26x18 - Episode 18

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[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 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?

Please won't you be my neighbor?

Hi, neighbor.

Do you know what this is?

It's a little, wool blanket.

My sister had one like this
when she was a little girl.

She took it everywhere with her.

She called it [INAUDIBLE].

She seemed to feel
more comfortable when

she had her
[INAUDIBLE] close by.

Do you have a blanket,
or a stuffed animal,

or a pillow, or
something like that

that you like to have
close by, especially

when you feel you need it?

-[singing] Sometimes,
you feel like

holding your pillow
all night long.

Sometimes, you hug your
Teddy bear tightly.

He's old, but he's still strong.

And sometimes, you
want to snuggle up

closely with your
own mom and dad.

At night, you even need
the light sometimes

but that's not bad.

In the long, long
trip of growing,

there are stops along
the way for thoughts

of all the soft things,
and a look at yesterday,

for a chance to feel our
feelings with comfort

and with ease, and then
tell the new tomorrow

you can come now
when you please.

So please don't think it's funny
when you want an extra kiss.

There are lots
and lots of people

who sometimes feel like this.

Please don't think
it's funny when

you want the ones you miss.

There are lots
and lots of people

who sometimes feel like this.

My sister's all grown-up
now, but she still

remembers the good feel
and the good smell of her

[INAUDIBLE] when she was little.

And we used to play
peek-a-boo with the blanket,

too-- like this.

Where's Mr. Rogers?

Peek-a-boo.

Where's Mr. Rogers?

[PHONE RINGS]

-Is that the telephone?

It is!

Let's see who that is.

Hello?

Oh, hi, Mrs. McFeely.

Uh-huh.

How are you?

Good.

Well, I'd be glad to.

Yes, thanks very much.

Could we come over now?

Very good then.

All right, we will.

Thank you.

All right, bye-bye.

That was Mrs. McFeely.

She said that she
and Mr. McFeely

were wondering if
we'd like to see

some lambs that they
have in their yard.

I know I would.

And if you would, just
come right with me

to the McFeely place.

I'll leave this here.

Come on.

-Hi, Mrs. McFeely.

-Oh, you did come right over.

Hi, Fred.

-Mr. McFeely.

-Good day to you.

-Oh, there they are.

-Oh, yeah.

These are our lambs
we told you about.

-Little lambs.

May I touch them?

-Go right ahead.

They're sturdy little lambs.

-Ooh, they're soft too.

Oh, that one's mine, then.

Look at that.

-They like to be together.

Mostly lambs are born
twins or triplets.

They're used to being together.

-I guess so.

-You know that fur
that you were petting?

That's their wool.

-I like feeling your wool.

-It keeps them really warm,
and it's also water repellent.

The rain runs right off them.

-Oh, when the rain comes down,
it just goes right over them.

-Mm-hmm.
They don't get wet.

-So you're lamb-sitting today.

-Yes, we are.

And we've been
enjoying feeding them.

Unfortunately, we fed them
just a little while ago.

But we can show you their food.

-Oh, good.

What do they eat?

-It's very nutritious.

-Can I try some here?

-Lamb pellets.

I don't think you would like it.

-I'll smell it.

Corn and oats.

-It has oats, molasses,
lots of vitamins.

-I'll see if they'd like some.

-You can try.

Sure.

-Would you all
like some of this?

Would you like some?

No, thank you.

Not hungry, thank you.

Well, I'll just leave
it right here for you.

-Would you like to pick one up?

-Pick one up?

-Mm-hmm.

Betsy could show you.

-This is our treat of the
day-- picking up lambs.

In I go.

I'm gonna grab one for you.

Hey, little ones.

Hey, little ones.

This is the way the
farmer taught us.

You put one hand right
under those front legs,

and you support him.

-Hi!

-His big, beautiful eyes.

How about you, David?

-I sure would.

-It's fun!

Oh, come on!

Little front legs.

