Won't you be my neighbor?
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood is an American children's television series that was created and hosted by namesake Fred Rogers. The series originated in 1963 as Misterogers on CBC Television, and was later debuted in 1966 as Misterogers' Neighborhood on the regional Eastern Educational Network, followed by its US network debut on February 19, 1968, and it aired on NET and its successor, PBS, until August 31, 2001. The series is aimed primarily at preschool ages 2 to 5, but has been stated by PBS as "appropriate for all ages". Mister Rogers' Neighborhood was produced by Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA public broadcaster WQED and Rogers' non-profit production company Family Communications, Inc.; previously known as Small World Enterprises prior to 1971, the company was renamed The Fred Rogers Company after Rogers' death.
CreatorFred Rogers
Change: The First Program
Feb 19, 1968
Title number 0001. Opens with Mr. Rogers talks about tying his shoes. Mrs. Russellite sends an invitation to Mr. Rogers to see her lampshade collection. Lady Elaine's changes to the geography of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe worry King Friday, who begins to impose new rules and restrictions in Make-Believe, and builds a wall.
King Friday Challenges Change
Feb 20, 1968
Title number 0002. Opens with Mr. Rogers arrives with a painting. Mr. Rogers shows how a burlap bag can be many different things when one imagines it. After he turns it into a cape, Betty (Lady) Aberlin comes to visit and he lends it to her for strength when she goes to visit her great-uncle, King Friday XIII. Meanwhile, King Friday worries about an invasion of people who want to change the Neighborhood of Make-Believe and drafts her as a border guard.
Chef Brockett bakes a cake fit for a king
Feb 21, 1968
Title number 0003. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with a package from Chef Brockett. Because of the new rules and restrictions in Make-Believe, Cornflake S. Pecially refuses to visit the castle. Chef Brockett delivers a cake to King Friday, who is suspicious of more changes, cuts the cake into many pieces to inspect it.
Early whimsy, fun and frolic in the neighborhood
Feb 22, 1968
Title number 0004. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with a playpen and puppy. Mrs. Carol Saunders also makes her first visit. At the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday still wants to protect his province, so he sends Handyman Negri to install punch clocks at both ends of it.
The end of the first week
Feb 23, 1968
Title number 0005. Opens with Mister Rogers playing with a feather on the porch. After Mr. Rogers plays with them, Betty Aberlin takes some helium balloons to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. Tagging them with a message of peace, she floats them above the castle. When King Friday reads the message, he ceases his efforts to stop change. The wall is taken down. Mister Rogers sings his special family bedtime song called, "Good Night, God" for the first time.
Feeling scientific
Feb 26, 1968
Title number 0006. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with a large box in a lab coat. To prepare for his scientific endeavor, Mr. Rogers puts on a lab coat and compares various shells and shell-like objects, including a turtle shell, a conch shell, an armadillo's armored shell and a suit of armor. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Bud Alder compares oil-based and water-based paints. After sharing his wisdom with X the Owl, X teaches Lady Elaine various bird names.
Different ways of thinking about birds
Feb 27, 1968
Title number 0007. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with a birdcage under a blanket. In the Television house, Mr. Rogers takes care of a canary while, in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine is studying birds and learns from Lady Aberlin how practice is needed to learn anything. The "art lady", Mrs. Rubin visits.
A “Peace Party” to celebrate peace
Feb 28, 1968
Title number 0008. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with a Peace Party sign and a paper airplane. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe celebrates a peace party and honors sixteen year- old majorette Lynda Martha as a guest, while Lady Elaine Fairchilde dresses up as a dove of peace.
People look and sound different
Feb 29, 1968
Title number 0009. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving in a hat with a stack of pictures. Mr. Rogers plays audio tapes of Neighborhood of Make-Believe puppet characters in an effort to allow the viewers guess who they are. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Royal Coach Saunders plays hide and seek with Lady Elaine and X.
Looking closely
Mar 1, 1968
Title number 0010. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with binoculars in a case. In the Television house, Mr. Rogers demonstrates the use of binoculars. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin dresses up as a snow goose.
Spending time together
Mar 4, 1968
Title number 0011. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with oatmeal and Picture Picture explains how it's made.
A visit with a toucan, a mime and a French horn
Mar 5, 1968
Title number 0012. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with a toucan in a cage under a blanket. Jewel Walker visits the television house, where he transforms into Mime Walker. He heads to Make-Believe, where he helps X learn arithmetic with a musician who is playing a French horn for X.
