12x14 - Episode 14

[bunniefuu]

THEME SONG: 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 beautywood,

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?

Hi, neighbor.

Glad to be with you today.

What is it that you like
to eat your food with?

I sometimes like to
eat with one of these.

These are all different
kinds of spoons.

I wanna show them to you here.

When I was thinking about
showing these to you,

I just never knew there
were so many different kinds

of spoons in the world.

Here's one.

It's called a teaspoon.

Yes.

Very usual kind of spoon.

Here's one that looks
like a teaspoon,

but look very closely
at the bottom of it.

See those little things?

They kind of look like teeth
down there at the bottom.

Well, this is a
grapefruit spoon.

So you dig into a
grapefruit like that.

You use that.

Here's a sugar spoon
and a serving spoon.

Looks like a little one
and a big one, doesn't it?

Here's a gravy ladle,
iced tea spoon,

here's a kind of mixing spoon,
another kind of mixing spoon.

I bet you have a lot
of different kind

of spoons at your house.

This would be a soup
spoon or a cereal spoon.

This is a very old one.

I remember getting an old
spoon like this and digging

with it, when I
was a little boy.

In fact, some children really
do like to dig with spoons.

But mothers and dads
sometimes care a lot

about some of the spoons
that belong to them, so it's

important to ask if
it's all right to use

one when you want to.

I know someone who can
make music with spoons.

In fact, I'm going to call and
see when she can come over.

I told her that I'd
like you to meet her.

So she's expecting our call.

Hello.

Mary Alice?

Yes.

I just wondered
when you could come.

About five minutes?

Oh, that'll be great.

Fine.

We'll see you then.

Thank you.

Bye bye.

She can come in five minutes,
so that gives us time

to see a film on
Picture Picture, one

that I have wanted you to see.

It's a film about
how spoons are made.

So let's just watch
that together.

A film about how
spoons are made.

See, that's a
drawing of a spoon.

And before a spoon
is manufactured,

people design the spoons.

And this man is making
a model of the design

that the machines
will copy, later on.

Both men and women
design spoons.

And both men and women can
make models of them too.

Look how slowly he
works, tapping away

at a piece of metal, turning
it into a fancy spoon.

Tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap.

Now, it's time for the
machines to do their work.

This one is making the
very first part of a spoon.

It's called a blank.

See those blanks-- they
look like little shovels,

don't they?

They're pretty thick.

And then the blanks
have to be rolled

out and squeezed
larger and larger.

See it?

See what the machine does?

This machine punches out
the shape of the spoon.

Punch.

It's starting to look more
like a spoon now, isn't it?

Flat spoons.

Those are loud machines.

Those workers need ear
protectors, don't they?

See what that's doing?

Now, the spoon isn't
flat at the end, anymore.

Now, it's time for
cleaning and polishing.

Those wheels spin very,
very fast, shining them up.

Now, this machine polishes
all those spoons at once.

They go back and
forth, like a seesaw.

The ends of the spoons
are polished now,

and this person's
carefully checking them.

They look like tiny
mirrors, don't they?

The spoons are
finished now, so it's

time to inspect them and make
sure that they're made just

right, just the way the designer
and the workers all want them.

Spoons.

Spoons.

Many, many spoons.

That's very
interesting, isn't it?

Of course, different
spoons are made

by different people
in different ways.

Oh, there's the telephone.

Hello?

Yes.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Oh, but you can come later?

Well, good.

We'll wait for you.

All right.

See you then.

Bye bye.

That's Ms. Sherrod.

She said she couldn't
come right away,

but she'll come a little later.

So we'll just have to wait.

Do you have to wait
a lot for things?

For people and things?

Well, of course, everybody
has to wait sometimes.

But what's really
important is what

you do while you're waiting.

Let's think of something
to do while we're waiting,

while we're waiting for
something new to do.

Let's try to think up a
song, while we're waiting,

that's liberating, and
will be true to you.

