15x08 - Episode 8

[bunniefuu]

THEME SONG: 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?

Hi, neighbor.

This is a special day
in our neighborhood.

Somebody's coming to visit.

And I want to show you some
pictures of that somebody.

Here you see Mr. McFeely
and his granddaughter,

Chrissie Thompson.

That's who it is.

And here's a picture of
Chrissie with Mr. Rogers.

Now, those were pictures of
when Chrissie was a little girl.

I want you to see a
picture of Chrissie

graduating from high school.

Well, she's coming to
visit her grandparents.

And Mr. McFeely said that
he would bring Chrissie

over to visit us
some time today.

So I think I'll just go
outside and wait for them.

It's nice out on
the porch anyway.

Come along.

When I come out here,
sometimes I think about a time

when I was very little.

You know, I wasn't allowed to
go out of the house by myself

when I was very little.

My parents were afraid that
somebody might take me away

and they wouldn't see me again.

So they always said, Freddy,
when you want to go outside,

always tell somebody, and
somebody can go with you.

Well, the day I'm
thinking about, I forgot.

And I went out in
the yard by myself.

And my mother couldn't find
me in the house anywhere.

She called and
called, but I couldn't

hear her because I was outside.

Finally, she looked out in
the yard, and there I was.

Well, she was really angry.

And she made me go
to my room and think

about what I had done.

And that made me
sad and angry too.

But you know, if children do
things that might be dangerous,

their parents can
get very angry.

It's just that their
parents want them to be safe

and well, that's all.

Hey, Jermaine.

-Hi.

-How are you?

-All right.

How are you doing today?

-Good.

Thanks.

I'm glad to see you.

Where are you on your way to?

-I'm going to practice some
breaking with my friends.

-Break dancing
with your friends.

-Yeah.

-Well, I'd like you
to know my friends.

This is Jermaine Vaughan.

-Hi.

-That's my television neighbor.

Do you think you
could stay a bit?

-Sure.

-Good.

Well, maybe you could show me
how to do some breakdancing,

would you?
-All right.

-All right.

Let-- this is what you do with--
this is what you do it on,

isn't it?

-Mhm.
-Can I help you put it down?

-Sure.

-Here, I'll take this.

This is a piece of
cardboard, isn't it?

-Yep.

-Do you always use
something like that?

-Uh-huh.

-What is it that you like
to do in breakdancing?

-Well, I like to
do waving a lot.

-Waving?

-Well, show me how you do that.

-All right.

Just move your whole body
slowly like-- like that.

-Move it slowly.

Like as if there's a
wave going the whole way

through your body?

-Yeah.

-Let me see.

Then make it come back, huh?

-Yeah.

See?

-That's really nice.

What else do you like to do?

-Moonwalking.

-Moonwalk?

-Mhm.

-How do you do that?

-All right.

You put your foot like this.

-Like this.

-Then you push back.

Then you push back.

Yeah, like that, you got it.

Yeah.

-I think it's hard.

Let me just see you do it
yourself, the moonwalk.

-All right.

-That is really nice.

How long have you
been breakdancing?

-Since I was seven.

-Since you were seven?

And you're 12 now, aren't you?

-Mhm.

-Do you practice a lot?

-Uh-huh.

Every day.

-Every day.

And you do it with some of
your friends, don't you?

-Yeah, we have a group.

-A group?

A breakdancing group.

-Yeah.

-Well, would you show us
some of the very fancy things

that I've seen you
do before, but I'd

like my neighbors to see.

-All right.

-OK?

How do I turn your
music on here?

-Just push "play."

-OK.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

That's wonderful.

-Thanks.

-I really like the
way you do that.

But I'd never be able to
do that kind of thing.

I think that it takes an awful
lot of practice, doesn't it?

-Mhm.

-How long do you practice?

-Every day.

-Every day.

And you practice with
your friends, don't you?

-Yep.

-And you do that together?

-We make up routines.

-You make up routines?

-Mhm.

-You have kind of a
breakdancing group, don't you?

-Yeah.

-You're a mighty special
neighbor of mine.

JERMAINE: Thanks.

-I'm glad to know you.

-Now let me help
you fold this up.

You're going off to
practice now, aren't you?

-Yep.

-I hope you'll come back.

Oh, let me give you this.

Sure wish you well.

-Thanks.
-Bye, Jermaine.

-Bye.

-Isn't he a fine boy?

Oh, there they are.

-Speedy Delivery.

-Hi, Mr. Rogers.

-Hi, Chrissie.

So good to see you.

-Thank you.

It's good to be back.

-You remember my
television neighbor?

-Hello.

