24x02 - Episode 2

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood". Aired: February 19, 1968 – August 31, 2001.*
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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.
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24x02 - Episode 2

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[THEME SONG: "Won't You Be My
Neighbor?"]

FRED ROGERS: [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 neigborly 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 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?

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?

Welcome, neighbor,
to this neighborhood.

I want very much to
show you a costume.

Bob Trow sometimes gets dressed
up in this costume and pretends

that he's Bob Dog.

And he said I could
try it on if I want to.

I think I will.

Let me see if I
can get into this.

It's heavy!

You ever wear a costume?

You see?

I'm all dressed up like a dog,
but I'm still myself inside.

Bob said he'd come for this
costume in a little while.

But in the meantime, I think
we could feed the fish.

I wonder what the fish think of
a dog giving them their food.

Oh, they probably know
that it's their old friend

just dressed in a costume.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

Oh, maybe that's Bob Trow now.

Let's see.

Oh, no!

It's Marilyn Barnett.

-Hi, I'm looking
for Fred Rogers.

-That's who I am.

-Oh!

You look nice in
your dog costume.

-Thank you!

You're going to give
us some exercises.

-Yes!

Do you have time?

-I sure do.

-Great.

-I think maybe I'll
take this off, Marilyn.

I think maybe I could do
better without the costume.

-I think it would
be definitely safer.

-There.

Bob's going to come
by for that later.

What have you got for us today?

-I have one exercise--
it's a partner exercise.

We can do it together.

-Great.

-In fact, I have two that
are partner exercises.

-Good! "Partner Day."

-Yes.

Take my hands.

-Uh-huh.

-Now watch me first.

-OK.

-I'll go down, bending my knees.

-Uh-huh.

-And then I'm going to go up
all the way up on my toes.

-OK.

-Now when I'm down, you're
going to be up on your toes.

-Like this.

-That's it!

And then you go down and I'm up.

-Ah!

-Help me balance
while I'm up here.

-Yeah.

-Then you're up.

I'll help you balance.

-Good!

-Down, up.

-Oh, I can feel that.

-Great!

Did you like that one?

-Can you do that with a friend?

Yeah.

I did!

So it's down and up, and the
other person up and down.

-Yes.

And now this time, let's
try it on the step.

Now we're going to do it on the
last step-- the bottom one--

so that we don't
go tumbling down

if something should happen.

Nothing will happen.

No, you stay down.

You're going to just watch me.

OK.

Hold me, while I take
one leg and swing it out

over the stair.

-Uh-huh.

-Down and up-- see that?

-Oh, yeah.

Now I'm spotting you, aren't I?

-You're spotting me.

You're watching me, helping me.

-Uh-huh.

-OK, you want to try it?

-Sure!

Now you spot me, OK?

-I'm watching you.

-I know in gymnastics, a lot of
people help with spotting, eh?

-That's right.

Good!

Very nice.

OK.

-Hey, Bob!

-Hi, Bob!

How are you?

-Glad to see you.

-We were doing some
partner exercises.

-Yeah, yeah.

May I join you?

-Yes, but the last one's
not a partner exercise.

I want you both to watch me.

Hands on the waist.

All we're going to do is
turn, keeping the lower

part of our body
perfectly still.

-OK.

-So we're going to turn.

Then turn to the left.

-This way?

-That's it.

Standing up straight and tall.

Try it, Bob?

-I'll try it.

-All right, turn keeping
the bottom still.

-Mhm.

-We're like slow
tops, aren't we?

-Nice!

That's nice.

-OK, you liked that one?

-Yes.

Great.

Fred, I have to get
back to the school.

-Oh, you do?

-Yes!

-Oh, we always like it when
you come here, Marilyn.

-I enjoy it.

-Thanks so much.

-Good to see you again, Marilyn.

-Bye bye.

-She's our good coach.

-She sure is.

-Thanks for letting
me wear this.

-Ah, did it fit all right?

-Just fine.

It fits you best, though.

-Oh, well.

-I like to think of
you in this costume.

-Well, thank you!

[HOWLING]

I like to think of me
in this costume, too.

