Mister Rogers builds tiny houses out of straw, twigs, bricks, and wooden blocks. He tries to blow down all of them and explains that no one can blow down a real house. He visits Bob and Judy Brown who are preparing for a marionette production of “The Three Little Pigs.” Miss Paulificate teaches Purple Panda the meaning of the word “fetch” by throwing a stick for him. King Friday XIII decides to purchase an airplane.
Mister Rogers puts together a model airplane. He talks about the visit from Don Williamson, who had built a remote control model airplane. Elsie Neal comes by and tells Mister Rogers that today was the day of the Brown’s Marionette show. He visits them to explain that he had forgotten about the production. They invite him to the show tomorrow. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, X gives Handyman Negri some advice on choosing an airplane. Ace Bogut, salesman from IAMCO, Inc. the airplane company, recomends the Royal Flyer. King Friday orders it and tells Handyman Negri that he will be the pilot. Handyman Negri worries because he doesn’t know how to fly.
Mister Rogers plays with three live pigs. He watches a Brown’s Marionette production of “The Three Little Pigs.”King Friday XIII learns that his plane will be delivered tomorrow.
Mister Rogers tries out different kinds of horns: a car horn, a trumpet, and a bicycle horn. He goes to Negri’s Music Shop to return the trumpet. Ben Benack, a trumpeter, is there. Joe has a machine that simulates the sound of the wind. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Yoshi Ito delivers King Friday’s airplane. When King realizes that Handyman Negri and Edgar Cooke haven’t learned to fly by reading the manual, he hires Pilot Ito.
Mister Rogers talks about pantomime. Marcel Marceau visits and demonstrates his art.In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Marcel Marceau samples Grandpere’s fried potatoes. Then Grandpere takes him to see King Friday. Costumed as Bip, Mr. Marceau performs. Henrietta thinks that the butterflies that Bip catches are real until Mr. Marceau shows how he mimed them.
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.