17x02 - Episode 2

[bunniefuu]

[THEME MUSIC]

-[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 day
in the 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?

-Hi, television neighbor.

Did you see the
tricycle that I brought?

Wanted you to see it.

Right here.

Oh.

I'm just too big for this.

But it's just right for a child.

You see there's
some things that are

made that are just for children.

And this is one of them.

And I know a man who works
in a company that makes

all kinds of playthings
for children to use,

even tricycles like this.

And I'd like to show you that
company and some of the people

who work there.

My friend's name
is Mr. Doug Turman.

And I'd like to
go over there now.

Since I brought this
tricycle from him,

I'll just take it back.

Come along.

This is the toy factory here.

Mr. Turman said he'd
meet us right inside.

So let's just go on in.

-OK.

-Doug.

-Hi, Fred.

-How are you?
-Good.

How about yourself?

-Fine.

I'd like you to know my
television neighborhood.

Mr. Turman.

-Hi.

Thanks for loaning this to me.

-Ah, it sure is nice, isn't it?

-It is.

Looks so well made.

-Ah.

It does.

Before we can make a
toy like this, Fred,

we have to think about it first.

And I'd like to
start off by showing

you our design department.

-Good.
-Let's go right over here.

Fred, once we get an idea for
a toy, we work on it over here.

-The design department.

-The design department.

Hi, Kevin.

-Hi, Doug.

-Kevin, this is Fred Rogers.

This is Kevin Aker.

-Hi.

-Glad to meet you, Kevin.

-Nice to meet you.

-What we thought
you'd like to see

is, today, you're going
to see our people making

the toddler wagon
in the factory.

-Mm hm.

-This is the way we start out.

We get ideas from consumers
and even from our own children.

I have two little girls.

And a lot of times, I
get ideas from them.

And what we do is,
first do some sketches.

And then, do bigger
sketches to give us

a feel for color
and shape and size.

MR. ROGERS: When you drew this--
KEVIN: Mm hm.

MR. ROGERS: --the
wheels and the--

KEVIN: The wheels and
the shape of the wagon.

And then, we'll make a
small model like this

so that we could
really see the shapes

and make sure there's
no sharp edges,

nice, soft, rounded corners.

MR. ROGERS: This is very light.

KEVIN: It's made of Styrofoam.

It's carved by hand.

MR. ROGERS: And so you
really make a toy of a toy--

KEVIN: That's right.

MR. ROGERS: --to
begin with, huh?

KEVIN: And we go from this size,
we'll make a larger model which

we give children to play with.

And then, we'll go into
the real production piece.

And we'll get wheels,
such as these.

And we build the noise makers.

MR. ROGERS: Huh.

So when it goes against
something, it makes a noise.

KEVIN: Mm hm.

Which the kids love.

MR. ROGERS: Uh huh.

Are thee the actual
wheels that go on it.

-Those are the real wheels.

-I see.

That'll be fun.

-This is a little
bigger wheel we

look at when we
were designing it.

-I see.

-And this is the
product you're going

to see being made by our people
out in the factory today.

-Have you always
enjoyed doing things

like to designing things?

-Yes.

Ever since I was
little boy, I wanted

to design things
and design cars.

And I'm getting pretty
close to it now with wagons.

-I guess so.

To think that these toys all
begin with your imagination.

-That's where they start.

And then, we do some sketches
and drawings and go from there.

-Well, we'll see the rest of it.

-Would you like to go see
where our people make these?

-Sure.

Please give your girls my best.

-I will.

Thank you.

-Thank you, Kevin.

Bye bye.

-Thanks, Kevin.

This way.

Well, here we are.

This is where we make
the toddler wagon.

-You mean you use all
of these huge machines

to make that little wagon?

-No.

We make parts for the trike.

We make parts for
the toddler wagon.

And we make parts for almost
all of our toys in here.

-Ah.

-Before we can make
anything, we have

to start out with a
little piece of plastic.

And we get that in, in railcars.

And we take it in the plant.

And we grind it up into a
powdery-like consistency,

kind of like soap powder.

MR. ROGERS: Soap powder.

MR. TURMAN: After
that, we add dyes

to make the color that we like.

We have different colors
for different toys.

