[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 So 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.
I'm glad we're together again.
I brought something
cold with me today.
That's why I have it
in this container.
I'll show it to you right away.
It's something to eat.
Can you imagine what's in here?
That's ice cream that's made
in the shape of a gorilla.
I'm trying it.
Mm.
Mm.
Very good.
I won't eat it all now.
Put it back in there.
But when I was a boy, and I had
something like that that looked
like an animal or
a person, sometimes
I didn't want to eat it.
I guess I thought if I ate it,
I might get to be just like it,
or it might be angry
with me, or something.
Have you ever had animal
crackers or a chocolate bunny
or an ice cream Santa Claus,
anything like that to eat?
Well, as I grew, I knew that
ice cream was ice cream and cake
was cake no matter what
shapes they were in.
They're very different from
real animals and real people.
We're alive, you and I.
We're fancy on the outside
and the inside.
[SINGING] Some are
fancy on the outside.
Some are fancy on the inside.
Everybody's fancy.
Everybody's fine.
Your body's fancy
and so is mine.
That's right.
I got this from
Brockett's Bakery.
He has many different shapes
of things there today.
In fact, Chef Brockett
even has some game machines
there this week advertising
these ice creams.
I'd like you to see the
different things over there.
I'll put this in
the refrigerator
before I go so it will
stay cold a while longer.
Put this up in the freezer part.
There.
Now, let's just go over
to Brockett's Bakery
so I can show you
those things there.
Come along.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
-Hi.
CHEF BROCKETT:
You're back already.
-Yes, I wanted to show
my friends some things.
-OK, I'll be with you as soon
as I finish with this sale.
-All right.
First of all, I'd like you to
see some of the cakes in here.
Take a look at these
cakes in the counter here.
What's that first
one look like to you?
Looks like King
Friday, doesn't it?
What about the one next to it?
Queen Sarah?
And what about her?
Lady Elaine Fairchild.
She lives in the
museum-go-round, doesn't she?
And what about
this one that lives
in the tree in Make Believe?
X the Owl?
Mhm.
These are great cakes.
-I liked the way
they worked out.
Oh, I'll show you another one.
-Who is this?
-Teddy bear.
-Oh, a teddy bear.
-Yeah.
-How do you make these cakes?
-Well, you use a mold.
It's a special kind of pan.
I'll show it to you.
Now look.
-That's the one
for the teddy bear.
-That's right.
OK?
And you just use it
like a regular pan.
You make the cake batter,
pour the batter in here,
bake the cake.
Then you turn it over,
take the cake out.
And it starts to look
like a teddy bear.
But when it really
looks like a teddy bear
is when you put
the frosting on it.
You put the nose and
the eyes and the nose
and the mouth and the legs.
And it really looks
like a teddy bear.
But it's just cake.
-And then after
that, you eat it.
-That's right.
-At least some people do.
Some people feel
funny about eating
things that look
like other things.
-Well, it's just cake.
-Just like that gorilla
is just ice cream.
-That's right.
-Could I see those games?
-Yeah, sure.
-You use them for
advertising your ice creams.
-That's right.
Hi, Brandon.
-Hi.
-This is Mr. Rogers.
-Hi.
-Hi, Brandon.
I'm glad to meet you.
-I have to get
back to customers.
-OK, Don.
I wondered if you could show
me something about the game
that you play.
What are you supposed
to do in this one?
-That little girl
up there, you're
supposed to save with this
little-- the little carpenter.
-Oh, the little carpenter is
supposed to go up the ladders
and save her?
-Yeah.
-Is that it?
[VIDEO GAME BEEPING]
Is that fun for you to
play something like that?
-Yeah.
-What other kinds of
games do you like?
-I like to play hopscotch--
-That's good.
---Chutes and Ladders
and Candyland.
-Board games like that, huh?
-Mhm.
-You think maybe
I could try this?
I've never tried this
kind of a game before.
-Yeah.
-How do you do that?
-This makes the man go this way.
-Mhm.
-For climbing
ladders, you go up.
-Ah ha.
-Then you-- when you want to go
this way, you push it that way.
These are-- these buttons
right here are just
for how many players
you want to play.
That's for one or
that's for two.
-And this one's for two.
I see.