-Front legs.

All right, Betsy.

-Careful.

Always careful
with young things.

Only six weeks old.

They're really
growing, aren't they?

-I should say.

Hi!

You're not going to
pick this one up?

-Sometimes, this is
the really frisky one,

likes to stand on
his own four feet.

But he let me this time.

Oh, thanks.

Oh, thanks.

-You're good lamb sitters here.

-Oh.

We like to take care
of growing things.

-You want to go back in?

-OK.

Can you set him
right down there?

OK.

Here you go.

They're really frisky.

-I should say.

-And you know, when
they're about one year old,

they get their wool cut
off-- their first haircut.

And all that wool
gets made into yarn.

-People make all sorts
of things out of wool.

-But when they get
sheared, does that hurt?

-Oh, no.

I bet they like to have
that wool sheared off.

Because it's thick and warm.

I bet it feels
good when it's off.

-Nice and cool.

-Nice and cool.

-For the summer months.

-As a matter of fact, a
farmer friend of ours--

I made a videotape of
him shearing a sheep.

-I'd like to see that.

-It's in my film collection.

I'll bring it over a
little later today.

-Oh, good!
-All righty?

-What do you think of that?

-He's got quite a
collection, doesn't he?

-Oh, he's got a collection
of a lot of things.

-And so do you.

-Lambs today.

-Lambs the things today.

Take good care.

-Speedy delivery.

See you a little later.

-Thanks for coming.

-Thank you for asking.

Good-bye, lamb-- three lambs.

-Those lambs have such
soft, thick, curly wool.

I was just thinking this wool
blanket would have probably

been made from wool from
a grown-up lamb-- that's

called a sheep.

Let's see if there's
a picture of a lamb

and a sheep in my animal book.

Here it is.

This little book's called "Baby
Animals and their Mothers."

Let's see if we can find a
lamb and a sheep in here.

This is a cow and a
calf, a cat and a kitten,

and a horse and a colt,
and a dog, and puppies.

There's the sheep and the lamb.

Let's see if there's
any more in here.

Oh, yeah.

There's one more.

There's a pig and a piglet.

I like that little book.

Sometime we'll see
how a sheep's wool can

be used to make
yarn for a blanket.

But right now, let's just
have some make-believe.

We've been pretending that
for some unknown reason,

it's been snowing
cereal right there

in the Neighborhood
of Make-Believe.

And now, the downpour is just
over Daniel Tiger's clock.

And it's really piling up.

Daniel's afraid of it, so he's
staying over at the castle.

King Friday says
he's going to go

and stop the cereal coming down.

He says he's the bravest
and the strongest.

So we'll make believe
about what happens today.

[TROLLEY BELL DINGS]

-Trolley.

Why don't we just give
[INAUDIBLE] a little ride

on the trolley.

Trolley.

OK.

Trolley, we're ready for the
Neighborhood of Make-Believe.

Here it comes, Handyman.

-Thank you, Trolley.

This is just what
the king wants.

-Yes, that's right.

Thank you, Trolley.

-Are you ready to put
on your armor, Sire?

-As soon as I go to the
bathroom, I shall return.

-Oh, very well, Sire.

This is heavy armor.

It's difficult to
move very well.

-Is that you Handyman Negri?

-Yes.

Underneath the armor,
that's who I am.

-Looks like you're ready to
take on the snowing cereal.

-I hope so.

What about you?

-As Westwood's
representative, I'm ready.

-Ooh!

What does it say
on your blanket?

-C. P. B. Cereal proof blanket.

-I see.

[TRUMPET BLARING]

-Handy-man Negri and
Mayor Maggie, I presume.

-Correct as usual, King Friday.

-I like your cereal-proof
blanket, Mayor Maggie.

-Thank you, Your Majesty.

I'm looking forward to
seeing you in your armor.

-Very well.

You shall.

Handyman, my gear.

-Yes, Sire.

Here, Sire.

