[THEME MUSIC]
-[SINGS] 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 a 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.
Yesterday I brought
one toy that looks
like a big piece
of heavy equipment.
Today I brought another.
This one is called a high lift.
See how high it lifts?
It can dig something
right, right here.
And then, people can
bring it way up high.
I'll just put them
down on the floor.
Remember this one
from yesterday?
That goes like that.
Do you ever watch people using
real heavy equipment like this?
Well, when I was a
young boy, I wanted
to watch them all the time.
In fact, I still do.
I still like to watch them.
I remember a time,
not very long ago,
when I went to see my
friends, the Leonards.
And they let me try
their real backhoe
and see their high lift.
I like to think of that time.
How are you, Mr. Leonard?
-Pretty good, Mr. Rogers.
-Glad to see you today.
I wanted to see some of
your heavy equipment.
And tell me what this one
is, uh, for, will you?
-This one is just for pushing
dirt and loading trucks.
MR. ROGERS: Pushing dirt--
MR. LEONARD: And loading trucks.
MR. ROGERS: And loading trucks.
And-- oh, Pat's working
that one, isn't he?
What's this one used for?
MR. LEONARD: This one is used
for digging ditches, sewer
lines, and water
lines and gas lines.
-And that's-- that's cal--
is that called a backhoe?
-That is called a backhoe.
MR. ROGERS: Backhoe.
I've always liked
to think that maybe
I could work a backhoe, someday.
Do you think I could try?
-Yeah, you can try.
My kid will teach you how to.
-Oh, good.
I'd like to do that.
Hey, Patrick, would
you show me how?
[TURNS OFF ENGINE]
MR. ROGERS: I'd like to try.
-All righty.
Let me step down
here for a second.
How you doing?
-Hi, Pat.
Good to see you.
-Yeah, good to see you.
-Thank you.
Now, do I-- do I have to
wear one of those hats?
-Yeah, you might as well
wear one for safety.
-OK.
-So, all right.
There you go.
-Safety hat.
All right.
Now, this is called a backhoe.
-Yeah.
-Why is it a "back" hoe?
-Because the-- the hoe is
in the back of the machine.
-Oh.
-And that's called the--
-Well, what's in the front?
-The loader.
-The loader.
-That's called the loader,
and that's it right there.
MR. ROGERS: Well, maybe
you can show me that later.
OK?
-Right, OK.
All right, the
first thing we do,
I'll just turn up
throttle here for you.
[ENGINE STARTS]
All right.
So now you've got
your boom right here.
And that makes it
just go back and up.
All right?
-I see.
Let me try that for-- down.
I see.
OK.
-All right.
Now you got your dumper.
That comes in,
and that goes out.
Want to try that?
-Yeah.
In and out.
-Right.
-Oh, that's great.
-Then your bucket
comes in and out.
-I see.
That's the bucket.
-Right
-OK.
-Then you got your extend
hoe that goes-- OK?
-Yeah, but how do you make
it go this way and this way?
-All right.
Now you got these levers
down here on the floor.
And this one here, this
one is the right swing,
and that makes it go right.
[ENGINE NOISE CHANGES]
MR. ROGERS: Ah.
PATRICK: All right.
And then that one
there makes it go left.
MR. ROGERS: I see.
OK, now, let's try it.
PATRICK: Let that one down.
[INAUDIBLE]
MR. ROGERS: That's the
PATRICK: Just keep
bringing your bucket, now.
MR. ROGERS: This one?
PATRICK: All right,
now, lift up.
-This way?
PATRICK: Yeah, that way.
Good.
OK, now, we do left [INAUDIBLE].
-And then we can dump it.
-This one right here.
-This one.
There it does.
MR. ROGERS: You know, those
things look like teeth to me,
Patrick.
PATRICK: Yeah, I'd
say-- [INAUDIBLE]
it's what they're called.
They're called teeth.
MR. ROGERS: Oh, they
are called teeth.
PATRICK: Yeah, they're
called tiger teeth,
because they got a
point on them like that.
MR. ROGERS: Tiger teeth.
PATRICK: Yeah.
MR. ROGERS: Oh.
So they really dig
down in, don't they?
PATRICK: Yeah, they're
mostly for rocks.
MR. ROGERS: For rocks, I see.
PATRICK: And over
to the left, see it?
That's how you dig a ditch.
MR. ROGERS: Good
for you, Patrick.
Thank you for showing me that.
Like that.
Pat, would you show me
how the front of it works?
-All right, OK.
I'll spin you around now, OK?
-OK.
-All right.
Watch your legs.
-How do you do that?
Ha ha.
-OK?
-Now what do you do?
[CUTS ENGINE]
-OK, now lift it up.