MR. ROGERS: Mm hm.

MR. TURMAN: At that point, we're
ready to mold it into a toy.

One person will pour the
powder into the mold.

MR. ROGERS: Mm hm.

MR. TURMAN: And then,

until they get them all
built up nice and tight.

Then, they send it into the
oven where it starts to spin.

And when, it heats up,
it turns into a liquid.

This liquid, then, would go
into the cooling chamber, still

spinning so that it
fills all the nooks

and crannies in the mold.

And then, it hardens
into the shape

that you and I are
more familiar with.

MR. ROGERS: You know, when
it's spinning like that,

reminds me of a Ferris
wheel or some sort

of a ride at an amusement park.

MR. TURMAN: After
the toy is cooled,

they'll take it out of the mold.

And they hang them up.

And they send them on their
way to the assembly department.

Uh, would you like to see
how we assemble these toys?

MR. ROGERS: I would.

-OK.

Before we can go into
the assembly department

and see how we put
these toys together,

we have to wear safety
glasses to keep our eyes

safe from dust or
flying particles.

-I see.

-So let me give you these.

-Thank you.

-OK.

-For safe eyes.

-For safe eyes.

And we're ready to go.

-What kind of toys did you
like when you were a boy?

-I liked all kinds
of toys, Fred.

I played cowboys
and Indians, Army.

I played doctor.

I even made up toys for myself.

My favorite horse was a broom.

-A broom?

-A broom.

We used to ride around.

It never left me.

We were pals to the end.

-Well, you had a great
imagination even then.

-You need imagination sometimes.

You can do a lot with
your imagination.

You can have any toy you want.

-And now, here you are helping
to make toys for children.

-And I find that
really rewarding

because I was a
child myself once.

-What is this?

-This is the beginnings
of a toddler wagon.

We're going to be
trimming it over here.

And right over there is where
we assemble the toddler wagon.

-Oh, could we see that?

MR. TURMAN: You sure can.

Let's go over there right now.

MR. ROGERS: Good.

MR. TURMAN: Hi, Janet.

-Hi, Doug.

-Jan, this is Fred Rogers.

This is Janet Hansley.

-Hi.

-Glad to meet you, Janet.

-You, too.

-She's assembling
our toddler wagon.

Do you mind if we watch
you work a little bit?

-No.

Not at all.

MR. ROGERS: What's

-The drill's drilling out
the holes for the wheels.

MR. ROGERS: Oh, there
goes the handle.

JANET: Mm hm.

Excuse me.

-More wheels.

JANET: There you go.

That's the finished product.

-Boy, you do that so well.

-Well, thank you.

I enjoy my job.

I like making toys for children.

-Well, we got to
see some of these

wheels at the
design department--

-Mm hm.

---as well as the picture of it.

And now, we get to see
you put it together.

-Mm hm.

-Thank you for
letting us watch you.

-Sure.

-Fred, would you
like to see where

we put all this stuff
after it's all done?

-Of course.

-OK.

We'll go there now.

Thanks, Jan.

-Bye bye, Jan.

-Bye bye.

MR. TURMAN: Fred,
back here is where

we store all of our things.

-My.

Look at all of those toys.

-Hi, Doug.

-Hi, Fred.

-Chuck Aber.

How are you?

-I'm well.

And yourself?

Good, thank you.

-Pleasant surprise to see you.

-Well, Doug's been showing
me all through this factory.

It's fascinating.

-Oh, it is impressive, isn't it?

-How are you coming
with your toy?

-Well, I think I just about
have that figured out.

-Elephant.

-Yes.

Yes.

-Good for you.

-Listen, uh, Ella Jenkins
is going to be at your place

today, isn't she?

-Yes.

She's going to bring
her top collection.

-Oh.

When I'm finished
here, would you

mind if I came with her since
we're both going to the school?

-I hope you will.

-Good.

-I remember the last
time you were with me.

-Oh, yes.

We had a good time.

-I'll say.

Thank you very much, Doug.

-Oh, my pleasure, Fred.

-Good to be with you.

Now, is that the door?

-That's the front door.

And you won't even
need those safety

glasses because
it's right there.

-Very good.

There you are.

-Thank you.

-See both you gentleman later.

-Enjoyed it.

