Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
1968
📺 31 Seasons
🎬 871 Episodes
📅 Ended
🌐 EN
⏱️ 30 min/episode
Kids
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood is an American children's television series that was created and hosted by namesake Fred Rogers. The series originated in 1963 as Misterogers on CBC Television, and was later debuted in 1966 as Misterogers' Neighborhood on the regional Eastern Educational Network, followed by its US network debut on February 19, 1968, and it aired on NET and its successor, PBS, until August 31, 2001. The series is aimed primarily at preschool ages 2 to 5, but has been stated by PBS as "appropriate for all ages". Mister Rogers' Neighborhood was produced by Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA public broadcaster WQED and Rogers' non-profit production company Family Communications, Inc.; previously known as Small World Enterprises prior to 1971, the company was renamed The Fred Rogers Company after Rogers' death.
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Seasons
Season 1
Title number 0001. Opens with Mr. Rogers talks about tying his shoes. Mrs. Russellite sends an invitation to Mr. Rogers to see her lampshade collection. Lady Elaine's changes to the geography of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe worry King Friday, who begins to impose new rules and restrictions in Make-Believe, and builds a wall.
Season 2
Mister Rogers enters with a blue circle and compares it to round objects.
Mrs. Frogg receives a telegram that says she has been offered a position at the Westwood zoo, but the Frogg family must get permission from King Friday to leave, since there will be no one to run the Museum-Go-Round.
Season 3
Title number 1066. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with a box labeled 'clock'. Rogers presents a model of Daniel's clock and visits the man who designed it who is Robert Trow. At his workshop, Trow is finishing a model of the Castle. He asks Rogers to ring the bell when he leaves as well as when he arrives.
Season 4
Episode 1131- The show opens with Mr. Rogers walking in, carrying several pieces of construction paper. Mary Sweenie and her daughter Meghan stop by and invite Mr. Rogers to come see them tomorrow. 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. Picture Picture shows us how construction paper is made.
Season 5
Mary Sweenie arrives late at Betty's Little Theater for her bird dance. X wants to read poetry alone.
Season 6
Rogers gives a Santa Claus costume to Chef Brockett. Both Betty Aberlin and François Clemmons talk of how as children, they used to be afraid of Santa Claus. Santa Claus, himself, also comes to the neighborhood. This is the first series episode to use the closing song "It's Such a Good Feeling". This continued as the closing song until the end of the series in 2001.
Season 7
In this episode Mister Rogers paints the walls of the television house blue. From Seasons 2-3 the walls of the television house were painted yellow with the brown wooden bottom panels. From Seasons 4-6 The walls of the television house were painted a brighter yellow but more of a tan color and the brown wooden bottom panels were removed from the walls. Parts of the kitchen set were also updated. The walls of the television house would stay blue until the end of the series in 2001. Beginning with this episode Mister Rogers says "You're alive" in a higher toned voice. This is the first episode to use what would become the show's more-familiar neighborhood toy-like model town and it was used until the end of the series in 2001.
Season 8
Mister Rogers plays a few rounds of hide and seek with viewers before Audrey Roth invites him to see her new mobile home which will serve as both her home and office. With Frisbees scattered around her desk at the office, Barbara Russell is working on a new promotion for Audrey Cleans Everything: "It's as easy to find our new location as it is to throw a Frisbee." Audrey shows Mister Rogers around her new home.
In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Purple Panda has recently returned from the circus when Barbara B. Frisbee arrives at the castle. Purple Panda joins her for some Frisbee throwing fun as Lady Elaine Fairchilde recognizes Barbara B. Frisbee as former Make-Believe visitor, Barbara Boomerang. After a target is set up, Lady Elaine becomes upset when she does not win a Frisbee throwing game. Moving the target to the castle, King Friday is successful after some practice with Barbara Frisbee.
