Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
Mistakes: Some Mistakes Can Be Fixed
Season 15 Episode 77 | 28m 23sVideo has Closed Captions
Mr. McFeely delivers a book with a misprint.
Mr. McFeely delivers a book with a misprint.
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Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
Mistakes: Some Mistakes Can Be Fixed
Season 15 Episode 77 | 28m 23sVideo has Closed Captions
Mr. McFeely delivers a book with a misprint.
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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?♫ SHALL WE BE TELEVISION NEIGHBORS FOR A WHILE?
GOOD.
I HAVE THIS YELLOW TABLET AND A YELLOW PENCIL... AND I WANT TO WRITE A "b"... AND A "d".
SOME NUMBERS AND LETTERS LOOK ALIKE.
WHEN I WAS FIRST LEARNING ABOUT SUCH THINGS, I WOULD SOMETIMES MIX THEM UP.
IF I WANTED TO HAVE TWO Bs, I WOULD ERASE...
THIS MUCH.
AND MAKE THAT INTO A "b".
NOW I HAVE TWO Bs, BUT DO YOU EVER WONDER WHERE THE ERASED PART GOES?
I USED TO.
I STILL WONDER ABOUT MANY THINGS, BUT THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
[KNOCK ON DOOR] THERE'S SOMEBODY AT THE DOOR.
LET'S SEE WHO IT IS.
IT'S MR. McFEELY WITH A LOT OF DELIVERIES.
SPEEDY DELIVERY!
YOU HAVE IT WRITTEN ON THE CHALKBOARD.
I'LL HAVE TO ASK YOU TO SIGN FOR IT TODAY.
ALL RIGHT.
JUST SIGN ON THE DOTTED LINE.
YES, SIR.
ANYTHING ELSE?
I HAVE A FEW THINGS IN THE BAG.
DO YOU HAVE TIME TO STAY?
I HAVE A LIGHT LOAD EXCEPT FOR YOUR DELIVERIES.
YOU WANT TO SIT HERE?
ALL RIGHT.
SPEEDY DELIVERY.
I LIKE TO WRITE ON CHALKBOARDS.
DO YOU LIKE ERASING THEM?
I DO.
I BROUGHT ANOTHER DELIVERY-- AN ERASER.
LET'S SEE YOU ERASE IT.
SPEEDY, SPEEDY ERASERS.
NOW IT SAYS DELIVERY.
HERE WE GO.
DELIVERY.
DO YOU EVER WONDER WHERE THOSE LETTERS GO WHEN YOU ERASE THEM?
I THINK IT GOES RIGHT HERE.
RIGHT THERE.
THAT'S THE CHALK DUST.
THAT'S WHAT CHALKBOARDS ARE FOR.
YOU WRITE ON IT, AND YOU CAN ERASE IT AND WRITE ON IT SOME MORE.
IT'S NOT THAT WAY WITH BOOKS.
YOU HAVE TO PRINT THOSE.
REMEMBER THAT ANIMAL BOOK YOU GOT?
HAD A MISTAKE IN IT, RIGHT?
YES.
DID YOU SEE THE MISTAKE?
IT WAS WITH THE GIRAFFE AND THE SKUNK.
THERE'S THE GIRAFFE, BUT THE WORD SKUNK IS UNDER IT.
THE SKUNK HAS GIRAFFE UNDER IT.
RIGHT HERE... IS THE CORRECTED VERSION.
SPEEDY DELIVERY.
LET'S CHECK IT.
ALL RIGHT, NOW... IS IT TOWARDS THE FRONT?
THERE WE GO.
THERE'S THE GIRAFFE WITH THE WORD GIRAFFE UNDER IT AND THE SKUNK WITH THE WORD SKUNK RIGHT UNDER IT.
THE CORRECTED VERSION.
GOOD.
THOSE PRINTERS DIDN'T JUST ERASE THESE AND PUT IN THE CORRECTED VERSION.
THEY HAD TO PRINT THEM AGAIN.