-This is Chrissie Thompson.

-Chrissie's going on
the rounds with me

today making Speedy Deliveries.

-Oh good.

Do you think she could
stay little bit with us?

-Oh, sure.

I have a delivery down the road.

I'll be back in a few
minutes, all right?

-Good, Mr. McFeely.

-OK.

See you later.

-Bye, Grandpa.

-Bye bye.

-Well, come.

Come, let's just sit
down together here

and have a little talk.

I was showing my friends this
graduation picture of you.

-Oh, yes.

-I am so proud of you
and all that you've done.

-Thank you.

-How does it feel?

-Good.

It really makes you feel
good about yourself.

And I think it makes you forget
about the limitations you have

when you can find
things that you can do.

-Well, you can do
lots of things.

And I just heard
that you're planning

to be a medical secretary.

-Yep.

-You're in school for
that now, are you?

-Mhm.

And I'll be done
with it in December.

-Uh-huh.

And you'll have
another graduation.

-You bet.

-Well, let-- you know, there
are a good many children

that I talk with who
have disabilities

that people can see.

And I just wondered if
some of the time in school,

it wasn't hard for you?

-It sure was.

People look at you
in different ways.

Some people are
ready to accept you.

Other people aren't.

What everybody
has to remember is

that everybody has limitations.

And it doesn't matter if some
are more obvious than others.

And that's what
makes-- might make

it a little easier sometimes.

MR. ROGERS: Tell me
about your-- your camp

experiences and your
choir experiences.

-Well, I have a
lot of choir ones.

Camp was really neat.

I went to an Easter Seals camp.

And it was for two
weeks out of the year.

And it was up on a hill.

And it was really
wooded, you know,

it had a lot of woods in it.

It was really pretty .

And the people there
were just really neat.

It was just like a family,
you know, right there.

And just in the two weeks
that we were together,

we got really close.

And it was just a family.

And we had a lot of fun too.

A lot of water fights.

A lot of-- of kinds
of things like that.

And yet, there was also
a lot of sharing there.

And--

MR. ROGERS: Did
many of the people

there have braces and crutches?

CHRISSIE: All of
them had some sort

of physical or mental handicap.

-I see.

You say that it's
a real struggle

sometimes to make it through.

What have you found to be
the most help in struggle?

-People around you help a lot.

As well as, you know, family and
friends make a big difference.

If you can just find,
you know, one person

who will do that, it
will help you through.

MR. ROGERS: One person who cares
about you just the way you are.

-Right.

Exactly the way you are.

-There are always things to
deal with in life though,

aren't there?

Yes, even without a disability.

-I've always been so-- so
proud of you, you know.

Maybe you remember
these pictures.

-Yes, I do.

-The one with your granddad,
and here's one with me.

-Yes, I do.

-When you were much younger.

Well, in those days,
little did we now

that you were going to be a
graduate from high school.

But I want you to have
something that I got for you.

This is a little
bit of a surprise.

Because it's a kind of
symbol, for me, of freedom.

And freedom is very
important to both you and me.

And this is a
butterfly, Chrissie.

And as you wear it, I hope that
you can think of your times

in our neighborhood.

-Thank you very much.

-Do you like that?

-Yes, I do.

-Well, it's just kind--

-It's beautiful.

--of a reminder
of-- I'm not sure

that I can do that fancy thing.

Can you get it on?

-Well, I don't know
if I can either.

Let's see.

-Try it.

Chrissie Thompson
and her butterfly.

Well, there's lots
between us, you know.

Lots of years of growing.

And-- and lots of very
wonderful memories.

And there comes
your grandfather.

-Well, I back.

Hi, Chrissie.

-Hello, Grandpa.

-Oh, Mr. McFeely, we
had such a good visit.

-Well, I'm glad to hear that.

Here's your other
crutch, Chrissie.

-Thank you.

Look what he got
me for graduation.

-Why it's a--

-Butterfly.
-Butterfly necklace.

That's lovely.

-It's a butterfly.

-I'm so proud of Chrissie
and all her accomplishments.

-Oh, we all are.

I'm so glad you
could come, Chrissie.

-Thank you.

I'm glad to have been back.

-Thank you, my dear.

-More stops in the
neighborhood today.

-Please give my
best to your family.

-I will.

-Will you?
-Yes.

-Bye bye.

-Right this way, Chrissie.

We're off to-- off to
Chef Brockett's place.

Good day.

-Have a good one, Mr. McFeely.
MR. MCFEELY: Thank you.

Bye bye.

This way, Chrissie.

-I'm so glad to
know that family.

Chrissie allows people to
talk about important things

with her.

She's a mighty fine young lady.

