[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.
Glad we could be together today.
I brought something to show you.
You probably saw me as I
brought this in, didn't you?
What do you think that might be?
You have any idea?
Well, it's a very
comfortable new kind of chair
that I'd like you to see.
And this is the way you
sit on it-- like this.
You put your knees here and
sit on the seat like this.
Mhm.
I like to show you
new kinds of things.
There are so many different
kinds of chairs in our world.
Just look around the
place where you live,
and see the different kinds
of chairs that are there.
And then think about all the
different homes in the world
and how many
different chairs there
must be in other people's homes.
I think I'll just sing you a
song sitting on this new chair.
[SINGING] 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,
anytime that you feel
is the right time
for a friendship with me.
You see, 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.
-You are.
[KNOCKING]
-Oh, there's
somebody at the door.
Let's see who it is.
Oh, he's special.
That's Mr. McFeely.
-Ready for horses?
-Oh, yes.
Do you have some?
-Well, first, I'll
show you a tape.
-Oh, good.
Come in.
And before we show
the tape, I'd like
you to try this new
chair that I have.
-A new chair?
-Yes.
You put your knees here,
and you sit right there.
-All right.
I'll try it.
That's very comfortable.
-Do you like it?
-Yes.
-It's a little bit
like a rocking horse.
-Oh, I've never thought of that.
-You see, I visited
a place where
people make wooden
rocking horses.
-Uh-huh.
-And we taped my visit.
That's what's on here.
-Oh, good.
Well, let's watch it on picture.
-All righty.
And I'll tell you
about it as we watch.
-Good.
A place where people make
wooden rocking horses.
MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]:
Now this is Tina Morman.
She works at the factory.
She said there was a lot to see,
so we got started right away.
MISTER ROGERS [VOICEOVER]: Is
that the factory right there?
MR. MCFEELY
[VOICEOVER]: Yes, it is.
The first place we
went was the sawmill.
MISTER ROGERS
[VOICEOVER]: Uh-huh.
MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]: That's
where people cut the wood
into all different pieces
that make a rocking horse.
Tina wanted to show me how
some of the parts are cut out.
MISTER ROGERS [VOICEOVER]:
Well, what part is that?
MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]: That's
the body of the rocking horse.
This person's using a tool
called a bandsaw to cut it out.
She has to be very
careful when she works.
MISTER ROGERS
[VOICEOVER]: I'll say.
MR. MCFEELY
[VOICEOVER]: Now there's
the wooden head being shaped.
The legs get trimmed.
And finally the
rockers are cut out.
MISTER ROGERS [VOICEOVER]:
Are those safety
glasses she's wearing?
MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]:
Yes, they are.
Everybody who cuts wood
wears safety glasses.
MISTER ROGERS [VOICEOVER]: Mhm.
She's cutting the rockers.
Oh, those must be
the finished pieces.
MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]:
Well, they are.
All cut out and ready
to be put together.
MISTER ROGERS [VOICEOVER]: Are
you going to put them together?
MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]:
Well, that's
what Tina and I saw next.
MISTER ROGERS [VOICEOVER]: Oh.
MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]:
Now this is the assembly
area where things
are put together.
When we got there, I met Carl.
He's the person who puts
the pieces together.
MISTER ROGERS [VOICEOVER]:
Oh, that's Carl.
MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]:
First, the rockers need
to be attached to each other to
make sure they fit just right.
MISTER ROGERS [VOICEOVER]:
Why does he put it in that?
MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]: Well,
he puts them into this frame
to make sure they
fit just right.
MISTER ROGERS [VOICEOVER]: Oh.
MR. MCFEELY
[VOICEOVER]: Now he uses
screws to hold it together.
MISTER ROGERS [VOICEOVER]: Oh,
the rockers have pieces of wood
in between them.
I see.
MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]:
Now this tool--
he uses this tool
to screw them in.
Carl works very carefully.
Now when the rocker
is all put together,
it's time to work on
the rest of the horse.
The next thing Carl
builds is the saddle.
MISTER ROGERS
[VOICEOVER]: The saddle.
He's going to use
screws on that, too.
That's a very well-made
rocking horse, Mr. McFeely.
MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]:
Oh, it surely is.
MISTER ROGERS [VOICEOVER]: See
how sturdy that's going to be?
MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]: Oh,
here is the neck and the head.
MISTER ROGERS [VOICEOVER]:
Are those for the eyes?
MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]: No,
no, you'll see what they're for.
MISTER ROGERS
[VOICEOVER]: Oh, they
must be the handles for holding
on while you're rocking.
MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]:
That's right.
And now it's time to
paint these pieces.
The rocking horse gets
two colors of paint.
Doug is the man who does this.
He paints the bare wood white,
and then he paints it red.
MISTER ROGERS [VOICEOVER]:
Well, why's that?
I mean, why would you paint
it white first and then red?
MR. MCFEELY
[VOICEOVER]: It makes
the red look much brighter.
MISTER ROGERS [VOICEOVER]: Oh.
MR. MCFEELY
[VOICEOVER]: The legs
need to have stripes
painted on them.
Gail uses a tool called
an airbrush to do this.
She told me that
sometimes she thinks
about the children who
will get what she makes.
MISTER ROGERS
[VOICEOVER]: That looks
like it might be
very difficult to do.
MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]: It is,
and it takes a lot of practice.
MISTER ROGERS
[VOICEOVER]: So she
has a lot of time to
think while she's working.
MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]:
That's right.
Oh, then Tina took me to where
the horse gets decorated.
She asked Betty
and Cindy to show
me how they did their work.
It looked very interesting.
Betty puts on the eyes
and the ears first.
MISTER ROGERS [VOICEOVER]:
Oh, those little ears.
MR. MCFEELY
[VOICEOVER]: Then, she
puts on a yellow cord
that looks like a bridle.
She uses a tool called
a stapler to do this.
MISTER ROGERS
[VOICEOVER]: That's
fun to watch that being done.
MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]:
Well, while she was working,
Cindy was busy
working on the saddle.
MISTER ROGERS [VOICEOVER]:
The place where you sit.
MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]:
That's right.
She covers it with
a soft cushion,
then puts a cloth over
that and fastens it down.
Betty is almost finished
with her part-- just a few
more staples.
MISTER ROGERS [VOICEOVER]:
That's very fancy trim.
MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]: For
a very fancy rocking horse.
Oh, these are metal buttons.
Betty just taps them right in.
MISTER ROGERS [VOICEOVER]:
Sort of for decoration?
MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]: Mhm.
Oh, here comes the next part.
Cindy puts on the
mane for the horse.
You can see it's
made of yellow yarn.
MISTER ROGERS [VOICEOVER]:
It's like hair.
MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]:
That's right.
MISTER ROGERS [VOICEOVER]:
There are places for the ears
to go through.
MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]: Now
watch what she's going to do.
MISTER ROGERS
[VOICEOVER]: Oh, she
has to be a barber as
well as everything else.
Tina knows a lot about
it all, doesn't she?
MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]:
She certainly does.
Well, now it's almost finished--
just a few more things
left to do.
Time to say goodbye
to Cindy and Betty.
Then Tina and I
went back to where
Carl was working on some
of the finished horses.
He's putting the legs on.
MISTER ROGERS
[VOICEOVER]: He would
need to put the legs in
the rockers, I guess.
MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]:
That's right.
MISTER ROGERS [VOICEOVER]:
Oh, those legs are the ones
that we saw Gail
painting, aren't they?
MR. MCFEELY
[VOICEOVER]: They are.
And now Carl's going to put
them on the body of the horse.
He told me his niece
has a rocking horse,
and she really likes
to play with it.
MISTER ROGERS
[VOICEOVER]: I wonder
if he thinks about her
while he's working.
MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]:
I bet he does.
MISTER ROGERS [VOICEOVER]:
Oh, the rockers are green.
This is a very colorful
toy, Mr. McFeely.
MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]:
Oh, it surely is.
MISTER ROGERS
[VOICEOVER]: More screws.
MR. MCFEELY
[VOICEOVER]: You know,
I liked it so much I told
Tina I'd like to buy one.
And she really
surprised me by letting
me have one right
from the factory.
Speedy delivery.
MISTER ROGERS [VOICEOVER]:
Nice people there.
MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]:
They certainly were.
And here we are, saying goodbye.
It was a very
interesting day for me.
-They really do make
beautiful rocking horses.
-They certainly do.
Would you like to
see a real one?
