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.

I'M GLAD WE'RE TOGETHER AGAIN.

SEE THE FLASHLIGHT I BROUGHT?

YOU EVER USE A FLASHLIGHT?

[CLICK] FLASHLIGHTS ARE BETTER IN DARKER PLACES.

WHY DON'T WE MAKE THIS ROOM A LITTLE DARKER BY CLOSING THAT CURTAIN... AND PULLING DOWN THESE BLINDS.

THERE.

I GUESS WE'LL NEED TO TURN OFF PICTURE-PICTURE... MAKE IT A LITTLE DARKER.

THERE.

AND THE TRAFFIC LIGHT.

IT'S OFF.

WELL... MAYBE I'LL JUST PULL OUT THE SOFA BED.

WE'LL PRETEND THAT IT'S NIGHT.

[CLICK] OUR VISITS ARE USUALLY IN THE DAYTIME, SO WE DON'T THINK ABOUT THE NIGHTTIME THAT MUCH.

THERE'S A PILLOW IN HERE, I BELIEVE.

YEP.

OH, I'LL HAVE TO TAKE THESE OFF.

[CLICK] [TELEPHONE RINGS] OH.

HELLO.

PARDON ME.

NO, I THINK THAT-- I THINK YOU PROBABLY WANT A DIFFERENT NUMBER.

YES.

OH, CERTAINLY.

BYE-BYE.

DO YOU EVER JUST SIT IN BED AND THINK ABOUT THINGS... [CLICK] AND LOOK AROUND THE ROOM?

ROOMS AT NIGHT OFTEN LOOK DIFFERENT FROM THE WAY THEY LOOK IN THE DAYTIME.

[KNOCK ON DOOR] THERE'S SOMEBODY AT THE DOOR.

LET'S SEE WHO THAT IS.

IT'S MR. McFEELY.

I WONDER WHAT HE'LL THINK OF THIS.

SPEEDY DELIVERY.

HERE ARE YOUR CASSETTES.

IT'S--IT'S DARK IN HERE.

WE'RE PRETENDING THAT IT'S NIGHTTIME.

THAT'S WHY I HAVE THIS.

THAT'S WHY YOU WANTED THESE CASSETTES.

I'VE HEARD THIS ONE, BUT I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT ONE.

HOW PEOPLE MAKE FLASHLIGHTS.

HOW PEOPLE MAKE FLASHLIGHTS.

WHEN ARE YOU SHOWING IT?

RIGHT NOW IF YOU CAN STAY.

I CERTAINLY CAN.

GOOD.

COME ALONG.

WATCH YOUR STEP.

YOU'VE PULLED OUT YOUR SOFA BED.

THAT'S PART OF THE PRETEND.

WHEN I WAS LITTLE, I WAS AFRAID SOMETHING WAS UNDERNEATH MY BED.

THAT COULD HAVE BEEN SCARY.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE UNDER THIS ONE?

SURE!

I'LL FLASH THE FLASHLIGHT UNDER HERE.

ALL RIGHTY.

THERE.

SEE?

YOU CAN SEE IT'S JUST A RUG UNDER THERE.

THAT'S THE WAY I USED TO CHECK, WITH MY FLASHLIGHT.

AS I GREW, I LEARNED THERE WAS NOTHING SCARY UNDER MY BED.

IT TAKES A LOT OF GROWING.

AND A LOT OF FLASHLIGHTS.

LET'S JUST LOOK AT THIS ONE NOW.

ALL RIGHTY.

I HAVE TO TURN PICTURE-PICTURE ON.

THERE IT IS.

HOW PEOPLE MAKE FLASHLIGHTS.

WE'LL WATCH IT TOGETHER, MR. McFEELY.

WHEN PEOPLE MAKE FLASHLIGHTS, THEY BEGIN WITH A LONG RIBBON OF STEEL.

THEY PUT IT INTO A MACHINE THAT PRESSES IT INTO THE SHAPE OF A CUP.

THAT'S WHAT THAT MACHINE IS DOING.

THERE THEY GO, BUT THEY DON'T LOOK LIKE FLASHLIGHTS.

NOT YET.

EACH CUP HAS TO BE SHAPED AGAIN AND AGAIN.

EACH TIME THESE MACHINES PRESS THESE CUPS, THEY GET LONGER AND LONGER.

OH, THEY DO LOOK LONGER.

MM-HMM.

SOON THEY'LL HAVE THEIR FINAL FLASHLIGHT SHAPE.

