28x03 - Episode 3

[bunniefuu]

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?

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.

Did you see that balloon?

Well, a friend of mine taught
me how to make a game out

of a balloon and a paper plate.

And so I wanted to show you.

Let's just go right
away to the kitchen,

and I'll try to make that game.

A balloon and a paper plate.

I need some scissors.

So scissors are in my craft box.

I brought a couple
plates, but you really

just need a balloon
and one plate.

Now, you sit right
there, balloon.

If I go like that
with the plate,

I can get a good start on
cutting this rim off like this.

And that's the first thing you
do, cut the rim of the plate.

See?

Now we have a circle and
another kind of circle.

And then in the
middle here, just

make a little snip like that.

And it's right in
here that I'm going

to put the bottom
of the balloon.

This part of the balloon
will just go right

into that, if I can
get it in there.

There.

See?

I think maybe I'll put
a little bit of tape

down here to secure it.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

There it is.

Now, you know what
you do with this?

You use it as a
ring toss like that.

[KNOCKING]

Oh, there's somebody
at the door.

Let's see who that is.

We'll come back here later.

Oh, it's Marilyn Barnett.

Hi, Marilyn.

-Hi, Fred.

How are you?

-Great.

Do you have some
exercises for us?

-I certainly do.

-Good.

Oh, am I glad to see you.

-I'm glad to see you
too, always, Fred.

I have some--

-What do you have for us?

-I have stretching exercises.

-Stretching, good.

-Yes, It's good to--

-I need to stretch.

-It's good to stretch
lightly before you

get into more active exercises.

-I see.

-So watch me.

-Hm mm.

-Feet are apart.

-Hm mm.

-Great.

A little bit further apart.

-Oh, got to fix this.

-That's good.

Yes, you don't want to
trip over your shoelaces.

-That's right.

-That was great.

Bend just slightly.

There.

All right.

Now I just want you to sway.

We're going to go to the left.

That's how our legs
move, back and forth.

That's good.

Don't lean back.

Watch this, Fred.

Take the arm up and
stretch the side.

Just hold it, stretch.

-Ooh.

-Good.

Now try the other arm.

Very nice.

Let's try it again.

Stretch, hold it.

Do you feel that
stretch down here?

-Uh huh.

-Good.

One more time, other side.

Stretch over.

Good.

Very nice.

Feels good, doesn't it?

-I'll say.

-I have another one.

-All right.

-This one's a little harder.

We're going to bend
a little bit more.

Same position.

-OK.

-We're going to bend.

Now, this time it's going
to be a little lower.

We're going to go down
and reach for this foot.

-Like that?

-And reach out, making
a very large circle.

Stand up as you're making that
circle, all the way back down.

-Ooh, is that nice.

-It is.

Try the other way.

But keep the knees [INAUDIBLE].

Stretch.

Can you see the circle?

Stretch all the way.

-[SSHHH]

-Stretch.

Good.

Stretch.

Large circles.

-You know that circle, that
reminds me of something.

Could you wait
for just a minute?

I'd-- I'd like to
get you something.

-OK.

-It's inside.

I'll be right back.

And maybe you could do that
exercise with my friend.

-I'd love to.

-OK.

I'll be right back.

-OK.

Sometimes when I
do that exercise,

instead of starting
here, I start here.

And I relax, stretch, and
come all the way over.

And I stretch down again,
and I make large circles.

-Fred, what do you have?

-I made this.

This is a kind--

-You made this?

-Yeah, kind of a ring toss game,
and I'd like you to have it.

-Me?

-Yeah.

-Thank you so much.

I--
-Do you want to try it?

-How do you play it?

-You just toss the ring.

-Toss it?

-Over this, yeah, and
try to get it over--

-Toss it over the balloon?

-Uh huh.

-I'll try.

Does it take practice?

-Well, sure, just like anything.

-OK.

-Have another try.

-Great.

-You got it.

-Good, good.

-You may have it.

-Thank you so much.

And my students will love this.

I will this back to school.

-Well, it's just
a homemade game,

but I thought you might like it.

-You did a nice job.

Thank you.

-You're very welcome.

And thank you for
all our exercises.

-I love exercising.
-See you, Marilyn.

-Bye-bye.
-Bye-bye.

She liked it.

Did you hear her say she'll
take it back to school?

She'll show it to her students.

Well, that's nice.

I was just thinking.

If you don't have anybody to
help you with-- with scissors,

and you still want to make
something with a paper plate,

here's an idea.

There's a horse.

There's a giraffe.

There's a cow.

And there's a lion.

Now, you could make these
out of paper yourself.

But if you just
put them on a plate

and turn them around like that,
you have a merry-go-round.

