15x07 - Episode 7

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15x07 - Episode 7

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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 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 back
together again.

Did you see what I
brought with me today?

Some flowers
growing in this pot,

growing in some
earth in this pot.

I like to look carefully
at things like flowers.

Let's look carefully and
quietly at this flower--

at these flowers together.

One day when I was a little
boy, I was playing outside

and I picked a flower from
one of our neighbor's gardens.

I didn't know that you're
not supposed to do that.

It just looked so
pretty to me that I

wanted to take it to my mother.

Well, when I gave
it to my mother,

she asked me where
I had found it.

I told her that I had picked
it in our neighbor's garden.

She said that nobody
but our neighbor

was allowed to do that.

That was no for me.

After that, I would
look at those flowers

and think, no, can't pick.

But I could look at
them, and they were still

beautiful to look at it even
if I couldn't have them.

You know, if you do look
and listen very carefully,

you'll find that each flower in
the whole world is different.

Even though they're
all flowers, each one

is unique in its own way.

-[SINGING] If you will look
carefully, listen carefully,

you will find a lot
of things carefully.

Look.

And listen.

It's good to look
carefully, listen carefully.

That's a way to learn a
lot of things carefully.

Look.

Look and listen.

Some things you
see are confusing.

Some things you
hear are strange.

But if you ask someone
to explain one or two,

you'll begin to notice
a change in you.

If you will look carefully,
listen carefully.

That's a way to learn a
lot of things carefully.

Look.

Look.

Look and listen.

-There's so much that we
can learn from flowers,

from people, from animals,
from all living things.

[KNOCKING]

Somebody at the door.

Let's see who that is.

Why, it's Mr. McFeely.

Come in, Mr. McFeely.

-Speedy delivery.

-Did I order something?

-Well, some time ago, you asked
me to get this film for you,

and it just came in
the library today.

-What's it about?

-Well, I'll give you a hint.

-All right.

-It's outside.

So come this way.

Right down here to the sidewalk.

The hint is out here.

-Yes.

Oh, here's some boxes.

Is it in the box?

-No, no.

-Well, is it the
tricycle itself?

-That's right.

That's the hint-- the tricycle.

-Oh, you mean this film is
about how people make tricycle?

-That's right.
That's what the film's about.

-Oh, good.

Could you watch it with us?

-Well, let me check.

I have a-- let's see.

The Warniskis, Vogles, Costas.

I think I can do it.
I have about ten minutes.

All righty?
-All right.

Come inside.

And maybe you can
tell me about it.

-I will.

As we watch it, I'll
tell you about the film.

-All right.

-I think you'll
find it interesting.

-Come right in, and we will
see how people make tricycles.

-Right on picture picture.

-Well, this is something
I hadn't unexpected.

Good, Mr. McFeely.

How people make tricycles.

MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]:
Each tricycle has many parts.

MISTER ROGERS
[VOICEOVER]: Well, what

part are the people making here?

MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]: Oh,
they're making the wheels.

And they're made
from pieces of wire

that are fastened onto
a circle of steel.

You see?

MISTER ROGERS
[VOICEOVER]: Oh, look.

MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]: This
man connects the circles,

then puts them
into a machine that

shapes them to fit the tire.

MISTER ROGERS
[VOICEOVER]: Oh, I see.

Those spokes are just
kind of stretched out.

MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]: Mhm.

MISTER ROGERS [VOICEOVER]:
What are they doing here?

MR. MCFEELY
[VOICEOVER]: Oh, they're

putting a hub on the wheel.

That's the center part
that holds it together.

Now, this machine puts
the cap onto the hub.

MISTER ROGERS [VOICEOVER]:
Oh, the hub on the wheel

and the cap on the hub.

MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]: After
the front and back wheels

are cooled off,
this man inspects

them to see that
they're made just right.

MISTER ROGERS [VOICEOVER]:
Oh, this person

must be painting them.

MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]:
That's right.

MISTER ROGERS [VOICEOVER]:
Looks how he does that.

He doesn't use a paint brush.

He uses a spray.

MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]: Mhm.

MISTER ROGERS [VOICEOVER]:
Now what's going on?

MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]: Now
it's time to put the tires on.

This man runs the machine that
stretches the tire open so

that the wheel
can drop right in.

MISTER ROGERS [VOICEOVER]:
Oh, that's fun to watch that.

[INAUDIBLE] These must
be the back wheels.

MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]:
Oh, they are.

This machine is smaller, but
it works just the same way.

MISTER ROGERS
[VOICEOVER]: Uh-huh.

MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]: Now
this man is making the step

plate-- the back part of the
tricycle that you step on.

MISTER ROGERS
[VOICEOVER]: Oh, yeah.

What are those
wires on his glove?

MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]:
They're for safety.

They keep his hands away from
the machine when it comes down.

They pull it back.