-And this is a jump button,
when you don't have the hammer.
-So he's a carpenter.
That's why he'd be using
a hammer, isn't it?
-Yeah.
A lot of carpenters use hammers.
Whoa, did you--?
-Hi.
-Hello.
-Hi.
I'm Keith.
I've come to collect
from the machine.
-Oh.
I'm Fred.
Glad to meet you, Keith.
And this is Brandon.
-Hi, Brandon.
-Could we watch?
-Sure.
Why don't you stand over there?
You'll see it better.
-OK.
Excuse me.
You stand here and I'll
get right behind you.
You get the coins from it, huh?
-Yeah, we collect all
the money you put in.
MR. ROGERS: Put
that inside there.
That's where it must come in?
KEITH: Mhm.
Then it comes down through
there and into the two holes.
-We're interested about
the insides of things.
Just wondered how the
game itself worked.
Can you see anything
back in there?
-Let me show you something.
That's the inside of the panel.
That's the contact switch.
And that makes it happen.
That starts the
game for one player.
That starts--
BRANDON: Two player.
KEITH: Uh-huh.
BRANDON: And the Jump button.
KEITH: That'st the Jump button.
BRANDON: The little--
KEITH: That's what
makes it move.
See that?
That's what makes it move from
left to right or up and down.
BRANDON: Down's not
really used in this game.
KEITH: Not very much.
So that's how it
works from the inside.
-I'm glad to be able to
see the inside of it.
-Yeah.
-Well, Brandon, your
dad's over there.
I guess we better go.
Thank you, Keith.
Good to meet you.
Let's go see him.
You have a fine son.
-Thank you.
I think so, too.
-Thanks, Don.
-You're welcome, Fred.
See you, now.
-Bye-bye.
Bye, Brandon.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
-I'm glad that
kind man was there
to show us how the insides of
that electronic game looked.
It's certainly different inside
than the insides of people.
I was glad to meet that
young boy Brandon, too.
He knows that there are many
different kinds of things
to play, not just electronic
games that you have to pay for.
Come on out to the kitchen.
Give some food to the fish.
Hello, you beautiful fish.
Let's just set up the
model of the Neighborhood
of Make Believe.
I might just use
this for the castle.
There's the factory, the tree.
You can use any
toys that you have
to make up things like this.
Sure.
Making up a story
is a kind of a game
itself, a game that
anybody can do.
So let's make up a story
about our Neighborhood
of Make Believe.
Everybody could be getting
ready for the Olympic Games.
You remember that King Friday
wants to be the timekeeper.
Now, how do you suppose
he'll be getting
ready for that kind of job?
Let's just pretend about
that now, all right?
Our Neighborhood
of Make Believe.
[TROLLEY CHIMING]
[TROLLEY WHISTLING]
-Trolley says you look
just like a timekeeper.
-Wait till you see my
time-keeping visor, Trolley.
-[WHISTLES]
-Should I put it on for you now?
-Yes, please.
-Uh, do you wish to
remove your crown?
-Of course not.
-Oh, so the visor
goes over the crown.
-Underneath it all is a king.
--[LAUGHS] There
certainly is, and a very
sporty looking king at that.
-Thank you, Ms. Paulificate.
And what do you say
about this, trolley?
-[WHISTLES]
-Thank you very much.
I will now time you as you go
from one side of the castle
to the other.
Go along back that way, yes.
Stop.
Very good.
On your mark, get set, go.
One, two, three, four, five,
six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
Very good, Trolley.
-Uh, is this how
you're going to do
the time keeping for
the Olympic games?
-I count very well,
don't you think?
Well, yes, you do.
I just thought you might
use some fancier equipment.
-I think that the bow tie
and the visor will do.
Fancy is as fancy does.
-Yes, Your Majesty.
-Thank you for your
help, Ms. Paulificate.
You may return to
your telephoning.
-Well, yes.
Uh, and good luck with
your time keeping.
-I shall practice while
I have these few moments.
-Farewell, your majesty.
-Farewell.
-You count very
well, Your Majesty.
-Oh, thank you.
I'm practicing for
the Olympic Games.
-Why are you
practicing counting?
-Don't you remember,
Mr. Struthers?
I am to be the time keeper.
-Oh, I know that.