-How could I do that?
-Just a moment.
Speedy delivery.
There you go.
-That is the real one.
Oh, it is so beautifully made.
-I'm taking this one
to my grandchildren.
-Oh, you know they'll like it.
-I just wanted to show you the
rocking horse and the tape.
-Thanks, Mr. McFeely.
-You're welcome.
Speedy delivery to you.
-What an interesting
life you have.
Bye bye.
I can see his
grandchildren pretending
on that rocking horse.
Well, let's have
our own pretend now.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
OK, Trolley, last
time in Make-Believe,
we pretended that
Lady Elaine was going
to have an exhibit at
her museum-go-round
of all different
kinds of covers.
Well, Corny made a
rocking horse cover
for one of his rocking chairs.
But it never got to Lady
Elaine because it took off
into the sky and
wouldn't come down.
It did seem to like to stay
close to Henrietta's tree
as long as she was
ringing her bell.
So let's make-believe this time
that Mr. Aber is coming to help
Lady Elaine with her exhibits,
and he doesn't know anything
about the flying rocking horse.
OK, Neighborhood of
Make-Believe, Trolley.
[WHISTLE]
[MUSIC PLAYING]
[CHIMES]
[WHISTLE]
-Well, thanks, Trolley.
I'm fine.
How are you?
[WHISTLE]
Well, I'm coming to help
Lady Elaine at her museum.
[WHISTLE]
Oh, yes, all kinds
of covers, huh?
[CHIMES]
Oh, well, thanks.
I hope you have a good
day, too, Trolley.
[CHIMES]
Hello, Lady Elaine.
-Oh, well, you're
just the man, toots.
-Oh?
Just the man for what?
-Just the man I've
been hoping for.
I need your help.
-Well, that's why I came.
-Good.
Now this is a pillar cover
from the Platypus family.
MR. ABER: Wow.
-All pieces of plaids, and
you're just supposed to put it
the whole way around
covering all my pillars.
-My goodness, this is beautiful.
-Yeah.
I'll move the museum, and you
can just stretch it there.
MR. ABER: All right.
-That's it.
MR. ABER: Glad to help.
What a colorful cover.
-Yeah.
And they said to look out
for the words of peace.
-The words of peace.
-Mhm.
Wherever they come.
-Wow.
Oh, these are glorious.
-Oh, there they are.
-Here it is.
-Oh, the words of peace.
MR. ABER: Here they are.
-Look at them.
MR. ABER: Wow.
-Oh, now can you
get it up there?
MR. ABER: I think I can, yes.
That's glorious.
-All those peaceful words.
It's the best outside exhibit
I think I've ever had.
-It certainly is beautiful.
-Did you bring the ball cover?
-I certainly did.
-Oh, good.
Well, here's the ball.
-And here's the cover.
-Good.
Now suppose you take off the
cover, and we'll see the ball?
MR. ABER: Ready?
-Yes.
Well, I don't see the ball.
Better take this one off.
MR. ABER: OK.
A double cover, huh?
-Yes.
Why, it's-- it's
not that at all.
There it is.
MR. ABER: There's the ball.
-Triple cover.
-Triple cover is
right, Lady Elaine.
-That's right.
OK, let's put them back on.
-That's ingenious, isn't it?
-That's fine, yeah.
There we go.
-That one.
The green one.
The blue one.
-Three.
Very good.
-I have some other
cover from Westwood.
-Oh, good.
What's that?
-This one is from
the Frog family.
-Oh, something for me to wear.
Wouldn't you know it?
MR. ABER: Well, I don't think
that's what they intended,
but you could try.
LADY ELAINE: Sure, let's try it.
MR. ABER: All right.
-Oh, I look lovely as always.
Just lovely.
MR. ABER: It does look very
nice on you, Lady Elaine.
-Thanks, toots.
-But actually it's a
cover for your bell.
See, Mrs. Frog
thought it would be
fun if it looked like a heart.
LADY ELAINE: Oh, and so it does.
But there's a place
for you to ring
the bell right in the middle.
-Let's put it on.
-Oh, good.
-OK.
[BELL RINGING]
-Nice.
[LAUGHING]
Oh, that's great.
-Yeah.
-Oh, look who's coming.
-Oh, it's a distinct
pleasure to greet
you two lovely people today.
