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01. Mister Rogers Goes to School

Mister Rogers Rides a School Bus (1465)

Mister Rogers takes a ride on a school bus and talks with the school bus driver.

28min
August 31, 1979

02. Mister Rogers Talks About Competition

With Visit from Big Bird (1483)

Mister Rogers remembers a visit he had with artist Andy Wyeth. Then, in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Big Bird from Sesame Street arrives and reassures Henrietta that X the Owl will still be her best friend.

28min
June 3, 1981

03. Mister Rogers Talks About Discipline

With Skater Peggy Fleming (1494)

Mister Rogers goes to visit ice-skating star Peggy Fleming who is practicing for an ice show. They talk about how doing anything well takes a lot of practice.

28min
March 4, 1982

04. Mister Rogers Talks About Pets

Mister Rogers Takes Barney for a Walk (1499)

Mister Rogers takes Barney the dog for a walk. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Ana decides that she would like a kitten for her birthday.

28min
June 3, 1982

05. Mister Rogers Talks About Friends

Henrietta Gets Angry (1508)

In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, X the Owl's bossiness makes his friend Henrietta angry. Mister Rogers encourages his viewers to talk about their angry feelings.

28min
November 17, 1982

06. Mister Rogers Talks About Day Care & Night Care

Visit to a Graham Cracker Factory (1520)

Mister Rogers visits a factory and learns how people make graham crackers. He also shows a video of some of the many people who are caregivers-from crossing guards to teachers.

28min
April 29, 1983

07. Mister Rogers Talks About Work

The Television Studio (1530)

Mister Rogers talks about his own work and shows viewers the television studio and introduces some of the people who help make Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.

28min
April 8, 1984

08. Mister Rogers Talks About Grandparents

Mister Rogers' Parents (1532)

Mister Rogers shows pictures of his own parents and visits Negri's Music Shop where jazz violinist John Blake and his son play music.

28min
May 8, 1984

09. Mister Rogers Talks About No and Yes

King Friday Says Yes (1542)

Mister Rogers remembers that his parents sometimes had to say "no" to keep him safe. Then, King Friday says "yes" to officiating a wedding.

28min
February 5, 1985

10. Mister Rogers Talks About Music

With Cellist Yo-Yo Ma (1547)

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma comes to visit Mister Rogers. They talk about music and feelings, and Yo-Yo Ma plays cello music that can express different emotions.

28min
May 14, 1985

11. Mister Rogers Talks About Music

With the Empire Brass Quintet (1549)

Mister Rogers visits the Empire Brass Quintet and listens carefully to how all of the instruments sound.

28min
May 16, 1985

12. Mister Rogers Talks About Families

Adoption (1554)

Mister Rogers talks about how children are curious about families that are formed by adoption and discusses his family's adoption of his own sister.

28min
November 28, 1985

13. Mister Rogers Talks About Making and Creating

Visit to a Playground (1560)

Mister Rogers invites viewers along on a visit to a special new playground designed and built by both adults and children.

28min
February 7, 1986

14. Mister Rogers Talks About Celebrations

With Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis (1563)

Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis visits Negri's Music Shop and talks with Mister Rogers about his music.

28min
May 7, 1986

15. Mister Rogers Talks About Playthings

Prince Tuesday's New Bike (1569)

In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Ana Platypus is jealous of Prince Tuesday's new bike and she's angry because her parents aren't buying one for her.

28min
November 27, 1986

16. Mister Rogers Talks About Dance

Visit to the Dance Theatre of Harlem (1574)

Mister Rogers visits Arthur Mitchell at the Dance Theatre of Harlem. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine recognizes that dance can be about all kinds of feelings.

28min
March 12, 1987

17. Mister Rogers Talks About Making Mistakes

Daniel Worries About Making a Mistake (1578)

In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, a skunk gets startled and accidentally makes a mistake and sprays. Daniel worries that maybe he's a mistake, but Lady Aberlin reassures him that he's fine just the way he is.

28min
May 6, 1987

18. Mister Rogers Talks About Fun and Games

With Olympian Suzie McConnell (1604)

Olympic gold medalist Suzie McConnell comes to give Mister Rogers a basketball lesson. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, everyone is welcomed to be part of a team and given team uniforms.

28min
February 23, 1989

19. Mister Rogers Talks About When Parents Go to Work

Parents Care for Their Children (1612)

Mister Rogers and Mr. McFeely show how they make an apple-peanut butter treat and remind children how much they learn from people other than their parents.

28min
November 21, 1989

20. Mister Rogers Talks About the Environment

Snorkeling in the Florida Keys (1619)

Together with marine botanist Sylvia Earle, Mister Rogers goes snorkeling off the coast of the Florida Keys and learns how important it is to take care of the oceans.

28min
April 19, 1990

21. Mister Rogers Talks About Fathers & Music

With Folksinger Ella Jenkins (1624)

Folksinger Ella Jenkins visits Mister Rogers with her ukulele and shares songs her father enjoyed.

28min
August 2, 1990

22. Mister Rogers Talks About Art

Visit to a Community Art Center (1644)

Mister Rogers visits a potter named Bill Strickland at the community art center where they work on making a pot together at the potter's wheel.

28min
November 28, 1991

23. Mister Rogers Talks About Love

With Mandolinist Peter Ostroushko (1664)

At Negri's Music Shop, mandolinist Peter Ostroushko sings a Ukrainian lullaby.

28min
February 25, 1993

24. Mister Rogers Talks About Then and Now

With Violinist Itzhak Perlman (1670)

World-famous violinist Itzhak Perlman joins Mister Rogers in a rehearsal room and shares some of his music.

28min
September 3, 1993

25. Mister Rogers Talks About Going Away and Coming Back

A Visit With Paramedics (1677)

Mister Rogers visits with paramedics who show him their equipment. Mister Rogers says it's good to know what to expect in scary situations

28min
August 30, 1994

26. What Do You Do With the Mad That You Feel?

A Visit With STOMP (1695)

Mister Rogers visits with STOMP, a performance group who make rhythmic percussion-type sounds with ordinary household things like brooms and pails.

28min
October 20, 1995

27. Everybody's Special

A Visit With the Voice of Prince Tuesday (1689)

Mister Rogers shows how he works some of the puppets and visits Lenny Meledandri-the voice of Prince Tuesday.

28min
August 31, 1995

28. Mister Rogers Talks About Helping

A Visit With the Jabali Afrika Musical Group (1702)

A dynamic musical group from Kenya called Jabali Afrika visits Negri's Music Shop.

28min
July 23, 1996

29. Mister Rogers Talks About Curiosity

With Violinist Hilary Hahn (1755)

Mister Rogers visits with world-famous violinist Hilary Hahn and they talk about her music and her background as he listens to her play.

28min
February 25, 2000

30. Mister Rogers Ready to Read?

Caring for a Baby Elephant (1756)

Where does Mister Rogers find a 500 pound baby? At the zoo. It's a baby elephant, and Mister Rogers learns about how the mother elephant and people at the zoo help care for it.

28min
August 28, 2000

31. Mister Rogers Talks About Competition

Visit to the Crayon Factory (1481)

Mister Rogers shows a video of how crayons are made. Then, he talks about drawing and how everyone's drawings are unique.

28min
June 1, 1981