Mister Rogers' Neighborhood

- Season 18

(1987)

Rogers attends a show full of antique cars. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Mayor Maggie and Queen Sara agree to change jobs for a day.

Mister Rogers shows books in different languages. In Make-Believe, the Queen and Mayor are trading places, dressing in each other's clothes and learning about each other's jobs. Mister Rogers helps children know that "everyone is fancy."

Robert Trow dresses up in his Bob Dog costume so that Rogers can compare a real hound to a man in a dog costume. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, everyone, except Prince Tuesday, knows Mayor Maggie and Queen Sara will trade places for a day. This leads to the inevitable misunderstanding.

Mister Rogers brings a clown mask and talks about clowns. There are visiting clowns In Make-Believe, too. Queen Sara and Mayor Maggie learned a lot about each other from switching jobs, but decide they're happier in their own jobs.

Mister Rogers and Betty Aberlin visit the circus to see acrobats, elephants and tigers. They go backstage to watch a clown put on his make up. In Make-Believe, Daniel's friends help him overcome his fear of clowns and other costumes.

Mister Rogers pretends it's nighttime, turns out lights and pulls out his sofa bed. He shows there are no "monsters" under the bed and has a video of how people make flashlights. In Make-Believe, nighttime brings lots of feelings.

Mister Rogers and puppet Daniel Tiger visit Moscow and appear on Russia's nighttime children's television program "Good Night, Little Ones." In Make-Believe, Lady Elaine is scaring Daniel Tiger with her talk about falling stars.

Mister Rogers puts on a scuba diver's mask and snorkel. In Make-Believe, Henrietta is scared by someone in a mask because she can't see his face. Mister Rogers also puts on a firefighter's mask and uniform to help children with their fears.

The host of a Russian children's show visits with her puppet and a video of how people make Matrouska dolls, wooden dolls that "nest" inside each other. In Make-Believe, an unusual nighttime visitor, a spaceman, arrives from the sky.

Mr. McFeely shows a video of different people doing their jobs at night. Dawn nears in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe and still no one can understand the night visitor.

Two factory tours: How people make harmonicas and how people make garden hoes. In Make-Believe, the King reacts unkindly. He also sends for a royal tutor, worried his son isn't learning enough in school by singing songs and playing.

Mister Rogers takes a trip through Luray Caverns where he and a blind saxophonist play music. In Make-Believe, King Friday looks for a tutor for his son and is working on being kind. Mister Rogers talks about the importance of teachers.

Mister Rogers learns some fancy jump rope tricks and reminds us that exercise is a way to be kind to our bodies. In Make-Believe, Prince Tuesday talks bravely to his father who wants to take him out of school to learn with a private tutor.

Mr. McFeely brings a videotape of how bicycle helmets are made. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe is surprised to see "Sir Thomas T. Tune".

In Make-Believe, Broadway star Tommy Tune delights everyone with his dancing -- and with his kindness when he receives a gift that doesn't fit. Mister Rogers talks about being polite as one way to be kind, and an accordion player visits.