IT TOOK A LOT OF WORK.
ARE YOU READY TO SEE YOUR TAPE?
HOW PEOPLE MAKE ERASERS?
NO.
HOW PEOPLE MAKE BOOKS.
THAT'S THE TAPE I BROUGHT.
THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
WE'RE INTERESTED IN HOW PEOPLE MAKE BOOKS.
I'M SORRY.
I THOUGHT IT WAS HOW PEOPLE MAKE BOOKS.
WE CAN SHOW THE ERASER ONE NEXT TIME.
LET'S WATCH THIS NOW.
IT'S REALLY SOMETHING TO SEE HOW PEOPLE MAKE BOOKS.
GOOD.
LET'S WATCH IT ON PICTURE-PICTURE.
SPEEDY DELIVERY.
HOW PEOPLE MAKE BOOKS.
NOW, WHEN PEOPLE MAKE BOOKS, FIRST, THEY PHOTOGRAPH ALL THE PAGES THAT NEED TO BE IN THE BOOK.
THIS BIG CAMERA IS USED TO DO THAT.
THAT'S A CAMERA?
RIGHT.
THERE'S THE LENS THAT WILL TAKE THE PICTURE.
ONCE THE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE TAKEN, THEY MUST BE ARRANGED IN A SPECIAL WAY.
THAT'S THIS PERSON'S JOB.
THOSE PICTURES OF THOSE PAGES LOOK LIKE THEY'RE BACKWARDS.
THEY ARE.
THEY'RE CALLED NEGATIVES.
THEY'RE DONE THAT WAY BECAUSE THEY'RE MADE INTO A PRINTING PLATE.
SHE HAS TO WORK VERY CAREFULLY AND BE SURE THERE ARE NO MISTAKES IN THE NEGATIVES.
ONCE HER WORK IS FINISHED, IT'S TIME TO MAKE THE PLATE.
IT'S NOT A PLATE LIKE YOU EAT FROM?
IT'S A PRINTING PLATE.
THIS PERSON TAKES THE LAID-OUT NEGATIVES AND CLEANS THEM.
THEN SHE PUTS THEM ON TOP OF A PIECE OF THIN METAL.
WHAT'S THAT FOR?
WELL, THIS METAL IS THE PRINTING PLATE.
SHE'S TAKING ANOTHER PICTURE OF THE NEGATIVES, BUT THIS TIME THE PAGES ARE ON THAT METAL.
SHE TOOK THE PICTURE BEHIND THOSE CURTAINS?
MM-HMM.
SO THAT'S HOW THEY MAKE A PLATE FOR A PRINTING PRESS.
YES, IT IS.
SHE PUTS IT THROUGH THIS MACHINE THAT SCRUBS IT CLEAN.
THEY MAKE A FINAL CHECK TO BE SURE IT'S MADE JUST RIGHT.
THEN IT'S PUT INSIDE THE PRINTING PRESS.
SO THE PRINTING PLATE IS PUT INSIDE THE PRINTING PRESS?
RIGHT.
WHAT'S THAT?
THERE WERE WORDS WE JUST SAW.
THOSE WORDS WILL BE PRINTEON PAPER.
IS THAT PAPER?
BIG ROLLS OF PAPER.
THIS PAPER IS CUT INTO SHEETS AND STACKED.
THIS MACHINE PUTS ONE SHEET AT A TIME INTO THE PRINTING PRESS.
THAT LOOKS LIKE A FOOT.
IS THAT THE PRINTING PRESS THERE?
THAT'S THE PRINTING PRESS.
IT'S A HUGE MACHINE THAT PRINTS WORDS ONTO PIECES OF PAPER.
BOY, IS THAT FUN TO WATCH!
NOW, INSIDE THIS MACHINE ARE THE PRINTING PLATES.
THESE PLATES HAVE WORDS ON THEM, PICTURES, OR SOMETIMES THEY HAVE BOTH.
MM-HMM.