Yeah, sort of like
a Museum-Go-Round.

I'm going to get
the Museum-Go-Round.

See if it will go
around up here.

[SINGING] Let's go around
and around and around.

Let's go around and around.

Let's go around and
around and around.

Let's go around and around.

What do you think we
should do with this toy?

What do you think we should do?

What do you think we
should do with this toy?

I think we should make believe.

Hm mm.

Sure, let's just
go to the Trolley

and have some make believe.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[SINGING] Dum da da dum
da da dum dum da da dum.

Hello, Trolley.

[TROLLEY WHISTLES]

Hello, there.

Last time in Make-Believe,
Betty Okonak Templeton

was looking for her friend,
Lady Elaine Fairchilde.

Nobody knew where
Lady Elaine was.

Where do you think she might be?

Somewhere in the neighborhood?

Someplace else?

Well, let's just make
believe about that now.

OK Trolley, the neighborhood
of Make-Believe.

[TROLLEY WHISTLES ]

-Oh, hello, Trolley, here.

Now, Mr. Aber, you
say that no one

has seen Lady Elaine
for quite some time.

-That's right.

Betty Templeton tried
calling her for days,

and finally came
here to look for her.

Well, is there anything
we can do to help?

-I was wondering
if you would check

all the rooms in the castle.

-By all means.

We'll knock on
every door we see.

Of course, it'll take a while.

-Oh, I realize.

Like the Museum-Go-Round,
you, too, have many rooms.

-Yes, we do.

But if we find her, we'll
call you right away.

-Thank you, Queen Sara.

-Yes, thank you.

-Mr. Aber, please.

-Oh, hello, Tuesday.

I'm glad to see you.

-Have you found Auntie
Lady Elaine yet?

-No.

In fact, your
mother just told me

that she's going to check
in every room in the castle.

-Well, I hope we find her.

-Oh, I hope we do, too.

-And I hope we find
the Fortune Cookie Man.

-Has he gone, too?

-Yes.

He was going to teach
me how to hula hoop,

but I can't find him.

-Huh.

So now we have two
people to find.

-But I'll keep looking.

-Thanks, Tuesday.

-OK.

-Hm.

First Lady Elaine, now
the Fortune Cookie Man.

Wonder where they are.

I think I'll ask X and
Henrietta if they've seem them.

[BELL RINGING]

[KNOCKING]

-Meow meow, neighbor, meow meow.

-Hello to you, Henrietta.

-Meow meow you?

-Oh, I'm just fine, thanks.

But I can't seem to
find Lady Elaine.

-Meow meow, meow meow away?

-I don't know whether
or not she went away.

It's not like her to go
somewhere and not tell anybody.

--Ah, ha, hello
there, Neighbor Aber.

-Hi, X.

-How in the world are you?

-Just fine, and you?

-Oh, I'm fine.

I've been having the best time.

-Really?

What have you been doing, X?

-Oh, well, I'll show you.

-OK.

-Meow meow meow
meow meow meow meow.

Meow meow meow meow
meow meow meow.

-Ah, no wonder.

-Leaves me a two.

Meow meow meow
meow balloon meow.

-[LAUGHS]

-I love balloons, don't you?

-Oh, I certainly do.

-Ah, just let go and
watch what happens.

-Really?

Just let it go?

-Uh huh.

-All right.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

-[LAUGHS]

-Ah, well, it flew away, X.

-Yeah.

That's because there
wasn't any writing on it.

-What do you mean?

-Ah, well, I'll get you
another one, and I'll show you.

-OK.

Hm.

-Meow meow meow meow
writing meow meow?

-No idea.
-I never heard of--

But writing on a--

---such a thing, meow.

-There you go.

-All right.

[LAUGHS]

-One balloon.

-Meow meow meow meow
meow meow meow meow.

-How am I going
to write on it, X?

-Oh, I'll get you a pen.

-OK.

Do you know what's
happening with the balloon?

-Meow.

-All right.

-There you are.

There's a pen.

-And what do I write on it?

-Uh, now you just write
a name on the balloon.

-A name.

Any name?

-Ah, yeah, just any name.

-OK.

How about your name, Hen?

-Meeoow meow meow ideas meow.

-H-E-N.

-Hey, ah, now, that's for--
that's for you, Henrietta.

-Meow meow.

-Now what?

-Uh, now, let that balloon go.

-OK.

-Hm mm.

See?

-Well, look at that.

-Yeah.

Isn't it pretty?

-It's wonderful.

-Meow meow wonderful meow.

-It looks like it's dancing.

-Meow.

-And watch where it goes.

-It's coming this way.

-Meow.

Meow coming.

Meow me meow.

Aah, that's great.

-To Hen, yeah.