Very good.

-Very good.

-And your helmet, Sire.

-Behold your King in
cereal-proof armor.

-You look splendid, King Friday.

-Yes.

And now, Handyman.

-Yes, Sire?

-The standard.

Very good.

Very good.

And where is your
standard, Mayor Maggie?

-Oh, I don't need anything
but my blanket, Your Majesty.

-Very good.

Are we ready to
battle the cereal?

-We are.

-Something important is missing.

-What is that, King Friday?

-There is nobody here
to watch us succeed.

-Well, Daniel said he
was too scared to watch.

-And what about Queen Sara?

-Well, she's comforting Daniel.

-What about Prince
Tuesday and Lady Aberlin?

-Exactly.

Call the Prince and Ms. Aberlin.

-Prince Tuesday
and Lady Aberlin.

-Yes?

-Oh, you called?

-Prince Tuesday, Lady
Aberlin, I presume.

-Correct as usual, Uncle Friday.

-We three are about
to go into the field.

-To stop the cereal?

-Exactly.

-How can we help, Your Highness?

-You and Prince Tuesday have
the honor of watching us

as we stop the cereal downpour.

So I suggest you practice
clapping your hands.

Very good.

When we return
here successfully,

you will clap enthusiastically.

-You bet we will.

-Oh.

We are so proud of all of you.

-Thank you, Lady Aberlin.

-And now, go, win, and conquer.

-We will.

We certainly will.

Forward to victory.

-Cousin Betty?

Do you think they'll
be able to stop

the cereal from coming down?

-They are dressed for it.

I hope they can.

Look!

Daniel's clock is practically
covered with the stuff.

See?

-We have come to command
that the cereal stop.

Stop!

-Stop!

-Stop!

It's not stopping.

-How disrespectful.

-Look what came on the
end of my standard.

-A cereal message?

-It seems to be.

-Kindly read the cereal
message, Handyman.

-The cereal will not stop until
the one who lives here returns.

-You mean Daniel has
to come back here,

or it won't stop snowing cereal?

-That's what it says.

-Cereal has no
respect for royalty.

-Oh, it's not your
fault, King Friday.

-Oh, let's try once more.

Stop!

-Stop!

-Stop!

There's another
note, King Friday.

-Another note?

Oh, you may read it.

-We will stop only
for Daniel Tiger.

-Oh, enough of this.

Enough of this.

We shall return to the castle.

-It looks like they're leaving.

-But it's still snowing cereal.

-I guess Daddy couldn't stop it.

-Here they come.

Should we clap?

-I don't know.

-Hold your applause.

Hold your applause.

The cereal makes
extra special demands.

-It says Daniel has to be
there for the cereal to stop.

-I wonder if Daniel will do it.

-We'll have to help him somehow.

-Be brave and strong.

-We'll help him.

-Sure we will.

-That's right, Trolley.

[TROLLEY BELL RINGS AND
WHISTLES]

-So the cereal won't
stop pouring down

until Daniel comes
back to his clock.

But he says he's
afraid to go back.

We'll make-believe more
about that next time.

Right now, the fish
need some food.

Ha!

They're hungry.

You know, for Daniel, it must
seem a long way from the castle

over to his clock if he's
scared of the cereal snow.

I wonder if he's
thinking to himself--

[singing] be brave,
and then be strong.

Be brave.

You'll not be wrong
if you are right.

Keep your chin uptight.

And be brave and then be strong.

-Do you suppose that's what
he might be thinking now?

[KNOCK]

-Wonder who's at the door?

Oh, it's somebody we've
seen before today.

-Speedy delivery!

-Mr. McFeeley.

-Well, I went right away and
found the sheep-shearing tape.

And here it is.

-Oh, thank you very much.

Do you have time to
watch it with us?

-I do.
I'd like to see it again.

-Oh, I'm very glad to show it.

-And as we're watching,
I'll explain it to you.