NOW WHAT'S GOING ON?
HERE'S THE PLATE COVERED WITH INK.
AS THE PAPER PRESSES AGAINST IT, THE INK STICKS TO THE PAPER.
WHEN PEOPLE MAKE BOOKS, THEY DON'T JUST MAKE ONE BOOK.
THEY MAKE LOTS OF BOOKS AT THE SAME TIME, AND EACH BOOK MUST LOOK EXACTLY LIKE THE OTHER.
THOSE ARE SHEETS WITH PAGES FROM THE BOOK ON THEM?
SHEET AFTER SHEET.
EACH ONE HAS ABOUT 10 PAGES ON IT.
IT'S COMPLICATED.
THIS PERSON EXAMINES THE PAGES TO SEE IF THEY ARE CORRECT.
NOW, ONCE ALL THE PAGES ARE PRINTED, THEY ARE PUT INTO A VERY SPECIAL MACHINE THAT FOLDS THEM SO THAT EACH PAGE IS RIGHTSIDE UP, AND THAT'S THIS PERSON'S JOB.
BOY, THOSE ARE HUGE MACHINES, AND THINGS HAPPEN SO QUICKLY ON THOSE MACHINES.
VERY QUICKLY.
WHEN YOU MAKE THOUSANDS OF BOOKS, THINGS MUST MOVE QUICKLY.
HE CERTAINLY SEEMS TO KNOW HOW TO DO HIS WORK WELL.
THEY ALL DO, DON'T THEY?
ARE THOSE THE BOOKS?
WELL, ALMOST.
THESE ARE THE FOLDED PAGES OF THE BOOKS.
THEY'RE STACKED INTO PILES.
LOOK AT THEM COMING OUT FROM THE BOTTOM.
WHERE ARE THEY GOING?
THE ONLY WAY TO SORT THEM TOGETHER IS TO USE THIS MACHINE, A COLLATOR.
COLLATOR.
RIGHT.
SO THAT THE PAGES ARE IN ORDER.
MM-HMM.
LIKE 1, 2, 3... UP TO HOWEVER MANY PAGES ARE IN THE BOOK.
IT'S TIME TO PUT GLUE ON THE BACK OF THE BOOK.
THE GLUE HOLDS THE COVER ONTO THE BOOK.
THERE GOES THE GLUE.
IT'S ON ROLLERS, ISN'T IT?
THAT'S RIGHT.
LOOK HOW THAT GOES AROUND LIKE THAT.
HERE COME THE COVERS.
THEY GET FOLDED OVER.
AHH.
AND HERE COME THE BOOKS.
PEOPLE CHECK ALL ALONG THE WAY TO MAKE SURE THE BOOKS ARE BEING MADE JUST RIGHT.
WELL, THEY LOOK GOOD TO ME.
ME, TOO.
ARE THEY FINISHED?
ALMOST.
THEIR EDGES NEED TO BE TRIMMED.
THIS PERSON USES A MACHINE THAT WILL DO THAT.
OH, IT SNIPS THE EDGES RIGHT OFF.
AND NOW...THE BOOK IS FINISHED.
BOY, THEY'VE MADE A LOT OF THEM, HAVEN'T THEY?
A LOT OF BOOKS.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
WELL, YOU'RE WELCOME.
I'LL BRING THE ONE ON ERASERS ANOTHER TIME.
I'M OFF TO THE ZOO.
FOR A PICKUP?
TO PICK UP A DUCK OR A GOOSE.
IF IT'S A DUCK, WOULD YOU BRING IT HERE?
SURE.
I'D LIKE TO SEE A DUCK.
I'LL DO MY BEST.
SPEEDY DELIVERY.
SINCE WE'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT AUDREY DUCK VISITING THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF MAKE-BELIEVE, IT WOULD BE FUN TO SEE ONE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
[DING!
DING!]
LAST TIME, WE PRETENDED THAT AUDREY DUCK MADE UP A POEM WHEN SHE WAS VISTING THE NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL.