JUST WATCH AND SEE.

SEE THAT?

OH, YES.

EACH BEGAN AS PART OF THAT LONG RIBBON OF STEEL.

NOW THEY'RE THE SHAPE OF FLASHLIGHTS.

THIS PERSON EXAMINES EACH ONE TO BE SURE THE MACHINE IS WORKING PROPERLY.

HE'S USING A SPECIAL GAUGE TO MEASURE THE SHAPE.

SEE, MACHINES CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITHOUT PEOPLE.

NOW, WHAT'S THIS PERSON DOING?

SHE'S USING A MACHINE TO MAKE A HOLE IN THE BACK OF THE FLASHLIGHT CASE WHERE THE BATTERIES WILL GO.

NOW IT'S TIME TO MAKE THIN GROOVES ALL AROUND THE CASE.

SEE THAT?

YES.

THIS KEEPS THE FLASHLIGHT FROM SLIPPING WHEN YOU HOLD IT IN YOUR HAND.

ALL THOSE FLASHLIGHT CASES.

THIS PERSON IS ASSEMBLING THE SWITCH THAT TURNS THE FLASHLIGHT ON AND OFF.

AND THE FRONT PART OF THE FLASHLIGHT IS ASSEMBLED NEXT.

THE SHINY PART IS CALLED THE REFLECTOR.

IT'S ATTACHED TO A METAL CIRCLE THAT HOLDS IT JUST RIGHT.

THERE'S THE BULB.

AND INTO THE REFLECTOR, THE BULB WILL GO.

SEE THE BULBS IN THE REFLECTORS?

LOOK AT THEM ALL THERE.

GETTING READY TO BE PART OF A FLASHLIGHT.

THE WORKERS TEST EACH FLASHLIGHT WITH BATTERIES TO BE SURE THAT THEY DO WORK.

THEN THEY TAKE OUT THE BATTERIES AND SEND THE FLASHLIGHT TO HAVE THE LAST PART PUT ON.

THERE THEY GO ON THE ASSEMBLY LINE.

A LOT OF FLASHLIGHTS.

MM-HMM.

AND THE LAST PART IS THE BACK.

NOW THE PACKING.

EACH FLASHLIGHT IS PUT IN ITS OWN BOX.

EACH BOX IS PUT INTO A BIGGER BOX AND SENT TO STORES TO BE SOLD.

WELL, I ENJOYED THAT.

THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT KINDS OF FLASHLIGHTS, BUT I GUESS THEY'RE ALL MADE ABOUT THE SAME.

I'LL RETURN THAT TO THE LIBRARY AND LEAVE THIS WITH YOU.

THIS IS SOUNDS OF THE NIGHT.

I HAVE MORE DELIVERIES, SO I'LL JUST SAY SPEEDY DELIVERY.

FOLLOW THE LIGHT.

OUT THE DOOR.

SPEEDY DELIVERY AND GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT, MR. McFEELY.

WE'LL JUST HAVE SOME MAKE-BELIEVE.

IN FACT, I'LL SHOW YOU THE CONTROLS RIGHT HERE FOR THE TROLLEY.

[DING!

DING!]

[TOOT!

TOOT!]

TROLLEY.

[TOOT!

TOOT!

DING!

DING!]

LET'S PRETEND THAT IT'S ALMOST NIGHTTIME IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF MAKE-BELIEVE.

TROLLEY COULD HAVE A FLASHLIGHT RIGHT ON TOP OF IT.

LET'S SEE HOW THAT WORKS.

[DING!

DING!

TOOT!

TOOT!]

WE CAN MAKE BELIEVE THAT, AND KING FRIDAY AND HANDYMAN NEGRI COULD BE PLAYING SOME ALMOST-NIGHTTIME MUSIC TOGETHER AT THE CASTLE GARDEN.

READY FOR SOME MAKE-BELIEVE?

[TOOT!

TOOT!]

OK, TROLLEY, NEIGHBORHOOD OF MAKE-BELIEVE.

[DING!

DING!]

[TOOT!

TOOT!]

[DING!

DING!]

[DING!

DING!]

I BELIEVE OUR MUSIC HAS REACHED NEW HEIGHTS, HANDYMAN NEGRI.

I AGREE, KING FRIDAY.

WE SEEM TO GET BETTER EVERY DAY... AND EVERY NIGHT.

BOY, IT IS A BEAUTIFUL NIGHT, ISN'T IT?

IT CERTAINLY IS.

