Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (Season 5)

Won't you be my neighbor?

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood is an American children's television series that was created and hosted by namesake Fred Rogers. The series originated in 1963 as Misterogers on CBC Television, and was later debuted in 1966 as Misterogers' Neighborhood on the regional Eastern Educational Network, followed by its US network debut on February 19, 1968, and it aired on NET and its successor, PBS, until August 31, 2001. The series is aimed primarily at preschool ages 2 to 5, but has been stated by PBS as "appropriate for all ages". Mister Rogers' Neighborhood was produced by Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA public broadcaster WQED and Rogers' non-profit production company Family Communications, Inc.; previously known as Small World Enterprises prior to 1971, the company was renamed The Fred Rogers Company after Rogers' death.

Episode 1 (Episode 1)
Air date: 1972-02-21
Overview: Mary Sweenie arrives late at Betty's Little Theater for her bird dance. X wants to read poetry alone.
Episode 2 (Episode 2)
Air date: 1972-02-22
Overview: Rogers and Mr. McFeely do a bit of secret communicating, with neither one understanding the other. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine is impatient with X's call for privacy while he writes poetry.
Episode 3 (Episode 3)
Air date: 1972-02-23
Overview: X is afraid others will laugh at his poetry should he read it aloud. Lady Elaine is eager to hear this poetry and is already in position to hide her feelings about it.
Episode 4 (Episode 4)
Air date: 1972-02-24
Overview: While seeing the breads at Brockett's Bakery, Rogers learns how a bread slicer works. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe discovers a floating loaf of bread from the Owl Correspondence School. X registers himself for a course.
Episode 5 (Episode 5)
Air date: 1972-02-25
Overview: Bob Trow repairs Mr. McFeely's bicycle, although he is slightly embarrassed because Bob doesn't yet know how to ride a bike. This pours into the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, as Robert Troll begins to learn to ride. This also puzzles Cornflake S. Pecially.
Episode 6 (Episode 6)
Air date: 1972-02-28
Overview: Audrey Roth brings three unidentified cheerleaders to Rogers' television house. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Cornflake S. Pecially must juggle both tasks for Miss Paulifficate and a gift for Prince Tuesday.
Episode 7 (Episode 7)
Air date: 1972-02-29
Overview: Rogers' son Jamie and a friend play with a toy on the floor of the television house. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Robert Troll starts a game of catch, but doesn't want to throw because he thinks no one will throw back.
Episode 8 (Episode 8)
Air date: 1972-03-01
Overview: Rogers shows steam from a tea kettle. Mr. McFeely shows him the use of a steam engine. Robert Troll plays ball with Lady Aberlin, Handyman Negri and Daniel.
Episode 9 (Episode 9)
Air date: 1972-03-02
Overview: Corny asks Robert Troll to dump an excess amount of paint stain into a creek. The resulting pollution leaves a bad smell and tars the Castle fountain. King Friday orders Corny not to manufacture until he can clean up the mess.
Episode 10 (Episode 10)
Air date: 1972-03-03
Overview: Corny and Robert Troll need some help to clean up the paint stain that they caused. Lady Elaine uses her boomerang to return the paint to its can. Afterward, Rogers goes to the McFeelys' house and Brockett's Bakery to see what can be made from scraps of old material.
Episode 11 (Episode 11)
Air date: 1972-03-06
Overview: Susan Linn performs her puppets, Audrey Duck and Cat-a-Lion, at Betty's Little Theater. King Friday plans to buy a large TV.
Episode 12 (Episode 12)
Air date: 1972-03-07
Overview: Rogers needs Joe Negri's help to get a crystal radio working. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Handyman Negri has to figure out why the TV set for King Friday isn't working yet.
Episode 13 (Episode 13)
Air date: 1972-03-08
Overview: Rogers buys a TV set from Negri's Music Shop with a credit card. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday turns the new TV set on, finds a program he likes, and implores that everyone should watch it.
