19x09 - Episode 9

[bunniefuu]

THEME SONG: It's a beautiful
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?

Welcome, neighbor.

Glad we're together again.

Some friends of mine
made up a new game

that I want to show you.

I'll show you the
box right here.

See here?

Neighborhood of Make-Believe.

So it's a game about the
Neighborhood of Make-Believe.

I'll open it up over
here so you can see it.

Well.

I like that cover.

It's a board game.

There.

And you can see the board,
has the Museum-Go-Round

in the middle with Lady
Elaine Fairchilde there.

And here's the Clock, and the
Platypus Mound, and the Castle,

and Corny's Factory, the
Eiffel Tower, and the Tree.

Now the-- these are the things
that you put on the board.

Little trolleys.

Each person gets a trolley that
you make go around the board.

And then in the trolley, you
put the different characters.

I think I'll put Daniel
Tiger in my trolley,

and also King Friday.

And what you try to do is to--
did you ever see a spinner?

This is a spinner.

And what you try
to do is to make

your trolley take
your people home.

So let me see.

I'll just spin it.

Two.

Oh, that's just what
we want-- a two.

One, two, and that
takes Daniel Tiger home.

Put him right there at his home.

Now we want to get
the trolley clear.

Well, I better take
these other trolleys off.

We want to get this
trolley the whole way

down to the Castle to
take the King home.

So let's see here now.

It goes right on here.

Three.

One, two, three.

Now this one says, "Your choice.

One, two, or three."

Well, let's take-- one,
two, three-- let's go three.

Like that.

And then if the trolley
should get to the star,

then Lady Elaine's boomerang
can make it go anywhere

it wants, the whole way around.

So I would make it go here
and put the King home.

Lots of rules for the
game, but it's fun.

Mhm.

Fun to learn about
things like that.

And it takes people
to play a game.

I mean, games just
don't-- [PHONE RING] Oh,

that's the phone.

Games don't play themselves.

Hello.

Oh, hi, Suzie.

Of course.

This is a fine time.

Yeah.

Well, we'll see you
in a few minutes then.

Oh, Suzie, would
you bring your ball?

Thanks.

Already.

Bye bye.

That was Suzie McConnell.

She's one of the
great basketball

players in the world.

And she said she'd
come over and show

us some things about basketball.

She's helping some young
people in the neighborhood

with their game.

And she said she
had a few minutes

and would run right over.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

Well, that was quick.

Oh, it's Mrs. McFeely.

Welcome, Mrs. McFeely,
what do you have here?

-Remember that dance
film you ordered?

-Yes.

-This big ball goes with it.

-But I don't have the film.

-Well, I know that
David's going to be

bringing it over
in a little while.

But we have been so
busy with our business.

He needs extra help
with his routes.

I need extra help
back in the office.

-Well, if there's any help
I can be, just let me know.

I'm mighty grateful
for your service.

-You know what we
say-- Speedy Delivery.

-Speedy Delivery.

Thanks, Mrs. McFeely.

-Bye bye.

-I wonder how a person would
play with a ball like this.

It's so big, I think
you could sit on it.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

Oh, maybe that's Suzie now.

It is.

Come in, Suzie.

-Thank you.

-I'd like you to know
my television neighbor.

This is Suzie McConnell.

-Hi.

Hello.

-Come on in.

I want to show you something.

Look.

-Wow, that's a g ball.

-Sure is.

-I don't think I could ever
make a basket with that.

-Well, it's meant to
be used for some kind

of dance or something.

But that's the one you
make a lot of baskets with.

-Yes, I do.
-Is it?

Yep.

-You've been playing since
you were a little girl?

-Yes, I have.

I've played on a
team for 13 years.

But I've played
a lot longer than

that because I played
when I was real young.

-What do you think you
like so much about it?

-Well, I enjoyed playing it
because it was a lot of fun,

like any other game.

But I got to play it
with all my friends.

And it's something that, because
I practiced, I became good at.

So I enjoyed playing even more
because I became good at it.

-You kept doing
it over and over.

-Yes, every day.

Continuously, every day.

-I've got a hoop out in the
back near my synth table.

But I wanted to ask you one more
thing before we went out there.

Did you ever feel
left out of any game

because you were shorter
than most of the players,

or anything like that?

-Well, I did.

I was always the
smallest player,

no matter what game I played in.

But I think that made me work
even harder to become good

at it, because I enjoyed playing
basketball and wanted to play.

So when people said,
you're too small to play,

I think that made
me work harder.

