01x72 - Episode 72

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♪ 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? ♪

How are you?

Oh, I'm so glad
to see you today.

I was thinking about you
the whole way around the corner

and down the block.

Yes. I saw Mr. McFeely,
and he handed me this.

I'll show you
what it is in a minute

as soon as I get my shoes tied.

There.

Sometimes when you're
in a hurry to tie your shoes,

you don't do it well at all.

There, just right.

Now...

this is called
liquid plant food.

Mm-hmm.

It has a little dropper and
everything in it, and he said,

[ As Mr. McFeely ] "You might
like to give a few drops

to your plant, Mister Rogers.

You might like to give
a few drops

to your plant, Mister Rogers."

You know how he talks.

Okay. Well, let's do it.

Plant,

on to the kitchen.

We're going to give you
some Mr. McFeely plant food.

First, I have to read.

"Just add four drops
to the water when watering."

Okay.

First the water.

There.

Now four drops.









Okay.

This plant has really
grown well, hasn't it?

You know, it used to be a seed,

just a tiny seed

about that big,

and then it grew
and grew and grew,

and remember the time
that it grew so much

that we had to put it
in a bigger pot?

Now it's even growing more,
yeah, just like you.

Wait a minute.
I'll give it a little...

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Here's some water
with a treat from Mr. McFeely.

I was just thinking
about you, you know?

I think you've grown, too.

I'm sure you have.

Stand up a minute, will you?

Why, you have grown

since the last time I saw you.

Yeah. Go like this.

Put your hands way up
above your head, yeah,

as if you were reaching
to the ceiling

and stand on your tiptoes.

Boy, are you tall!

You certainly have grown. Yeah.

Sit down now, okay, and not too
close to the television screen.

Alright?

I always sit back
a little way like this

so that I can see better.

Mm-hmm.
Yeah.

You know, you were once
a tiny, tiny baby, too.

♪ You used to
creep and crawl real well ♪

♪ But then you learned
to walk real well ♪

♪ There was a time
you'd coo and cry ♪

♪ But then you learned
to talk, and, my ♪

♪ You hardly ever cry ♪

♪ You hardly ever crawl at all ♪

♪ I like the way
you're growing up ♪

♪ It's fun ♪

♪ That's all ♪

♪ You're growing,
you're growing ♪

♪ You're growing, in and out ♪

♪ You're growing,
you're growing ♪

♪ You're growing all about ♪

♪ Your hands
are getting bigger now ♪

♪ Your arms and legs
are longer now ♪

♪ You even sense
your insides grow ♪

♪ When Mom and Dad
refuse you, so ♪

♪ You're learning
how to wait now ♪

♪ It's great
to hope and wait somehow ♪

♪ I like the way
you're growing up ♪

♪ It's fun ♪

♪ That's all ♪

♪ You're growing,
you're growing ♪

♪ You're growing,
in and out, mm-hmm ♪

♪ You're growing,
you're growing ♪

♪ You're growing all about ♪

♪ Your friends
are getting better now ♪

♪ They're better every day,
somehow ♪

♪ You used to stay
at home to play ♪

♪ But now you even play away ♪

♪ You do important things now ♪

♪ Your friends and you
do big things now ♪

♪ I like the way
you're growing up ♪

♪ It's fun ♪

♪ That's all ♪

♪ Someday, you'll be
a grown-up, too ♪

♪ And have some children
grow up, too ♪

♪ Then you can love them
in and out ♪

♪ And tell them stories
all about ♪

♪ The times
when you were their size ♪

♪ The times when you found
great surprise in growing up ♪

♪ And they will sing ♪

♪ It's fun ♪

♪ That's all ♪

♪ You're growing,
you're growing ♪

♪ You're growing, in and out ♪

♪ You're growing,
you're growing ♪

♪ You're growing all about ♪

You sure are,
just like this plant.

I'm going to take you
over to the sink window.

I think that'd be
a good place for you.

Mm-hmm.

[ Doorbell rings ]
You have good food, too.

Oh, doorbell.

♪ Who's at the back door? ♪

♪ Who's at my backdoor? ♪

Hi, Mrs. Rubin.
Come in.
Hi, Mister Rogers.

Oh, boy. You and your friends
have been busy, haven't you?

Oh, we certainly have.

I like to see the
things that you make.
Yeah?

You know Mrs. Rubin,
the neighbor.

Hello. Hello.

I'm going to show you
all kinds of things

that my friends
have made for gifts.

Gifts?
Very special gifts
for very special people,

like this box,

which a little boy
decorated by cutting paper

and pasting it on.

How old was he?
Well, he was 4 1/2.