THE POEM HAD QUEENS AND KINGS IN IT.
KING FRIDAY XIII HEARD ABOUT THAT AND WANTED TO HAVE A POETRY READING FOR MS.
DUCK TO READ HER OUTSTANDING POEM.
LET'S MAKE BELIEVE THAT FRIDAY IS GOING TO MEET WITH AUDREY DUCK.
BEFORE AUDREY DUCK COMES TO THE CASTLE, THOUGH, THE KING COULD BE TALKING WITH MS. PAULIFFICATE.
HER FIRST NAME IS AUDREY, TOO.
TROLLEY, NEIGHBORHOOD OF MAKE-BELIEVE.
[DING!
DING!]
[DING!
DING!]
[DING!
DING!]
YES, TROLLEY.
WHEN DO YOU EXPECT HER TO ARRIVE, MS. PAULIFFICATE?
ANY MOMENT.
IT'S WONDERFUL HAVING SUCH A FINE POET IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
TO THINK, SHE USES QUEENS AND KINGS IN HER POETRY!
I UNDERSTAND HER POEM IS QUITE SMALL.
I HOPE I'M NOT LATE.
MS. AUDREY DUCK, I PRESUME.
OH, UM, CORRECT AS USUAL, KING FRIDAY.
I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE WRITTEN AN OUTSTANDING POEM INCLUDING THE WORDS QUEENS AND KINGS.
IT DOES HAVE QUEENS AND KINGS AT THE END.
THEN IT MUST BE OUTSTANDING.
IT'S JUST SOMETHING I WROTE IN CLASS.
HOW MODEST YOU ARE.
WE ARE GOING TO CELEBRATE YOUR GREAT TALENT.
I TRUST YOU WILL HONOR US BY READING YOUR EPIC POEM AT A POETRY READING AT THE CASTLE.
OH, NO.
I REALLY COULDN'T.
IT'S JUST A LITTLE-- YOU'RE AN ARTIST.
YOU COULDN'T KNOW HOW GREAT YOUR POEM IS.
WE WANT TO SHOW THE WORLD OUR TALENTED GUEST, DON'T WE, MS. PAULIFFICATE?
I GUESS SO.
NOW, AUDREY PAULIFFICATE, I CHARGE YOU TO INVITE THE NOTED WORLD TO THIS EXTRAORDINARY EVENT, THE READING OF AUDREY DUCK'S NEW BRILLIANT POEM AT THE CASTLE POETRY READING GALA.
YES, SIRE.
I TRUST THAT IT WILL BE SPECTACULAR.
BUT KING FRIDAY-- NO "BUT KINGS" ABOUT IT, AUDREY DUCK.
AUDREY PAULIFFICATE WILL TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING.
FAREWELL TO YOU BOTH.
FAREWELL.
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?
WHAT HE ASKS, I SUPPOSE.
BUT IT'S JUST A LITTLE, TEENY POEM.
BUT IT HAS QUEENS AND KINGS, AND THAT'S WHAT HE CARES ABOUT.
BUT-- NO "BUTS"ABOUT IT.
OH, WELL.
OH, I GUESS I'D BETTER GET BUSY.
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT YOUR FIRST NAME WAS AUDREY, TOO.
I LIKE IT, DON'T YOU?
WHEN I'M FEELING GOOD ABOUT MYSELF.
I GUESS THAT'S THE WAY I FEEL, TOO.
♫AUDREY, AUDREY♫ ♫I THINK IT'S NICE TO BE AN AUDREY♫ ♫SOMETIMES♫ ♫I THINK IT'S NICE TO BE MYSELF♫ ♫DON'T YOU?♫ ♫I'LL SAY I DO, TOO♫ ♫AUDREY, AUDREY♫ ♫I THINK IT'S NICE TO BE AN AUDREY♫ ♫SOMETIMES♫ ♫I THINK IT'S NICE TO BE MYSELF♫ ♫DON'T YOU?♫ ♫WE'LL SAY WE DO, TOO♫ ♫AUDREY, AUDREY♫ ♫WE THINK IT'S NICE TO BE AN AUDREY♫ ♫SOMETIMES♫ ♫WE THINK IT'S NICE TO BE OURSELVES♫ ♫AUDREYS♫ [APPLAUSE] I LOVE YOUR SONG.
