Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - S3 E1105 - Full Episode

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? Hello, neighbor.

I didn't need my cane today. No, still have the bandage on though. Show you.

But it's getting better and better. I can feel it getting stronger and stronger. Here's the bandage.

I took it off last night. took my shower and put it back on again. Mhm.

This is the one I made. I'll try to try to fit this sneaker over it today. There.

How are you coming with your tying your shoes? When I was young, I used to just fiddle like that with my shoelaces till I learned I learned well. Thought we might do some drawing today.

That's why I brought this paper. And I'll put it on my easel so you can see it better. But maybe you'd like to get some paper and pencil or crayons while I'm putting this on.

All right. Okay. Or if you'd rather just watch, that's fine, too.

Do you ever see an easel like this? That's what this is called, an easel. I don't know why.

Maybe we can find out someday. Certainly does make it easier to draw. there.

I asked my good friend John Costa if he would come over and play some music for us so we could draw to some music. You're my crayons. So, why don't we make him a welcome sign before he comes.

All right. Welcome. W for welcome.

Well, welcome means come. Well, welcome. Now, let's call him on the phone.

Tell him that we're all ready for his music. Hello, Mr. Costa.

Is Mr Costa there? Yes, it's Fred Rogers. Please, Mr Costa's wife.

Hey, John. We're ready. You'll bring the accordion.

Good. Well, I have the piano, too. Fine.

Okay. Yes. Whenever you're ready.

All righty. Bye. Said he'll come.

We are going to do some drawing. Some drawing with Mr Costa. And we have a welcome sign for him.

I think I'll take it off. These clips are very, very tight. So that when we greet him, we can just go like this.

Welcome. Won't even need to say it. Okay, maybe that's he now.

He doesn't live too far away. Would you look to see if it's that kind looking gentleman with the beard? Will you look out the window to see?

It is, isn't it? Hi, Mr Costa. Come in.

How are you today? I'm fine, and I have something to tell you right away. Oh, isn't that nice?

Welcome. That's a beautiful work. Matt, help the help you with this.

Oh my, that's heavy. I didn't know accordians were that heavy. Oh, good.

Would you show it to us? Glad to. How's your grandson?

Oh, he's fine, thank you. Do you remember John John, Mr Costa's grandson? There we go.

Oh, look. Isn't that beautiful? So shiny.

Mhm. You know, this part of it looks very much like a piano. Yes, it does.

It's exactly like a piano, Mr Rogers. And why am I put it on here? You have to put straps on.

Hold it. Does it sound like it, too? It does.

Would you like to play uh maybe you could play this uh side and I can play this side of it. I'll try. Hey, that's fun.

Oh, we made something up together. But over here isn't like a piano. No, these are buttons that have some have just one note you can hear.

And then some will have three notes. Listen. And here's another color of a note.

See? And there are 120 of these buttons. Make them go a lot of them, will you?

Now see some some will play here. I don't know if you can see. And this note will play here.

And also this one will be the same note. Well, you have to learn a long time, don't you? Before you can play it fast.

Do you know what these are? No. I'll tell you what.

If you play a chord, I'll I'll uh press one of these. All right. See, it changes the tone.

It certainly does. Sounds just like a a piccolo. You ever seen a piccolo?

Very high. And this is very low. You know, I'd rather draw.

Would you play while we draw? Oh, I'd love to. Can I play whatever I like?

Exactly. Whatever you want. And then we'll try to feel what your music is.

Oh, fine. Would you like to draw or dance or listen or watch whatever you like. Okay.

Whatever you feel like doing to the music. Mr Rogers, I think I'll also play the piano too sometimes. Good.

Are you ready? I'm ready when you are. Okay.

That's what I felt to the music. Well, everyone would have a different feeling, wouldn't he? Exactly.

Just the way everybody would have a different sense of makebelieve. Well, you know, thinking about make believe I from the welcome sign, could we uh pretend that the welcome sign is in the neighborhood of make believe? Certainly.

Just a minute. Let me put it up here. And let me make it just a little fancier.

Would you give us a little music so I could decorate the welcome sign? Good. I'd be glad to.

Heat. Heat. Welcome.

Great. Who would you like to have the welcome sign? Well, I think I'd like to have uh Queen Sarah giving this to the baby platypus.

Oh, that's a great idea. Would you just look at this welcome sign and pretend with us that Queen Sarah has it and she's just about to give it to the new little baby platypus in the neighborhood of Makebelie. Welcome.