-Goodbye.

-Chuck, what do you think?

-Well, you know, I think an
order of, um, 30 would suffice.

-Fine people who make
playthings for children.

Come on.

Let's go back to my place.

I think it's important to
think about all the adults

in the world who spend most
of their working days making

things for young
people to enjoy.

I do.

Trolley?

[TROLLEY BELL]

Let's make-believe that the
king and queen are the ones who

ordered the present that Mr.
McFeely delivered last time

to the castle for
Prince Tuesday.

Let's suppose it's a tricycle.

No.

Maybe, it could be a bicycle.

You know, the prince
is a schoolboy now.

And a bicycle is something
he really wants a lot.

Let's have our make-believe now.

[TROLLEY WHISTLE]

[TROLLEY BELL]

[TROLLEY BELL]

[TROLLEY BELL]

-[SINGING] I wonder
what it could be.

-I don't know.

It addressed to Queen Sara.

[TRUMPETS SOUNDING]

-[SINGING] Oh, here
comes the king.

I must get to the kitchen.

-Niece Aberlin, I presume?

-Correct as usual, Uncle Friday.

-I see you have
brought me a present.

It is not my birthday.

-I know that, Uncle Friday.

-But you may open it anyway.

-I didn't bring it.

-Oh.

Well, who did?

-I think Mr. McFeely
delivered it.

-Well, you may open it then.

-But look at the tag.

-To Queen Sara.

Well, I'm sure she wouldn't
mind if we opened it.

-I think I would mind
if somebody opened

something that was
addressed just to me.

-You would?

-Yes, I think I would.

-But I am a king.

I would think that I
could open anything.

-Anything that had
your name on it.

-Anything that had my
name on-- yes, I see.

Well, I think we
should call Sara.

And then, she can open it.

-If she wants to.

-Yes.

Sara!

Queen Sara!

You are needed at
the castle balcony.

-Why hello, dear.

Hello, Niece Aberlin.

-Greetings, Aunt Sara.

-Greetings, dear.

-Did you need me for something?

-Well, there's a package here
with your name on it, Sara.

-Oh, really?

What is it?

-Well, we don't know.

-Since it had your
name on it, we

thought you should be
the one to open it.

-Well, of course,
you were right.

I wonder what it is.

It's large enough to be
the sticks for the garden

or of the paper for
the new decrees.

-It feels as though
there is a wheel.

-A wheel?

Oh, that might be,
uh, the little bike

I ordered for Tuesday.

-Uh, ladies, may I
make a suggestion?

-Of course, dear.

-Of course, Uncle Friday.

-I suggest that we
open the package.

And then, we'll know for
sure what it really is.

-Stellar suggestion, Friday.

-Would you like
to pull the cord?

-Of course, dear.

There.

-It's a nice tag, isn't it?

-It's lovely, yes.

-Oh.

-That's it.

That's Tuesday's bike.

-Oh, I can imagine how
happy he'll be to get this.

-I suggest that
we put it in safe

keeping until he comes
home from school.

-I'll help you take
it in, Uncle Friday.

-Uh--

-Do you have the key
to safe keeping, dear?

-Uh, I always hang it
right here on the balcony

along with my other keys.

Only I know which is which.

Yes.

Here it is.

-Thank you.

-There, dear.

I remember my first
experience with a bicycle.

-What did you learn first, dear?

-Well, first, I
learned how to fall.

Yes.

-[SINGING] If you want to ride
a bicycle and ride it straight

and tall, you can't
simply sit and look at it.

'Cause it won't move at all.

But it's you who have to try it.

And it's you who have
to fall sometimes.

-Yes.

-[SINGING] If you want to ride
a bicycle and ride it straight

and tall, you've got to
do it every little bit.

You've got to do it.

Do it.

Do it.

Do it.

And when you're
through, you can know

who did it 'cause you did it.

You did it.

You did it.

KING FRIDAY: Yes.

Well, that bike is too
small for this king.

-It's just right
for the king's son.

-A princely bike.

-Well, farewell, dear.

-Uh, farewell to you both.

You are excused.

-Uncle Friday?

-Yes.

-I'm proud of you.

-Oh.

Well, uh, thank you.

Proud.

Life is good.

Being a person is good.