So I put a lot of time into
it, and wanted to be good.

So I think that's
what helped me--

people saying I couldn't do it.

-Well, you got to
be one of the best.

-Why, thank you.

-Right out this way.

You may want to feed
the fish, by the way.

-Oh, I'd love to.

-That's it.

-They're going to get fed twice.

-Uh-huh.

OK, fish, you got your food
from Suzie McConnell today.

It's right out this door.

-OK.

-It looks so tall to me.

-Well, it looks like the
one I had in my backyard

when I was younger.

And that's really
how I learned, is

on the hoop we had
in our backyard.

-Why don't you put one in?

How do you do that?

-Well, it took a
lot of practice,

but just like I did it right
there, it's all in the form.

You know?

I think you have to use
your legs when you sh**t.

You have to bend your legs.

And what you
concentrate on is you

concentrate on the
front of the rim.

-The front of it?

-Right.

You don't watch the. ball.

You watch the front of the rim.

And when you sh**t, you
sh**t on your fingertips.

OK.

You hold the ball
on your fingertips.

You don't hold it on
the palm of your hand.

So on your fingertips.

And you're looking at
the front of the rim.

So when you sh**t,
you extend your arm

and you follow through.

-Oh, and follow through.

-And when you're finished,
you're using your legs,

and you're up, and
you follow through.

Just like that.

Would you like me to sh**t
another one to show you?

-Uh-huh.

-OK.

-Do you make it every time?

-No.

I-- it took a lot of
practice to do that.

Would you like to try it?

-Oh, sure.

-Just look at the front of
the rim and concentrate.

-Front of the rim
and concentrate.

Oh.

-Well, that was a good try.

You could try it again.

Look at the front.

You can use your left
hand as your guide hand.

When you hold it, hold
it with your right hand,

and your left hand
can be the guide.

Look at the front of the rim.

Oh, that was even better.

-You're a good teacher.

-That was even better.

See that's-- when I started
out, that's the way I was.

There you go.

-Oh, that feels good.

-All right.

Very good.

-I understand that there
are things that you can do

with just your fingers
on the-- on the ball.

-Well, I-- I used to some
ball handling drills.

And I just-- that helps to get
me comfortable with the ball.

And I think this can be
a good friend to you.

And you could do a
lot of things with it,

when you do things like I can.

Spin it on my finger like this.

-How in the world
do you do that?

-Well, it took a
lot of practice.

Would you like to try?

-Sure.

But it's very hard
to-- to keep up.

-You have to try and
balance it on your finger.

-Uh-huh.

Is that how you started?

I mean, fumbling like this.

-Just throw it.

Try throwing it up and spin it.

Letting it land
like spinning it.

Watch yourself.

And then I would have it land.

-I see.

-And then I would--
to keep it going,

I use my hand to do that.

But before I even
started spinning,

I had to do a lot of
other ball handling drills

just to become
familiar with the ball.

Like just started out putting
it behind my waist like this.

And when I started, I had to
look down and look at the ball.

And sometimes, I
would move my body.

But then with practice,
I got better and better,

and I can do it with my eyes
closed, without looking at it.

-You can just feel
it going around.

-Mhm.

I could just feel it.

And then I would
do things like put

it around my leg, my right leg.

Trying not to look at it
once I became good at it.

And then I'll put it
around my left leg.

-Well now, how does that
help you in the basketball?

-Well, when you're dribbling
or when you're passing,

the ball's in your hands.

And just having a
feel for the ball

and being comfortable
with the ball.

So I would just continue.

I would just add things.

I would go like that.

And then I would add a dribble
once I became good with that.

I would add a dribble like this.

Just like that.

MR. ROGERS: Oh my, that's fast.

-Would you like to try those?

-Oh.

You see, it looks easy when
you're doing it, but-- no.

It's not easy.

-You have to practice.

-It sure does.

-A lot of practice.

-And now, you're teaching other
people to do it, aren't you?

-Yes, I'm trying to help
other players become

as good as they want to become.

And as a matter of fact,
I'm teaching a class today.

And I'm very busy today,
but I had some free time,

and wanted to stop
over, and visit

with you in your neighborhood.

-I'm glad you'd come, Suzie.

And you know, we're very proud
of you in this neighborhood.

And we wish you well
in all that you do.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

Bye bye.

-Bye bye.

-What a fine young woman.

And she's worked
a long time to be

able to get-- to be as good
as she is at her basketball.

And now, she's
teaching other people.

I thought we'd just
stop right here

and have some make-believe,
some more about the sports team

that they're starting in the
Neighborhood of Make-Believe.

You know, it started out
being the Reindeer Tiger Team

because Randy Caribou and Daniel
Tiger didn't have any team.

But now, it seems that lots of
people want to join their team.

Last time, it was
called the King Woman

Dog Boy Girl
Reindeer Tiger Team.

So let's pretend about it
now in the Neighborhood

of Make-Believe.

[BELL]

KING FRIDAY: Yes,
Trolley, you see?

You see what we have on?

-Oh, I think you're all looking
so good in your outfits.

-Thanks, Aunt Sara.

-Thank you, Queen Sara.

-Are you sure you don't
want an outfit, Sara?

-No, dear.

I really don't care to
play on the team right now.

I have other things
I need to do.

-But they tell me it's
going to be great fun.

-I feel sure that it will.

But you know a person
can't do everything.

And I have some other fun
things that I want to do.

-Well, you know you're
always welcome, Queen Sara.

-Oh, I know, dear,
and I thank you.

But I would like to
watch you play sometimes.

I do hope you understand
about right now.

-Sure.

One day, some other dogs wanted
me to play Hide the Bone.

But I didn't want to.

And they thought
I was mad at them,

but I just didn't feel like it.

LADY ABERLIN: Well,
what did you do?

-I just told them I'd play
with them some other day.

-And did you?

-Sure.

The very next day
I played with them.

-Well, may you all have a
wonderful game with your King

Woman Dog Boy Girl
Reindeer Tiger Team.

I'll come and watch
you all a little later.

-OK, Queen Sara.

-Thanks, Aunt Sara.

Bye bye.

-So.

-Yes?

-Now, where is Mr. Caribou?

-Well, I think he's helping
Anna with her outfit.

Uncle Friday.

-Yes?

-How do we look?

-Very royal and ready to play.

-What?

Whose outfits are these?

-Oh, well, this
one's for Daniel,

and this one's for
Prince Tuesday.

I think I'll take
Daniel's over to him.

-Yeah, and I'll take Prince
Tuesday's over to him.

-OK.

-And I shall see
that all preparations

are in order for our game.

-Very good.

-OK, very good, King Friday.

-Daniel.

Daniel?

-Oh, hi, Lady Aberlin.

-Hi, Daniel.

I have your outfit.

-Oh, thank you.

You surely look good in yours.

-Thanks.

Want to try yours on?

-Of course.

-There you go.

-Outfit.

Oh, that's tight.

-Oh.

OK now?

-Uh-huh.

-Good.

-You put my paw, I think.

-There.

-Can you get it?

-And this one.

-Thank you.

-Oh, you're welcome.

Let's see if it fits.

-Why do people call
these clothes outfits?

-Outfits?

I guess because they fit on
the outside of the team player.

-I never thought I'd
be part of a team.

-Isn't it fun?

-Oh, it surely is fun.

But what it we
don't win the game?

-Then we'll lose.

It's OK to win, and
it's OK to lose.

We have quiet a team.

-What's it called now?

-It's called the King Woman Dog
Boy Girl Reindeer Tiger Team.

-[SINGING] King Woman Dog and
Boy Girl Reindeer Tiger Team.

-Well, that sounds fa-- oh.

That sounds like the Owl
Correspondence School song.

-Oh, but what about
X and Henrietta?

-[SINGING] Dear OCS-- oh.

Well--

-They're not on the team.

-Do you think they'd want to be?

-Well, I think we
should ask them.

I don't think anybody
has asked them.

-Well, of course.

Let's go and ask them.

-All right.

I'll go with you.

-Oh, good.

X?

Henrietta?

-Maybe they're not home.

-We're home.

Henrietta's in my tree with me.

-Oh, well, we're
glad you're home, X,

because we wanted to
ask you something.

-Why would you want
to ask us something?

-Because we like you, X.

-You probably want us to come
and watch your team play.

-Oh, we want you and
Henrietta to play with us.

-How can we play with you?

We're not on a team.

-But we want you
to be on our team.

-You what?

-[BOTH] We want you
both to be on our team.

-On the King Woman Dog Boy
Girl Reindeer Tiger Team?

-How did you know about it?

-We've been hearing
about it for days,

and nobody has--
uh, wait a minute.

Hey, Hen, you
better come out here

and hear what there is to hear.

I've been trying to tell her
that you all aren't mad at us,

and--

-Meow meow.