Welcome. it says. Of course, the little baby won't be able to read the word, but I think she'll like the soft pillow, don't you?

Oh, it's it's a beautiful present, Queen Sarah. Well, I wanted to make something lovely for the little girl Platypus. If you'll take it for me kindly.

Well, it certainly is lovely. Thank you. Oh, here comes Fry.

Queen's Terror and Handyman Negri, I presume. Correct. As usual, King Friday, this is a royal gift for the little platypus.

Well, may we see it, King Freddy? Not until you present it to the child's parents. Oh, well, very well.

I'll I'll take it over to them, then. It's very important. Well, Lady Abberand is over there right now with them, sir.

What are you giving the new little platypus girl? Well, I'm going to give them a song, King Friday. Oh, some Yes.

Well, you may let us hear it first. Oh, yes, sir. Be happy to Oh, that's just lovely.

Thank you very much, Queen. Thank you. But it doesn't have any words.

You said it was a song. Oh. Oh, but we're going to put the words to it once we find out what the baby's name is.

Oh, that's right. We don't know what the baby's name is. That's right.

I suppose you go to find out, handyman. You may leave now. Oh, yes, sire.

Goodbye, Queen Sarah. Farewell. Farewell.

Bye, King. Farewell, Handyman. But when are we going to see the baby, Dr Bill?

Oh, not until next week, Lady Elaine. Not until next week. Well, I don't believe that you really have a baby then.

Oh, we have a wee baby girl. Platypus. All right.

It's hard to wait to see her, Dr Bill. Sure is. I know, but you'll be able to see her sometime next week.

What is her name? Yeah, what's her baby's name? Hi there, everybody.

Hi, Lady Ever. Hello, Dr Bill. How are you?

Fine. Just fine. I have some gifts for from the king and the queen.

Gifts for the baby? That's right. I'm not so sure there is a baby.

Well, what do you mean? I haven't seen it yet. That's what I mean.

But Lady Lane, Dr Bill was was just going to tell us the baby's name before. I It's an old family name. And I'll tell you just as soon as I see the presents.

Oh, he sees. Oh, the presents. Well, here's a pillow that was made by Queen Sarah for the baby.

Well, well, she even put welcome on it. Yes, she did. It's Bill.

Bill. Beautiful. Bill.

Beautiful. Looks like something for a nice little girl. The king's present.

Oh. Oh. Of course.

Mhm. Wouldn't you know it? A portrait of the king himself.

Right. What a baby present. Well, I'll just have them put down and shown to Elsie Jean and the baby.

And thank you very, very much, friends. Thank you. I'll just put them down here.

I'll put them down there. That'll be fine. They'll be all right there.

When you come back, we have some music for you. Oh, that'll be Bill. Bill.

Lovely. Lovely. Okay.

Show Elsie Jean. I bet you love them. Yes, I think so.

Yeah. I wonder if it's really there. Mhm.

I'm not giving my present till I know there's a baby girl platypus down there. Oh, Lady Lane. I'm sure she's down there.

I haven't seen it yet, and he hasn't told us her name yet. Well, he will. I wonder if it's just filled with presents down there and no little baby girl platypus at all.

Lady Elaine, here's the melody for the song that I wrote and once we know the name, then then we can sing it for them. Okay. Okay.

Now, here's the melody and I'll teach it to both of you. All right. Are you ready?

Ready. Should we try that much? La.

But her name's not La. No. No.

We're just learning the melody. Lady Elaine. Oh, I see.

Let's try it again. And then it goes on. Want to try that?

It ends la. Oh, there he is. Elsie Jean says, "Thank you, Bill.

Bill much. She just loves the things. " Yes.

Well, what about the baby's name? Do you have a name? Oh, I I nearly forgot to tell you.

Yeah, I bet he nearly forgot. What is it, Dr Bill? Well, it's an old old family name.

I don't know whether you could say it or not. We'd like to try, Dr Bill. You probably don't even have one.

No, we have it. It's It's very difficult to pronounce. Oh, well, we'll try.

Just give it a whirl. I Well, the wee girl's name is Ornithinkus Anatinis. You are kidding.

That's her name. Ornithor. Ornithorinkus.

Anatis. Ornithink. Orniththerinkus.

Anatis. Orniththerinkus anatis. Hey, that's it.

