Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
Competition: Big Bird Visits
Season 14 Episode 83 | 28m 25sVideo has Closed Captions
Big Bird reassures Henrietta Pussycat about her friendship with X the Owl.
Big Bird reassures Henrietta Pussycat about her friendship with X the Owl.
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Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
Competition: Big Bird Visits
Season 14 Episode 83 | 28m 25sVideo has Closed Captions
Big Bird reassures Henrietta Pussycat about her friendship with X the Owl.
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♪ IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD ♪ ♪ A BEAUTIFUL DAY FOR A NEIGHBOR ♪ ♪ WOULD YOU BE MINE?
♪ ♪ COULD YOU BE MINE?
♪ ♪ IT'S A NEIGHBORLY DAY IN THIS BEAUTY WOOD ♪ ♪ A NEIGHBORLY DAY FOR A BEAUTY ♪ ♪ WOULD YOU BE MINE?
♪ ♪ COULD YOU BE MINE?
♪ ♪ I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO HAVE A NEIGHBOR ♪ ♪ JUST LIKE YOU ♪ ♪ I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO LIVE ♪ ♪ IN A NEIGHBORHOOD WITH YOU ♪ ♪ SO LET'S MAKE THE MOST OF THIS BEAUTIFUL DAY ♪ ♪ SINCE WE'RE TOGETHER, WE MIGHT AS WELL SAY ♪ ♪ WOULD YOU BE MINE?
♪ ♪ COULD YOU BE MINE?
♪ ♪ WON'T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR?
♪ ♪ WON'T YOU, PLEASE ♪ ♪ WON'T YOU, PLEASE ♪ ♪ PLEASE WON'T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR?
♪♪ HI, NEIGHBOR.
HOW ARE YOU TODAY?
I'M FEELING GOOD.
WHAT DO YOU THINK I HAVE IN THIS BIG CARRYING CASE?
WELL, I'LL SHOW YOU.
THIS IS A PAINTING.
IT'S PAINTED WITH WATER COLORS.
THOSE ARE COLORS THAT ARE MIXED WITH WATER.
A TREE AND A SHED.
ISN'T IT BEAUTIFUL?
IMAGINE BEING ABLE TO PAINT LIKE THAT.
THIS WAS DONE BY ANDY WYETH.
ANDY COMES FROM A FAMILY OF MANY ARTISTS.
I REMEMBER WHEN HE CAME HERE TO VISIT.
MAYBE THAT'S ANDY WYETH.
LET'S LOOK.
IT IS.
I WANT YOU TO MEET HIM.
I'D LIKE YOU TO KNOW MY FRIEND.
ANDY SHOWED ME SOME WORK HE'D DONE FOR AN ART ANIMATION PROJECT.
HE MADE HIS PAPER CUTOUTS DO ALL SORTS OF THINGS.
I'VE GOT TO DO PICTURES FOR THAT.
EVEN AS A BOY, HE WAS INTERESTED IN ARTISTIC THINGS.
TODAY HE'S A FINE PAINTER.
[KNOCK ON DOOR] THAT SOUNDS LIKE SOMEONE AT THE DOOR.
COMING.
CHEF BROCKETT.
HOW YOU DOING?
HOW ARE YOU?
YOU ALL RIGHT?
I'M OK, BUT NOT ALL OK. WANT TO SIT DOWN?
YEAH.
HAVE SOMETHING YOU'D LIKE TO SAY?
I ENTERED THIS STATEWIDE DECORATING CONTEST FOR DECORATING CAKES.
I REALLY WANTED TO WIN, AND I DIDN'T.
I'M DISAPPOINTED ABOUT IT.
OF COURSE.
IF YOU WANTED TO WIN BADLY, IT'S NATURAL YOU'RE DISAPPOINTED.
I WAS SURE MINE WOULD WIN.
THERE WERE SOME OTHER ONES THE JUDGES LIKED BETTER THAN MINE.
WHAT WAS IT LIKE AT THE CONTEST?