-But how does that work, X?

-Oh, it's a Make-Believe
finder balloon.

Ooh, a Make-Believe
Find-- did you

say a Make-Believe
finder balloon?

-Yes.

-You mean it finds whoever's
name is printed on it?

-That's right.

Do you want some more
to use for yourself?

-I think they might
come in very handy.

-Uh huh.

Well, I'll get some for you.

How many do you need?

-Well, let's see, Lady Elaine
and the Fortune Cookie--

right now I need two.

-Coming right up. [LAUGHS]

-Oh, that'll be
very helpful, Hen.

-Yeah, meow wonderful meow.

-It is, indeed.

-Meow meow?

And meow meow beautiful meow.

-Here they are.

-Oh, well, thank-- oh, X,
these balloons are different.

-Ah, easier to carry.

You just blow them up
when you need them.

-Oh, I see.

-Hm mm.

And you can keep the pen.

-Oh, thanks, X,
thanks very much.

-Ah, you're welcome.

-I'll see you all later.

-OK.

-Meow meow meow good
luck meow meow Aber.

-Thanks, friends.

Hello, Miss Templeton.

-Oh, hello, Mr. Aber.

What a joy to see your
face, even though I wish

it were Lainie's face.

I guess you know that my friend
Lainie is among the missing

persons in this neighborhood.

And I thought if I just spun
this Museum-Go-Round and around

and around, it might
just do some good.

Heaven knows what good.

But, well, I just feel
I need to do something.

You know what I mean?

-Oh, yes, I do.

And I've just been
given something

that might be of help.

-What is that, dear?

-Finder balloons.

-Well, I've never
heard of such a thing.

You mean those balloons know
how to find things and people?

Well, if that's
so, wouldn't it be

wonderful if they
could find Lainie?

-And the Fortune Cookie Man.

-Oh, is he missing, too?

My my, we do have
work to do, don't we?

Now, how could I be of help?

-Well, if you'll
blow up the balloons,

I'll print the names on them.

-Oh, ho, I'll be glad to.

I've always had a lot of good,
hot air for filling balloons.

I remember when I used to
have balloons for parties.

I could blow them up
even while I was talking.

I mean, it's a talent, you know.

Everybody has a
different talent,

and you just have to
discover what yours

is, and then make
the most of it.

Don't you agree, Mr. Aber?

I thought you would.

-OK.

Lady E for Elaine.

There they are.

-Oh, now what do you do?

-Now we let them go and
see where they tell us

the Fortune Cookie Man
and Lady Elaine are.

First, the Fortune Cookie Man.

-Ooh.

-Watch.

-There it goes.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

-I think it's coming
back this way.

-Oh, my.

It came back here.

-The Fortune Cookie Man
must be inside the museum.

-Well, what about Lainie?

Where do you suppose she is?

-We'll send her finder balloon
and see where it lands.

-Ooh.

Aah.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

It looks like it's
going to the castle.

-Follow with it. [INAUDIBLE].

-Hi, Trolley.

[TROLLEY WHISTLES]

Yes, we're still
looking for her.

[TROLLEY WHISTLES]

The balloon might show us.

[TROLLEY WHISTLES]

Oh, thanks, Trolley.

See you next time.

[TROLLEY WHISTLES ]

-Do you think the finder
balloons will really

find Lady Elaine and
the Fortune Cookie Man?

They were fun to think
about, weren't they?

Moving around the way they
did all by themselves.

That's a pretend, of course.

Yep.

We'll think more about that
pretend neighborhood next time.

Some food for you, fish.

[KNOCKING]

There's somebody at the door.

[SINGING] Who's at the door?

Oh, it's Mr. McFeely.

Come in.

-Special delivery.

Are you still
interested in seeing

how people make
merry-go-round horses?

-Oh, certainly.

I'd love to see that.
-All righty.

-Would you show it to us?

-I'll show it in
Picture Picture.

I have some time.

-Great.

As a matter of fact, I made a
little homemade merry-go-round

here.

And there's a horse right here.

-There's a horse.

Well, the horses on this tape
are life-size wooden horses.

-Oh, life-size.

-That's right.

-Oh, let's take a look at that.
-All right.

And there you go.

-Thank you.

Ooh, that'll be fun
to see, how people

make wooden horses
for merry-go-rounds.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]:
In this factory,

people who make
merry-go-round horses

start with pieces of wood.

First, this man traces around
a pattern of the horse's head

to make sure the
shape is just right.

Then he uses a
special saw called

a bandsaw to cut out
the wooden shape.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

MR. ROGERS: He works very
carefully, doesn't he?

MR. MCFEELY: Oh, yes, he has to.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]: Now,
he glues this piece of wood

to three other pieces
of wood just like it.