-Raise it up?
-Yeah, raise.
PATRICK: All right.
Now you stop it.
MR. ROGERS: Dump it now?
PATRICK: Yeah, go ahead.
OK.
MR. ROGERS: Good.
Now we can bring it down?
-Right.
-Hey, that's great.
Patrick, did you
ever play with, uh,
toys that looked like this
when you were a little boy?
-Yeah, I always played
with the all the time.
-Did you?
Trucks and things?
-Yeah.
All the time.
-Well, you sure do
use them well now.
-Thanks.
-You grew up to be
somebody who could
really make a big one work.
And I want to go down
and thank your dad.
And I thank you.
PATRICK: All right.
-See you again.
-Yeah, nice to meet you.
-Thank you, Patrick.
Thanks, Mr. Leonard.
-You're welcome.
-You have a fine son.
-I do.
-And you're a fine father.
-Thank you.
-And I sure thank you for
showing us these things today.
-Yup.
-Well, see you soon.
Lot of people
depend on your work.
MR. LEONARD: Thank you.
-Bye.
MR. LEONARD: Bye.
-I forgot my hat.
Hey, this is yours.
PATRICK: Right.
-Thank you very much, Pat.
Bye.
Oh, it's good to remember.
Good to remember good times.
Young Pat has been working with
his father for several years.
His dad taught him so well that
he can teach other people now.
I want to take you over to Chef
Brockett's for a few minutes.
I had asked him to teach me
how to make tapioca pudding.
Do you like that?
I do.
Come on!
We'll go to Brockett's Bakery.
Hi, Jane.
-Hi, Mr. Rogers.
I'm buying a veggie treat today.
Oh, I left my purse over there.
Excuse me.
-These are beautiful.
-Como esta, Mr. Rogers?
-Oh, uh, muy bien, gracias.
Y usted, Jose?
-Muy bien, gracias.
Uh, Chef Brockett
esta in la cocina.
-Oh, the cocina.
The kitchen?
-Cosina, kitchen, si.
-Well, I'll go back and see him.
-L'esta esperando.
Si, Mr. Rogers.
-Muchas gracias.
-De nada
-Hi, Don.
-Hey, how are you, Fred?
-Good.
-I'm just finishing
another prehistoric scene.
-Is this beautiful!
Are the-- are these dinosaurs?
CHEF BROCKETT: Dinosaurs.
And, uh, see, it's all
made out of veggie treats.
There's uh, cucumber, some
carrot, mushroom and carrot,
sweet red pepper,
cabbage, Brockett's
broccoli right there. [CHUCKLES]
MR. ROGERS: You're a real
artist with vegetables.
What about this lake?
How did you do that?
-That's jello.
Gelatin.
MR. ROGERS: Oh!
That's a clever thing.
CHEF BROCKETT: How about that?
It's finished now.
Would you put it over
here, because I'm
going to show you
how to make tapioca?
-Oh, good.
Yes, I want to learn
how to do that.
-OK, now, here's some
tapioca I already made. .
OK?
-Mm-hmm.
CHEF BROCKETT: And I'll give you
a container and a little spoon.
You can have some, while
I get the milk and eggs.
-I get to try it, huh.
I like this.
Mmm.
That's very good.
CHEF BROCKETT: Good?
-Mm-hmm.
Mm-hmm.
How do you make it?
-OK.
Now the first thin--
thing to remember
is to get the tapioca
in a box in a store,
because you have to boil the
other kind for days and days.
All right?
Now, this is what
tapioca looks like.
MR. ROGERS: Feels a
little like-- like rice.
CHEF BROCKETT: Mmm-hmm.
MR. ROGERS: Or salt.
-Right.
OK, put in here.
I'll use it later.
Now, this the way
you make tapioca.
Three tablespoons of
tapioca, one, two, three.
And three tablespoons of sugar.
One, two, three.
One egg yolk.
MR. ROGERS: Just the
yellow of the egg.
CHEF BROCKETT: Yeah, uh-huh.
And then two cups of milk.
-It's tapioca, sugar,
yellow of the egg, and milk.
-Right.
And then you mix it.
Not too fast,
because it'll splash.
But you mix it till it
gets nice and smooth.
It feels smooth.
You can't fill the
sugar in there anymore.
And then you cook it.
After you cook it, when you
take it out of the stove,
then you put in the egg whites,
and the little bit of vanilla.
Just a taste of vanilla.
And that's what-- the
egg whites in the vanilla
is what makes it nice
and fluffy like that.
-Yeah, but how do you do
that after you cook it?
-Yeah, it's-- you
just put it right
in a bowl and mix it right in.
-I see.
-Just like we did this.
-I like the taste of that.
-Tapioca.