THERE WERE PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE STATE.
IT WAS IN THIS BIG SHOPPING CENTER WITH A BIG SKYLIGHT OVER THE HALLWAY WHERE WE WERE.
THERE WERE SO MANY DIFFERENT CAKES, DIFFERENT INSIDE AND OUTSIDE.
I SPENT LOTS OF TIME WORKING ON MY CAKE.
I WAS ANXIOUS.
I HOPE I WIN.
HI, DIANE.
THAT--THAT LOOKS GREAT.
WOW.
HEY, HOW YOU DOING, EVERYBODY?
TEDDY BEAR, ROSES... WHERE AM I SUPPOSED TO BE?
OVER THERE, CHEF.
THANKS, DAVE.
HEY, WOW!
NOW, THAT'S A WEDDING CAKE.
HOW ABOUT THIS, HUH?
I DID THE CHRYSANTHEMUMS.
I PUT THIS ONE ON A STEM SO IT WOULD STAND OUT.
I'M GOING AROUND TO LOOK AT THE OTHERS.
WOW, LOOK AT THAT WEDDING CAKE.
WHOA!
USUALLY THEY'RE ALL WHITE.
THIS ONE'S ALL DIFFERENT COLORS.
I LIKE THOSE BLOCKS, TOO.
THAT'S A BIRTHDAY... OOH, LOOK AT THE BEACH!
UMBRELLAS AND-- MADE OUT OF SHELLS.
THEY'RE MADE OF SHELLS AND THEN PAINTED.
HEY, I LIKE THAT TRAIN.
I'LL TAKE THE ENGINE AND THE COOKIE CAR.
OOH, AND A CHOCOLATE ONE.
WHEN I WAS LITTLE, I LIKED THE CHOCOLATE WITH THE YELLOW ON TOP.
I SAW YOURS, DIANE.
THAT'S NICE.
OOH, THOSE FLUFFY WHITE ANIMALS.
THEY'RE MADE OUT OF SUGAR.
THEY REMIND ME OF SOMETHING WE MADE CALLED SNOW PUDDING.
I LIKE THIS.
IT'S ANOTHER PAINTING.
IT'S LIKE A VACATION SCENE, ISN'T IT?
ISN'T THAT NICE?
YEAH, YEAH.
HEY, ROSES AND A PANDA.
A PANDA BEAR.
WOW, THAT'S REALLY SOMETHING.
THIS ONE'S REAL PANDA-COLORED.
COMPETITION IS ABOUT TO BEGIN.
I GOT TO GET OVER THERE.
GOOD LUCK, EVERYBODY.
GOOD LUCK, CHEF.
OK.
THANKS.
OK.
THE JUDGE TOOK A LOT OF TIME LOOKING AT EACH CAKE VERY CAREFULLY.
THIS WAS THE TIME WHEN EVERYBODY WAS WONDERING WHICH ONES WERE GOING TO WIN THE PRIZES.
WHEN SHE LOOKED AT MINE, I WANTED HER TO THINK IT WAS TH E BEST SHE'D EVER SEEN.
I HAD WORKED SO HARD ON IT.
I THOUGHT SHE'D NEVER FINISH HER JUDGING.
WELL, I'VE COME TO THE DECISION, AND WE'VE GOT OUR WINNERS.
THERE WILL BE TWO HONORABLE MENTIONS GIVEN, AND THE FIRST OF THOSE IS... TO MR. MURRAY HOFFMAN.
I'M GOING TO GIVE IT RIGHT TO YOU.
CONGRATULATIONS.
SECOND HONORABLE MENTION... IS TO PATTY HEYL.
HEY, PATTY!
OK.
THIRD-PLACE RIBBON...
GOES TO... DONNA MULLINS.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
OK. NOW, WE HAVE OUR SECOND-PLACE RIBBON, AND THAT IS GOING TO... DIANE PHILLIPS.
CONGRATULATIONS.
THE MOMENT OF TRUTH.
