Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
Day & Night Care: Graham Cracker Factory
Season 15 Episode 20 | 28m 24sVideo has Closed Captions
A graham cracker factory; Prince Tuesday's royal parents return.
A graham cracker factory; Prince Tuesday's royal parents return.
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Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
Day & Night Care: Graham Cracker Factory
Season 15 Episode 20 | 28m 24sVideo has Closed Captions
A graham cracker factory; Prince Tuesday's royal parents return.
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[THEME MUSIC PLAYING] ♪ 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 THE NEIGHBORHOOD ♪ ♪ WITH YOU ♪ ♪ SO LET'S MAKE THE MOST OF THIS BEAUTIFUL DAY ♪ ♪ SINCE WE'RE TOGETHER, 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.
THERE'S SOMETHING I WANT TO DO WITH YOU RIGHT AWAY TODAY.
FIRST OF ALL, I WANT YOU TO SEE THIS.
YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS?
WELL, THERE ARE USUALLY 3 OR 4 OF THESE IN A BOX.
BUT THIS IS A PACKAGE OF GRAHAM CRACKERS.
HAVE YOU EVER EATEN A GRAHAM CRACKER?
I REALLY LIKE THEM.
AND I KNOW PEOPLE WHO MAKE THEM.
SO I ASKED IF I COULD SHOW YOU THE PLACE WHERE THEY WORK AND THEY SAID SURE.
SO I'D LIKE TO GO THERE RIGHT NOW AND SHOW YOU HOW PEOPLE MAKE GRAHAM CRACKERS.
COME ALONG TO THE GRAHAM CRACKER FACTORY.
[MUSIC PLAYING] THIS IS THE GRAHAM CRACKER FACTORY, SO LET'S JUST GO ON IN.
BRIDGETTE SAID TO MEET HER ON THE SECOND FLOOR IN THE MIXING DEPARTMENT.
I THINK THAT'S RIGHT IN HERE.
LET'S GO IN.
HI, BRIDGETTE.
HI, FRED, HOW ARE YOU?
I'M FINE, THANKS, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING HOW THE GRAHAM CRACKERS ARE MADE.
OH, CERTAINLY, BUT FIRST YOU HAVE TO PUT YOUR HAT ON.
EVERYBODY WHO COMES INTO THE PLANT HAS TO WEAR SOME SORT OF HAIR PROTECTION TO KEEP OUR HAIR FROM FALLING INTO THE CRACKERS OR THE DOUGH THAT WE'RE MIXING.
I SEE.
I'LL PUT IT RIGHT ON.
OK?
OK. NOW, UH, WHAT DO WE SEE FIRST?
OH, WE'RE GONNA BE SHOWING YOU HOW WE MIX OUR DOUGH.
OK.
IT'S DOWN THIS WAY.
ALL RIGHT.
COME ALONG.
[MUSIC PLAYING] HI, PAT.
HI, BRIDGETTE.
HOW ARE YOU?
I'M FRED ROGERS.
PAT CONWAY.
GLAD TO MEET YOU.
IS THE DOUGH READY YET?
JUST ABOUT READY, BRIDGETTE.
WE HAVE A FINISHED DOUGH HERE THAT WE'RE GONNA TAKE OUT OF THE MIXER.
FRED: UH-HUH.
PAT: THE GRAHAM CRACKER DOUGH.
SO THAT'S WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
NOW, HOW DID ALL THAT GET IN THERE?
ALL THE FLOURS AND SHORTENINGS AND OTHER INGREDIENTS COME FROM OVERHEAD CONVEYORS AND PIPES, AND THEN WE HAVE SOME MORE INGREDIENTS THAT GO IN BY HAND.
UH-HUH.
AND THEN DOES THIS MIX IT UP?
THEN IT GETS ALL MIXED.
WE DO IT LIKE THAT.
OH, MY.
LOOK AT THAT.
AND THEN WHAT HAPPENS TO IT WHEN IT'S FINISHED COMPLETELY?
WHEN IT'S FINISHED COMPLETELY, WE TAKE IT OUT INTO WHAT WE CALL A TROW, WHICH IS A BIG CONTAINER.
ED, OUR MIXER HERE, IS GOING TO DO THAT NOW.
ED, I'M FRED ROGERS.
HELLO, GLAD TO MEET YOU.
