24x05 - Episode 5

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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 the 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.

I'm glad we're together again.

Do you ever sing with me.

Won't you please, won't
you please, please

won't you be my neighbor?

You know, we're television
neighbors, you and I.

And I like to think about you
and I like to show you things.

This is something I
wanted to show you today.

A friend of mine
loaned this to me.

Have any idea what it is?

It's a little machine, it
has some thread and a needle.

So it's a little sewing machine.

My friend showed
me how it works,

and I'm going to try to
show you how it works.

Let's take it to the kitchen.

Hi, fish.

I need something
to sew together.

Here's some material in here.

Couple pieces of material.

Let's see if we can
sew those together.

I'll try to remember.

This looks a little like
a mouth, doesn't it, here?

Well it's a machine
and it's not a toy.

I have to be very
careful with it.

In fact, you lift
this up and [SNAP]

like that, and then
press this button.

Let's see if it works now.

[SEWING MACHINE WHIRS]

Look, sewed together.

Somebody had to have been
very clever to invent a sewing

machine.

In fact, every
machine that you see,

somebody had to think of
it first and then make it.

We have a lot of
very wonderful people

in this world who think
of wonderful things

and then do them.

You know, a long time
ago, we human beings

made everything by our hands.

We didn't have many
machines at all.

In fact, there's a place
I'd like to take you

that specializes in
the kind of clothes

that some people
wore a long time ago.

Let's just go there now.

We can come back
here afterwards.

That place is called Colonial
Williamsburg Millinery Shop.

So if you'll just come
with me, we'll go together.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

Janaye.

It's Fred Rogers.

-Welcome.

-Thank you.

I'd like you to know,
my television neighbor,

Janaye Whitaker.

-Hello.

-We're interested in what
people wore a long time ago.

-Oh, we have some
things set out.

-Well good.

Over here?

-Mhm.

A long time ago,


someone wanted to get all
dressed up for a formal party

they went to the tailor, or
the dressmaker, or the milliner

and they would hand-make
the clothing for them.

-You mean these things
are made by hand?

-All by hand.

-Yours too?

-Even to these
straight pins that

are still left in the dress
to fasten it down the front.

-Oh, you mean there
are no buttons here,

you used-- or zippers.

-Right!

-Well somebody would have
had to help you get dressed

if those are all pins there.

-You definitely need
help getting dressed.

-Well this looks like something
people would wear for a party.

-A fancy party.

And lots, lots of fabric
went into these dresses,

and the trims and
the decorations

would make it in style.

-But what about these
big things over here?

-Well to help display the
fabric, they wore side hoops.

They were nick--

-Oh, that's underneath?

-Uh-huh.

They were nicknamed false hips.

-Oh, so one on each side.

-Underneath all the dress
and all the petticoats.

They make really good armrests.

-I bet they do.

But it also looks as if they--

-Pockets.

-Oh, you can put things in them.

Can you?

-If a lady wasn't wearing
pockets like this,

she might be wearing
pockets like this.

-So that goes underneath.

-Mhm.

And you reach-- the ladies reach
through the gown and the skirt

into the pockets.

-Aren't they great.

So separate pockets.

-Men weren't so lucky.

They had pockets in their suits.

Like this suit had
a pocket in the coat

and in the waistcoat
or vest as well.

-And they had buttons.

-Lots of buttons, maybe


-60 buttons.

This is beautiful
fabric material here.

-A long time ago, they liked to
wear light colors for evening

because everything
was lit up by candles.

-Oh, there were no
electric lights.

So this would be shown
off with the candlelight.

-Really shiny.

And, um--

-Now what about here?

-Oh, we have a little
girl's dress here.

And you see--

-There's nobody in
these, of course.

-They're mannequins, all wooden.

They're pieced together,
and you can see.

Maybe this dress could've been
made out of mother's old dress.

-So when a woman was
finished wearing a dress,

she might make something
for her little girl.

-With this fancy dress,
there's enough fabric

to make several dresses,
or even father's new suit.

-Uh-huh.

Did you like to sew yourself?

-When I was little, my
mother gave me fabric

and taught me how
to sew by hand.

-Well she must have
liked to sew, too.

-She did.

-This is lovely.

-Would you like to
try on some clothes?

-I would.

What do you have
for me to put on?

-Well we have a vest, or that
waistcoat, to start off with.

And if--

-Now, this is something
a man would wear?

-Mhm.

And if it needed to fit
maybe more than one person,

you can see in the back there's
lacings like lacing your shoes.

So it could fit more
than one person.

-Or if you gained some
weight, you could let it out.

-And on top here, instead of a
fitted coat, we have a banyan.

-What's it called?

-Banyan.

-Banyan.