THE FIRST-PLACE BLUE RIBBON...
GOES TO... ELAINE WEISE.
CONGRATULATIONS.
I REALLY WANTED TO WIN.
OF COURSE YOU DID.
HOW LONG WERE YOU THERE?
THE WHOLE DAY-- FROM MORNING TILL LATE AFTERNOON.
DID YOU STILL HAVE A GOOD TIME?
I ALWAYS DO.
I SEE MANY PEOPLE.
I MADE NEW FRIENDS.
I LEARNED TO MAKE FLOWERS OUT OF ICING ON TOP OF GUMDROPS.
YOU PUT THEM IN THE REFRIGERATOR UNTIL THEY'RE HARD, THEN DECORATE THE CAKE LATER.
I LEARNED THAT.
YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE IF YOU HADN'T GONE.
I WANTED TO WIN THE PRIZE SO I'D FEEL LIKE I WAS BEST AT SOMETHING.
EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE FIRST AT SOMETHING THAT THEY DO.
WHAT ABOUT YOUR BAKERY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD?
MY BAKERY'S FIRST IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
RIGHT.
IT'S THE BEST BAKERY IN TOWN.
I'D BETTER GET BACK AND KEEP IT THE BEST.
HOW ABOUT FEEDING MY FISH?
YOU'RE A GOOD FEEDER.
YOU KNOW--JUST A LITTLE BIT.
THAT'S ENOUGH.
THAT'S A NICE PAINTING.
WANT TO SEE IT?
YEAH.
I'VE NEVER SEEN IT.
IT'S NEW.
ANDY WYETH DID THIS.
IT'S A WATER COLOR.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL, ISN'T IT?
IT'S SO REAL.
WHEN I LOOK AT A PAINTING, I IMAGINE MYSELF INSIDE THERE, WALKING AROUND THE FIELDS, LOOKING IN THAT SHED OR COTTAGE.
THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.
THAT'S A GOOD WAY TO LOOK AT PAINTINGS-- THINK THAT YOU'RE THERE.
I GOT TO GET TO WORK.
I'M GLAD WE TALKED.
THERE'S MR. McFEELY.
SPEEDY DELIVERY.
HELLO, NEIGHBORS.
THIS GIRAFFE COSTUME'S FOR SOMEONE WHO'LL BE IN A PARADE.
COULD I SHOW MY FRIENDS?
IT'S IN TWO PARTS.
THIS PART'S THE BOTTOM.
COULD I TRY THAT ON?
SURE.
THAT'S THE TAIL.
THERE'S THE TAIL.
I'LL JUST PUT IT LIKE THIS.
THAT'S GREAT.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO TRY THE TOP PART?
OH, COULD I?
JUST PULL THE HEAD OUT THERE.
THERE YOU GO.
HERE YOU GO.
LOOK HOW TALL THAT IS.
YEAH.
LEAN FORWARD.
THAT'S THE WAY GIRAFFES ARE.
GREAT.
A WALKING GIRAFFE.
THERE'S THE TAIL.
HOW DO YOU DO, MR. McFEELY, CHEF BROCKETT?
HI, GIRAFFE.
I WANT TO TELL MY TELEVISION NEIGHBORS SOMETHING.
WHEN YOU SEE BIG MAKE-BELIEVE CREATURES IN PARADES OR IN PLAYS OR ON TELEVISION, YOU CAN KNOW THAT THE PEOPLE INSIDE ARE JUST PRETENDING TO BE SOMETHING ELSE.
BACK IN THERE.
THERE YOU GO.
SOMETIMES THERE ARE MACHINES INSIDE THAT MAKE THEM MOVE.
BUT THEY'RE JUST PRETEND.
YOU CAN HELP DELIVER.
I'LL WALK WITH YOU.
THANKS FOR LISTENING.
I LIKE TO LISTEN TO IMPORTANT TALK.
OFF TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S FINEST BAKERY.
THANKS.
SPEEDY DELIVERY.