Episode 14 (Episode 14)
Air date: 1972-03-09
Overview: King Friday commands that everyone should watch a television show at the Castle. He borrows a TV set from Lady Elaine so that everyone (except him) will watch it. Bored, everyone else leans toward Lady Elaine, who has a plan brewing at her Museum-Go-Round.
Episode 15 (Episode 15)
Air date: 1972-03-10
Overview: Rogers goes to traffic court to plead the case that led to his parking ticket. Lady Elaine leads a march on the Castle to show that everyone has different interests.
Episode 16 (Episode 16)
Air date: 1972-03-13
Overview: Rogers demonstrates the different sounds made from bells and crystal glasses filled with water. Joey Hollingsworth tap dances in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. King Friday and Queen Sara present Henrietta a bell for babysitting Prince Tuesday, but it makes X jealous.
Episode 17 (Episode 17)
Air date: 1972-03-14
Overview: Tom Flynn and the Southminister Bell Ringers perform at Negri's Music Shop. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Henrietta's constant bell-ringing proves a nuisance to X the Owl. But he refuses to tell why the bell annoys him.
Episode 18 (Episode 18)
Air date: 1972-03-15
Overview: Rogers makes a musical instrument out of an oatmeal box, a large button, and some string. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Henrietta's bell goes missing. This leads Lady Aberlin to talk to a jealous X.
Episode 19 (Episode 19)
Air date: 1972-03-16
Overview: X wants to ask King Friday for a job. He earns the title printer of Royal calling cards.
Episode 20 (Episode 20)
Air date: 1972-03-17
Overview: A plumber replaces the clogged elbow in Rogers' sink drain. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe sees the same plumber retool the Castle Fountain so it can re-circulate water.
Arts Foundation Pt 1 (Episode 21)
Air date: 1972-03-20
Overview: A magician performs part of his act at Betty Aberlin's theater. He is seen again in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, but on harder times.
Arts Foundation Pt 2 (Episode 22)
Air date: 1972-03-21
Overview: Andrew Wyeth illustrates to Rogers the work behind an animated film based on Rogers' song "You've Got To Do It". The Neighborhood of Make-Believe establishes the King Friday and Queen Sara Saturday Foundation for the Performing Arts.
Arts Foundation Pt 3 (Episode 23)
Air date: 1972-03-22
Overview: Rogers explains the size of things by having a tailor alter a suit jacket. Those in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe donate things to the Appel family.
Arts Foundation Pt 4 (Episode 24)
Air date: 1972-03-23
Overview: Lady Aberlin is asking those in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe to donate to the new performing arts program. Lady Elaine refuses to contribute until she learns what King Friday is donating.
Arts Foundation Pt 5 (Episode 25)
Air date: 1972-03-24
Overview: Mr. Appel is named the first recipient from the Neighborhood of Make-Believe's foundation for the performing arts.
Mrs. McFeely's Birthday (Episode 26)
Air date: 1972-03-27
Overview: It's Mrs. McFeely's birthday, and Rogers isn't the only one giving presents. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine is trying to get attention, much to the dismay of her neighbors.
A Visit to Elsie Neal's Craft Shop (Episode 27)
Air date: 1972-03-28
Overview: Attempting to make a merry-go-round, Lady Elaine doesn't feel that her animals look perfect. Rogers introduces viewers to Elsie Neal's Craft Shop.
Mister Rogers is feeling “full of music today” (Episode 28)
Air date: 1972-03-29
Overview: Handyman Negri gives X the Owl a lesson in music history from the Owl Correspondence School. The record is an owl history music lesson that X has been hoping for.
Daniel is Afraid of Bob Dog (Episode 29)
Air date: 1972-03-30
Overview: Bob Dog is saddened because Daniel doesn't want him near the Clock. Still, Bob Dog wants to talk with Daniel.
X Composes Owl Music (Episode 30)
Air date: 1972-03-31
Overview: Rogers takes some vegetables to Bob Trow. X the Owl wants to play the harmonica alongside the King's bass violin.
Episode 31 (Episode 31)
Air date: 1972-04-03
Overview: Rogers helps Bob Trow inflate one tire of a tandem bicycle. Fog in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe causes Bob Dog to lose a stone intended for King Friday.
