22x06 - Imaginary Friends

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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22x06 - Imaginary Friends

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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 beauty

wood, 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, and welcome
to this neighborhood.

Did you see what I
brought in with me today?

An easel.

That's what this is.

A three legged easel.

And I have some paper here,
and some colored markers.

And what I'd like to
do is to draw a song.

You know, that's one
of my favorite things

for doing is drawing a song.

I've got three colored markers
that I'll use for the song.

I can get this stuck here.

That's it.

Now, right down here
is my tape recorder,

and I have a tape in
there of some Mozart

that I'd like you to hear.

So, let's hear some
Mozart and draw a song.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

There's my song.

Everybody would draw a
different song to that music.

Wonder what kind of song you
might draw to that music.

What kind of picture.

Now, what if I didn't have any
music, a tape, or a player,

and I didn't have an
easel, or any paper,

or any colored markers?

What could I do?

Well, I could make up
the song in my head,

imagine what the
music sounds like,

and draw a pretend
song in the air.

[PHONE RINGING]
There's the telephone.

Hello?

Oh, yes, I think I do.

Just a second.

That's Chef Brockett.

He wants some information.

Let's see here.

He wants a telephone number.

Yes.

Yes, it's 555-2354.

I see.

Oh, well you're welcome.

Goodbye.

Chef Brockett needing
to call Maggie

Stewart for some signing.

These glasses of mine help me
to see things more clearly.

Do you know people
who wear glasses?

[KNOCKING] Let's
see who that is.

This is getting to
be a busy day here.

Oh, it's Mr. McFeely.

Come in, Mr. McFeely.

-Greetings, and
speedy delivery to ya.

-Speedy delivery to you.

-I hope this delivery's
not too late.

-What is it?

-It's how people
make colored markers.

-Perfect timing.

Look what I've just
been using down here.

-Glad to hear it.

-Colored markers to make
this drawing a song.

-Markers and music
pictures, right?

-Exactly.

-I'll have to teach my
grandchildren that someday.

But I was wondering,
speaking of markers,

do you think that you could
watch this tape fairly soon?

The library needs it back.

-We could watch it right now.

-That's fine with me.

There you go, speedy delivery.

Now, there's scripted
materials here about the tape.

Do you want to read
it, or shall I?

-Would you?

-Sure, I'd be glad to.

-Great.

Well, into Picture
Picture we'll go.

-All righty.

We'll see how people
make colored markers.

-Perfect.

MR. MCFEELY: When people
make colored markers,

they begin by making
the colored ink that

comes out at the
end of the marker.

MR. ROGERS: The ink first.

MR. MCFEELY: Mm-hm.

This powder dye will
give the ink its color.

It's scooped to a
big pail and weighed.

I think it's gonna
be purple ink.

It looks like that.

MR. ROGERS: That man must
know exactly how much dye he

needs to make the
color just right.

Now he's gonna
take it somewhere.

I wonder what's next?

I guess we'll see.

MR. MCFEELY: The dye is
emptied into a kettle, where

it is added to water
and other ingredients.

He'll open the lid of the
kettle here in a moment.

There we go.

In goes the ink.

The powdered ink.

MR. ROGERS: Oh, look.

That's water.

MR. MCFEELY: That's water.

MR. ROGERS: But
it's turned blue.

MR. MCFEELY: Yes.

Oh, here it says when
this special dye mixes

with the other ingredients,
it will turn blue.

MR. ROGERS: So, the purple
turns blue in the liquid there.

So it's not going to
be purple after all.

MR. MCFEELY: No, it's not.

The ink cooks in the
kettle until it's

just the right
color and thickness.

MR. ROGERS: Oh, that must
be hot in there, then.

MR. MCFEELY: I believe it is.

The finished ink is then
stored in large containers

until it's time for it to
be put into the markers.

There's a large container
being wheeled in.

MR. ROGERS: Oh, so
that's full of that ink.

MR. MCFEELY: Mm-hm.

Now, in a moment you'll
see a man arrive.

And he's connecting something.

And it says each container
is connected by a long tube

to the machines that will
put the different parts

of the marker together,
and add the ink.

MR. ROGERS: This is complicated.

MR. MCFEELY: Oh,
it is complicated.

So the ink comes out
of these barrels,

and into the machine over there.

And in a few moments, it will
be time to make the marker.

MR. ROGERS: Well,
they made the ink.

Now we'll see them
make the marker.

MR. MCFEELY: And the
outside of the marker,

which is called the
barrel, is loaded

into the assembly machine.

You see, there it is.

MR. ROGERS: Yeah.

MR. MCFEELY: And as each barrel
goes down this conveyor belt,

it's put in just the
right positions so

that the other parts
can be attached.

MR. ROGERS: So those
are little barrels.

MR. MCFEELY: Little
barrels, they call them.

That's right.

MR. ROGERS: And they're
empty, are they?

MR. MCFEELY: They're empty.

Next, the soft white tube
that fits inside the barrel

is added.

It's like a sponge
that soaks up the ink.

MR. ROGERS: So it's put
right inside the barrel.

Nice.

MR. MCFEELY: Now, the ink is
put into the soft inner part.

It's hard to see, but the ink
goes through those thin tubes.

You see the thin tubes?

MR. ROGERS: Mm-hm.

MR. MCFEELY: And
into the marker.

MR. ROGERS: What's that?

MR. MCFEELY: Those are plugs.

A plug is added to close
up the back of the marker.

MR. ROGERS: Oh, now
that the ink's in there.

I see.

They need a plug
in the back of it.

MR. MCFEELY: And
there are the plugs.

It's closing up the
back of the marker.

MR. ROGERS: Yeah, I see that.
MR. MCFEELY: Look, there you go.

MR. ROGERS: Is
that pushing it in?

MR. MCFEELY: Mm-hm.

MR. ROGERS: That's
really close, there.

MR. MCFEELY: Next, someone
adds the tips to the machine,

and then they're attached to
the other end of the marker.

Now, this is the
part people use when

they're drawing or writing.

MR. ROGERS: But those tips
aren't blue, they're white.

MR. MCFEELY: Well, it says
here that the tip is also

made of the soft
material, almost

like the inner
part of the marker.

After a while it will
soak up the ink, too.

MR. ROGERS: Ah-ha.

So a finished blue marker
will have a blue tip.

MR. MCFEELY: That's right.

A cap is then added over the tip
to keep the ink in the marker

from drying out.

Now, you see?

There's some caps.

MR. ROGERS: Oh, yeah.

MR. MCFEELY: You know, when
people make colored markers,

they want them to be just right,
so before the markers leave

the factory, they're
checked very carefully.

MR. ROGERS: What's this?

MR. MCFEELY: Well, an
inspector tests each group

of markers on this
ready machine.

Now, watch.

He fastens the markers to the
machine, and then it turns on.

You see it's turned on?

And then it writes
with the markers.

This helps them
see if the ink is

the right color and at
the right thickness.

So the markers are ready for
people to use for drawing.

-Thank you for
that, Mr. McFeely.

-Well, I like to know
how people make things.

-Oh, I do too.

-I have more speedy deliveries.

The first stop is the
library to return this tape.

-Oh, before you
go, could I ask you

something about
Brockett's Bakery?

Do you know whether they're
having something there

in which Maggie Stewart's
going to be doing some signing?

-Oh, that's later on this week.

Would you like to go?

-Oh, I'd be glad to.

Just let me know when.

-I'll let you know.

In the meantime, back to the
library with a speedy delivery.

-OK, Mr. McFeely.

Good day to you,
and speedy delivery.

-Thanks again.

You're welcome.

Bye, bye.

-Bye.

Whenever somebody
asks you for something

and you get it for
them, do you ever say

speedy delivery when
you hand it to them?

I think of Mr. McFeely
every time I say that.

And when I think about
him, it's a little

like having him
right here with me.

Speedy delivery.

Oh, what do you think of
when I say the word trolley?

Well, I'll just make
this trolley come.

Right.

Let's make believe that Mr.
McFeely is delivering something

in the Neighborhood
of Make Believe.

It could be for a
bird who lives there.

All right, Trolley.

Neighborhood of Make Believe.

-Hi, bird.

Oh, yes, Trolley,
it's Mimis Poliglatos.

He certainly does like
me to sing to him.

Yes, Trolley likes you, Mimis.

I think I shall sing to you.

Very good.

[SINGING] Mimis
Poliglatos is my pet.

Yes, you are.

Mimis Poliglatos is my pet.

Mimis Poliglatos is my pet.

Have you met my pet yet?

-Speedy delivery,
speedy delivery.

-Oh, Mr. McFeely of the Speedy
Delivery service, I presume.

-Correct as usual, King Friday.

-I was singing to my bird.

-So I noticed.

I was wondering why you have
wooden birds, King Friday?

-Oh, they're easier to care
for than the feathery kind.

-I guess you can pretend
anything you like with them.

-Exactly.

Now, what is that
delivery you have for me?

-Well, actually, this delivery
is for X the owl for a change.

You get so many
deliveries, King Friday.

-I know I do.

Never the less, I
wonder what this one is.

-Well, it does have an
interesting shape, doesn't it?

-It most certainly does.

Most cert-- what are you
trying to say, Mimis?

What is that?

Well, that's true.

Mimis is saying
that the delivery

could be a huge bird on a stick.

-Well, it could be
almost anything.

-Yes.

When will you open it?

-Oh, I don't open deliveries.

I just deliver them.

-Well, do you think
Mimis should open it?

-No.

The tag says deliver
to X the owl only.

-I see.

I suppose X needs
to open it, then?

Not for you, Mimis.

-So before our curiosity
gets the better of us,

I must to the tree be going.

-Farewell then, Mr. McFeely.

Say farewell to
Mr. McFeely, Mimis.

-Farewell to you both.

Speedy delivery.

Speedy delivery.

-What are you trying
to say, Mimis?

Oh, yes, well, come along, then.

-Speedy delivery.

Speedy delivery for X the owl.

I guess he's not home.

I'll just try Henrietta.

-Meow, meow, Mr. McMeowly.

-Hi, Henrietta.

How are you today?

-Meow, thanks.

Meow meow meow have there?

-Well, I have a
delivery for X the Owl.

-Meow not meow home.

-Well, that's what I figured.

-Meow, uh, pretty
big, meow, meow.

-Yes, it is.

-Meow wonder meow meow is?

-I don't know.

-Meow meow neighbor open, meow?

-No.

It says deliver
to X the owl only,

so he's the only
one who can open it.

-Meow'll give it to him.

-Oh, you will?

Well, thanks,
Henrietta, but remember,

he's the only one who's
supposed to open it.

-Meow kay.

Meow guard it.

-Well, I have a lot of
pickup and deliveries today.

You're being a big help to me.

I'll just set it
right here, Henrietta.

-Meow kay.

I'm glad.

-Thank you, and Speedy Delivery.

Bye, bye.

-Meow.

Meow.

Meow, meow, meow, meow, meow.

Meow, meow, meow.

Meow, meow, meow, meow.

-Henrietta?

-Oh.

Meow.

Meow, meow, meow, meow, Maggie.

-Oh, I didn't mean to startle.

-Meow guarding meow's delivery.

-This is for X?

-Meow.

-Do you know what it is?

-Meow.

Do you?

-No.

But it looks mighty interesting.

-Meow only X meow open it.

-Oh, I know.

But we can always
wonder what's inside.

-Meow.

Meow meow refrigerator?

-Could be.

Or a set of big chopsticks.

-Meow meow big meow meow marker.

-That would be a big colored
marker if it were that tall.

-Meow meow meow wait and see.

-You're absolutely right, Hen.

We'll have to wait and see.

But in the meantime,
I have a few minutes

before I have a
meeting with the king.

Maybe you and I could sign
and sing something together?

-Meow like that.

-What song would you like?

Meow meow meow friend
meow meow special.

-That's what it'll be.

-Meow.

-[SINGING] You are my friend.

You are special.

You are my friend,
you're special to me.

-Meow.

-You are the only one like you.

Like you, my friend.

I like you.

In the day time, in the night
time, any time that you feel's

the right time for a
friendship with you and me.

F-R-I-E-N-D. Special, you are
my friend, you're special to me.

There's only one in
this wonderful world.

You are special.

-Meow, meow, meow, meow.

-Oh, I thought I
heard some singing

and saw some signing
as I was coming home.

-We're really glad
to see you, X.

-Meow, really glad.

-Well, what a welcome.

-Meow meow open it right away?

-Open what?

-Meow delivery.

-This package is for
you, X, and you're

the only one who's
supposed to open it.

-Hey, maybe it's
my IV and tripod?

-IV and tripod?

-Yes, I ordered them
a long time ago.

-Want me to help you
with the package?

-Oh, sure.

Would you, Mayor Maggie?

-Well, I'd be glad to.

Let's see.

Take this top off.

Oh, there's a note for you, X.

-Oh, what's it say?

-I'll show you.

Dear X the owl, this
order is incomplete.

-What does that
mean, Mayor Maggie?

-That means there's just
part of your order in here.

The rest will come later.

-Well, which part is in there?

-Well, I don't know.

Let's take a look.

-Let's take a look.

Let's take a look.

-Meow.

-Let's take a look.

Let's take a look.

It looks like it is the tripod.

-Uh-huh.

We'll open this up right here.

-So, if it's the tripod, and
that's the only thing that's

in it, that means that
my IV did not come.

Shaw.

-Meow meow meow IV.

-Oh, it's an Imaginary Viewer.

-How does it work?

-Oh, well you put
it on the tripod,

and you look through it, and
you can see imaginary things.

-Ah.

Could we make one?

-Well, how would you do that?

-Like this.

-Oh.

I tell you, Mayor Maggie,
you got the best ideas,

making an IV out of
your hand like that.

No wonder you're
a mayor and all.

I'm seeing some wonderful
imaginary stuff through here.

Hey.

-Well, I wish I could hold this
imaginary IV for you all day,

X, but I have a meeting
with the king in just two,

so I'm going to have to
be off to the castle.

-Meow hold it, meow.

-Aw, thanks, Hen.

-Henrietta guarded your
package for a long time, X.

-Hen's a good neighbor.

-Meow meow curious, meow.

-I guess we all are.

-My IV tells me that King
Friday XIII will be coming

out into his garden
very shortly.

-Meow.

Meow, meow good
meeting, Mayor Maggie.

-Thanks, Henrietta.

-Come back anytime,
Mayor Maggie.

-I will, X. I want to know what
a real imaginary viewer looks

like.

-OK.

-King Friday XIII.

[FANFARE]

-Mayor Maggie, I presume?

-Correct as usual, King Friday.

-Before our meeting commences,
do you have any news for me?

-What kind of
news, your majesty?

-There was a rather large
package delivered to X's tree.

-That was a tripod for an IV.

-Uh-huh.

Oh, there you are, Mimis.

No.

It was simply a
tripod for an IV.

Mimis thought that the
package might have been

a very large wooden
bird on a stick.

-I see.

-Yes.

Mimis Poliglatos is
my pet, you know?

-I know.

-Would you care to join
me in song about said pet?

-Most willingly, your majesty.

-Very good.

-[SINGING] Walking, walking in
the royal garden is something

a king must do for
his bird on a stick,

especially if the
king is kingly.

There are kings who never
walk their mockings,

and that is a shame.

But King Friday in
by far the royalest

king in all of the
neighborhoods here,

and even in all the country.

And maybe in all the--
probably all the world.

-Very good, Mimis.

Yes, very good.

Yes, I should say.

-Yes, Trolley, it is.

-Come, Mayor Maggie, to the
M room, for our meeting.

-Could you make a
pretend viewer like that?

An imaginary viewer?

An IV?

If you can, you
could look through it

and pretend something fun.

Mm-hm.

I have an idea.

Go to the kitchen for a minute.

I just want to make
something for Mr. McFeely.

He's always doing things
for all the rest of us.

I think what I'll do-- I was
just thinking about our hands,

and how different everybody's
hand is from everybody else.

Look at all these lines in here.

They're all in different places
in different people's hands.

So interesting.

Well, what I'll do is just
to make a hand like that,

and write on it.

Thank you.

And that'll be a thank
you note for Mr. McFeely.

I can just say, Mr. McFeely,
I've got to hand it to you.

Here's a thank you note for you.

Yeah, that's one
way to say I love

you is to give a thank
you note to people.

Here you are, fish.

Each fish is different too.

Each hand is different.

Each person's different.

Isn't that a wonderful thing,
to think that we're all people,

all of us are people, and yet
each one of us is different?

Now I think I'll
bring a real telescope

to show you next time.

I like to think about
being with you next time.

[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 will have things that
you'll want to talk about.

I hope you will talk about them
with the people that you love.

You may have some
things that you'd

like to say thank you for.

I think I'll just take this.

Everybody's picture's
different too,

when we draw them that way.

Oh, it's a wonderful world,
and we are wonderfully made.

I'll be back next time.

Goodbye.

[MUSIC PLAYING]
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