I APPRECIATE YOUR FAITHFULNESS TO OUR ROYAL ENTERPRISE.

ALWAYS AT YOUR HANDY SERVICE, SIRE.

OH, GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING.

LADY ABERLIN, I PRESUME?

CORRECT AS USUAL, UNCLE FRIDAY.

KING FRIDAY AND I WERE PLAYING NIGHT DUETS.

I LOVE HEARING MUSIC AT NIGHT.

I ALSO LOVE HAVING MY FLASHLIGHT WORK.

CAN I HELP?

IT WON'T TURN ON.

HMM.

THERE ARE NO BATTERIES IN IT.

I WONDERED IF YOU HAD SOME.

WHAT SIZE DOES IT NEED?

I HAVE SOME IN MY SHOP.

I'LL GO GET THEM.

YOU ARE EXCUSED, HANDYMAN, FOR FETCHING BATTERIES.

HOW MANY DOES IT TAKE?

COMING RIGHT UP.

UH, YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT THE NIGHTTIME, NIECE ABERLIN.

I LOVE THE NIGHTTIME.

I LOVE TO LOOK AT THE STARS AND THE MOON AND THINK ABOUT ALL THE PEOPLE I KNOW AND LOVE AND MAKE UP STORIES ABOUT WONDERFUL THINGS.

YOU ARE AN EXTRAORDINARY PERSON.

HERE THEY ARE.

HANDYMAN NEGRI, I PRESUME?

CORRECT AS USUAL, KING FRIDAY.

YOU MAY PROCEED.

OH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, HANDY.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

THE INSIDES OF THINGS ARE MIGHTY IMPORTANT.

THEY SURELY ARE.

OH, LADY ABERLINA!

OH, LADY ABERLINA!

THAT'S X THE OWL.

IT SOUNDS LIKE HIM.

PLEASE COME OVER HERE.

I'D BETTER GO.

YOU ARE EXCUSED, NIECE.

THANK YOU, UNCLE FRIDAY, AND THANK YOU, HANDY, FOR YOUR HELP.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

THAT CERTAINLY WAS FINE.

WHAT IS IT, X?

I'M JUST AS DISTURBED AS CAN BE.

WHY IS THAT?

COME INSIDE MY TREE, AND I'LL SHOW YOU.

THIS KNOTHOLE IS TOO SMALL.

THERE'S A BIGGER DOOR FOR CREATURES YOUR SIZE AROUND THE BACK.

I'LL MEET YOU INSIDE.

I'M REALLY DISTURBED.

I WONDER WHAT'S BOTHERING HIM.

I'LL TRY TO FIND OUT.

I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU CALLED HER OVER.

I TOLD YOU, I'M REALLY DISTURBED.

YOU'RE SOMETHING ELSE.

I'M JUST WHO I AM.

OH, THIS IS NICE.

LADY ELAINE!

I DIDN'T EXPECT TO FIND YOU HERE.

A NIGHT FOR SURPRISES.

THAT'S JUST IT.

WHAT'S JUST IT?

SURPRISES!

I DON'T LIKE SOME SURPRISES!

NOW THAT WE'RE HERE, YOU CAN TELL ME WHAT'S DISTURBING YOU.

I'M DISTURBED WITH LADY ELAINE.

LADY ELAINE?

YOU HEARD HIM.

I'M MORE THAN DISTURBED WITH HER!

I'M ANGRY WITH HER.

TELL ME WHY.

IT'S REALLY NOTHING.

IT'S MORE THAN NOTHING!

OK, X, HAVE IT YOUR WAY.

WELL, IT'S MY TREE.

I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE SO FUSSY.

YOU SCARED ME.

I DIDN'T MEAN TO.

SHE SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE IT.

CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED?

I WAS GETTING READY TO GO TO SLEEP.

SUDDENLY I SAW THIS LIGHT COMING INTO MY ROOM.

SHE BARGED IN WHERE I WAS GOING TO GO TO SLEEP.

YOU CAME INTO X's TREE?

I'VE BEEN IN HERE BEFORE.

BEFORE, I KNEW YOU WERE COMING.

I WANTED SOME COMPANY.

YOU COULD CALL ON THE TELECAN TO ASK IF IT WAS OK TO COME.

I THOUGHT IT WAS OK. YOU MEAN YOU DIDN'T KNOCK?

I FORGOT.

DON'T EVER FORGET AGAIN BECAUSE YOU REALLY SCARED ME.

YOU MADE ME ANGRY.