That's why I brought you
this time keeping machine.
-Oh.
-Yes.
You plug it in.
And numbers flash
right on the front.
-Oh, really.
-And it has three buttons.
And the first one starts it.
And it starts.
And the second one stops it
where you left off counting.
And the third one,
you reset it, and you
can start all over again.
-Well, it does look
fairly impressive.
-Ooh, it's very well made.
-But I had counted on counting.
Oh, you can still do that.
You can count with it.
See?
I'll start it.
-[BOTH] 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10--
KING FRIDAY: 11, 12, 13.
I love that.
LADY FAIRCHILD: Learning
your numbers, Friday?
-Oh, Fairchild, you startled me.
-Everybody ready
for the big game?
-A lot of people are.
As you know, King Friday's
in charge of time keeping.
-I know.
And I've decided to be
in charge of the weather.
-[BOTH] The weather?
-Yes.
There's always weather,
whether you want it or not.
-But of course, we're hoping
for good weather for the games.
-Yeah, we'll see.
See you two later.
Toot-toot.
-I never heard of anyone
being in charge of the weather
before.
-Lady Elaine always needs
to be in charge of something
important.
-I'm learning that.
And speaking of
something important,
I must check on the maze game.
-Oh, well I shall remain here
to practice my time keeping.
-Very good, Your Majesty.
-Thank you, Mr. Struthers.
Lovely.
Start it up here.
[HAMMERING]
-How you doing, Lady Aberlin?
-Fine.
It's almost finished.
AMaze in time.
-Yes.
-It should be fun
to do this game.
-You want to try it?
-Well, I know that you come
in here, and you go out there,
but I'm not quite
sure how you play it.
-Oh, you simply go the
whole way through the maze
and see how long
it takes you do it.
-I'll try.
-OK.
-Hey, you all.
Hi.
How in the world are you?
-Oh, we're fine.
X, do you want to do
this game with me?
-Oh, sure.
How do you do it?
-Well, you just go from here to
here through the Maze in Time.
-OK.
-You ready?
-Sure.
-Get set.
-We're both ready.
-We're set.
-Go!
[MUSIC PLAYING]
-How did you get here so fast?
-Well, I flew.
-Oh.
That's right.
I guess you'd win
any race you're in.
-Yeah, so long as it's
not with a hummingbird.
[ALL LAUGH]
-Well you both are good at that.
-It's fun, no matter
who finishes first.
-Well, that's the
way all the Make
Believe Olympic Games
are suppose to be.
-Uh, what's that
super big balloon
over by the Platypus Mound?
What's that's for?
-Oh, that's the Ride 'Em
Up, Ride 'Em Down Game.
Looks like somebody's
trying it right now.
-Oh, I'm gonna go over and see.
-I am, too.
-Oh, I have some other things
to do, but I'll see you later.
-[BOTH] Bye-bye, Mr. Struthers.
-Hey there, Anna.
-Hello, Anna.
-Hi, X. Hi, Lady Aberlin.
-What are you trying to do here?
-I'm trying to make this
thing go up and down.
But it won't move.
-Well, what are you
supposed to do with it?
-You're just supposed
to do anything
that will make it
ride up and down.
-Here, let me try.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
-This isn't hard at all.
But X, you were
using your wings.
-Well, aren't you supposed to?
-Not if you don't have any.
-Well, some people have
wings, and some people don't.
-That's true.
And therefore, there
are some things
you can do that
Ann and I can't do.
-Uh-huh.
-And I was trying all day
to make that ride work.
-Well, why don't we
do it together, Anna?
-Do you mean it?
-Sure.
-I'll make it go up, and
you make it come down.
-OK.
I'd like that.
-Come on.
Come on in.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
-This is fun, X. I
really like this game.
-Uh, it's more fun when there
are two, don't you think?
[LAUGHS]
-Yes.
Especially when
one of them is you.
And one of them is I.
-[LAUGHS] Thanks, Anna.
I feel that way, too.
Hey, you know what?
-What?
-It's getting cold up here.
Don't you think?
-It is chilly.
-Uh-huh.
Is it cold down
there, Lady Aberlin?
-It does feel a bit cold.
-Why, I think it's snowing!
-It is snowing!
I can feel the snowflakes!
-Yeah.
