hugga-mugga, Lady Aberlin.

-Lady Aberlin, Lady Aberlin.

-Well, hello, Else Jean.

How are you?

-Oh, I'm quite well, thank you.

But Anna is not the
least bit happy.

And of course that takes
away from my own happiness.

-What's wrong with Anna?

-Oh, it's Lady Elaine.

She's got Anna all upset
about the first day

of school tomorrow.

-Well, as a matter of fact, I'm
on my way to see her right now.

-She's been saying poems
to our little Anna.

-Oh.

Well, that sounds pretty nice.

-Well, not the kind
of poems she says.

-What kind are they?

-Well, one of them goes like
this-- you have to be read,

you have to be
ready, you have to be

ready for school, for school.

You have to be ready,
you have to be ready,

you have to be ready, you
have to be ready for school.

If not, you'll be sorry!

-Oh, that's terrible.

-Well, Dr. Bill and
I think so, too.

And we've tried to tell her.

-I'll do my best.

Because it's really going
to be such a nice school.

-Well, once the children
find out for themselves,

then things will be happier.

-I'll say.

Well, see you later, Elsie Jean.

-Oh.

Thank you for being such a
caring person, Lady Aberlin.

-That's the best thing
I know anybody can be.

I learn a lot about it from you.

-Oh, thank you, my dear.

-We'll work this through.

-Of course.

-2 plus 1 equals 3.

Now say that again.

-2 plus 1 equals-- something.

-I don't know why
you can't get it.

Oh!

Oh, hello there, Aberlin.

-Lady Elaine?

-Yes?

-I'd like to talk with you.

-Sorry, I don't have time.

You all are starting
that school tomorrow,

and I don't have any of
these children ready.

Now, 2 plus--

-The children in
this neighborhood

were ready long before
you started drilling them.

-What are you saying?

-I'm saying that I
don't like the way

you are frightening
these children.

You're telling them things
that are just not true.

-2 plus 1 equals 3 is
most certainly true.

-That's right.

But Anna doesn't need
to know that before she

goes to her first day of school.

-No, she needs to know
much more than that.

-She already knows
much more than that.

-What do you mean?

-Anna knows that she's
a growing platypus who

wants to learn and be
with other children.

She already knows how to play
lots of different things.

She knows what she
likes to eat, and what

her favorite toys are--

-What does that have
to do with school?

-It has a lot to do with school.

A lot to do with learning.

-I don't understand
your pedagogy.

-Wanting to learn is the most
important part of learning.

-I want to learn to read.

Like my mom and dad.

-Well, your teacher will
help you learn to read, Anna.

-How can you learn to
read without knowing

all the letters?

-Give the teacher a
chance, Lady Elaine.

Incidentally, what was your
first day at school like?

-Mine?

Oh, I had a wonderful time.

The teacher had games for us
to play and milk to drink.

All sorts of treats.

-Did you know all your letters
and numbers when you got there?

-Well, uh-- not exactly.

-Did you have to
know everything?

-Not exactly.

-Did you have a playground?

-Oh, what a fabulous
playground we had.

I remember I used to
pretend I was an astronaut

and fly all over the place.

-And then, when you grew up,
you got to be an astronaut.

-Hm.

Do you think my playing about
it had something to do with it?

-Do you?

-I wonder.

-Knowing how to play well is
one of the most important things

of all in getting ready for
the first day of school.

-OK, Aberlin.

Take this green board
to Harriett Cow.

She'll have some fine players
coming to her school tomorrow.

-You are a good
sport, Lady Elaine.

-I learned to be by playing.

Come on, Anna.

I'll show you some really
neat stuff inside this museum.

-What about the
letters and numbers?

-Oh, you'll have
plenty of time for that

when you get to school.

See ya, Aberlin.

-Goodbye, friends.

-Come on, dear.

Lots of stuff in here.

-Oh, yes, trolley.

I think things are better.

[WHISTLING]

Oh, I know they do.

But I just had to talk
with some people here

before I went back to
help them finish building.

[WHISTLING]

Oh, good.

I'll go over there
now and help them

finish so it'll be
ready for tomorrow.

[WHISTLING]

Oh.

It'll be wonderful.

Thanks to you.

Bus.

-Trolley school bus.

Well, Lady Elaine was scaring
everybody about school.

Do you know anybody
who does that?

Sometimes older children
will tell young children

all kinds of scary
things about school.

Well, that's just
not fair, is it?

We'll pretend about
the first day of school

in the Neighborhood of
Make-Believe tomorrow.

You have so many people
who care about you.

We want you to like school.

Because there's so
much you can learn

that can be so helpful to
you for a long, long time.

I was just thinking, that's one
way that I wrote my name, Fred.

But before I knew that, I
used to just write like that.

Just for practice.

Just for pretending.

And also this is
another way I would

show my name, show who I was.

It's another Fred.

And sometimes I wouldn't
feel like having a smile.

I'd just kind of have
it straight like that.

I always felt good when I
could draw pictures of myself.

Just the way I was feeling.

And also draw pictures of
other people that I loved.

I think maybe I'll leave
these here and do some more

practicing on that
practice pad tomorrow.

Use my drum sticks.

And you could do the same,
you know, with your fingers.

Just make rhythms.

[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 we're friends.

I'll be back tomorrow.

I hope you'll have some good
play time between now and then.

You know, there are people who
like you exactly as you are.

Only one person in the
whole world like you.

You're special.