12x03 - Episode 3

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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12x03 - Episode 3

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[THEME MUSIC]

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.

Sometimes I have trouble getting
my zipper zipped on my sweater.

Do you ever have
that kind of trouble?

Down here at the bottom.

You have to find just the
right place to put this.

Right?

It has to go right
in there, hard,

and then you can start to pull.

I want to show you
something in this bag.

Could you imagine what
people might make out

of pieces of plastic like this?

That all gets melted down and
made into parts of a doll.

Parts of a doll, like this one.

A man that I know
works in a factory

where people make
dolls like this.

And he said we
could come and watch

how they put all the pieces
of the dolls together.

So why don't we do that?

Right away, today.

Alright?

Just go to that
factory right now.

To the doll factory.

Come with me, will you?

Well this is the factory,
so let's go just go in.

Stan.

-Hi Fred.
How are you doing?

-Good to see you.
-Nice to see you again.

-Thank you.

-Fred, this is Joe Hitchings.

Joe is superintendent of
our assembly department,

and I guess you want to
see how dolls are made.

-Well I wanted my television
neighbors to know about that.

-OK.

Joe is the right
man to teach you

everything we need
to know about dolls.

-Well, come on with me, Fred,
and I'll show you our line.

-Good-bye, Stan.

Thank you.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

-And this is where you
start with the assembly?

-This is the beginning
of the assembly.

This is the doll's tummy.

-I see.

-And Evelyn takes this and
places it in the fixture.

That fixture has the shape
of the dolls body on it.

-Oh that's like
a mold, isn't it?

-Right.

Right.

It fits in there perfectly.

-Can I give you one of those?

Thank you.

Do you have a family, Evelyn?

-Yes, I do.

-Do you ever think
about who might be using

this little doll,
when you make it?

-Yes I do.

-Did you like to play with dolls
when you were a little girl?

-It was my favorite toy.

-One of your favorite toys?

-Yes.

-Aw.

-And down here, Fred.

Our doll starts to take shape.

Helen here is putting
the legs and one arm on.

-Did you ever play
with dolls when

you were a little girl, Helen?

-Yes.

-Did you?

So you just put both of the
legs and one of the arms on.

Thank you for showing us.

-Now here's the completed
body as it's put together.

The last arm and
the doll's back.

Now, to seat it
in place, Flossie

will hit it with a hammer.

Very lightly.

This lady is putting
in some screws.

She puts them in.

-Oh, and then they
come out of the mold.

-And then they come
out of the mold.

This section here,
she'll pick the doll up

with the screws
in place, and then

screw the doll and its
body parts together.

-Dolls are a lot different
from people, aren't they?

-Yes.

-Now this is a station
where we clean the dolls.

We want the dolls, when
the little girl gets

them at home, just
to be perfect.

And she cleans them off.

And also looks to make sure
that there's nothing wrong

with the doll.

Now this lady is
dressing the doll.

She'll pick up usually
every other doll.

-Oh, and this is the
back of the doll.

-That's the back.

-Are you going to put that in?

Oh, you put the hair in.

-She puts the hair in.

And that's how this
baby gets its hair.

-I see.

Hi.

-Hi.

-Same operation here.

-Do you ever think about the
children who might be playing

with these dolls
when you make them?

-Yeah.

-Sure.

I would think you
would, because you'd

be giving them a
lot of pleasure.

-Now here, we tied
the hair back,

and we put a band on
it so the hair doesn't

get messed up after
it's in its pack.

We also comb the hair,
and snap the dress.

-Oh, you comb its hair.

-And if there's a
hair out of place,

she trims it to
make the hair even.

-So you're like a barber, too.

-Yes.

-And this girl does the same.

Almost like a
hairdresser, right?

-And to think we started out
with just that little tummy.

-Louise is our quality girl.

And she checks these
dolls very carefully

to make sure that we
don't have any dolls

that we wouldn't want to go out.

FRED ROGERS: And
the other dolls,

are they made the same way?

