17x01 - Playthings

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[MUSIC - WON'T YOU BE MY
NEIGHBOR INSTRUMENTAL]

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? 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 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.

We're television
neighbors again.

And I brought a toy
that isn't working.

Yeah.

But I think I know
how to fix it.

So let's just go to the
kitchen and I'll show you.

[SINGING] Please won't
you be my neighbor.

I think I have
some tacks in here.

Paper towels.

You know what those are?

They're pliers.

Here's some-- what
I needed, you see,

was a little tack to go
in that hole and in there

so that it could stay together.

That one's too big.

What I usually do is just put
them on a sticky piece of tape.

Here's a small one here.

This one might work.

Yeah, I think that's
going to work.

Look at it carefully.

Right.

There.

Now it's together.

What you do is to squeeze
this in this way and this

in this way.

And make that little
toy go like that.

Is that fun?

Just a few pieces of wood and
some string and a little figure

like that.

I know a young man by the
name of Chainey Umphrey who

can do gymnastics
stunts like this.

He's not a toy.

He's a real person.

And he practices his
gymnastics every day

at our neighborhood gym,
along with other young people.

I'd really like you
to meet Chainey.

So why don't we just go
to our neighbor gym now?

Come along.

We'll be back in a
little while, fish.

To our neighborhood gym.

Chainey said he'd meet
us inside the gym.

This is it so let's just go in.

Hi, Chainey.

-Hi, Mr. Rogers.

-That look great.

-Thank you.

-I'd like you to know
my television neighbor.

-Hi.

-Chainey Umphrey.

Tell me what this is.

-This is a pommel horse.

-Pommel horse.

-These are the pommels
and this is the saddle.

-Well it looks kind of
like a horse, doesn't it?

So you do flips
around the horse.

-Right.

-What is this that
you have on your hand?

-Well, this is rosin.

Gymnasts usually call it chalk.

-Chalk.

What do you use that for?

-Oh, just to stay on the event.

It helps from not to
slip, slip off the event.

-I see.

So your hands might be
slippery without that stuff.

-Right.

-Would you do some more
stuff on there for us?

-For sure.

Let me chalk up real quick.

OK.

-That really keeps
you safe I guess.

-Right.

-I just like to see you
do more of that on there.

Oh.

That was wonderful.

What a lot of practice
that must take.

-Yeah, it sure does.

-How much do you practice?

-Well, up to four
to five hours a day.

-Four to five every day?

-Yeah.

-That takes a lot of dedication
to be a gymnast, doesn't it?

-Right.

It's dedication that
makes a gymnast.

-My, my.

Well, I'm already proud of you.

-Thank you.

-You know?

Now you do other things then
the pommel horse, don't you?

-Right.

The parallel bars.

-Parallel bars?

Could I see you work on them?

-Sure.

-Hey, this feels like
walking on pillows.

-Yeah.

It's a safety device.

Let's you in the
[INAUDIBLE] just in case

there's an accident
or just for landing.

Helps saves our legs.

-Oh, you just jump down on it.

-Right.

Kind of like a space man.

-Nice.

I'll just stay over here and
watch you on the parallel bars.

-OK.

-Wow.

Oh is that beautiful.

-Thank you.

-Well, now you never did stuff
like that that when you began,

did you?

-Oh, no.

I started out with forward
rolls and simple little roll

around the mat kind of thing.

-Uh-huh.

-It's taking me a long time
to do what I'm doing now.

-Well, you probably
should never do anything

that complicated
without a teacher.

-Oh, no not at all.

Very important that you
have a coach there with you

to help keep you safe and be
there if there's an accident.

-Yeah.

Do you ever do
anything with music?

-Oh, I sure do.

I've done a floor
exercise to music.

Would you like to see it?

-Sure I would.

Over here?

-Yeah.

-This is where we
do our tumblers.

-It's all carpeted.

-Yeah.

Feel that.

-Springs.
-Right.

It helps us gives us height.

-I see.

-I have some music on tape.

Would you play that for me?

-Sure.

Now why do you take
those long pants off?

-Helps me feel more comfortable.

Show's a little bit
more of my body.

-Uh-huh.

-And then you wear
those soft shoes.

-Right.

Helps give more traction
when I'm running.

-I see.

So I just press the button?

[MUSIC PLAYS]

-Oh, Chainey that was beautiful.

-Thank you.

-You are so graceful.

And you remind me of a dancer.

-Well, you know I have two
sisters that are in dance.

Maybe it's rubbed off
on me a little bit.

-Well, whatever it is,
it's just wonderful.

Do you like this kind
of tumbling a lot?

-Of course.

I love floor but I find high
bar the most interesting.

-High bar?

-Yeah.