I'M GLAD CHEF BROCKETT WOULD COME AND TALK ABOUT THAT.
IT OFTEN HELPS TO TALK WITH A FRIEND ABOUT DISAPPOINTMENTS.
[DING!
DING!]
[DING!
DING!
DING!
DING!]
[DING!
DING!]
I LIKE TO PLAY WITH THE TROLLEY.
MAKE IT GO BACK THERE.
[DING!
DING!]
[DING!
DING!]
ALL RIGHT, TROLLEY.
TODAY WE PRETEND THAT BIG BIRD COMES TO VISIT X THE OWL IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF MAKE-BELIEVE.
READY FOR THAT?
A VISIT FROM BIG BIRD.
[TOOT!
TOOT!]
[TOOT!
TOOT!]
THERE'S SOMETHING I'D REALLY LIKE TO ASK YOU.
GO AHEAD, QUEEN SARA.
HOW BIG IS HE REALLY?
HE'S CERTAINLY BIGGER THAN YOU ARE, QUEEN SARA.
A BIRD THAT'S BIGGER THAN I?
I THINK HE'S BIGGER THAN I AM.
BIGGER THAN YOU ARE?
HE MUST BE THE WORLD'S BIGGEST BIRD.
I KNOW HE'S VERY BIG.
HE WANTS TO BRING HIS DRAWING FOR THE KING'S CONTEST.
I'LL ENJOY SEEING THIS CREATURE.
HE'S TAME, I ASSUME.
YES, VERY TAME.
HE'S FEATURED ON TELEVISION A LOT.
THEN I IMAGINE WE'LL GET ON FINE.
INCIDENTALLY, I THINK YOUR CONSTRUCTION WORK HERE IS BEAUTIFUL.
I'M GLAD YOU LIKE IT.
IT TURNED OUT WELL.
FRIDAY SEEMS EXCITED ABOUT HIS PROJECT.
YES.
I'M GOING TO GO ASK X IF HE'S HEARD ANYTHING FROM BIG BIRD.
TELL US WHEN WE CAN SEE HIM.
I WILL, YOUR MAJESTY.
ONCE MORE.
WE WELCOME YOU ON THIS FINE DAY AND HOPE THAT YOU WILL STAY AND STAY.
BECAUSE WE CALL YOU THE BIG BIRD, WE HOPE THAT YOU HAVE ALSO HEARD THAT YOU ARE REALLY POPULAR AND NICE AND KIND AND ALL THAT.
THE END.
VERY GOOD, X.
THAT'S MY WELCOME POEM FOR BIG BIRD.
IT'S PERFECT.
GLAD YOU LIKE IT.
THERE'S SOMETHING OF YOURS I LIKE-- THAT SPECIAL THING YOU BUILT FOR JUDGING THE CONTEST.
THAT'S GOOD WORK.
THANK YOU, X. MEOW MEOW VERY CLOSE MEOW.
YEAH, I HAVE THEM EVERYWHERE.
MEOW TOO CLOSE MEOW MEOW HOUSE.
OH, I'M SORRY.
I GUESS I GOT CARRIED AWAY.
MEOW NEVER MEOW CARRIED AWAY MEOW MEOW.
YOU'RE HERE ALL THE TIME.
THIS IS A SPECIAL DAY.
♪ TODAY IS A VERY SPECIAL DAY ♪ ♪ YES, IT IS ♪ ♪ A VERY, VERY, VERY SPECIAL DAY ♪ ♪ IT CERTAINLY IS ♪ ♪ A VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY ♪ ♪ VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY ♪ ♪ VERY, VERY, VERY SPECIAL DAY ♪♪ BOO HOO HOO HOO!
THERE SHE GOES AGAIN.
WHY IS SHE CRYING SO MUCH?
I'M NOT SURE.
MAYBE SHE'S JEALOUS.
JEALOUS OF WHAT?
MAYBE SHE THINKS YOU LIKE THE FRIEND THAT'S COMING BETTER THAN HER.
