♫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, TELEVISION NEIGHBOR.

I KNOW PEOPLE WHO LIKE ME TO WAVE.

YEAH.

DO YOU LIKE TO WAVE?

I DO, TOO.

SOME FRIENDS OF MINE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A PICTURE OF MY FISH TANK.

THEY LOANED THIS CAMERA TO ME.

LET'S TAKE THE PICTURE RIGHT AWAY.

WE'LL GO INTO THE KITCHEN AND DO THAT.

FISH, I'M GOING TO TAKE YOUR PICTURE.

I THINK IF I... JUST GO RIGHT HERE.

[CLICK] NOW, IT TAKES A WHILE FOR THIS PICTURE TO DEVELOP.

I WILL DRAW A PICTURE OF A FISH WHILE WE'RE WAITING.

GOING TO DRAW ONE OF YOU, FISH.

HOW'S THAT?

LET ME SEE IF THE PICTURE'S READY.

YEP.

IT IS.

TAKE A LOOK AT THE TWO OF THEM.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

THIS ONE'S MORE EXACT, BUT THIS ONE I MADE MYSELF.

IN FACT, I JUST THOUGHT OF SOMETHING TO DO WITH THIS ONE.

THIS ONE WE'LL GIVE TO MY FRIENDS, WHEN I TAKE THEIR CAMERA BACK.

I'M GOING TO CUT THIS ONE OUT.

AND THEN I THINK I'LL JUST PUT SOME TAPE ON IT, AND PUT IT ON A STICK.

AND HAVE A FISH ON A STICK.

THAT'S A FUNNY KIND OF PET, ISN'T IT?

COME ALONG, FISH.

GO RIGHT ALONG, AND SAY HELLO TO THOSE FISH.

I HAVE SOME PICTURES OF PEOPLE WITH OTHER PETS, PETS ALL DRESSED UP FOR A PET SHOW.

[TELEPHONE RINGS] OH, THAT'S THE TELEPHONE.

HELLO.

YES, BOB, HOW ARE YOU?

GOOD.

OH, I WAS JUST MAKING A FISH ON A STICK.

YEAH.

YOUR DOG?

FOR THE NIGHT?

WHY DON'T YOU BRING HIM OVER, AND WE CAN MEET EACH OTHER.

ALL RIGHT.

SEE YOU LATER.

THAT'S BOB TROW.

HE WANTS US TO TAKE CARE OF HIS DOG FOR A NIGHT.

WE CAN MEET HIM A LITTLE LATER.

LET ME SHOW YOU THESE PICTURES OF PETS ALL DRESSED UP.

SEE THAT BOY WITH HIS SHEEP.

WHAT IS THAT THAT THOSE GIRLS HAVE?

A BIG TURTLE, ISN'T IT?

THAT BOY HAS A GREAT BIG PARROT.

THERE'S A GIRL WITH A CAT.

A GIRL WITH A DUCK.

A BOY WITH A VERY FANCY DOG.

THAT DOG MUST HAVE WON SOME RIBBONS.

♫SOME ARE FANCY ON THE OUTSIDE♫ ♫SOME ARE FANCY ON THE INSIDE♫ ♫EVERYBODY'S FANCY♫ ♫EVERYBODY'S FINE♫ ♫YOUR BODY'S FANCY♫ ♫SO IS MINE♫ ♫BOYS ARE BOYS FROM THE BEGINNING♫ ♫GIRLS ARE GIRLS RIGHT FROM THE START♫ ♫EVERYBODY'S FANCY♫ ♫EVERYBODY'S FINE♫ ♫YOUR BODY'S FANCY♫ ♫AND SO IS MINE♫ ♫I THINK YOU'RE A SPECIAL PERSON♫ ♫AND I LIKE YOUR INS AND OUTSIDES♫ ♫EVERYBODY'S FANCY♫ ♫EVERYBODY'S FINE♫ ♫YOUR BODY'S FANCY♫ ♫AND SO IS MINE♫ DO YOU FEEL THAT YOU'RE FANCY?

A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE FANCY, BOTH ON THE OUTSIDE AND THE INSIDE.

LET'S HAVE SOME MAKE-BELIEVE.

COME ON, TROLLEY.

[DING!

DING!]

YOU KNOW, LAST TIME WE PRETENDED THAT EVERYONE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF MAKE-BELIEVE WAS THINKING ABOUT ANA PLATYPUS' BIRTHDAY.

WHY DON'T WE PRETEND SOME MORE ABOUT THAT NOW?

WE COULD MAKE-BELIEVE THAT ANA WANTS A PET FOR HER BIRTHDAY.

WHAT KIND OF PET DO YOU SUPPOSE SHE MIGHT WANT?

THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF MAKE-BELIEVE.

[DING!

DING!]

OH, SO ANA TOLD YOU SHE WANTS A PET FOR HER BIRTHDAY.

ELSIE JEAN, DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING TO GET IT FOR HER?

YES.

THERE ARE MANY KINDS OF PETS.

[HORNS TRUMPETING] MRS. PLATYPUS, NIECE ABERLIN I PRESUME.

CORRECT, AS USUAL, UNCLE FRIDAY.