GLAD TO MEET YOU, ED.
LOOK AT THAT.
HOW MANY GRAHAM CRACKERS WOULD THAT MAKE?
ALMOST 2,000, FRED.
2,000 CRACKERS?
BOXES.
OH, BOXES.
2,000 BOXES OF GRAHAM CRACKERS.
BOY.
NOW, WHAT HAPPENS AFTER YOU-- NOW WE HAVE TO GET IT DOWN TO THE BAKING DEPARTMENT.
AND HOW WE DO THAT, WE SEND IT OVER TO A CHUTE.
ED WILL GO OVER THERE WITH YOU AND SHOW YOU HOW THAT'S DONE.
SO WE CAN SEE THAT.
YES.
LET'S GO WITH HIM.
BRIDGETTE: OK.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, PAT.
MY PLEASURE.
THANK YOU.
[MUSIC PLAYING] NOW WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?
I'M GOING TO DUMP THIS DOUGH IN THE DUMP AND IT WILL GO DOWN TO THE BAKE SHOP.
OH, DOWNSTAIRS.
YES.
OH, I WANT TO WATCH THIS.
LOOK AT THAT.
BRIDGETTE: ISN'T THAT AMAZING, FRED?
IT'S REALLY FUN TO SEE THAT POUR LIKE THAT.
YOU SAY IT GOES DOWNSTAIRS?
YES, THAT GOES DOWNSTAIRS TO THE BAKE SHOP.
I'D LIKE TO SEE WHAT PEOPLE DO IN THE BAKE SHOP.
YOU WOULD?
WELL, COME ALONG, FRED, AND I'LL SHOW YOU.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ED.
NICE TO HAVE MET YOU, FRED.
SEE YOU SOON.
BYE.
FRED: WHICH WAY DO WE GO DOWN HERE?
[MUSIC PLAYING] REMEMBER WE SHOWED YOU WHERE THE DOUGH WAS BEING DUMPED IN THE DOUGH DUMP?
YES.
WELL, THIS IS THE BOTTOM OF THE DOUGH DUMP.
OH, IT'S COMING DOWN THROUGH THERE.
RIGHT.
SEE THIS BIG ROLLER HERE?
UH-HUH.
THIS ROLLER FLATTENS THAT DOUGH OUT INTO ONE BIG SHEET OF DOUGH.
OH, I SEE, YEAH.
IT LANDS ON THAT BELT RIGHT THERE.
THE BELT BRINGS IT ALL THE WAY TOWARDS HERE TO THIS BELT.
THIS ROLLER HERE FLATTENS IT OUT EVEN FLATTER.
SO IT MAKES IT REAL THIN.
RIGHT.
IT'S REAL THIN.
THEN WE TAKE IT ALONG THIS BELT HERE, AND WHEN WE GET TO THESE THINGS HERE, THEY'RE CALLED A CUTTER.
CUTTER?
RIGHT.
AND THE CUTTER MAKES LIKE THE DESIGNS ON THE COOKIE.
OH, LOOK AT IT.
AND WHAT'S THIS DOING HERE?
OH, THAT'S THE BELL THAT CUTS THE EXCESS DOUGH OFF.
YOU SEE ALL THOSE LINES COMING DOWN?
OH, YEAH.
YOU KNOW WHEN YOU MAKE A PIE AND YOU HAVE THE OVERLAY?
THAT'S WHAT THOSE BELLS ARE FOR, JUST TO CUT THE EXCESS DOUGH OFF.
IT'S REALLY STARTING TO LOOK LIKE A GRAHAM CRACKER NOW, ISN'T IT?
YES, AND IT'LL LOOK EVEN MORE LIKE A GRAHAM CRACKER WHEN IT COMES OUT OF THIS OVEN HERE.
THIS IS AN OVEN.
YES, IT IS.
AND THIS OVEN IS APPROXIMATELY THE SIZE OF A FOOTBALL FIELD.
BRIDGETTE, WHEN YOUR SON WAS A LITTLE BOY, DID HE LIKE TO EAT GRAHAM CRACKERS?
WHEN HE WAS A LITTLE BOY?
HE'S A MAN NOW AND HE STILL LOVES TO EAT GRAHAM CRACKERS.
HE DOES?
YES, HE DOES.
