20x03 - Episode 3

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood". Aired: February 19, 1968 – August 31, 2001.*
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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.
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20x03 - Episode 3

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[MUSIC PLAYING]

-[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 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 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.

See anything different
looking around my neck?

See this?

A friend of mine
made this for me.

It's called a peanut lei.

I guess lei is another
word for necklace.

And this is made of
all different peanuts.

I didn't know there could be
so many different looking ones.

Just like we saw last time,
each one is different.

Just like each one of
our friends is different

and each one is special.

You know who one of
my special friends is.

You know the person who
says "speedy delivery."

Mr. McFeely.

He told me last time
that he would bring us

a videotape of people making
peanut butter from the library.

Well, it's not here right yet.

So while we're waiting
for him to come,

why don't we sing our
song about waiting?

You know the one that says,
"let's think of something

to do while we're waiting."

[SINGING] 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 'til
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.

I have something
right now I'd like

to show you while we're waiting.

This is something
that I found that I

thought might be
fun for you to see.

Take a look at this.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

Is that fun?

I don't know how it's done.

But I think that there's
some water and some oils,

different color of oils.

They just make
wonderful designs.

You know something
else I like to do?

I like to read books.

In fact, I remember
the first teacher

I had who helped me
to learn to read.

Here's a book of poems.

It's just wonderful
to be able to read.

Yup.

Here's a poem that
I like particularly.

It's wonderful to know what
those words on the page mean.

This says, "how do I love thee?

Let me count the ways.

I love thee to the depth and
breadth and height my soul can

reach when feeling out
of sight for the ends

of being an Ideal Grace."

[KNOCKING]

Well, there's
somebody at the door.

Oh.

Maybe it's Mr. McFeely.

It is.

Come in, Mr. McFeely.

-Sorry this delivery
took so long.

-Oh, my friends and
I have lots of ideas

of ways to do things
while we're waiting.

-Then you'll never be bored.

-That's true.

-That's a nice lei you have on.

-Yes.

A friend of mine made that,
all different peanuts.

-And this video
tape is how people

make peanut butter from peanuts.

-I know.

Could you wait and
watch it with us?

-Oh, I can.

I don't have that
many deliveries today.

As a matter of fact,
I have seen it.

And I'll be able to
tell you some things.

-Good.
-All righty?

-Good.

We'll watch it together

-All righty.

-Look at it on Picture Picture,
how people make peanut butter.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

MR. MCFEELY: First,
people put peanut seeds

into containers called hoppers.

MR. ROGERS: Those are seeds.

MR. MCFEELY: And then
plant them in the ground.

MR. ROGERS: Seeds
are being planted.

MR. MCFEELY: That's right.

After a while, the
seeds grow into plants.

But you don't see
any peanuts yet,

because they grow
under the ground.

MR. ROGERS: Oh, the peanuts
are close to the roots,

aren't they?

MR. MCFEELY: And
this man is checking

to see how they're growing.

MR. ROGERS: Well, it looks
like they've grown very well.

MR. MCFEELY: When they're
just the right size,

people use this machine,
right there, called

a digger and a shaker,
to loosen the peanut

plants from the ground and
shake off the extra dirt

and put them back in
the ground to dry.

And after the plants have
dried for two or three days,

a machine called a
combine separates

the peanuts from the plant.

MR. ROGERS: People have to know
how to drive a lot of machines.

MR. MCFEELY: They surely do.

Then the peanuts go into
giant wagons to dry some more.

MR. ROGERS: What's that?

MR. MCFEELY: Well, when the
peanuts have been checked

to make sure they're OK,
this machine cleans them

by shaking loose any stones
or extra dirt on the peanut.

The peanuts are now ready to
have their shells taken off.

Now here's the sheller.

It pushes the
peanuts through holes

that are smaller
than the peanut.

The pushing cracks the
shell of the peanut.

And out comes the kernel.

Now, that's the part we eat.

MR. ROGERS: The kernel is.

MR. MCFEELY: The kernel.

MR. ROGERS: Look at them.

It looks like they're dancing.

MR. MCFEELY: The
shaker then separates

the kernels from the shell.

There they are, the
shelled peanuts.

Now these two men are
checking them once again

to take out any
pieces of the shell

that might still be there.

MR. ROGERS: They're very
careful, aren't they?

MR. MCFEELY: They certainly are.

MR. ROGERS: What's that?

MR. MCFEELY: Then
people weigh the peanuts

and put them into big
cloth bags, you see?

MR. ROGERS: And then what?

MR. MCFEELY: Well, you'll see.

