[MUSIC PLAYING]
-[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
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
do this beautiful day.
Since we're together, we might
as well, 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.
-Welcome, neighbor.
I've been thinking about teeth.
Do you have any teeth?
Do you know what this is?
It's a tube of toothpaste.
I want you to meet
my dentist today
so you can see
what it's like when
I go to his place for a checkup.
I saw him a few weeks ago.
But he told me that he'd be glad
to show you his office and some
of the things he does when
I go for my regular checkups
two times a year.
But I always brush my teeth
before I go to the dentist,
just like I do after
I eat my meals.
So I thought I'd just
do that now before I go.
I'll take the toothpaste
with me, and brush my teeth.
You don't need very
much toothpaste
when you brush your teeth.
Just a little bit will do.
And you also don't
need very much water.
Just get it wet and
then turn the water off.
That's what I do
after every meal.
I also use dental floss.
That's something
that adults use.
Very young children don't
usually use dental floss.
But that gets things out
from in between the teeth.
My mouth always tastes so
fresh after I brush my teeth.
It took me a long time to
learn how to brush and floss,
but I'm mighty glad
I did because I have
good, strong teeth that help me
chew my food and say my words.
Incidentally, Mr. McFeely said
that he would try to find out
how people make
toothpaste like this.
I think I'll call
him to see how he's
coming along with that research.
Hello?
Hi, Mrs. McFeely, how are you?
Oh, good.
Yes, that toothpaste research
that he's been doing.
I see, all right,
well, thanks very much.
You and Mr. McFeely are such
a big help to so many people.
You know that?
Well, I'm grateful for you, too.
I'll talk with you
later, bye-bye.
She says he's still
working on it.
Let me see here.
Oh, it's time to
go to the dentist.
So I'm glad to be able to show
you what it's like to go there.
Just come along
with me, all right?
[MUSIC PLAYING]
-Hello, Carol.
-Hi, Mr. Rogers.
How are you?
-Fine, thanks.
I think Dr. Jackson
is expecting me.
-Yes, he is Just have a
seat for a few minutes.
And he'll be with you shortly.
-Thank you very much.
-You're welcome.
-So this is the
reception room, the place
where you wait to
see your dentist.
And people usually read
magazines or books.
And sometimes people color,
or play with toys, all kinds
of things in the reception room.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
-Mr. Rogers, Dr. Jackson
will see you now.
-Oh, thank you, Carol.
See you a little later.
-OK.
-Hi, Doug.
-Hi, Fred.
-Hi, Lisa.
-Hi, Fred.
-I'd like you to meet
my television neighbor.
-Hi.
-Dr. Jackson, Lisa.
-Hi.
-Lisa's the dental hygienist.
-Right.
-And would you please show
my television neighbor
about the chair, I
guess, to begin with.
-Sure, why don't you hop in?
-All right.
-This is a special
chair for dentistry.
-I'm just going to
slide this arm rest.
You can put your arm
right there and rest.
And I'll and show you
how my chair works.
I have a little foot pedal.
-Oh, yes, the pedal.
-I'm going to put you up.
-That's like an elevator.
-Right, and it goes down.
-Up and down.
-And then there's one that
makes it go back, too?
-Right, and I'm going
to put you back now.
-Oh, there it is.
I can feel it.
-So you can relax.
-Back here you just see the
ceiling and that fancy light
that you have.
Why is it that you
need to be back
like this in a dentist's chair?
-I need to have you back so
I can see inside your mouth.
Your mouth is a very small area.
And I work in that
really small area.
And when you lay back, I
can see a little bit easier.
-Oh there, the light's on.
-There they are.
It's kind of relaxing, isn't it?
-Uh-huh.
-That's great.
-Sometimes I even think
of closing my eyes
when I'm in the dentist's chair.
But most of the time
I leave them open.
-Well, that sounds
like you're pretty
relaxed when you're here.
-I am.
-Well, you were just here
a little while ago too.
So you would be pretty
relaxed, I'd imagine.
-Sure, well, you know, I'd just
like my television neighbor
to see the kinds of
things that you use.
Oh, you've got your
gloves on already.
-Sure do.
I put those on as
soon as you came in.
I wear these to protect
myself, and also to protect you
from the germs each
of us may have.
-They're rubber, aren't they?
-They're rubber gloves.
They kind of taste
funny sometimes.
