21x12 - Episode 12

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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21x12 - Episode 12

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[THEME MUSIC]

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 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?

-Welcome, neighbor.

Sometimes people ask me
why I change my clothes

when I come here to be with you.

You know, I always take off my
work coat and put on a sweater.

And I take off these shoes
and put on my sneakers.

I do that just so I can
have a relaxed visit

with you, my
television neighbor.

Someday I want to find
out how people make

sweaters and sneakers
in factories.

Yeah.

But right now I want
to show you this.

Mr. McFeely told me to
bring a medium-sized ball

with me today.

He said he had some kind of
a game he wanted me to learn.

I think I'll call him and
tell him we're together.

[KNOCKING]

Maybe that's he now.

Let's see.

It is.

-Speedy Delivery.
Did you bring the ball with you?

-I did.

Here it is, Mr. McFeely.

-Thank you.

It's all part of the game.

-What is that?

-Look right here.

-Why, these look like crowns.

-Oh, they are.

They're crowns.

That's part of the game.

They're not to wear.

-Oh, not to wear.

-Not to wear.

But you can try that one
on, too, to just pretend.

-Hello.
-They look--

-What do you use them for?

-Well, here, I'll show you.

Right around here.

Bring that along.

You hold the ball.

And I'll put this
crown right about here.

And let me see.

I'll put my bag on the porch
here until we play this game.

And the other one over here.

One is a little smaller
than the other one.

-Yes.

-So the object is to throw
the ball into the crown.

-Sort of like basketball?

-Yes, but we call
this crownball.

-Crownball.

Good.
-That's right.

Here we go.

I'll demonstrate.

-All right.

-OK, here we go.

Oh, didn't quite get that one.

-You don't get it
each time, do you?

-Not each time.

I'll try again.

-There we go.

Speedy Delivery.

-Good, Mr. McFeely.

-Now you try.

-All right.

-Whoops.

Try again.

-It's not as easy as it looks.

-Oh, it rolled out.

-Maybe I'll try that little one.

-Right in.

Now let me see.

I have an idea.

-Oh, I like this game.

-I have an idea.

-What?

-You hold this crown

-All right.

-And I'll try to get
it in right here.

-Oh, fine.

-And if you like, you
can help me a little bit.

Here we go.

There you go.

-You did it.

-Do you want to try one?

-Sure.

-All righty.

Here we go.

-Haha.

Thanks for the help.

-Now I have one more
I'd like to try.

-What?
-Can you hold this crown?

-Sure.

-All right.

I'll try over-- you
tell me if I get it in.

-Oh, over the shoulder.

-Over the shoulder.

Here we go.

-You did it.

-I did it?

Well, this is a
lot of fun, but I

have a pick-up at
the library today.

-Oh, speaking of
pick-ups, some time,

would you ask the
people at the library

if they have a videotape-- or
a couple-- that show how people

make zipper sweaters
and sneakers?

I'd like to see
how they do that.

-Well, why don't you
come along with me,

and we could look together?

-Oh, I'd like that.

Lots of good things
at the library.

What do we do with these?

-Well, let's put them inside.

-All right.

-Until I come back,
and I can pick them up

when we get back
from the library.

-Good idea.

-Let's see.

I'll go in.
-After you.

-All righty.

-Maybe we could
just put them here.

-One can go there.

And one here.

And I'll put the ball
right about there.

-Very good.

Let's go to the library.

-And we'll search
together, right?

-Exactly.
-All righty.

-Come along.

-Speedy Delivery.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

MISTER ROGERS: I
really like this place.

-Speedy Delivery, Joyce.

-Hi, Mr. McFeely, how are you?

-I'm fine, thank you.

Joyce Broadus, I'd like
you to meet Fred Rogers.

-Hi, Mister Rogers.

-Glad to meet you, Miss Broadus.

-It's nice to meet you.

-We were wondering if you
have two different videos.

One of them is "How
People make Sweaters,"

and the other is "How
People Make Sneakers."

-OK.

Let me look in the
video card file.

-All righty.

MISTER ROGERS: You have
a card for every one

of the videotapes?

-Yes, we do.

MISTER ROGERS: There
are a lot here.

-And we have the ones
you're asking for.

