♪ 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? ♪
Ladies and gentlemen,
congratulations.
I've heard some wonderful
things about some of you.
Mm-hmm. Yesterday, you know,
I had my haircut.
And I heard from some barbers
that many young people came in,
Jumped up on the chairs, said,
"mister rogers had his haircut,
"And it didn't hurt.
I want to have mine cut."
Because you know it's not gonna
hurt now, don't you? Sure.
Oh, I was so proud
to hear that. Yeah.
It shows how real we are
for neighbors, doesn't it?
Mm-hmm.
We always make the most of
our beautiful days together,
Don't we?
Do you change into play shoes
sometimes?
I have a book to show
you today...
A very special book.
Pretty big, isn't it?
And it just has some words
on the front.
And one of the words says "fur."
And the other word says
"feathers."
And these words say "and hair."
So the name of the book is
"Fur, feathers and hair."
Mm-hmm. Look here
On the "feathers" part.
If I would take that "s" away,
That would be "feather."
That much is "feather,"
And then you put the "s" on,
and it's "feathers."
Ha ha. I like that!
Some animals have fur,
Some birds
have feathers,
And some people have hair.
Yeah. So this book is about
fur, feathers, and hair.
Sometimes the next page in
a book doesn't have anything.
Now, let's see what the next
page says.
The same words.
Can you tell me the words now?
This one's "fur."
This one's "feathers,"
"And hair," ok?
Now, see if you know who lives
in these places.
Doesn't that
look like henrietta's house
And part of x's tree?
Well, the story says,
"Henrietta pussycat
has a neighbor
Who is x the owl."
"Henrietta has black curly fur
because she is a pussycat."
A good picture of henrietta.
Hello, henrietta. Yeah.
"Her neighbor x has straight
blue feathers
Because he is an owl."
Hello, x. Good ol' fella.
Oh, look here.
"Henrietta pussycat likes
black curly fur best
"Because her mother cat
and her father cat had
Black curly fur."
See her mother and father cat?
That's henrietta's mother
and father.
And they have black curly fur
just like hers.
"X the owl likes straight
blue feathers best
"Because his mother owl
and his father owl had
Straight blue feathers."
There's x's mother and father.
"Some people have curly hair,
"And some people
have straight hair.
"Some people have dark hair,
And some people
have light hair."
Different people,
different hair.
"The hair we like to feel
the best
Is the kind
our mothers and dads have."
"Did you ever feel
your mother's hair?"
"Did you ever feel
your dad's hair?
Don't they have the kind of hair
that feels best to you?"
You know the kind that I like
on you?
The kind of hair that you have.
That's the kind I like on you,
Because I like you exactly
as you are.
♪ I like you as you are ♪
♪ Exactly and precisely ♪
♪ I think you
turned out nicely ♪
♪ And I like you as you are ♪
♪ I like you as you are ♪
♪ Without a doubt or question ♪
♪ Or even a suggestion ♪
♪ 'Cause I like you as you are ♪
♪ I like your disposition ♪
♪ Your facial composition ♪
♪ And with your kind
permission ♪
♪ I'll shout it to a star ♪
♪ I like you as you are ♪
♪ I wouldn't want
to change you ♪
♪ Or even rearrange you ♪
♪ Not by far ♪
♪ I like you ♪
♪ I l-i-k-e y-o-u ♪
♪ I like you, yes, I do ♪
♪ I like you, y-o-u ♪
♪ I like you, like you ♪
♪ As you are ♪
Yes, sir. I like you
just the way you look...
♪♪
♪♪
The kind of hair you--
what'd you say?
♪♪
♪♪
Oh, thank you. Hello.
Edgar cooke, how are you?
Oh, king friday has some special
dancers.
And, yes, we'd like very much
to come. May we?
By counting to 13.
We always do that together,
don't we?
Let's count to 13. Ready?
For the special dancers--
Welcome, ladies and gentlemen,
to my royal dance room.
Today I have asked two of
the world's great dancers
To dance for us.