ANYBODY IN YOUR FAMILY LIKE TO COOK?
OH, YES, MY GRANDMOTHER.
SHE WAS A GREAT COOK.
VERY GOOD.
AND I OFTEN THINK ABOUT HER WHEN I COME TO THE BAKE SHOP.
OH, DO YOU?
I SMELL THE DIFFERENT SMELLS IN THE OVENS.
THAT'S A WONDERFUL THOUGHT, ISN'T IT?
YES, IT IS.
SOMEBODY WHO REALLY FED YOU, AND HERE YOU ARE MAKING MILLIONS OF THINGS FOR PEOPLE TO EAT.
RIGHT.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
WE'RE GOING OVER TO THE PACKING DEPARTMENT NOW.
[MUSIC PLAYING] SO NOW THE CRACKERS ARE ALL BAKED.
RIGHT.
AND WHEN THEY GET TO THIS POINT, THEY'RE IN LONG STRIPS.
WHAT DO THESE THINGS DO?
THEY ARE CALLED CUTTERS...
I SEE.
AND THEY CUT THE COOKIES INTO INDIVIDUAL PIECES.
AND THIS LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING MIGHTY FAST.
OH, YES, IT IS.
BUT EACH BELT IS GOING SLOWER AND SLOWER.
AND THIS ONE LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING REALLY SLOW.
RIGHT.
SEE HOW CLOSE THE COOKIES ARE TOGETHER?
IT'S PUTTING THEM CLOSE TOGETHER.
RIGHT.
OH, MY, WHAT A LONG RIDE THESE CRACKERS HAVE.
OH, YES.
I KNOW YOU'RE A FOREMAN, BRIDGETTE.
WERE YOU ALWAYS A FOREMAN HERE?
NO, FRED, I WASN'T.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, I STARTED ON THIS LINE.
WHEN I STARTED HERE, YOU HAD THE HAND-PACKING.
YOU PUT THEM ALL TOGETHER AND...
RIGHT.
PUT PAPER AROUND THEM.
RIGHT.
NOW THE MACHINE DOES IT.
I SEE.
OH, THIS LOOKS LIKE A WHOLE LOT OF DIFFERENT ROWS NOW.
OH, YES.
WHEN THEY GET TO THIS POINT, THEY GO INTO INDIVIDUAL WRAPPING MACHINES.
I SEE.
CAN WE SEE THEM?
OH, YES, WE'RE GONNA SEE THEM NOW.
[MUSIC PLAYING] WHEN THEY GET DOWN HERE, THIS LITTLE GADGET HERE COUNTS THEM.
IT'S 11 COOKIES IN EACH PACKAGE.
2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11.
SO THESE ARE THE STACKS IN HERE?
RIGHT.
AND AFTER THEY'RE STACKED, THEY'RE READY TO BE INDIVIDUALLY WRAPPED.
WHICH IS WHAT THIS MACHINE IS DOING NOW--WRAPPING.
IT WRAPS THEM IN A KIND OF WAX PAPER, IS THAT WHAT IT IS?
RIGHT.
NOW THOSE CRACKERS ARE IN LITTLE PACKAGES, THE KIND YOU GAVE ME YESTERDAY.
SO, FRED, DO YOU LIKE GRAHAM CRACKERS?
I DO LIKE GRAHAM CRACKERS, BRIDGETTE.
OH, I'M GLAD, FRED.
AND I LIKE YOU, TOO.
OH, THANK YOU, FRED.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR SHOWING US AROUND.
OH, YOU'RE QUITE WELCOME.
THAT'S FOR YOUR NEXT VISITOR.
OH, YOU COME BACK AGAIN AND I'LL SAVE IT FOR YOU.
OK. SEE YOU IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
BYE-BYE.
OK, FRED.
SO LONG.
THERE ARE SO MANY INTERESTING THINGS AND INTERESTING PEOPLE IN THE WORLD, AREN'T THERE?
WELL, LET'S JUST GO BACK TO MY PLACE NOW.
COME ALONG.
[MUSIC PLAYING] ISN'T IT INTERESTING TO FIND OUT HOW PEOPLE MAKE THINGS?
IF YOU EAT GRAHAM CRACKERS, NOW YOU CAN THINK OF ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO HELPED TO MAKE THEM FOR YOU.