Thank you, Fred.

And you know, the important
thing about any costume

is the person inside.

-I was just telling my
friends that-- that costumes

are just pieces of material.

But the really fine thing is
what's right inside the person.

-Exactly.

-I like to think of you
in the Bob Dog costume.

-I do, too.
See you, Fred.

-Have a good day.

-You, too.

-Bye, Bob.

-Bye bye.

-Let's have some
make-believe, now

that we've had our exercises.

Do you do those
exercises with us?

When Marilyn teaches them to
me, do you do them with us?

I'd like to think you do.

[BELL RINGING]

-You know, this exercise
you could do sitting down.

Well, last time we pretended
that King Friday said everybody

was to wear a
three-cornered hat-- just

like the people in
Westwood-- just for fun.

But Lady Elaine just
got a very fancy hat,

and she wants to wear it instead
of the three-cornered hat.

So let's make believe
more about that now,

as the trolley goes into the
Neighborhood of Make-Believe.

Ready, Trolley?

[WHISTLES AND BELLS]

-One, two, three-- Trolley!

[WHISTLE AND BELL]

-Would you like to join us in
some back-and-forth exercises?

[WHISTLE AND BELLS]

-Oh, fine.

Good!

[WHISTLE AND BELLS]

-Huh?

[BELLS]

-Huh?

[BELLS]

-Very-- very good, Trolley!

[BELLS]

-The trolley must be
in a big hurry, today.

Yeah.

[FLUTE]

You two do your
exercises very well.

I wish I could spin
as quickly as you.

[ROYAL TRUMPETS]

-Oh, here comes your boss!

-Uh, Handy, Mimus,
and Trog, I presume.

-Correct, as usual, King Friday.

Did-- did you see how well the
birds do their exercises, sire?

-I did, but they
lack two things.

-What's that, King Friday?

-Their three-cornered hats!

-I forgot to put them on them!

Oh, I'm sorry, sire!

-You haven't time to be sorry.

You may put them on now.

-I will do that, sire.

First, Mimus, and
there's one for you.

And here's one for you, Trog.

There!

How's that?

-Very good.

-Yes, lovely.

-Aha.

-So now I presume that
everyone in this neighborhood

is wearing a three-cornered hat.

-Hellooooo, everybody!

-Here's one who isn't.

-Uh, Bob Dog without
hat, I presume.

-Eh, correct, as usual, King
Fri-- what's this about a hat?

-Just one moment, and
you shall have one!

-Yeah, see, one of these--
three corners, see?

See?

-A three-cornered hat.

-So you see there.

-One for Bob Dog.

-Here it is.

There we go.

There we go.

Right there.

-Try that for size.

-How do I look?

KING FRIDAY: Pretty small.

-Too small?

-Yeah, I think it's a bit small.

-I'll look for another one, yes?

-I guess it was a
little bit small.

-Yeah, yeah, yeah.

He'll find-- he'll find--

-There we go.

Now we're talking.

I think it's going
to be perfect.

-This is it, right here.

KING FRIDAY: Where
are you, Bob Dog?

-Bob Dog?

-Yes, just he's
moved up off my--

-There we are.

How's that?

KING FRIDAY: I think
that's too big.

-Too big.

-Yes.

-OK, I'll look for another one.

-OK.

He probably has all kinds
back there, doesn't he.

That's great, yeah.

-Here we go.

-Oh, a nice color.

[HOWLING]

-This one-- this is it.

Now, let's see.

Stand still, Bob Dog.

All right, I will.

-Try that on there.

Make sure it's a good fit, huh?

-Howl did you knowowow?

Why, that's just a
perfect fit, isn't it?

Yeah.

I want to show
everybody this hat.

Yes.

-Yes, and I trust
that you'll find

everyone with a
three-cornered hat.

It's the rule!

-It's the rule!

It's the rule!

A three-cornered hat--
it's the ruuuuule!

-Yes, you may check out
the neighborhood, Bob Dog.

-Yes, sir.

-Yes.

And you, Handy, Mimus,
and Trog may meet me

in the TCH Room,
where we will talk

more about three-cornered hats.