-Informal coat, maybe
for a man to wear

at home after a
hard day of work.

-Boy, that's one long robe.

-Yeah, and maybe a hat?

-Sure.

-May I just come back with you?

-Please.

We have a
three-cornered felt hat.

-[SINGING] My hat,
it has three corners,

three corners has my hat.

Oh, I like that.

-And if you didn't
want to wear a hat,

maybe you might have
wanted to wear a wig.

This is--

-Sure is fancy.

-Fashion for 200 years ago.

-May I turn it around?

-Mhm, see.

And back then, it
was popular for men

sometimes to wear ponytails.

-Ponytails.

-Or queues.

-What are they called, queues?

-Queues.

This one is for a very
important person, a bigwig.

-A bigwig.

-Uh-huh.

There.

-Boy, does that feel heavy.

You mean people would
wear these all day long?

-All day long.

-That's real hair, isn't it.

Hm, bigwig.

What about this one?

Is this a bigwig?

-This one is for formal wear.

It's called a tiewig.

And back then, you might have
had a wig in your own hair

color or in a
different hair color,

and that was your choice.

-This one's closer to mine.

I like this.

Now would you ever wear
a hat on top of it?

-You could, or you could
tuck it under the arm

and you could carry your
hat instead of wear it.

-I've seen pictures of-- of
men carrying them like this.

But I'd probably want
to try it right now.

Did you ever like
to get dressed up

when you were a little
girl in fancy clothes?

-I did.

And now I have a job that
allows me to dress up every day.

-That's a wonderful job for you.

And you do a great job with it.

What is this?

-This is a baby's pudding cap.

It's padded, so when the
baby was learning to walk

and they fell down a little
bit, there was some padding.

-Oh, it's like a safety helmet.

-Exactly.

-Boy, that's great.

Now that's certainly like
our day, a safety helmet.

-Today.

-Yes.

Thank you for showing
us all these things.

I need to get back to my place.

But oh boy, you had some
great things to teach us.

The banyan and the waistcoat.

-Thank you.

-Back to my sweater.

Back to the present.

Thanks so much, Janaye.

-Your welcome.

-See you soon.

Bye.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

-Do you like to find out
things about a long time ago?

If you do, that means you're
interested in history.

Someday, you may be a historian.

Was there something that I
tried on at that Colonial

Williamsburg shop that
reminded you of our make

believe neighborhood?

The three-cornered hat.

Let's have some
make believe now.

[SINGING]My hat, it
has three corners.

[TROLLEY RINGS]

Yes, Trolley.

Let's make believe that
King Friday and Lady

Elaine come to
some kind of peace

about this
three-cornered one rule.

You ready for that?

[TROLLEY WHISTLES]

I am, too.

Let's go to the Neighborhood
of Make-Believe.

[TROLLEY RINGS AND WHISTLES]

-That's for sure, Trolley.

-There you are.

-Here I am.

And my hat, it
has three corners.

-So does mine.

There's a call for
you on this phone.

-For me?

-The voice sounds like Lady
Elaine's friend from Southwood.

-Betty Okonak Templeton.

-That's the one.

-Oh, I guess I
better talk with her.

Hello.

Yes.

Well, I guess so.

Right now?

OK, I'll come over and I'll
show you in just about a minute.

OK, bye.

Thanks, that was
Betty Templeton.

-Is she all right?

-Well she sounds fine.

She wants to know if
I know a certain song.

[TRUMPETS BLARING]

-Well it doesn't
look like you'll

be going over right this second.

-Handyman Negri and Miss
Paulificate, I presume.

-Correct as usual, your majesty.

-I see you are both
properly dressed.

Exactly.

As you know, I expect everyone
to wear a three-cornered one

before the day's gone.

-Before the day is gone?

-Exactly.

As soon as I find that
everyone is wearing

a three-cornered one,
I shall relax the rule.

-Oh, that'll be good.

You know, I'm
getting a bit weary

of wearing this all the time.

-So am I.

-I must say the same.

Well, as soon as I hear that
Fairchilde is wearing one,

I shall be satisfied.

-Well I'm planning to
see about that right now.

[PHONE RINGS]

-What is that we hear?

-Castle garden, Audrey
Paulificate speaking.

Yes, he's just
about to leave now.

Yes, he happens to
be here right now.

Phone call for you.

Betty Okonak Templeton.

-Oh, thank you.

Mrs. Templeton, I presume.

Yes, my final word has been that
everyone in the neighborhood

must wear a three-cornered one.

Yes, that's my kingly word.

Very good.

I'll expect the visit.

Fair well.

You may take your
leave, handyman.

I shall await your return
with news of 100% compliance.

-Very good, sire.

-And I can use your help with
some complicated telemarketing,

Miss Paulificate.

-Oh, of course sire.