Ask for permission to borrow things
Mar 6, 1968
Title number 0013. Mister Rogers sits on the porch swing listening to the symphony rehearse, and afterwards plays with two different kinds of dominoes. In Make-Believe, Marion Petrov dances for King Friday and Lady Elaine steals King Friday's painting of the Bluebird of Happiness.
A visit with a chimp
Mar 7, 1968
Title number 0014. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with an easel, supplies, and a record. Mister Rogers plays the 4th movement of Brahm's Symphony No 1 and improvises on paper how music in a song makes him feel. Mr. McFeely treats Mister Rogers to a visit with Honey, a chimpanzee from the zoo. Professor Joseph Fitzpatrick is introduced to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe and he discusses Seurat.
Talking about feelings
Mar 8, 1968
Title number 0015. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving and pinching his finger. Mister Rogers bandages his finger to prove that it is still there even behind the bandage. Vivian Richman introduces folk songs "This Little Light of Mine" and "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands". Dr. Marchl visits the neighborhood of Make-Believe for the first time.
Making things for others
Mar 11, 1968
Title number 0016. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with lumber scraps and uses nails to hammer some of the pieces together to make a boat. In this episode, the puppet character Donkey Hodie appears for the first time. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, artist Virgil Cantini visits and shows King Friday some of his nail sculptures. Lady Aberlin knits a sweater for Henrietta Pussycat. X the Owl wants a gift too, so Lady Aberlin promises to knit him a scarf.
Donkey Hodie comes to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe
Mar 12, 1968
Title number 0017. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with papers in his hand. A young donkey named Jenny is visiting Mister Rogers on the porch. Back in the house, he, Lady Aberlin, and Mr. McFeely play a game of Pin the Tail on the Donkey. In the Neighborhood of Make Believe, Donkey Hodie has just arrived and is looking for a place to live. He assures Lady Aberlin and Henrietta Pussycat that he no longer bites.
Practicing and playing the clarinet
Mar 13, 1968
Title number 0018. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with clarinet in a case. Mister Rogers puts together a clarinet and plays a few notes. He talks about his childhood clarinet lessons and remembers that he did not practice enough. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, clarinetist Loius Paul performs for King Friday and talks about the importance of practice. Mrs. Russellite, played by Barbara Russell brings a pinwheel to Henrietta and is introduced to Donkey Hodie, who is staying in the Tree until he finds a place to live. The pinwheel gives Donkey Hodie the idea to live in a windmill.
Looking for a place for a windmill
Mar 14, 1968
Title number 0019. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with a toy raft made out of straws. He plays with it and other floating toys in a tub of water. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Scientist Alder is checking the wind velocity for Donkey Hodie, who is looking for a place with a good wind to build his windmill. He decides the best place would be in the hills behind the Castle, but King Friday objects because he wants his privacy. Back at the house, Mister Rogers shows different kinds of fans.
How windmills work
Mar 15, 1968
Title number 0020. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with a model windmill and talks about how windmills work. Judy Rubin, the “Art Lady,” shows some windmills made by children. She and Mister Rogers make windmills of their own. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Daniel tells Handyman Negri he thinks that King Friday is afraid of Donkey Hodie's biting. Maybe that's the reason the King won't allow Donkey Hodie to put his windmill near the castle. When Donkey Hodie convinces the king that he doesn't bite anymore, the king changes his mind.
Groundbreaking for the windmill
Mar 18, 1968
Title number 0021. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with a bag in which there are two tubs of ice cream. Chef Brockett is ready for Donkey Hodie to break ground for the windmill. Brockett also brings in a snowman made from dough.
Nurse Miller’s check up
Mar 19, 1968
Title number 0022. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with multiple wooden boxes. Mister Rogers covers this episode discussing the White House and the U.S. presidents. Meanwhile, Coach Saunders and King Friday do exercises inside the castle.
All about eyeglasses
Mar 20, 1968
Title number 0023. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with a thin case of eyeglasses. Mister Rogers discusses the use of eyeglasses and Picture Picture shows how they are made. Henrietta also receives glasses from Nurse Miller.
Mister Rogers gets an eye exam
Mar 21, 1968
Title number 0024. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with eye charts. Mr. Rogers has his eyes examined. King Friday wants Donkey Hodie's windmill to be built somewhere else.
Donkey Hodie’s new home
Mar 22, 1968
Title number 0025. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with a small house plant and transfers it to a bigger pot. King Friday is visiting with a man who restores antique furniture. Lady Aberlin, X and Henrietta bring housewarming gifts for Donkey Hodie at his home in "someplace else".
