Mister Rogers' Neighborhood

- Season 12

(1982)

Mister Rogers shows how a player piano is different from playing piano, which takes practice. In Make-Believe, Corney is manufacturing too many things at once. Mister Rogers talks about the good feeling of doing one thing and doing it well.

Mister Rogers shows how people make dolls and some of the many ways that people and dolls are different. In Make-Believe, Corney is trying to manufacture more than he can handle and making lots of mistakes. It takes time to do things right.

Mister Rogers shows how he swims everyday for exercise and for self-discipline. In Make-Believe, Lady Elaine thinks the dolls Corney is making should look like her and changes them all, so King Friday calls for his "Chief of Discipline."

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.

Mister Rogers shows how people in a factory make blankets. In Make-Believe X the Owl makes a mistake, and Lady Elaine wants to spank him. She learns that the best discipline makes everybody feel better and that good can come from bad.

Mister Rogers visits his neighbor Adelia Moore to see how she makes stuffed animals for her children. In the Neighborhood of Make- Believe, the Neighbors are making presents for Ana Platypus' birthday.

Mister Rogers shows a video of children taking care of all kinds of pets. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Ana is thinking about what kind of pet she wants for her birthday - a pet she can hug and love.

Different pets are visiting Mister Rogers - Bob Trow's dog named "Barney" and a parrot named Daisy that Mrs. McFeely brings. In Make-Believe the neighbors are making all kinds of different gifts for Ana Platypus's birthday.

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.

Mister Rogers goes on a field trip to see and help prepare food for the giant pandas at the National Zoo. In Make-Believe there's a birthday parade for Ana, and then she enjoys a special time in a quiet celebration.

Mister Rogers visits with a person who plays the spoons and shows a video of how people make spoons. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday issues a royal decree to build a mountain, and a baton twirler entertains the neighbors.

Mister Rogers visits an emergency room and shows some things that happen there- in the waiting room, the x-ray room and the suture room. In Make-Believe, the neighbors use their creativity to build a mountain for King Friday.

Mister Rogers returns a lost kitten to its owner. Lots of singing as neighbors work on the new opera and remember past ones. Mister Rogers talks about the importance of seatbelts and shows how they're installed in a car in a factory.

Mister Rogers makes popcorn, then visits Negri's Music Shop to hear different kinds of horns. In Make-Believe, the King likes Chef Brockett's popcorn balls and insists that the Neighbors find a way to include popcorn in tomorrow's opera.

Spoon Mountain Opera, a story told in song, weaves together seat belts, a kitten, spoons and popcorn. Prince Extraordinary and a Park Ranger help Wicked Knife and Fork change his behavior and get what he wants without being wicked.