♪ IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD ♪♪ HERE HE COMES!
HERE I AM!
HELLO, BIG BIRD.
WELCOME, BIG BIRD.
HELLO, HANDYMAN NEGRI.
HI, X. HI, BIG BIRD.
GLAD TO SEE YOU.
GOSH!
THESE PICTURES AND SIGNS ARE FOR ME?
YEAH.
"WELCOME, BIG BIRD," IT SAYS.
OH, BOY!
BOY, YOU ARE BIG!
I THINK YOU'VE GROWN.
REALLY?
WELL, SOMETIMES I GROW A LOT, AND SOMETIMES I DON'T.
LIKE ALL OF US.
IS THIS YOUR DRAWING?
YES, IT IS.
I THOUGHT IT BEST TO BRING IT BY WING AND WAGON.
YOU ARE SO WISE.
HENRIETTA, THIS IS MY FRIEND BIG BIRD.
MEOW.
WELL, HOW DO YOU DO, HENRIETTA?
MEOW WAS MEOW BEST FRIEND.
SHE SAYS THAT YOU WERE HER BEST FRIEND.
WHAT HAPPENED?
I DON'T KNOW.
I WONDER IF SHE THINKS THAT YOU'RE TAKING HER PLACE?
ME, BIG BIRD, TAKE A LITTLE PUSSYCAT'S PLACE?
NO WAY!
BIRDS OF A FEATHER FLOCK TOGETHER, BUT YOU ARE NEIGHBORS.
YOU LIVE SIDE BY SIDE.
I'M JUST FLYING THROUGH.
MEOW ARE?
SURE.
I LIVE ON SESAME STREET.
I'M HERE FOR THE CONTEST.
MEOW MEOW MEOW WELCOME MEOW.
OH, THANKS.
NOW, WHERE'S THE KING?
COULD WE SEE YOUR DRAWING BEFORE YOU GO?
OH, SURE.
I'LL GET IT.
MEOW MEOW MEOW FLYING THROUGH.
TA-DA!
OH, IS THAT EVER NIFTY!
MEOW MEOW BEAUTIFUL MEOW!
IT SURE IS, BIG.
OH, THANK YOU.
CAN I HELP HOLD THAT?
OH, THANK YOU.
I LIKE IT, DON'T YOU?
MEOW LIKE YOU, TOO, MEOW BIRD.
I LIKE YOU.
VISIT ME SOMETIME.
MEOW MEOW COME TOGETHER?
SURE, WE'LL GO TOGETHER.
YOU'LL COME BACK?
SURE WILL.
I'LL TAKE YOU OVER TO THE CASTLE.
WAIT.
I DIDN'T GIVE YOU YOUR WELCOME POEM.
A WELCOME POEM FOR ME?
YEAH.
HERE IT IS.
WE WELCOME YOU ON THIS FINE DAY AND HOPE THAT YOU WILL STAY AND STAY.
BECAUSE WE CALL YOU THE BIG BIRD, WE HOPE THAT YOU HAVE ALSO HEARD THAT YOU ARE REALLY...UH...
THAT YOU ARE REALLY...
I FORGOT.
MEOW POPULAR, MEOW NICE, KIND.
OH, THAT'S IT.
THAT YOU ARE REALLY POPULAR AND NICE AND KIND AND ALL THAT.
MEOW END.
RIGHT.
THE END.
THANK YOU BOTH VERY MUCH.
YOU REALLY ARE GOOD FRIENDS, AREN'T YOU?
MEOW.
MEOW BEST FRIENDS.
YEAH, WE'RE BEST FRIENDS, AND WE'RE REALLY GLAD YOU CAME.
MEOW MEOW.
MEOW WELCOME, MEOW BIRD.
THANK YOU.
OK. OFF TO THE CASTLE NOW.
OK. YOU LEAD THE WAY.
RIGHT THIS WAY.
MEOW MEOW WONDERFUL MEOW.
IF THAT BIG BIRD WINS, I WON'T HAVE IT.