Jamie Rogers visits
Mar 25, 1968
Title number 0026. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with a baby doll in a bag. Mr. Rogers discusses growing and changes a doll's diapers. A friend brings his 5-month-old baby for a short visit. Nurse Miller also assures Tadpole Frogg he is growing at just the right pace. Mr. Rogers then shows a video of Jamie, his eldest son when he was 14 months old on picture picture. Jamie (a.k.a. James), who is now 8 years old, comes to visit and sing the "tomorrow" song with his dad before they leave.
A baby doll bed
Mar 26, 1968
Title number 0027. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with toy baby crib. Mr. Rogers makes a toy bed and pretends to make a doll sleep in it. Lady Elaine also wants Edgar Cooke's pillow.
Things that fit into other things
Mar 27, 1968
Title number 0028. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with nesting boxes. At the television house, someone sends a rather unusual box. After he locks his pillow in a safe, Edgar Cooke expresses his different feelings. Lady Elaine Fairchilde finds her special toy, which is a boomerang.
Weaving
Mar 28, 1968
Title number 0029. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with a small loom. Mister Rogers demonstrates the use of a small loom and takes a trip to see the large ones being operated by Nantucket Weavers. In Make-Believe, a four string quartet plays for King Friday. In closing, Mr Rogers sings and plays "Good Night, God" on his piano.
Turning the Neighborhood of Make-Believe upside down
Mar 29, 1968
Title number 0030. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with a violin and a viola in cases. After Mr. Rogers demonstrates the use of violins and violas, he invites Michael Grebanier to play his cello. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine has a new boomerang trick that is turning everything upside down.
Red Monster Pt 1: A visit from Pedro the bird
Apr 1, 1968
Title number 0031. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving and talking about a trip to the zoo. Mr. Rogers discusses wild animals and Mr. McFeely brings in a Mexican parakeet.
Red Monster Pt 2: No one has ever seen a monster
Apr 2, 1968
Title number 0032. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with a box of masks. Mr. Rogers puts on various masks to prove he doesn't change when he puts one on. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe is trying to trace out what is believed to be a red monster.
Red Monster Pt 3: Oranges for the ballet
Apr 3, 1968
Title number 0033. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with ballet art and a bag of oranges. Mr. Rogers gives some oranges to the members of a ballet company that is set to perform "The Sad Monster Ballet".
Red Monster Pt 4: Musical bottles
Apr 4, 1968
Title number 0034. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with a glass bottle. Mr. Rogers plays music by blowing across bottles of water. Mr. McDonald also makes a visit to play a section of Die Miestersinger on the tuba. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe summons Digger Digorum to search for the mysterious red monster.
Red Monster Pt 5: There are no monsters
Apr 5, 1968
Title number 0035. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving and making a tunnel from chairs and a blanket. Mr. Rogers and Chef Brockett make their own tunnels from what is around them. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe finally concludes no red monsters are in the tunnels.
Rocking Chairs
Apr 8, 1968
Title number 0036. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving a rocking chair. Mister Rogers visits Mr. Dennis who is demonstrating how to make rattan chair seats by hand. In Make-Believe, Digger Digorum bears gifts as she leaves the Neighborhood of Make-Believe.
Drawing with Chalk
Apr 9, 1968
Title number 0037. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with paints and paper. Inside the Television house, Peggy Lipschutz draws with chalk while Vivian Richman plays guitar and sings four songs, along with Joe Davidson on banjo, and Charles Kubelik on bass violin. Songs include a song in Hebrew, based on Psalms 133, "John Henry" and "This Land is Your Land".
King Friday meets Sara Saturday
Apr 10, 1968
Title number 0038. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with a bicycle handle. Mr. Rogers demonstrates exercises by using a stationary exercise bicycle and free weights. He then sings "I Like You As You Are". Lady Betty Aberlin tries out the exercise bike. In Make-Believe, Sara Saturday, who had been the damsel in distress a week earlier and frightened by the monster, is welcomed to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. Lady Aberlin sings "Then Your Heart Is Full Of Love".
What to wear?
Apr 11, 1968
Title number 0039. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with a letter. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe is preparing to hold a reception party for Sara Saturday. Handyman Negri goes to a men's fashion show at the Museum-Go-Round so he can find the perfect outfit for the reception.
A party for Sara Saturday
Apr 12, 1968
Title number 0040. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with two cut out S shapes and dressed in a tuxedo. The reception party for Sara Saturday takes place.
Rain in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe
Apr 15, 1968
Title number 0041. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving in a rain coat twirling a bag. Mister Rogers talks about sewing, and shows a needlepoint creation of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. Corny, X and Henrietta have various reactions to the rain in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. Lady Aberlin and X sing "Creation Duet".