JOE: Exactly the same way.

See over here?

Each woman has her own job
to do, and does it very well.

FRED ROGERS: I can see that.

JOE: Then, Fred, each doll is
put in its own individual box,

and packed six in this
shipping container right here.

And these shippers then,
are sent to toy stores

all over the country.

-And then little girls
and boys get them

and play with them
in their own way.

-Yes they do.

-Each one in his
own special way.

-Uh huh.

-What are these back here?

-Well, these are dolls
for our special friends

who come to visit us.

And I'd like to give you two
of our dolls in memory of us.

-Thank you very much.

I really enjoyed the tour.

-Thanks for stopping
by and seeing us, Fred.

-Appreciate it.

Please give Stan my best.

-I'll do that.

-Bye-bye.

-So long now.

-Let's take these
back to my place.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

-Seeing people make dolls like
that seems funny, doesn't it?

Because when you
have your own doll,

it can be very special to you.

Not like any other doll.

But of course you're the
one who makes it special.

You're the one that
gives it the love.

Dolls are very different
from people, aren't they?

Dolls are made.

People are born.

With dolls, everything
is put together.

With people, everything
grows together.

SINGING: Everything
grows together,

because you're all one piece.

Your nose grows
as the rest of you

grows, because
you're all one piece.

Everything grows together,
because you're all one piece.

Your ears grow as your nose
grows as the rest of you

grows, because
you're all one piece.

Everything grows together,
because you're all one piece.

Your arms grow as your ears
grow as your nose grows

as the rest of you grows
because you're all one piece.

Everything grows together,
because you're all one piece.

Your hands grow as your
arms grow as your ears grow,

as your nose grows,
as the rest of you

grows, because
you're all one piece.

Everything grows together,
because you're all one piece.

Your fingers grow as your
hands grow as your arms grow

as your ears grow as your
nose grows as the rest of you

grows, because
you're all one piece.

Everything grows
together, because you're

are all one piece.

Your legs grow as your fingers
grow as your hands grow

as your arms grow as your
ears grow as your nose grows

as the rest of you grows,
because you're all one piece.

Yes you're all one piece.

Like to sing that song?

I think it's fun.

Let's have some
make-believe now.

Get the trolley.

Trolley, let's make-believe
that Corny is still

trying to make lots of
different things all at once.

He could even be trying
to make dolls today.

Do you suppose he'd have
all that kind of equipment

those people in the
real factory had?

Corny could be
trying to make dolls

that look like King Friday.

What do you suppose
Lady Elaine Fairchild

would think about that?

We'll just pretend.

The Neighborhood
of Make-Believe.

[TRAIN WHISTLE]

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[DING DING]

[TRAIN WHISTLE]

-How are you coming, Handy?

-Oh, pretty well, Corny.

-Could you help me with
these labels, please?

-Well if you want me to stop
working on the assembly line,

I can help.

-Oh, I thought you could do this
while you're working on that.

-Well, I like to do one
thing and do it well,

and then go on to
something else.

-I know what you mean.

But X has been selling all
these different things,

and I'm finding
it hard to say no.

-Hm.

You hate to turn
down an order, huh?

-I guess so.

-Well what would you like to
have done with these labels?

-Well just put
them on the boxes.

I'm making so many things,
I've got to put labels on them.

-Rocking chairs.

-Yes.

-Pretzels.

-Pretzels, mm hm.

-Pretzels.

-Trolleys.

-Yes that's right.

-Trolleys.

-And as soon as you
finish that assembly line,

we'll start making
the King Friday dolls.

-The King Friday dolls?

-Yes.

X sold a big order
of them yesterday,

so now I have to
start making them.

-Oh, boy.

-OK.

-Alright, I'll get these labels.

-Thank you.

-OK, here come the boxes.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

-Are you putting
the labels on them?

-Well not yet, Corny.

-Why not?

-Because I don't
know which boxes

have the chairs, and
which have the pretzels,

and which have the trolleys.