Orniththerinkus anatis. Orniththerinkus anotinis. Well, that's nice.

Orniththerinkus. Anatis. Orniththerinkus.

Anatis. Yes. Orniththerinkus.

It's a mighty long handle. Well, we'll call her Anna when we want a short name. Anna.

Oh, that's a lovely name. But I like Ornitharinkus Anatis, too. Yeah.

Shall we see if Ornitharinkus Anatis fits with the music? Try. Or the rinkus.

Ana ornith. Shall we all try it now? Let's all try it together.

The ringers. Hey, I've got a great idea. We could sing it as a round.

You know what I mean? I'll start it off and Lady Lane, you be second. All right.

Dr Bill, you be third. All right. And and Lady Averine, you be you be fourth.

All right. That means I'll start it and you'll end it. All right.

Here we go. Should we try it? You sure the rinkst bill beautiful Still beautiful.

Let's sing it again down the hole here for Elsie Jean and the baby Anna. Will you sing it again? All right.

Here we go. Are we ready? The rinkers.

Well, now we know the baby's name. Ornitharinkus Anotinus. Can you say that?

That's a long one, Mr Rogers. It's a long name and I imagine the baby duck bill platypus wouldn't be any bigger than this. Or orniththerus Anatinis.

Orniththerinkus anat. Well, you know what I think? I think it's easier to sing that than it is to say it.

I think it is, too. Why don't we try? Oh, good.

You do most of the singing. You sing with me. All right.

I'll I'll give it a whirl. Ornithinkus an Can you sing it? Ornithinkus an Let's try it once more.

All right. Would you try it with us? Or the rinkus anus.

Hannah an ornith rinkus. Hannah hana. You know what?

It's much easier for me to play it than to sing it. Play it by yourself then. All right.

I'd like to hear a fancy version of Ornitharinkus. Oh, what a nice welcome for a little duck bill platypus. Well, Mr Rogers, you know what?

If you don't mind, uh, John and Susie are going to bring over my grandson, and I think it's I think I'd like to be there when they come along. I'm sure you would give them all our best, will you? I certainly will.

I'll put And thank you for helping us today. Oh, it's always great fun to come visit you. Would you like to have this for uh for John John?

Oh, I'd love it. And also this picture that we drew to your music. No, that's fine.

Okay, that's just fine. We'll be glad to have this. And I thank you for having me over.

Thank you for coming. Right. Someday John John will be playing too, I'm sure.

Like his granddad. Bye-bye. Say bye to Mr Costa.

Bye. Oh, Mr Mcily. Mr Rogers.

Good day. Speed delivery to you. Here's a telegram for you.

Oh, thank you very much. We were just uh having some music time with Mr Costa. Oh, he's a fine musician.

Would you mind signing for that, Mr Rogers? Very busy today. Very busy.

Certainly. Don't know what it might be. Thank you, Mr Mcy.

Day speedy delivery. Very busy. Speedy delivery to you.

Mr Mcily says, "Speedy delivery. " Just the way some people would say goodbye. See you later.

Let's read this. Have you ever seen a telegram? Telegram is kind of a uh a very fast letter.

Oh, this one is from uh Francois and Carol Clemens. They say, "Hope you'll come for the weekend. We want to show you our new city.

Well, we'd been talking about my visiting them for some time. So, maybe I will go this weekend. Mhm.

I can uh go over tomorrow and then come back here and be with you again on Monday. We've had a big week together, you and I, haven't we? Oh, we've done lots of things.

I must put the easel away. Think maybe I'll take some movies when I'm at the Clemens New City so I can show you how they're doing there, too. Okay.

Oh, you can be sure I'll be thinking about you while I'm there. Tomorrow. Tomorrow.

We'll start the day tomorrow with a song. 4 2 1 2 Tomorrow. Tomorrow.

We'll start the day tomorrow with a smile for you. Till then, I hope you're feeling happy. Till then, I hope your day is snappy.

Tomorrow. Tomorrow. It soon will be tomorrow and be our day.

We will say a very happy tomorrow to you. You always make each week such a special one for me. You know how?

By just your being you. Mhm. I won't be seeing you this weekend, but as I told you, I'll be thinking about you and I'll be coming back.

That's what good friends do. Go away and come back. See you next week.

Goodbye. Production funds for this television visit were provided by a grant from the Sears Robuck Foundation and a children's program fund established by NE affiliated stations.