Airplanes
Apr 16, 1968
Title number 0042. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with a book about paper airplanes and sits on the porch to sing. Lady Aberlin gives X the scarf that she had promised for him after she visits with Daniel Striped Tiger and they sing "I Like You As You Are". In turn, X gives her a walnut, and she takes it to the new trading tower that Grand-père has established.
Reardon plans an Opera
Apr 17, 1968
Title number 0043. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with a harmonica and sits on the porch. Mister Rogers talks about missing people and plays a harmonica, then his piano. He plays about his feelings. In Make Believe, John Reardon appears for the first time. King Friday asks him to make an opera, and Reardon gets started on it right away. Back at the house, Mr Rogers shows how to write music on a chalkboard.
Auditions for the opera
Apr 18, 1968
Title number 0044. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with a milk bottle. Mr Rogers takes care of a baby chimpanzee. Reardon holds auditions for his opera while Mrs. Frogg provides the costumes. Sara Saturday has to babysit during the opera so Henrietta decides to be a babysitter in the opera.
The Babysitter Opera
Apr 19, 1968
Title number 0045. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with a box with a hat and cape inside. During Reardon's opera, Lady Aberlin hires Henrietta to look after Donkey Hodie.
Visiting the barbershop
Apr 22, 1968
Title number 0046. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with a briefcase. Mr. Rogers gets a haircut while discussing with the barber how it doesn't hurt. The same barber also cuts Corny's hair and a gymnast named Bernard is in Make Believe.
Fur, feathers, and hair
Apr 23, 1968
Title number 0047. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with a book of Fur, Feathers, and Hair. Mr Rogers reads a book that depicts Henrietta and X the Owl. They are flattered when Lady Aberlin shows them. Nicholas and Marion Petrov visit the Neighborhood of Make-Believe dressed up as X the Owl and Henrietta Pussycat. They dance in both costumes and in leotards.
Apples
Apr 24, 1968
Title number 0048. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with a dachshund and shows a book with all types of dogs. Chef Brockett, who is in apple-giving mood, gives apples, applesauce and apple juice. Mr Rogers and Chef Brockett bob for apples in the kitchen. Mr McFeely brings a poodle before they all leave for the day.
Bubbles
Apr 25, 1968
Title number 0049. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with a straw in his front pocket. Mr. Rogers uses drinking straws to demonstrate the use of blowing soap bubbles. Mrs. Rubin also shows paintings that were all done with straws. King Friday is missing Sara Saturday. Lady Aberlin invites everyone to the castle to see a dancer named Paul Draper.
Playing with Toys
Apr 26, 1968
Title number 0050. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with a picnic basket of fruit. Mr. McFeely brings over a battery operated steam shovel. Dr. Marchl enjoys Grand-père's machine because it responds to all French words. Marchl then talks with Henrietta and X about the way boys and girls do things differently.
Bears everywhere
Apr 29, 1968
Title number 0051. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with stuffed bears. Mime Walker pantomimes Goldilocks and the Three Bears as Grand-père tells the story. Mr. Rogers also gets to see a real trained bear.
Puzzles
Apr 30, 1968
Title number 0052. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with a bag and a painting. In the Television house, Katie Lewin tells Mr. Rogers how puzzles are made. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Handyman Negri and Daniel organize their own play retitled as "Benjamin Franklin and the Three Bears" at the request of X.
Benjamin Franklin
May 1, 1968
Title number 0053. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with a box with items of Benjamin Franklin and a candle maker. Mr. Rogers discusses Benjamin Franklin and reads about Franklin as a boy. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe expands their play into becoming "Goldilocks, Benjamin Franklin, and the Three Bears".
Heat and printing
May 2, 1968
Title number 0054. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with bread in a bag. Alder demonstrates how heat causes things to change. X prints signs to advertise the play. King Friday wants a part in it and the title is expanded to "King Friday, Goldilocks, Benjamin Franklin and the three bears".
King Friday, Goldilocks, Benjamin Franklin and the three
May 3, 1968
Title number 0055. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with a string of yarn and a sock. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe stages the play "King Friday, Goldilocks, Benjamin Franklin and the three bears".
Various vegetables
May 6, 1968
Title number 0056. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with a basket of vegetables. Chef Brockett also shows cooked vegetables to both Rogers and the Neighborhood of Make-Believe.
Rabbits
May 7, 1968
Title number 0057. Opens with Mister Rogers discussing rabbits brought to the porch by Mr. McFeely. A friend brings over a bunny marionette. Henrietta is bored and is cheered up by a familiar face. It turns out to be Joey Hollingsworth in disguise returning from a trip around the world where he learned new styles of dance and sold many "Rockit" rocking chairs for Corny.