MISTER ROGERS [VOICEOVER]: Oh.

MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]:
Now when that's finished,

it's ready for the
axle to be put on.

The axle is the part that
connects the back wheels.

MISTER ROGERS [VOICEOVER]:
More painting, it looks like.

MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]: Yeah.

The tricycles they're
making are red,

so each piece must be sprayed.

MISTER ROGERS [VOICEOVER]: Mhm.

That looks like pipe.

MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]:
Well, this man

makes the handlebars
from that pipe.

MISTER ROGERS
[VOICEOVER]: Well, he

seems to know exactly
where to bend it.

MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]:
Oh, yes, he does.

He's very good at his job.

MISTER ROGERS
[VOICEOVER]: They all

seem to be good at their jobs.

Handlebars.

MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]:
That's right, the handlebars.

It's right here, they're
coating them with chrome.

MISTER ROGERS [VOICEOVER]:
Well, what's that for?

MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]:
It keeps it from rusting.

MISTER ROGERS [VOICEOVER]: Oh.

They're very shiny, aren't they?

MR. MCFEELY
[VOICEOVER]: They are.

MISTER ROGERS [VOICEOVER]:
Look at all those wheels.

MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]: A lot
of tricycles are made here.

It takes a lot of parts
and a lot of people.

When all the parts
are made, this man

checks to see that they're
all together properly.

It's called the final check.

MISTER ROGERS [VOICEOVER]: Hm.

There are the handlebars.

MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]:
And you'll see in a moment--

a seat to sit on.

There it goes-- on the tricycle.

MISTER ROGERS
[VOICEOVER]: Oh, good.

MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]:
And when he's finished,

the tricycles are put into boxes
and they're sent to the stores.

Speedy delivery.

-I know some children who
like to ride tricycles.

-Well, I have more
deliveries to make right now.

-I really enjoyed that film.

Thank you very much.

-Well, I thought you would.

You know, you learn
something old every day.

-You certainly do.

Something old.

I'll come out and say
goodbye to you out here.

-All righty.

I have a few more
deliveries to make today.

-Yeah.

This is a very
different tricycle

than what we saw in the film.

-Oh, that's right.

It's a bigger tricycle.

But whether tricycles
are big or small

or bicycles are big or
small or wagons or scooters,

it's important to always
look and listen carefully.

-Mhm.

As you're riding.

Mhm.

-I'll say speedy
delivery to you.

-Speedy delivery to
you, Mr. McFeely.

-Bye bye.

-He said it's very important
to look and listen carefully.

He's right.

[SINGING] If you will look
carefully, listen carefully,

that's a way to keep
on growing carefully.

Look.

Look.

Look and listen.

-Does your mother or father
ever say you can never

ride your tricycle
in the street?

Do they sometimes
get angry when they

think you might
go in the street?

Well, they say no about that
because they care about you so

much, and they don't
want you to get hurt.

Let's go inside.

We'll have some
make-believe now.

Come on, Trolley.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[WHISTLE]

Yes, Trolley.

Last time, we
pretended that there

was going to be a wedding
soon in the neighborhood.

Betty Okonak Templeton
and James Michael Jones

are going to get married.

They have asked Lady
Elaine and Lady Aberlin

to be the bridesmaids
and Henrietta

pussycat to be the flower girl.

Let's make-believe something
about flowers and tricycles

today, all right?

Some make-believe
in the Neighborhood

of Make-Believe, Trolley.

[WHISTLE]

MISTER ROGERS: OK.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[CHIMES]

[CHIMES]

-Oh, hi, Trolley.

Bye, Trolley.

[GASPING]

[CRYING]

[TRUMPETS]

-I thought I heard some
crying in this garden.

[CRYING]

I'm sure I heard some
crying in this garden.

What is my large
tricycle doing here?

-I can explain, Daddy.

I really didn't mean to--

-Tuesday, I thought you
were on your way to school.

-I was, Daddy.

But I saw your big tricycle,
and, well, I just sat on it,

and I fell.

[CRYING]

-You know I told
you that you are not

to use my large
tricycle, Tuesday.

-I know.

-It's not your size, and
it could be very dangerous.

Now, what did I do the last
time you rode my tricycle?

-You sent me to my room.

-And so you will do the same.

-But I have to go to school.

-You will go to your room
immediately after school.

-Aw.

That really makes me angry.

-And it makes me angry when you
do things that could hurt you.

Now off you go to school.

[GROANING]

-OK.

-That's right.

That's right.

Off you go now.

Well.

My large tricycle.

When a king says
no, he means no.

He does.

-I wonder why this
tricycle is out here.

-Oh, Handyman Negri, I presume.

-Correct, as usual, King Friday.

I didn't know you were out here.

-Uh, yes, I am here.

-Oh.

Well, were you
riding your tricycle?

-I was not.