NOBODY ELSE CAN WIN THIS CONTEST.
IS THAT BIG THING YOUR DRAWING?
YES, IT IS.
ARE YOU THE KING?
NO, SILLY.
I'M THE POTENTIAL WINNER.
THAT ENTRY'S TOO BIG.
IT'S OVERSIZED.
YOU'D BETTER TAKE IT AWAY.
I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WERE RESTRICTIONS.
[FANFARE] ASSEMBLED CROWD AT MY REVIEWING STAND, I PRESUME?
CORRECT AS USUAL, KING FRIDAY.
OH, FRIDAY, HONESTLY.
UM, YOUR MAJESTY.
I'M SORRY IF MY DRAWING'S TOO BIG.
WHO TOLD YOU THAT, MR. BIRD?
WELL, UH, THIS LITTLE LADY.
FAIRCHILDE, YOU KNOW THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS IN THIS CONTEST.
SIMPLY DRAW THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF MAKE-BELIEVE AND LEAVE THE JUDGING UP TO ME.
I WANT ALL THE GOLD.
GOLD?
LADY ELAINE THINKS THE PRIZE IS ALL THE GOLD IN THE WORLD.
I SIMPLY SAID THE PRIZE HAD MANY COLORS.
GOLD...GOLD...GOLD... WELL, ALL I CAN SAY IS ANYBODY CAN DRAW A BIG DRAWING, BUT NOT EVERYBODY CAN MAKE ONE THAT MOVES.
THAT MOVES?
TOOT, TOOT.
SEE YOU.
WELL, UH... YOU HAVE ENTERED AN EXCELLENT DRAWING, MR. BIRD.
WOULD YOU CARE TO COME TO THE CASTLE WHERE WE'LL ENTERTAIN YOU WITH BEAUTIFUL BIRDLIKE BUBBLES?
GREAT, IF I HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO VISIT X AND GET MY WAGON.
VERY FINE, THEN.
ARE YOU BY CHANCE RELATED TO THE CASSOWARY?
UH...NO.
ACTUALLY, I'M A GOLDEN CONDOR.
LOVELY.
I CAN'T WAIT FOR YOU TO BANDY ABOUT WITH QUEEN SARA.
SHE SAID YOU WOULD BE BIG, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW THAT BIG.
COME ALONG, BIG BIRD.
COME RIGHT INTO THE CASTLE.
VERY NICE, YES.
[DING!
DING!]
YEAH, TROLLEY, HE CAME.
HENRIETTA'S FEELING BETTER.
SHE LEARNED SHE'S STILL X's NEIGHBOR AND BEST FRIEND.
[TOOT!
TOOT!]
RIGHT.
IF YOU FEEL JEALOUS, MAYBE YOU LOVE SOMEBODY.
YOU'RE SOME TROLLEY, TROLLEY.
[TOOT!
TOOT!]
[DING!
DING!
TOOT!
TOOT!]
[DING!
DING!
DING!]
SPECIAL TROLLEY.
[TOOT!
TOOT!]
WHEN YOU LOVE SOMEBODY, SOMETIMES YOU DON'T WANT TO SHARE THAT PERSON WITH ANYONE ELSE, LIKE HENRIETTA PUSSYCAT.
SHE WAS AFRAID BIG BIRD WOULD STAY AND TAKE HER PLACE IN X's HEART.
BUT NOBODY COULD DO THAT BECAUSE SHE'LL ALWAYS BE HENRIETTA, AND BIG BIRD WILL ALWAYS BE BIG BIRD.
TWO DIFFERENT ANIMALS.
AND X CAN LOVE THEM BOTH IN DIFFERENT WAYS, BUT ONE WILL NEVER TAKE THE OTHER'S PLACE.