Four-and-a-half-year-old.

And he said it was
for his dad to put things in

when he didn't
have room for them.

Good idea.
Isn't that
a nice idea?

Sure is.

I wonder if you can guess
what this was supposed to hold.

I don't know. It looks like
a fancy plant holder.

That's exactly
what it is.
Is it?

Yes, so the plants will grow
as big and beautiful

as the ones
in the picture,

and that was done
by a 5-year-old.

I have a plant,
you know,

that I sometimes
take care of very well,

and Mr. McFeely gave me
some plant food for it today.

This is
a great plant holder!
Yeah, very good.

Now, this one is
a little harder to guess.

That's how it looks
on the outside.

It's an egg carton,
isn't it?

It was an egg carton, and that's
how it looks on the inside.

What's it for,
all those little places?

Well, this little girl,
who was 5, said,

"If my mom wants it,
she can put earrings in it.
Mm-hmm.

If my dad wants it,
he can use it for cuff links,

or maybe he'd want to
use it for things

that he keeps
at his desk"...

Mm-hmm, paper clips...
..."like paper clips,

or maybe even things
like nails,

which he might use
at a workbench."

Great idea.
How old was she?

She was 5.

Five-year-olds --
great idea.

Now, this one I think
needs some hinting.

May I give you a hint?
Sure. It looks
as if it might roll.

It would, but that wasn't
what it was meant for.

A muff.
A muff [ Laughs ]

for a little girl
in the cold weather.

To keep
her hands warm.
To keep
her hands warm.

And that's made out
of cardboard, isn't it?

That's right,
just a cardboard paper roll.

What good ideas you have.

Now this was a very nice gift
for a little girl's brother.

The little girl was 5,
and she thought that her brother

needed a place
to keep his tissues.

Kleenex? Hmm.

So she used
an old shoebox

and decorated it herself

by cutting paper
and pasting it on.

Very good.
Look at that.

Of course...
That's a great idea.

...some people had gifts
for other kinds of people.

This gift
was for this person.

King Friday?
That's right.

Something for him
to carry things in, hmm?

A basket.

And this is another
sort of basket

made by weaving into
this plastic container,

which came with
some fruits in it.
Mm-hmm.

Weaving with yarn.

This was done
by a 6-year-old.

That's a very fancy basket,
isn't it?
Isn't it?

Yeah.

A place for everything.

You're right,
and of course, sometimes,

things hold
the same sorts of things

that you might want them
to hold in the future like --

this came with jelly.

When the jelly
was all eaten up,

a little girl took these
little geometric shapes,

which were already cut,

and made her own picture
out of them,

her own design all around,
and then she said,

"When you make some jelly,
Mom, or some preserves,

maybe you could use
this jar for yourself."

Sure, or you could even
use it for pencils

or pens or things...
Absolutely.

...or straws.

Right.

This one's easy
to guess.

It's a napkin holder,
isn't it?
That's right.

Well, now, how did she do that,
or was it a girl or boy?

It was --
actually, this was made

by a little boy for his mother
to use in the kitchen.

Well, how did
he do it?
Well, he took
a paper plate,

and then he cut
another paper plate in half,

and he stapled them
on the edges,

and then used crayon
to decorate it.

And here's the place
for the napkins to go.

Right, and he did say to his mom
that if she'd rather use it

to put in letters or notes
or something else, she could.

Well, that's for her to decide,
isn't it?
Right.

Of course, this one
is for flowers.

Hey, that's a vase,
isn't it?

It certainly is.

Look at those good flowers,
paper flowers.

The little girl
who made the vase

also made the flowers
all by herself.

Just a detergent.
That's right.

Now sometimes, children and moms
and dads like to work together,

and that's
what happened here

when the mom helped
to cut the strips

so they'd be just
the right length,

and the little girl
made the picture.

Hmm.

That's a pretty container.

She's almost 7,
you know?

Seven?
Yes.

Seven-year-olds,
take notice.

Of course,

sometimes you use
containers for things

not that you want
to keep

but things
that you want to throw away...

Mm-hmm.
...like
a wastebasket.

Here's a big one,

and there's
a medium-sized one,

and there's a little one
if I can get these out.

Papa Bear, Mama Bear,
and Baby Bear.

Right, and in here is something
that was meant for somebody

'cause its got the
somebody's name on it.
Yes.

And it was meant to be used
for a special purpose.

Well, now, it's a box,
isn't it?
You think you can
figure it out?

It is a box.

There's a box,

but it's got a little...

slit here.

Is it a bank?

Good guess.
I have some pennies.

Could I put some
pennies in for her?

I'm sure she'd be
very happy if you did.