-Would you do some
things on the high bar?

-Sure.

-I'd like to see that.

-See, how does Chainey do that?

He does that back flip and then
immediately into a front flip.

CHAINEY: Hi Chuck.

-Oh, hi Chainey.

How are you?
-How are you, Chuck?

-I'm well, Fred.

How about yourself?

-Very good.

-Good to see you.

-What do have here?

-Well, I'm working on an
elephant gymnastics-like toy

and I'd thought I stop by here.

Maybe Chainey and some
of the other gymnasts

could give me some ideas.

-Did you see what Chainey
just did on the floor there?

-Oh, yeah.

It's incredible.
Incredible.

-This way.

-Yes.

That's what I'm
trying to him do, yes.

But I think I'm going to need
batteries and some gears.

-A mechanical elephant gymnast.

You don't use batteries, do you?

-No, I hope not.

-You use yourself.

That's what's important.

What do you have here?

-Oh, it's a pair
of leather grips.

They help me hold on
better on the high bar.

-Oh, I'd like to see
you up on that high bar.

-OK.

Chuck, would you give me a spot?

-Oh, I'd be happy to.
Would you hold that, please?

-Sure.

-Thanks.

-Oh, wow.

Beautiful.

-Isn't that incredible?

-Oh, I should say.

How could any toy
do such a thing?

-Well, I don't
think any toy could,

only a dedicated talented
human being like Chainey

could probably do that.

-Thank you.

-You have a two-year-old
brother, don't you?

-I sure do.

And I'd never let
him do anything

that I do up here
on the high bar.

-Not at two.

Would he want to?

-Yeah, he sure would.

He sees me and work
out, working out

and he wants to go out
there and do the same thing.

But I care too much
about him to see

him go up there
and hurt himself.

-But you'll help him
along, won't you?

-Oh, I sure will.

-You had a lot of
people helping you?

-I did.

I had parents and coach.

And you need someone
there to help you.

-Well, you know
we're might proud

of you in this neighborhood.

-Well, thank you.

-Here's your music.

-OK.

-Sure, I'll hold that for you.

-I know you have things to
do and I've got to get back

but it's always a pleasure
to watch you work.

-Thank you.

-See you soon.

-Thanks for coming by.

-Bye Chainey.

Bye Chuck.

-Bye for now Fred.

Well, I know he won't do
what you just did but do

you think if we
had a bar maybe--

-What a find sports
gymnastics is.

Let's just go back to my place.

-Isn't Chainey a
wonderful gymnast?

He's 15 years old but of course
he practiced easier things

for a long time before he
was able to do those things.

Yeah.

Can you stand on
one foot like this?

Just stand on one foot.

Can you turn a somersault yet?

Well, you saw how
careful Chainey was.

He asked Mr. Aber to spot him.

That means he wanted Mr. Aber
to stand close by to make sure

that he wouldn't
land off the mat.

Thought that was
funny to see that.

How would like some food, fish?

There.

Hmm.

I'll be sure that I get that
little tack in there right.

Put these away.

It's very important
to have a good teacher

if you're interested
in learning gymnastics.

I heard of a child who didn't
know anything about gymnastics

and tried one of those very
difficult stunts and got hurt.

So you need someone to show
you the right way to begin

and then you can
start to learn well.

Let's just have some
make believe now.

I have trolley.

Let's make believe about toys
and gymnastics and elephants.

In fact, we could pretend
that Mr. Aber is visiting

the neighborhood
with HJ Elephant III.

Neighborhood of
Make-Believe, trolley.

[TROLLEY BELL RINGS]

[TROLLEY BELL RINGS & WHISTLES]

-Are you saying he likes
to do a somersault?

-Oh, he does, your majesty.

Could I please see him do it?

-Oh, of course.

Yeah.

-That's very, nice.

Very nice.

However--

-Yes, sire.

-Well, I was just thinking.

It's really you, Mr. Aber
who are making the elephant

do the somersault is it not?

-Oh, yes our [INAUDIBLE]
stays a puppet.

-Yes, I understand.

But have you never
seen an elephant

do somersaults by itself?

-No, I guess I haven't.

-Do you know of such a toy?

-There is only one in the world.

-Only one?

-Yes and it happens
to be in a museum.

-Oh, a toy museum, huh?

-A certain round museum.

-Lady Elaine's museum?

-The only toy of its
kind in the world.

-Wow.

That's something I'd
really like to see.

-May you have good
fortune, Mr. Aber.

-Well, thank you King
Friday and you, too.

-And may your elephant
puppet appreciate you.

-Oh, I think he does.

-I know how to speak
to puppets, you know?

-Well, would you like
to speak with HJ?

-Of course, if he would like.

-Oh, how about it HJ?