Breathing the air is good.

[SINGING] You've got to
do it every little bit.

You've got to do it.

Do it.

Do it.

And when you're
through you can know

who did it because you did it.

You did it.

You did it.

Yes.

Oh.

Mr. Elephant, I presume?

-Well, you could call me HJ.

-Yes, I could.

Are you here for an
undisclosed purpose?

-Well, I need a key.

-What kind of a key?

-The kind that opens any door.

-Any door at all?

-Well, any door that my
friend Mr. Aber wants to open.

I want to give it to
him for a present.

-Where is Mr. Aber now?

-Oh, he's at the
schoolhouse helping Ms. Cow.

And I'm supposed
to go there, too.

-I shall look through
my keys and see

if one might please
you and your friend.

You may return another time.

-Oh, well, thanks, King Friday.

-You're welcome.

And when you see my
son, Prince Tuesday,

just tell him that life is good.

-Life is good.

OK.

Uh, thanks again.

-You are excused.

-Uh, for what?

-That means you may leave now.

-Oh.
Bye for now, King Friday.

-Yes.

Farewell, then.

DANIEL TIGER: Looks
like a sliding board.

-Yes.

You could pretend you're
sliding down like that.

-And what about that one.

How do you play with
that one, Mr. Aber?

-The little car?

-Mm hm.

-Like this, Daniel.

DANIEL TIGER: And

you're inside of it?

-Mm hm.

That's one way.

And these kinds of toys
are called mechanical toys.

-You wind them up.

MR. ABER: Yes.

[INTERPOSING VOICES]

MS. COW: That's really nice.

ANNA PLATYPUS: It's
just like they're alive.

You know what kind I like best?

-What kind is that, Anna?

-I like blocks.
MR. ABER: Building blocks?

-Yes.

I like to build
things with them.

And then, put them away.

And then, build something else.

-Like this?

ANNA PLATYPUS: Yes.

I really like them.

-Well, you may use them
after class if you like.

-Oh, thank you.

-You're welcome.

-What about you, Prince Tuesday?

What kind of toys do you like?

-Two-wheelers.

MS. COW: Pardon me?

-Two-wheelers.

Two-wheel toys.

-You mean like a bicycle?

PRINCE TUESDAY: That's it.

-You've been thinking a lot
about bicycles, haven't you?

-Yes, ma'am.

-Hello, friends.

ALL: Oh, hello, Mr. Elephant.

-Is Mr. Aber here?

-Yes, he is.

He must have stepped
out for a minute.

He's helping us understand
the different kinds of toys,

you know.

-Ah.

Well, I'll just wait.

But I have one thing
to tell Prince Tuesday.

-Do you have a bicycle?

-No.

But I have a message
from your daddy.

-Oh, boy.

What is it?

-He wanted me to tell
you life is good.

-Life is good?

-That's what he said.

-Is that all?

-I guess he thought
that was enough.

-You know, I see something
right under Mr. Elephant.

-Well, what is it, Daniel?

-It looks like Mr. Aber's head.

Is that you Mr. Abers?

-It is Daniel.

-Oh.

What were you doing under there?

-I was making HJ talk.

-Making him talk?

-Mm hm.

You see, HJ is a
kind of toy, too.

He's a puppet.

And I was making him talk.

Watch.

I'll show you.

-Oh.

-Hello, Daniel.

Hi, friends.

-Hi.

-Uh, I'm a toy, and
Mr. Aber makes me talk.

-Uh huh.

-See what I mean?

-Well, uh, if HJ is a
toy, am I a toy, too?

-You could be.

-I never thought of that.

-Am I a toy, too?

-You could be.

-Well, I'm not a toy.

I'm a prince.

-You see, in make-believe,
toys can be real if you want.

Anything is possible
in make-believe.

-Isn't that great to
thing about, class?

In make-believe,
anything is possible.

-Daddy said, "Life is good."

Do you suppose that has
something to do with my bike?

Life is good.

[TROLLEY WHISTLE]

[TROLLEY BELL]

-Yes.

That's what I said, Trolley.

Life is good.

[TROLLEY WHISTLE]

[TROLLEY BELL]

-Well, I believe that too.

But that does not take away
the fact that at the root of it

all, life is good.