I've got two pennies.

[ Pennies rattling ]

Oh, it's a great bank.

And of course,
if you want to have places

to keep
your art supplies

or your pencils
or brushes,

you can decorate
this kind of container,

which frozen juices
sometimes come in,

and put it in a box.

Hey, look at this.
And that's a game.

One in -- oh, nice,
one inside the...

That wouldn't go
in there.

Is that a game
for a young person?

That was a game for a baby
made by his older sister,

and I was thinking that people
could make the same sort of game

by using different
sizes of cups.

Sure.
But I...

I didn't know there was
such a small cup as that.

Hmm, well, they do come
in all sorts of different sizes,

but I did promise
my friends

that I would take the boxes back
and all the gifts

so that they could give them
to the people

for whom they were made.

I wonder, though,
if you'd like to keep the cups,

and maybe you could
play with them someday.

Maybe you can decorate them
when you have the time,

so I'll leave
the art supplies, too.

Okay?
Great.
Thank you very much.

You mean
you have to go now?

Well, I did promise
I'd bring the gifts back,

and they are waiting.

Boy, time goes quickly
with you, Mrs. Rubin.

Can I help you
with them?
Well, thank you,
very much.

That's a great wastebasket,
isn't it?

If you can put that
into this...

There is a place
for everything, isn't there?

There is a place
for everything.

Thank you very much.

You're very welcome.
Goodbye.

Give your friends
my best.

Mrs. Rubin and her friends have
wonderful ideas, don't they?

Hey, maybe we could make
a telescope out of this

and look right into

the Neighborhood
of Make-Believe, okay?

♪ Oh, yes King Friday ♪

♪ seems to be very serious
about it, Mr. Negri ♪

I only hope that
I can do something to help.

♪ I think I hear him
coming now ♪

♪ Good luck to you,
Good luck to you ♪

Okay, thank you,
Edgar.

[ Royal trumpet music plays ]

Handyman Negri,
I presume?

Correct as usual,
Your Majesty.

Are you
one of the 40 million?

Excuse me, sir?

Are you
one of the 40 million?

One of the 40 million
what, sir?

Are you one of the 40 million
litterbugs in this country?

King Friday, I-I'm afraid
I don't know what you mean, sir.

You don't know
what a litterbug is?

One who litters.

Exactly, someone who throws
little things here and there,

and they never get
into a litter basket.

Are you
one of those 40 million?

Well, I hope not, sir.

Well, I hope not, too,
Mr. Negri,

because I've decided
to have you take a census.

Y-Yes, sir.

I want you to ask
the following questions

to everyone in
this neighborhood.

Yes, sir.

Are you prepared?
I'm ready, sir.

And I want you to bring
the results back to me.

Of course, sir.

First question...
Yes.

...full name
and address.

Full name
and address.

Occupation.

Occupation.

How much does a
candy wrapper weight?

A-A candy wrapper, sir?

Exactly,
a candy wrapper.
Candy wrapper.

How much do you think
it weighs, handyman?

I don't know, sir.
That's the trouble.

Nobody cares about
important things anymore.

But -- but I'd like
to know, sir.

A candy wrapper weighs
one-eighth of an ounce.

That's -- That's not very heavy,
is it, sir?

Not at all.

That's why it shouldn't
be too difficult

to carry it
to a litter basket.

And when someone doesn't
put it in a litter basket --

If you drop it on the street,
you'd be a litterbug.

Right, sir.
Now,
the last question is...

Yes, question...
Were you ever,
or are you now...

Or are you now...

...a litterbug?

...a litterbug?

Right.
That is all.
Yes, sir.

You may bring your results
as quickly as possible.

Right, sir.

There are
a million pieces of litter

descending on this country
every day of every year,

and we're going to
have them stopped.

Of course, sir.
Yes, sir.
Stopped, I say.

Yes, sir.

♪♪

Well...

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

[ Whistling ]

[ Knocking ]

Hello?

Oh, hi.
Oh. Hi, Daniel.

How are you,
Handyman Negri?

Oh, fine. I'm taking
a census for the king,

and I've got some important
questions to ask you, Daniel.

Oh, I'd be glad.
So we'll
get right to it.

Alright.
Alright?

Uh, full name
and address?

Daniel Striped Tiger...
Daniel Striped Tiger...

...the Clock...
...the Clock...

...Neighborhood
of Make-Believe.

...Neighborhood of
Make-Believe. Mm-hmm.

And, Daniel,
your occupation?

Uh, I'm
a clock keeper.
A clock keeper.

Mm-hmm,
and a tame tiger.

Hi.
And, Daniel,

do you have any idea
how much a candy wrapper weighs?