-Tapioca.
Could I take the
rest of this with me.
-Yeah.
Here's a top for you.
-Oh, thank you very much.
-It's a good desert after
you've had veggie treats.
-I'll say.
Don, how would you
say "cup" in Spanish?
-Tassa, una.
-Una tassa.
-Yeah.
-Una tassa de tapioca.
-Right.
-Thank very much.
-I'll see you, Fred.
-Bye-bye.
-Esta muy bueno, si.
-[SPANISH]
-Hasta luego, Matthew.
-Jose?
Una tassa de tapioca.
-Si, Senor Rogers.
Una tassa de tapioca.
-Gracias.
Adios.
-De nada.
Adios, Mr. Rogers.
-I like to learn how
to do new things.
Someday, I'll try making
that tapioca myself.
Think you're supposed to
keep it in the refrigerator.
I'll just feed the fish.
I've had my tapioca.
Fish, you can have some food.
Swim around, and race about.
Let's have our own
Make Believe now.
Get the trolley.
[TROLLEY BEEPS]
-Let's pretend
that they find out
who's dressed up like
a dinosaur today.
I think that would be a
good thing to do today.
And let's think of
some way to include
tapioca pudding in the story.
All right.
Neighborhood of Make Believe.
[TROLLEY WHISTLES]
-Shh!
Trolley.
Shh!
Shh.
-Yes, we have to be
very quiet if we're
trying to catch a dinosaur.
-Shh.
Corny.
-I know, I know.
But I think it's
all pretty silly.
Dinosaurs are
prehistoric creatures.
They don't "be" anymore.
-We all know that, Corny.
But we've got to
solve the mystery
of this one with a crown on.
-Yes.
-Shh.
-I'll be very quiet, hen.
-Meow meow.
-If I see the thing, I'm going
to fly right out of here.
-Meow meow to.
-Yeah.
-If it's too big
for my dumptruck,
I'll just have to
use something else,
like my big back-- oh, oh!
Hi, Chef Brockett.
-Hi, Daniel.
-We're not allowed to talk.
-Oh.
Why not?
-We're all being very
quiet, because we're looking
for a big dinosaur with
a big crown on its head.
-That's what I heard.
That's why I brought
this tapioca.
-But why?
-Well, see, I thought
we could pretend
that dinosaurs love tapioca.
And we could put it in the
middle of the neighborhood
and maybe the dinosaur would
come out and try to get some.
-Oh, that's a good idea.
-Yeah.
-But you better check
at the castle first.
-OK, first, do you want a bite?
-Oh, yeah.
Ooh, thank you.
That's good.
-I thought you'd like it.
-Come back and play with me
and my truck sometime, OK?
-OK.
I'll see you, Daniel.
-Bye
Wha-- what-- it-- what is--
it's something very big.
Something's coming.
Could it be--
-That's Chef
Brockett, Queen Sara.
-Oh, I wonder what
he has in his hand.
How's everyone at the castle.
Oh, we have to keep our voices
very quiet, Chef Brockett.
-Oh, I suppose you mean
about the dinosaur.
-Did you see it?
-No, but I think I
have a plan to find it.
HANDYMAN NEGRI: What's that?
-See this bowl of tapioca?
PRINCE TUESDAY & QUEEN SARA:
HANDYMAN NEGRI: Uh huh.
-Well, I think we should pretend
that dinosaurs love tapioca
and like to eat it.
And we should put it in the
neighborhood for his dinner.
-Oh, that's a lovely idea.
-Yeah, what-- where
should we put it?
-Right in the middle
of the neighborhood.
-Oh, well, why don't we use
that high pedestal over there
that Lady Aberlin's been
using for her telescope.
-OK, I'll go over and ask
her if we can borrow it.
-Oh, good idea.
See, there's all all kinds of--
-Lady Aberlin.
-Shh!
-Sorry.
But we need the pedestal.
-What are you going
to do with it?
-We're going to put
some tapioca on it.
And then we're going
to catch the dinosaur.
-Sounds intriguing.
Who thought this one up?
-Chef Brockett.
-We might as well try anything.
I haven't see the
dinosaur once today.
Hi, Chef Brockett,
here's the pedestal.
-Hi there.
-Don't you think it's a
lovely idea, Lady Aberlin?
-I mean, the dinosaur
must be hungry by now.
-I'm willing to try it.
-Wh-- Where shall we put it now?
-Right in the middle
of the neighborhood.
Then we can all get
a good look at him.
And it won't be too
close to the castle.
-All right.
-I'll place it.
And when I say "tapioca,"
you come and put
your tapioca on
it, Chef Brockett.
Ready?
QUEEN SARA: Yes, we're ready.