I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY.

AND, ANYWAY, THERE ARE FALLING STARS.

FALLING STARS?

I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT THEM.

THEY FALL ALL THE TIME.

THEY'RE NOT GOING TO FALL HERE, ARE THEY?

NEVER CAN TELL.

REAL STARS WOULDN'T FALL HERE.

[TELECAN RINGS] WOULD YOU ANSWER THAT?

CERTAINLY.

[RING RING] HELLO.

WELL, HI, DANIEL.

I'LL COME OVER SOON.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IMPORTANT THINGS, BUT I'LL BE OVER.

I WILL.

SEE YOU SOON.

THAT WAS DANIEL.

HE SENDS NIGHTTIME GREETINGS.

DOES HE WANT TO TALK WITH YOU?

YES.

ANY IDEA WHY?

I MENTIONED FALLING STARS TO HIM, BUT I DOUBT THAT WOULD BE IT.

WE'LL DEAL WITH THAT LATER.

NOW I NEED TO TELL YOU SOMETHING DIRECTLY.

WHAT IS IT?

X LIVES AND SLEEPS HERE.

ANYBODY WHO COMES INTO THIS TREE NEEDS TO TELL X THAT THEY'RE COMING.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

YOU MEAN THAT YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO WALK INTO SOMEBODY'S PRIVATE PLACE AND FLASH YOUR FLASHLIGHT AND SCARE THEM AND SAY, "YOO-HOO!

I'M HERE!"

THAT'S WHAT I MEAN.

THAT'S PRETTY CLEAR.

YOU WON'T DO IT AGAIN?

I'LL TRY NOT TO.

I'M SORRY I SCARED YOU, X.

THAT FALLING-STAR STUFF IS PRETTY SCARY IN ITSELF.

I'LL FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THAT BEFORE EVERYBODY GETS UPSET... AND DISTURBED... AND ANGRY.

THANKS FOR COMING OVER, LADY ABERLIN.

YOU SURE KNOW HOW TO HELP PEOPLE AND BIRDS.

I HOPE I CAN HELP DANIEL TIGER.

IF I SCARED HIM, TELL HIM I'M SORRY.

THIS IS MY NIGHT FOR SAYING SORRY.

WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES.

NEXT TIME, I SURE WILL REMEMBER TO KNOCK ON THIS TREE.

IF I'M HERE, I'LL PROBABLY INVITE YOU IN.

THANKS, TOOTS.

SEE YOU TOMORROW.

OK, THEN.

GOOD NIGHT, LADY ABERLIN.

GOOD NIGHT.

OH, I HOPE THAT ONE ISN'T GOING TO FALL... OR THAT ONE.

OH!

GOOD EVENING, DANIEL.

OH, THANK YOU FOR COMING.

WAS SOMETHING TROUBLING YOU?

I DIDN'T KNOW STARS WOULD FALL FROM WAY UP THERE.

I'VE NEVER KNOWN A STAR TO FALL HERE.

LADY ELAINE SAID THEY DO, AND THEY MIGHT, AND THEY COULD.

I DON'T WANT ONE TO FALL ON MY CLOCK AND MAKE MY CLOCK FALL.

WHAT IF THE MOON SHOULD FALL?

THE MOON IS SO BIG.

THE MOON IS NOT GOING TO FALL.

A STAR IS NOT GOING TO MAKE YOUR CLOCK FALL.

LADY ELAINE WAS HAVING SCARY THOUGHTS HERSELF, AND SHE WAS JUST SCARING EVERYBODY ELSE WITH THEM.

YOU--YOU MEAN I'M SAFE HERE TONIGHT?

YES, I THINK YOU'RE VERY SAFE HERE TONIGHT.

I'D BE GLAD TO STAY WITH YOU UNTIL YOU GO TO SLEEP IF YOU'D LIKE.

I WOULD LIKE YOU TO.

THERE'S HANDY COMING OVER.

MAYBE HE'LL PLAY A LULLABY.

KING FRIDAY WANTED ME TO CHECK TO SEE THAT EVERYTHING WAS OK. PEOPLE ARE STARTING TO SETTLE DOWN FOR THE NIGHT.

THE STARS AREN'T GOING TO FALL, AND THE MOON ISN'T, EITHER.

THAT'S RIGHT, DANIEL.

AND MY CLOCK WON'T FALL.

DID YOU THINK IT MIGHT?

UNTIL I TALKED WITH LADY ABERLIN.