Hmm, a candy wrapper?
Yes.

No. I guess it's pretty light,
but I don't know exactly.
Yes.

Well -- well, I just thought
I might tell you

it's an eighth of an ounce,
Daniel.

Oh, good.
That is light.
Oh, yeah.

I'll have to put
a "No" down there for you.

The last question is --

were you ever, or are you now,
a litterbug?

You mean somebody

who, uh, lets little pieces
of paper fall down?

Exactly.

Oh, well, I was, yes,
and I try not to be,

but every once in a while,
I make a mistake.

Oh, well, thank you
very much, Daniel.

I've got to see
a lot of people,

so I'm going to move
right along.

Oh, good luck
to you.
Okay.

King Friday must be interested
in those things today.

Oh, I'd say he has litter
on his mind.

Really?
Yeah.

See you later.
Bye.
Bye.

Alright.

[ Bell rings ]

Good day, Mr. Negri.
Good day.

Mrs. Frogg,
I know you're very busy,

but I would like to ask you
a few questions for the king.

Certainly, certainly.

First of all --
your full name and address?

Mrs. Frank Lee Frogg.

Mrs. Frank Lee Frogg,
and your address?

The Museum, Mr. Negri,
the Museum-Go-Round.

Yes.
I know you're very busy.

Your occupation?

Curator of the Museum.

Curator of the Museum.
Mm-hmm.

Mrs. Frogg, do you know
how much a candy wrapper weighs?

Hmm. Let me see.
Well, I don't know, Mr. Negri.

Yes.
I've always received


Oh, you've always
received 5-pound boxes.

Mm-hmm.
Well, I'll put
a note there.

Mrs. Frogg, were you ever
or are you now a litterbug?

No. I am not now
a litterbug,

but my son, Tad,

occasionally drops
a candy wrapper, Mr. Negri.

Yeah, Tad is.
What about Dr. Frogg? He's a --

No. He is not
a litterbug.
He's not
a litterbug. No.

Thank you very much. I'm sorry
to have taken up your time.

Oh, good day, Mr. Negri.
Good day.

Bye.
Bye, Mrs. Frogg.

♪♪

X?
Is somebody knocking
on my knothole?

Hi, X. How are you,
good pal?

How are you,
my friend?

Fine. I'm taking
a census for the king,

and I'm afraid I'm going
to have ask you

some rather serious
questions.

Oh, okay.
You all set?

Go ahead.
Alright.
Your full name?

X the Owl.

X the Owl.

Yeah.
And your address?

The Tree.
Neighborhood of Make-Believe.

Tree.
Neighborhood of Make-Believe.

Your occupation, X?

Um, I'm
a tree keeper.

A tree keeper.
Daniel is a clock keeper.

Yeah.
[ Laughs ]

Uh, do you know how much
a candy wrapper weighs, X?

Candy wrapper -- is that a
big candy or a little candy?

Well, let's just say
an average-size candy.

Well, my answer is no.
I do not know.

Okay. We'll put a "No"
down there for you,

and the last
question is --

were you ever, or are you now,
a litter bug?

Litterbug?
Yes.

Oh, golly.
I've seen people --

I've seen people littering
things all over the place.

I try not to be.
Very good.

I guess sometimes
I make mistakes.

Tries not to be.
Yeah.

Well, that's very good.
I liked your answers very much.

I'm glad.
[ Laughs ]

Are you going to
ask Henrietta?

Yes. I'm afraid I might have
to ask Henrietta, too.

I'll just see
if she's in.
[ Bell rings ]

Henrietta!
Henrietta!

Meow.
Hi, Henrietta.

Meow, meow, meow, meow,
meow, meow, meow, meow.

I'm getting some questions
and answers for the king,

and I'd like
to ask you a few.

Alright?
Meow, sure.

First of all --
your full name and address?

Meow, meow, meow,
meow, Pussycat.

Henrietta Pussycat.

Meow, house,
meow, meow, Tree.

Meow tree, meow house.
And your --

Meow, Neighborhood meow
Make-Believe.

Yes.
Your occupation?

Meow, meow, meow,
housekeeper, meow.

Meow, meow,
housekeeper.
Meow.

And, uh,

do you know how much a candy
wrapper weighs, Henrietta?

Meow. Meow, meow,
meow, meow, meow.

[ Gasps ]
That's marvelous.

You're the first one in the
neighborhood that's known that.

Is that right,
an eighth of an ounce?

That's right, X.

Why, you knew it, Henrietta.
Good for you.
Good for you.

I'll clap my wings for you.
I'll clap my wings for you.

An eight of an ounce,
that's marvelous.