I do not leave my tricycle
in such a state as that.

HANDYMAN NEGRI:
Uh, what happened?

-Tuesday disobeyed
when I had told him no,

he was not to ride
my large tricycle.

-Uh oh.

-He is to go
directly to his room

when he returns from school.

-Yes, Sire.

Well, I'll take your tricycle
back to its proper place.

-Very good.

I'm expecting Lady Aberlin
and Betty Okonak Templeton

at any moment.

-Oh.

Did you hear about the wedding?

-I did, and I
expect to hear more.

-Oh, here they come now.

-Oh.

-Oh, hon, I just love
weddings and organ music.

Can you imagine how beautiful?

-Oh, yes, that would
be so beautiful.

-Hi, Handyman Negri.

-Oh, and congratulations to you.

I'm so happy for you.

-Oh, well, thank you, hon.

You're so nice to say so.

I'm very excited
about it myself.

-OK, I'll see you later.

-OK, then, hon.

Bye bye.

-Bye.

-Oh, look.

-Uh, Betty Okonak Templeton
and Lady Aberlin, I presume.

-Correct, as usual, King Friday.

-And how may I be of service
to you during this happy feast?

-Well, since you're a king, I
thought you might be the one

to perform the wedding ceremony.

-Perform the ceremony?

-Say the words to marry
Betty and Mr. Jones.

-Oh, of course.

I will read them
in a kingly manner.

-That makes me so
happy, King Friday.

Thank you for saying yes.

-Where will the
wedding take place?

-In Saltwood, hon.

And Lady Aberlin will be
one of my bridesmaids.

And I want to talk
with Prince Tuesday

as soon as he comes home from
school about being the one--

-No, that won't be possible.

-Well, won't he be here?

-He will, but he
must go to his room

as soon as he arrives home.

-Oh, I think I understand.

-A problem about a tricycle.

-That's for father
and son to work out.

-Yes.

-Well, now I must see how Daniel
is coming with his practicing.

-Daniel's going to
be the ring bearer.

-Oh, the one who carries
the ring on the pillow?

-We'll go see how he's doing.

-He's practicing at school.

-Farewell then, future
bride and bridesmaid,

until we meet again.

-Oh, thank you, King Friday.

I know you'll do a wonderful
job of the wedding.

-I expect that I will.

And you, too.

-Thank you.

Bye bye.

Oh, there's so much to do.

-Yes, we've got to
see about the flowers.

-I feel like I'm going in
ten directions at once.

-Oh.

-Is there anything
I can do to help

during your busy time, ladies?

-How thoughtful of you, hon.

I just wonder if you might--

-Oh, maybe he could go over
and check and see about Daniel

and how he's coming
with the ring bearing.

-Lovely idea.

Would you do that, hon?

I mean, all you need to
do is go to the school

and see how Daniel
is doing holding

the pillow with the ring
on it and walking along.

-Of course I could.

-That way, we can go see
about the flowers right now.

Thank you so much, Handyman.

-I'm glad I could help.

I'll see you later.

-Bye.

-Bye now.

-Come on, Betty.

-So, children, that's
how this country

sends wheat to this country.

And they're very happy
to sell it and to buy it.

So it works out to everyone's
advantage, you know.

-Uh, Miss Cow.

-Yes, Daniel?

-Do I have to practice now?

-No, we have one more
page in our geography.

DANIEL: Oh, good.

-Let's just take a
look at it carefully.

Can someone tell
me what this is?

TUESDAY: I know
one thing about it.

MISS COW: What's
that, Prince Tuesday?

-It's not place to
ride a tricycle.

-That's right.

There's a lot of snow here.

-It must be very cold.

MISS COW: Oh, it is.

-Is it the North Pole?

-That's right, dear.

This is a photograph
of the North Pole.

-I think it would be too
cold to have a wedding there,

don't you?

-You'd have to wear lots
of very heavy clothes.

Well, we'll talk more about
the North Pole tomorrow.

But now I think it's time
for Daniel to practice

holding the pillow
with the ring on it.

-Oh.

-If he wants to.

-May I come in?

-Oh, of course, Handyman.

-Hi.

-We're glad to see you.

-Thank you.

-Let's sing the welcome song
for Handyman Negri, shall we?

All right.

-[SINGING] We welcome you today.

We hope you like
our happy school.

And we want you to stay.

We welcome you today.

-Thank you very, very much.

I came over to
see how Daniel was

doing with his ring bearing.

-Oh.

-How's it going, Daniel?

-Uh, I just can't
do it right, Handy.

I thought it was
going to be fun.

I don't think I want
to do it at all.

-I'll do it.

I'd love to be in the wedding.

-Well, I'll try at home.

But I'm just not sure
about the whole thing.

-Well, if you just try at home,
Daniel, that will be fine.

-And if you want any help,
Daniel, just call on me, OK?