IT HELPS TO TALK ABOUT THINGS YOU'RE WONDERING ABOUT.

ESPECIALLY WITH PEOPLE YOU LIKE.

I'M GLAD TO HAVE NEIGHBORS LIKE YOU IN THE DAYTIME AND NIGHTTIME.

WOULD YOU GIVE DANIEL A LULLABY WHILE I CHECK ON THINGS AT THE CASTLE?

OF COURSE.

I'LL STAY WITH DANIEL UNTIL HE GOES TO SLEEP.

I LIKE BOTH OF YOU SO MUCH.

YOU KNOW WE LIKE YOU.

WE SURELY DO.

THANKS.

I'LL BE BACK.

THANKS.

[DING!

DING!]

[DING!

DING!

DING!]

OH, YES, TROLLEY, SOMETIMES IT DOES TAKE A WHILE TO GO TO SLEEP.

[DING!

DING!]

GOOD NIGHT.

[DING!

DING!]

[DING!

DING!

DING!

DING!]

[DING!

DING!]

[DING!

DING!

DING!]

[TOOT!

TOOT!]

[TOOT!

TOOT!]

SOMETIMES LADY ELAINE FAIRCHILDE UPSETS PEOPLE.

I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY X THE OWL WANTED HER TO KNOCK ON HIS TREE BEFORE COMING IN.

CAN'T YOU?

WHEN PEOPLE ARE IN THEIR ROOMS, THEY LIKE TO BE PRIVATE.

THEY LIKE TO BE TOLD IF OTHER PEOPLE WANT TO COME IN.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO TELL PEOPLE IF YOU'RE GOING TO VISIT.

LET'S GET SOME LIGHT IN HERE.

TURN ON THE TRAFFIC LIGHT.

THERE.

BETTER FOLD UP THE BED.

MAKE IT BE A SOFA AGAIN.

[TELEPHONE RINGS] THERE'S THE PHONE.

HELLO.

WELL...YES.

UH-HUH!

WHY, CERTAINLY.

OH, TATIANA.

YES.

HELLO.

IS THIS THE INTERPRETER?

OH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THIS WEEK?

VERY GOOD.

WELL, WE'RE CERTAINLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

DO SVIDANYA.

BYE.

THAT WAS SOMEONE WHO LIVES FAR AWAY FROM THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

SHE MAKES TELEVISION PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN IN HER COUNTRY THE WAY I MAKE THEM FOR YOU HERE.

SHE'S GOING TO VISIT US HERE SOMETIME THIS WEEK.

SHE'S FROM VERY FAR AWAY.

I'LL BE SO GLAD FOR YOU TO MEET HER.

WELL, THAT'S GOOD NEWS.

FIRST OF ALL, I NEED THESE.

I'LL PUT THIS AWAY.

OH, THAT REALLY PLEASES ME.

I'LL BE ABLE TO TELL YOU MORE ABOUT-- OH, HERE'S THIS TABLE.

WE'VE CERTAINLY MOVED THINGS AROUND A LOT TODAY, HAVEN'T WE?

BUT I LIKE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE TELEVISION VISITS WITH YOU.

THERE ARE MANY THINGS THAT PEOPLE WONDER ABOUT IN THIS WORLD.

I LIKE TALKING WITH YOU ABOUT THOSE THINGS.

IT GIVES ME 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 WHEN YOU'RE CURIOUS ABOUT THE PEOPLE AND THE WORLD AROUND YOU, THAT IS ONE FINE WAY OF LEARNING.

IT'S GOOD TO BE CURIOUS.

IT'S ALSO GOOD TO KNOW THAT EVERYBODY WANTS SOME TIME ALONE...

SOME PRIVATE TIME... ONCE IN A WHILE.

EVERYBODY HAS SOME THINGS THAT THEY JUST DON'T WANT TO SHARE IN THE DAYTIME OR THE NIGHTTIME.

I JUST REMEMBERED SOMETHING.

THE OTHER CASSETTE THAT MR. McFEELY BROUGHT.

I'LL PLAY THIS FOR YOU ANOTHER TIME BECAUSE I'LL BE BACK ANOTHER TIME...

THE NEXT TIME.

BYE-BYE.

YOU ALWAYS MAKE IT A SPECIAL DAY FOR ME.

YOU KNOW HOW?

BY JUST YOUR BEING YOURSELF.

PEOPLE CAN LIKE YOU JUST THE WAY YOU ARE... DAYTIME AND NIGHTTIME.

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