OK, I'm going to check in
the video cabinet for them.

-All righty.

No, Mr. McFeely.

It seems someone has
checked them out.

How about if I give
you a call in a couple

of days when they return?

-Oh, that's fine.

But what about the
book for the school?

Are they ready yet?

-We're working on
those right now.

Why don't you give me your
library card, and that

will help me get those together.

-All righty.

Here's the library card,
and is it all right

while you're doing that,
we'll look around library?

-That's a very good idea.

Oh, you know Tommy Cousin.

MR. MCFEELY: Yes, I do.

-Well, he's in the other
room doing a story time.

Why don't you go
in and take a look?

-It's all right if we
visit for a moment?

-That's fine.
-All righty.

We'll see you a little later.
-All righty.

-Thanks so much.

-It's right in here.

-Yeah.

Tommy Cousin.

TOMMY: A farm
lady, that's great.

What's she riding on?

-A tractor.

-A tractor, yeah.

She's going--

-[INAUDIBLE]

-Yeah, she has on a hat.

Well, look who's here-- Mr.
McFeely and Mister Rogers.

-Hi.

Is it all right if
we stay for a while?

-Sure, please.

We're just looking at
some picture books.

-Good.

CHILDREN: Fireman.

TOMMY: A fireman, yeah.

He has the hose
and then the rubber

gloves and the rubber boots.

Why does he have the rubber
gloves and boots on, you think?

-Like, when water
comes, it won't

go into his feet or
nothing like that.

-That's great.

So why does he wear the
gas mask, you think?

-He has the oxygen,
and he has that t*nk.

TOMMY: He has the t*nk on,
so it can help breathe.

-Yeah.

TOMMY: That's great.

Good you saw that.

CHILDREN: A doctor.

TOMMY: A doctor.

CHILD: There's x-rays.

-Yeah, there's x-rays
of bones and everything.

-That's his x-rays.

TOMMY: His x-rays, yeah.

It looks like he hurt his arm.

Yeah, it could be-- it's
an arm up there, right?

And she's got her pad there.

She writes down all the
information she has to know.

-And she has a bed for him.

TOMMY: Oh, yeah.

OK, well, look.

We just looked at all these
pictures and the people

and what they wear to work.

Now why don't we
play a little game?

Why don't you try and
guess what I'm going,

and I'll show you
some other things?

OK?

Look.

-Swimming.

-Yeah, I'm in the water.

That's good.

I'm swimming.

Right.

And here's another one.

-Camera.

TOMMY: Yeah, what comes
out of the camera?

-Pictures.

-What's on the picture?

CHILD: You.

-OK, I'm going to
take a picture.

Smile.

OK, now who's going
to be on the picture?

CHILD: Me.

-OK, it was hard work there.

Here's one.

CHILDREN: Baseball.

-How'd you guess that?

How did you guess that?

CHILD: Easy.

-How?

Because they stand like this?

How?

How'd you guess that?

I didn't swing yet.

Watch.

That's what a
baseball player does.

Can you do that?

Let me see you do it.

Yeah, there you go.

That's good.

Now watch this one.

-Guitar.

-You guys are great at this.

And here's a good one, too.

-Typewriter.

-That's fantastic.

That was really great.

A typewriter.

Here's another book we have.

It's called "Farm Animals."

And this is the barn, and
this is the silo here.

-Yeah, where they
put all the corn.

-Where they keep
the corn, right.

What animal is this?

CHILDREN: A cow.

TOMMY: And what's
this on the cow?

CHILD: A horn.

TOMMY: That's great.

And what kind of
sound does a cow make?

-Moo.

TOMMY: I can't hear you.

What?

-Moo!

TOMMY: Oh, yeah, that's great.

There we go.

That's good.

What's this?

CHILD: Duck.

-And what are these down here?

CHILD: Webbed feet.

TOMMY: Webbed
feet, that's great.

And this up here?

CHILD: His beak.

-What kind of sound
does a duck make?

CHILDREN: Quack quack.

TOMMY: Good.

How do they walk?

-They waddle.

TOMMY: That's great.

That's great.

That's great.

And this one is?

CHILD: That's a pig.

TOMMY: A pig.

What kind of sound do pigs make?

[IMITATING PIG]

Oh, everybody knows that one.