[TROLLEY WHISTLE]

[TROLLEY BELL]

[TROLLEY BELL]

[TROLLEY WHISTLE]

[TROLLEY BELL]

-We'll make-believe about
Prince Tuesday getting his bike

and pretend some other
things next time.

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

-Sound Like someone
at the back door.

Oh, maybe it's Ella
Jenkins and Chuck Aber.

It is.

-Nice to see again so soon.

-Hi, Fred.

Will you come in?

-Oh, no.

We, uh, just stay out here and
use your sand table 'cause I've

got a lot of tops
to share with you.

-Great.

-Need a lot of space.

-That's perfect.

Perfect.

You both know my
television neighborhood.

Ella Jenkins.

Chuck Aber.

-Hi.

-And a collection of tops.

-Oh, yes.

Just part of my connection.

This is a Swiss top.

MR. ROGERS: How, how do you do?

MS. JENKINS: And you know,
children around the world

spin tops.

And it's been kind of
fun collecting them.

And sometimes people
travel [INAUDIBLE].

Let me try this one.

This is a Tokyo top.

MR. ROGERS: Oh, this
one's from Japan?

MS. JENKINS: In fact,
the Japanese children

have lots of sizes and colors
and shapes and designs.

This is a West German top.

They have a lot of them there
made in shapes of fruit.

MR. ROGERS: That does
look like a strawberry.

MR. ABER: It does.
That's what I was going to say.

MS. JENKINS: But
just don't eat that.

All right?

MR. ROGERS: No, ma'am.

MR. ABER: Good advice.

-Here's a four-sided top.

And this is called a dreidel.

MR. ROGERS: [SINGING]
I have a little dreidel

I made it out of clay.

MR. ABER: Dradel.

-This is made of plastic.

-Some in this bag.

-Plastic.

-Show him that one, Ella.

-Uh, I tell you this
has a interesting-- oh,

that's what it does.

MR. ROGERS: Isn't
that something?

MS. JENKINS: It goes from
the bottom to the top.

Why don't you try
this a wee bit.

MR. ABER: Oh.

Takes a lot of practice
to get this one, I think.

MS. JENKINS: There it is.

MR. ROGERS: Great.

-Here's another one.

Show that one.

That one's beautiful.

MS. JENKINS: Watch this
carefully because those colors

kind of mesh together.

And then, you can see the more
clearly as it gets slower.

MR. ROGERS: Isn't that lovely?

MR. ABER: It surely is.

MR. ROGERS: Hm.

MS. JENKINS: Chuck, why
don't you show the bit top.

-Ah, the big top.

This is one that many
children have see, I'm sure.

It's got a train on it.

Ready?

MS. JENKINS: It
makes it a sound.

MR. ROGERS: Have you
always liked tops, Ella?

-For a long time.

Since I was a little girl, I
had a prize in a box of candy.

-That was your first one?

-A tiny, tiny top.

Yes.

And so I've been
spinning tops ever since.

And I've been
collecting them, too.

-What if you don't have a top?

Is there something
that you could

spin if you don't have a top.

-Yes.

As a matter of
fact, there are lot

of things around the
house you could use.

One of which is a quarter.

Spins like a top.

MR. ROGERS: It surely does.

MR. ABER: You can
have fun like that.

-Can I try that?

-Surely.

MR. ROGERS: It looks easy,
but I wonder if it is.

MR. ABER: Putting
the tops in the bag--

MR. ROGERS: Yeah.

---'cause we have
to get to school

to show these to the children.
-You have to go already?

-Yes.

I'm afraid so.

-And we'll have a lot
more tops to show them.

-Oh, great.
Thanks for coming, Ella.

-Always good seeing you.

OK.

-You're a real friend.

-And you keep up
fun with those tops.

-Sure will.
-Bye, Fred.

-Bye, Chuck.

Those two people are tops
as far as I'm concerned.

That means they're the best.

Yeah.

You are, too, fish.

Life is good, especially when
you can visit with people

you love and have such
a good time with them.

That can really give
you 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 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
in the door with me today?

And I tried to sit on it.

And I was too big for it.

That trike.

I love to share interesting
things and interesting people

with you.

I'll be back. [THEME MUSIC]