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65 Episodes 1971 - 1971
Episode 1
Mon, Feb 15, 197128 mins
King Friday feels that babies are getting too much attention and on Prince Tuesday, he tries to limit such attention to one hour a day.

Episode 2
Tue, Feb 16, 197128 mins
Meghan Sweenie has her routine check-up. Dr. Mermelstein tells Rogers the basics of this physical operation. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Prince Tuesday's crying prompts some neighbors to take action.
Episode 3
Wed, Feb 17, 197128 mins
Rogers and Bob Trow make some Popsicle-stick crafts.
Episode 4
Thu, Feb 18, 197128 mins
Rogers discusses the about string quartet (e.g. violins, banjos, guitars) and hears each instrument at Negri's Music Shop. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Mr. McFeely delivers a bass fiddle to King Friday.
Episode 5
Fri, Feb 19, 197128 mins
Rogers demonstrates how music is written as well as performed. Those in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe try to play the bass fiddle, then offer their opinions on the Machine That Plays The Bass.
Episode 6
Mon, Feb 22, 197128 mins
When King Friday wants to have a waterfall for his Castle garden, Donkey Hodie suggests that they install new plumbing.
Episode 7
Tue, Feb 23, 197128 mins
While gymnasts perform in the Castle gymnasium, water begins to leak inside. It is revealed that one of the pipes for the Castle garden waterfall is clogged.
Episode 8
Wed, Feb 24, 197128 mins
Handyman Negri and Donkey Hodie finish the Castle garden waterfall. François Clemmons visits as waterfall singer.
Episode 9
Thu, Feb 25, 197128 mins
Rogers needs a washer for a fountain he wants to assemble. Instead of taking one from Bob Trow's workshop, he merely leaves him a note. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, the Castle fountain works only to a small extent. Lady Elaine has taken the windmill at Someplace Else apart for unknown reasons.
Episode 10
Fri, Feb 26, 197128 mins
Lady Elaine wants her Museum-Go-Round to turn, so she harnesses X to the Museum. He doesn't want to spend all hours turning the Museum, but he does get it moving in another way.
Episode 11
Mon, Mar 1, 197128 mins
Miss Paulifficate bumps into Daniel's toy tiger and rips it, but she glues it back together. They give a letter to Dr. Bill Platypus.
Episode 12
Tue, Mar 2, 197128 mins
Mrs. Lawver, a doll collector, presents to Rogers her collection of antique dolls. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Dr. Bill Platypus receives his lesson toward a pediatrician's license. He is to borrow a doll for the practice.
Episode 13
Wed, Mar 3, 197128 mins
Bob Dog accidentally rips Dr. Bill's second pediatrician lesson and hides. Lady Elaine magically reverses the damage. She also gets a lesson on child care from Dr. Bill.
Episode 14
Thu, Mar 4, 197128 mins
After he shows some children's drawings, Rogers visits Mrs. Saunders school, talks with the children and watches them play. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Mr. McFeely delivers a package from the pediatrician school to Dr. Bill. The letter says he will continue his training in Australia. Thus, the Platypus family will be leaving tomorrow.
Episode 15
Fri, Mar 5, 197128 mins
Don Williamson visits the television house to demonstrate his radio-controlled model airplane. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday still doesn't want the Platypus family to visit Australia. But then he is given the right to start their flying machine.
Episode 16
Mon, Mar 8, 197128 mins
Rogers talks of light bulbs and replaces one of the bulbs on the traffic signal inside the television house. Two boys also discuss bird-watching with Rogers.
Episode 17
Tue, Mar 9, 197128 mins
Rogers shows a hidden object in a drawing of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. The neighborhood discovers an old toy that Corny used to manufacture: a toy horse in the Chatty-Cathy mold.
Episode 18
Wed, Mar 10, 197128 mins
Rogers sacrifices NOM for a visit to Betty's Little Theater. When the planned guests aren't able to appear, Betty Aberlin improvises a play with Bob Trow, Joe Negri and Audrey Roth.
Episode 19
Thu, Mar 11, 197128 mins
When the name "upside-down cake" offends King Friday, he affronts everyone with a short-lived rule that they should say what he doesn't mean.
Episode 20
Fri, Mar 12, 197128 mins
Queen Sara asks Bob Dog to send a note asking if Henrietta Pussycat can babysit for Prince Tuesday. Bob Dog is distracted with a new rocking chair, but he finds a way to help the Royal Family.
