17x06 - Episode 6

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[MUSIC PLAYING]

MR. ROGERS: [SINGING]
It's a beautiful day

in this neighborhood, a
beautiful day for a neighbor.

Would you be mine?

Could you be mine?

It's a neighborly day
in this beauty wood,

the 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?

[SPEAKING] Hi, neighbor.

It's raining in
this neighborhood.

But it can still
be a beautiful day.

We'll just make it beautiful.

Mm-hmm.

Did you see my overshoes?

It's called an overshoe
because it goes over a shoe.

See this?

The shur-- shoe's hiding
right-- right in there.

Yeah.

It doesn't often rain here.

So I think I'd like
to go out on the porch

and just watch the
rain for awhile.

Watch it and listen to it.

Let's go together.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[RAIN FALLING]

MR. ROGERS: It looks like
the raindrops are jumping

or dancing [SINGING]
Let's think of something

to do while it's raining.

While it's raining, there
still is lots to do.

Let's think of watching
the sky while it's raining,

or even gaining a
solid pound or two.

Let's think of something
to do while it's raining,

while it's raining
right there outside.

You know, it's really
all right-- in fact

it's downright quite bright--
to think of something

to do that is just
right for you.

Let's think of something
to do while it's raining.

[SPEAKING] What are
some of the things

that you like to do when
it's raining outside?

Some of the things
you're allowed to do?

One of the things I liked
to do when I was a boy

was use water colors and
paint rainbows-- Chuck Aber!

-Hi, Fred!
-Come on up.

-Oh, thank you very much.
MR. ROGERS: Get out of the rain.

-Isn't this a nice rain?

-It surely is.

What do you like to
do when it's raining?

-Oh, different things,
as a matter of fact.

If it's a nice, gentle
rain like today,

I like to go for a walk, which
is what I'm doing right now.

But if it thunders
and lightnings,

well, I stay inside.

Then I'll read or maybe
write letters to friends

I haven't seen for a long time.

-I was just telling
my television neighbor

that there's lots to do
when it's raining outside.

-Oh, yeah.

-And then I was showing them
that the drops on my hand--

the raindrops-- looked
as if they were jumping--

-Yes.
-Or dancing.

-Well, it's a coincidence that
you would mention dancing.

MR. ROGERS: Why?

-Because my friend Sam Weber
is coming to the neighborhood,

and he's a wonderful dancer.

And he's going to be teaching
some workshops while he's here.

As a matter of fact, this is
a poster about his coming.

-Oh, that's a great poster!
CHUCK ABER: Isn't that nice?

MR. ROGERS: You mean
he can dance like that?

CHUCK ABER: Oh, yeah.

He dances lots of different
ways, as a matter of fact.

MR. ROGERS: I hope I'll be
able to see him when he's here.

CHUCK ABER: Oh, I hope so, too.

That'd be very nice.

Can you whistle, Fred?
-Whistle?

-Mm-hmm.

-Uh-- not very well.

I-- I r-- [BLOWING SOUND]
That's about the best I can do.

-That's a good start.
That's the way to work at it.

-Yeah.
Can you whistle then?

-Yeah.
Can you whistle then?
-I'll try.

-I'll try.

I like to whistle
when it's raining.

For some reason, I
just like to do that.

[WHISTLES]

MR. ROGERS: That
sounds like a bird.

--[LAUGHS] You want
to hear a bird?

A real bird?
MR. ROGERS: Yeah.

Yeah.

-This is what I think
cardinals-- those red birds

that you see-- this is
what they sound like.

[WHISTLES LIKE CARDINAL] They
talk back and forth like that.

-You make such great
sounds with your voice.

Do you have--
-Oh, well, thank you.

-Other animals or
bird sounds you make?

-Yes.
As a matter of fact, I do.

I think elephants probably
like the rain, don't you think?

-I would think so.

They like to squirt
themselves with water.

-That's right.
With the trunk, right?

-That's right.
With the trunk, right?
With the trunk, right?
-Uh-huh.

With the trunk, right?
-Uh-huh.

-This will be the
elephant's trunk.

-All right.

-Here's the elephant
sound in the rain.

[SQUEALING]

-[LAUGHS] Do that again.

-That's the elephant trumpet.

[SQUEALING]

-[HISSING]

--[LAUGHS] OK, how
about, uh, dogs.

I don't know if dogs like
the rain or not, do you?

-I'm not sure.