Episode 32 (Episode 32)
Air date: 1972-04-04
Overview: Astronaut Al Worden stops by the television house to show how his space suit works. His scheduled arrival in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe the next day, prompts various reactions from the neighbors.
Episode 33 (Episode 33)
Air date: 1972-04-05
Overview: Lady Elaine is prepared to go to the Moon by any means. Later in the visit, Rogers goes to the Brown Marionette studio to work on a piece with Chef Brockett.
Episode 34 (Episode 34)
Air date: 1972-04-06
Overview: Rogers and Al Worden recall the question-and-answer period they conducted with children about going to the Moon. Worden shows the envelope of questions he took with him on his mission. Lady Elaine turns him upside-down with her boomerang.
Episode 35 (Episode 35)
Air date: 1972-04-07
Overview: Al Worden shows more equipment that he took to the Moon, and he discusses the one side of the Moon that is never seen on Earth. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday gives Worden a model Solar System.
Lady Elaine Flies into Space Pt 1 (Episode 36)
Air date: 1972-04-10
Overview: Rogers makes a crayon rubbing of leaves. Mrs. McFeely invites him to their house to see a fern and a reptile called a caiman. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine is still thinking about space travel. She sends Mrs. McFeely for leaves on which, Lady Elaine thinks, she can ride to Jupiter.
Lady Elaine Flies into Space Pt 2 (Episode 37)
Air date: 1972-04-11
Overview: Rogers plays with blocks and then with clay. Later he calls François Clemmons, offering him a position as voice teacher. In between, Lady Elaine insists she will fly from the Neighborhood of Make-Believe to Jupiter. She goes through a day of preparation.
Lady Elaine Flies into Space Pt 3 (Episode 38)
Air date: 1972-04-12
Overview: Mr. McFeely shows Rogers a duck. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine commands attention as she begins her flight into space on a ship made of leaves.
Lady Elaine Flies into Space Pt 4 (Episode 39)
Air date: 1972-04-13
Overview: The Brown Marionette Company opens one room in their studio for François Clemmons to give voice lessons. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine radios back about her flight through space.
Lady Elaine Flies into Space Pt 5 (Episode 40)
Air date: 1972-04-14
Overview: Lady Elaine radios back to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, saying she will stay in space because she has made the most extraordinary discovery.
Lady Elaine's Purple Phase Pt 1 (Episode 41)
Air date: 1972-04-17
Overview: Lady Elaine splashes down in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. While some think she is going to get married, Lady Elaine keeps her extraordinary discovery a secret.
Lady Elaine's Purple Phase Pt 2 (Episode 42)
Air date: 1972-04-18
Overview: Rogers hears a harpist at Negri's Music Shop. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine announces she has discovered the Planet Purple, where everything is purple.
Lady Elaine's Purple Phase Pt 3 (Episode 43)
Air date: 1972-04-19
Overview: A purple disk drops into the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, giving Lady Elaine and others information on Planet Purple. She tries to emulate the lifestyle of all the Pauls and Paulines on the planet.
Lady Elaine's Purple Phase Pt 4 (Episode 44)
Air date: 1972-04-20
Overview: Rogers visits François Clemmons's music class. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine is reluctant to shake off living like the Pauls and Paulines of Planet Purple. She even refuses to talk to X.
Lady Elaine's Purple Phase Pt 5 (Episode 45)
Air date: 1972-04-21
Overview: Lady Aberlin and Robert Troll must convince Lady Elaine of her rightful place in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe.
Snow People Pt 1 (Episode 46)
Air date: 1972-04-24
Overview: Chef Brockett presents snow pudding to Rogers at the bakery. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine wants to make snow, but she can't get it just right.
Snow People Pt 2 (Episode 47)
Air date: 1972-04-25
Overview: Rogers talks about practice by showing different pairs of skates. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine's snow-making succeeds, which doesn't exactly bear well with everyone. It does persuade John Reardon to make an opera about snow.