Episode 21
Mon, Mar 15, 197128 mins
Bob Dog wants to wear shoes so Queen Sara will like him as much as she likes Prince Tuesday.
Episode 22
Tue, Mar 16, 197128 mins
Joe Negri displays musical instruments that are made out of junk. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine borrows Corny's hammer without asking first.
Episode 23
Wed, Mar 17, 197128 mins
Children act out various nursery rhymes at Betty's Little Theater. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe acts out Old King Cole.
Episode 24
Thu, Mar 18, 197128 mins
Rogers draws a song, using paint brushes to visualize the Japanese records he plays. Later Mr. McFeely brings in a big St. Bernard dog. In between, Yoshi Ito enters the Neighborhood of Make-Believe.
Episode 25
Fri, Mar 19, 197128 mins
Rogers builds a go-kart with spare parts. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Grandpère begins to make French-fried potatoes.
Episode 26
Mon, Mar 22, 197128 mins
Rogers and visitor Mary Sweenie talk of crafts such as needlepoint. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Handyman Negri wants to have Henrietta's eyes checked.
Episode 27
Tue, Mar 23, 197128 mins
Rogers has his eyes examined. An accident also occurs in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, when the Trolley runs into a toy car Lady Aberlin and Corny left parked on the tracks.
Episode 28
Wed, Mar 24, 197128 mins
Rogers plays an audio cassette that hints to a package containing a magnifying glass. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday gets the impression that a magnifying glass will make Prince Tuesday grow.
Episode 29
Thu, Mar 25, 197128 mins
Rogers puts on an opera costume that includes a turban. He invites Betty Aberlin to a costume party set for the next day. Those in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe agree to a costume party to allay the doldrums.
Episode 30
Fri, Mar 26, 197128 mins
Rogers dresses as an airplane pilot for the costume party while Betty Aberlin and Joe Negri team up to dress as a horse. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe holds its own costume party, and only the toy Horse has no costume.
Episode 31
Mon, Mar 29, 197128 mins
Those in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe react in different ways to the presents the Platypus family, returned from Australia, had given them.
Episode 32
Tue, Mar 30, 197128 mins
Dr. Bill Platypus invites those in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe to see his home movies about Australia. Joining them are Captain Kangaroo and all his puppet friends.
Episode 33
Wed, Mar 31, 197128 mins
Rogers has a sign made for Bob and Judy Brown, the marionette-puppeteers who are moving in just a few doors down. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Dr. Platypus moves his office to the Eiffel Tower.
Episode 34
Thu, Apr 1, 197128 mins
Ezra Jack Keats visits Rogers to read his book "Hi, Cat!". In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, a book editor visits Grand-père at the Eiffel Tower.
Episode 35
Fri, Apr 2, 197128 mins
Rogers sees Bob and Judy Brown's production of Jack and the Beanstalk.
Episode 36
Mon, Apr 5, 197128 mins
John Reardon comes to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe dressed as an organ grinder. But hardly anybody recognizes him.
Episode 37
Tue, Apr 6, 197128 mins
Rogers tries on various mustaches. Betty Aberlin visits to put on wigs. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday commissions a new opera.
Episode 38
Wed, Apr 7, 197128 mins
John Reardon gives opera roles to Daniel and his toy, Ino A. Horse. Chef Brockett displays the monkey costume he will wear.
Episode 39
Thu, Apr 8, 197128 mins
The Neighborhood of Make-Believe holds its opera. King Friday plays his bass for this opera, in which a zookeeper must console a down-on-his-luck organ grinder.
Episode 40
Fri, Apr 9, 197128 mins
Rogers shows photos from yesterday's opera. At Brockett's Bakery, Rogers discusses Chef Brockett's opera role. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Henrietta mopes since she didn't have a part in the opera.
Episode 41
Mon, Apr 12, 197128 mins
Rogers and Bob Trow repair child seats and a rocking chair. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Cornflake S. Pecially and Robert Troll build an infant seat for Prince Tuesday. Lady Elaine discovers how good a father King Friday is.
Episode 42
Tue, Apr 13, 197128 mins
Susan Linn helps Rogers discussing how puppets can be used to express feelings. Her Audrey Duck character appears in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, and scares Baby Ana Platypus.
Episode 43
Wed, Apr 14, 197128 mins
Twins Barry Nelson and Garry Nelson visit the television house. Rogers helps Betty Aberlin play a marble game. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, the Nelsons help Daniel play with a ball.