They sew up the bags at the top
so the peanuts won't come out.

MR. ROGERS: Oh.

Look at that slide.
MR. MCFEELY: Down the slide.

MR. ROGERS: Yeah.

That looks like fun.

MR. MCFEELY: I bet it is.

Once they go down the
slide, the bags of peanuts

go by truck to
the factory, where

people will make peanut butter.

MR. ROGERS: Oh.

So it goes to another place
to make peanut butter.

MR. MCFEELY: That's right.

MR. ROGERS: What's
this man doing?

MR. MCFEELY: He's opening
the bag of peanuts.

MR. ROGERS: And now they're
traveling someplace else.

MR. MCFEELY: That's right.

The peanuts need to be
cooked before people

can make them into
peanut butter.

MR. ROGERS: Oh, they
need to be cooked?

MR. MCFEELY: Mm-hmm.

And this cooking
is called roasting.

MR. ROGERS: Oh.

MR. MCFEELY: First, they go
into the bin of the roaster,

and then down into the
roaster to be cooked.

This man makes sure the roaster
is just the right temperature.

MR. ROGERS: Certainly
looks very hot there.

MR. MCFEELY: Look
at them cooking.

It does get very
hot inside there.

Out come the roasted peanuts.

And they're off to be cooled.

MR. ROGERS: First
they're roasted.

And then they have to be cooled.

MR. MCFEELY: Mm-hmm.

MR. ROGERS: Well, now
he's wearing gloves.

MR. MCFEELY: That's right.

MR. ROGERS: I guess
to protect his hands.

MR. MCFEELY: And when
they're cooled just enough,

they're ready to be blanched.

MR. ROGERS: What's that mean?

MR. MCFEELY: Well,
blanching, it's

a blanching machine
that cleans the peanuts.

And it takes off the skin.

That's what blanching means.

It takes off the
skin of the peanut.

And it also breaks the
peanuts up into pieces.

MR. ROGERS: There they
go, dancing along again.

MR. MCFEELY: Dancing
along, ready to be

made into peanut butter.

MR. ROGERS: Now, how's
that going to be?

MR. MCFEELY: Well, the peanuts
travel through this pipe

into the round grinding
machine, you see?

The pipe into the--

MR. ROGERS: Mm-hmm.

MR. MCFEELY: They're
being broken up some more.

And they start to
become peanut butter.

Now watch.

MR. ROGERS: There.

I see some.
MR. MCFEELY: You see?

MR. ROGERS: Mm-hmm.

MR. MCFEELY: Now, this
is chunky peanut butter.

You see the bits
of peanut in it?

MR. ROGERS: Oh, yes.

That looks good.

MR. MCFEELY: But to
make the smooth kind,

it needs to be
ground one more time.

MR. ROGERS: You mean we
won't see the chunks?

MR. MCFEELY: Now you'll see.

MR. ROGERS: Oh.

Look!

MR. MCFEELY: Here it comes.

You see, it's smooth
peanut butter.

MR. ROGERS: Into the jars.

MR. MCFEELY: Into the jar.

MR. ROGERS: Oh!

MR. MCFEELY: Now this
person makes sure

the jars are filled with
just enough peanut butter.

And then this man
puts the lids on.

And she puts the
jars into the boxes.

And he closes the boxes
so the peanut butter

can be sent to the stores where
people can buy it and enjoy it.

MR. ROGERS: Enjoy it is right.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

Now when I eat peanut
butter, I'll know about some

of the people who
helped to make it.

-It takes people to make
practically everything,

doesn't it?

-Yes.

That's why so many
people go to work.

-I have my speedy delivery work.

And you do your
television programs.

-That's right.

Takes people to make
all sorts of things.

-Away and at home too.

I, uh, better get back
to my speedy deliveries.

I have more pick-ups
and deliveries.

-Would you mind taking
that back to the library?

-I'll do it if you
will sign right here

on the dotted line for
the pick-up and delivery.

-Of course.

I appreciate your
work, Mr. McFeely.

-And I appreciate your business.

You're one of the ones
who pays right away.

And it certainly helps us.

-Please give my best
to Mrs. McFeely.

-I'll do that.

We'll see you around
the neighborhood.

-Thank you again.

-You're welcome.
Speedy delivery.

-Bye bye.

Isn't that interesting,
seeing how people make

things like peanut butter?

Of course, most of it depends
on growing the right kind

of peanuts and finding the
best ways of using them.

Let's have some make-believe.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[TROLLEY BELL AND WHISTLE]

Trolley.

There's a factory in the
Neighborhood of Make-Believe

that we often think about.

Do you know who it is
who manages that factory?

Cornflake S. Pecially.

And do you know what he
usually manufactures?

Rocking chairs that
he calls Rock-Its.

Why don't we make-believe
something about Corny

and his factory today,
as the Trolley goes

into the Neighborhood
of Make-Believe?

[TROLLEY BELL AND WHISTLE]

QUEEN SARA: Oh, yes, Trolley.

Mm.

Oh, I do wish I didn't have
to go off to work today.

-Sometimes you'd just
rather stay at home.

QUEEN SARA: Yes.

And Tuesday has been
so fretful lately.

-He says that you and his daddy
are gone too much of the time.

QUEEN SARA: He's
right, of course.

This week has been terribly
busy for both of us.

In fact, I have to leave
now for another meeting.

-Food For the World?

QUEEN SARA: Yes.

The executive committee.

-Have you ever told
Tuesday about your work.

QUEEN SARA: I've told him
that it's very important.

-I think he knows that.

But I wonder if he
knows that you're

working to help hungry
people all over the world?

QUEEN SARA: I'll tell him that
when we are together next time.

Farewell, then, Niece Aberlin.

-Farewell, Aunt Sara.

I certainly appreciate all you
do in this make-believe life.

QUEEN SARA: Oh,
thank you, my dear.

Thank you.

CORNFLAKE S. PECIALLY: Oh,
I say there, Lady Aberlin?

-Who's calling?

CORNFLAKE S. PECIALLY:
It's Cornflake

S. Pecially over at the factory.

-Oh, Corney!

CORNFLAKE S. PECIALLY: Yes.

Oh, I'm so glad you're
here, Lady Aberlin.

LADY ABERLIN: Is there something
I could do to help you?

CORNFLAKE S. PECIALLY: Mm-hmm.

LADY ABERLIN: Need another
dancing salesperson?

CORNFLAKE S. PECIALLY: Well--

[MUSIC PLAYING]

Oh, that's lovely.

LADY ABERLIN: Need a new
design for a rocking chair?

CORNFLAKE S. PECIALLY: Those
things would be nice, Lady A.

But I need some
help with something

else right this minute.

-What is it?

CORNFLAKE S. PECIALLY:
One of our Rock-It makers

in the factory here
brought her baby to work,

because she couldn't
get a sitter.

And now we're so
busy we need somebody

to look after the baby.

-I'll be glad to do that.

Where is the baby?

CORNFLAKE S. PECIALLY:
I'll go get it.

-Oh, wait.

I'd like to see the mother too.

CORNFLAKE S. PECIALLY:
Oh, all right.

I'll be back in a minute.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

PRINCESS ZELDA: Hi, Lady
A. Want some peanuts?

-Magic or real?

-Oh, they're real.

You can eat them.

-Thanks.

Do you feed peanuts to babies?

-Not very young babies.

Why?

-I'm just about to get a baby.

-You are?

-Yes.

Would you have time
to help me with it?

-Sure, but--

CORNFLAKE S. PECIALLY:
Now, this is Lady Aberlin.

And, oh, Princess
Zelda, you're here too.

I'd like you to meet my
co-worker, Hilda Dingleboarder.

-How do you do,
Hilda Dingleboarder?

HILDA DINGLEBOARDER:
Thank you so

much for offering to take
care of Daphne for us.

PRINCESS ZELDA: Oh,
this is the baby!

LADY ABERLIN: She looks as
if she's asleep right now.

HILDA DINGLEBOARDER: She is.

She's such a dear baby.

But it's pretty
noisy in the factory.

And well, I just
didn't know what to do.

LADY ABERLIN: Oh, not to worry.

I'll keep her for you 'til
you're finished working today.

PRINCESS ZELDA: Would you
all like some peanuts?

CORNFLAKE S. PECIALLY: Oh, funny
you should ask about peanuts.

You know why we're
so busy right now?

PRINCESS ZELDA: No.

Why?

CORNFLAKE S. PECIALLY:
You tell them, Hilda.

I'll go back to work.

And thanks again for your help.

LADY ABERLIN: You're welcome.

She's a sweet baby.

HILDA DINGLEBOARDER:
The funny thing

about your mentioning
peanuts is that we

have a very big order
for Peanut Rock-Its.

PRINCESS ZELDA:
Well, what are they?

HILDA DINGLEBOARDER:
They're rocking chairs

that you rock in while
you're eating peanuts.

PRINCESS ZELDA: I'd love
to see one of those!

Wouldn't you, Lady A?

LADY ABERLIN: I would.

HILDA DINGLEBOARDER: Well, I'll
just ask one of our new helpers

to bring out a couple
for you to try.

-Maybe I could rock
little Daphne in it.

HILDA DINGLEBOARDER:
Oh, that's fine.

But of course, she's a
little too young for peanuts.

-Oh, I understand that.

HILDA DINGLEBOARDER: Thanks
for taking care of Dee-Dee.

I'll see you as soon
as I finish work.

-You're welcome.

Dee-Dee?

-Daphne Dingleboarder.

-Of course.

You're sweet, little Dee-Dee.

-Oh, she surely is.

-Would you mind waiting
for the peanut rockers?

I'd like to show this baby
to Henrietta Pussycat.

She just loves little babies.

-Oh, that's fine.

I'll be right here.

-Good.

Thanks.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[BELL RINGING]

Henrietta?

HENRIETTA PUSSYCAT: Meow
meow, Lady Aberlin, meow.

-Hi, Henrietta.

I want to show you
something very special.

HENRIETTA PUSSYCAT: Meow.

-This.

HENRIETTA PUSSYCAT: Meow baby!

LADY ABERLIN: Yes.

Her name is Daphne
Dingleboarder.

HENRIETTA PUSSYCAT: Meow
meow beautiful meow meow.

LADY ABERLIN: She surely is.

Her mother works at
Corney's factory.

And she needed some help
in taking care of Dee-Dee.

HENRIETTA PUSSYCAT: Meow meow?

-Dee-Dee.

That's the baby's nickname.

HENRIETTA PUSSYCAT: Meow.

Meow meow other children
meow meow factory?

-I don't know.

Why do you ask?

HENRIETTA PUSSYCAT:
Meow meow meow meow

have meow Caring Center
meow meow factory

meow meow other
parents' children.

-Start a Caring
Center at the factory.

HENRIETTA PUSSYCAT: Meow.

-What a fabulous idea!

Would you help with it?

HENRIETTA PUSSYCAT:
Meow course meow would.

Meow love children.

-I knew there was
a reason I wanted

to come over here and
show Dee-Dee to you.

Let's go and ask Corney.

HENRIETTA PUSSYCAT: Meow
see you meow meow there.

-All right.

HENRIETTA PUSSYCAT: Meow.

Meow.

-What a great idea!

Come on, Dee-Dee.

Let's go back over
to the factory.

You've given us a
great idea and you

didn't even have
to say one word.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

-Welcome back.

-Henrietta had a great idea.

-Tell me about it.

But first, take a rock
in a Peanut Rock-It.

-Oh, these are clever.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

Oh, this feels good.

Do you like it, Dee-Dee?

-Here.

Have a peanut.

LADY ABERLIN: Oh, thank you.

HENRIETTA PUSSYCAT: Meow meow.

Meow meow.

LADY ABERLIN: Oh, Henrietta,
you're here already.

HENRIETTA PUSSYCAT: Meow.

LADY ABERLIN: I haven't even
told Princess Zelda your idea

yet.

HENRIETTA PUSSYCAT: Meow meow
tell her meow Corney together.

LADY ABERLIN: Good thinking.

Corney!

Cornflake S. Pecially!

HENRIETTA PUSSYCAT: Meow meow.

CORNFLAKE S. PECIALLY:
Is the baby all right?

Oh, Henrietta.

Hello.

HENRIETTA PUSSYCAT:
Meow meow meow, Corney.

CORNFLAKE S. PECIALLY:
Is the baby all right?

LADY ABERLIN: Oh,
she's fine, Corney.

We just wanted to talk with you
about an idea Henrietta had.

CORNFLAKE S. PECIALLY:
What is it, Hen?

HENRIETTA PUSSYCAT:
Meow meow meow meow

meow all meow children meow
workers meow meow meow could

start meow Caring Center
meow meow factory meow meow.

CORNFLAKE S. PECIALLY:
A Caring Center

for my workers' children?

HENRIETTA PUSSYCAT: Meow.

CORNFLAKE S. PECIALLY:
You mean you'd do it?

HENRIETTA PUSSYCAT:
Meow meow children.

CORNFLAKE S. PECIALLY: I
know you love children.

But I never thought--

LADY ABERLIN: Isn't it
a great idea, Corney?

CORNFLAKE S. PECIALLY:
Well, will you help too,

Lady Aberlin?

LADY ABERLIN: Well, I can.

PRINCESS ZELDA: And I will too.

CORNFLAKE S. PECIALLY:
Oh, Princess Zelda.

Well, why don't you
all come inside?

And I'll ask Hilda to look for
some place that you can use.

I think everybody's going
to be so pleased about this.

What does Dee-Dee think?

LADY ABERLIN: Oh, she's
still asleep, Corney.

But I'll bet she'll be glad
to be near her mother all day

long.

CORNFLAKE S. PECIALLY: A
Caring Center in this factory.

Surely is surprising
what can happen

when you ask somebody for help.

HENRIETTA PUSSYCAT: Meow.

-Incidentally, Mr. Pecially, we
really like your peanut rocket.

CORNFLAKE S. PECIALLY:
Oh, I'm glad.

You can have as many as you
need for your Caring Center.

-In all sizes?

CORNFLAKE S. PECIALLY:
In all sizes.

Come on in.

Come on in, everyone.

HENRIETTA PUSSYCAT:
Meow meow meow meow.

[TROLLEY BELL AND WHISTLE]

-I think Henrietta Pussycat
had a very good idea.

What do you think?

Corney's workers can bring their
children to work with them.

And Henrietta can
take care of them.

And Lady Aberlin and
Princess Zelda can help.

You can often think
of very good things.

People think of good things.

These fish need some food.

I like to watch them when
they're coming to eat

and flitting around in there.

Such a good way to learn
is by looking carefully.

Henrietta will probably
have lots of things

to show the children
at her Caring Center.

I wonder if Henrietta
knows that "Taking

Care" song that
we sometimes sing?

You know the one that goes--

[SINGING] I'm taking care of
you, taking good care of you,

for once, I was very little too.

Now I take care of you.

I'll sing it one more time.

And then if you want, you
try singing it by yourself.

[SINGING] I'm taking care of
you, taking good care of you,

for once, I was very little too.

Now I take care of you.

Now while the music is playing,
you try singing it by yourself.

All right?

[MUSIC PLAYING]

Now I take care of you.

Does it feel good
to learn things?

It does for me.

[PHONE RINGING]

Oh.

There's the phone.

Hello?

Mr. McFeely.

Yes.

Yes.

I'm here.

Mm-hmm.

Well, of course.

You know you're
always welcome here.

All right.

Fine.

Thank you.

Bye bye.

Mr. McFeely says, I just
want to bring one more thing.

One more thing.

So he must have a
surprise to bring us.

Maybe we could show
him this when he comes.

I think he might like that.

Let me try that song on here.

Sing if you like.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[KNOCKING]

Maybe that's him now.

[SINGING] Taking care of you.

-Mr.--

MR. MCFEELY: Speedy
delivery surprise.

MR. ROGERS: What are those?

-Well, when I returned the
videotape to the library,

I happened to stop
in at a craft class.

And they were
making flower leis.

And they gave me this one.

And they asked me to speedy
delivery this one to you.

-This one's for me?

-There you go.

Speedy delivery.

-Peanuts.

-Peanuts.

-And flowers.

-And flowers.

Many different ways
of making necklaces.

-There certainly are.

Do you have a minute I
could show you something?

-I do.

-Thank you for this.

-You're welcome.

-Boy, all the things that
they do at the library.

-Many things there.

-I would like you to see this.

-What's this?

-Something that I found.

Look at it.

MR. MCFEELY: It's
a moving picture.

MR. ROGERS: Yes, it is.

MR. MCFEELY: That's beautiful.

MR. ROGERS: I think it is.

I keep looking at it and seeing
all of the different designs

that it makes.

MR. MCFEELY: No one
picture is the same.

They're all different.

MR. ROGERS: They surely are.

Just like all flowers
and all peanuts.

MR. MCFEELY: And all people.

MR. ROGERS: And all people.

You think your grandchildren
would enjoy seeing this?

-They would love seeing this.

They're coming for a visit.

Do you think i could borrow it?

-Of course.

-And I'll bring it
back in a few days.

-All right.

-Speedy delivery.

A lot of surprises
in this neighborhood.

-That's for sure.

Thanks, Mr. McFeely.

-OK.

I have one more delivery,
then I'm going home.

-Please give Mrs.
McFeely my best.

-I will.

Speedy delivery to you.

-Bye.

MR. MCFEELY: Bye bye.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

-It's fun to take
care, isn't it?

And as you grow, you'll
find more and more ways

of taking care of
yourself and others.

And when you do it, it gives
you such 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, [SNAPS] 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 a special day.

You know how?

By just your being yourself.

Only one person in this
whole world like you.

And people can like
you exactly as you are.

I'll be back next time.

Bye.

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