And along with
the gloves, I also
wear a mask over
my nose and mouth.
And that's to protect
me as well as you, too.
-And what are some of the things
that you're going to show now?
-Well, I thought I'd show
your TV neighbor what
we did when you were
in the other day.
And that's to give
you a dental exam
and show you some of the
instruments that you use.
-All right.
-And I'm going to
place your bib on.
-Oh, forgot about that.
Everybody gets a bib, right?
-Mhm.
-Even the adults.
-Children and adults.
-This is our dental mirror.
I use this so I can
see inside your mouth.
It's a very small space.
And there are some areas that I
just have a tough time seeing.
And this mirror
makes it real easy
for me to see, just
like the mirror you
have at home, just
a lot smaller.
-Made out of the
same stuff I guess.
-And this is the
dental explorer.
This is like an
extension of my finger.
I can use this to
point to teeth,
and to count them, and feel
the surfaces they may have.
-I guess all
instruments and tools
are like extensions
of our own bodies.
-Every single one of them is.
This is the one I use
when I clean your teeth,
and I dry them off so I can
look at them a little better.
This has air.
And it also squirts water.
Of course, now that
I've got this water,
I've got to get rid of it,
whether it's in your mouth
or in my hand with the suction.
Just got rid of it, I can
put that in your mouth
and get rid of the water too.
And there's the prophy
cup and the prophy.
This is what we use when we
clean and polish your teeth.
You remember how I cleaned and
polished your teeth last time?
I'll even show your TV friend
today when we're finished.
OK, I tell you what.
Lisa, why don't we go
ahead and get started.
If you'll tie up my mask.
-Sure, and then I'm
going to go next door.
I have a patient, Joe Degas.
-Oh is Joe here?
-Uh-huh.
-Would you mind if I would stop
by after we're finished here?
-No, we'd be glad to have you.
-Thanks, I'd like
to say hello to him.
-That's fine, Lisa.
-OK, all right, we'll
see you later on, Fred.
-Thanks, Lisa.
-We'll go ahead and get started.
-All right.
-Now, if you'd open for me.
-Excuse me, but were ever
concerned that somebody might
bite your fingers when you
had them in their mouth?
-No one's ever bitten me.
I don't even think about that.
I know that sometimes people
may get tired from having
their mouth open
a very long time.
But if it's going to
be a very long time,
I let them close
enough their mouth
so that they can have a
rest and relax a little bit.
-Oh, good.
-But I'll you know
about those things,
just like I let you
know about everything
so there will be no surprises.
-That's really important, to
tell people what you're going
to be doing, as far as
their body is concerned.
-Would you open for me again?
-I'll look and count your teeth.
I tell you, Fred,
they look just fine,
just like they did
a couple weeks ago.
You take very good
care of your teeth.
-I have since I
was a little boy.
I started going to the
dentist when I was very young.
-It shows.
And you come and see me
very rarely, which is good.
That's the best way to
take care of your teeth.
And, of course, when I'm
finish looking at your teeth,
it's time to go and
clean them, and polish
them, and make them
nice and shiny.
Do you remember the prophy?
-Sure.
-We put some paste on it.
That tickles, doesn't it?
It vibrates a bit.
It doesn't hurt at all.
-OK, then after we do that,
I'm going to rinse them off.
Open a little for me.
That's fine.
-I like the sound
of that suction one.
-Let's see how clean they are.
-I'll dry them off.
-That air, that's
fun to feel that.
-Nice and cool, isn't it?
-Yeah.
-I tell you what,
everything looks fine.
I didn't expect too much to
change in just a few weeks.
Now, if you were a
little bit younger
like some of our
children patients,
then I'd go ahead and give
you a fluoride treatment next.
-Would you show them
what that looks like?
-Sure, I will.
-Thank you.
-We use the fluoride
to help make
your teeth harder and
more resistant to decay.
-And you need that
when you're a child?
-You need that when
you're a child.
Adults don't get this.
It comes in a little
container like that.
And it comes in lots
of different flavors.
We put these in your mouth.
And we have you close
for just a little while.
-And you can't say
anything while--
-You can't say anything
while it's in there, no sir.
-But you can use your
eyes, and your hands.
-Or you could close your eyes.
And you could relax and think of
happy things, or another place.
Well, I think that's
just about if.
We're all finished
with our exam.
Everything looks fine.
-Great.
Now, you get this
taken off, don't you?