Episode 44
Thu, Apr 15, 197128 mins
Rogers talks about how things look different at night. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Bob Dog and Daniel share their fears with Miss Paulifficate.
Episode 45
Fri, Apr 16, 197128 mins
Richard Kvistad plays a kettle drum at Negri's Music Shop. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine and Bob Dog scare King Friday.
Episode 46
Mon, Apr 19, 197128 mins
Grand-père receives a picture from his granddaughter Collette. This hurts Henrietta, who feels she is not as fancy.
Episode 47
Tue, Apr 20, 197128 mins
Susan Linn returns to Rogers' Television House, bringing her puppets Audrey Duck and Cat-a-Lion. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Handyman Negri helps ease Henrietta's tangled emotions.
Episode 48
Wed, Apr 21, 197128 mins
King Friday gives Collette a key to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. Henrietta is afraid that the key will open the door to her house.
Episode 49
Thu, Apr 22, 197128 mins
Mister Rogers sees a cake decorator at Brockett's Bakery. In Make-Believe, Chef Brockett brings a cake for the party Grandpere is planning for Collette. But a jealous Henrietta doesn't want to be part of the celebration, and when the cake gets ruined, she believes it was her fault by wishing it so.
Episode 50
Fri, Apr 23, 197128 mins
Rogers explains that it isn't always possible to understand what goes on in the world. He and his son make hats out of newspapers. Grand-père introduces Collette to everyone in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe.
Episode 51
Mon, Apr 26, 197128 mins
François Clemmons is going to teach a driver's education course. To help him, Clemmons borrows the traffic signal from Rogers' television house. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Daniel is instructed to wait for Mr. McFeely to deliver groceries intended for the Castle. King Friday asks Daniel to fetch his robes, which causes a quandary for Mr. McFeely.
Episode 52
Tue, Apr 27, 197128 mins
François Clemmons returns the traffic signal to Rogers. Nurse Miller and Dr. Bill Platypus help X after he hurts one of his wings.
Episode 53
Wed, Apr 28, 197128 mins
Cornflake S. Pecially is impatiently waiting for his new lathe. In his rush to work the lathe, Corny injures his finger in it. Nurse Miller consoles him. Rogers goes to Bob Trow's workshop to see his lathe.
Episode 54
Thu, Apr 29, 197128 mins
The Castle is organizing a jazz festival, and King Friday wants the best jazz musicians. Handyman Negri brings in a blind saxophonist named Eric Kloss. Dr. Bill tells all that they were not responsible for Kloss' condition.
Episode 55
Fri, Apr 30, 197128 mins
Rogers draws a song based on a recording of jazz and classical music. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday is still trying to shortcut his way to playing the bass fiddle. A gold bass may be the answer.
Episode 56
Mon, May 3, 197128 mins
Bob Brown, the puppeteer, shows Rogers how to make puppets from detergent bottles.
Episode 57
Tue, May 4, 197128 mins
King Friday and Queen Sara implore Lady Aberlin to baby-sit Prince Tuesday. Lady Elaine misinterprets the instructions and assigns Daniel the baby-sitting duties.
Episode 58
Wed, May 5, 197128 mins
Mr. McFeely delivers the book "Fur, Feathers, and Hair" to Rogers. Later McFeely brings in an English sheepdog. In between, King Friday is upset that baby Prince Tuesday will not smile at him.
Episode 59
Thu, May 6, 197128 mins
Rogers makes ice cream by hand-cranking. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, some are wondering about baby Ana Platypus's behavior.
Episode 60
Fri, May 7, 197128 mins
Morrie Turner, author of the Wee Pals comic strip, visits Rogers. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, X begins his printing business.
Episode 61
Mon, May 10, 197128 mins
Lady Elaine wants people to come to her book show in the Museum-Go-Round, not to the Castle to see a chameleon.
Episode 62
Tue, May 11, 197128 mins
Lady Aberlin asks Van Cliburn to wear a costume for his visit to the Castle. The King and Queen are fooled until the disguised Van Cliburn plays the piano.
Episode 63
Wed, May 12, 197128 mins
Collette is worried that Grand-père will be lonely when she leaves for Paris. After she leaves, Lady Elaine hears Van Cliburn performing at her Museum-Go-Round.
Episode 64
Thu, May 13, 197128 mins
Lady Elaine wants company, but everyone is too busy for her. She is so adamant that she takes Mr. McFeely's bicycle and refuses to return it.
Episode 65
Fri, May 14, 197128 mins
Rogers decorates some eggs, as do the residents in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe.