[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 neighborhood 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 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?
-Hi, neighbor.
I'm glad we're
together again today.
You know how interested
I am in trolleys.
Well, I found this
book about trolleys.
As a matter of fact,
on one of the pages,
it shows some trolleys that used
to be used right around here.
Look at all of those
trolleys, different trolleys.
And there's a trolley
museum not far from here.
And it's a place where
people collect and repair
real trolleys that
people can ride on.
I'd like to show you that
museum and some of the trolleys
that they have there.
[SINGING] So let's
so right away.
Go somewhere today.
Let's be together
and stay and stay.
Let's go together
today right away.
Let's be together today.
-Let's be together, you
and I, with television
and go to the neighborhood
trolley museum
and take our trolley with us.
So I can show you the people
there and the trolleys.
Come along.
Hey, Joe.
-Oh, hello.
-Hi.
I'd like you to meet
my television neighbor.
This is Mr. Brantner.
-Pleased to meet you.
Oh, and you brought Trolley.
-That's it.
-Well, that looks just like
a single truck open car
like the St. Louis Car
Company built around 1900.
-So it would be a
model of that, huh?
-I like your big ones here.
-Would like to go inside?
-Sure.
-Let's go.
-Oh, boy, does this bring
back memories to me.
When I was a little boy, I would
sit on the seat of the trolley
and hold onto the poll.
I remember.
What's this called?
-A stanchion
-A stanchion.
I would hold on to the poll.
And then, my dad
would hold on to this
while we would, uh, go for long
rides together in the trolley.
-Would you like to see
where the motorman sits?
-Oh, sure.
Right in here.
-Right in here.
And here we have his seat.
-Uh huh.
-Fare box.
We have the controller.
Hair-- air break.
Hand break.
-Joe, I remember a, a
kind of a horn that the--
-Whistle.
-Whistle.
[TROLLEY WHISTLE]
Ah, I'd like to try that.
May I?
-Sure.
[TROLLEY WHISTLE]
-I like that.
-We have many different
kinds of trolleys here.
Would you like to take a look
at the one in front of us?
-Sure.
-We'll just open the doors.
-Oh, this one looks more modern
than that one we were on.
-It is.
This was built in 1949.
Whereas, the one we, we were
just on was built in 1925.
-I see.
Do you have names for them?
-Not names but we have numbers.
This is 24.
That was 3756.
-3756.
-Would you like to
go for a ride in one?
-Oh, yes.
I would.
-No, we'll take 5326.
It's ready to go.
-All right.
This is a perfect day
for riding, isn't it?
-Oh, it's beautiful today.
-Oh, this is a great car.
This is beautiful.
-Yes.
This is a car that was built to
run in city streets in traffic.
-Oh.
Well, could I sit this
down on one of the seat?
-Sure.
That will be fine.
-There, Trolley.
Have a ride.
We can have a ride, too, huh?
-Sure.
We have our controls here.
We have a key here
for the controller.
-What a big key that is.
-Yes.
And trolley can't
move without that.
-That's the key.
And what's this?
-That's the control handle.
-And then, what are
these levers down here?
-Those are our door controls.
-Oh, yes.
And what about
this big one here?
-That's the air brake handle.
-Mm hm.
And what's that?
-This is our hand brake
for when we park the car.
-Oh, it's not a steering wheel.
-No.
-It's a hand brake.
-This-- right.
That winds up the hand brake.
-Boy, there's lots
to know about--
-And we're just
about ready to go.
[TROLLEY BELL]
-How did you do that?
-The plunger of the floor.
Want to try it?
[TROLLEY BELL]
MR. ROGERS: Yeah.
MR. BRANTNER: Two
bells and away we go.
-OK.
Here we go.
Now, you keep your hands on both
of these things the whole time,
don't you?
-Right.
If something happens to me, or
I'll let go of the controller,
the car goes into emergency
and stops all by itself.
-I see.
It'll stop.
Oh, here's some more over here.
Some more trolleys.
Did you ever ride
a trolley like this
when you were a little boy?
-Oh, yes.
My grandmother used to take
me into town on the streetcar.
-She did?
-Yes.
-Oh, we're really
clipping along here.
Oh, you're good at that.
