 Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
Airs M-Th from 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Mister Rogers talks in a way young children understand, at a pace they can absorb and with a consistency that creates a calm, safe place for preschoolers. Topics with sensitive emotional concerns are always carefully blended with fun and whimsy to match a young child's interests and level of understanding.
August
Weekly Theme: Bubbleland Opera
8/4 Opera: Bubbleland (Episode 1471)
Storyteller Jay O'Callahan makes up a story about bubbles, and opera star John Reardon offers to compose an opera about them.
8/5 Opera: Bubbleland (Episode 1472)
Mister Rogers shows a photo album of all the sweaters his mother has made to show her love for him.
8/6 Opera: Bubbleland (Episode 1473)
Chef Brockett shows how to make different things with bananas.
8/7 Opera: Bubbleland (Episode 1474)
Mister Rogers explains that even though we can't see the wind, we can tell where it's been by looking for its effects. The residents of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe prepare to put on John Reardon's new opera, Windstorm in Bubbleland.
Weekly Theme: School
8/11 School (Episode 1461)
Mister Rogers talks about home and school and visits a kindergarten teacher to see what school is like. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, the trolley pretends to be a school bus.
8/12 School (Episode 1462)
Daniel is excited about his new study cards—one set with numbers, and another with letters—but wonders how to play with them. Mister Rogers sings "One and One Are Two."
8/13 School (Episode 1463)
Mister Rogers brings a chalkboard home. Lady Elaine has been scaring the children by telling them that they already have to know their numbers and alphabet before they go to school, so Lady Aberlin has a talk with her about the importance of play as well as learning in school.
8/14 School (Episode 1464)
Ana Platypus and Prince Tuesday are ready for their first day at school. But Daniel Tiger is still a little scared, so he brings along his favorite toy dump truck to make him feel more at home.
Weekly Theme: Daycare
8/18 Day Care (Episode 1516)
Mister Rogers takes along a special treat from Brockett's Bakery when he visits a home day-care center. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, the King and Queen are planning a trip—without Prince Tuesday.
8/19 Day Care (Episode 1517)
Mister Rogers visits a zipper factory. The King and Queen leave for their trip to the Royal School of Castle Management, leaving Prince Tuesday in the care of Mr. Aber.
8/20 Day Care (Episode 1518)
Mister Rogers visits a balloon factory, and Mr. Aber takes Prince Tuesday to see the new balloon room at Lady Elaine Fairchilde's Museum-Go-Round.
8/21 Day Care (Episode 1519)
With his parents still off on their trip, Prince Tuesday has a scary dream about a fish in a big ocean who can't find its mother.
Weekly Theme: Learning
8/25 Learning (Episode 1651)
While trying to learn the new computer-based delivery system, Mr. McFeely delivers a collection of whistles to Mister Rogers by mistake. Robert Troll is taking the Make-Believe world census and wants to find out how many residents know how to whistle.
8/26 Learning (Episode 1652)
Mister Rogers uses a broken tube from the vacuum cleaner to pretend he's an elephant with a long trunk. Then folk singer Ella Jenkins visits and teaches him a new song. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin is doing research on what makes the wind blow.
8/27 Learning (Episode 1653)
Mister Rogers shows a chain made from strips of construction paper and explains that you can even do the project without scissors, by tearing the paper into strips rather than cutting it. Mr. McFeely delivers a video that shows how colored construction paper is made.
8/28 Learning (Episode 1654)
Mister Rogers explains what a field trip is. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, the children in Ms. Cow's class plan a trip to a real field.
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