A growing family
May 8, 1968
Title number 0058. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with wood for a dollhouse. Mr. Rogers talks about the arrival of a new baby after he puts together a toy dollhouse made all out of wood. Meanwhile, Corny is too busy to spend a lot of time with Joey Hollingsworth. King Friday is also unwilling to give too much of his time.
Plumbing
May 9, 1968
Title number 0059. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with a hammer. Mr. Rogers demonstrates the use of three tools, a hacksaw, a hammer, and a screwdriver. Handyman Negri comes to fix Rogers' sink. Tadpole Frogg expresses his sadness for thinking he had broken a fountain.
Joey Hollingsworth’s dance recital
May 10, 1968
Title number 0060. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with a marionette. Mr. Rogers demonstrates using a clown marionette and a dance recital by Joey Hollingsworth is prepared in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. Daniel and Lady Aberlin play a clapping game. It is at the request of Sara Saturday that the recital is planned. King Friday tries to blunt the dance recital by forbidding applause and moving the start time forward, as he tries to woo Sara Saturday.
All about water
May 13, 1968
Title number 0061. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with a bucket. Mister Rogers makes mud pies and a dam with dirt and water. Professor Fitzpatrick illustrates the difference between a calm sea and a rough sea through showing famous paintings and then drawing with charcoal. Corny and Joey Hollingsworth are digging a well together and as a result, they will be able to sell more rockers. Joey is ready to go on another selling trip for Corny but before he goes, Joey shows Daniel how a water pump works and gives one more little dance.
Drinkable water
May 14, 1968
Title number 0062. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with bottle of milk in a bag. With pipes now carrying water into Corny's factory, Corny sends a water-filled goblet and cup to King Friday.
Fire in the factory
May 15, 1968
Title number 0063. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with hot dog buns in a brown bag. Mister Rogers warms some wiener buns in his oven so that Chef Brockett and Mr. McFeely can enjoy them. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, everyone has turned their attention on the fire that has completely burned down Corny's factory. King Friday and Henrietta are especially frightened. Chef Brockett and Lady Aberlin help to put out the fire. Corny is devastated, so Daniel shows kindness by inviting him to stay with him at his Clock until the factory is ready again. Mr. Rogers talks about how many things can be scary when they are out of control, such as fires.
Learning about firefighters
May 16, 1968
Title number 0064. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving and then discusses firemen. Picture Picture shows what firemen do before they go to help people. Mr. McFeely helps Mr. Rogers put on a fireman's outfit and pretend rescues a doll. He also sings "Sometimes I Don't Understand". In Make-Believe, Handyman Negri and Daniel help Corny to process his sad and mad feelings, giving him hope from his distressed state. Handyman Negri gets right to work, rebuilding Corny's factory. Lady Elaine is worried that everyone thinks she started the fire, but we learn that even she can be an imp, she never wants to hurt anyone. She and Mr. Negri find the most important pieces of the factory. They sing the "Sometimes People are Good" song.
Rebuilding the factory
May 17, 1968
Title number 0065. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with a bag of wood logs. Lady Aberlin, Handyman Negri, and X rebuild all of Corny's factory. Everyone donates something to help, including King Friday.
All about cars
May 20, 1968
Title number 0066. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with a bag of toy cars. Mr. Rogers explains how all toys do what you want them to do. His son, John, also makes his first appearance on the show to play with model antique cars. Meanwhile, at the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Corny's newly rebuilt factory offers to help Mime Jewel Walker in his go-cart play-act.
Dedication at the Rockit Factory
May 21, 1968
Title number 0067. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with a yoyo. King Friday is ready to dedicate the new factory, but Lady Elaine senses he is afraid of elevators. This changes some of the dedication.
Bicycles and dance class
May 22, 1968
Title number 0068. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with a bag of all different kinds of toy bicycles, and explains the difference between them, tricycles, and unicycles. He sings the "Everybody's Fancy" song. He also then attends a children's dance class taught by Miss Nelson and Bruce of Dimension 5 records, and is introduced to Bruce's "musical computer". Later, Blackberry the cat comes to visit before accompanying Mr. Rogers back home.
Windows
May 23, 1968
Title number 0069. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with then reading a poem he wrote. Donkey Hodie has had no visitors at his unseen home and wants some to come.
