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16 Episodes 1981 - 1981
Episode 0
Mon, May 25, 198128 mins
Mister Rogers talks to children and their parents about violence in the media.
Episode 1
Mon, Feb 16, 198128 mins
Mister Rogers reassures children that most parents get angry and argue sometimes, but that does not mean they are going to get a divorce. In a flashback sequence, Mr. McFeely remembers his beautiful wedding ceremony.
Episode 2
Tue, Feb 17, 198128 mins
Mister Rogers visits a pretzel factory to see how people make pretzels. In Make-Believe, the King and Queen have an argument, and Prince Tuesday worries he has caused his parents anger. He runs away to the home of his friend Daniel Tiger.
Episode 3
Wed, Feb 18, 198128 mins
Jeff Erlanger, a young boy who uses an electric wheelchair, visits Mister Rogers and talks openly and honestly about his disability. Together they sing "It's You I Like."
Episode 4
Thu, Feb 19, 198128 mins
A visit with Dr. Earl Grollman, author of books for parents and children about divorce, who helps children understand that some things, like musical instruments, can be fixed, - but other things, like relationships, can't always be fixed.
Episode 5
Fri, Feb 20, 198128 mins
Go on a field trip with Mister Rogers to see what it's like on an airplane. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe there's someone dressed as a clown who learns to feel good about just being himself.
Episode 6
Mon, Jun 1, 198128 mins
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.
Episode 7
Tue, Jun 2, 198128 mins
Mister Rogers visits an art museum to help children learn and appreciate art and artists. In Make-Believe, Henrietta Pussycat feels jealous and afraid of losing X's friendship.
Episode 8
Wed, Jun 3, 198128 mins
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.

Episode 9
Thu, Jun 4, 198128 mins
Mister Rogers visits a dance studio where football great Lynn Swann shows his football uniform and how he dances ballet. In Make-Believe the neighbors lost their football game and talk about their feelings about winning and losing.
Episode 10
Fri, Jun 5, 198128 mins
Mister Rogers tries unsuccessfully to do a rainbow experiment, while in Make Believe, the winner of the Neighborhood drawing contest is finally unveiled.
Episode 11
Mon, Jul 20, 198128 mins
In Make Believe, Bob Dog borrows Handyman Negri's ladder to fetch a ball atop X and Henrietta's tree. As soon as he successfully retrieves the ball, he loses his balance falls, sustaining a minor injury. Handy and Mr. McFeely help Bob Dog to Dr. Bill's office, while King Friday, after having heard of Dog's accident on account of play, makes a new rule: no play allowed in Make Believe.
Episode 12
Tue, Jul 21, 198128 mins
In Make Believe, Lady Elaine dislikes King Friday's no play rule so she magically transports herself and her Museum Go Round away from the neighborhood and arriving in a play park not too far away.
Episode 13
Wed, Jul 22, 198128 mins
In defiance of King Friday's rule, the schoolchildren set up a play area in the area where the Museum-Go-Round used to be. Prince Tuesday challenges King Friday up front about the no-play rule.
Episode 14
Thu, Jul 23, 198128 mins
In Make Believe, King Friday is finally persuaded to change his rule, which pleases the whole neighborhood. Now all they've got to do is convince Lady Elaine to leave the park and come home.
Episode 15
Fri, Jul 24, 198128 mins
Rogers walks on stilts outside on his porch. Bob Dog and Purple Panda volunteer to talk Lady Elaine to bring the Museum-Go-Round and herself back.