Let's think of something
to do while we're waiting,

while we're waiting until
something's through.

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

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

to do that's specific for you.

Let's think of something
to do while we're waiting.

One thing we can do is
make up some make believe.

Come on.

Let's get the trolley.

Let's think of something
to do while-- hi, Trolley.

Trolley, we're
going to have some

make believe while
we're waiting.

In fact, let's
think of something

that would have
spoons in the story.

Maybe at the castle.

Spoons and the King and
Lady Aberlin and-- well,

let's just make it up together.

Neighborhood of
Make-Believe, Trolley.

[BELL RINGING]

-Oh, hi Trolley.

Want some tea?

-Trolley doesn't drink tea.

-This is pretend tea.

-Not even pretend tea.

How about a pretend
peanut butter sandwich?

[GIGGLES]

-Oh.

All right, then.

There you go, Trolley.

Our very best pretend
peanut butter sandwich.

[GIGGLES]

-Oh, sure.

Eat and run.

-Ha.

Would you some more milk?

-Oh, yes.

Milk is my very favorite.

I liked it the most.

A little more.

A little more.

Good.

-Sugar?

-No, thank you.

You?

-A pinch.
[TRUMPETS PLAYING]

-Oh?

Uh oh.

-Lady A. and Robert
Troll, I presume.

-Correct, as usual,
Uncle Friday.

-Correct, as
always, King Friday.

-You're having a tea
party in the garden?

-We are, Uncle Friday.

That-- that's all
right, isn't it?

-So long as you use spoons.

Here are spoons for you.

-Oh.

How thoughtful.

-Yeah, except, it's just a
pretend tea party, King Friday.

Even pretend parties
can use spoons.

In fact, spoons go very well
with practically everything.

-Mmm.

-Mmm.

Those would work better
with [INAUDIBLE].

-Yes.

Oh, Uncle Friday, do you have
something in your throat?

-No.

That's just it-- I don't.

-Oh.

Well, would you like some
pretend tea, Your Majesty?

-That would do nicely.

Thank you.
-Oh.

Of course.

Here, let's just--

-You'll-- you'll stir in
plenty of milk, please?

-Oh, certainly.

Would you stir that in, Robert?

-Surely.

-Uh, sugar on the Friday?

-Never.

Thank you.

-OK.

-Here you go.

There you are, Sire.

-Thank you very much.

Yes.

-It's good, isn't it?

-It's very good.

Yes.

-Tasty.

-It's well stirred.

LADY ABERLIN: Mmm.

ROBERT TROLL: Yeah.

-I remember having
tea-- real tea--

one time, on the
side of a mountain.

ROBERT TROLL: [IMPRESSED] Ah.
LADY ABERLIN: On a mountain?

-Halfway up a
mountain, to be exact.

Heh.

What a beautiful
view there was there.

Heh.

Oh my, such glorious memories.

LADY ABERLIN: And all from
a sip of a cup of tea.

KING FRIDAY: Yes.

That mountain was taller
than any we have around here.

-You like tall
mountains, King Friday?

-Very much.

In fact, I was just
thinking about something.

-Oh.

Something fun, I hope.

-Oh, it would be fun.

Yeah.
-Well, what is it, Uncle Friday?

-I think it would be fun
to have a tall mountain

right beside the castle.
LADY ABERLIN: [EXCITEDLY] Oh.

-Yes.

That would be fun.

Then we could have tea on it,
we could climb up it, and we--

-Yes.

And how-- how would you get a
great big mountain right here?

KING FRIDAY: Oh, I'm sure
you'll think of a way.

[GIGGLES]

-What?

KING FRIDAY: I,
King Friday XIII,

command you both to
make a mountain right

beside the castle,
here in Make-Believe.

-But Uncle Friday--

KING FRIDAY: I'm sure
you'll find a way.

Thank you for the tea.

Heh.

You may keep the spoons
to use on the mountain.

Good day.

LADY ABERLIN: Good day.