-It's snowing!
You two better come down!
-OK.
Hey, Anna, you bring us down.
OK.
Down we go.
-Down we go.
-Boy, is it ever cold.
-I wonder why it would
just snow all of a sudden.
-I guess it's just the weather.
-Yes.
And I know who's put
herself in charge
of the weather for these days.
I'll see you all later.
-OK.
Lady Aberlin.
-Bye-bye, Lady Aberlin.
-It's just like the
middle of winter.
-Ooh!
Oh!
Weather Station for Make
Believe Olympic Games.
It's really snowing now.
Lady Elaine!
[BELL RINGING]
Lady Elaine, are you in there?
-Uh, sorry, I can't
come out, dear.
-But I need to talk with you.
-I'm working on
some experiments.
-Do they have anything
to do with snow?
-Yes.
How did you know?
-Come out here and see.
Oh, dear.
I didn't know it
would work this well.
-What's going on?
-Oh, well I've
been experimenting.
I didn't know it
would work so much.
-Well, we'd better help
you get rid of this
so there won't be anything but
skiing in this neighborhood.
-Ooh, it's kind of
pretty, though, isn't it?
-Come on, Lady Elaine.
-Oh, all right, spoil sport.
Come on in, you two.
-I have to go tell
the King I found
out where the snow
is coming from.
I'll be right back.
-Really, Lady Elaine!
LADY FAIRCHILD: Oh, it's always
something with me, isn't it?
LADY ABERLIN: Oh!
-It's Lady Elaine, Trolley!
-[WHISTLES]
[MUSIC PLAYING]
-So, Lady Elaine
was making snow.
She just wanted to show that she
was in charge of the weather.
Well, all that's really
pretend, isn't it?
Nobody could be in
charge of the weather
in our real
neighborhood, could they?
And X the Owl
couldn't help it if he
was fastest in all the games.
He's just naturally fast.
Because he can fly.
Whoo!
It's just the way he is.
Everybody's made differently.
And just because some people, or
birds, are faster than others,
that doesn't mean
that the slow ones
aren't lovable or
just as valuable.
I'll put these away.
You could make your
Neighborhood of Make
Believe out of little boxes.
Put pictures on the boxes.
Make up your own stories.
Sometimes snow is a lot of fun.
Both children and grownups are
often excited to see the snow.
But when snow falls and spoils
what you're planning to do,
then it isn't much fun.
Do you think they'll find a way
to stop the snow so they can
have the Olympic Games
next time in Make Believe?
Make up your own story
about what happens next.
Right now I want to show you
a game some of my friends
and I used to like
when I was a young boy.
I need to go
outside to show you.
Just come on out with me.
It's right over here.
It's a game called hopscotch.
Did you ever see it?
Well, you use chalk or a rock.
And you put numbers
and lines down.
And you use a rock like this.
First of all, put it in the
place that says number one.
And then you jump the whole
way through like this.
Of course, different people
play this in different ways.
And you pick up the stone.
And then you put
it in number two.
And you do the same thing.
You go the whole way.
Oh.
You can't fall with it.
And if you're stone goes
on one of the lines,
then you've lost your turn.
But you play with a lot of
different people, and it's fun.
When I was really
little, I used to watch
the schoolchildren
playing hopscotch.
And I wanted to play it so much.
But I just couldn't
seem to do it right.
I'd fall, or my stone would
always get on the lines.
Or I'd go in the wrong
numbers with the wrong feet
and things like that.
But after a while,
my legs got stronger.
And I could hop better.
And I learned.
And by the time I went to
school, I could play it, too.
So it's important to remember
that things that you can't do
right now, you may be able
to do when you're older.
That is important to remember.
But no matter what
age you are, practice
is an important part
of becoming good,
at hopscotch, or at any game.
And when you're finally able to
do something you've practiced
a long time, you get
a really good feeling.
Let's go inside now.
-I must get my ice
cream from the freezer.
I'll take that with me.
See you next time, fish.
I've enjoyed our
being together today,
talking about and
doing so many things.
[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.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
It takes a lot of growing
to know what's real
and what's just pretend.
But you're growing
in so many ways.
And people can like
you exactly as you are.
Be back next time.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
13x09 - Episode 9
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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.
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.