MR. ROGERS: He
glues them together.

MR. MCFEELY: That's right.

Glues them together.

MR. ROGERS: Why does he do that?

MR. MCFEELY: Well,
that will help make

the horse's head
just the right size.

You'll see in a moment.

MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]:
Now, these clamps

hold the four pieces of wood
together while the glue dries.

Once the glue has dried, the
whole thing is really solid,

and it's ready to go on
the duplicating machine.

MR. ROGERS: Is that
the finished head?

MR. MCFEELY: Yes, it's
one finished head.

But it's going to be used
only as a guide to help

carve out all the other heads.

You'll see.

MR. ROGERS: Oh, a guide.

MR. MCFEELY: Just a guide.

MR. ROGERS: Well, it's
like a pattern then.

MR. MCFEELY: That's right.
It's like a pattern.

MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]:
Before she begins carving,

this woman will put
on a mask, a visor,

a hardhat with
headphones to protect

her head, eyes, nose,
mouth, and ears.

And now she's ready
to begin carving.

This duplicating
machine helps her

make four horse's
heads at one time.

MR. ROGERS: Well,
how does that work?

MR. MCFEELY: Just watch.

MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]: As
she traces around the outline

of the guide horse with
a tool called a stylus,

the four cutters
on the machine cut

away at the plain
blocks of wood.

[MACHINE SOUNDS]

She works carefully to make sure
each part is carved just right.

MR. ROGERS: Oh,
now I see how she

uses the stylus
to trace the ears.

MR. MCFEELY: Hm mm.

Watch, see the cutter moving
the same way, forming the ears?

MR. ROGERS: Hm mm.

Yes, I do see that.

Now it's doing it four times.

MR. MCFEELY: Four times.

[MACHINE SOUNDS]

MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]:
She's finished

working on the top of
the head, so now she's

going to turn the wood so
that she can carve the sides.

You see?
They're turning.

MR. ROGERS: Oh.

But she'll use the same model.

Hm?

MR. MCFEELY: The
same model, right.

MR. ROGERS: On the side.

That seems like a big machine
for one person to manage.

MR. MCFEELY: Oh, she's
had a lot of practice.

She knows exactly
how to work it.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[MACHINE SOUNDS]

MR. ROGERS: Is it finished now?

MR. MCFEELY: Oh, not yet.

There's still some
more carving to do.

But first, the head
needs to get attached

to the body of the
horse, which has already

been carved from
other pieces of wood.

MR. ROGERS: What are those?

MR. MCFEELY: They're
wooden pegs that

will help hold the head
and the neck together.

MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]:
They put some glue

to the back of the
head, and on it goes.

Now, he uses special
tools, a rubber hammer

and many different
sizes of chisels

to do the final
carving on the horse.

MR. ROGERS: I wonder if he
ever thinks of all the children

who will enjoy riding
on the finished horse.

MR. MCFEELY: Oh,
I'll bet he does.

MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]:
Now, this horse

is decorated with some roses.

See how he uses much smaller
chisel to carve the roses.

MR. ROGERS: Looks like
he takes a lot of care

as he does his work.

MR. MCFEELY: Oh, yes, he does.

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

he smooths out all
the rough spots

by rubbing sandpaper
over the whole horse.

[BRUSHING SOUNDS]

Now you'll see on this side,
it's already been sanded.

It's smooth.

MR. ROGERS: Hm mm.

MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]:
And at last,

it's time to paint the horse.

MR. ROGERS: She paints
that so carefully.

MR. MCFEELY: And this
one is almost finished.

MR. ROGERS: Isn't
that beautiful?

MR. MCFEELY: It certainly is.

MR. MCFEELY [VOICEOVER]:
And when the paint's dry,

the horse is ready to join other
animals on the merry-go-round

where people can
ride and enjoy them.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

-Do you like going
on a merry-go-round?

-Oh, I do, especially
with my grandchildren.

-Oh, I can imagine.

-Well, I have more deliveries.

So right now, I'll just say see
you around the neighborhood.

-Well, thank you
for this delivery.

-You're quite welcome.

-We really enjoyed it.

-Bye-bye.

-Bye.

Do you know what I have to do?

I have to go right to the
kitchen, put away my craft box.

[SINGING ] Lots of things
you can make with this box.

See you, fish.

Oh, there are so many
interesting things

that people do in
this world, things

that really help other people.

That's the best
kind of thing to do.

In fact, haven't you found
that the best way to be happy

is to be helping somebody else?

I'm glad to have had this
visit with you today.

[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, don't we, you and I?

I like our times together.

It's a good feeling to
know you as a friend.

I'll be back next time.

Bye-bye.

[THEME MUSIC]