Well, let's go inside.

Trolley.

[WHISTLE]

We'll have some make-believe.

The people and the animals
in the Neighborhood

of Make-Believe are getting
ready for the wedding of Betty

Okonak Templeton and
James Michael Jones.

Daniel Tiger is supposed
to be the ring bearer.

But he's been having trouble
keeping the ring on the pillow.

But Anna Platypus
says she'll do it.

Well, we'll make-believe
more about that now.

Neighborhood of
Make-Believe, Trolley.

[BELL]

[BELL]

-Oh, yes, it is an
exciting time, Trolley.

I'm on my way to
Southwood now to see

how things are
coming along there.

[BELL]

Oh, that's all right, Trolley.

I can walk.

ELSIE JEAN: Oh, Lady Aberlin.

Lady Aberlin.

Could I talk with you a minute?

-That sounds like
Elsie Jean Platypus.

It is Elsie Jean.

-Oh, thank you for coming.

-Oh, well, I was on my way
to Southwood, Elsie Jean,

and I thought I
heard you calling.

-I know, and I'm--
I'm a tiny bit upset.

-Oh, what's the matter?

-Well, it's Anna.

She says she wants
to be in the wedding.

-Oh, really?

-Yes, she says that
Daniel's the ring bearer.

And Prince Tuesday's going
to help hold the train.

And you and Henrietta are
going to be bridesmaids.

And she wants to do something.

-Mm, I can understand that.

-But I just told
her that everybody

cannot be in the wedding.

-Well, you and Doctor Bill
and Anna are all invited,

aren't you?

-Oh, indeed we are.

But Anna is very determined.

-Oh, hello, Anna.

-Hello.

-We were just talking about you.

-Oh?

-I told Lady Aberlin
about your wanting

to be in the wedding, Anna.

-So?

-If everyone were in
the wedding, Anna,

there wouldn't be anybody
to sit and watch it.

-I'd rather be in it.

-I can understand that, dear.

-What am I going to do about it?

-You go with your mom and dad.

-And you'll be able to sit with
us and watch the whole thing.

-But I want to be in it.

-No, dear.

You may go to it, but
not be in the wedding.

-Oh, phooey.

You say no, but I
want you to say yes.

[CRYING]

-She is determined, isn't she?

-Oh, she certainly is.

And it's really hard when
a mother has to say no.

-We just can't have everything
we want in life, can we?

-No, we can't.

-But learning to cope with
disappointments when we're

young helps us to deal
with other disappointments

when we're grown up.

-Oh, that's so helpful
for me to hear, dear.

As I say, it's very hard
for a mother to say no

when a child wants
something so much.

-Well, you're a
very understanding

mother, Elsie Jean.

-And you're such a dear friend.

DANIEL: Oh, Lady Aberlin,
please come here.

-Oh, it sounds like somebody
else wants to talk to you.

-It sounds like Daniel Tiger.

-Yes, well, run along, dear.

It's grand to see you.

-Bye, Elsie Jean.

-Bye.

-Oh, thank you for coming.

Will you please take
this pillow and this ring

back to Betty Templeton?

I just can't be the ring bearer.

-Are you still having
trouble with it?

-I really am.

I practiced and practiced
all night and all day,

and I can't keep
that thing straight.

Anyway, I'm too shy
and I just can't do it.

-I know that it's hard, Daniel.

But I also know
that Betty Templeton

would love for you to do it.

-Anna could do it.

-Oh, but Betty
invited you, Daniel.

-You tell her that I'm having
trouble, a lot of trouble,

will you?

-I certainly will.

I'm on my way to her
place now in Southwood.

-If I keep dropping
that ring, I'm

not going to be in the wedding.

-I understand, Daniel.

See you later.

-OK.

-Looks like we have a lot
of things to work out.

But I'll talk with
Betty about all that.

-You're a fine person to
help me with this, Keith.

-Well, I'm your best man.

I'm glad to be of help.

-You're going to look mighty
dapper in your best man outfit.

-Well, it should be
a beautiful wedding.

-Here I am, huns.

The perfect provider.

-That's exactly what we need.

-Oh, Betty, you're the
most extraordinary woman.

-I'll give you a kiss for that.

-And I'll give you
a poem for that.

My Betty is a sweetheart.

She kisses on the cheek.

Soon, she and I will marry.

Our futures we will seek.

Together.

-That's it?

-That is it, my dearly beloved.

-You're a person
of many talents.

This wedding place
is looking lovely.

Everyone is so happy
about the wedding.

LADY ABERLIN: Hi, friends.

-Look, it's Lady Aberlin.

