Mister Rogers plays peek-a-boo and hide-and-seek with viewers. Then Mister Rogers shows a film about how people make towels. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin and Prince Tuesday are using towels to dry off after a swim. Mr. Southers shows off his fantastical racing towels and informs everyone that the Neighborhood of Make-Believe has been chosen as the site for the Make-Believe Olympic Games.
Mister Rogers shows two pieces of wood and different things that can be done with them. He plays hide-and-seek with two cars. Bob Trow uses the pieces of wood to make a rocking chair. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin plays stop-and-go games with the trolley and Bob Dog. They help Corney put some rockers together. The rockers won’t stop rocking because Lady Elaine has used her Boomerang-Toomerang-Soomerang. She says that she will stop the rocking if she is never “it.” Lady Aberlin explains that the people have to take turns being “it.” Daniel’s crying because, when he was playing hide-and-seek with Lady Elaine, he couldn’t find anyone. Lady Elaine told him he’d always have to be “it.” Lady Aberlin tells him that people don’t have to play games that they don’t want to play. Mister Rogers talks about being able to stop and using self-control.
Mister Rogers explains the use of a remote control box. Mister Rogers says it isn’t magic but an invention. Mr. McFeely demonstrates a remote-control toy robot. Mr. McFeely and Mister Rogers go to see how people make big robots. Tom Zaher shows them how the robot operates. Tom Zaher then shows how a robot is assembled. Mister Rogers and Mr. McFeely play “Simon Says” with two robots. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Joe Negri and a robot measure the Neighborhood of Make-Believe for the Olympic Games. Lady Elaine talks to the robot about being liked. Daniel asks if he likes being a machine. The robot replies that machines don’t have feelings. The robot, with the help of Kent Tekulve and Lynn Swann, explains how to play baseball and football. Handyman Negri and Daniel talk about how important people’s feelings are. Joe Negri, Mr. Strothers, and Daniel play hot potato. Lady Elaine gives her permission for the Olympic Games.
Mister Rogers shows a monkey popsicle and says that eating food in the shape of an animal or a person doesn’t cause the eater to become that thing. Mister Rogers visits Brockett’s Bakery. Brandon Margulies explains how to play a video game. Keith David comes to collect money from the video machines and shows how the machine works. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, everyone is getting ready for the Olympic games. Miss Paulificate suggests that King Friday use fancy equipment, instead of counting, to time the games. Mr. Strothers gives King Friday a time-keeping machine. Lady Elaine has decided to be in charge of weather and decides to make it snow. Lady Aberlin builds a maze. Ana and X decide to ride in the balloon together. Mister Rogers talks about how no one can be in charge of the weather. He talks about how some people are better at some things than others, but everyone is still loved.
Mister Rogers has a board game of Mister Rogers Neighborhood. He demonstrates how it is played. Mr. McFeely stops by and gives Mister Rogers a harmonica. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin and Fred Strothers are trying to get rid of all the snow that Lady Elaine’s weather machine caused. Mr. Strothers goes to ask the children if they can think of any way to do it. Lady Elaine apologizes for causing such a mess. Daniel Striped Tiger suggests that if a warm pussycat and a very special teacher get together, the warmth caused will melt the snow. His idea works. The snow melts and the Olympic games begin. Ella Jenkins visits with her harmonicas. She talks about the types of sounds that can be made with a harmonica.
Watch full-length Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood programs. The first Monday of every month will feature programs from the early years 1968-1975. The third Monday of every month will feature programs from the “Theme Weeks” library 1979-2001.