Episode List: |
Episode Name | Season | Disc | Disc Order | Directors | Writers | Synopsis | IMDB |
1465: Mr. Rogers Goes to School | 10 | 1 | 1 | Hugh Martin | Fred Rogers | Mister Rogers takes a ride on a real school bus. In Make-Believe the parents are excited to see their children at the end of the first day of school. Mister Rogers helps children know that teachers need students who want to learn. | 8.9 |
1483: Competition | 11 | 1 | 2 | Hugh Martin | Fred Rogers | Amid much excitement, Big Bird visits Make-Believe and reassures Henrietta that X the Owl will always be her best friend. Mister Rogers helps children know that even "When a Baby Comes to Your House," no one can ever take your place. | 8.3 |
1481: Competition | 11 | 4 | 7 | Hugh Martin | Fred Rogers | Mister Rogers shows a favorite factory tour, How People Make Crayons. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday announces a "Draw the Neighborhood" contest, and Lady Elaine Fairchilde decides she will be the winner. | 8.8 |
1494: Discipline | 12 | 1 | 3 | Paul Lally | Fred Rogers | Mister Rogers skates with ice-skating star Peggy Fleming. They talk about how doing something well takes lots of practice. In Make-Believe, Lady Elaine helps determine her "appropriate discipline" for damaging the dolls in the factory. | 8.2 |
1499: Pets | 12 | 1 | 4 | Paul Lally | Fred Rogers | Mister Rogers takes a neighbor's dog for a walk, and it's nighttime in Make-Believe where Ana wishes for a kitten for her birthday. Daniel Tiger is finding it hard to wait for Ana's big day and to give her his special gift. | 8.1 |
1508: Friends | 13 | 1 | 5 | Paul Lally | Fred Rogers | Mister Rogers helps children learn about cooperation and deal with the difficult times of friendships in this Make-Believe story when friends and neighbors Henrietta and X hurt each others feelings. And Mister Rogers visits a restaurant. | 8.2 |
1520: Day Care and Night Care | 13 | 1 | 6 | Paul Lally | Fred Rogers | Mister Rogers visits a factory to see how people make graham crackers. In Make-Believe, the Prince is happy his parents return, but still angry that they left. He is assured there will always be people who will take good care of him. | 8.4 |
1530: Work | 14 | 1 | 7 | Paul Lally | Fred Rogers | Here's a chance to go behind-the-scenes. Mister Rogers shows the studio where he works and introduces some of the people who help make the program. He even brings out some of puppets he uses in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. | 8.8 |
1532: Grandparents | 14 | 1 | 8 | Paul Lally | Fred Rogers | Mister Rogers makes wind chimes with straws and shows a factory video of how people make straws. He shows pictures of himself and his parents when he was younger. In Make-Believe, Daniel Tiger wishes he had a grandfather of his own. | 8.2 |
1542: No and Yes | 15 | 2 | 1 | Paul Lally | Fred Rogers | Mister Rogers talks about bicycle safety and shows a video of how people make tricycles. In Make-Believe, King Friday says "Yes," he will officiate at the upcoming wedding, but "No" to the Prince who wants to do something that's not safe. | 8.2 |
Episode Name | Season | Disc | Disc Order | Directors | Writers | Synopsis | IMDB |
1547: Music | 15 | 2 | 2 | Paul Lally | Fred Rogers | World-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma comes to visit Mister Rogers. They talk about music and feelings, and Yo-Yo Ma shows how his cello music can express many different emotions. And there's a video of how people make bass violins. | 9.2 |
1549: Music | 15 | 2 | 3 | Paul Lally | Fred Rogers | Mister Rogers visits the Empire Brass Quintet and listens carefully to how each instrument sounds alone, and how all the instruments sound together. In Make-Believe the Neighbors are getting ready for the Bass Violin Festival. | 8.0 |
1554: Families | 16 | 2 | 4 | Paul Lally | Fred Rogers | Robert Trow shows two puppies in the yard outside Rogers' television house. He then delivers a film of different families in the neighborhood. With the Neighborhood of Make-Believe's cousin reunion nearing, Bob Dog and Ana Platypus adopt each other as cousins. | 8.6 |
1560: Making and Creating | 16 | 2 | 5 | Paul Lally | Fred Rogers | Mister Rogers visits a new playground designed and built by adults and children together. He tries out the swings and slides. In Make-Believe, shy Daniel Tiger becomes a hero, even though he doesn't always feel brave. | 7.4 |
1563: Celebrations | 16 | 2 | 6 | Paul Lally | Fred Rogers | World-renowned trumpeter Wynton Marsalis visits to play with the Neighborhood trio and talk with Mister Rogers about his music. It's nighttime in Make-Believe, and Henrietta is sad because she thinks her friends have forgotten her birthday. | 8.7 |