-[BARKING]

-[LAUGHS] That's great.
What about ducks?

I would think ducks
would like the rain.

-They do.

People say this is
good weather for ducks,

so maybe they-- [QUACKING]

-You look like you're
dancing yourself.

-The duck dance.

Yeah.
-Yeah.

-Yeah, I don't if know cats
would like the rain or not.

I know my cat Princess doesn't.

She stands at the door and
goes [MEOWING] telling me

she wants inside,
out of the rain.

-Inside.
Yeah.

-Oh.

Lots of things to
do in the rain.

-There sure are.

-In fact, you can even dance
in the rain, don't you think?

-Well, I suppose
Sam Weber could.

-Yes, he could.

I'll try.

-Good.

-Umbrella.

-We'll watch.

-OK.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

-You do more than try!

[LAUGHS] That's a great dance.
-Well, thank you.

-Here are your other posters.
-Oh!

Thank you.
-And thanks for mine.

-You're very welcome.

-Have a good day.
-Thank you.

You too.
See you soon.

-Bye, Chuck.

Oh, it's great to have
visits from friends

on rainy days or any days.

Hm?

Well, let's go inside.

We can meet Sam
Weber when he comes.

Something else for a
rainy day or any day.

Make believe.

[TROLLEY WHISTLE]

-Let's pretend that it's
raining in the Neighborhood

of Make Believe.

But there, the rain isn't wet.

I think it would be fun to
think about rain that isn't wet.

And still, there could be
dancing raindrops and people.

[TROLLEY WHISTLE]

-Neighborhood of Make
Believe, Trolley.

[TROLLEY BELL]

[TROLLEY BELL]

[TROLLEY WHISTLE AND BELL]

-Oh, hi, Trolley.

[TROLLEY WHISTLE AND BELL]

-Mm.

I just like to wear one, that's
all, even though it's not wet.

[TROLLEY WHISTLE AND BELL]

-That's the way I feel, too.

[TROLLEY WHISTLE AND BELL]

[MUSIC PLAYING]

-Hey, Lady Aberlina.

[LAUGHS]

-How's my favorite bird?
-I don't know.

Who is your favorite bird?

-Well, X, you know that you are.

-Well, that's mighty pleasant
to hear from the lips of someone

I admire so greatly.

-It's fun to give
compliments, isn't it?

-Uh-huh.

-It's ever so much
harder to accept them.

-I'll say.

But now I'll say, I like the
way you dance in the rain.

-Oh.

Thank you, dear owl.

Isn't it fun?

-Uh-huh.

I've always been better
at, uh, flying myself.

-Well, you could do a
kind of a flying dance.

-Maybe I'll try that sometime.

Right now, I'm off to
look for a rainbow.

-A rainbow?
-Yeah.

I always look for one of
them when it's raining.

-What do you do
when you find it?

-Oh, I haven't found one yet.

-But what would you
do if you found one?

-Oh, I'd slide down
the back of it.

[LAUGHS] Don't you
think that would be fun?

-Slide down the
back of a rainbow.

Yes, that would be fun.
-Uh-huh.

-You're lucky you're a bird.

-And you're lucky you're
a lady, Aberlina. [LAUGHS]

--[LAUGHS] Works all
ways, doesn't it?

-I like to think so.
[LAUGHS] See you!

[MUSIC PLAYING]

-Corney?

Cornflake S. Pecially.

-Well.

Are you the new
dancing salesperson?

[MUSIC PLAYING]

-What do you think of that?

-Well, you can dance all right.

But I thought that Charles R.
Aber was going to bring you.

-Why?

-Because you're his friend.

-Oh, I see.

-Do you always cover
your face like that?

-Not always.

Just when it's raining.

-You sound like
somebody I already know.

-Who is that?

-Some lady.

Are you Lady Elaine Fairchilde?

-Not quite, Corney.

-Oh, so Lady Aberlin, it's you.

-Sure.

I'll be glad to
be a salesperson.

Just call me if
you need any help.

-Charles R. Aber is supposed
to bring one of his friends

who wants a job.

He's evidently a
very good dancer.

-Well, there's someone new
over at Daniel's clock.

Do you suppose that could be he?

-Is Charles R. Aber with him?

-No.

Daniel's the only one with him.

-It's someone else
then, I guess.

-I'll go see.
-Thanks, Lady Aberlin.

It's good to see
you on a rainy day.

-Oh, I love the rain.