Now what do you do?
-Now, we have to change ends.
I take my key, and I go outside
and change the trolley poll.
Put this one up and
take the other one
down so that we can go
in the other direction.
-Could I watch you?
-Sure.
Let's go.
-Why are the polls so important?
-Well, the trolley gets its
electricity from the poles.
-Oh, from the wires up
there through the pole.
-Right.
Now, we have to run the
car from the other end.
But first, we have
to take the pole
down on this end of the car.
We'll just leave
these here for now.
-Oh, I see.
You can just have one
pole up at a time.
-Right.
Put our control
handles in place.
-So you can't have
control handles
both at that end and this
end at the same time.
-Right.
We only have one
set of controls.
-I see.
-Handles.
-And there's your--
-There's our key.
Would you like to run the car?
-Would I be allowed?
-Sure.
As long as I'm with you.
-Great.
I'd like to try.
-Have a seat.
Here is your key.
MR. ROGERS: All right.
And did you push it this way?
MR. BRANTNER: Yes.
Forward.
Now, you have to press
down on the controller.
OK.
MR. ROGERS: And here.
MR. BRANTNER: One.
OK.
Feel the pick up?
OK.
Release.
Take power.
More.
More.
Feel the notch.
There.
-Oh, this is great.
I was watching you
because you always
kept your hands on both
of these control handles--
MR. BRANTNER: Right.
MR. ROGERS: --the whole time.
Is it all right?
MR. BRANTNER: You're doing fine.
MR. ROGERS: Oh, there are
the old trolleys there.
MR. BRANTNER: Oh, yeah.
MR. BRANTNER: Oh, yeah.
OK.
OK.
You want to off
on the controller.
OK.
Now, slowly apply the brakes
and feel how the car is acting.
Feel what it does to the car.
Very good.
Now, you want to go to
the pull apply position.
That's your door
position right there.
Now, we get a smooth start.
OK.
More power.
[TROLLEY WHISTLE]
MR. BRANTNER: And here
we are at the platform.
-There's the key.
MR. BRANTNER: That
was very good.
-Thank you.
I really enjoyed that.
MR. BRANTNER: So did I.
-I bet the trolley did, too.
Where is the trolley?
-We left Trolley up at
the other end, remember?
We started out from
the other direction.
-That's right.
I'll get it.
Trolley in the trolley.
Thank you very much, Joe.
-You're quite welcome.
Come back again.
-I really enjoyed it.
Sure will.
Bye bye.
-Bye bye.
-Come along.
I didn't expect
that I'd be allowed
to drive that real trolley.
That was fun.
Just the same, it was
good that Mr. Brantner
was right beside
me the whole time.
You see, he could have helped
me at a second's notice.
Course, when I
was a little boy I
would never have been
allowed to drive.
But I always liked
to watch the driver.
I'll put this trolley back now.
Back on its tracks here.
There you are, Trolley.
[TROLLEY BELL]
I'll show you how I
make this trolley run.
This is the control
panel down here.
This little switch makes it go
forward, stop, and backwards.
And then, this makes the
trolley go slower and faster.
Let me see if I can
show you that now.
Make it go slower.
See?
And faster.
And then, backwards.
Slower.
Well, let's just have
some make-believe now.
Let's pretend that
there's already
a trolley in front
of the castle.
When this trolley gets there.
And nobody knows from where
the other trolley has come.
Neighborhood of Make-Believe.
[TROLLEY WHISTLE]
[TROLLEY BELL]
[TROLLEY WHISTLE]
[TROLLEY BELL]
[TROLLEY BELL]
[TROLLEY WHISTLE]
[TROLLEY BELL]
[TRUMPETS SOUNDING]
-What's going on out here?
[TROLLEY WHISTLE]
[TROLLEY BELL]
-Well, tell it to leave then.
[TROLLEY WHISTLE]
[TROLLEY BELL]
-Uh, officer.
Officer.
-You called King Friday?
-Oh, Office Clemens, I presume?
-Correct, as usual,
your majesty.
-There is an unknown trolley
on our trolley track.
-My, it's a beautiful one.
-Yes, but it's
just sitting there.
And our regular
trolley can't get by.
-It has a sign on it,
King Friday, that says,
Express De Grandparents.