-James Michael Jones,
how good to see you.
-Yeah, how's the baby, James?
-Oh, she's sound asleep,
dear, right on my back.
-Oh, Carrie Dell, you're a doll.
Isn't she?
-Yes, a rather extraordinary
child, if I must say so myself.
-Well, that's all right.
You say so if you want to.
And now what kind of
cover did you bring?
-A stool cover.
Do you have a stool?
-Oh, sure.
I'll get it.
Just a minute.
-Oh, good.
-Oh, this is terrific.
-And here is a stool.
-We'll put the
cover on, and see.
-Good idea.
-Now you'd never know there was
a stool under there, would you?
-Well, hardly.
MR. ABER: I certainly
never would.
-You have good ideas
in Southwood, James.
Thanks.
-You're very welcome.
We like exhibits.
Any time.
I must be going back home now.
-Well, now give Betty
a hug for me, Toots.
-I'll consider that a
pleasure to be sure.
-One for me, too, please.
-A double pleasure.
Thank you.
-Farewell, James.
-Bye.
-Aw, that Carrie Dell.
She's so comfortable.
-Oh, yes.
She sleeps through
the whole trip.
-I know.
-This is a very clever
cover for a stool, isn't it?
-It is.
You know, Corny was going to
send one of his rocking chairs
with a cover.
I wonder where it is.
-Do you want me
to go and ask him?
-I'd like that, Toots.
-Well, I will then.
-Uh, before you go.
-Uh-huh?
What is it?
-I've been thinking
about something.
-Oh?
-Well, I like you, and I
like James and Carrie Dell,
and I like Corny.
MR. ABER: Right.
-And I've just
been thinking, how
do you help a friend to
know that you like him?
I mean, really like him?
-Well, that's a
very important thing
to be thinking
about, Lady Elaine.
-Yeah.
-How do you help a friend
to know that you like him?
-Really like him.
-[SINGING] How do you help a
friend to know that you care?
-Yeah.
-[SINGING] How do you
help a friend to know
that he's someone
special to you?
Someone so special you'd be glad
to be known as his best friend,
too.
-A best friend.
-[SINGING] How do
you help a friend
to know that he's welcome?
-[SINGING] Really welcome.
-[SINGING] How do
you help a friend
to know that you're fair?
By being yourself, your
honest self, and letting
your friendship be rare to you.
That's how you help a
friend to know you like him.
-Really like him
-Right. [SINGING] That's how you
help a friend to know you care.
-So just be myself, huh?
-That's what I think.
And let people
know how rare it is
to have a wonderful friendship.
-Well, you're right, toots.
OK, I'll see you
when you come back.
-All right.
-Oh, Chuck Aber?
-Yes, Lady Elaine?
-One more thing.
-What's that?
-Thanks.
-Aw.
You're very welcome.
I'll see you in a few minutes.
-OK then, toots.
-Corny?
Cornflake S Pecially.
-Why, Mr. Aber, how
nice to see you.
-Well, thank you.
It's nice to see you, Corn.
How's your business?
-Oh, real good, thanks.
People seem to like my rockers.
-Well, you make the best
rocking chairs I know.
-Did you see the
one with the cover
I made for Lady
Elaine's exhibit?
-Well, no.
As a matter of fact, she asked
me to ask you where it is.
-Well, I gave it to Lady
Aberlin some time ago.
She said that she would take
it to the museum-go-round.
-Oh, well, if that's
the case, I'll
just check with
Lady Aberlin then.
Thanks a lot.
-Yeah.
I think you'll like it.
It's a rocking horse cover.
-No kidding, a rocking horse.
Well, that should be fun.
-Yes it's covering
my model 81351.
-Oh, I see.
-Hope you find it.
Uh, let me know.
-Oh, I surely will.
Bye for now, Corny.
-Bye.
[BELL RINGING]
-Hello Henrietta.
-Meow, meow, meow, Aber.
-Were you ringing the
bell for some help?
-Meow, meow,
rocking chair horse.
-Oh, no, I'm afraid I
don't know where it is.
-Meow, up, meow.
-Oh.
-Meow.
-How did it get up there?
-Meow flew meow guess.
-Well, why are you
ringing the bell?
-Meow, meow, close by,
meow, meow ring meow bell.
-Oh.