-Well, it is a puzzle, isn't it?

-Oh it certainly is.

-Speedy delivery.

Speedy delivery.

Good day, Handyman.

Good day to you.

-Oh speedy delivery to you.

Who is the delivery for today?

-Well, Corny again.

More rejects.

-What do you mean?

-People are sending
us things back

because they're
just not made well.

-We're starting to
make more things today.

-More things?

What now?

-A King Friday doll.

-A King Friday doll?

-Did you ask for some dolls?

I'll have some ready for
you in just a minute.

Oh, hello Mr. McFeeley.

-More rejects, Corny.

-OK, we'll do what
we can with them

Maybe we can make
them into dolls.

See what you can do,
Handy, would you?

-Just a minute, now, Corny.

You've already asked me to
do three things at once.

I mean, do you want the
assembly line built,

or the labels put on,
or the boxes checked?

-Well, anything
you can do to help.

I mean I'd really appreciate it.

Say, Mr. McFeeley,
will you do me a favor?

-Well, I'll try, Corny.

-Just a minute.

Will you take this doll
over to King Friday,

and get his OK on it?

I'm going to make a lot of
them, if he likes that model.

-Well, can you handle it, Corny?

-With a little luck, I can.

-I think you're going to
need more than luck, Corny.

-I guess so.

The King's expecting
you, Mr. McFeeley.

Please report back
to us here, OK?

-Well, alright.

Speedy delivery to you.

-Yes.

Back to work.

[SINGING]

-Very good, Trog.

In you go, now.

-Speedy delivery.

Speedy delivery.

-Oh, Mr. McFeeley, I presume.

-Draped as usual, King Friday.

-The nature of your business?

-Well, now Mr. Peschly ased
me to show you this doll,

and secure your OK.

-Oh, well a handsome little
thing, don't you think?

-Yes it is, handsome.

-Looks somewhat like
me, don't you think?

-Somewhat like you, King Friday.

-Well, that's a
funny-looking thing.

What is it?

-Lady Fairchild, I presume.

-You know who It is, Friday.

Now what's that
doll supposed to be?

-It's supposed to look
like me, Farichild.

-And where's the one
that looks like me?

-Mr. McFeeley, do you have
an answer to that question?

-Well, I think Corny's only
making one kind of doll.

The King Friday doll.

-Well, we'll have
to see about that.

-Don't you think this is a
nice one, though, Farichild?

-Oh it'll do.

-Well, may I give your
permission to Corny, King

Friday?

-Oh yes, you may.

King Friday doll.

Lovely idea.

Farewell to you both.

-Good-bye, speedy delivery.

-Toot toot, dear.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

-Things look busy
around here, Handyman.

-Oh certainly are.

Certainly are.

-What did he say, Mr. McFeeley?

-Oh, the King likes it, Corny.

He gives his permission.

-Oh, he does like it.

Oh, good.

Well, full speed ahead.

-I thought that's
what we were doing.

-Oh no.

We have a lot more
orders to fill.

You want to help, Mr. McFeeley?

-Oh, I'd like to, Corny, but I
have my own deliveries to make.

See you around.

Speedy delivery.

-Well, thanks anyway.

-I'm going to have to
be going too, Corny.

-I don't know what
I'll do without you.

-What you always
did before, I guess.

-Oh businesses is growing so.

-Too fast, I'd say.

-Hi, everybody.

I've got more orders for us.

How are the dolls coming along?

-If we just had more time, X.

-Aw, you can do it.

I'll sell them,
and you make them.

-Wait a minute, wait a minute.

We just gotta get some
limits around here.

-No limits to my selling, Handy.

-Oh, we are working
night and day,

but we still can't keep
up with your orders, X.

-Aw, you all can do it.

I'm going to fly off
and sell some more.

How about pots and pans, and
earmuffs, and suitcases, and--

-Oh, wait a minute,
wait a minute.

You all are going to have
to do this without my help.

Either we get some
order in his operation,

or I can't help you anymore.

I'm going off to my regular job.