-Why, Bridesmaid Aberlin, what
brings you to this happy place?

-Oh, I just wanted to see how
everything was coming along.

-I trust that you like
this Sanctum Sanctorum.

-Is that what this
place is called?

-That's what I call it.

-I call it the wedding place.

-Oh, it's going to be beautiful.

-The three of us have
been building it together.

-But my best man has been
doing most of the work.

-Ah, you're the best man.

-Well, that's what
James Michael wants.

-And I want it too, hun.

After all, you're
my best neighbor.

-Um, Betty, there
are some things

I need to talk with you about.

Could you leave this
work for a few minutes?

-Of course, hun.

I'd be glad for a little rest.

Excuse me, gentlemen.

I'll be back in a few minutes.

-Farewell for a few, my dear.

I do.

-Oh, before we go, James,
do tell Lady Aberlin

the lovely poem
you made up for me.

-Of course.

[CLEARS THROAT]
Kiss me first, dear.

My Betty is a sweetheart.

She kisses on the cheek.

Soon, she and I will marry.

Our futures we will seek.

Together.

-Why, ah, thank you, Mr. Jones.

-You're undoubtedly
welcome, I'm sure.

-I love poetry and
poets, don't you?

-Yes, I do.

-Now, what would you
like to talk about?

Everybody's so happy.

I think weddings are the
best things, don't you?

-Oh, yes, weddings
are wonderful.

But just like
everything else, there

are few things to work
out with weddings.

-Well, don't tell me King
Friday's backing out.

-Oh, no.

In fact, he's getting a
new robe, and crown cover,

and is memorizing his words.

-Oh, lovely, lovely.

Well, what is it exactly?

-It's Daniel.

-Is he still worried about
being the ring bearer?

-Yes, he is.

He just can't seem to keep the
ring on the pillow as he walks.

And he says he'll drop it,
and besides, he's too shy.

-Oh, I'd be so disappointed
if he didn't do it.

-Maybe you could talk with him.

-Well, I'll do that.

He said yes, he would
be the ring bearer.

And I think he can do it.

After we finish
this wedding place,

I'll go and have a little chat
with that little tame tiger.

-Oh, good.

And now, I'd like
to talk with you

about some of
these other things.

-Well, first, let's see how
the men are coming along.

They may need me for something.

-Hi.

-Hi.

-Well, where's my
future husband?

-Oh, he had to
get some supplies.

-Well, I could've
done that, hun.

-Well, he had to go to the
Neighborhood of Make-Believe.

You know, I think he
should be there by now.

-Oh, he's a lively person.

-Indeed he is.

-Mhm.

-A lively lovely person.

[BELL]

-Oh, how do you do, Sir Trolley?

[WHISTLE]

Oh, you're not?

But you look like
nobility to me.

[WHISTLE]

You're most welcome, I'm sure.

[WHISTLE]

Oh, we're coming along nicely.

I trust you will
come to the wedding.

[WHISTLE]

Very good then.

Good day.

[BELL]

-Did you ever feel
you just couldn't

do what grown-ups
wanted you to do?

Daniel felt that way.

We'll think more
about that next time.

People don't always get to
do just what they want to do.

Have you found that out?

Do you ever get
angry when you're

not allowed to do something?

Well, grown-ups
sometimes do too.

That's why I wrote that song,
What Do You Do With the Mad

That You Feel?

If you know that song,
sing it with me, will you?

[SINGING] What do
you do with the mad

that you feel when you
feel so mad you could bite?

When the whole wide world seems
oh so wrong, and nothing you do

seems very right.

What do you do?

Do you punch a bag?

Do you pound some
clay or some dough?

Do you round up friends
for a game of tag?

And see how fast you go?

It's great to be
able to stop when

you've planned a
thing that's wrong.

And be able to do something else
instead, and think this song.

I can stop when I want to.

Can stop when I wish.

Can stop, stop, stop any time.

And what a good feeling
to feel like this,

and know that the
feeling is really mine.

Know that there's something
deep inside that helps us

become what we can.

For a girl can be,
someday, a woman.

And a boy can be,
someday, a man.

Are you growing
up to be a woman?

Are you growing up to be a man?

Whatever.

I like you just the way you are.

What do you think
that Chrissie might

do sometimes when she's angry?

People don't have
to hurt anything

or anybody when they're angry.

In fact, learning what to
do with the mad that we feel

is one of the most
important things

we can learn as we're growing.

It gives you such a feeling
as you learn to do that.

[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.

I'm proud that you're growing.

And knowing that there are
times when people say no,

as well as times
when people say yes.

You're growing into a
very special person.

You.

Be back next time.

Bye.