1983 Mister Rogers' NeighborhoodSeason 14WQED
First episode: 1983-11-07Last episode:
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Mister Rogers arrives with a wooden puzzle where specific shapes must be matched to their corresponding holes. After playing with the puzzle for a moment, Mister Rogers sings You've Got to Do It. Mr

Mister Rogers shows a quarter and a nickel that he has in a small coin purse -- the coins were made in the same year he was born (1928). Viewers are invited along with Mister Rogers as he visits a place that manufactures coins and is given a tour of the facility. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday and Miss Paulificate are making phone calls to ask others what the King should do about the possibility that Southwood is making bombs

Mister Rogers brings a Braille writing machine with him and demonstrates how it works. He then takes viewers with him as he visits with Jim Swauger in a cave where he see the petroglyphs of an early civilization. On the way back to the house, Mister Rogers stops by Negri's Music Shop to see Don Liuzzi practice the marimba and a few other percussion instruments

Mister Rogers brings with him a box full of colored blocks. He takes them to the kitchen were he uses them to build a bridge. He also has with him a handful of marbles which he shows before watching films on how people use and make marbles

Mister Rogers arrives with a record player which he demonstrates in the kitchen. The record he plays is a 45 RPM recording of Everybody's Fancy. He then shows a film about how people make record players

Mister Rogers arrives with a letter he received from Mr. William Bolger, the Postmaster General of the United States. Showing the postage stamps, Mister Rogers explains that it costs money to send mail and invites viewers along as he visits Mr

Mister Rogers arrives with a piece of string that came on a package. Using the loop, Mister Rogers shows a few games and tricks that can be played with such a string and then sings Did You Know. After a phone call from Jane Henshaw, Mister Rogers visits her at the Neighborhood dairy farm where he learns about cows

Mister Rogers arrives with a bucket and a rubber washer. Taking the washer to the kitchen, he finds that it is too large to be used to repair his kitchen faucet. After a phone call to Bob Trow, Mister Rogers visits Trow's workshop to pick up a washer that fits

Mister Rogers arrives with an apple which he says was given to him by Betty Aberlin on his way in. Putting the apple in the refirgerator, Mister Rogers is reminded of his shopping list and invites viewers along as he visits the Neighborhood grocery store. As Mister Rogers is arriving at the grocery store, he is greeted by Chef Brockett who is riding by on a bicycle

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Mister Rogers opens by talking about how his job is to make television programs for children. As the camera pans out, viewers are treated to a glimpse of the studio where Mister Rogers' Neighborhood is filmed. After briefly introducing Johnny Costa, Bobby Rawsthorne, and Carl McVicker, Mister Rogers returns to his television home and talks about writing music

Rogers takes the model Neighborhood Trolley to the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum in Washington, PA filled with real trolleys. He rides one of the restored trollies (Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company #5326) in one direction and drives it back in the other direction. After returning to the television house, Rogers shows the controls of how he operates the Trolley

Mister Rogers arrives with a partially completed homemade wind chime made of straws, strings, and bells. He shows how it is made and by adding one more bell, he completes the chime. At Negri's Music Shop, Mister Rogers meets John Blake who is visiting the shop with his son Johnathan

Mister Rogers mentions that he has been thinking about an old car that his grandparents had when he was younger. Showing a picture of the car that he brought with him, Mister Rogers shares a video to remember a time when he drove a similar car. He also mentions that his grandparents often read to him which he believes is the reason he enjoys books so much

Mister Rogers arrives with a handheld cassette recorder which he demonstrates by recording himself and playing it back. He plays another tape recording of various grandparents who tell what their grandchildren call them and also shares a few photographs of his own grandparents

Mister Rogers does not change into his sweater and sneakers as usual. Instead, he sings a slightly different version of Won't You Be My Neighbor as he enters: ".a beautiful day for an opera

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