LET'S JUST HAVE SOME MAKE-BELIEVE.
HELLO, TROLLEY.
[TROLLEY WHISTLE BLOWS, BELL RINGS] LET'S MAKE BELIEVE THAT THIS IS THE DAY WHEN KING FRIDAY AND QUEEN SARA COME BACK FROM THEIR WORK IN THE OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD.
HOW DO YOU THINK PRINCE TUESDAY WILL FEEL WHEN HIS MOM AND DAD COME BACK?
LET'S JUST THINK ABOUT THAT.
NEIGHBORHOOD OF MAKE-BELIEVE.
[WHISTLE BLOWS, BELL RINGS] HI, TROLLEY.
[WHISTLE BLOWS BELL RINGS] WANT SOME MORE DECORATIONS?
[WHISTLE, BELL] OK. OH, THAT LOOKS NICE.
[WHISTLE, BELL] WELL, WE'RE CELEBRATING BECAUSE THE KING AND QUEEN ARE COMING HOME.
[WHISTLE, BELL] OH, YEAH, THE PRINCE IS STILL IN SCHOOL, BUT HE SHOULD BE BACK AFTER A WHILE.
[WHISTLE, BELL] BYE-BYE.
HERE'S THE SIGN.
OH, THAT'S GREAT!
WHO MADE THAT?
WE HAD A GUEST ARTIST MAKE IT.
WELCOME HOME.
THAT SHOULD GO RIGHT UP THERE.
I'LL HELP YOU.
OK. HOW YOU DOIN'?
GOT IT.
GOOD.
OH, I WONDER WHAT UNCLE FRIDAY AND AUNT SARA WILL THINK OF ALL THESE DECORATIONS.
THEY'LL PROBABLY BE GLAD WE THOUGHT SO MUCH ABOUT THEM.
IS TUESDAY STILL AT SCHOOL?
YEAH, BUT HE'LL PROBABLY BE BACK BEFORE THE KING AND QUEEN ARRIVE.
DID HE SAY ANYTHING MORE ABOUT THAT DREAM?
YEAH, HE REMEMBERED ALL ABOUT IT.
BUT I SUGGESTED HE TELL HIS FRIENDS AT SCHOOL TODAY.
HE HAS GOOD FRIENDS AND A FINE TEACHER.
I HOPE HE DOES TALK WITH THEM ABOUT IT.
ALL: ♪ DANIEL, PRINCE, AND ANA ♪ ♪ DANIEL, PRINCE, AND ANA ♪ ♪ ANA, PRINCE, AND DANIEL ♪ ♪ ARE HERE, YES, WE'RE HERE ♪ ♪ DANIEL, PRINCE, AND ANA ♪ ♪ DANIEL, PRINCE, AND ANA ♪ ♪ ANA, PRINCE, AND DANIEL ♪ ♪ ARE HERE, RIGHT HERE ♪ HA HA.
OH, I LIKE TO HEAR YOU SING THAT SONG.
DANIEL: WE'RE 3 GOOD FRIENDS, MISS COW.
I KNOW.
AND I'M GLAD OF THAT.
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO TELL ME TODAY?
MY MOTHER AND DADDY GOT A LETTER FROM AUSTRALIA YESTERDAY.
MISS COW: OOH, THAT'S NICE.
YOU KNOW, THERE ARE A LOT OF PLATYPUS FAMILIES WHO LIVE THERE.
OH, YES.
MY GRANDMOTHER AND GRANDFATHER LIVE THERE.
THEY SAY THAT THEY LOVE ME.
WHY, I IMAGINE THEY DO, ANA.
BUT THEY NEVER SEE ME.
HOW COULD THEY LOVE ME IF THEY NEVER SEE ME?
WELL, I GUESS YOUR MOTHER AND DAD TELL THEM ALL ABOUT YOU AND THEY LOVE WHAT THEY HEAR.
BUT I WANT TO SEE THEM SOMEDAY.
I HOPE YOU CAN, 'CAUSE GRANDPARENTS ARE VERY SPECIAL.
ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING THEY WANT TO TELL US?
WELL, I SAW SOME STARS IN THE SKY LAST NIGHT.
WHAT DID YOU THINK ABOUT THEM, DANIEL?
OH, I THOUGHT THEY WERE PRETTY.