Meow, meow, meow, meow.

Henrietta, one more
question real quick.

Were you ever, or are you now,
a litterbug?

Meow.

Meow, meow, meow, meow,
tiny pussycat,

meow, meow, meow,
dropped some things, meow.
Mm-hmm.

Meow, meow, meow, meow,
meow, meow, meow, meow,

meow,
try not to be, meow.

Tries not to be.

Well, thank you very much,
both of you.

You've answered
the questions beautifully.

Have you finished?
Yes. That's it.

I-I'm going to have to come
back another time and visit,

but I'm in kind of
a rush now.

Well, that's quick visit,
wasn't it, Hen?

Come on over, and we'll
talk about litter ourselves.

Meow, meow, meow, meow,
meow, meow.
Okay.

Meow, meow.
See you later,
pals.

Yeah. See you later.
Bye.
Bye.

Yeah.

Daniel, Froggs,
X, Henrietta...

Oh, look. There's a note
with my name on it. Hmm.

"Dear Handyman Negri,
here are my answers,

and here's a present
I made for King Friday.

It's a litter basket.

I like your campaign
very much,

Cornflake S. Pecially."

Oh, that's marvelous.
I'll just keep Corney's note

and take the litter basket
over for the king.

We'll make our final report now.

Oh. Oh, don't tell me
I dropped it!

Oh, I'm one of
the 40 million!

Oh! Oh!

Oh, Handyman Negri,
did you pick it up?

Yes, of course, sir. I mean,
everybody drops something

sometime
in their life, sir.

Oh, I know,
but if you picked it up,

it needs a litter basket
once you pick it up.

Oh.
Like --
like this, sir?

Oh, good,
quick work, Handyman.

That's what I like.

Well, Cornflake S. Pecially
made that for you, sir.

Oh, I see.
He sent it over
for you.

Yes. Good.
Oh, good.

Well, what is
your report, then?

Well, my final report, sir,
is that after checking

with everyone in the
Neighborhood of Make-Believe,

that at some time or another,
they have been litterbugs,

but they try not to be
litterbugs anymore,

and Henrietta had
an interesting report.

She knew how much a
candy wrapper weighed, sir.

She was the only one.
Oh.
Henrietta, well,

I imagine that
Sara Saturday would know.

Yes, sir. Well,
w-we would have to ask her

when she comes back.

Sometimes she stays
away too long.

Yes. We miss her, sir,
don't we, sir?

Ye-- Um...

We do other things
when she goes away.

Now, on with this
cleanup campaign.

Yes, sir.
I think we need
a song for it.

A song, King Friday?
Yes,
something like, uh...

♪ Clean up the streets
Clean up the land ♪

♪ Keep all the litter
right in your hand ♪

♪ Until you find
a litter basket ♪

Or something like that.

That's marvelous, sir!
Thank you.

Did you
write that yourself?
Oh, of course.

Many talents.

I'll take my litter basket
with me.

Yes, sir.
Thank you.
Thank you.

Oh, Trolley, Trolley,
did you hear

King Friday's
new litter song?

[ Dinging ]

That's it, Trolley!

[ Dinging ]

♪♪

So...

a cleanup campaign in the
Neighborhood of Make-Believe.

Well, I've already
cleaned up the kitchen.

Mm-hmm.

Now I'll put the plant
back where it belongs.

♪ Clean up the streets
Clean up the land ♪

♪ Keep all the litter
right in your hand ♪

♪ Until you find
a litter basket ♪

There you are, plant.
Continue to grow, okay?

Oh, I forgot the plant food
that Mr. McFeely gave me.

Yep. Here it is.

You have return things
to people, you know?

♪♪

Did you ever borrow anything?

Mm-hmm.
When you borrow something,

that means that you have it
for just a little while,

and then you give it back.

Mm-hmm.

Maybe you could make
some sort of a wastebasket

or some sort of a container

the way Mrs. Rubin
and her friends did.

Mm-hmm.

You might even do
that tomorrow or tonight,

but I'll be seeing you...

♪ Tomorrow, tomorrow ♪

♪ We'll start the day tomorrow
with a song or two ♪

♪ One, two ♪

♪ Tomorrow, tomorrow ♪

♪ We'll start the day tomorrow
with a smile for you ♪

♪ 'Til then, I hope
you're feeling happy ♪

♪ 'Til then, I hope
your day is [snaps] ♪

Right

♪ Tomorrow, tomorrow ♪

♪ It soon will be tomorrow
and be our day ♪

♪ We will say
a very happy tomorrow to you ♪

You always make each day
a very special day.

Mm-hmm. See you tomorrow. Bye.

♪♪

♪♪