THANKS.
YOU COULD SING IT.
MY NAME IS NOT AUDREY.
LADY WOULD WORK.
♫LADY, LADY♫ ♫I THINK IT'S NICE TO BE A LADY♫ ♫SOMETIMES♫ ♫I THINK IT'S NICE TO BE MYSELF♫ ♫LADY ABERLIN♫ DID YOU MAKE IT UP?
AUDREY DUCK DID.
YOU ARE A POET, AREN'T YOU?
YES, BUT KING FRIDAY THINKS I'M A BIGGER POET THAN I REALLY AM.
HE'S MAKING SUCH FANCY PLANS.
I'VE HEARD.
I'M SUPPOSED TO INVITE "THE NOTED WORLD," SO I BETTER BE ON MY WAY.
SEE YOU LATER.
GOOD-BYE...AUDREY.
GOOD-BYE, AUDREY.
GOOD-BYE, LADY ABERLIN.
I'M ON MY WAY TO THE SCHOOL NOW.
I JUST TALKED TO X.
DID YOU TELL HIM I LIKED HIS NOTE?
YES.
HE'S MAKING SOMETHING ELSE FOR YOU.
WHAT?
I DON'T KNOW, BUT HE WANTED A COPY OF YOUR POEM.
I DON'T HAVE ONE WITH ME, BUT I'LL WRITE IT DOWN AND GET IT TO HIM.
GOOD.
I'LL TELL HIM THAT.
AND TELL HIM AGAIN HE DOESN'T HAVE TO BE SORRY ANYMORE.
IT WAS A MISTAKE, AND IT'S ALL OVER.
YOU'RE A FINE DUCK, AUDREY.
AND YOU'RE A FINE LADY, LADY "A".
BYE.
BYE-BYE.
HEY, LADY ABERLINA.
HEY!
♫X THE OWL FRIEND♫ ♫I THINK IT'S NICE TO HAVE AN X THE OWL FRIEND♫ ♫I THINK IT'S NICE TO BE YOUR FRIEND♫ DID YOU JUST MAKE THAT UP?
AUDREY DUCK HELPED.
SHE'S NOT MAD AT ME ANYMORE?
NO.
SHE TOLD ME TO TELL YOU IT WAS A MISTAKE, AND IT'S OVER.
I FEEL BETTER.
I'LL STILL MAKE HER THE BOOK.
THE BOOK?
YES.
I'M MAKING HER POEM INTO A BOOK.
SHE'S GETTING YOU A COPY OF THE POEM.
GOOD.
I'M ORDERING THE PAPER TODAY.
WILL 100 PAGES BE ENOUGH TO FIT THE POEM ON?
100 PAGES?
ISN'T IT A BIG POEM?
NO, IT'S A LITTLE POEM.
AUDREY CAN'T IMAGINE WHY EVERYONE IS MAKING A FUSS OVER IT.
IT MUST BE SPECIAL BECAUSE FRIDAY IS INVITING THE WORLD TO HEAR IT.
EVEN KINGS CAN BE MISTAKEN ABOUT THINGS SOMETIMES.
I HOPE AUDREY DUCK GETS ME A COPY SOON SO I CAN MAKE HER BOOK BEFORE THE POETRY READING.
SHE'S AT SCHOOL NOW WITH ANA, PRINCE, DANIEL, AND MS. COW.
SHE MUST LIKE IT THERE.
THERE'S LOTS TO LIKE ABOUT SCHOOLS.
THAT'S FOR SURE.
NOW, CLASS, CAN YOU SEE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE "b" AND THE "d"?