-Yeah.
-[WHISPERS] Tapioca.
-I saw you put out the bait.
Is it all right if I stay here?
-We can all stay here
and see what happens.
LADY ELAINE: There's
nothing to be afraid of.
-[ROBOTIC VOICE] But
everything is so quiet.
And every time, somebody
gets scared of me,
I get scared myself.
-Oh, you're the most
cowardly dinosaur I ever saw.
-Well, I am tired
of being a dinosaur.
And besides, I am hungry.
-Oh, you're hungry.
-What is that?
Over there.
It looks like something to eat.
-Now, remember,
don't say anything.
Don't say anything.
-Tapioca.
I love tapioca.
[SLURPING SOUNDS]
-And now, what else is there?
LADY ELAINE: Now, don't
say anything, Dinosaur.
-But I want something
more to eat.
-Boomerang,
toomerang, soomerang.
You're supposed to
go when I say that.
-I want some more to eat.
-You sound like someone
from Planet Purple.
-That is who I am.
Please help me out
of this costume.
TOGETHER: Ah, Purple Panda!
-Oh, ratso, ratso,
dinosaur, rats.
LADY ABERLIN: Lady
Elaine, how about
coming over to the castle?
-Spoilsport.
HANDYMAN NEGRI: Let's go to the
castle and show everybody else.
-Right, and-- and Purple Panda
can get some more to eat.
-I will be glad to do that.
-I'll take the tail.
HANDYMAN NEGRI: Oh, good, good.
-Well, well,
congratulations, everyone.
-Oh yes.
-I am sorry that I
scared so many people.
-I tamed the dinosaur
with my super funnel!
-You did not.
I'm tired of hearing
about that super funnel.
I'll tell you that the
dinosaur wasn't anything
but Panda dressed
up in a costume.
-Why did you make me
do it, Lady Elaine.
-I'm tired of all of this stuff.
I wanted to show you
all a thing or two.
-Well, I did not like it.
-But you don't have
to do everything
people tell you to
do, Purple Panda.
-I do not?
-Oh course, not.
-That's one good thing
about this neighborhood.
We can each decide
what's best to do.
-And it certainly wasn't
best to scare everybody.
LADY ABERLIN: Like this.
KING FRIDAY: You see, everyone.
It's just a costume
with somebody in it.
-That's just like
my dream last night.
I saw who was inside
the monster in my dream.
It was you, Daddy.
-Well, I guess I do seem
rather powerful at times, Son.
-But my super funnel
took care of the monster.
And then you came out
and took care of me.
-That's what parents are for.
Fathers and mothers are meant
to take care of children.
-All grown-ups are
meant to do that.
-And not meant to tease them.
-I did not want to tease anyone.
-Nobody can take a
joke around here.
HANDYMAN NEGRI:
Of course, we can,
Lady Elaine, but jokes
don't have to scare people.
-Let's think of a joke
that doesn't scare anybody.
-Let us all go to Planet
Purple for dinner.
[DELIGHTED CHATTER]
Have purple pumpernickel and
peanut butter sandwiches.
-My treat, OK.
I'll treat everybody then.
-No more dress-up dinosaurs?
-Not this week, dear.
-There aren't any
dinosaurs anyway.
So I'm going to take
down by my hiding wall.
-Well, I'll go get my truck.
And then I can help you do that.
[TROLLEY BELL]
PRINCE TUESDAY: It was
just a costume, Trolley.
It was just Purple Panda dressed
up in a costume of a dinosaur.
-Grown ups are meant to
take care of children,
not to tease them.
It's fun to pretend that people
are all different ages in make
believe, isn't it?
Sometimes they can
be older, sometimes
younger, sometimes even babies.
Yup.
Why, you can make
up your own stories
about all kinds of things.
Yeah.
You don't need fancy
toys or fancy costumes.
The important thing
is your imagination.
Just thinking about
this brontosaurus.
Bronte- means thunder,
-saurus means lizard.
Thunder Lizard walked
along the earth,
sounded like thunder
as it walked.
It was so heavy.
We've thought of a lot
of things this week.
If you know of somebody
who's afraid of monsters
and dinosaurs and
super things like that,
and you feel you
can, maybe you'd
tell them what we've
talked about this week.
It'll help them to know that
you like them just the way
they are.
Even if they are
scared once in a while.
We all need to have people
who like us exactly as we are.
[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 week is new.
And I'll have more
ideas for you.
And you'll have things you'll
want to talk about, I will to.
I have lots of things
to take with me.
You always make each
week a special week.
You know how.
By just your being you.
There's only one person in
the whole world like you.
And people can like
you exactly as you are.
I'll be back.
Good-bye.
10x09 - Episode 9
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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.