They said they would dress up
in some sort of costumes.
Let us see them now.
Come forth, dancers.
Oh, I didn't ask x
and henrietta to come today.
I asked two dancers.
Oh, you are dancers,
but you do look like
X the owl
and henrietta pussycat.
Such clever costumes
you have.
Now, dance, then,
please. Dance.
[Piano music]
Oh, lovely.
Come to my throne while
I may compliment you.
Excellent. Excellent,
my dear dancers in costume.
I would like you to dance
one more dance for me
Without those fancy costumes
That look like
x and henrietta.
Would you do that
for me, please?
Woman: yes, certainly.
Thank you.
Go and then come.
[Piano music]
Superb, superb!
Come, dancers. Come.
Was it truly you
who were in
That x
and henrietta costume?
Yes, it was.
Oh, my!
Such different dances.
The first one was so slow.
Then you came back and...
♪ Bump-de-doo-doo-dum ♪
Like that in your own
leotards.
I enjoyed it very much.
Is it possible for you
to change again quickly
Back to the pussycat
and the owl?
Well, close your eyes
and count to zero.
Really? My eyes
and count to zero!
Excellent.
Excellent.
You are invited to my
tea room for some tea
And tender bits.
Good. To the tea room, then.
To the tea room.
How did they do that?
I guess you can do anything
in make-believe. Yeah.
Well, x and henrietta were
in a book,
And then they were dressed up
as dancers. Yeah.
I mean, people dressed up
to look just like them.
I wonder what they'd say if they
saw those dancers walking by
Their own tree.
Let's take a look at
the telescope, ok?
That's one way to get
to make-believe.
[Doorbell rings]
That's the back doorbell,
isn't it?
Just a minute, telescope.
Yes? Come in.
Oh, hi, betty aberlin.
How are you?
Hi, mister rogers!
I heard you have
a book.
I do.
May I see it?
Oh, certainly.
Ooh! "Fur"?
It has x and henrietta's
pictures in it.
It's called
"fur, feathers and hair."
That's it.
"Fur, feathers
and hair."
Mm-hmm. Right.
And that's x's tree
and henrietta's house.
Oh, that's great.
It looks just like
their--ohh.
There's
henrietta pussycat.
You know what she
calls me?
What?
Lady meow meow meow.
Oh, yeah. That's
the way she does it.
Meow meow. Henrietta
has black curly fur,
Meow meow meow...
Yes, she surely does.
Meow meow fur.
Mm-hmm.
Meow meow.
How do you
pretend you're x?
Oh, x.
[In measured tone]
well, he kind of talks
Like this.
Mm-hmm.
And he says I'm his
fine feathered friend.
Oh, listen, could
I take the book?
Sure! You mean
to make-believe?
Could I show it
to them?
Oh, yeah!
You're welcome to.
Oh. Oh, grand.
I'll give it back
to you, I promise.
Ok.
'Cause I have
the hair, you know.
Oh, sure.
"Fur..."
Fur, feathers,
and you've got the hair.
I've got the hair.
Oh, thanks.
And I'll bring it back
to you.
Are you going right away
to make-believe?
I'm going right away to
make-believe and show them.
We're going
to watch you.
Ok.
All right.
Good-bye.
Bye.
Let's see. Let's see how quickly
she gets to make-believe.
Is it time for the trolley?
There's daniel's clock...
♪
♪♪
♪
♪♪
♪
♪♪
Ticking and tocking.
And there's
the museum-go-round.
She's not there yet, but there's
the tree and the house.
There's the factory...
And there comes the trolley.
Oh, come on in, trolley.
We're anxious to go to
make-believe, trolley.
How are you today?
♪♪
♪♪
Good. We would like
to go and see
How quickly lady aberlin
gets to x's tree
And henrietta's house.
Will you take us right away?
Right to there, to the tree,
huh? Ready to go?
♪♪
♪♪
♪ Meow meow ♪
♪ Meow meow meow meow,
m-meow ♪
♪ Meow meow meow meow ♪
♪ Meow meow ♪
♪ Meow meow meow ♪
Huh.