AND X TOLD ME THAT THE STARS ARE UP IN THE SKY ALL THE TIME, BUT WE CAN SEE THEM ONLY WHEN IT'S DARK.
THAT'S RIGHT.
ISN'T THAT INTERESTING?
YES.
AND THAT REMINDED ME OF PEOPLE'S TEARS.
HMM.
HOW SO?
WELL, PEOPLE'S TEARS ARE LIKE STARS BECAUSE THEY'RE ALWAYS THERE, BUT THEY JUST COME OUT WHEN PEOPLE GET SAD OR ANGRY.
I CRIED LAST NIGHT.
WHAT WERE YOU SAD OR ANGRY ABOUT, TUESDAY?
I WAS HAVING A SCARY DREAM.
WELL, WOULD YOU TELL US ABOUT IT?
WELL, IT WAS ABOUT A LITTLE FISH WHO WAS SWIMMING AS HARD AND AS FAST AS HE COULD, BUT HE STILL COULDN'T FIND HIS MOTHER.
AND I WAS SAD FOR HIM.
OF COURSE YOU WERE.
WHEN ARE YOUR MOTHER AND DADDY COMING HOME?
TODAY.
PRETTY SOON.
WON'T YOU BE GLAD TO SEE THEM?
I DON'T KNOW.
YOU DON'T KNOW?
WHY NOT?
SOMEDAY I'M GOING TO GO AWAY AND I'M GOING TO LEAVE THEM BY THEMSELVES, AND THEN THEY'LL SEE WHAT IT'S LIKE.
DO YOU THINK YOU COULD TELL YOUR PARENTS HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT, TUESDAY?
I DON'T KNOW.
WELL, I FOUND OUT THAT IT HELPS TO TELL PEOPLE YOU LOVE HOW YOU FEEL.
I TOLD LADY ABERLIN AND MR. ABER LAST NIGHT.
AND YOU TOLD US TODAY.
MM-HMM.
I KNOW.
WE'RE YOUR FRIENDS, TUESDAY.
I KNOW.
WELL, FRIENDS, NOW, JUST BEFORE WE LEAVE TODAY, I'D LIKE TO SHOW YOU A FILM.
I THINK YOU'LL FIND THIS SOMETHING YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT BEFORE.
I THINK THIS LOOKS VERY GOOD.
I DO, TOO.
WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'VE SPRUCED UP THE PLACE.
HOW DO YOU LIKE THE DECORATIONS, LADY ELAINE?
AH, THEY'RE PRETTY ENOUGH.
"WELCOME HOME."
YOU'RE SURE THEY'RE COMING HOME?
OH, YES, THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE HERE ANY MINUTE.
WHERE'S TUESDAY?
OH, HE'S STILL IN SCHOOL.
JUST WANTED YOU ALL TO KNOW THAT I'M STILL WILLING TO KEEP THE KID, WHETHER HIS PARENTS COME BACK OR NOT.
OH, LADY ELAINE, I'M SURE THEY'LL BE BA-- [FANFARE PLAYING] HERE THEY ARE NOW!
OH, IT'S SO GOOD TO BE HERE.
YES, DEAR.
IT CERTAINLY IS.
ASSEMBLED CROWD, I PRESUME.
BOTH: CORRECT AS USUAL, UNCLE FRIDAY AND AUNT SARA.
WE'RE SO GLAD TO SEE YOU, BUT WHERE'S TUESDAY?
OH, HE'S STILL IN SCHOOL, QUEEN SARA, BUT HE SHOULD BE BACK HOME ANY MINUTE NOW.
I WAS HOPING TO SEE HIM THE MINUTE WE GOT BACK.
I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT.
YOU'VE PROBABLY BEEN THINKING AS MUCH ABOUT HIM AS HE HAS ABOUT YOU.
ONE THING--I SAID I'D KEEP HIM IF YOU ALL DIDN'T MAKE IT BACK, FRIDAY.
OH, FAIRCHILDE, I CAN SEE HOW THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN SOMEWHAT COMFORTING, BUT VERY DISTURBING AT THE SAME TIME.
WELL, I'VE ALWAYS LIKED THE KID.
HOW DO YOU LIKE THE DECORATIONS, AUNT SARA AND UNCLE FRIDAY?
OH, THEY'RE LOVELY, JUST LOVELY, DEAR.