[WHISTLES]

-Boy.

How do we make a mountain?

-And a tall mountain at that.

-Yeah.

We could ask some
of our friends.

-What friends?

-Well, I mean, anybody
in the neighborhood here.

LADY ELAINE: Yoo-hoo.

Come here, dears.

[CHUCKLES]

-We could start with,
uh, you know who.

-Lady Elaine Fairchilde.

LADY ELAINE: Yoo-hoo.

Ha ha.

Hi there, tootses.

-Hi, Lady Elaine.

-Hi, Lady Elaine.

-Do you want a fat
mountain or a skinny one?

-Lady Elaine Fairchilde, how did
you know we needed a mountain?

-Word travels fast
in this neighborhood.

Well, take your choice--
a fat one or a skinny one.

ROBERT TROLL: Well, I like
them both, but-- but how do we

make them?

-You grow them, silly.

It takes about 600 years.

-Oh, but Uncle Friday
needs one right away.

-Friday is full of foolishness.

-Uh--

-600 years.

-Yeah.

[SIGHS]

Now what'll we do?

-I think we should sing a song.

That's a good idea--
take our mind off of it.

-Well, it wouldn't hurt.

-Yeah.

-You start.

-OK.

-OK.

-Oh, shaddly dum dee
mooly, a moodly dum

dee shadsy boom boom.

Shaddly dum dee moodly,
moodly, shaddly dum dee bum.

-Radly troll dee boom.

-A moodly, toodly, roodly,
goodly, moodly, trodly bum.

Hey!

-I feel better.

LADY ELAINE: OK, kids,
now how does that help?

-Oh.

-Well-- well,
while we-- while we

were singing "Shaddly
Dum Dee Boom,"

-Mmhmm?

-I had an idea.
-[EXCITEDLY] Oh!

What is it?

-It seems to me that if you
want to make a mountain,

that what you
ought to do is talk

to people who live in a tree.

-Oh, X the Owl and
Henrietta Pussycat.

-Exactly

-[DOUBTFULLY] Lots
of luck, friends.

I'll see you in about 600 years.

-Well, thanks for your
help, Lady Elaine.

-Yeah.

-Try every mountain.

Toot toot.

-Mmhmm.

-Toot toot.

-Let's go see them.

-[INAUDIBLE].

-Oh.

Hello.

Can we help you?

-I'm looking for
Friday, but I don't

think I've found
anything but Monday.

-Oh, well you've found the
Neighborhood of Make-Believe.

Does that help?

-Yes.

That's the right place.

But how do I find
a day in a place?

-Well, see, in this
neighborhood, there is only one

Friday, and that's King Friday.

-Oh, Friday's a king.

ROBERT TROLL: Oh, yeah.

-Now I understand.

ROBERT TROLL: Good.

LADY ABERLIN: Can I ask why
you need to see King Friday?

-I'm a baton twirler.

I entertain people.

-Oh.

-Oh.

-Do you entertain trolls?

-Of course.

I'd love to twirl for a troll.

If you'd just move back a little
bit, I'd be glad to show you.

-Do it.

-Gosh!

-Terrific.

-You must be the
best in the world.

-At least in reality.

Now, how do I find Friday?

-Well, I like you, so I'll
take you right to him, myself.

-Thanks.

-Sure.

-And I'll-- I'll go and
talk to X and Henrietta.

-OK.

-Oh.

I hope you have a good
time with the king, Mr.--

-Shade.

My name's Jeffrey Shade.

LADY ABERLIN: Well, I hope you
have a good time with the king.

He's in for a great treat.

-Mmhmm.

-Thank you, Lady--

-Lady Aberlin.

I'm the king's niece.

-Oh.

Well, I hope you
have a good time

with the owl and the pussycat.

I just love little p*ssy cats.

-Hey, the king's
gonna love you, Jeff.

Come on, I want him
to see that act.

-Bye.

-Bye.
-Let me see of I can do that.