♪ M-meow m-meow m-meow ♪
♪ Meow meow m-meow ♪
♪ Meow meow ♪
♪ Meow meow
m-meow ♪
♪ Meow meow m-meow ♪
Hey, henrietta?
Meow?
Hi. What's going on?
Meow. Meow, nothing, meow.
Meow-ma, dull day, meow.
Yeah, I guess so.
I haven't seen anybody
around. Have you?
Meow. M-meow meow
meow meow meow meow.
Yeah, just working.
Meow meow meow meow
meow m-meow.
Huh. You're hitting
your bell
With your thing,
aren't you?
Meow.
Well, it's a good day
for that.
♪ Meow meow meow meow
meow meow ♪
Oh, lady aberlin.
Hello.
M-meow.
How are you?
Oh, ok. How are you?
Fine.
X: we were just wondering
If anybody was
gonna stop by today.
Well, I
was planning on it.
Meow meow meow meow,
dull day. Meow.
"Dull day"?
Meow.
Ahem. Ahem!
X: why do you say
that like that?
Did you two know
That you were
in a book?
X: in a book?
Mm-hmm.
You mean a writing-down
kind of book?
Mm-hmm.
Oh, meow meow meow meow.
Meow b-meow-meow-k?
B-o-o-k.
Meow meow, book, meow, x.
Meow m-meow meow.
Oh, I'd like to see it,
please. Where is it?
Oh, it's right here.
Right here?
Mm-hmm.
Oh, there,
you mean.
Yeah.
Meow meow meow meow
meow meow.
Hey, please may we see it,
please? Thank you.
You're very kind,
thank you, please.
You really want to
see it, don't you?
Meow!
Well...
Meow meow meow meow meow
meow meow meow meow. Meow!
Here it is.
"Meow, meow-meow,
meow meow."
X: what'd she say?
"Fur, feathers
and hair."
Which one's the feathers?
This one in
the middle.
[X chuckles]
Meow meow, fur?
This one
on top...
Meow, henrietta.
Yeah.
Mm-hmm.
X: feathers, that's for me.
And hair,
that's for me.
Hey, that's true. You've
got hair, don't you?
I do.
A lot of it.
Meow.
Meow meow, straight
hair, meow meow. Pretty.
Ohh.
Could I see the rest
of the book? Ha ha.
Sure can.
Thank you.
Here's the next
page.
Not a thing on it.
Nothing.
Meow meow,
help you hold?
Would you?
Yeah.
Thank you, henrietta.
Oops.
Meow.
Aberlin: got it?
X: boy, that looks like
the same thing on the front.
Aberlin: uh-huh.
"Fur, feathers
and hair."
"Fur, feathers and hair."
Ha ha! Ok, please?
Turn the page?
Is there a story
to it or what?
There's
a story to it.
It says--
Well, that looks like
my tree.
And that looks like your
house, henrietta.
Doesn't it, hen?
Meow.
But my knothole's closed
in this picture.
Well, maybe
you're inside.
Meow-ma, door closed,
meow-ma, picture.
Yours, too.
Meow.
I'll tell you
what it says.
It says,
"Henrietta pussycat
has a neighbor
Who is x the owl."
Ha ha! They know,
don't they?
They do!
Whoever wrote
that book knows it.
Well, I borrowed
the book from
mister rogers.
Meow meow,
hard to hold, meow.
Well, I know.
I'll help you.
Meow. Thanks.
Aberlin: do you
recognize this lady?
Mm, meow.
X: it is you, henrietta.
Sure it is!
Meow meow meow meow
meow, dressed up, meow.
Yes, dressed up.
What's the writing say?
It says,
"Henrietta has
black curly fur
Because she is
a pussycat."
Meow-ma true. Meow.
Mm-hmm.
Is there one about
x the owl? Ha ha!
There sure is.
Just a minute.
There you are.
X: ha ha! Oh, dear.
Aberlin: and it says,
"Her neighbor x has
straight blue feathers
Because he is
an owl."
Ha ha!
Look at that picture.
It looks just
like you.
Did you ever draw
a picture of me? Did you?
Did i?
Did it look like that?
Well, this is
awfully good.
Isn't it good, though?
Mm-hmm.
Let me feel it.
Oh! Ha ha!
Sort of flat,
isn't it?
Yeah, it's paper.
It's paper.
Meow meow,
another picture, meow?
Another picture.
Meow.
"Henrietta pussycat
likes
Black curly fur
best."
Meow meow, mother,
meow meow, father. Meow.
Yeah. "Because
her mother cat
And her father cat
had black curly fur."
Meow. Meow meow.
Meow meow.
Mother, meow, always, meow
meow, wear my hat, meow.
Meow meow, excuse me,
meow meow meow meow?
Oh, sure.
Meow meow meow
meow meow meow.
Her mother always wanted
her to wear a hat.
Oh, yeah. Well, I guess
maybe she wanted
To go and get it.
Probably did.
Show that one of me again,
will you, please?
Sure will.
Oh, golly.
There you are.
Oh, is that every nifty.
I sure do like to see
a picture of myself
In a book.
Well, you know,
sometimes books
Are about real
things.
I wondered.
Meow meow meow
meow meow meow...
Too fast, meow meow meow,
put it on right. Meow.
Oh, henrietta, don't
worry about it.
Meow meow, crooked.
Ohh.
Oh, I'll fix that.
Meow meow meow meow.
Meow, mother, meow meow,
like it. Crooked, meow.
Oh, well, we'll just
fix it in a minute.
Meow meow, backwards
and everything. Meow.
Backwards
and everything.
Well...well...
Meow.
Meow meow,
fix it. Meow meow.
Yes.
[Sniffling]
Yes, I will.
Meow.
There.
Meow.
Lift your chin.
Meow. Be all right, meow?
Oh, yes.
Meow.
[Kiss]
Oh, thank you,
henrietta.
Meow meow. I'll purr
for you. Meow. Meow.
[Purring]
Meow. Meow. Meow.
Meow. Meow...
Ooh. You see,
nobody's purr-fect.
I have to tie
it again.
Meow. Takes a long time.
Have to practice.
Meow. Do it right. Meow.
May I give you
a kiss?
Meow.
[Kiss]
Meow. Thank you. Meow.
There.
Now, let's see.
Meow meow meow meow.
I'll find your picture.
Meow?
And let's see if you
look just the same.
I think this has to
come down a little bit.
Meow.
Now...
How's that?
Meow meow, look the same,
meow meow, picture?
Sure do.
X: you surely do,
henrietta.
Meow meow meow meow
meow meow meow meow.
Meow. Always wanted
straight hair, meow meow,
Little kitten.
Did you?
Meow meow meow meow
meow meow.
Well, I wanted
curly hair once.
You did?
I did, yeah.
Meow meow meow
meow meow meow.
Think of that, meow.
Mm-hmm.
Meow meow, well, I
like, meow, curly. Meow.
And now do you like
your straight hair?
I do, yes.
I'll tell you, ladies,
One thing about x the owl,
He always wanted his
straight feathers
Because they're best
for flying.
Oh, yes.
♪ Oh, a fine feathered
friend is a pleasure ♪
A pleasure.
♪ Oh, a fine feathered
friend is a treasure ♪
♪ A treasure ♪
♪ Oh, a fine feathered
friend is a friend ♪
♪ To the end ♪
♪ Yes, a friend to the end
is a fine feathered friend ♪
♪ I am friendly,
you are friendly ♪
♪ He is friendly,
we are friendly ♪
♪ You are friendly,
they are friendly ♪
♪ Golly gee, but we
are friendly ♪
♪ We agree right
to the end ♪
♪ We are fine
feathered friends ♪
Right!