KING FRIDAY: What
does that mean?
OFFICER CLEMENS: That's French
for grandparents express.
-Well, if it's French, we
could ask Grandpere about it.
-I could just move
it, King Friday,
so our neighborhood
trolley can pass.
[TROLLEY WHISTLE]
[TROLLEY BELL]
-You're welcome,
I'm sure, Trolley.
-Now, you may put down
The Grandparents Express.
-It won't go back
down, King Friday.
In fact, it's flying away.
Well, what do you
know about that.
I've never seen a
flying trolley before.
-Amazing.
-I'll say.
-Good.
Well, thank you for
your help officer.
-I'm always as close as
your call, King Friday.
-Yes, I'm grateful for that.
Farewell.
-Farewell, sir.
-Farewell.
So--
-Oh, hi, Lady Aberlin.
-Hi, Officer Clemens.
How are things with you?
-Well, I just had the
strangest experience.
-What happened?
-There was a new trolley on the
tracks in front of the castle.
And King Friday asked
me to lift it up,
so the neighborhood
trolley could pass.
And when I lifted
it up, it wouldn't
go back down on the tracks.
-You mean it went up in the air?
-It did.
In fact, it flew away.
-What a wonderful
thing, a flying trolley.
-If it comes back, be
sure to get a good look
at it because it's
really beautiful.
-I'll bet it must be
full of surprises, too.
-It is.
Well, I must get
back to my work.
-See you soon.
-Bye bye, Lady Aberlin.
-Bye bye.
-And it just went off,
write up into the sky.
-Why, I never heard of--
-Why, here is Niece Aberlin.
Niece Aberlin, I presume.
-Correct, as usual Uncle Friday.
I
-Did you hear about
the flying trolley?
-Yes, I did.
Officer Clemens told me.
-I find that fascinating,
don't you dear?
-I certainly do.
I hope it'll come back
here sometime soon.
[BELLS AND WHIRRING SOUND]
-Yes.
-What is that?
-What's that?
-Uh, that sounds like
the noise and the bells
of the that fancy trolley.
-Do you supposed it's
coming back already?
-Was it, um very,
very fancy with a kind
of dome on the top
and a propeller
and a kind of French quality?
-It certainly was.
-Well, it's here again.
Welcome to our neighborhood.
-Perhaps you should speak
to it in French, dear.
-Oh, maybe so.
[SPEAKING FRENCH]
[BELLS TINKLING]
-Uh, I know just
a little French.
So I didn't understand
much of what you belled.
[BELLS TINKLING]
-I think I'd better take you
over to Grandpere's tower.
He'll know what you're belling.
-Uh, be careful.
If you pick it up,
Lady Aberlin, that's
how it left the last time.
-I will.
[SPEAKING FRENCH]
[BELLS TINKLING]
[WHIRRING SOUND]
-Oh, it's going by itself.
-Oh, it appears to me that we
have an extraordinary visitor.
-I'll see you both later.
-Yes, dear.
-How do you do that?
Uh-- [SPEAKING FRENCH]
-[SPEAKING FRENCH]
-Oh, Grandpere, look what
has come to our neighborhood.
-[SPEAKING FRENCH]
-Oui.
What's it saying?
--[SPEAKING FRENCH] It's saying
that somewhere inside is
a little box with
a [FRENCH] on it.
Could you find it, Lady Aberlin?
-A box with what?
-[SPEAKING FRENCH]
-And what is [FRENCH]?
--[FRENCH], that
means a bell red.
I mean, a red bell.
-So I'm looking for a little
box with a red bell on it.
-Oui.
-Oh.
Oh, this must be it.
-Ah ha.
Tres bien.
Please open the box.
Ah ha.
-Oh.
-It's lovely.
It says--
-Oh, there's words?
-Yes.
Je vais vous visiter bientot.
GRANDPERE: Beintot.
-Je vous embrasse.
Votre petite fille, Collette.
-Collette.
Oh, Collette.
-What does it mean, Grandpere?
-Oh, it's very good news.
My granddaughter Collette
is going to visit me.
I am so happy.
-Oh, I'm happy for you.
Collette certainly knows
how to send fancy messages.
-[FRENCH].