Don't they roll around
in the mud a lot?

-Yeah.

-Can you do that?

Can somebody show me how
pigs roll around in the mud?

Yeah.

They like to get a
little dirty, yeah.

Don't think mom and dad would
like you being a pig too much

in the mud.

Oh, look.

Little peeps.

CHILD: Little baby--
little baby chickens.

-That's right.

-[WHISPERING] I
think we better go.

Joyce has the delivery ready.

-Mr. McFeely and I need to
go, but I wanted to thank you.

We really enjoyed ourselves.

-Oh, thank you for
coming so much.

We're always here
at the library,

looking at the picture books.

-I just wondered, were you
always interested in libraries,

even when you were a little boy?

-I loved the library.

I always came and looked
at all the picture books.

-Well, thanks for welcoming us.

-Bye, everybody.

-Good to be with you.

-Speedy Delivery.

Bye bye.

[CHILDREN TALKING]

-And what's this?

-A sheep.

-They have a good time
in there, don't they?

-Tommy and Joyce
telling stories.

-Yeah.

Let's see if you've
got your books.

-Oh, there's some
books right here.

Maybe they're the
ones for the school.

-So how was it?

-Oh, they have such
a good time in there.

-Oh, good.

Good.

Well, Mr. McFeely,
your books are ready.

-Thank you.

-And I've tucked your library
card right in the top.

-Well, then I'll make
a speedy delivery.

-That's wonderful.

Thank you.

-You have a fine library.

-Thank you so much.

-Thank you.

See you soon.

-All right.

Take care.

-Bye bye, Joyce.

-Bye bye.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

-Here we are.

-Can you come in a while?

-Well, I have to take the
crowns back to the school,

so I can't stay.

-Oh.

You want the ball, too?

-No, you keep the ball.

And the next time I
bring the crowns back,

you'll have the ball
here, all righty?

-I really like that game.

-When the tapes
come to the library,

I'll deliver them to you.

-Oh, I appreciate
that, Mr. McFeely.

-Well, it's as I always sing,
[SINGING] Is there anything

you want?

Is there 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.

-And to you.

-OK, we'll see you
around the neighborhood.

-Thanks again, Mr. McFeely.

-Well, you're welcome.

Speedy Delivery to you.

-Good game.

Crownball.

[SINGING] Is there
anything you need?

[MUSIC PLAYING]

We need the Trolley.

That's what we need.

Last time we pretended that
the school at Someplace Else

is going to make
a dress up play.

Lady Aberlin is going
to help with it.

And she found out that
Ana Platypus wants

to be a ballerina in the
play, and Daniel Tiger

want to be a raccoon.

She has yet to find
out what Prince

Tuesday wants to dress up to be.

What do you suppose
he'll choose?

Well, let's just think about
that as the Trolley goes

into the Neighborhood
of Make-Believe.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[WHISTLE]

[CHIMES]

-I could be a fireman
or a policeman

or a garbage collector.

-Well, can you be anything you
want to be in the school play?

-Yes.

And once we all
decide who we are,

we'll make up the
play from there.

-Pretty novel.

-What would you be if
you were in a play?

-Oh, a dancer, I guess.

When I was a little
girl, I always

used to dance with my dolls.

Uh, may I?

-Sure.

You know, if you
believe hard enough,

Tommy might really
dance with you.

-I've heard about that.

Well, Tommy, shall we dance?

[MUSIC PLAYING]

Oh, what a believable
dancer you are, Tommy.

-Why can't I do what
that doll of mine does?

-Oh, hi, Prince Tuesday.

-Hi, Handy.

What's that you have?

-Oh, it's your
father's spare crown.

Have you seen Miss Paulificate?

-Yes.

She and Tommy are dancing.

-Dancing?

-Yes, but I didn't know
that Daddy's spare crown

ever came out of the crown room.

-Oh, I'm supposed to polish it,
but I couldn't find the polish.

That's why I'm
looking for Miss P.

She might have some
in her cabinet.

-Could I try it on?

-You mean the spare crown?

-Yes.

Could I try it on my head?

-Oh, I guess it wouldn't hurt.

Here.

I'll help you.

-OK.

-Whoa.

It's a little big, Tuesday.

-Just what I figured.

-Well, I better get
looking for the polish.

-Oh, Handyman Negri?

-Yes, Tuesday?

-While you look for
the polish, could I

please watch the crown for you?

-Oh, I don't know about that.

-But Daddy never uses it.

-That's true.

I never have seen him wear it.

-I'll take good care of it.

-You promise?

-I promise I'll take
good care of it.

-OK, Tuesday.

I'll trust you, but
I'll need it just

as soon as I find the polish.

OK?
-Thanks, Handy.

-All right.

I'll see you in a little while.

-OK.

-Wow.

You're too big for me
right now, but someday I'll

be able to wear you.

We'll have good times together.

[TRUMPETS]

Oh, let's go.

-Uh, nobody, I presume.

-Almost correct, as
usual, King Friday.

-Oh, you're full of surprises,
you wonderful doll, you.

-I like surprises.

-I do, too.

What can we do together?

-How about a castle hop?

-What is a castle hop?

-Well, we're here at the castle,
and all we have to do is hop,

and we'll have a castle hop.

-Please show me.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

-Lovely idea.

-Glad you like it.

-What if you don't
have a castle?

-Then you do the house hop.

-I see.

Incidentally, Tommy,
where is Tuesday?

-He was here a few minutes ago.

-He's probably at school.

Will you please tell him
that I'm looking for him?

-Oh, sure, King Friday.

I'd love to visit his school.

I've heard so much about it.

-Uh, no hurry.

At your leisure, Tommy,
and with my royal thanks.

Yes.

-Oh, wow, an errand
for the King.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

-Meow meow beautiful dancer.

-I'm really a doll.

-Meow say.

-Have you seen Prince Tuesday?

-Meow probably at school.

-That's what we thought.

-Meow, meow, going there now?

-Yes.

I need to give Tuesday
a message from his dad.

-Meow, meow, take
something meow me?

-I'd be glad to take
something for you.

I feel like Speedy Delivery.

-Meow get it.

Meow, meow, long box.

-OK.

-Meow.

-This is a long box.

What's in it?

-Meow, meow surprise.

Meow, thank you, meow taking it.

-But to whom do I give it?

-Meow for Lady Aberlin.

-OK.

Long box for Lady A.

-Meow thanks meow
again meow taking it.

-Oh, you're very welcome.

Any time when I'm this size.

-Meow.
-Goodbye.

-Meow meow.

-Tommy!

Tommy, where's Prince Tuesday?

-At school, I think.

I'm on my way there now.

-Well, I need to
find him right away.

He has something--
or at least I hope

he has something--
that I need to polish.

Say, what's in the long box?

-I don't know.

Henrietta Pussycat
says it's a surprise.

I'm taking it to Lady
Aberlin over at the school.

-There's always something
going on at that school.

You know, I just like to even
just think about that place.

-Well, you can think about me.

I'm on my way.

-OK.

That school is one of
my favorite places.

-Now, class, I know you wanted
to make a dress up play.

-Miss Cow?

-Uh, yes, Ana.

-Could I be a ballerina?

-Of course, dear.

You may be whomever you
want to be in the play.

-I told Lady Aberlin I
wanted to wear a tutu.

MISS COW: Uh-huh.

-Don't you think
that will be pretty?

-Well, I do, but
you know, ballerinas

are much more than
their dresses.

-I know, but their
dresses are awfully nice.

MISS COW: Yes.

-I'd like to be a
raccoon, Miss Cow.

-A raccoon?

-Mhm.

-Hm.

That's an interesting choice.

-I could have been a monkey
or a person or an elephant.

MISS COW: Uh-huh.

-But I thought since I--

-Hi, everybody.

-Oh, hi.

-I'm sorry I'm late.

-I was just about to
call your parents.

We wondered where
you were, Tuesday.

-I was just getting some
ideas for our dress up play.

-Well, now, Ana Platypus
wants to be a ballerina.

And Daniel Tiger
wants to be a raccoon.

-I want to be a
giant and a king.

-How can you be a
giant and a king?

-Well, a giant could
be a king or a king

could be a giant or something.

-That's true.

-Hi, everybody.

-Hi, Lady Aberlin.