And I love to dance.

Bye!

-Farewell!

[MUSIC PLAYING]

-Now, put your paws together.

That's very good, Daniel.

-Oh, thank you.

Feels good, too.

-Now, come up.

Now relaxed.

How does it feel?

-Very good.
Oh!

Here's a friend of mine
that I'd like you to meet.

Uh-- Lady Aberlin, this is
my instructor, Patrick Cheng.

-How do you?
-Oh, I'm glad to meet you.

-How do you?
-Oh, I'm glad to meet you.
-Oh, I'm glad to meet you.
-Nice to meet you.

-Oh, I'm glad to meet you.
-Nice to meet you.

-Mr. Cheng is
teaching me Tai Chi.

Did you ever see people
who know how to do it?

-I don't think so.

Would you teach me some?

-Sure.

Now, Tai Chi is a
martial art that you're

supposed to do it
very relaxed, and let

your body follow the
flow of the movements.

You want to try some?
-Yes.

-OK.

You move back a little bit.

Move up.

Now, as you push forward,
feel that your hands

are pushing through the air.

Move back and turn, Daniel.

They call this, uh,
swimming in the air.

-Oh.
It feels good.

-Very good, Daniel.

-It's like dance.

-Yes, but you can learn to
knock people down with it,

can't you, Mr. Cheng?

-Sure.

And it helps with
people's feelings, too.

-You mean the movement does?

-Yes, it does.

-What do you mean?

-Well, it's in certain ways
you move, it helps you, uh,

when you're scared,
when you're happy--

-Mm-hmm.

-Or when you're sad.

Have you ever seen
children-- you know,

that they're so happy, they just
get up and jump up and down?

-Yes, I have.

[LAUGHS] In fact, I like
to do it myself. [LAUGHS]

-Oh.

Would you show us
some of the movements

that you like best in
Tai Chi, Mr. Cheng?

-Sure.

-Now, I like to think of
my times of doing this

with a lot of-- a lot of
other people together.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

-Well, I must be, uh,
going back to work now.

-Oh.
-You keep practicing.

OK, Daniel?
-I will.

-And I'll be back.

-I will, and I thank
you, Mr. Cheng.

-Yes.

Thank you from me, too.

-You're quite welcome.

I like to teach others
what was taught to me.

-Well, you certainly
do that well.

-Thank you.

-We're grateful to you.

-Thank you.
-Bye.

-See you.
-Bye-bye.

-See you.
-Bye-bye.
-Bye-bye.
-Bye, Mr. Cheng.

-Bye-bye.
-Bye, Mr. Cheng.

-Bye.

-Bye.

-Oh.

-Oh.

-Isn't it wonderful
to have a teacher

who can teach you things?

-I'll say.

And isn't it
wonderful for teachers

to have people and
tigers who want to learn?

-I'll say.

-Did you want to learn to
knock people down, Daniel?

-Well, sort of.

-What people?

-Well, they're
not really people.

I wanted to be able to
knock out my bad dreams.

LADY ABERLIN: Oh.

-Sometimes I have scary dreams.

And I thought if I
knew how to do Tai Chi,

maybe I could knock
out those bad dreams.

-Dreams are
sometimes scary, huh?

-Yes.

And I know they're
not really real.

But sometimes they seem so real.

-I know.

-Not so bad when you can
talk about them. [LAUGHS]

-Well, you can always talk about
your dreams with me, Daniel.

-I know.
And I'm glad of that.

Oh, there's Mr. Aber
over at Corney's factory.

-Oh.

Maybe the new
salesperson is there.

I'll go see.

-You'll go see and take Tai Chi.

-[LAUGHS] Right.

See you later, Daniel.

-Bye, Lady Aberlin.

-You know what, Daniel?

-What?

-I love you a whole bunch.

-Thanks.

Me too.

CORNEY: So what do
you think of it?

-I think it should
sell very well.

-Ever see a dance rocket before?

-No, I don't think I ever have.

-Well, there it is.
-Hello!

-Oh, hi, Lady Aberlin.

-Well, has the new dancing
salesperson arrived yet?

-No, he hasn't.

But I thought maybe I could
fill in for him for a while.

-Is this the new model
you're going to sell, Corney?

-Yes.
It's a dance rocket.

What do you think of it?

-Well, um, how--
how does it work?

-Oh, you dance in
it while you rock.

-Oh. [LAUGHS] I'd think
that would be dangerous.