I CAN SEE.
OK, WHAT DIFFERENCE DO YOU SEE, PRINCE TUESDAY?
THE "b"LOOKS LIKE IT'S RUNNING AWAY.
THE "d"LOOKS LIKE IT'S COMING BACK.
GOOD.
ANY OTHER IDEAS ABOUT THE "b"AND THE "d"?
I KNOW A WORD WITH A "b" AND ONE WITH A "d".
FINE.
WHAT ARE THEY?
"B"IS FOR BUCK, AND "D"IS FOR DUCK.
"C"IS FOR KANGAROO.
NOT QUITE, ANA.
IT SOUNDS LIKE IT MIGHT BE "C", BUT "K" IS FOR KANGAROO.
OH, WHY DID I HAVE TO MAKE THAT MISTAKE?
BECAUSE YOU'RE LEARNING, DEAR.
EVERYBODY MAKES MISTAKES WHILE THEY'RE LEARNING SOMETHING.
IN FACT, EVERYBODY MAKES MISTAKES SOMETIMES.
I THINK KING FRIDAY MADE A MISTAKE.
MY DADDY DOESN'T MAKE MISTAKES.
OH, TUESDAY, YOUR DADDY IS A HUMAN BEING AS WELL AS A KING.
ALL HUMAN BEINGS MAKE MISTAKES.
HE THINKS MY POEM IS SOMETHING TO HAVE A PARTY ABOUT.
MAY I COME INTO YOUR CLASS?
OF COURSE.
HI, EVERYONE.
HELLO.
HELLO.
WE HEARD ABOUT THE GREAT POETRY READING.
I WANTED TO MEET MS. AUDREY DUCK, THE FAMOUS POET.
I'M AUDREY DUCK, BUT I'M NOT A FAMOUS POET.
THAT'S FRIDAY'S MISTAKE.
YOU'RE VERY MODEST.
EVERYONE IS LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR POETRY READING.
MAY I TAKE YOUR PICTURE AND HAVE YOUR AUTOGRAPH?
TAKE MY PICTURE?
NOW, IF YOU'LL JUST SMILE.
[CLICK] I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS HAPPENING.
WOULD YOU PLEASE SIGN THIS FOR ALL THE CITIZENS IN WESTWOOD?
WHAT AM I GOING TO SIGN?
JUST SIGN YOUR AUTOGRAPH.
WE LIKE TO KEEP THE SIGNATURES OF WORLD-RENOWNED INDIVIDUALS.
MY POEM IS SUCH A LITTLE THING.
NOBODY WILL BELIEVE ME.
IT'S ABOUT QUEENS AND KINGS.
THAT'S ENOUGH FOR DADDY.
I'M GOING TO THE CASTLE TO SHOW EVERYONE YOUR PICTURE AND AUTOGRAPH.
THANK YOU, MS.
DUCK AND MS. COW.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
BYE.
BYE, MR. ABER.
♫AUDREY, AUDREY♫ ♫I THINK IT'S NICE TO BE AN AUDREY♫ ♫SOMETIMES♫ ♫I THINK IT'S NICE TO BE MYSELF♫ JUST PLAIN AUDREY DUCK.
LADY ELAINE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
TRYING A NEW ERASER.
ON THE KING'S BALCONY?
JUST WONDERED IF IT WORKED.
IT DOESN'T.
THERE ARE SOME THINGS YOU DON'T ERASE.
I SEE WHAT YOU MEAN.
HI, LADIES.
HOW'S OUR FAVORITE TALL MAN?
YOU FLATTER ME.
HOW ARE YOU, TOOTS?
FINE, THANK YOU.
I WANTED TO SHOW YOU BOTH THE FAMOUS POET'S PICTURE AND AUTOGRAPH.
YES.
THAT'S A NICE PICTURE.
THAT'S JUST AUDREY DUCK.
SHE'S THE FAMOUS POET THE KING INVITED EVERYONE TO SEE.
