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Mister Rogers' Neighborhood — Season 5
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01Episode 1Mary Sweenie arrives late at Betty's Little Theater for her bird dance. X wants to read poetry alone.Feb 21, 1972Feb 21, 197202Episode 2Rogers and Mr. McFeely do a bit of secret communicating, with neither one understanding the other. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine is impatient with X's call for privacy while he writes poetry.Feb 22, 1972Feb 22, 197203Episode 3X is afraid others will laugh at his poetry should he read it aloud. Lady Elaine is eager to hear this poetry and is already in position to hide her feelings about it.Feb 23, 1972Feb 23, 197204Episode 4While seeing the breads at Brockett's Bakery, Rogers learns how a bread slicer works. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe discovers a floating loaf of bread from the Owl Correspondence School. X registers himself for a course.Feb 24, 1972Feb 24, 197205Episode 5Bob Trow repairs Mr. McFeely's bicycle, although he is slightly embarrassed because Bob doesn't yet know how to ride a bike. This pours into the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, as Robert Troll begins to learn to ride. This also puzzles Cornflake S. Pecially.Feb 25, 1972Feb 25, 197206Episode 6Audrey Roth brings three unidentified cheerleaders to Rogers' television house. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Cornflake S. Pecially must juggle both tasks for Miss Paulifficate and a gift for Prince Tuesday.Feb 28, 1972Feb 28, 197207Episode 7Rogers' son Jamie and a friend play with a toy on the floor of the television house. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Robert Troll starts a game of catch, but doesn't want to throw because he thinks no one will throw back.Feb 29, 1972Feb 29, 197208Episode 8Rogers shows steam from a tea kettle. Mr. McFeely shows him the use of a steam engine. Robert Troll plays ball with Lady Aberlin, Handyman Negri and Daniel.Mar 1, 1972Mar 1, 197209Episode 9Corny asks Robert Troll to dump an excess amount of paint stain into a creek. The resulting pollution leaves a bad smell and tars the Castle fountain. King Friday orders Corny not to manufacture until he can clean up the mess.Mar 2, 1972Mar 2, 197210Episode 10Corny and Robert Troll need some help to clean up the paint stain that they caused. Lady Elaine uses her boomerang to return the paint to its can. Afterward, Rogers goes to the McFeelys' house and Brockett's Bakery to see what can be made from scraps of old material.Mar 3, 1972Mar 3, 197211Episode 11Susan Linn performs her puppets, Audrey Duck and Cat-a-Lion, at Betty's Little Theater. King Friday plans to buy a large TV.Mar 6, 1972Mar 6, 197212Episode 12Rogers needs Joe Negri's help to get a crystal radio working. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Handyman Negri has to figure out why the TV set for King Friday isn't working yet.Mar 7, 1972Mar 7, 197213Episode 13Rogers buys a TV set from Negri's Music Shop with a credit card. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday turns the new TV set on, finds a program he likes, and implores that everyone should watch it.Mar 8, 1972Mar 8, 197214Episode 14King Friday commands that everyone should watch a television show at the Castle. He borrows a TV set from Lady Elaine so that everyone (except him) will watch it. Bored, everyone else leans toward Lady Elaine, who has a plan brewing at her Museum-Go-Round.Mar 9, 1972Mar 9, 197215Episode 15Rogers goes to traffic court to plead the case that led to his parking ticket. Lady Elaine leads a march on the Castle to show that everyone has different interests.Mar 10, 1972Mar 10, 197216Episode 16Rogers demonstrates the different sounds made from bells and crystal glasses filled with water. Joey Hollingsworth tap dances in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. King Friday and Queen Sara present Henrietta a bell for babysitting Prince Tuesday, but it makes X jealous.Mar 13, 1972Mar 13, 197217Episode 17Tom Flynn and the Southminister Bell Ringers perform at Negri's Music Shop. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Henrietta's constant bell-ringing proves a nuisance to X the Owl. But he refuses to tell why the bell annoys him.Mar 14, 1972Mar 14, 197218Episode 18Rogers makes a musical instrument out of an oatmeal box, a large button, and some string. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Henrietta's bell goes missing. This leads Lady Aberlin to talk to a jealous X.Mar 15, 1972Mar 15, 197219Episode 19X wants to ask King Friday for a job. He earns the title printer of Royal calling cards.Mar 16, 1972Mar 16, 197220Episode 20A plumber replaces the clogged elbow in Rogers' sink drain. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe sees the same plumber retool the Castle Fountain so it can re-circulate water.Mar 17, 1972Mar 17, 197221Arts Foundation Pt 1A magician performs part of his act at Betty Aberlin's theater. He is seen again in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, but on harder times.Mar 20, 1972Mar 20, 197222Arts Foundation Pt 2Andrew Wyeth illustrates to Rogers the work behind an animated film based on Rogers' song "You've Got To Do It". The Neighborhood of Make-Believe establishes the King Friday and Queen Sara Saturday Foundation for the Performing Arts.Mar 21, 1972Mar 21, 197223Arts Foundation Pt 3Rogers explains the size of things by having a tailor alter a suit jacket. Those in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe donate things to the Appel family.Mar 22, 1972Mar 22, 197224Arts Foundation Pt 4Lady Aberlin is asking those in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe to donate to the new performing arts program. Lady Elaine refuses to contribute until she learns what King Friday is donating.Mar 23, 1972Mar 23, 197225Arts Foundation Pt 5Mr. Appel is named the first recipient from the Neighborhood of Make-Believe's foundation for the performing arts.Mar 24, 1972Mar 24, 197226Mrs. McFeely's BirthdayIt's Mrs. McFeely's birthday, and Rogers isn't the only one giving presents. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine is trying to get attention, much to the dismay of her neighbors.Mar 27, 1972Mar 27, 197227A Visit to Elsie Neal's Craft ShopAttempting to make a merry-go-round, Lady Elaine doesn't feel that her animals look perfect. Rogers introduces viewers to Elsie Neal's Craft Shop.Mar 28, 1972Mar 28, 197228Mister Rogers is feeling “full of music today”Handyman Negri gives X the Owl a lesson in music history from the Owl Correspondence School. The record is an owl history music lesson that X has been hoping for.Mar 29, 1972Mar 29, 197229Daniel is Afraid of Bob DogBob Dog is saddened because Daniel doesn't want him near the Clock. Still, Bob Dog wants to talk with Daniel.Mar 30, 1972Mar 30, 197230X Composes Owl MusicRogers takes some vegetables to Bob Trow. X the Owl wants to play the harmonica alongside the King's bass violin.Mar 31, 1972Mar 31, 197231Episode 31Rogers helps Bob Trow inflate one tire of a tandem bicycle. Fog in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe causes Bob Dog to lose a stone intended for King Friday.Apr 3, 1972Apr 3, 197232Episode 32Astronaut Al Worden stops by the television house to show how his space suit works. His scheduled arrival in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe the next day, prompts various reactions from the neighbors.Apr 4, 1972Apr 4, 197233Episode 33Lady Elaine is prepared to go to the Moon by any means. Later in the visit, Rogers goes to the Brown Marionette studio to work on a piece with Chef Brockett.Apr 5, 1972Apr 5, 197234Episode 34Rogers and Al Worden recall the question-and-answer period they conducted with children about going to the Moon. Worden shows the envelope of questions he took with him on his mission. Lady Elaine turns him upside-down with her boomerang.Apr 6, 1972Apr 6, 197235Episode 35Al Worden shows more equipment that he took to the Moon, and he discusses the one side of the Moon that is never seen on Earth. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday gives Worden a model Solar System.Apr 7, 1972Apr 7, 197236Lady Elaine Flies into Space Pt 1Rogers makes a crayon rubbing of leaves. Mrs. McFeely invites him to their house to see a fern and a reptile called a caiman. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine is still thinking about space travel. She sends Mrs. McFeely for leaves on which, Lady Elaine thinks, she can ride to Jupiter.Apr 10, 1972Apr 10, 197237Lady Elaine Flies into Space Pt 2Rogers plays with blocks and then with clay. Later he calls François Clemmons, offering him a position as voice teacher. In between, Lady Elaine insists she will fly from the Neighborhood of Make-Believe to Jupiter. She goes through a day of preparation.Apr 11, 1972Apr 11, 197238Lady Elaine Flies into Space Pt 3Mr. McFeely shows Rogers a duck. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine commands attention as she begins her flight into space on a ship made of leaves.Apr 12, 1972Apr 12, 197239Lady Elaine Flies into Space Pt 4The Brown Marionette Company opens one room in their studio for François Clemmons to give voice lessons. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine radios back about her flight through space.Apr 13, 1972Apr 13, 197240Lady Elaine Flies into Space Pt 5Lady Elaine radios back to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, saying she will stay in space because she has made the most extraordinary discovery.Apr 14, 1972Apr 14, 197241Lady Elaine's Purple Phase Pt 1Lady Elaine splashes down in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. While some think she is going to get married, Lady Elaine keeps her extraordinary discovery a secret.Apr 17, 1972Apr 17, 197242Lady Elaine's Purple Phase Pt 2Rogers hears a harpist at Negri's Music Shop. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine announces she has discovered the Planet Purple, where everything is purple.Apr 18, 1972Apr 18, 197243Lady Elaine's Purple Phase Pt 3A purple disk drops into the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, giving Lady Elaine and others information on Planet Purple. She tries to emulate the lifestyle of all the Pauls and Paulines on the planet.Apr 19, 1972Apr 19, 197244Lady Elaine's Purple Phase Pt 4Rogers visits François Clemmons's music class. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine is reluctant to shake off living like the Pauls and Paulines of Planet Purple. She even refuses to talk to X.Apr 20, 1972Apr 20, 197245Lady Elaine's Purple Phase Pt 5Lady Aberlin and Robert Troll must convince Lady Elaine of her rightful place in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe.Apr 21, 1972Apr 21, 197246Snow People Pt 1Chef Brockett presents snow pudding to Rogers at the bakery. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine wants to make snow, but she can't get it just right.Apr 24, 1972Apr 24, 197247Snow People Pt 2Rogers talks about practice by showing different pairs of skates. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine's snow-making succeeds, which doesn't exactly bear well with everyone. It does persuade John Reardon to make an opera about snow.Apr 25, 1972Apr 25, 197248Snow People Pt 3Rogers explains how only grown-ups can change light bulbs with a ladder. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine experiments to make multi-colored snow, which backfires and plugs up the sky.Apr 26, 1972Apr 26, 197249Snow People Pt 4Rogers uses the heater for the fish tank and shows the room's radiator. He also sees that the Brown Marionette Theater is heated with a furnace. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Henrietta begs for a role in the upcoming opera.Apr 27, 1972Apr 27, 197250Snow People Pt 5The snow opera features an angry girl who has interrupted a badminton game. She makes snow and turns the badminton players into snow people, but she needs help to get the snow to melt.Apr 28, 1972Apr 28, 197251Telecan Crisis Pt 1The bulb burns out in Picture-Picture, so Rogers gets a new bulb at Negri's Music Shop. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, the telecan kiosk by the Tree begins to bob up and down uncontrollably.May 1, 1972May 1, 197252Telecan Crisis Pt 2Mr. McFeely has been taken ill because he has been in too much of a hurry. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, X gets a lesson from the Owl Correspondence School.May 2, 1972May 2, 197253Telecan Crisis Pt 3Rogers talks about staying still, something that Mr. McFeely will need to practice. The same thing occurs for the telecan kiosk. Handyman Negri tries to tie it up, but that interferes with King Friday's calls.May 3, 1972May 3, 197254Episode 54Rogers uses a pitch pipe at his television house and with François Clemmons. Mr. McFeely demonstrates one of his sitting-still exercises. The crisis in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe is stopped in conjecture, as Rogers tells viewers they will have to decide the outcome on their own.May 4, 1972May 4, 197255Episode 55King Friday wants to fool Lady Aberlin and others with a marionette of the king pretending to fly.May 5, 1972May 5, 197256Episode 56The Castle has lost its XIII plaque. It's up to Lady Aberlin and Handyman Negri to find it.May 8, 1972May 8, 197257Episode 57Ezra Jack Keats visits the Neighborhood of Make-Believe and tells a story about a bad king. Keats must report his story to King Friday.May 9, 1972May 9, 197258Episode 58Rogers goes to Betty's Little Theater with an idea for Susan Linn's puppets to act out.May 10, 1972May 10, 197259Episode 59Bob Dog is sad that Queen Sara is too busy with Prince Tuesday.May 11, 1972May 11, 197260Episode 60Lady Elaine decides to turn the Neighborhood of Make-Believe purple with her Boomerang. It does not sit well with the neighbors.May 12, 1972May 12, 197261Episode 61Mister Rogers goes to the beach. Mr. McFeely delivers some cleaning supplies. In make believe land, Lady Elaine has yet to remove purple residue from Grand-père's sign. But the Boomerang doesn't seem to get it off.
Later, Audrey cleans the kitchen.May 15, 1972May 15, 197262Episode 62King Friday sends Mr. McFeely to deliver things for the water skiers who will appear later in the week. Rogers watches ballet dancers and demonstrates a musical triangle.May 16, 1972May 16, 197263Episode 63Rogers shows that even when things are hidden, those things still exist. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Mrs. McFeely and Handyman Negri look for Mr. McFeely. Lady Elaine helps a tired Mr. McFeely do his job.May 17, 1972May 17, 197264Episode 64The McFeelys bring two African lion cubs to Rogers' television house. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin helps Handyman Negri with his tasks.May 18, 1972May 18, 197265Episode 65Rogers and Elsie Neal make clay figures of a person and a horse. Handyman Negri and Lady Aberlin, wearing a horse costume, give Henrietta a ride. X must face his feelings about being alone. This is the last episode of the series where "Tomorrow" is the closing song. This is also the last season to use "The Weekend Song" which was only done as the closing song on Friday episodes.May 19, 1972May 19, 1972