Now, I must get
ready for her visit.
-When do you think
she'll be here?
-Oh, probably [FRENCH], by
this grandparent tramway.
-Oh, good.
I tell everybody.
-Merci, Lady Aberlin.
-[SPEAKING FRENCH], Grandpere.
-Good for you.
You're speaking
very good French.
Ah ha.
Au revior tramway
de grandparent.
LADY ABERLIN: Is it leaving?
-Oui.
[SPEAKING FRENCH]
Oh, such good news.
[SPEAKING FRENCH] Au revior.
-Au revior, Grandpere.
-Au revior ma petite.
-Lady Aberlin?
-Oh, hi, Officer Clemens.
-Did it come back?
-It did.
And Grandpere found out that
his granddaughter, Collette
is going to come
here for a visit.
-She certainly has a
fancy messenger service.
-Fancy delivery.
-Right.
I'm glad that
mystery was settled.
Well, I've got to
get back to my work.
I'll see you later.
-Have a good day.
-Bye bye.
-Oh, Trolley.
You're moving so slowly.
[TROLLEY WHISTLE]
[TROLLEY BELL]
-Oh, no.
It's not here now.
[TROLLEY WHISTLE]
[TROLLEY BELL]
-Well, in fact, it's a
kind of trolley that flies.
[TROLLEY WHISTLE]
[TROLLEY BELL]
[TROLLEY WHISTLE]
-Oh, we still like
you're kind, Trolley,
solid and on the tracks.
[TROLLEY WHISTLE]
[TROLLEY BELL]
[TRUMPET SOUNDING]
-Niece Aberlin, I presume.
-Correct, as usual,
Uncle Friday.
What have you got here?
-A picture of Prince
Tuesday's grandfather,
my father, of course.
LADY ABERLIN: Oh,
he's very handsome.
-Naturally.
[TROLLEY WHISTLE]
[TROLLEY BELL]
-Oh, that's for sure, Trolley.
-Yes, Trolley.
There is a likeness.
LADY ABERLIN: It is remarkable.
[TROLLEY BELL]
[TROLLEY WHISTLE]
[TROLLEY BELL]
-So Grandpere's
granddaughter, Collette
is going to come to visit him.
Wasn't that a fancy flying
trolley that came to bring him
the news?
Of course, that's just
a make-believe trolley.
I don't know any trolley
in the real world
that flies like that.
In fact, I don't
know any trolleys
that don't use
tracks or roadways.
But it's fun to
pretend, isn't it?
It's fun to play.
Give the fish some food.
A lot of people
have asked me how
they can get a trolley
like mine to play with.
And I usually say, why
don't you just make one.
I'll show you how I'd make
one if I were going to try.
I'd get some boxes.
The kind the cheese
come in, you know?
I guess each box
could be a trolley.
And, uh, I would
probably decorate
the sides of the trolley.
You know, put, put some windows.
Maybe some wheels down below.
And then, I would get
a long piece of paper
because I think that the
trolleys need tracks.
And I would draw the tracks
on the paper like this.
Start with the two
sides of the box,
and then, move it
around like that.
And then, move the
trolley along the tracks.
Ding.
Ding.
Ding.
Ding.
And since it's play, I
might just take this one
and started it out
and have it fly.
-You know, you could have
double-decker trolley.
Hm.
That would stay on
the tracks, too.
Well, any kind of
play that you want.
Make other things
out of the boxes.
My grandparents used to make
things for me to play with.
Fact, someday, I hope I
might be a grandfather.
And if I am, I'd
like to make things
for my granddaughter
or grandson.
I think it would be fun to be
a grandfather or grandmother,
don't you?
I'll show you some pictures
of my grandparents someday.
I really loved being with them.
They gave me such
a good feeling.
[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.
-After our television
visits each time,
do you ever think of the things
that you'd like to talk about
with the other
people that you love?
I know I do.
In fact, I think about the
things that we'll be doing
and that I'll be saying during
our next television visit.
Yeah.
Because I am your
television friend.
And your mine.
You make each day a special
day by just your being you.
There's only one person in
the whole world like you.
And people can like
you exactly as you
are I'll be back next time.
Bye bye.
14x11 - Episode 11
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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.