-It seems as if you've
done quite a bit

about the play
already, Lady Aberlin.

-Your students have
good ideas about who

they want to be in the play.

-Mhm.

-I want to be a ballerina.

-I know, Ana.

Incidentally, have
you all received

a long box from
Henrietta Pussycat?

-No.

-No.

-Uh, nothing came
here, as far as I know.

-Well, I'm expecting
something I think

will please a certain
little girl in this school.

-Well, Ana's the only
little girl here.

-That's what I mean.

-Hi, everybody.

-Hi, Tommy.

-Hi.

-This box is from Henrietta
Pussycat for Lady Aberlin.

-Oh, thanks, Tommy.

You're a fine delivery doll.

-I like to do real things.

-Want to help me open it?

-Sure.

-[WHISPERING] What's
in there, Ana?

-Let's see what's in there.

-Wow.

-Wow, look at that, Ana.

-Ooh.

Shoes.

How pretty.

What i it?

Oh!

Wow!

-For our little
ballerina, I imagine.

-You imagine
correctly, Miss Cow.

-Oh, could I try it on?

-Of course.

-I didn't bring my
raccoon costume.

Was I supposed to?

-Oh, there's plenty of
time for that, Daniel.

-Oh, good.

-This is really pretty.

I'll be right back.

-She's going to try it on.

-It's fun to see people so
excited that their work.

Now, I know that Ana wants to
be a ballerina for the play.

And Daniel wants to be a
raccoon But Tuesday, what would

you like to be?

-A giant and a king all in one.

-A giant and a king.

-Yes.

-Oh, I forgot to
tell you, Tuesday.

Your dad wants to see
you, and Handyman Negri

is looking for something--
something to polish,

I think it is.

-Oh, no.

[PHONE RINGING]

-Oh, would you please
answer that for me, Lady A?

-Certainly.

Hello?

Oh, yes, Handy.

It's for me.

Oh, we're coming
along fine with it.

[GASPING]

In fact, we already
have a lovely ballerina.

-Well!

Look how pretty she looks.

-A crown?

No.

She's not wearing a crown.

No, not that I know of.

Do you have a crown, Tuesday?

-No crown here.

Not with me.

-No, he says he
doesn't have a crown.

Uh, no.

I don't see any crowns at all.

-I don't either.

-Yes, I can hear the
trumpets over the phone.

I wish you well.

Bye.

Well, King Friday's about to
question Handyman Negri over

at the castle about some castle.

Oh, Ana, you do look
just like a ballerina.

-Mhm.

-Doesn't she?

-I can hardly wait
to be in the play.

-Handyman Negri, I presume.

-Correct, as usual, King Friday.

-I was strolling
through the crown room,

and I noticed
something was missing.

-I've been publishing
today, Sire.

-I see.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

Well, uh, carry on, Trolley.

We'll speak of missing things.

HANDYMAN NEGRI: Of
course, Your Majesty.

[WHISTLE]

[CHIMES]

-Looks like Ana
Platypus is all set

to be a ballerina
in the play, but I

wonder what has happened
to the spare crown.

Prince Tuesday said he
didn't have it with him.

Where do you think it might be?

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

Right now, the fish
need some food.

Hm.

Fish don't have to
get dressed up fancy.

They're fancy all the time.

Of course, so are
we human beings.

There's something fancy
about each one of us--

outside and in.

[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.

Boys are boys from
the beginning.

-When you're born
a boy baby, you

grow up to be a bigger
boy and then a man.

[SINGING] Girls are girls
right from the start.

-When you're born
a girl baby, you

grow up to be a bigger
girl and then a woman.

[SINGING] Everybody's fancy.

Everybody's fine.

Your body's fancy, so is mine.

I think you're a special person.

And I like your
ins and outsides.

Everybody's fancy.

Everybody's fine.

Your body's fancy,
and so is mine.

-True.

You know, I was just thinking.

I hope that you're
growing to know

how fancy you are--
fancy and fine.

It's so good to be able to
feel that you're all right.

[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.

-You always make each
day a special day for me.

You know how.

By just your being yourself.

There's only one person
in this whole world that's

exactly like you,
and that's you.

And you know something?

People can like you
exactly as you are.

I'll be back next time.

[MUSIC PLAYING]
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