Glass
May 24, 1968
Title number 0070. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with a briefcase containing glass blown animals made by Mr. Zandhuis, who then comes to show how glass is blown into different shapes, such as a swan. Henrietta must tell everyone how to get to "Someplace Else", which is where Donkey Hodie lives. Lady Aberlin coerces the king to come with them by telling him one of his famous speeches is expected. Everyone travels from the Neighborhood of Make-Believe to his mysterious home at the Windmill so that Donkey Hodie can get his wish of visitors all day long. Mr Rogers sings "Once Upon Each Lovely Day".
Taking care of your teeth
May 27, 1968
Title number 0071. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with a toothbrush, tooth paste, and tooth powder. He brushes his teeth and shows a film of his dental checkup. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Mr. McFeely brings Donkey Hodie some mouthwash. Sara Saturday hosts a dance recital at the castle where the dancers dance to the stories told by Donkey Hodie and King Friday, and Sara Saturday.
Stop litterbugs
May 28, 1968
Title number 0072. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with plant food and talks about how plants and people grow. Judy Ruben shows crafts that kids made with recycled containers. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday and Handyman Negri start a campaign against littering and they learn that everyone is interested in cleaning up the environment.
Rainbow cookies
May 29, 1968
Title number 0073. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with two boxes which contain a ring and a hat. Mr Rogers sings "Let's Go Right Away". Lady Elaine is derided for throwing litter around as a protest. What she really has wanted is one of Chef Brockett's cookies.
Household Chores
May 30, 1968
Title number 0074. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with a basket of laundry. Mr Rogers does some ironing and washing clothes. Major Smith gives King Friday a citation to start the Neighborhood of Make-Believe clean-up campaign.
Welcome back, Miss Emilie
May 31, 1968
Title number 0075. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with a bag of thermometers. Lady Aberlin dresses up as X so she can welcome Miss Emilie, who has been ill for some time. But first, at the house with Mister Rogers, Emilie Jacobson recites one of her poems about coming home.
Cheering up King Friday
Jun 3, 1968
Title number 0076. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with a briefcase and box containing dolls of all kinds. Betty Aberlin visits to finish making a doll for King Friday. Dr. Marchl gets opinions from Corny, Mrs. Frogg, and Lady Aberlin. She is trying to cheer up King Friday, who has been missing Sara Saturday.
Entertaining King Friday
Jun 4, 1968
Title number 0077. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with an electric amplifier. Lady Aberlin enlists several teenagers to try to entertain King Friday.
Letters and words
Jun 5, 1968
Title number 0078. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with a bowl and tin of cat food. Rogers takes care of Mr Mc Feely's cat. Handyman Negri is making a list for King Friday. At his instructions, Negri writes "Sara Saturday" on the S page and agrees that he will call her within a day.
Calling Sara Saturday
Jun 6, 1968
Title number 0079. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with an empty box from which he pretends to make a phone. King Friday gets advice on how to contact Sara Saturday. Once she is reached, Sara invites him to visit her at her home.
All about telephones
Jun 19, 1968
Mr Rogers shows telephone line equipment and a video. For a while, King Friday has been reluctant to see Sara Saturday outside the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. He finally comes to a decision on this.
Mail delivery
Jun 10, 1968
John Reardon pretends to be a mailman while he visits the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. He sends a note that King Friday and Edgar Cooke are staying with Sara Saturday a few extra days. Lady Elaine, meanwhile, wants to set up a campsite at the Castle garden.
Camping
Jun 11, 1968
Jim Wright sets up a tent both inside Rogers' television house and in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. Lady Elaine is using the tents as the centerpiece for her upcoming opera. Back at the house Mister Rogers sings "I Like To Be Told".
Lady Elaine plans an opera
Jun 12, 1968
Mister Rogers brings one of the first kinds of instant developing cameras to the house. Lady Elaine is beginning to develop her own opera, but Reardon has no idea what kind she is making with camping equipment. At lady Elaine's request, he gets his own covered wagon.
Campsite Opera
Jun 13, 1968
Reardon and Lady Aberlin are trying to get King Friday's permission for their opera. Lady Elaine is a campsite owner in the opera and is not pleased with some guests that appear.
Cats and kittens
Jun 14, 1968
After he brings in a kitten, Mister Rogers and Miss Emilie, "the poetry lady", reflect on one of Vija Vetra's dances and Miss Emile brings a special poem.
Pretending
Jun 17, 1968
Lady Elaine refuses to remove the tents from the Castle garden. Handyman Negri thinks he can scare her away by dressing as a great crested grebe.
All about fish
Jun 18, 1968
Mr. McFeely delivers two catfish for Rogers to put in his new aquarium. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin tries to get the tents removed from the Castle garden.