1569: Playthings | 17 | 2 | 7 | Paul Lally | Fred Rogers | Mister Rogers shows how with empty containers he can create a whole Neighborhood. In Make-Believe, Ana Platypus is jealous of Prince Tuesday's new bike. And at Negri's Music Shop there's lots of music-making on real and toy instruments. | 7.5 |
1574: Dance | 17 | 2 | 8 | Paul Lally | Fred Rogers | Mister Rogers' visits the Dance Theatre of Harlem and learns about the hard work that it takes to be a dancer - and the reward that comes from that. In Make-Believe, Lady Elaine realizes that dance can be about all kinds of feelings. | 7.2 |
1578: Making Mistakes | 17 | 3 | 1 | Paul Lally | Fred Rogers | Oops! Mister Rogers forgot about a meeting and finds a way to deal with it. There's a video of how people make erasers, and in Make-Believe Daniel worries he's a mistake. Lady Aberlin assures him he's fine just as he is. | 9.2 |
1604: Fun and Games | 19 | 3 | 2 | Paul Lally | Fred Rogers | Basketball Olympic gold medalist Suzie McConnell comes to the Neighborhood to give Mister Rogers a basketball lesson. In Make-Believe, everyone becomes part of the team. And there's a visit with dancers who use a large ball in their dance. | 8.3 |
1612: When Parents Go to Work | 20 | 3 | 3 | Bob Muens | Fred Rogers | Rogers and Mr. McFeely make treats with peanuts and peanut butter. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Prince Tuesday is still angry that his parents are running errands all the time. | 8.4 |
Episode Name | Season | Disc | Disc Order | Directors | Writers | Synopsis | IMDB |
1619: Environment | 20 | 3 | 4 | Bob Walsh | Fred Rogers | Mister Rogers goes snorkeling with oceanographer Sylvia Earle to see some of the wonders of the ocean. In Make-Believe there's a special newscast to help find a solution to the garbage problem. | 8.6 |
1624: Fathers and Music | 20 | 3 | 5 | Bob Walsh | Fred Rogers | Folk singer Ella Jenkins visits Mister Rogers with her ukulele and plays some songs her father enjoyed. In Make-Believe, there's fun with wolf costumes, but Lady Elaine is afraid that she might turn into a "big bad wolf." | 8.0 |
1644: Art | 22 | 3 | 6 | Bob Walsh | Fred Rogers | Mister Rogers visits with a potter at the community art center where they make a pot together using a potter's wheel. In Make-Believe, Lady Elaine is angry and uses her boomerang magic to cover all the portraits of King Friday with clay. | 8.4 |
1664: Love | 23 | 3 | 7 | Bob Walsh | Fred Rogers | It's hard to understand that people who love each other sometimes get angry with each other. Lady Aberlin saw the King and Queen having a fight, then being loving, and wonders about love. A visitor plays a lullaby on the mandolin. | 8.2 |
1670: Then and Now | 23 | 3 | 8 | Bob Walsh | Fred Rogers | World-famous violinist Itzhak Perlman joins Mister Rogers and shares some of his music, as well as some of his feelings about dealing with polio. In Make-Believe, Trolley helps the neighbors learn that grownups were little once, too. | 8.2 |
1677: Going Away and Coming Back | 24 | 4 | 1 | Bob Walsh | Fred Rogers | Mister Rogers meets paramedics who show him the inside of an ambulance and some of the equipment they use to help people. He's even strapped onto their stretcher! In Make-Believe, the neighbors use a map to search for a hidden tunnel. | 8.4 |
1689: Everybody's Special | 25 | 4 | 3 | Bob Walsh | Fred Rogers | Rogers shows some of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe puppets and introduces the puppeteer who created Prince Tuesday, Lenny Meledandri. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, several people have to console Prince Tuesday, who has removed his robe. | 7.7 |
1695: Mad Feelings | 26 | 4 | 2 | Bob Walsh | Fred Rogers | Mister Rogers visits with STOMP! the percussionist performers who use everyday objects: brooms, pipes, buckets and their hands and feet, to make exciting music. In Make-Believe Lady Elaine is working on saying "I'm sorry." | 9.0 |
1702: Helping | 26 | 4 | 4 | Bob Walsh | Fred Rogers | Mister Rogers shows how people make vacuum cleaners and visits with Jabali Afrika, a dynamic musical group from Kenya. In Make-Believe, Lady Elaine has a nightmare about sweepers and is determined to rid the world of them. | 8.1 |
1755: Curiosity | 30 | 4 | 5 | Bob Walsh | Fred Rogers | Mister Rogers visits virtuoso violinist Hilary Hahn. He reads a bedtime story. It's nighttime in Make-Believe. Prince Tuesday and Little Panda are rescued from outer space by Hula Mouse. King Friday learns that curiosity is a good thing. | 8.7 |
Episode Name | Season | Disc | Disc Order | Directors | Writers | Synopsis | IMDB |
1756: Ready to Read? | 30 | 4 | 6 | Bob Walsh | Fred Rogers | Rogers immediately goes to see elephants of different sizes. He also shows a video on how backpacks are made. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, an over-curious King Friday asks that Cornflake S. Pecially should build a machine to look inside of things. | 8.2 |