21x08 - Episode 8

[bunniefuu]

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
would 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.

Do you ever sing Won't You Be
My Neighbor while I sing it?

Please won't you be my neighbor?

You know, learning things
like songs and new words

and thinking about
neighbors and friends

are all ways of
growing, growing inside.

And part of the fun of
that kind of growing

is that it can go
on all our lives.

Now before we do
anything else, I

want to go get
something to show you.

It's right out here.

Now if you'll just wait
here a few seconds,

I'll be right back.

It'll be a little
like peek-a-boo,

but I'll be going
to get something.

This is a cat whose
name is Jimmy.

And he's a friend of mine.

Such a fine boy, yeah.

Such a fine cat.

Isn't he a beautiful, big cat?

Look.

Oh please, don't leave.

He wants to go under there.

[CHUCKLING]

Come on, Jimmy.

I want my television
friends to see.

Oh, my, you're so heavy.

I remember when Jimmy
was just a kitten.

In fact, I remember his visiting
me right here in this place.

And my showing him to
my television neighbors.

I like to think
about that time when

you were just a little kitten.

Yeah.

Just a little kitten.

You like it there, do you?

You like to sit
there on the floor?

Someday you're going to be
a big cat like your mom.

Or like your dad.

[KNOCKING]

Oh, there's somebody
at the door.

Come on, let's go see
who's at the door.

Let's go see who's at the door.

Oh, it's Mr. McFeely.

Mr. McFeely.

Good day to you.

-Is this a good
time for the pickup?

-It's a perfect
time, Mr. McFeely.

Jimmy's a very frisky kitty.

-Well, I'll take
good care of him.

I know you will.

See you around the neighborhood.

-All right, Mr. McFeely.

Thanks so much.

-You're welcome.

Bye, bye.

-Bye, bye.

Jimmy was little
then and now he has

grown to be a big cat,
the big cat he is today.

He was born a kitten and then
he grew and he grew and he grew

and he grew and
he grew and now he

can do what a
kitten couldn't do.

His story is his history.

He's grown to be a very graceful
cat, still pretty frisky, hm,

hm.

And everything that he's
done is part of his history.

Just like everything about you
is all part of your history.

You were born a little baby.

And you grew to be able to do
the things that you do now.

Do you know any little babies?

I brought a book of pictures
of babies and children.

You want to go over there?

He seems to want to
go over that way.

I'll show you this.

This is a book of babies
and little children.

Some neighbors of ours
I'd like you to see.

And to think, everybody
was a baby once.

All human beings start
out being babies.

I wonder if you ever
think about the things

that you can do now
that you couldn't

do when you were a little baby.

Can you feed yourself now?

Can you go to the
potty by yourself now?

Can you say some special words?

Can you wait for a while for
something you want a lot?

Those are all things
that babies can't do.

Those things show how
much you're growing.

[KNOCKING]

Oh.

Let's see who that is.

Oh, it's Mr. McFeely.

Hi, Mr. McNeely.

-Good day to you.

It's not often that I
have a delivery and a pick

up at the same place.

-Well, I know you have
a pickup because I've

got-- can you wait
just a second.

Because Jimmy's over here.

-All righty.

There he is.

There's Jimmy.

-There's Jimmy.

He's your pick up but I don't
think I have any delivery.

-But I have a delivery for you.

Speedy delivery.

-Well, I don't think I ordered
any flowers, Mr. McFeely.

-Well, I know you didn't But
Betsy and I are giving flowers

to all of our best
customers this week.

-Well thank you for that.

That is just beautiful.

-Let me take Jimmy
from you there.

-He's a fine cat.

-He certainly is.

-What a nice idea.

Is that all part of your
advertising campaign?

-All part of the campaign.

And we grew the
flowers ourselves

so we could give them away.

-Well, they're very nice
and I thank you for them.

-You're quite welcome.

Oh, by the way, how's the
bean plant coming along?

-I haven't checked
it today, but I will.

-Well, you have these flowers to
look at until the plant grows.

-I certainly do and
I thank you for that.

-Speedy delivery
to you, good bye.

-It certainly is.

Bye, bye, Jimmy.

Bye, you fine cat.

-I'll take him
back to his family.

We've all grown, haven't we?

-We certainly have.

-Jimmy, you, and I.

-Bye, bye.

-Hm, they're beautiful flowers.

To think the
McFeelys grew those.

And would give them to us.

When I was little and I gave
some flowers to somebody,

flowers that I found, like
dandelions or daisies or weeds,

I would just cram them
into a glass and give them.

I didn't know anything
about how to arrange flowers

so that they would look fancy.

But I always gave my
flowers with love.

And of course, that's the
best arrangement for anything.

The McFeelys obviously
give theirs with love, too.

I'll just put those there.

And let's check to see how
the bean plant is doing.

Takes time to grow, doesn't it?

[SPRAYING]

I'll give it some mist.

It takes time and
a lot of patience.

But there are lots
of things we can

do while we're
waiting for growing.

Just set up the Neighborhood
of Make Believe.

There's the factory.

What's this?

Museum go 'round.

Daniel's clock.

Platypus mound.

That's a surprise.

Nick's and Henrietta's tree.

There.

Now last time, we pretended
that the people and animals

of the Neighborhood
of Make Believe

were concerned because there
was some Big Thing rolling

from Westwood toward
where they live.

When she heard about it,
Lady Elaine Fairchild

thought she'd call Purple Panda
to see if anyone on our Planet

Purple knew anything about it.

Among other things, let's make
believe that Purple Panda comes

for a visit, right
from Planet Purple.

And what do you suppose that
Big Thing will look like?

Do you think you'll be as
big as a chair, or a table,

or a sink, or a refrigerator?

OK, Trolley.

We'll think about those
things in the Neighborhood

of Make Believe.

[TRAIN BELL]

[TRAIN WHISTLE]

Of course, it's a
purple light emergency.

You don't think I'd call
for nothing, do you?

Now is Purple Panda there?

Yes, and thanks.

-Is that you, Purple Panda?

Well, I need you
here in Make Believe.

As soon as you can come.

Well, that was fast.

-The Purple Way.

-Right you are.

-Now, what is the emergency?

-There's a Big Thing that's
rolling here from Westwood.

And I thought you might be
able to help us with it.

-What kind of big thing is it?

-Nobody knows.

At least I haven't seen it.

-Is it purple?

-Oh, I forgot to ask.

But they said it was round.

So I thought you'd know
something about it.

After all, you are
from a round planet.

-Excuse me, Lady Elaine.

-Hi, Neighbor Aber.

You know Purple Panda,don't you?

-Oh, yes, of course,
Hello, Purple Panda.

-Hello.

-I've come to warn
everybody that the Big

Thing is almost here.

-What do you think will happen?

-I don't know.

In Westwood all it did
was roll right through.

-What color is it?

-You'll soon see.

Shall we go to the castle?

-You bet your life.

I'm ready.

-Mayor Maggie, I presume.

-Correct, as usual, King Friday.

-Have you a report
on the Big Thing?

-I do.

It's just about to arrive
in this neighborhood.

-From which direction?

-Oh, I don't see--
Oh, look who's coming.

-Here we are.

-Why, it's only Purple Panda.

Welcome, Purple Panda.

-Thank you, King Friday.

-Hah, hah, hah.

Everybody's been thinking
you're some scary, Big thing.

Look everyone, it's just
our friendly Purple Panda.

-I am not a scary, Big
Thing, King Friday.

-Of course you are not.

-No, I am not.

But what is that huge round
mass rolling in over there?

-Now that's a different story.

-See what they mean, toots?

-Call out the troops.

-Excuse me, King Friday,
but that Big Thing

didn't do any harm in Westwood.

Couldn't we just wait and
see what happens here?

-On one condition.

-What is that?

That you and Mayor
Maggie and Purple Panda

speak to the Big Thing and
see what it plans to do.

[TRUMPETS]

-Your troops at
your service, Sire.

-You made guard the castle.

But hold your fire.

Our representatives will
speak to the Big Thing.

-Very good, Sire.

-Intermediate
delegation proceed.

-I'm out of here.

-Hello, Big Thing.

-You are no longer in Westwood.

-You have rolled into the
Neighborhood of Make Believe.

-Are you planning
to roll on out?

-King Friday the 13th, who
lives over in that castle,

has called the royal troops
out and considers using force.

But we were hoping that
wouldn't be necessary.

-We are really peace
loving people around here.

And as mayor of
Westwood, I'd like

you to know that I'm certainly
grateful that you passed us by.

-And maybe you will
pass us by, too.

I wonder what that means.

-I'll go tell King Friday.

-What will you tell him?

-Well, I'll tell
him that the Big

Thing kind of teeter-tottered.

Keep talking peace
and passing on.

That seems to get
the most response.

-We will.

-Oh, Daddy, I just heard
the Big Thing is here.

What are we going to do?

-We're negotiating,
right now, son.

-I wish I could help.

If I were great big, I'd--

-Neighbor Aber, I presume.

-Correct as usual, King Friday.

-Your report?

-We seem to be making
some progress, Sire.

-Would you like some force?

-Oh, no, no, no, not yet.

But thanks.

-We're backing you up.

-All the way.

-You are impressive, troops.

I'll help too, Mr. Aber.

-Thanks, Prince Tuesday.

Peace is the word.

-Very good, neighbor.

Yes.

-As soon as we mentioned
peace and passing on

and things like that, the Big
Thing kind of teeter-tottered,

as if it were
happy or something.

It was nice.

-Looks very hopeful.

There's growth in
this situation.

-I really do think so.

I mean, if we can talk
and think and feel peace,

we'll all be the better for it.

-Feel peace.

-Think peace.

-Yes.

Yes, Trolley.

-Peace is the word, Trolley.

-Peace is the word.

-What do you suppose
that Big Thing really is?

Looks like a big
walnut or an egg

or a bean or something to me.

Well, we can pretend it
to be anything we want.

Do you suppose it was little one
time and grew to be that big?

Or do you suppose
it started out big?

Do you like to make up
stories about little things

that grow big?

Well, I want to play
a game with you.

I'd like you to take a good
look at all of these places

in the Neighborhood
of Make Believe.

And then I'm going to
take one of them away.

And see if you can guess
which one I take away.

Not Purple Panda.

I'll just put him back here.

You ready?

Now, don't look.

I'm going to take one away.

All right.

Now you can look.

Which one did I take away?

The tree.

Um, hm.

Let's do it once more.

Now I'm going to
take one other away.

You ready?

Now look.

Is it the castle that's gone?

Right.

OK, Now I have to
put these all away.

Because after you play with
things, you put them back.

OK, the museum go 'round,
The mound and the clock.

See if I can take
them all at once.

There.

It's time to feed the fish.

There you are, fish.

They look hungry.

All colors of fish.

All sizes.

Fish are like people,
in that they grow little

by little, inside and outside.

So they can become big fish.

The way children grow little
by little, inside and outside.

So they can get to be grown up.

I want to show you this book.

You know, I showed you the
baby and the children's

pictures earlier.

And now, I want to show
you that those babies

and children grew
up to be adults.

This baby grew up
to be this woman.

This baby boy grew
up to be this man.

This little girl grew
up to be this woman.

This boy grew up to be this man.

.

And this boy grew
up to be this man.

And this girl grew
up to be this woman.

This boy grew up to be this man.

All neighbors here.

And this girl grew
up to be this woman.

You see, children can grow to
be adults, outside and inside.