It also shows how the
wool is spun into yarn.

-Wool into yarn?

-That's right.

-Oh, good.

Let's watch that together.

Sheep-shearing and
wool into yarn.

-Here's Mike using
special electric clippers

to shear this sheep's wool.

-Now you say that doesn't hurt.

-No, it doesn't.

He really is just giving
a sheep a haircut.

Of course, haircuts don't hurt.

He does have to hold the sheep
in just the right way though,

so that it will stay
still, and so that he'll

be able to give it
a good shearing.

-That wool is so thick.

Any wonder it keeps the
sheep warm in the winter.

-And think how cool the sheep
will be in the hot summer

without all that wool.

Mike's all finished.

-That sheep really
looks different.

-I'll say.

Now this is where
the wool is cleaned.

So it's soaked in soapy water.

-Is that all of the wool
that came off that sheep?

-Oh no, that's
just a little bit.

This is Mary Lou.

She's going to squeeze
out the extra soap,

and then rinse the
wool in clean water.

-Looks like she's
squeezing out more soap.

-That's exactly
what she's doing.

What's she going to
do with that wool?

-Well, before the wool
can be made into yarn,

it needs to be completely dry.

So first, she wraps
it in this towel.

-Then what will she do with it?

-Then she's going to
set it out to dry.

Sometimes, she puts
it out on the porch,

so that it can dry
in the fresh air.

-Oh, there's some already dry.

-That's right.

Here comes the wet wool.

She'll put that out.

-I see.

She washes a little
bit at a time.

And puts some out.

-And then she's
checking the other piles

to see how they're coming along.

In fact, some of it is dry
enough to be spun into yarn.

Back inside she goes.

-She puts it in a basket.

-And the next step
is called carding.

-Carding?

What's carding?

-Well, it's combing the wool.

You'll see.

Carding helps get out the
knots, and makes the wool

smooth so that'll
be easy to spin.

Then she puts some
wool on the carder

and combs it so
it becomes fluffy.

-Back and forth, huh?

Looks like carding
can be hard work.

-Well, sometimes it is.

-Pulling at it like that.

-When all of the
knots are finally out,

Mary Lou carefully takes
the wool off the carder.

It comes off the carder.

And now, it's ready to be spun
into yarn on a spinning wheel.

-Looks so soft-- reminds me
of clouds, clouds in a basket.

Here's the spinning
wheel she uses.

Before she starts spinning,
she needs to attach the wool

to some yarn that's already
on the spinning wheel.

-Is that what she's doing here?

-You'll see that the
wool sticks to itself.

And then she pulls and
stretches the yarn and the wool.

And now she begins to spin.

The spinning wheel
actually pulls the wool out

of her hands, and
spins it into yarn.

And the newly spun yarn
is stored on this bobbin.

-Bobbin.

-Mm-hmm.

That's what it's called.

By pushing this
pedal with her foot,

Mary Lou can make
the wheel turn.

And when the wheel
turns, it pulls

and twists the wool into yarn.

-Wool into yarn.

-And that's how people shear
sheep and spin wool into yarn.

-Thank you, Mr. McFeeley.

That's just what I
wanted to know about.

-Well, you're welcome.

Right now I'll get back
to Betsy and the lambs.

-Oh, well please give
them a hug from me.

-Well, I'll certainly do it.

See you around the neighborhood.

Good bye.

-Good bye, Mr. McFeeley.

-When my dad would have
to go away for a while,

he would often play
peek-a-boo with my sister

and her [INAUDIBLE].

She loved him to do that.

It helped her and me to think
about when he'd be coming back.

That peek-a-boo gave
us a good feeling.

In fact, there are
many things in life

that can give us a good feeling.

And most of them come
from right inside.

I hope you have a lot of them.

[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.

No matter what your
favorite thing is made of,

you can like it
exactly as it is, just

the way people can like
you exactly as you are.

I'll be back next time.

Good bye.

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