-You sure do.
-And then you move
the chair back up.
-I'll set you back up.
We do everything
in reverse of what
we did when you came in today.
-I like that part.
Wee!
Then does this arm move so
you get out this side easier?
-It does.
-Good.
Thank you, doc.
-You're certainly welcome.
I'll see you in six months.
-Thank you, bye.
-Bye, Fred.
-Is it all right if I
come in for a minute?
-Come on in, Fred.
-Lisa, Dr. Deb, hi Joe.
-Hi.
-How are you doing?
-Good.
-Good, you look good.
-Dr. Deb and I just finished
cleaning Joe's teeth
and gave him a
fluoride treatment.
-Oh, he had fluoride?
-What are your favorite
flavors of that?
-Cherry, grape, and chocolate.
-You like cherry,
grape, and chocolate?
There are lots of different
ones, aren't there?
-Uh-huh.
-Joe did a great job today.
He has nice clean teeth.
They're just in
perfect condition.
-He's been coming to see
you a long time, hasn't he?
-He's been a patient of mine
since before he turned two.
-Well, you all know
each other well.
Dr. Deb, would you
show my television
neighbors the x-ray machine?
That was one thing I
forgot to show them.
-I'd be glad to.
-It's like a camera, isn't it?
-And when we take
x-rays, we have
to put a lead apron over Joe.
And this protects his
body from the x-rays.
-It doesn't hurt, does it?
-Uh-uh.
-No.
-And then we're going
to bring the machine
close to Joe's cheek.
Keep it right about there.
It works just like a camera.
And it takes a picture of
the insides of Joe's teeth.
This time he didn't
need an x-ray.
But he's gotten x-rays
several times before.
-Well, thanks for showing me.
-Thank you.
-Good to see you.
Take good care everybody.
Bye.
-Bye, Fred.
-Well, that's it for today.
-Well, good, see you in
a few months, Mr. Rogers.
-Thanks so much, Carol.
-Bye.
-Bye.
-Hey, Rebecca.
-Hi.
-Just saw that big son of yours.
He's a fine boy.
-Thank you very much.
-See you soon.
-OK, bye.
-Bye.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
-I'm glad to have
been able to show you
my dentist and dental hygienist.
And I'm doubly glad
that Joe was there
so you could meet
his dentist too.
Did you hear Dr. Deb say that
she's been helping Joe to take
care of his teeth since Joe
was less than two years old?
You see, there are
special dentists
who take care of children.
I have a puppet that
I want to show you.
This puppet has a
big mouth with teeth.
People must not
bite other people.
But if they ever feel like doing
that, they can play about it.
When I was a little
boy, I used to play
a lot with puppets like this.
I played a lot
about my feelings.
In fact, playing about
feelings is a great thing
for people to learn how to do.
And many children are
very good players.
Make believe is a kind
of play, you know.
So let's just have
some make believe.
[TROLLEY WHISTLE]
-Last time we pretended
that Lady Aberlin turned
into a tiger because that's what
she had always wanted to be.
Some of the neighbors
didn't know the tiger
was really Lady Aberlin inside.
In fact Princess
Zelda came looking
for her to help with
some research work.
Let's think more about that
now as the Trolley goes along
the trolley tracks
to make believe.
Incidentally, King
Friday the 13th
didn't even know
that it was Lady
Aberlin looking like a tiger.
OK, Trolley, Neighborhood
of Make Believe.
[TROLLEY WHISTLE]
-It certainly is a
beautiful day, Trolley.
[TROLLEY WHISTLE]
-Oh, yes, I do like to smile,
especially on beautiful days.
[TROLLEY WHISTLE]
-Oh, yes.
Oh, Charles R. Aber,
Westwood neighbor, I presume.
-Correct as usual, King Friday.
-Beautiful day in
this neighborhood.
-It certainly seems to be.
Is that why you're smiling?
-Beautiful days help
one's general attitude.
-Smiles do too.
-Yes, one might say it's
the style to wear a smile.
-Sounds like a song.
-I can't find her.
I just can't find her anywhere.
-Princess Zelda, I presume.
-Oh, yes, correct, as
usual, King Friday.
-Neighbor Aber and I
were speaking of smiles.
-Wish I had one.
-Oh, well, how about
if I give you one?
It's yours.
I have lots of them.
-They are fairly
irresistible, aren't they?