Moving tents
Jun 19, 1968
Mr. McFeely brings two piglets into the television house. A visitor to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe coaxes Lady Elaine to move her tents to Someplace Else.
Rain poem
Jun 20, 1968
Mister Rogers brings a suitcase full of different kinds of clothing, and explains how to say it's raining in different languages. Miss Emilie pays a visit with a poem about rain. Having been away for a while, King Friday returns to the neighborhood bearing gifts.
Presents
Jun 21, 1968
Mister Rogers brings signs to talk about. After Betty Aberlin visits to bring a gift from King Friday and Sara Saturday, she goes back to Make-Believe to hear King Friday's announcement that everyone will get a big surprise next week.
Building
Jun 24, 1968
Rogers builds a wood frame. Handyman Negri is building a new balcony on the castle.
A production of “Rumpelstiltskin”
Jun 25, 1968
Rogers and Mr. McFeely take care of two ducks that have wandered onto the porch before seeing the Vagabond Marionettes' production of Rumpelstiltskin.
Boomerang-toomerang-soomerang
Jun 26, 1968
A special guest is supposed to enter the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. Lady Aberlin takes Lady Elaine's boomerang. But the guest's identity remains a secret, and in her frustration Lady Aberlin accidentally turns King Friday upside down.
About flowers
Jun 27, 1968
Lady Aberlin pantomimes the growth of a plant in the television house. She also presents a flower arrangement for Sara Saturday, who is revealed to be the special guest.
Decorating for Sara Saturday
Jun 28, 1968
King Friday prepares Sara Saturday's room in the castle.
Blowing bubbles
Jul 1, 1968
Mr. McFeely shows Rogers how to blow bubbles by using liquid detergent. He also gives out liquid detergent samples to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. Meanwhile, Daniel thinks that King Friday and Sara Saturday will marry.
Trouble with the telecan
Jul 2, 1968
After Mister Rogers tries on many different types of shoes, Handyman Negri sees that communication with the Neighborhood of Make-Believe is intact by repairing the "telecan". Norma Canner and her young students perform dance steps for King Friday.
Meeting a stone-smith
Jul 3, 1968
Mr. Farnum and his daughter Cindy Farnum discuss stones and how they are cut and polished for jewelry. Mr. Anybody makes his first visit and decides he'll be a stonesmith. Mr. Anybody gives stones to several neighbors in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. King Friday selects stoned for mounting on rings for Sara Saturday and himself.
Playing the bagpipes
Jul 4, 1968
The Neighborhood of Make-Believe celebrates Scottish Day. Mister Rogers invites Mr. Anybody (Don Franke) back who comes in full Scottish attire and a real Scottie dog. A Scottish performance takes place for the King, including a bagpipe player.
Height and weight
Jul 5, 1968
Mistee Rogers shows the comparison between two different scales: one to weigh groceries and one to weigh humans. Nurse Miller gives physicals to the neighbors. Lady Elaine refuses to cooperate, turning King Friday upside-down.
All about whistles
Jul 8, 1968
Rogers demonstrates several types of different whistles. Mr. Anybody plays a whistle in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe and gives one to the Trolley.
Feeling sick
Jul 9, 1968
Mister Rogers pretends to give aid to a sick person. Nurse Miller also gives a shot to Tadpole Frogg who is sick.
Roller skates
Jul 10, 1968
Rogers talks of playing with toys and reads the poem of The Land of Counterpane by Robert Louis Stevenson. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Tadpole Frogg and Lady Aberlin pretend to roller skate. Lady Aberlin finds out that King Friday and Sara Saturday are in the R Room of the Castle.
Playing instruments together
Jul 11, 1968
Mister Rogers makes drums out of tin cans and listens to a real drummer. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Mr. Anybody is a "one-man-band" and decides to anchor a neighborhood orchestra.
The neighborhood orchestra
Jul 12, 1968
Rogers demonstrates how the xylophone works. John Costa, who is on the accordion, joins Rogers on several song duets. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe orchestra holds a concert for King Friday and Sara Saturday.
Fairy Tales
Jul 15, 1968
Rogers discusses fairy tales. He reads Little Red Riding Hood and explains what parkas are. Mr. McFeely shows a parka his children sent him for his upcoming birthday. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin and Daniel play peek-a-boo, which involves some other neighbors. As a kind act, Lady Aberlin gives hoods to several neighbors.
Decorating a cake
Jul 16, 1968
Rogers is weaving a basket for Mr. McFeely's birthday. Bernie Jessol, Lowell Meek, and Akeba Blazia also perform gymnastics at the Castle.