-X?

Henrietta?

-Meow meow, Lady Meowmeowlin.

-Hi, Henrietta.

I've just seen a
wonderful baton twirler

who loves little kittens.

-Meow nice.

-Meow meow meow how
people do meow like meow.

-Oh, I don't either.

I guess it just takes years
and years of practice.

-Meow.

-Henrietta, how
many years have you

been living in this treehouse?

-Meow meow meow all meow life.

-So you really
understand about trees.

-Oh, meow.

Certainly.

Meow trees.

-Then could you tell me how
we might make a mountain?

-Meow meow mountain?

-Yes.

That's what Uncle
Friday wants us to do.

-Meow people meow
make mountains.

-Well, I know.

But King Friday wants us to try.

-Meow for?

-Well, see, he
wants to have a tea

party on the side
of the mountain.

-Meow see.

-Uh, hey, everybody.

How in the world are you?

Heh.

HENRIETTA: Meow meow, X.

-Hi, X. Oh, we're just fine,
except we were wondering

how to go about
making a mountain.

-Oh.

Well, how high
does it need to be?

-Oh, as high as the castle
or the Eiffel Tower, I guess.

-Well then, cover the
castle with trees,

or cover the Eiffel
Tower with trees.

Then you've got
yourself a mountain.

-Meow meow meow trees.

-Oh.

What an idea.

Oh, thank you both so much.

I think I'll go and
talk to Grandpere

and see how he feels about
living inside a mountain.

-Uh, let us know if we can
help you, Lady Aberlin.

We know a lot about trees,
don't we, Henrietta?

-Meow say.

-Oh, I sure will thank
you both very much.

-Meow meow.

Meow meow meow.

-Bye bye.

-Bye.

-Let's think of something
to do while we're waiting,

while we're waiting for
something new to do.

Let's try to think up a
song while we're waiting,

that's liberating and
will be true to you.

Doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo-- Grandpere!

Grandpere?

-Bonjour, dear.

[GIGGLES]

LADY ABERLIN: Lady Elaine, I
did not expect to see you here.

-I like to be where
the action is.

-But the action isn't here yet.

-It will be.

-[SPEAKING FRENCH]
LADY ABERLIN: [SPEAKING FRENCH]

LADY ELAINE: [SPEAKING FRENCH]

-[SPEAKING FRENCH]

LADY ABERLIN: [SPEAKING FRENCH]

-[SPEAKING FRENCH]

-Hey, wait a minute, you two.

How about some English?

I'm not so swift in
the French as you are.

-Ah.

Lady Fairchilde likes to know
everything that's going on.

-I know that.

Well, Grandpere, what we
need is to make a mountain.

GRANDPERE: [SPEAKING FRENCH]

-Oui.

Yes, to make a mountain.

We wondered whether we
could use your tower,

put lots of trees on it,
and call it a mountain.

-[SPEAKING FRENCH]

-What's that mean--
[SPEAKING FRENCH]?

-[SPEAKING FRENCH].

That means, does the tower
have to be a mountain forever?

LADY ELAINE: Oh,
probably not, Grandpere.

You know Friday-- he changes
his mind all of the time.

-[SPEAKING FRENCH]

-Then it's all right with
you, man of the mountain?

-Certainly.

I love to do new things.

-Oh, great.

I'll tell Uncle Friday.

-And I'll start
looking for some trees.

-Thanks, Lady Elaine.

-Toot toot, dears.

Toot toot.

-[SPEAKING FRENCH]

-[SPEAKING FRENCH]

-[SPEAKING FRENCH]

-Oh, wonderful.

I'll tell Uncle Friday and
Robert Troll and Mr. Shade.

I wonder if he's ever twirled a
baton on the side of mountain.

La la la la la la la la la.

Oh, Trolley.

It's so wonderful.

We're going to make a mountain.

MR. ROGERS: Trolley?

So they're going to make a
mountain in the Neighborhood

of Make-Believe,
so King Friday can

have a party on the side of it.