DID YOU DO THEM?
MR. ABER AND I-- AND A GUEST ARTIST MADE THE WELCOME SIGN.
UH, FITTING AND PROPER, YES.
TELL ME, MR. ABER, HOW DID PRINCE TUESDAY BEHAVE FOR YOU?
OH, VERY WELL, SIRE.
WE HAD A GOOD TIME TOGETHER.
MR. ABER TOOK VERY GOOD CARE OF HIM.
THEY EVEN CAME TO MY BALLOON EXHIBIT ONE DAY.
YES, BUT THERE IS ONE THING I'D LIKE YOU TO KNOW ABOUT.
KING FRIDAY: YES?
WELL, THE PRINCE HAD A DREAM LAST NIGHT WHICH REALLY MADE HIM QUITE SAD.
QUEEN SARA: DID HE TELL YOU ABOUT IT?
YES, HE DID.
IT WAS ABOUT A LITTLE FISH WHO WAS LOOKING FOR HIS MOTHER.
WELL, IT SOUNDS AS IF YOU HAVE BEEN AN EXCELLENT NIGHT AND DAY CAREGIVER, MR. ABER.
THANK YOU, QUEEN SARA.
THAT'S MY PROFESSIONAL WORK.
WELL, YOU SEEM TO HAVE THE HEART FOR IT.
LOOK WHO'S HERE.
HI, MOM.
HI, DAD.
OH, SON, I'M SO GLAD TO SEE YOU.
YES, DEAR, WE THOUGHT SO MUCH ABOUT YOU.
I'M INVITED OVER TO THE PLATYPUS PLACE TO PLAY.
IS IT ALL RIGHT IF I GO?
OF--OF COURSE IT IS.
BUT FIRST I WANT YOU TO SEE WHAT WE'VE BROUGHT FOR YOU AND EVERYONE.
DO YOU HAVE THE CRACKERS, DEAR?
OF COURSE.
JUST A MOMENT.
HOW WAS YOUR SCHOOL TODAY, TUESDAY?
GOOD.
WE LEARNED ABOUT ALL SORTS OF THINGS.
NOW THAT MOM AND DAD ARE BACK, DO YOU HAVE TO GO AWAY?
YES.
I'LL BE GOING BACK TO WESTWOOD.
BUT I HOPE YOU'LL COME AND VISIT ME SOMETIME.
IF IT'S NOT TWO PEOPLE, IT'S ONE.
UH, WHAT...
THIS IS THE PACKAGE OF THE GRAHAM CRACKERS.
WE HOPE THAT YOU ALL LIKE THEM.
OHH, TUESDAY, I'LL GIVE YOU THE VERY FIRST ONE.
I DON'T THINK I WANT ANY JUST NOW.
TUESDAY, ARE YOU ANGRY WITH YOUR MOTHER AND FATHER?
I DON'T KNOW.
WELL, I CAN UNDERSTAND HOW YOU MIGHT BE.
I MEAN, WE WENT OFF AND LEFT YOU FOR SEVERAL DAYS.
3 DAYS AND 3 NIGHTS.
YES.
AND HOW DID YOU FEEL ABOUT IT?
WELL, I WANTED YOU TO COME BACK, ESPECIALLY AT THE NIGHTTIME, AND I DREAMED THAT I COULDN'T FIND YOU.
I MEAN, I DREAMED ABOUT A LITTLE FISH THAT COULDN'T FIND ITS MOTHER, AND I CRIED.
AND THEN TODAY I DIDN'T CARE IF YOU CAME BACK OR NOT.
AND NOW MR. ABER IS GOING BACK TO HIS HOME, AND--WELL, IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING.
YES, THAT'S RIGHT, TUESDAY, IT IS ALWAYS SOMETHING.
WE ALWAYS HAVE SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT, AND WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE PEOPLE WHO WILL LOVE US, NO MATTER WHERE WE ARE.
YOUR MOTHER AND I LOVED YOU EVEN WHILE WE WERE GONE AWAY.
AND YOU HAD PEOPLE HERE WHO LOVED YOU, TOO, AND TOOK VERY GOOD CARE OF YOU.
I'M PROUD THAT YOU FARED SO WELL.
I THINK YOU'VE GROWN THESE LAST FEW DAYS.
AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW, ALL OF YOU, THAT I'M PLEASED WITH ALL OF YOU.
THANK YOU, UNCLE FRIDAY.
NOW, TUESDAY, YOU MAY RUN OFF TO THE PLATYPUS PLACE IF YOU LIKE.
I THINK I'LL HAVE MY GRAHAM CRACKER FIRST.
KING FRIDAY: OH, WELL, THEN... OH, HERE, THEN, TUESDAY.
OH, THANK YOU.
THIS SMELLS SO GOOD.
DID YOU AND MOTHER TEACH YOUR COURSE WELL, DADDY?
AS A MATTER OF FACT, THE STUDENTS SEEMED QUITE PLEASED.
AND SO DID WE, DIDN'T WE, DEAR?
YES.
I RATHER LIKE TEACHING IN A SCHOOL ONCE IN A WHILE.
ARE YOU GOING TO GO AGAIN SOMETIME?
OH, MAYBE SOMETIME, BUT NOT ANYTIME SOON.
NEXT TIME YOU GO, CAN MR. ABER BE MY NIGHT AND DAY CAREGIVER AGAIN?
WE SHALL DO ALL WE CAN TO ARRANGE THAT, TUESDAY.
WHY, TROLLEY'S EVEN DECORATED FOR THE OCCASION.
QUEEN SARA: IT'S SO NICE TO BE MISSED.
LADY ABERLIN: OH, THESE ARE SUCH NICE CRACKERS.
KING FRIDAY: I'M SO GLAD THAT YOU... [TROLLEY BELL RINGING] [WHISTLE, BELL] SO, PRINCE TUESDAY'S MOTHER AND DAD CAME HOME.
THAT'S WHAT WE WANTED TO MAKE BELIEVE, ISN'T IT?
BUT THE PRINCE WAS ANGRY WITH HIS MOM AND DAD FOR GOING AWAY AND LEAVING HIM BEHIND.
BUT HE SAW THAT THEY CAME HOME.
AND HIS DADDY SAID HE THOUGHT THE PRINCE HAD GROWN THESE LAST FEW DAYS.
WHAT KIND OF GROWING DO YOU THINK HE MEANT?
INSIDE KIND OF GROWING.
MM-HMM.
I LIKE TO THINK OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE TAKING CARE OF OTHER PEOPLE.
YOU KNOW, MR. ABER TOOK SUCH GOOD CARE OF PRINCE TUESDAY.
LET'S JUST THINK ABOUT DIFFERENT CAREGIVERS.
YOU AND I TOGETHER.
[PIANO PIECE PLAYING] [NO DIALOGUE AUDIO] ♪ THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO SAY I LOVE YOU ♪ ♪ THERE ARE MANY WAYS ♪ ♪ TO SAY I CARE ABOUT YOU ♪ ♪ MANY WAYS, MANY WAYS ♪ ♪ MANY WAYS TO SAY ♪ ♪ I LOVE YOU ♪ THERE ARE MANY WAYS.
YOU KNOW, PASSING THINGS AT THE TABLE OR GETTING YOUR MOM'S POCKETBOOK OR BRIEFCASE WHEN SHE ASKS FOR IT.
OR GIVING SOMEONE A HUG WHEN YOU THINK THEY NEED ONE.
THAT'S BEING A CAREGIVER.
YOU SEE, YOU'RE ALREADY A CAREGIVER BY MANY THINGS THAT YOU DO.
♪ 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 ♪ ♪ 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 WEEK IS NEW ♪ ♪ AND I'LL HAVE MORE IDEAS FOR YOU ♪ ♪ AND YOU'LL HAVE THINGS YOU'LL WANT TO TALK ABOUT ♪ ♪ I WILL, TOO ♪ AND THE OLDER YOU GET, THE MORE WAYS YOU'LL FIND TO CARE FOR OTHER PEOPLE.
AND THE MORE CARING YOU DO, THE MORE THAT YOU'LL KNOW THAT YOU'RE GROWING.
I'M PROUD TO KNOW PEOPLE LIKE YOU.
YOU MAKE EACH DAY A SPECIAL DAY BY JUST YOUR BEING YOURSELF.
AND PEOPLE CAN LIKE YOU JUST THE WAY YOU ARE.
I'LL BE BACK.
BYE.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
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