-OK, thanks, Handy.

-Now, class, it's time to
go on with our arithmetic.

-Well, I must be going.

Thank you for your kind welcome.

-Oh, surely.

Good bye, Handyman.

-Good bye, Handy.

-Good bye.

And now arithmetic.

-I know one thing.

A tricycle has three wheels,
and a bicycle has two wheels.

-Well, I think I like the roses
and the [INAUDIBLE] myself.

-Oh, and so do I.

-I do, too.

-Well, we all agree on that.

That's wonderful!

Oh, you're just the
best bridesmaids

any woman could ever have.

-[SINGING] I am always a
bridesmaid but never a bride.

HANDYMAN: Hi, everybody.

-Oh, hi, Handyman.

-Hi.

-How is Daniel doing
with his ring bearing?

-Oh, he's having some trouble,
but I think he'll work it out.

-Oh, I hope so.

I do want him to do it.

-I have to get
back to the castle.

I see that the
Trolley is coming.

-Well, OK then, hon.

Bye bye.

Bye bye.

[CHIMES]

-That's right, Trolley.

See you next time.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[CHIMES]

[WHISTLE]

-Ana is very eager
to be in the wedding.

You know what that means?

Eager?

That means that she wants
to be in it very much.

So Ana is eager to
be in the wedding,

and Daniel's not sure
that he wants to be.

Do you ever wish that you
could be in a wedding?

[PHONE RINGING]

That's my telephone.

[PHONE RINGING]

Hello?

Oh, hi, Dianne.

You mean, you really
have finished it?

Oh, well, of course
I'd like to see it.

Yes.

Well, I'll come right over.

All right.

You'll be there then?

Very good.

Bye bye.

You remember last time I went
to Dianne Dengel's place,

and she started to
paint a picture of me?

A picture like this one
that I have of my dad.

Remember that?

Well, she's ready for me to
come for that picture now.

So I just suggest that we go
to Dianne Dengel's place right

now and see what that
portrait looks like.

Come along.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

-Hi.

Come in.

-Thank you, Dianne.

I hope you like it.

-Oh.

Dianne, what a surprise.

Why, you've put in the Trolley
and Daniel and Henrietta

and Lady Elaine and the King
and Queen and X and-- you know,

I haven't thought of
myself in that way before.

Thank you for helping me see
myself in a different way.

-Thank you.

I stayed up all night to finish.

-Oh, I can imagine that you did.

When I left yesterday, there
were just those two eyes.

Oh, congratulations.

-Thank you.

I'll help you take it down.

-What an artist you are.

-And it's all wet except for
the top, so if you carry it--

-I can hold it up here?

-Carefully, you'll be fine.

-OK.

[LAUGHING]

I really like this a lot.

Here's a check for it.

-Oh, thank you.

-Well, thank you for
agreeing to do it.

I'll look at this with a
great deal of pleasure.

-Thank you, friend.

-I know my way out, so
I'll just go out myself.

-Wonderful.

-Bye bye.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

Let's go back to my place.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

What do you think of it?

I'd like to compare it with
the one that I have of my dad

down here.

Put these two Mr. Rogers
portraits together.

And here's one of the
father and one of his son.

I think Dianne must
have understood

the each of the puppets is a
special part of what I think

and feel because
she painted them

right there on the
portrait with me.

Here's Daniel, striped tiger.

[SPEAKING AS DANIEL]
Well, I'm very

glad to be on the portrait.

I'm not so sure about
being a ring bearer,

but I'm glad to be here.

And there's X the
owl across from me.

[SPEAKING AS X] Here
I am, just flying in

to be part of this
grand portrait.

Ha ha.

Yes, sir.

And there's Henrietta
pussycat right over there.

My neighbor, Henrietta.

[SPEAKING AS HENRIETTA]
Meow, meow, beautiful meow.

Meow, meow, meow, flower girl,
meow, meow, meow, wedding.

Meow.

Meow.

Meow King Friday, meow
Queen Sarah over there.

[SPEAKING AS KING FRIDAY] Yes,
I'm certainly here, and so

is my queen Sarah.

[SPEAKING AS QUEEN
SARAH] Yes, I'm

very happy to be
part of this, too.

And I see that Lady
Elaine is right in front.

[SPEAKING AS LADY ELAINE]
Well, I certainly am.

And I always will
be around with you.

-And to think that Dianne
painted all of this

with her fingers and just little
rolled up pieces of newspaper.

Do you sometimes
wish that you could

draw and paint just right?

It's fun to use
paper and paints.

But some of us aren't
very talented in making

fancy pictures.

Everybody has different
talents, though,

and it feels so good to
discover the special talents

that you have.

I trust that's
what you're doing.

[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 such a special day.

You know how.

By just your being you.

Mhm.

I'll be back next time.

Bye bye.

[MUSIC PLAYING]
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