Mister Rogers' Neighborhood 1979 - 2001

Mister Rogers brings different hats and reminds us that what we wear doesn't change who we are. In Make-Believe, everyone is wearing different hats too. Mister Rogers visits with two folk musicians at a sing-along with young children.

Mister Rogers learns about soccer, watching young players as they practice. In Make-Believe, they are playing soccer too, but Daniel Tiger feels left out because he is not on a team. That's when games stop being fun.

Mister Rogers visits with a Special Olympics team and their coach. The children, some of whom use wheelchairs, are practicing for an upcoming meet. In Make-Believe, there are lots of fun and games and even King Friday joins in.

Basketball Olympic gold medalist Suzie McConnell comes to the Neighborhood to give Mister Rogers a basketball lesson. In Make-Believe, everyone becomes part of the team. And there's a visit with dancers who use a large ball in their dance.

Mister Rogers and Mr. McFeely go bowling where they not only have a chance to bowl, but also to see how the pins and balls are set up. In Make-Believe, there's a game of hide and seek that's fun for everyone because everyone gets to play.

When parents go to work children can feel mad and sad. It helps to talk about those feelings. In Make-Believe, Prince Tuesday is angry because his parents are so busy with work. His friends cheer him up when they sing and play with him.

Mister Rogers shows a video of children playing peek-a-boo. Peek-a-boo reminds children that people are there even if you cannot see them. In Make-Believe, there are different feelings about people leaving and coming back.

Mister Rogers shows different peanuts and how people make peanut butter in a food-processing plant. In Make-Believe, the neighbors decide to open a "caring center" for children whose parents need to be away at work.

A jazz oboist, who's a musician and a mother, visits. In Make-Believe, Prince Tuesday is angry about his mother's being away at work. Mister Rogers shows his television bathroom and talks and sings about learning to use the toilet.

Mister Rogers says that even when parents are away from their children, they are thinking of them and they will come back. A balloon twister visits. In Make-Believe, Prince Tuesday talks about his feelings about his parents' working.