-Into the TM room.

Come along.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

-Hi.

-Hi.

-Now, what is this song that
you wanted me to, uh, play?

-My Scarf, it Has Three Corners.

-I, I never heard of that one.

You know, there's
one called My Hat--

-Never mind, just
play that music

and sing scarf instead of hat.

-Scarf instead of hat, huh?

My scarf, it has three corners.

Three corners has my scarf.

And had it not three corners,
it would not be my scarf.

-It works!

I thought it would.

Now all we have to do is get
Lainey to show it to the king.

-Hi everybody.

-Oh, hi Mayor Maggie

-Have you been able to get
Lady Elaine to wear the--

-Oh, here she comes now.

-Well, how are you all
on this beautiful day?

-Oh, just fine.

-I like your scarf, Lady Elaine.

-Chef Brockett made it for me.

Mhm.

-It's a three-cornered scarf.

-Well, it's a nice scarf and
I'm wearing it with pride.

-I think King Friday would
like to see it, Lady Elaine.

-Well I have something
else I want to show him.

-What's that?

-I'll get it.

What do you suppose
she's going to do now?

-You never know.

-What about that?

What about that?

-It looks like an
old-fashioned wig.

-A bigwig, that's what it is.

Wait till Friday sees it.

-Why don't we go over to
the castle garden right now?

-Betty and I will meet
you two over there.

OK, ready, get set--

-Go!

-Wow, those two really move.

-They sure do.

-Yeah.

-I wish we travelled
like that in Westwood.

Amazing.

You ladies really move fast.

-Well that's always
been our motto.

Why, when we were
in school together,

people used to tell us we were
the speediest couple of friends

anybody had ever seen.

In fact, we went out
for track, and all--

[TRUMPETS BLARING]

-I'll tell you about
that some other time.

-Mayor Maggie and assembled
throng, I presume.

-Correct as usual, King Friday.

-We in Westwood are
planning to take off

our special hats today.

-We will do it when we
have everybody wearing one.

-Wearing one what, King Friday?

-A three-cornered
one, of course.

-Well, my friend has a
three-cornered one on right

now.

-All I see is a wig.

-Good, at least
you know a bigwig

when you see one, Friday.

-But a wig does not count.

-But look at her scarf.

-Uh-huh, a three-cornered one.

-Exactly.

-But uh-- however--
nevertheless--

-You said your final
word was that everyone

wear a three-cornered one.

Well, the one could be anything.

-Even a scarf.

-So it could.

Her scarf, it has three corners,
three corners has her scarf.

And since it has three
corners, we now have 100%.

Yes, the rule is lifted,
and so may our hats be.

-Oh, thank you Mayor Maggie.

-But, just remember who's
the king around here.

-And who's the bigwig?

-You two have to learn
to talk about some

of these foolish
things before they

get to the point of
making everything

miserable for people.

Now I was telling you
about the time Lainey

and I were in school and
we went out for track.

Oh, and what a time we had.

Janey did a pole vault--

-Lady Elaine and
King Friday were

each trying to be
the most important.

That's why everyone was
having so much trouble.

Do you know any people who
fight to be the most important?

It's not much fun to be
with people like that.

The truth is that everybody has
something special inside them

and nobody's more important than
anybody else, just like you,

my television friend.

You are my friend,
you are special.

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

You are the only one like
you, like you my friend.

I like you in the daytime,
in the night time,

any time that you
feel's the right time

for a friendship
with me, you see.

F-R-I-E-N-D, special, you are
my friend and you're special

to me.

There's only one in
this wonderful world.

You are special.

Can you do that?

Put up your finger and
say, there's only one

in this wonderful world?

You are special.

One of the things I like to
do in this wonderful world

is read books.

And I have one here about hats
that I'd like to show you,

like to read to you.

It's called "Hats Hats Hats."

The world is full of hats.

Soft hats, hard hats, work hats,
play hats, snugly warm hats.

Scarves and hoods
make hats, too.

Beautiful.

"Hats Hats Hats."

Beautiful is right.

You're beautiful, fish.

Mhm.

You don't need any hats
to be beautiful either.

Nobody does.

Can you think of other things
that people wear besides hats?

There's shoes, and socks,
pants, skirts, overalls.

Anything else?

People wear all sorts
of things, but you

know the best part of
anybody is the person inside.

That's what's really
you, the person inside.

And when you're
able to know that,

really know that about yourself
and about your neighbor,

whoever you happen
to be with, it

can give everybody a
really good feeling.

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-do-day. do-day.

It's such a good feeling,
a very good feeling,

the feeling you know that I'll
be back when the week 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
week a special one for me

by just your being yourself.

I'll be back next time.

Goodbye.

[MUSIC PLAYING]