Would you like to
speak with King Friday?

-Very good.

-HJ Elephant III, I presume.

-Correct as usual, King Friday.

-I welcome you to
this neighborhood.

-Well, thank you.

I've always like this place.

May I ask you a question?

-Certainly.

-Is it hard to be a king?

-Oh, sometimes it's very hard.

For instance, yesterday
I had to make 17 decrees

and that took such a long time.

-Oh, dear I'm sorry
to interrupt you.

-This is HJ Elephant III.

-I'm so glad to meet
you, Mr. Elephant.

Aren't you a friend
of Charles R.

Aber, our Westwood neighborhood?

-Oh, yes ma'am.

I am.

And he's right here with me.

-Oh, where is he?

-Right down there.

-Hello, Queen Sara.

-Oh, Mr. Aber.

How good to see you.

-Well, thank you.

I was just about to take
HJ to the Museum-Go-Round.

-And I've come to ask my
husband if he can could

come and help with
another decree.

-Another decree, oh.

-Oh, it seems there
are so many requests.

-Very well, my dear.

Farewell, Aber and Elephant.

May you succeed
in life as friends

and may your pleasures
come to you in mutuality.

-Why Friday, you are so poetic.

-I'd like to think so.

-Thank you for
everything, King Friday.

-Oh and you're welcome for
everything, both of you.

-Bye for now, King
Friday, Queen Sara.

-May you have a long
puppet life, Elephant.

-Come along, dear.

-Oh, decrees, decrees, decrees.

MR. MCFEELY: Speedy delivery.

Speedy deliveries.

-Oh, hello Mr. McFeely.

-Why, Mr. Aber, you
have an elephant.

-Yes.

HJ I would like you
meet Mr. McFeely.

-How do you do, HJ?

And a speedy delivery to you.

-Glad to know you,
Mr. [INAUDIBLE].

-That's the first time I ever
shook hands with an elephant.

-Are you making
a delivery today?

-Yes, I have a delivery
over at the Museum-Go-Round.

-Oh well, that's
where we're going.

-Well, let's get together.

-Terrific.

-Right this way.

-Well, well, well.

If it isn't two men
and an elephant.

-And a speedy delivery
for you, Lady Elaine.

-Oh, we get so many
things at this museum.

I wonder what this one is.

-Well, now let me see.

It's in a bag here.

-Oh, good.

-And it says on
the bag, "This bag

contains one Lady
Elaine ladder toy."

-Oh, that's the new toy.

Open it up.

Let's see what it's like.

-Alrighty.

-I've been waiting for this.

-Oh, let's see.

There's the ladder.

-There it is.

Real pretty ladder, too.

-Let me take it out
of the bag here.

-Wait til you see the next part.

Wherever you'll find it.

-Well here's another part here.

That's it and it's Lady Elaine.

What do you think of that?

-How does it work, Lady Elaine?

-Well, you just put
the little figure of me

on the top of the ladder
and you watch it come down.

-Can I try it?

-Oh, please do.

-This goes up on the top.

And you let it go.

-Just let it go.

[INTERPOSING VOICES]

-May I try it?

-Oh, sure.

Go right ahead.

-Oh, thank you.

Put Lady Elaine on top of
the Lady Elaine ladder toy.

-That's right.

-Boop.

Boop.

Boop.

Boop.

Boop.

Boop.

Boop.

Oh, my.

Let me go get it.

-All right.

I think I'll try
that one more time.

-It's fun.

-Here's Lady Elaine
with Lady Elaine.

-All ready now.

One more time on the top.

-All right.

-There she goes.

-Here it comes.

Oh, I'm all dizzy.

-Well, I'll just set it right
there because I have more

speedy deliveries to make today.

-In this neighborhood?

-Yes, in this neighborhood.

I have a delivery at the
castle for Queen Sara.

-Oh, well the world likes
your speedy delivery

service, Mr. McFeely.

-Well, I'm glad because
I like the world.

Speedy delivery, everybody.

Bye-bye.

-Good bye for now, Mr. McFeely.

-Oh, my.

Does your elephant eat much?

-Oh, no.

He's a puppet, Lady Elaine.

I just like to make
believe with him, you know?

-Well, that's a good sport.

-HJ likes to do somersaults.

-Oh, he does.

Somersault it is.

Does he use batteries?

-Oh, no.

I just do it with my hand.

But, King Friday told us that
there's a toy elephant here

that does somersaults by itself.

-That's right.

-And that it's the
only one in the world.

-That's right again.

-Well, could we see it?

I mean HJ and I would really
like to see such a unique toy.

-Mm-hmm.

Nobody sees that toy.

-What do mean?

-I mean it's locked up
in a room all by itself

and nobody ever gets to see it.

-Nobody?

-Nobody.

Not even I.

-Wait a minute.

You mean to say
that you've never

even seen that toy yourself?

-No.

When I took over
this job as curator,

that was the one room I
wasn't allowed to go into.

And nobody else
is allowed either.

-But who made that rule?

-NPR.

-National Playthings Reserve?

-You've got it, neighbor Aber.

-Surely it would be nice to see
that toy gymnastics elephant,

wouldn't it HJ?

-Maybe an elephant could help.

-Maybe so.

Well, let's think about that.

-Well, if you come up with
anything, let me know.

In the meantime, I'll play
with the Lady Elaine ladder.

-Bye for now, Lady Elaine.

-Bye, toots.

-What do you think?

-You want to fly back?

OK.

Go for it.

[TROLLEY BELL RINGS & WHISTLES]

-Yeah.

A flying elephant, Trolley.

[TROLLEY BELL RINGS & WHISTLES]

-Yeah, I know.

But it's in a locked room.

[TROLLEY BELL RINGS & WHISTLES]

[TROLLEY BELL RINGS & WHISTLES]

[TROLLEY BELL RINGS]

[TROLLEY BELL RINGS & WHISTLES]

-Do you like to play with
puppets or wooden toys

or toy cars and trucks
or toy stuffed animals,

like elephants?

There are so many different
kinds of things for play

aren't there?

What do you think they might do
about that gymnastic elephant

that nobody's allowed to even
look at in them the museum?

Well, we'll pretend more
about that next time.

[SINGING] Let's think of
something to do while we're

waiting, while we're waiting
for something new to do.

Let's try to think up a song
while we're waiting that's

deliberation and
will be true to you.

Let's think of something
to do while we're waiting,

while we're waiting
til something through.

You know it's really all right.

In fact it's down
right quite right

to think of something to do
that's specifically for you.

Let's think of something
to do while we're waiting.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

-[SINGING] Let's think of who
it might be while we're waiting.

Mr. McFeely, hi.

-Speedy delivery.

-Speedy delivery.

-I have the letters
that you ordered.

-Oh, good.

Come on in, will you?

-Alrighty.

-I'd like to show
them to my friends.

Would you sit there?

-All right.

I have four letters
of the alphabet here.

-Yeah.

-And when you put them down like
this, I'll show the first one.

This is the letter O. And
it looks the same that way

from outside--

-As from that side.

---that side and upside down.

You

-See?

-Uh-huh.

-Now here's another letter.

Want to take that one?

-Sure.

-Here is the letter X.

MR. ROGERS: And it
looks the same--

MR. MCFEELY: From that way and--

MR. ROGERS: Front and back.

MR. MCFEELY: Front
and back and--

MR. MCFEELY: Upside down.

MR. MCFEELY: See?

MR. ROGERS: Isn't that
fun to think about?

-There's that one.

Now here is the letter I.

MR. ROGERS: Front and back.

MR. MCFEELY: And--

MR. ROGERS: Upside down.

MR. MCFEELY: That way.

-Now, there's one more.

-And number four.

-Letter H.

MR. MCFEELY: That way.

That way and upside down.

There you go.

-Two of them spell--

-Hi.

Hi and speedy delivery.

-That's right.

I wanted you to see this.

-Oh.

-Have you ever seen
a toy like that?

Just press these
two sticks together.

-Well, this looks a
little bit like a H, too.

These together.

A gymnast on a stick.

-What kinds of toys
did you like to play

with when you were a little boy?

-Well, you know I had
a collection of trucks

and I had an electric
train collection.

As a matter of fact, my
grandchildren are coming over

and they like to
play with the truck.

I've saved them.

I passed them down
through generations.

And as a matter of fact, the
first train set that I have-- I

was about three years
old-- I still have.

And we just pass it down
generations in our family.

-You think your grandchildren
would enjoy playing with that?

-Yes.

May I take it to them.

-Yes.

-They're coming.

I'm sure they'll--
they'll enjoy this one.

Speedy delivery.

-Thanks for these, Mr. McFeely.

-Well, you're quite welcome.

-What fun to think
about letters like this.

-Oh, may I see that
one before I go?

The letter X?

I'll make an exit.

Speedy delivery.

There you go.

See you around the neighborhood.

Thank you for the
loan of this.l this.

-Thanks, Mr. McFeely.

MR. MCFEELY: Bye-bye

-Good bye.

All kinds of ways to play.

I love you.

It's a good feeling when you're
able to find people who like

to play the kinds of
things you like to play.

That's one thing that helps to
make friends, playing together.

[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 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.

Only one person in the
whole world like you.

That's you, yourself.

I'll be back next time.

Bye bye.