List of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood episodes (series 17)
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The following is a list of episodes from the seventeenth season of PBS
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
which aired in late 1986 and early 1987.
Company, to observe the design and manufacture of children's toys. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin reveals the present addressed to Queen Sara. It is revealed to be a bicycle for Prince Tuesday, who is told that "Life is good."
coast. He also takes viewers to the toy-lending library. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine finally opens the door to the locked room in the Museum-Go-Round. But all what they find is left to their imagination.
adventure parks to see the killer whales
, Shamu and Namu, dance with the spectators. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine sets up a dance studio and invites only the females, because she knows that men don't dance.
. Lady Elaine changes the name of her dance studio and sends dance invitations to all the men, except for Grand-père.
picture is misplaced as a skunk
and the skunk image is misplaced as a giraffe. Susan Linn enters with the puppets she uses in talking to children. The puppets also go to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe all week. One of them, Audrey Duck, has her feelings hurt.
playing the piano at a recital hall. Audrey Duck is ashamed to show herself.
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Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, also known as Mister Rogers, is an American children's television series that was created and hosted by Fred Rogers. The series is aimed primarily at preschool ages, 2-5, but has been stated by Public Broadcasting Service as "appropriate for all ages"...
which aired in late 1986 and early 1987.
Episode 1 (Playthings)
Rogers makes a visit to 15-year-old Chainey Umphrey III at the Neighborhood gym. Chuck Aber is also there working with his H.J. Elephant III puppet. Aber later appears in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe working the puppet. Together they visit Lady Elaine, who talks of a toy that no one has seen.- Aired on November 24, 1986.
Episode 2 (Playthings)
Rogers takes a tour of the Little TikesLittle Tikes
Little Tikes is an American-based manufacturer of children's toys, with headquarters and manufacturing located in Hudson, Ohio. The company also has other manufacturing and distribution facilities in Asia and Europe...
Company, to observe the design and manufacture of children's toys. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin reveals the present addressed to Queen Sara. It is revealed to be a bicycle for Prince Tuesday, who is told that "Life is good."
- Aired on November 25, 1986.
Episode 3 (Playthings)
Mr. McFeely shows a video of his visit to an air traffic control tower. H.J. Elephant is searching for a flying key. He finds it on Prince Tuesday's new bicycle.- Aired on November 26, 1986.
Episode 4 (Playthings)
Lady Aberlin has the magic key that she hopes will open the door to a closed room in the Museum-Go-Round. What she and a couple of neighbors don't count on is that Lady Elaine is absent. All of them decide to wait for her return before they try to work the key. Rogers finds Bobby Rawsthorne demonstrating odd musical instruments at Negri's Music Shop.- Aired on November 27, 1986.
Episode 5 (Playthings)
Rogers shows a videotape of his visit to Lucy, who is a fake wooden elephant on the JerseyNew Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
coast. He also takes viewers to the toy-lending library. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine finally opens the door to the locked room in the Museum-Go-Round. But all what they find is left to their imagination.
- Aired on November 28, 1986.
Episode 6 (Dance)
Daniel receives a t'ai chi lesson in another Neighborhood of Make-Believe that is only half-raining.- Aired on March 9, 1987.
Episode 7 (Dance)
Rogers goes to one of the Sea WorldSea World
Sea World is a marine mammal park, oceanarium, and theme park located on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. It includes rides, animal exhibits and other attractions, and promotes conservation through education and through the rescue and rehabilitation of sick, injured or orphaned wildlife. The...
adventure parks to see the killer whales
Orca
The killer whale , commonly referred to as the orca, and less commonly as the blackfish, is a toothed whale belonging to the oceanic dolphin family. Killer whales are found in all oceans, from the frigid Arctic and Antarctic regions to tropical seas...
, Shamu and Namu, dance with the spectators. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine sets up a dance studio and invites only the females, because she knows that men don't dance.
- Aired on March 10, 1987.
Episode 8 (Dance)
Rogers first sees Sam Weber demonstrating his tap-dancing skills. Mr. McFeely shows a videotape on how shoes are made. Sam Weber also visits the Neighborhood of Make-Believe to disprove Lady Elaine's belief that men don't dance.- Aired on March 11, 1987.
Episode 9 (Dance)
Rogers visits the Dance Theatre of HarlemDance Theatre of Harlem
Dance Theatre of Harlem is a ballet company and school of the allied arts founded in Harlem, New York City, USA in 1969 by Arthur Mitchell and Karel Shook...
. Lady Elaine changes the name of her dance studio and sends dance invitations to all the men, except for Grand-père.
- Aired on March 12, 1987.
Episode 10 (Dance)
Rogers visits an expert weaver and helps in making a scarf. Lady Elaine invites the Junior Tamburitzans to her studio.- Aired on March 13, 1987.
Episode 11 (Making Mistakes)
Rogers starts off the program by showing a picture book of animals, but the giraffeGiraffe
The giraffe is an African even-toed ungulate mammal, the tallest of all extant land-living animal species, and the largest ruminant...
picture is misplaced as a skunk
Skunk
Skunks are mammals best known for their ability to secrete a liquid with a strong, foul odor. General appearance varies from species to species, from black-and-white to brown or cream colored. Skunks belong to the family Mephitidae and to the order Carnivora...
and the skunk image is misplaced as a giraffe. Susan Linn enters with the puppets she uses in talking to children. The puppets also go to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe all week. One of them, Audrey Duck, has her feelings hurt.
- Aired on May 4, 1987.
Episode 12 (Making Mistakes)
Mr. McFeely brings the corrected animal book with the skunk and giraffe images in their proper places. He shows a videotape on how books are made. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Audrey Duck is overwhelmed with the thought of reading her poem to so many people.- Aired on May 5, 1987.
Episode 13 (Making Mistakes)
Rogers has gone to a meeting, so Chuck Aber fills him in at the television house. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, a visiting Mr. Skunk feels embarrassed because, in a frightened moment, he sprays Audrey Duck and the surroundings.- Aired on May 6, 1987.
Episode 14 (Making Mistakes)
Rogers hears André WattsAndré Watts
André Watts is a classical pianist and professor at the Jacobs School of Music of Indiana University.-Life and early performances:...
playing the piano at a recital hall. Audrey Duck is ashamed to show herself.
- Aired on May 7, 1987.
Episode 15 (Making Mistakes)
Rogers goes to Brockett's Bakery for a sing-along. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe stages its much-anticipated poetry reading, with Audrey Duck at the center of attention.- Aired on May 8, 1987.