♪ We agree right
to the end ♪
♪ We are fine
feathered friends ♪
♪ Oh, a fine feathered
friend is a pleasure... ♪
♪ I am friendly,
you are friendly ♪
♪ He is friendly,
we are friendly ♪
♪ Yes, a fine feathered
friend is a treasure... ♪
♪ You are friendly,
they are friendly ♪
♪ Golly gee, but we
are friendly ♪
♪ Yes, a fine
feathered friend... ♪
♪ We agree right
to the end ♪
♪Is a friend to the end ♪
♪ We are fine
feathered friends ♪
♪ Yes, a friend
to the end ♪
♪ We agree right
to the end ♪
♪ Is a fine feathered
friend ♪
♪ We are fine
feathered friends ♪
♪ Hey! ♪
♪ Ooh ♪
Oh, I liked that.
Look!
X: who in the world...?
♪ Meow meow meow ♪
Meow.
Looks like me. Meow.
It does. It looks
like you, henrietta!
And the other one
looks like me.
They seem to be
dancing, those two.
Meow!
[Piano music ends]
Well!
I don't understand,
lady aberlin.
I mean, first we
were in a book.
And now--i mean, we're
right here, aren't we?
You certainly
are, x.
Meow.
They were dancers,
Dancers dressed up
in costumes
To look like
x the owl
And henrietta pussycat.
Meow. Really?
Yes, really.
But you're really
right here.
Meow meow.
Meow meow meow meow meow!
Meow, wasn't, meow,
dull day, meow meow, all.
No, it wasn't.
Meow meow meow.
I should say not.
A book about us and then
people dressing up like us?
Yeah.
Hey, henrietta, come on over
And have a little dance
with me, would you?
Meow meow. Love to.
Oh, grand!
Meow meow meow.
Did you ever see us
dance together?
I don't think I
ever did.
Wait till you see.
♪ Meow meow meow
meow meow meow... ♪
[Aberlin clapping
to music]
♪ Meow meow meow,
meow meow meow ♪
♪ Meow meow meow,
meow meow meow ♪
♪ Meow meow meow
meow meow meow ♪
♪ Meow meow meow
meow meow meow ♪
Oh, that's
just grand!
Meow meow meow.
Meow meow, some
sauerkraut, meow meow?
Oh, I'd love some
sauerkraut.
And I've got some
nuts and berries.
Would you come in
the back way at the tree?
I sure would.
It's best for bigger people.
There's a bigger
knothole there.
And we'll all dance
together.
Grand!
[Piano music]
You could pretend you were
henrietta or x.
Which would you rather pretend
you were, henrietta pussycat
Or x the owl?
Well, you could do it, and then
you could just dance around
The way they did. Mm-hmm.
Well, it didn't turn out
to be a very dull day for them,
Did it?
First they saw their pictures
in a book.
And then they saw people
all dressed up to look
Just like them.
Lady aberlin held the book
behind her back
When she first got there,
didn't she?
Uh-huh, made it a surprise.
My goodness! Our visits go
quickly.
I guess when people
get together
And have a good time together,
the time just...
[Snap snap]
How are you coming
with your snapping?
You know, if you can't make
it really snap,
You can just go like that
and pretend, sure, a snap.
Well, why don't we just
sing our snapping song?
Because we're going to be
together you know when.
♪ Tomorrow, tomorrow ♪
♪ We'll start the day tomorrow ♪
♪ With a song or two ♪
♪ 1, 2 ♪
♪ Tomorrow, tomorrow ♪
♪ We'll start the day tomorrow ♪
♪ With a smile for you ♪
♪ Till then I hope
you're feeling happy ♪
♪ Till then
I hope your day is ♪
[Snap snap]
right, snappy.
♪ Tomorrow, tomorrow ♪
♪ It soon will be tomorrow ♪
♪ And be our day ♪
♪ We will say ♪
♪ A very happy tomorrow
to you ♪
Mm-hmm. You know, you could even
make a book
With a picture
of henrietta or x
Or your own mother and dad
or yourself.
Mm-hmm. You can do lots of
things.
I like you exactly as you are.
See you tomorrow. Bye.
01x47 - Episode 47
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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.
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.