-Oh-- no, no.
No.

You don't stand on it.

You sit in it.

-Well, how can you dance
while you're sitting down?

-Should I show her, Corney?

-Of course.

You could pretend
that she's a customer.

-All right.

[WHISTLES]

[MUSIC PLAYING]

-[SLAP] [CLAP] [TRAIN WHISTLE]

-[LAUGHS] Hey, that's good.

-Oh!

Oh, that's wonderful.
-You want to try it?

-Sure.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

-[SLAPS] [CLAP] [SNAPS] [LAUGHS]

-Why, you two are the best
salespersons anyone could have.

-Well, thanks, Corney.

-And even in the rain.

-Oh, look!

There's a rainbow over there.

-Oh, I hope X finds it.

-I do, too

-And there's the trolley.
-There's the trolley.

-Maybe my friend
will come next time.

-Well, in the meantime, you're
a mighty fine salesperson.

-Well, thank you.

So are you.
-Thanks.

-Mm-hmm.
[TROLLEY WHISTLE AND BELL]

-Well, we think
so, too, Trolley.

-That's right.

[TROLLEY BELL]

CORNEY: Let's get going now.

[TROLLEY BELL]

[TROLLEY WHISTLE AND BELL]

-There are all kinds of ways
of moving, aren't there?

[MUSIC PLAYING]

-Oh, that Tai Chi
movement is so graceful.

Reminds me of swimming
out of the water.

But to get very good at
something, like Tai Chi,

or swimming, or dancing,
first you have to try.

And then you have
to keep trying.

[SINGING] It's not
easy to keep trying,

but it's one good way to grow.

It's not easy to keep learning,
but I know that this is so.

When you've tried
and learned you're

bigger than you were a day ago.

It's not easy to keep trying,
but it's one way to grow.

You've got to do it,
every little bit.

You've got to do it,
do it, do it, do it,

and when you're
through, you can know

who did it, for you did it.

You did it.

You did it.

[SPEAKING] That's right.

Keep trying.

And you learn.

Here's a book I
want to read to you.

It's called "Rainy
Rainy Saturday."

Same way with reading.

You keep trying, and if you
have somebody to teach you,

you learn.

Wear my glasses so I can
read it just right for you.

It's called "Rainy
Rainy Saturday."

And the first poem
says, "it's Saturday.

And what a pain.

No school today,
but lots of rain.

And Mother tells
me when it pours,

the weather's bad,
so stay indoors.

I'd rather go out in the yard.

But no, it's raining
much too hard.

So I will stay inside and play
this rainy rainy Saturday."

And then here's one-- here's a
poem by whis-- about whistling.

Like Chuck and I
were talking about.

You know, I don't
whistle very well.

[WEAK WHISTLING] Well, this
one says, "Oh, I can laugh,

and I can sing, and I
can scream and shout.

But when I try to whistle,
the whistle won't come out.

I shape my lips the proper way.

I make them small and round.

But when I blow,
just air comes out.

There is no whistling sound.

But I'll keep trying very hard
to whistle loud and clear.

And someday soon, I'll whistle
tunes for everyone to hear."

Maybe.

Here's one called "The Magic
Jelly Bean." "I was wide awake

at bedtime, not a
yawn was in my head.

So I pleaded with my parents
not to make me go to bed.

I grumbled and I whimpered,
but I knew I couldn't win.

So I put on my pajamas and
my parents tucked me in.

"Now underneath my covers,
I'm a deep sea submarine,

searching in the darkness
for a magic jelly bean.

I'll find it and I'll bite it,
and I'll wish with all my might

for rainy rainy Saturday
to disappear tonight.

I'll wish for sun tomorrow,
for clouds to float away,

so that Sunday won't be rainy
like this rainy Saturday."

"Rainy Rainy Saturday."

I like those poems.

I think I'll just put this
here with my other books.

Better feed the fish.

Would you say that fish dance?

They're always in the water.

So do you suppose fish think
that it's always raining?

[LAUGHS] There's
always something

to think about and do,
even when it's raining.

[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.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

-I think I'll just leave
that poster of Sam Weber

right there.

Hope he comes so we'll
be able to see him.

Listen to the rain.

[RAIN FALLING]

-You always make each
day a special day.

You know how.

By just your being you.

Only one person in this
whole world like you.

And people can like
you exactly as you are.

I'll be back.

Bye.

[MUSIC PLAYING]