Mister Rogers tries on snowshoes and explains why snowshoes and other different footwear facilitate walking. He talks about eskimos. Chef Brockett invites Mister Rogers to the bakery for some snow pudding.In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine Fairchilde wants to make snow. Chef Brockett offers her snow pudding, but she wants real snow. Francois Clemmons comes by singing, “Yes-No,” which Lady Elaine notes sounds like “snow.” Together they whistle and blow to make snow. When that doesn’t work, Francois suggests Lady Elaine use her magic Boomerang-Toomerang-Soomerang. Mister Rogers shows a pair of skis and demonstrates how the boot buckles to the ski.
Mister Rogers shows the difference between hockey skates and figure skates. He also shows beginner’s skates with a double runner. He talks about getting up and trying again after a fall.In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin shovels show while King Friday plans to ice skate. Lady Elaine makes it snow more. King Friday is upset because the snow is covering the ice he would like to skate on. Reardon comes by and is persuaded to produce a winter opera. Mister Rogers makes paper snowflakes and talks about practicing to do things better.
Mister Rogers changes a lightbulb and explains that ladders and lightbulbs are only for grownups. He plays a memory game. At the McFeelys’ house, he sees a funny-fast-film and a parrot that Mrs. McFeely is taking care of. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin is snow-dusting. When Lady Elaine began to make multi-colored snow, the sky stopped up. So Lady Aberlin, Francois Clemmons, and Reardon poke the sky to start the snow falling.
Mister Rogers demonstrates an electric heater and remarks that it is sometimes difficult to tell when something is hot. He shows the heater for the fish tank and the room radiator. Mister Rogers goes to Brown’s Marionette Theater to see how it is heated. Bob Brown explains how his furnace works. The Browns have a show using X, Henrietta, and King Friday marionettes. Mister Rogers talks about different ways to make up stories. He says that he likes hand puppets and that he does the voices and movements of some of the puppets in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Henrietta Pussycat wants to be in the opera, but she is too shy to ask. X encourages Henrietta, and Reardon lets her sing a song.
Today is opera day! Mister Rogers shows flash cards and talks about concentration.In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Reardon is teaching Henrietta to concentrate. This provides the introduction to the opera. Betty Aberlin interferes with Francois Clemmons and Yoshi Ito’s badminton game. When they tell her to go away, she tells them they will be sorry. Lady Elaine teaches her to make snow. Yoshi and Francois are turned into snowmen. Reardon teaches Betty to concentrate so she will remember how to melt the snow. The formula calls for a very special teacher, Reardon, and a warm pussycat, Henrietta. With the help of Audrey Cleans Everything and Chef Brockett, the snow is melted.
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.
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