-Very good, sire.

-Come along.

-Goodbye, Bob Dog.

[HOWLING]: Later.

-Yep, bye!

-Do do do doo!

-Well, hello, Bob Dog.

Hoooow are you?

-Oh, fine.

How about youooou?

-I'm well, thanks.

-You look fine.

Your hat fits you perfectly.

-Yes, its a "medium dog."

-Oh!

-Mhm.

Yours looks nice too,
though, Neighbor Aber.

-Oh, well, thank you very much.

-Surely.

Does uh, Daniel have a hat?

-Oh yes, I just gave it to him.

-Oh, good!

I-- I sure would like
to see him with it.

Uh, do you think he,
you would, I, could I?

-He'd probably love to
have a visit from you.

-You think?

-I do.
-Great.

You want to come along?

-Oh, no thanks.

I think I have to go
back to the museum.

-Oh, does Lady
Elaine have a hat?

-Well, yeah, she has "a hat."

-It's "a hat."

Yeah, uh-huh.

Well, I'll come and see
hers after I see Daniel's.

-OK, I'll probably
still be there.

OK, see you later.

-Bye bye,

[HOWLING]

-Whoa!

Look at that little hat.

Ah!

Isn't that nice?

-[HOWLING]: Three
colors-- there's violet,

bluuuuuuue and red, and
yellowowowow and I--

-Hey there.

Hi there, Bob Dog.

-Hi, Daniel.

Isn't this your hat?

-Oh, I made that hat.

-Did you?

-Yeah, I made it for uh,
Malcolm Apricot Dinko.

-Oh, your imaginary friend.

-Yes.

-Oh, that's beautiful!

-Yeah, I made it with some
paper and some buttons

and some macaroni.

-Oh, well that's really nice!

-Uh-huh.

Yeah.

Did you-- did you hear
about Lady Elaine's hat?

-Well, Mister Aber told
me that she had one, yes.

-Yes, she has one.

But it's not a
three-cornered hat.

-Oh now, see,
Daniel, King Friday

wants everybody to have
a three-cornered hat!

-I know.

But you know how Lady Elaine is.

-Yeah, I know.

-Mhm.

-I suppose I'll go see her.

[HOWLING]

-Well, then she can
see how good you

look in your three-cornered hat.

-Oh, well, thanks!

Well, see you
later then, Daniel.

-All right, Bob Dog.

-Oh, a--and no
Malcolm Apricot Dinko.

Say goodbye to me for
him, wherever he is.

OK?

-Oh, sure.

Malcom's inside.

-Oh, is he?

-But I'll tell him
you said goodbye.

-OK, thanks.

-He likes you, Bob Dog.

-Well, I like him, too.

-And I like you, too.

-I like both of you,
too, too, toodalooooo!

-Toodaloo!

Bye bye.

-I advised her that
everyone's wearing one.

-I see, and what did she say?

-Oh, and look who's arriving!

-Oh, hi, Bob Dog.

-Helloooo.

-You know Bob Dog,
don't you, Mr. Jones?

-James Michael
Jones here, Mr. Dog.

-Yes, nice to see you,
James Michael Jones.

Uh, where's Lady Elaine?

-Oh, she's in her WN Room.

-Her what?

-Her "Will Not Room."

-Oh, well, why?

-She will not wear her
three-cornered hat.

-Aw, I think it's kind of
fun to wear them, don't you?

-Yes, but you know
Lady Elaine likes

to do things only her way.

-Yeah, well.

Well, wh-- what--
what-- what's that?

-It's a hat, Mr. Dog.

-Well, it's certainly
not a three-cornered hat.

-You're exactly right.

-It's my hat, and
I'm going to wear it!

-Excuse me!

-Oh, hi, Handy.

-Has anybody seen Lady Elaine?

-Just barely.

-Oh, well, I was
just wondering--

she's the only
one I haven't seen

with her three-cornered hat.

-I think I must get
back to Southwood.

-Oh, maybe we can talk
later, James Michael.

-Yes, any time.

-Yeah, well I have to go, too.

So toodaloooo!

-See you, Bob Dog.

See you later, James Michael.

-Bye.

Well, I hope I didn't
break up a party!

-Oh no, not at all.

It was hardly a party, Handyman.

-Well, can you tell me where
I might find Lady Elaine?

-She's been spending a lot
of time in her WN Room.

-W N?

-"Will Not."

-Will not what?

-Wear a three-cornered
something.

-Oh, now I see.

-I wish you well.

-Oh, listen, if
you meet the King,

would you tell him
that I'm still at work?

-Oh, certainly!

Yours is not an
easy job, Handyman.

-But it's handy.

Goodbye.

-Farewell.

[SINGING]:Lady Elaine will not
wear her three-cornered hat.

She will not wear her--
Oh, hi, Edgar Cook!

[SINGING]:Oh, hello, Mr. Aber.

-Would you please give King
Friday a message for me?

[SINGING]:Of course, I will.

-Will you please tell
him that Handyman

Negri is still at work?

[SINGING]:Handyman
Negri is still at work.

I'll tell him now.

-Thank you, Edgar.

[SINGING]:I like your hat.

-It's three-cornered.

-You're right in style.

-And so is Trolley.

[BELLS]

-Well, that's for sure!

-Yes.

Farewell!

[BELLS]

[WHISTLE AND BELLS]

-Well, Lady Elaine is still
wearing her other hat.

What do you suppose she'll
say to Handyman Negri

when he sees her in the WN Room?

Did you ever feel like going to
a WN Room-- a "Will Not Room."

If you do, the best
thing you can do

is talk about it
with somebody you

love-- somebody who loves you.

I wonder why it's so good to
talk about important things

with other people?

Sometimes it helps.

It doesn't matter what kind of
hat you wear or no hat at all.

There's one thing you
can wear on your face

that's always in style.

-[SINGING]:It's the
style to wear a smile.

Do you know how to
put one on your face?

In a while, you'll
feel your smile.

You'll know it's there to wear.

It's there to
share-- your smile's

your style upon your face.

It's true.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

-Oh, let's see who's here.

Mr. McFeely.

-Uh, do you have a minute?

-Oh, yes.

Come in, please.

-Well, I'd like to
show you something.

-I'm glad to see you.

-What do you think
of my blue jeans?

-Why, they look splendid on you!

Are they new?

-Well, I went to the factory
where people make them,

and they gave me a pair.

Oh, would you like to see
how people make blue jeans?

It's a tape.

-I certainly would.

-We'll put it in
Picture Picture?

-Sure!

-Alrighty.

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

-Good.

Thank you, Mr. McFeely.

They look very good on you.

Uh, "How People
Make Blue Jeans."

MR. MCFEELY: Now when
people make blue jeans,

someone needs to
cut the material

into just the right shapes.

MR. ROGERS: He's
cutting all of that.

MR. MCFEELY: Mhm.

And he's putting
these pieces with some

of the other cut-out pieces
that will be used later.

See, there they
are in this table.

MR. ROGERS: What
interesting shapes they are.

MR. MCFEELY: All for blue jeans.

Now she's putting
one of the pockets

on the back side of the jeans.

MR. ROGERS: It's a pocket, huh?

MR. MCFEELY: It's a pocket.

You'll see it again.

And then, It's
stitched into place.

MR. ROGERS: Oh, that sewing
machine goes very fast.

MR. MCFEELY: It surely does.

And there, we have
a back pocket.

Now this woman is sewing
two pieces of material

together to make a front pocket.

MR. ROGERS: It will be a pocket
on the front of the jeans.

MR. MCFEELY: That's right.

Then the front pocket
is sewn onto the jeans.

So there we go, sewing
it onto the jeans.

MR. ROGERS: Looks
very difficult.

MR. MCFEELY: It takes a lot of
practice to make blue jeans.

MR. ROGERS: Mhm.

What is this woman doing here?

MR. MCFEELY: She's
sewing a zipper

onto small pieces of material.

MR. ROGERS: A zipper?

MR. MCFEELY: Mhm!

MR. ROGERS: My,
that's a long zipper.