TAKE IT FROM ME, TOOTS, EVEN KINGS MAKE MISTAKES.
YOU'RE A CARD.
SOMETIMES I'M RIGHT.
NOT SO, ABERLIN?
THAT'S RIGHT, LADY ELAINE.
[DING!
DING!]
YOU, TOO, TROLLEY?
[TOOT!
TOOT!]
GO ON, YOU WHEEL SPORT.
HOW ABOUT THAT?
[DING!
DING!]
[DING!
DING!]
WE'LL PRETEND MORE ABOUT THOSE PEOPLE NEXT TIME.
♫FREDDY, FREDDY♫ ♫I THINK IT'S NICE TO BE A FREDDY♫ ♫SOMETIMES...♫ SPEEDY DELIVERY.
SPEEDY DELIVERY, MISTER ROGERS!
IT'S MR. McFEELY.
YOU HAVE THE DUCK.
SPEEDY DUCK DELIVERY.
WE'RE IN LUCK.
IT WAS A DUCK.
RIGHT.
WHAT IS YOUR NAME?
HIS NAME IS QUINTEN.
NNGK NNGK NNGK I WAS LISTENING TO HIM TALK.
SO SOFT.
HE'S VERY SOFT.
IS IT ALL RIGHT TO PET HIM?
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
HOW OLD IS QUINTEN?
HE'S ALMOST A YEAR OLD.
OH, MY, HE'S BEAUTIFUL!
DID YOU NOTICE HIS FEET?
HE HAS WEBBED FEET.
MM-HMM.
THIS IS THE WEB IN BETWEEN THERE.
IS HE SCARED?
A LITTLE BIT.
HE'S NOT USED TO BEING CARRIED ACROSS THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
DOES HE LIKE WALKING AROUND?
YES.
I'LL LET HIM DOWN FOR A MOMENT, THEN I'M OFF TO THE KINDERGARTEN CLASS.
HE MAY RUN.
HERE YOU GO, QUINTEN.
YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL, QUINTEN.
YES, YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL.
QUACK!
QUACK!
QUACK!
QUACK!
YOU'RE WELCOME, I'M SURE.
HE LIKES TO EXPLORE.
HE CERTAINLY DOES.
THERE HE GOES.
I DON'T WANT HIM TO GO TOO FAR.
WILL THE CHILDREN BE ABLE TO PET HIM?
YES, THEY WILL.
THEY'RE STUDYING ALL TYPES OF BARNYARD ANIMALS THIS WEEK.
I HAD A PET CHICKEN.
REALLY?
YES.
SHE USED TO JUST SIT ON MY LAP.
JUST SOMETHING SHE LIKED TO DO.
WHAT WAS HER NAME?
ESTHER.
I BETTER GET QUINTEN OVER TO THE KINDERGARTEN CLASS.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING HER.
SPEEDY DUCK DELIVERY.
YEAH.
GOOD-BYE, QUINTEN.
♫QUINTEN, QUINTEN♫ ♫HE LIKES TO BE A QUINTEN♫ ♫SOMETIMES♫ ♫HE LIKES TO BE HIMSELF♫ THAT WASN'T THE WAY IT WAS.
WHAT WAS THAT SONG LIKE?
♫QUINTEN, QUINTEN♫ ♫♫♫♫ ♫HE THINKS HE LIKES TO BE A QUINTEN♫ ♫SOMETIMES♫ ♫HE THINKS HE LIKES TO BE HIMSELF♫ YOU CAN MAKE UP SONGS WITH YOUR NAME IN IT.
I LIKE VISITING WITH YOU BY TELEVISION.
WE ARE TELEVISION NEIGHBORS.
WE CAN MAKE MISTAKES AND STILL HAVE PEOPLE LOVE US.
THAT GIVES ME A 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 YOURSELF.
PEOPLE CAN LIKE YOU EXACTLY AS YOU ARE.
I'LL BE BACK NEXT TIME.
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