♪ WHEN A BABY COMES TO YOUR HOUSE ♪ ♪ IT'S A GIRL, OR IT'S A BOY ♪ ♪ IT'S A SISTER OR A BROTHER ♪ ♪ BUT IT'S NEVER JUST A TOY ♪ ♪ IT CAN CRY, AND IT CAN HOLLER ♪ ♪ IT CAN WET, AND IT CAN COO ♪ ♪ BUT THERE'S ONE THING IT CAN NEVER ♪ ♪ IT CAN NEVER BE LIKE YOU ♪ ♪ YOU WERE THERE BEFORE THE BABY ♪ ♪ NOW THE BABY'S ALWAYS THERE ♪ ♪ NOW YOU WAIT FOR SPECIAL MOMENTS ♪ ♪ WITH YOUR MOTHER IN THE CHAIR ♪ ♪ YOU'RE A VERY SPECIAL PERSON ♪ ♪ YOU ARE SPECIAL TO YOUR MOM ♪ ♪ AND YOUR DAD BEGINS TO SAY ♪ ♪ "YOU'LL ALWAYS BE THE OLDER ONE" ♪ ♪ IT'S SO GOOD TO KNOW THAT ALWAYS ♪ ♪ THERE'S A SPECIAL PLACE FOR YOU ♪ ♪ AND A SPECIAL PLACE FOR BABY ♪ ♪ RIGHT INSIDE THE FAMILY, TOO ♪ ♪ YOU'VE A PLACE THAT NO ONE ELSE HAS ♪ ♪ THERE IS ONLY ONE LIKE YOU ♪♪ IT'S TRUE.
I KNOW A LITTLE BOY WHO WANTED HIS MOTHER AND DAD TO GET HIM A BABY BROTHER.
FINALLY, THEY DID.
BUT WHEN THE BABY CAME, THE BOY WASN'T HAPPY ABOUT IT BECAUSE THE BABY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING FUN-- COULDN'T GO OUTSIDE AND PLAY, COULDN'T PLAY ON THE FLOOR WITH THE TOYS.
ALL IT DID WAS CRY, SLEEP, EAT, AND TAKE A LOT OF EVERYBODY'S TIME.
THE BOY WISHED HE COULD SEND THE BABY BACK.
BUT OF COURSE, HE COULDN'T.
SO HE WAITED AND WAITED, AND IT TOOK A LONG TIME.
BUT THE BABY FINALLY GREW AND LEARNED TO PLAY ALL SORTS OF THINGS.
AND WHEN THE BIG BROTHER GOT SAD ONE TIME AND HURT, IT WAS THE LITTLE BROTHER WHO HELPED HIM BECAUSE HE WAS HIS BROTHER.
SO YOU SEE, BROTHERS AND SISTERS CAN GET MAD SOMETIMES AND JEALOUS SOMETIMES, BUT THEY CAN LOVE EACH OTHER, TOO, AND THAT CAN BE A REALLY GOOD FEELING.
♪ IT'S SUCH A GOOD FEELING ♪ ♪ TO KNOW YOU'RE ALIVE ♪ ♪ IT'S SUCH A HAPPY FEELING ♪ ♪ YOU'RE GROWING INSIDE ♪ ♪ AND WHEN YOU WAKE UP READY TO SAY ♪ ♪ I THINK I'LL MAKE A SNAPPY NEW DAY ♪ [SNAP SNAP] ♪ IT'S SUCH A GOOD FEELING ♪ ♪ A VERY GOOD FEELING ♪ ♪ THE FEELING YOU KNOW THAT I'LL BE BACK ♪ ♪ WHEN THE DAY IS NEW ♪ ♪ AND I'LL HAVE MORE IDEAS FOR YOU ♪ ♪ AND YOU'LL HAVE THINGS YOU'LL WANT TO TALK ABOUT ♪ ♪ I WILL, TOO ♪♪ YOU ALWAYS MAKE EACH DAY A SPECIAL DAY.
YOU KNOW HOW-- BY JUST YOUR BEING YOU.
THERE'S ONLY ONE PERSON LIKE YOU.
PEOPLE CAN LIKE YOU EXACTLY AS YOU ARE.
I'LL BE BACK.
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