MR. MCFEELY: Yes,
it certainly is.

In a moment, you will
see how a long zipper

becomes a shorter zipper.

Now watch this woman
use this machine

to cut that long zipper
into many smaller ones.

MR. ROGERS: Now I understand.

MR. MCFEELY: Now this part's
called the "pull-tab."

MR. ROGERS: The pull-tab?

MR. MCFEELY: That's right.

And here's how it's
added to each zipper.

MR. ROGERS: Oh, there it is.

MR. MCFEELY: Now this piece
with the finished zipper

is sewn onto the front
part of the jeans.

MR. ROGERS: Oh,
that's how it works.

MR. MCFEELY: Mhm.

MR. ROGERS: There it is.

MR. MCFEELY: They make sure
that the zipper stays in place.

It's stitched one more time.

MR. ROGERS: People surely
put a lot of time and care

into making blue jeans.

MR. MCFEELY: Indeed, they do.

Now the two front parts of the
jeans are-- are sewn together,

and that's what
this person's doing.

MR. ROGERS: I wonder
what she's thinking.

MR. MCFEELY: Maybe
about the people

who are going to wear the jeans.

MR. ROGERS: They're
really starting

to look like blue jeans now.

MR. MCFEELY: Yes, they are.

Here the two back parts
are sewn to the front.

MR. ROGERS: Two back parts.

I see.

She surely knows what to do.

MR. MCFEELY: Now this woman
sews the back pieces together

in the middle.

See?

Right down the middle.

MR. ROGERS: She must be
very careful as she works.

MR. MCFEELY: Oh,
yes, very careful.

Now this person stitches
together the front

and back parts along
the inside edge.

Then she'll check her work.

MR. ROGERS: What's he doing?

MR. MCFEELY: He's
using a special tube

to turn the blue
jeans right side out.

MR. ROGERS: How does that work?
MR. MCFEELY: You see that tube?

MR. ROGERS: Mhm.

MR. MCFEELY: There's air in the
tube that pulls the material

from inside out
to right side out.

MR. ROGERS: What an idea someone
had to make that special tube!

MR. MCFEELY: Well, you're right.

Now this is how the waist
band-- you know, the part that

goes around your waist-- how
it's sewn onto the jeans.

MR. ROGERS: Imagine
how many blue jeans

she must help to
make in one day.

MR. MCFEELY: Well,
I bet it's a lot!

Now this one makes
the button hole.

See?

There it is.

MR. ROGERS: Oh, yes.

MR. MCFEELY: And then,
she puts on a button.

You'll see that in a moment.

Ah, there's a button.

We'll see it again.

MR. ROGERS: On goes the button.

MR. MCFEELY: Another button.

Now this woman is sewing
on the belt loops.

There you can see it--
stitched into place.

MR. ROGERS: Uh-huh.

MR. MCFEELY: That's what
you call "speedy stitching."

MR. ROGERS: I'll say.

And that's where the
belt fits through.

MR. MCFEELY: Oh, you're right.

Now the last thing to sew on
the blue jeans is the hem.

It's at the bottom of each leg.

You see, here it goes.

Now this woman
checks to make sure

that everything was
made just right.

MR. ROGERS: They surely
look like your blue jeans.

MR. MCFEELY: They're
exactly the same kind.

Finally, she puts them in a
box, and they'll go to stores

everywhere so people can buy
them and enjoy wearing them.

-Thank you for
that, Mr. McFeely.

-Well, you're welcome.

And I'm glad you
like the blue jeans.

-Oh, I surely do.

But, you know, the best
part of all your clothes

is the person inside.

-Well, as you always say,
"The style's inside."

-That's for sure.

-Well, I have some
Speedy Deliveries.

So right now, I'll
say Speedy Delivery,

and I'll see you around
the neighborhood, alrighty?

-I hope so, Mr. McFeely.

Thank you, again!

-You're welcome.

Bye bye!

-Bye bye.

And the same goes for you.

No matter what you wear, it's
the inside of you that matters.

FRED ROGERS: [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

by just your being yourself.

I'll be back next time.

Bye bye.

[THEME MUSIC]
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