LADY ABERLIN: Hi, Henrietta.

-Meow meow.

-Henrietta, we were hoping
that you would join our team.

-Meow X too?

-Yes, and X too.

-Meow meow wait so long?

-Well, it's been kind
of a pick-up team.

-Meow meow everybody
meow outfits.

-Well, yes, it's true that
we do have our outfits,

but today is the very first
day that we've had them.

-Meow felt really meow.

Meow thought meow
meow didn't meow meow.

-Oh, Henrietta, I'm sorry.

-Yeah, it's no fun
to feel left out.

-Oh, I know.

-Oh, here comes Randy.

He and I are the ones who
started the whole thing

because we did feel left out.

-Hi, teammates.

-Hello, Randy.

-Hi, Randy.

-I have outfits for X and
Henrietta if you want to play.

-Meow meow outfits.

-Sure.

-Of course we want to play.

-Good, good.

Here you are.

-Oh, thanks, Randy.

-Come to the Castle for
the Pussycat Owl King Woman

Dog Boy Girl
Reindeer Tiger Team.

-Oh, it will be fun, it will.

-I'll say.

-We'll meet you there.

Come on, Hen, let's
get our outfits on.

-Meow meow wonderful meow.

-Oh, thanks, Bob Dog.

-You look great, Prince Tuesday.

-Here we are.

-Here we are.

-Welcome, team
members, I presume.

-[ALL] Correct as
usual, King Friday.

-Is everyone prepared to play?

-We are, sire.

And X and Henrietta will
be along in just a minute.

-Very good.

Oh, here comes the Trolley.

[BELL]

Oh, very good, Trolley.

-Yes, very good, Trolley.

"Yeah Team!"

So how do they is there
wins there would rather

watch the game and not
play and that was all right

FedEx in Henrietta
really did want to play

and they were afraid that nobody
one of them well it was good

but they could talk
about it now they

have there been the same
no Pussycat Owl King Woman

Dog Boy Girl
Reindeer Tiger Team.

What do you suppose
they'll play?

Well, we'll think
about that next time.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

See who that is.

Oh, it's Mr. McFeely.

Come in, Mr. McFeely.

-Speedy Delivery.

I have a delivery here.

-I was very glad to
see Mrs. McFeely.

-Oh yes, she remembered the
ball that goes with this film.

-Yes, here it is,
right down here.

Now, you mean this ball
is used on the dance film?

-Oh yes, many of them.

You'll see.

You'll see.

-Oh, good.

Now, it's the Dance Alloy.

-The Dance Alloy.

-Do you have time
to watch it with me?

-I do.

It's one of my favorite films.

-Good.

Let's see it together.

-Already.

-Let's watch it together.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

Isn't that wonderful how
they're able to use those balls?

-It looks very easy,
but it's very difficult.

Try rolling on the
ball like they did,

and you'll see how
difficult it is.

-Well, I sat on it
before, but I think they--

-They did that.

-It feels good.

But you know, they went
from one to the other.

Well, you try it.

-OK.

Hold-- hold the tape.

Let me see here.

They did something like this.

Roll backwards.

Speedy Delivery.

-But you know, it just
looked like swimming,

going from one to the other.

-It takes a lot of practice
to do that beautifully.

-It certainly does.

-Well, I'll take the ball.

And I'll take the tape.

-Thank you very
much, Mr. McFeely.

We sure appreciate your
Speedy Delivery service.

-Well, it's all part of my
Speedy Delivery service.

Good day to you.

Bye bye.

-Good bye.

Mr. McFeely knows how to
make a lot of people happy.

My, that was lovely.

You could pretend that
you're doing that at home.

Mhm.

Oh, the game.

Think what I'll do is
just to make that trolley

go the whole way
around the track.

So that everybody
can be at home.

Oh, I need to take
Daniel, and King Friday,

and the spinner-- it's
what you do with a game

when you finish playing
with it, you know?

You put it away.

Put all the little
parts together in there.

The box.

There.

We've done a lot
today, haven't we?

With our time together.

And we'll do a lot more tomorrow
the next time we're together.

You know, to make something
beautiful-- like the ballet--

or to do something very
well-- like Suzie McConnell

and her basketball--
takes a lot of trying.

And it can really be fun though,
after all the work of learning.

And what a good feeling you get
when you've learned something

that you've really
tried hard to learn.

[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 is new.

And I'll have more
ideas for you.

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

I will too.

We'll have lots more to
talk about next time.

Bye bye.