Snow People Pt 3 (Episode 48)
Air date: 1972-04-26
Overview: Rogers explains how only grown-ups can change light bulbs with a ladder. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine experiments to make multi-colored snow, which backfires and plugs up the sky.
Snow People Pt 4 (Episode 49)
Air date: 1972-04-27
Overview: Rogers uses the heater for the fish tank and shows the room's radiator. He also sees that the Brown Marionette Theater is heated with a furnace. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Henrietta begs for a role in the upcoming opera.
Snow People Pt 5 (Episode 50)
Air date: 1972-04-28
Overview: The snow opera features an angry girl who has interrupted a badminton game. She makes snow and turns the badminton players into snow people, but she needs help to get the snow to melt.
Telecan Crisis Pt 1 (Episode 51)
Air date: 1972-05-01
Overview: The bulb burns out in Picture-Picture, so Rogers gets a new bulb at Negri's Music Shop. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, the telecan kiosk by the Tree begins to bob up and down uncontrollably.
Telecan Crisis Pt 2 (Episode 52)
Air date: 1972-05-02
Overview: Mr. McFeely has been taken ill because he has been in too much of a hurry. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, X gets a lesson from the Owl Correspondence School.
Telecan Crisis Pt 3 (Episode 53)
Air date: 1972-05-03
Overview: Rogers talks about staying still, something that Mr. McFeely will need to practice. The same thing occurs for the telecan kiosk. Handyman Negri tries to tie it up, but that interferes with King Friday's calls.
Episode 54 (Episode 54)
Air date: 1972-05-04
Overview: Rogers uses a pitch pipe at his television house and with François Clemmons. Mr. McFeely demonstrates one of his sitting-still exercises. The crisis in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe is stopped in conjecture, as Rogers tells viewers they will have to decide the outcome on their own.
Episode 55 (Episode 55)
Air date: 1972-05-05
Overview: King Friday wants to fool Lady Aberlin and others with a marionette of the king pretending to fly.
Episode 56 (Episode 56)
Air date: 1972-05-08
Overview: The Castle has lost its XIII plaque. It's up to Lady Aberlin and Handyman Negri to find it.
Episode 57 (Episode 57)
Air date: 1972-05-09
Overview: Ezra Jack Keats visits the Neighborhood of Make-Believe and tells a story about a bad king. Keats must report his story to King Friday.
Episode 58 (Episode 58)
Air date: 1972-05-10
Overview: Rogers goes to Betty's Little Theater with an idea for Susan Linn's puppets to act out.
Episode 59 (Episode 59)
Air date: 1972-05-11
Overview: Bob Dog is sad that Queen Sara is too busy with Prince Tuesday.
Episode 60 (Episode 60)
Air date: 1972-05-12
Overview: Lady Elaine decides to turn the Neighborhood of Make-Believe purple with her Boomerang. It does not sit well with the neighbors.
Episode 61 (Episode 61)
Air date: 1972-05-15
Overview: Lady Elaine has yet to remove purple residue from Grand-père's sign. But the Boomerang doesn't seem to get it off.
Episode 62 (Episode 62)
Air date: 1972-05-16
Overview: King Friday sends Mr. McFeely to deliver things for the water skiers who will appear later in the week. Rogers watches ballet dancers and demonstrates a musical triangle.
Episode 63 (Episode 63)
Air date: 1972-05-17
Overview: Rogers shows that even when things are hidden, those things still exist. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Mrs. McFeely and Handyman Negri look for Mr. McFeely. Lady Elaine helps a tired Mr. McFeely do his job.
Episode 64 (Episode 64)
Air date: 1972-05-18
Overview: The McFeelys bring two African lion cubs to Rogers' television house. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin helps Handyman Negri with his tasks.
Episode 65 (Episode 65)
Air date: 1972-05-19
Overview: Rogers and Elsie Neal make clay figures of a person and a horse. Handyman Negri and Lady Aberlin, wearing a horse costume, give Henrietta a ride. X must face his feelings about being alone. This is the last episode of the series where "Tomorrow" is the closing song. This is also the last season to use "The Weekend Song" which was only done as the closing song on Friday episodes.