Season 9
Mister Rogers arrives with a new plant which he adds to his aquarium before taking viewers out back to his garage/workshop. In the garage, Mister Rogers shows a variety of items such as his tool collection, a boat, plants, and even a few puppets from the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. With a television and videotape equipment set up, Mister Rogers reveals a massive collection of recorded Neighborhood visits.
Season 10
Rogers is one of a handful of panelists who discuss easing the fear children have about starting school.
Season 11
Mr. McFeely relives memories of his wedding. Previewing the Neighborhood of Make-Believe storyline, Prince Tuesday befriends a girl whose parents are divorced. This episode has 2 make-believe segments in one show.
Season 12
Rogers talks with children and parents about punishment and setting limits.
Season 13
Mister Rogers arrives with a large display board showing pictures of several of his Neighborhood friends. After talking briefly about friendship, he shows the picture in the center which is of Buzz Wagner, a shoe salesman.
Paying a visit to Mr. Wagner's shoe store, Mister Rogers wants to buy a new pair of shoes. After Mister Rogers spends a few minutes looking at all of the different kinds of shoes on display, Mr. Wagner approaches him to offer his assistance. Sizing up Mister Rogers' feet, Mr. Wagner is not able to find the proper size in the style of shoe Mister Rogers wants. Following Mr. Wagner to the store room, Mister Rogers is able to find a different pair which fits much better.
Back at the house, Mister Rogers talks about disappointment and how a person may not always get what they want.
Season 14
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. McFeely stops by with a coin bank before he and Mister Rogers visit Negri's Music Shop where a collection of toy banks is on display.
In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday plans to purchase a record player for the Neighborhood school but he becomes distracted when a curious delivery is made to Corney's factory.
Season 15
Season 16
Season 17
Season 18
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.
Season 19
Season 20
Season 21
Season 22
Mister Rogers arrives with a toy dump truck which he takes to the floor and demonstrates by filling the back with wooden blocks. After Mister Rogers uses the blocks to build a small bridge, he sings You've Got To Do It. Mr. McFeely arrives with a portrait of Mrs. McFeely drawn by Bob Trow and invites Mister Rogers to the Neighborhood art center where Mr. Trow is working on a portrait of Mr. McFeely.
Season 23
Rogers and Mr. McFeely ride an elevator and an escalator in a mall, to compare the differences. Lady Elaine accepts the delivery of a hydraulic platform.
Season 24
Rogers has brought a three-cornered hat from the 18th century. He and McFeely travel through the neighborhood, observing various hats certain people wear. Upon gaining interest in them, King Friday orders everyone to wear three-cornered hats
Season 25
Rogers wants to take his time playing a game with a ball and a few tubes. The same can't be said for the Trolley, which whizzes through the Neighborhood of Make-Believe.
Season 26
Rogers visits Red Grooms' studio, where he is currently working on a painting of the trolley. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe sees Lady Elaine in fits because she can't seem to draw the Eiffel Tower well.
Season 27
After a swim, King Friday is startled to find that his crown has been taken.
Season 28
Rogers visits Eric Carle, author and illustrator of children's books. Mr. McFeely shows a videotape on how fortune cookies are made. A Spanish-speaking "Fortune Cookie Man" makes his debut in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe.
Season 29
Rogers witnesses the Westminster Choir College Bell Choir. Mr. McFeely shows a video on how bells are made. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Mayor Maggie presents a loud bell to Henrietta. That bell quickly becomes a big irritant to the others.
Season 30
Rogers uses a frame to concentrate on small sections of a large mural. Seeing a set of vegetables in one section of the mural, he reflects on a visit to a vegetable garden, referred to as an "edible school yard". In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday is irritated when Purple Panda and his compatriot, Little Panda, fool him. He commands that they cancel all curiosity.
Season 31
While tree-sitting for Mr. McFeely, Rogers draws a picture of a tiny oak tree. McFeely compliments the drawing, and later, he shows a video on how adult tricycles are made. Cousin Mary returns to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe to show her videotape of various trees.
Cast
Network
PBS, National Educational Television
Production
WQED, Small World Enterprises, Family Communications