11x17 - Episode 17

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THEME SONG:
[LONG INSTRUMENTAL SECTION]

-[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 have 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.

Hello, neighbor.

When you see somebody with
a little suitcase like this,

what do you think about?

Some people think about
somebody going away.

Some people think about
something to play inside.

What do you think
might be in here?

I'll show you.

It's a horn.

It's really a cornet,
but it's a kind of horn.

And I'm trying to learn it.

Trying to learn
how to play this.

This is a mouthpiece.

It fits into it right like that.

Let me try to show you
how I've been playing it.

First, you have to be
able to go like this.

[SPLUTTERING]

[PLAYS HORN]

Just beginning.

And I'm told that it isn't
too hard to learn it.

[SPLATTY SOUNDS] It's coming.

Just started.

People who play
these instruments

practice a long time.

Now I want to show you
something here though.

You see it's a lot easier
for me to play the piano,

because I started playing
this kind of instrument

when I was just five years old.

Wonder if I could play
these two together?

I don't think you're
really meant to, but--

[KNOCKING]

Oh, there's somebody
at the door.

Let's see who it is.

Oh, Mr. McFeely.

-Speedy delivery.

Speedy delivery.

Hi, Mr. McFeely,
I was just passing

by on my way to
Moonlight Mushrooms,

and I heard you
playing your horn.

Just stopped by to say hello.

-Hi, Mr. McFeely.

Yes, I've been trying to
learn to play this cornet.

-It's called a cornet?

-Yes, but it's a part
of the horn family.

You're going to
the mushroom place?

-Yes, to Moonlight Mushrooms.

-They grow them in the
mines there, don't they?

-Yes, underground.

Would you like to go along?

-Well, I think I would like to.

Would that be all right?

-Yes, I'll just make a phone
call first, just to make sure.

I'll set the deliveries there.

I'll give Margo a call.

-Oh, fine.

Wonder what it would
sound like to play

a horn in the mushroom and--

-Well, why don't you
just bring it along?

-All right, I could do that.

-Uh, hello, Margo.

Uh, uh, this is
Mr. McFeely here.

That's right.

I'll be over there
today with a delivery,

and I was thinking
do you think I can

bring a friend along
to give a tour?

Oh, fine, fine.

Well, we'll be right over.

And thank you, and
speedy delivery.

Well, it's uh--

-Is that all right?

-It'll be all right.

-Good.

Do your mother or dad ever
use mushrooms for cooking?

Well, the mushrooms that
people buy in stores

are sometimes
grown in big caves.

And there are people
there who pick

them and get them ready to sell.

Let's go with Mr.
McFeely, so what

we can show you what a
mushroom mine is like.

-On to the Moonlight Mushroom.

Don't forget the case.

-Oh, yes, thank you.

-And I'll have my delivery here.

-I must take this.

But I do want to try
this in the mine.

-All righty, you'll
get your chance.

Right this way.

-I'll put this in
the case as we go.

-OK.

I'll get the door.

-Thank you.

-On to Moonlight Mushroom.

Speedy delivery.

Hi, Becky.

-Hi, Mr. McFeely.

Becky, there's your delivery.

-Thank you very much.

-Becky Cumming.

Fred Rogers.

-How do you do?
-Hello.

-Glad to meet you.

-I talked to Margo earlier.

She said she'd give us a
tour of the mine today.

Is she around?

-Yes, she is.

Let me give her a buzz.

MR. MCFEELY: OK.

-And may I keep your case
while you tour in the mine?

-Oh, well, Becky,
this is a trumpet.

And I wanted to see how
it sounded in the mine.

-Oh, should sound good.

-We'll see.

-Hi, Margo!

-Hi, Mr. McFeely.

Good to see you.

Good to meet you, Mr. Rogers.

-Thank you, Margo.

Looking forward
to our time here.

-Good.

I'd like to provide you
with some protective hats,

and we'll give you some lights
so we can see down in the mine.

MR. ROGERS: Good.

-And I'd like to have
you follow me OK?

MR. ROGERS: OK.
See you later, Becky.

-So you just follow me.

-Good-bye.

-Can I-- I take your case
and put it by my desk?

-Well, it's a horn
that I thought

maybe I'd try to
play in the mine.

MARGO: OK.

MR. ROGERS: Now, with this--

MARGO: Ah, look, here we are.

-I want to put this-- now, how
do you turn the light on again?

-OK, you just take a little
knob right by your light

and twist it.

And that'll turn your light on.

-It's on.

-Yes.

-The reason we need that
light is because we're

going to be going in
underground where it's dark.

I see.

Well, it's not dark here.

MARGO: No, not yet.

MR. ROGERS: My this
is a big place.

You must make lots
of mushrooms here.

MARGO: We make 46
million pounds a year.

MR. ROGERS: 46 million?

MR. MCFEELY: That's
a lot of mushrooms.

MARGO: We're going to
be heading into an area

where we'll actually see
some of the mushroom growing

under the soil.

MR. ROGERS: Oh, good.

MR. MCFEELY: Are
we underground yet?

MARGO: Yeah, we're
underground now, Mr. McFeely.

It's co-- it's getting
cold-- a little chillier.

And the uh--

-But what's this made
out of, this mine?

-This mine is-- is limestone.

-Well, they took
the limestone out,

and then they just
left all this here.

-Right.

-You know, this would
be a-- this would

be a great place
to, uh, do the horn.

-Would you-- do
you want to try it?

-Yeah.

-Here it is.

Gotta-- there you go.

-I've wanted to play
this horn in a mine,

MARGO: [LAUGHS]

---just to see what
it sounded like.

I'm going to try it now.

[BLOWS HORN FANFARE]

-Oh that's--
-Oh, can you hear that?

-Yes, you can.
-Yes.

-That's good.

[BLOWS HORN]

-Sounds good.

-I bet it's the first
horn in your mine.

-That's the first
horn that we've heard.

Yes.

-Where are we going now?

-Where we're going
now is we're going

to go to the spawn
growing rooms.

Here we are.

I want to-- I wanted to show
you where the root structure

of the mushrooms were developed.

MR. ROGERS: All right.

-I'm just taking a
handful of soil here.

-May I touch it?

-Sure.

MR. MCFEELY: Oh, it
feels like straw.

MARGO: Well, this is a mixture
of hay, crushed corn cobs,

chicken manure,
and stable manure.

MR. MCFEELY: Well,
what's that white stuff?

MARGO: OK, that white--
that white material

is the root structure
of the mushroom.

See, this soil
provides the nutrients

for the mushroom to
eat, to feed upon.

MR. MCFEELY: [INAUDIBLE]

-And that stays in this--
this room is moist.

Do you know, it's
warmer in here.

-Yes, it is It just stays
in here for several weeks,

as this mushroom material
grows through the soil.

-And then what do you do?

-What we do then is cover this
with a fine layer of topsoil.

And then I want to show you
the water of the-- of the tray.

-Oh, good.

-You see?

And then I'll show you
how the-- that environment

that-- that topsoil, the
watering, the coolness

and the darkness will
let the mushrooms grow.

-Great.

Isn't this interesting,
Mr. McFeely?

-[INAUDIBLE] Back to the cart.

-All right.

[WATER SPRAYING]

MR. ROGERS: That's beautiful.

MARGO: Isn't that pretty?

Now, this'll-- this'll
be interesting.

She's doing some watering.

Let's stop and meet her.

-Oh, hi, Margo, how are you?

-Oh, I'm just fine.

Carol, I would like you meet
Mr. Rogers, Mr. McFeely.

This is Carol [? Wolf ?].

-Hi, Ms. Wolf.

-Glad to meet you.

MARGO: As you can see, she's
watering our mushrooms here.

-Looks like you're
giving them a shower.

-Oh, just like the rain.

-It's like the rain.

-Yes.

-How often do you water
these-- these mushrooms?

-Every three days.

MR. MCFEELY: And how long
does it take for the mushrooms

to grow?

-21 days for the
mushroom to pop.

-So the seeds are under
here, like we saw before.

-Yes, the seeds are underneath.

The-- the roots
have been developed.

And pretty soon, we'll
be seeing mushrooms

pinning up and coming
up to the soil.

-I see.

They-- they grow quickly then.

-Oh, they double
their size overnight.

-They do?

-Yes.

-Well, that's certainly growing
faster than people grow.

-It certainly is.

-Are you a mother, Mrs. Wolf?

-Yes, and I'm also
a grandmother.

-Oh, do you ever show
your children that?

-Oh, yes, I've had my children
down here and my grandson.

-What did they think of it?

-Oh, they just love it.

MR. ROGERS: Do they?

-Yes.

MR. MCFEELY: I'll have
to tell my grandchildren

about this place.

-Yes, Mr. McFeely, you do.

-In fact, I think just
around the corner,

we have some mushrooms
that are ripening, and--

-Oh, you mean, on
top of the soil.

-On top of the soil.

MR. ROGERS: Oh, I'd
like to see them.

Yeah.

-Good, well, I can
take you right there.

MR. ROGERS: Could we walk?

-No, you have to drive.

-Oh, this is such-- such
a big place, isn't it?

-Oh, it certainly is.

-Thank you very much, Ms. Wolf.

-Oh, you're more than welcome.

-Bye bye, thanks.

-Goodbye.

-Bye.

-Goodbye, Margo.

MARGO: Here we are.

MR. ROGERS: Look at
all these mushrooms.

Mr. McFeely, look at this.

MR. MCFEELY: Oh, I've never
seen so many mushrooms.

It's fabulous.

MR. ROGERS: Is it all right
just to look around here?

MARGO: Sure.

Aren't these lovely?

MR. ROGERS: Oh my,
there are so many.

Is it all right to touch them?

-Yes, you go ahead.

-My goodness.

They're ready to be
picked, are they?

-These mushrooms are
ready to be picked.

In fact, oh, here's,
uh, Pat Meckling.

She's doing some picking.

I'd like you to meet Mr. Rogers.

-How do you do, Mr. Rogers?

-How do you do, Ms. Meckling?

Uh, could you tell us about,
uh, what you're doing here?

PAT: Uh, today
we're going to pick

the mushrooms that are
taller than the rest.

The stems have to be
tall and straight.

The taller they are, the
more ready they are to pick.

MR. ROGERS: I see.

PAT: Then, uh, we kind of weed
around in between of them, much

like you would weed
your plants in a garden?

To give the ones--

MR. ROGERS: Oh, to pick
out the tall ones, I see.

PAT: Yes.

MR. ROGERS: Give the
other ones a chance to--

PAT: Room to grow.

MR. ROGERS: Is it all
right if I pick some?

PAT: Certainly.

Help yourself.

MR. ROGERS: Every
one seems different.

There's isn't-- there's
not one that we've picked

that looks the same as another.

PAT: They're like
grains of sand.

Each one has a different shape.

-Grains of sand.

PAT: Yes.

-They're like people, huh?

PAT: Very much like people.

-Everybody's different.

Now, do you-- oh, I just
noticed how many you have here.

I'd-- I'd like to
show my friends.

Look at all of this, mushrooms,
that Mrs. Meckling has picked.

Would this take
about an hour or so?

PAT: Oh, no, you can pick a
basket in five or ten minutes.

MR. ROGERS: You must pick
a lot in a whole day.

-You can pick 500 pounds a day.

-500 pounds of mushrooms a day!

-Yes.

-Well, that's
because you know how.

-The mushrooms are
very, very delicate,

and they need to be packed--
packaged in a very special way.

MR. ROGERS: I see.

-And we'll see that next.

MR. MCFEELY: Look at this one!

MR. ROGERS: What is that?

-That's an overripe mushroom.

Thought you'd like to see it.

MR. ROGERS: What would
you use that for?

-Use it in soups.

Isn't that right, Phil?

Thanks for showing it to me.

There you go.

MR. ROGERS: We're off
to the packaging now.

-Hey, need to come with you.
Bye bye.

MR. ROGERS: See you.

Bye bye.

Up we go, out of the mines.

MR. MCFEELY: Now
what's happening here?

MARGO: This is our packing area.

MR. ROGERS: Now what
are they doing here?

-OK, what they're
doing is, they're

weighing each package exactly
the weight that-- exact weight

that it has to be.

And these scales are
so sensitive that one

mushroom can make a difference.

MR. ROGERS: And then where
do they go from there?

-OK, the-- what that happens
now is the machine pushes these

down and at-- at this
stage, a clear cover just

wraps around the
package of mushrooms.

MR. ROGERS: Uh huh.

MARGO: And this
protects the package.

And then as it
goes down the line,

a special label machine actually
blows the label on, because uh,

it-- that, again,
protects the mushrooms.

Nothing ever touches
the mushrooms.

Then they go to the places
in the United States

that want mushrooms.

-This is just fascinating here.

-Well, I'd like to--
would like to take

you up to our reception area.

And I have a special
delivery for both of you.

-Special delivery.

OK.

Here we are, back
where we started.

-It takes a lot of care to
grow mushroom, doesn't it?

And

-How did your trumpet
sound down in the mines.

-It sounded good,
Becky, thank you.

-And Becky has a special
delivery for you.

-What is that?

-I certainly do.

I have something
for both of you.

-Oh, mushrooms.

-Thank you, Becky.

BECKY: You're welcome.

-And thank you, Margo.

It was wonderful to
know how mushrooms

are grown in a place like this.

See you again.
-OK, bye bye.

-Good bye.

-Speedy delivery, thank you.

-Bye bye.

-Bye bye.

-Speedy delivery's right.

-[INAUDIBLE] place.

-I like to do different
things like that, Mr. McFeely.

Thanks for thinking of that.

Would you like to come in?

-Oh, not just now.

I think I'll take
these mushrooms home

and make a mushroom omelet
for Betsy and myself tonight.

-Well, I hope you enjoy it.

-Well, I'm glad you
could come along.

Speedy delivery to you.

-I'm glad I did too.

Bye, Mr. McFeely.

Come on in.

I think I'll put these
in the refrigerator.

Did you enjoy that trip
to the mushroom factory?

I like to learn new things.

Here's some food for you fish.

Well, we've had
our factory time.

Now maybe we'll just have
our make believe time today.

All right?

Let's go to the trolley.

[TROLLEY BELL]

-OK, trolley?

Good.

Now, yesterday, Prince Tuesday
told his dad that people needed

to play, and he should
change that rule

about no play allowed.

So why don't we pretend that
King Friday has been thinking

about that, thinking
about it a lot,

in the neighborhood
of Make Believe.

OK, Trolley.

Neighborhood of make believe.

LADY ABERLIN: Make
way for the mushroom!

[TROLLEY WHISTLES]

-Niece Aberlin, I presume?

-Oh, correct as
usual, Uncle Friday.

I didn't hear you come in.

You startled me.

-Yeah, well, it's
annoying not to have

the fanfare,
absolutely annoying.

-Well, I can imagine.

-What are you doing today?

-I'm-- pretending that
I'm a growing mushroom.

-Uh, pretending is
playing, isn't it?

-Oh.

Oh, I guess so.

I just felt that I have to
pretend-mushroom for a bit.

-Well, I have a job for you.

That can take your
mind off pretending.

-Oh, what is the
job, Uncle Friday?

-I want you to find
the court musicians who

are responsible for my
fanfares and bring them here.

-Yes, sir.

-Thank you.

That looks like Purple Panda.

Purple Panda, come
here at once, please.

Purple Panda, I presume?

-[ROBOTIC VOICE] Correct,
as usual, King Friday.

Did you like it?

-You were swimming?

-Yes, I guess I was.

I just learned it,
and I wanted to show

everyone in the
name neighborhood.

-But swimming is play.

-I guess so.

I really like it.

-Play is not allowed
in this neighborhood.

-Why not?

-Because I made the rule.

-I hope you will change
your rule some day.

-That's what everybody seems
to be saying, even my own son.

What a rule I've made.

What a rule.

Oh, Officer Clemmons, I presume?

-Correct as usual, King Friday.

-Do you have a report for me
about Lady Elaine Fairchilde?

-Yes, I do, Sire.

I've located the lady.

-Oh, excellent.

And have you brought her and
her museum back with you?

-No, I have not, Sire.

-Why not?

-Because Lady
Elaine wouldn't come

back until you changed the rule.

-Oh, that rule.

-This is a description of
the location of where I found

Lady Elaine, in case you need
to get in touch with her.

-Oh, thank you.

-And that is, Sire, in
case you change the rule.

-I understand.

You are excused.

-Thank you, Sire.

-Incidentally, Clemmons,
you do good work.

--Thank you very much, Sire.

And also if you should
see my court musicians,

kindly ask them to come here.

-Of course, Your Majesty,
thank you very much.

-Oh, Officer Clemmons is
certainly a fast worker.

Court musicians, I presume.

-Correct, as usual, King Friday.

-I have been missing my usual
fanfare for several days.

Kindly explain.

-We thought it--

-Wasn't allowed, Your--

-Majesty.

-Why not allowed?

You always provide my fanfare.

-We thought it--

-Was play, Your--

-Majesty.

-Fanfare?

Play?

-We have to--

Play our horns--

-To make the--

-Fanfare.

-Play your horns?

Oh, I never thought about that.

That's terrible.

-Oh, there you are.

I've been looking
everywhere for you.

-We were told--

-To come.

-Well, are you going to
give the King his fanfare?

-It's up to--

-Him.

-They have to "play" the
horn to give the fanfare.

-Oh, but it's their
work, isn't it?

-But it's still
playing, Lady Aberlin.

Here, let me blow
my own fanfare.

Thank you.

[BLOWS HORN]

-Oh, Uncle Friday,
that's wonderful.

You play the horn wonderfully!

-It's a fanfare for a
fanfare for an announcement.

Now you may play yours.

[PLAY FANFARE]

-I, King Friday
the 13th, announce

that there will be play
again in this neighborhood.

[CHEERS]

My son was right.

You were right.

Everyone needs play.

But please, make
your play careful.

We will talk more
about it tomorrow.

Oh, Purple Panda.

-Panda!

-Yes, you may swim in the
neighborhood, Purple Panda.

Be careful, of course.

So we'll have more
merriment in the M

Room, the mush-room, that is.

[PLAY FANFARE]

[TROLLEY BEEPS]

-So, now the rule is ended.

King Friday could see that
people really do need to play.

Do you suppose he finally
realized that when-- when he

blew on that horn over and over?

Blew and blew and
blew that fanfare.

[PLAYS SCALE ON HORN]

Maybe he blew out some
of his mad feelings.

But I was proud of King Friday
saying that his son was right.

That's not easy for someone
like the King to say.

You were right, and I was wrong.

But it shows that the King's
an understanding person,

because nobody's
right all the time.

And nobody's wrong all the time.

[SINGS] Sometimes
people are right.

And they feel that all is light.

But the very same
people who are right

sometimes are the very same
people who are wrong sometimes.

It's funny, but it's true.

It's the same,
isn't it, for you.

And sometimes people are good.

And they do just
what they should.

But the very same
people who are good

sometimes are the very same
people who are bad sometimes.

It's funny, but it's true.

It's the same,
isn't it, for you.

And sometimes people get wet.

And their parents get upset.

But the very same
people who get wet

sometimes are the very same
people who are dry sometimes.

It's funny, but it's true.

It's the same, isn't it, for me.

Isn't it the same for you?

[BLOWS HORN]

There are lots of ways to
play about your feelings.

Sure.

That's such an important
thing about play.

How do you play
when you're happy?

And how do you play
when you're sad?

Or angry?

It's certainly a good
feeling to know that you can

play and still be
safe, isn't it?

[SINGS] 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 today, [SNAPS],

it's such a good feeling,
a very good feeling,

a feeling you know that I'll
be back when the day is new.

And I'll have more
know ideas for you.

And you'll have things
you'll want to talk about.

I will too.

You always make each
day such a special day.

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.

You know what we must
think about tomorrow

in the neighborhood
of Make Believe?

Lady Elaine Fairchilde.

Yes.

She's still off with
her museum-go-round,

off at the play park.

We'll think more
about that tomorrow.

I'll be back.