You used to creep
and crawl real well,

but then you learned
to walk real well.

There was a time
you'd coo and cry,

but then you learn to talk,
and, my, you almost always try.

You almost always do your best.

I like the way
you're growing up.

It's fun.

That's all.

You're growing.

You're growing.

You're growing in and out.

You're growing.

You're growing.

You're growing all about.

Your hands are
getting bigger now.

Your arms and legs
are longer now.

You even sense
your insides grow,

when mom and dad refuse you.

So you're learning
how to wait now.

It's great to hope
and wait somehow.

I like the way
you're growing up.

It's fun.

That's all.

Some day you'll be
a grown up, too.

And have some
children grow up, too.

Then you can love
them in and out.

And tell them stories all
about the times when you were

their size, the times when you
found great surprise in growing

up and they will sing,
it's fun, that's all.

You're growing.

You're growing.

Your growing in and out.

You're growing.

You're growing.

You're growing all about.

Yes, you are.

Somebody at the door.

See what growing
people are here?

Oh, it's the Kwongs.

Hi, Eva.

-Hi, Mr. Rogers.

-Hi,Una.

Won't you come in?

I'm so glad to see you.

-It's nice to see
you, Mr. Rogers.

-Thank you, Eva.

-I'm glad to see
you, Mr. Rogers.

-I'm glad to see you and this
is my television neighbor.

This is Una Kwong and Eva Kwong.

-Last time we were
here, Una was a baby.

-She certainly was.

Look how much she's grown.

Would you come on in.

You've got a book with you.

-Yes.

We were just at the library.

-Would you read the book for me?

-Uh, huh.

-Are you reading now?

-Yes.

We just learned, learning
to read this year.

-Let me see this.

-One fish, two fish,
red fish, blue fish.

-And here is one fish.

And here are two fish.

And this one?

-Is red.

-It's a red one?

-And this one is a blue one.

-That is a blue one.

And onto the next page.

-Black fish, blue fish,
old fish, new fish.

-And it is black, blue,
old, and new fish.

-A baby fish.

-This one has a little star.

-Where is that little star?

-Right there.

-Nice.

And what about this one?

-This one has a little car.

Say, what a lot
of fish there are.

-Yeah, what a lot
of fish there are.

I have a lot of fish
in my place, too.

You know that I take care of.

Hm, hm.

You know them, don't you?

What about this?

-Some are thin and some are fat.

The fat one has a yellow hat.

[CHUCKLING]

-And that one is fat.

And it does have a
yellow hat, doesn't it?

-It's silly.

[CHUCKLING]

-It's fun to read silly things.

-From there to here
from here to there,

funny things are everywhere.

-They sure are.

-Here are some who
like to run, they

run for fun in the hot hot sun.

Oh, me.

Oh, my.

Oh, me.

Oh, my.

What a lot of
funny things go by.

-What a lot of
funny things go by.

Thank you for showing us that

-You're welcome.

-You certainly read very well.

Do you like to read?

-Yes.

-You do.

I bet you've read to her
haven't you since she's--

-We read every day and we
like to go to the library

too, and borrow books.

-That's wonderful.

I'm mighty glad to
have you for neighbors.

I just remember when
you were a tiny baby.

Thank you for coming
to show us that.

And to read to me.

I hope you'll come again.

-Thank you.

-Bye, bye.

-Bye, my dear.

-You can learn through
reading all of your life.

Thanks, Eva.

-Bye,bye.

-Bye.

-Bye, Una.

I have wonderful neighbors.

Gives me a good
feeling, you know,

to know that people are
really enjoying their reading.

And they're growing.

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 happy 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 a special day.

You know how?

By just you being you.

Sure.

You may have some pictures
of yourself as a baby

or as a young person.

And you save those pictures
because there'll be a day when

you get grown up and
you'll want to look back

and see how much you've grown.

Outside and inside.

I'll be back next time.

Bye, bye.