Well, let me see if
I can get it down.
-Meow.
Meow, meow horse.
-Come on.
Come on.
That's a boy.
Oh.
Come on.
Here you go.
Come on.
Come on.
-Oh, Mr. Aber,
you're trying, too.
-Not doing very well, though.
-Well, Uncle Friday
had a suggestion.
-Oh?
What is it?
-He says that if we'll just hold
this up to the rocking chair
horse, it will
probably be so pleased
that it will come right down.
-Well, what is it?
-It's a picture of
King Friday himself.
MR. ABER: Well,
maybe that will help.
X: Hey, what's going on here?
-Oh, X. Are we ever
glad you're back.
-Well, what is
this with a ladder
and showing a picture of
King Friday to the sky?
-Well, haven't you seen the
flying rocking chair horse?
-The what?
-Look, up there.
-Oh, I never saw a horse fly.
I'll be a fine feathered friend.
-Meow, meow trying
meow, meow, meow down.
-Well, why get it down?
I mean, it's fun
looking at it up there.
-You know, you've
got a point there,
X. It is fun to see it up there.
-Uh-huh.
-And Lady Elaine's
exhibit is outside.
She should have
things everywhere.
-Hey, let's talk
with her about it.
Thanks, X and Hen.
You've been a big help.
-Meow, meow, stop meow,
meow, bell now meow?
-Oh, yes.
Do, Henrietta.
-Oh, meow, meow, meow, meow.
-Yeah, Hen.
Come over and visit me.
I'll tell you all about my trip.
You all have a good day.
-Thanks, X.
-Thanks.
-Meow.
-Bye bye.
-Bye bye.
-Yeah, come on over.
-Meow, meow, meow, meow.
-Where's the bell?
-It's right here.
LADY ABERLIN: Oh.
Who thought of that cover?
-The Frog family.
-Took a lot of
thought, I'll bet.
[BELL RINGING]
-Well, well, well.
So Lady A has joined the team.
-Oh, but I've always been
on the team, Lady Elaine.
-What do you mean, toots?
-Well, I was bringing
Corny's chair and cover right
over here, and it
just got away from me.
-Where did it go?
-Up there.
-Up?
Oh, well, well, well, well.
-It won't come
down, Lady Elaine.
-Huh.
Well, what about
your step ladder?
-Oh, I tried that.
-What about calling it?
Here, horsey.
Here, horsey.
-We tried that.
-Mhm.
Well, you know what, I think
it's kind of fun up there.
What's wrong with leaving it
up there for everybody to see?
-We hoped you'd think
that way, Lady Elaine.
-After all, it's
an outside exhibit.
A horse in the air
is a fine addition.
-All right.
-And I have another
fine addition, too.
-What is it?
-A cover for our
neighbor, Charles R Aber.
MR. ABER: For me?
-Just a moment, please.
-I wonder what.
-This is exciting.
I didn't expect a cover.
-First a flying--
-And now this cover.
-Oh my goodness.
-What about that, toots?
-It's great.
-Yeah, put it on.
-All right.
-It looks awfully familiar.
LADY ELAINE: Mhm.
LADY ABERLIN: He looks exactly
like King Friday the 13th.
LADY ELAINE: Yes.
Don't you think he'll love that?
LADY ABERLIN: Oh,
I think he will.
-Well, I thought
I'd do something
nice for him for a change.
-Why is that?
-Well, because he's my friend.
-[SINGING] How do
you help a friend
to know that you like him?
-Really like him.
-[SINGING] How do you help a
friend to know that you care?
-Exactly.
Let's go see him, OK?
-OK.
LADY ELAINE: Come along.
[BELLS]
[MUSIC PLAYING]
-See you next time, Trolley.
[CHIMES]
[CHIMES]
[WHISTLE]
-What do you think King
Friday will say when he sees
Mr. Aber with a
face just like his?
We can pretend about
that some more next time.
How do you help a friend
to know you like him?
How do you help a friend
to know that you like her?
By being yourself.
Your honest itself.
Making and keeping
friends are some
of the most important
things you'll ever do.
I'm just thinking
someone would be
so lucky to have
you for a friend.
[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.
-We always have things to
talk about and do, don't we?
I'll be back next time.
Bye.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
16x08 - Episode 8
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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.
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.