Animal Book
Jul 17, 1968
Rogers brings in a mother turtle and a baby turtle. Miss Emilie shares a book about animals. She also shares with Corny and Henrietta what gifts they will give for Mr. McFeely's birthday.
Making things out of glass
Jul 18, 1968
Jan Zandhuis presents a small glass bicycle to Rogers that he made for Mr. McFeely's birthday. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Daniel has a gift for Mr. McFeely, but accidentally he breaks it.
Mr. McFeely’s Birthday
Jul 19, 1968
Rogers' television house is the site of Mr. McFeely's birthday party. King Friday and Sara Saturday offer a gift.
How people make pianos
Jul 22, 1968
Rogers discusses how a piano works and then shows a film on how people make pianos. Van Cliburn plays piano at the Neighborhood of Make-Believe.
Drums
Jul 23, 1968
Rogers shows how to express your anger on the drums. Dr. Marchl tells Lady Elaine Fairchilde the difference between reality and dreams.
Going to bed
Jul 24, 1968
Lady Elaine has trouble sleeping in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe.
Staying well
Jul 25, 1968
Lady Elaine wants to turn King Friday upside-down with her Boomerang, but it backfires and the whole Neighborhood turns upside-down.
Playing with sand
Jul 26, 1968
Rogers pretends to ride a camel through the sand, while Donkey Hodie is bothered by sand blowing from Lady Elaine's sandbox.
Horse costume
Jul 29, 1968
Lady Aberlin and Handyman Negri don a horse costume in which they dance for King Friday and Sara Saturday.
Henrietta’s doll collection
Jul 30, 1968
Rogers shows how a foot measurer works. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe begins preparations for a fair.
Native American dancers
Jul 31, 1968
Rogers displays an assortment of Native American clothing and witnesses Native American dancers on the Picture Picture screen. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine Fairchilde wants to be a cowgirl for the fair. Both King Friday and Daniel Tiger demonstrate activities at their booths.
Badges
Aug 1, 1968
Officer Clemmons arrives to show what a badge represents. He then issues a permit for the Neighborhood of Make-Believe street fair.
Rain on the day of the fair
Aug 2, 1968
It's raining in the neighborhood, so Rogers brings in his umbrella. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe appears sad because the rain there is threatening to spoil the street fair.
All about doughnuts
Aug 5, 1968
Rogers, Chef Brockett, and Mr. McFeely decorate doughnuts. Joey Hollingsworth returns to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe and shares with Chef Brockett a magic recipe for peanut butter cookies.
Scuba diving
Aug 6, 1968
Rogers shows how to use a pair of flippers and an inner tube for scuba. A scuba diver discusses the equipment that she uses. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Joey Hollingsworth and Daniel Tiger sail a boat in the Froggs' pond.
Flashlights need batteries
Aug 7, 1968
Rogers brings in light bulbs. Scientist Alder has flashlights and the batteries that make them work. X anticipates his gift from Joey Hollingsworth.
All kinds of balls
Aug 8, 1968
Rogers talks about all sorts of sports that are played with a ball (such as football, soccer and baseball). In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Joey Hollingsworth performs a dance with a magic ball.
Feeling angry
Aug 9, 1968
Rogers sets up a punching bag, explaining how some people punch a bag when they are angry, saying that rules must be followed in boxing. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe has a surprise for Joey Hollingsworth.
Chickens in the neighborhood
Aug 12, 1968
Rogers discusses the difference between a rooster and a hen. He also makes a chicken marionette.
Portraits
Aug 13, 1968
Lady Aberlin draws portraits of Corny and Daniel for a book for Sara Saturday, who is going away for a while.
Disappearing
Aug 14, 1968
Mr Rogers shows how to tie a shoe, and also explains the meaning of the word "disappear," which isn't always exactly what it seems. With Officer Clemens, The Neighborhood of Make-Believe bids goodbye to Sara Saturday, but she and King Friday declare that she will return. Officer Clemens sings "I Like to Be Told".
Meeting Robert Troll
Aug 15, 1968
Mr Rogers sings "Let's Be Together Today" and Mr McFeely lends him an animal number book. Robert Troll makes his first visit to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe because he wants to see Sara Saturday in Westwood. However, he must wait a day for Westwood's wise women.
Getting to know Robert Troll
Aug 16, 1968
Robert Troll is still appreciative. Fortunately, he meets Gloria Onque, one of Sara Saturday's wise women. She is about to meet with King Friday. This is the last episode to be aired in black and white. In addition this is the only season to be broadcast this way and is also the only season with more than a hundred episodes in a single year.