_As Friday the 13th says.
-What is it that I say?
-About a smile and with style?
-Oh, yes, it's the
style to wear a smile.
-[SINGING] It's the
style to wear a smile.
Do you know how to
put one on your face?
In a while, you'll
feel your smile.
You'll know it's there
to wear upon your face.
Think of something wonderful,
something to shout about.
Mention something beautiful.
Smiles are form inside out.
-[SINGING] It's the
style to wear a smile.
Do you know how to
put one on your face?
In a while, you'll
feel your smile.
You'll know it's there to wear.
-[SINGING] It's there to
share, your smile's your style
upon your face.
-Wonderful, the smiling trio.
-That does make me feel better.
I still wish I could find
the director of research.
-I told you.
The director of research
is Lady Aberlin.
-But she's nowhere to be found.
-That's preposterous.
-But it's true.
I've looked everywhere.
I've asked everyone.
-I'll go look in the R
Room, the Research Room.
In the meantime,
trumpeters, sound the alarm.
[ALARM]
-I don't quite know
what to do help.
-We could whistle.
-Yes, I guess we could.
-Do you know how?
-Oh, sure, I can do
lots of mouth noises.
[WHISTLING]
-Lady Aberlin?
[ANIMAL SOUNDS]
-Lady Aberlin?
Lady Aberlin?
[ENGINE NOISE]
[GASP]
-Who is that?
-It's a tiger friend
of Handyman Negri.
-I wonder if you have
seen Lady Aberlin?
-Not lately.
-Nobody seems to
know where she is.
-I need her help.
-What for?
-I'm trying to find out about
my cousin, Princess Ella.
And Lady Aberlin is the
Director of Research.
-Queen Sarah will know.
-Will know what?
-When Lady Aberlin will be back.
[DRUMMING]
-Let's go ask Queen Sarah.
-Oh, it looks like
she and Prince Tuesday
are together over
there right now.
-And then this big
tiger came to the class.
And nobody knew who it was.
-Was anybody afraid of her
-A little, but Handy
told us it was tame.
-What did Daniel
Tiger think of her?
-Well, he thought that
she looked just like--
-Hello, Queen Sarah,
Prince Tuesday.
-We just met the tiger.
-What did you think of her?
-She seemed lively.
But she hadn't
seen Lady Aberlin.
-The tiger did say
that you, Queen Sarah,
would know when Lady Aberlin
would be coming back.
-All I know is what I heard.
And what that was, was a
limited period of time.
-Do you think I should wait?
-Oh, certainly, you're
always welcome here.
-Absolutely, it's
fun having her here.
But I have to get
back to Westwood.
So if I see Lady
Aberlin, I'll tell her
that everybody's
looking for her.
-Before you go, could you
make some of those funny mouth
noises for Prince
Tuesday and Queen Sarah?
-Certainly, [CLICKING]
[CAWING]
[ENGINE NOISE]
[MUSIC PLAYING]
[TROLLEY WHISTLE]
-We'll pretend more about
that story next time.
[PHONE RINGING]
-There's the telephone.
You could make up your own
story, too, about Make Believe,
sure.
Hello?
Hi, Mr. McFeely.
Of course, we'll be glad to
see it whenever you bring it.
Thank you very
much, same to you.
Mr. McFeely says
that he will bring
the toothpaste video next time.
I always get a smile when
I think about Mr. McFeely.
-[SINGING] It's a
style to wear a smile.
Do you know how to
put one on your face?
In a while, you'll
feel your smile.
You know it's there to wear.
It's there to share.
A smile's your style
upon your face.
Think of something wonderful.
-That's a way to get
a smile, isn't it?
Think of something
wonderful or somebody
who's marvelous in your life?
A smile's your style
if the smile is real.
The best kind of
expression on your face
is a natural expression.
If you're feeling happy,
a smile is natural.
If you're feeling sad,
a smile is not natural.
In fact, some tears
are more natural
when someone's feeling sad.
Some tears or a very quiet face.
How would you make a quiet face?
How would you make a smile?
I like your face however you
choose to have it because you
and I are honest
with each other.
And that, in itself, can give
people such a good feeling.
-[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.
-What was it that I
brought with me today?
Oh, I know.
I used it on my
teeth, the toothpaste.
We'll be thinking more
about that next time.
I'm always glad to
be with you, bye-bye.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
21x04 - Episode 4
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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.