Isn't that fun to think about?

Are there any mountains
near where you live,

or is the land pretty flat?

When I was a little boy and
went to see my Grandfather,

he lived on a mountain, and
I liked to try to climb.

In fact, he would
sometimes go with me.

There were many trees on--

[KNOCKING]

that mountain of his.

Oh, maybe that's Mary Alice.

It is.

Come in, Mary Alice.
MARY ALICE: Hi, Fred.

Sorry to keep you waiting.

-Oh, I'm glad you could make it.

I'd like you to
know my television--

-Hi.

-neighbor.

Come on in.

Uh, now, when you
play the spoons,

do you like to stand
up or sit down?

-Sit down.

I prefer to sit down.
-Where would you like to sit?

-Right here will
be fine, thank you.

-Good.

-Now, should I get
you some spoons?

-No, I carry my old
faithful with me.

Just the two big tablespoons.

MR. ROGERS: Oh, you
use these big ones.

MARY ALICE: Oh, yes.
MR. ROGERS: Table-- tablespoons.

MARY ALICE: The tablespoons,
because of the bigger hands.

MR. ROGERS: And do you
hit them like that?

MARY ALICE: No.

No.

You put them in your hand,
and you hit them like that.

You know, you just--

MR. ROGERS: Oh,
That sounds great.

MARY ALICE: Would
you like to try it?

MR. ROGERS: I would.

MARY ALICE: Put your fingers
in there like I had mine.

MR. ROGERS: Uh huh.

MARY ALICE: OK.

Just put your three underneath.

And you're like that.

And then just leave
a little opening

this finger here
controls up top.

MR. ROGERS: I see.

MARY ALICE: And you leave a
little opening so you can--

MR. ROGERS: And you
hit it against--

MARY ALICE: Right.

It takes a lot of practice--
time, patience, and practice.

MR. ROGERS: Oh, it must.

MARY ALICE: And you'll also
get a sore finger from it,

but it sounds nice
when you accomplish it.

MR. ROGERS: Well, I'd like
to hear you play them,

if you would.
-Oh, I can do that too.

MR. ROGERS: Oh,
that's just wonderful.

Well, when did you
start to do that?

-Well, when I was a little girl,
we'd play the spoons-- well,

we'd do the dishes, and then
we'd have nothing else to do,

and while we were waiting,
we'd pick up the spoons

and play them.

And it's very nice.

-You and all your family?

-Yes.

All the family, even
down to the little ones--

they get the little
table-- teaspoons.

The tablespoons are
for the bigger hands,

and the little teaspoons
are for the children.

-And I guess, if
you're real tiny,

you can start by doing that.

-And keep your
rhythm that way, yes.

Yes.

-I really like that, Mary Alice.

-Well, Fred, I'd like
to play more for you,

but I have other things to
do, and I have to get moving.

-I'm very glad you've come.

-And I thank you
for inviting me.

-I know you're a busy woman.

-OK.

And thank you again.

-And a talented one.

-Thank you.

[CHUCKLES]
-Bye bye, Mary Alice.

-Bye bye, Fred.

[DOOR CLOSING]

-You could get two little
spoons and put them together.

In fact-- oh, I want
to show you these.

See these two tiny spoons?

They are spoons that
belonged to my two boys

when they were little.

Mmhmm.

I'll just show them
to you like that.

Yeah.

One was Jay's and
one was John's.

I remember feeding
them with those spoons.

Well-- good memories
with spoons.

Now, there you are, fish.

Oh, fish don't need spoons for
eating, or knives and forks,

do they?

[CHUCKLES]

-We'll think more about
spoons and trees and mountains

and towers and all sorts
of things, the next time.

THEME SONG: 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.

-You always make each
day such a special day.

You know how-- by
just your being you.

There is only one person in
the whole world like you,

and that's you, yourself.

And people can like
you exactly as you are.

I'll be back next time.