I'll see you later.

-OK.

Well, thanks, Handy.

Thanks for all your help.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

-I'll help.

I'll certainly, certainly help.

Hmph.

Friday dolls.

Hmph.

[TRAIN WHISTLE]

-That's right, Trolley.

Time for your periodic
check and cleaning.

First Tuesday, after
the second Wednesday,

following the new moon,
in the third month

of the Make-believe calendar.

[TRAIN WHISTLE]

-Um hm.

We are always very careful
to keep you in good shape,

aren't we?

[TRAIN WHISTLE]

-That's right.

We like to do things
regularly and well, don't we?

I like to do things right.

I like to take my time,
and do things right.

SINGING: I like to take my time.

I mean that when I want to do a
thing, I like to take my time,

and do it right.

I mean, I might
just make mistakes,

if I should have to hurry up,
and so, I like to take my time.

To sing a song for you,
and everything I do.

I like to take my time.

I mean, that when I want to do
a thing, I like to take my time,

and do it right.

I mean, I just
might make mistakes,

if I should have to hurry up.

And so, I like to take my time.

[TRAIN WHISTLE]

You're welcome, Trolley.

We'll see you next time.

[TRAIN WHISTLE]

SINGING: I mean I just
might make mistakes

if I should have to hurry up.

And so, I like to take my time.

-Handyman Negri really
gave up, didn't he?

Corny didn't tell him how
he wanted things done,

or what things he
should do first.

Sometimes when people
ask you to do something,

and they don't tell you
how you should do it,

you often just don't
want to try, do you?

What will we pretend that lady
Elaine's going to do for Corny?

We can make-believe more
about that next time.

[DOOR KNOCK]

-There's somebody at the door.

It's Mr. McFeeley.

Hi, Mr. McFeeley.

-Good day.

Speedy delivery to you.

-Do you have the delivery
from Negri's Music Shop?

-Not the Negri delivery today.

But I have something
I'd like to show you.

Delivery right out here.

Come on out.

I've set it up here.

I know you like to swim.

-I do.

But this is much too
small to swim in.

-Oh, well I know that.

The doll factory you
were visiting, right?

-Oh yes.

-Well I have something right
here I'd like to show you.

It's a swimming doll.

-A swimming doll.

-That's right.

-What do you do?

Wind it up?

-Wind it up with the key there.

-I've never seen one like that.

-Well, you can wind
it up some more.

Wind it up tighter than
that, and it will swim.

-Dolls are certainly different
from people, aren't they?

-They certainly are.

You can't wind people
up and make them go.

Let's try it.

Over here.

Here he comes.

That's the swimming doll.

-A swimming doll.

Yes, people don't use
batteries, or keys,

or anything like that
to get them going.

-It takes people to
make things, like dolls.

-It sure does.

Takes people to do everything.

-And make deliveries, too.

Speedy deliveries.

-Oh do you have more deliveries?

-Yes I'd like to show
this to my grandchildren.

So what I'll do right now
is say, speedy delivery.

I'll be back for
this tub, alrighty?

-Alright, fine.

-OK.

See you later.

Bye-bye.

-Thank you, Mr. McFeeley.

-You're welcome.

Speedy delivery to you.

-I better put this up here.

So nobody will fall over it.

Mr. McFeeley's right.

I do like to swim.

In fact, I swim every day.

Next time we're
together, I'll take

you to see one of the
places where I swim.

Come on in.

I need to feed the fish.

That water reminded
me of the fish.

Here you are, fish.

Fish swim.

At least, they're in
water all the time.

It's just who they are.

People and other creatures
have to be who they are.

Otherwise they
just don't survive.

Survive.

That means live.

I'm glad you're surviving.

I'm glad you're living.

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.

And I will too.

-Come on, dolls.

You're going to be
special for some people.

You always make each
day a special day.

You know how.

By just you're being you.

There's only one person in
the whole world like you.

And people can like you
just the way you are.

I'll be back next time.

Bye.
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