DID SOMEONE SAY PETS?

I THOUGHT I HEARD SOMEONE SPEAKING ABOUT PETS.

YOU DID, UNCLE FRIDAY.

ELSIE JEAN IS THINKING OF GETTING A PET FOR ANA'S BIRTHDAY.

WELL, I GUESS I'M THE PET PERSON AROUND HERE.

YOU CAN ASK ME ALL ABOUT PETS.

YOU, UNCLE FRIDAY?

YOU HAVE A PET, SIRE?

YES, JUST A MOMENT.

MY PET HAPPENS TO BE NEARBY.

I SHALL FETCH HIM.

[RATTLING] HERE HE IS.

MRS. PLATYPUS, KINDLY MEET TROGLODYTES AEDON.

YOU'VE ALREADY BEEN INTRODUCED, MS. ABERLIN.

AH...YES, YES, I HAVE, UNCLE FRIDAY.

OH, I...I'M PLEASED TO... A PET IS A SOURCE OF GREAT JOY.

TROG IS A SPLENDID BIRD.

YES, SIRE.

A BLITHE SPIRIT.

I IMAGINE SO, SIRE.

A CLOUD DWELLER.

HA HA!

♫TROGLODYTES AEDON♫ ♫MY WREN IS MY PET♫ ♫IS MY VERY ROYAL PET♫ ♫GREET IT♫ ♫TROGLODYTES AEDON♫ ♫MEET MY WREN♫ ♫TROGLODYTES AEDON♫ LOVELY.

BUT, UNCLE FRIDAY, TROGLODYTES AEDON IS MADE OF WOOD.

YES.

HE'S A TOY ON A STICK.

NIECE ABERLIN, A PET IS A PET.

I ENJOY TROGLODYTES AEDON.

PERHAPS YOU WOULD LIKE TO GIVE HIM A WALK AND SING TO HIM.

YOU MEAN... LIKE THIS?

♫TROGLODYTES AEDON♫ ♫YOUR WREN IS YOUR PET♫ ♫HE'S YOUR VERY ROYAL PET♫ ♫GREET HIM♫ ♫TROGLODYTES AEDON♫ ♫MEET YOUR PET♫ ♫TROGLODYTES AEDON♫ THAT WAS VERY, VERY NICE.

LOVELY TROG.

YES, BEAUTIFUL.

DID YOU ENJOY THAT WALK AND SINGING TIME WITH LADY ABERLIN?

IT WAS VERY NICE, UNCLE FRIDAY.

WE WERE TALKING ABOUT PETS, YOU KNOW.

YES, WELL, I CAN POSSIBLY ARRANGE FOR ANA TO HAVE ONE ALMOST EXACTLY LIKE THIS.

I THINK SHE'D LIKE A LIVE PET, SIRE.

YES.

LIVE PETS ARE ENTIRELY DIFFERENT KINDS OF CREATURES.

YES, SIRE.

ONE CANNOT USUALLY KEEP A LIVE PET IN A DRAWER.

NO, BUT LIVE PETS ARE MORE CUDDLY AT TIMES, THAN ONE ON A WOODEN STICK.

I SUPPOSE THEY ARE.

OH, WELL.

I'VE DONE WHAT I COULD.

WE'LL CARRY ON, UNCLE FRIDAY.

TRUST US.

A KING TRIES TO PLEASE HIS SUBJECTS.

AFTER A CERTAIN POINT, HE MUST SIMPLY TRUST THEM.

COME ALONG, TROGLODYTES.

FAREWELL, LADIES.

FAREWELL, UNCLE FRIDAY.

AH...WELL, EVERYONE LIKES TO HAVE IDEAS.

LADY ELAINE FAIRCHILDE CERTAINLY HAS IDEAS, TOO.

OH?

SHE'S IN HER MUSEUM.

SHE'S GOING TO SHOW ANA AND HER FRIENDS PICTURES OF ANIMAL PETS SHE THINKS ANA WOULD LIKE.

WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE EVERYBODY'S HERE.

ROBERT TROLL, DANIEL TIGER, ANA PLATYPUS, PRINCE TUESDAY.

NOW, YOU CAN ALL FOLLOW ME.

THE CONCOURSE OF CATALOGUES IS OPEN FOR A PRESENTATION OF PETS.

COME ALONG.

RIGHT AROUND THIS WAY.

ALL RIGHT, KIDS, THIS IS THE CONCOURSE OF CATALOGUES, WHERE YOU CAN FIND PRACTICALLY ANYTHING YOU WANT IN A PICTURE.

NOW, YOU WANT TO SEE ABOUT SOME PETS, RIGHT, ANA?

YES, PLEASE.

OH, WAIT A MINUTE.

WE NEED THE LIGHTS DOWN, PLEASE, SO WE CAN SEE THE PICTURES REAL WELL.

WELL, YOU COULD HAVE A BUG.

I DON'T THINK SO.

OR YOU COULD HAVE A SNAIL.

HE'S CUTE.

PERSONALLY, I THINK YOU'D LOOK GREAT WITH A WHALE.

WE COULD JUST DIG A HUGE WHALE POND.

YOU WOULD NEED A BOAT TO TAKE IT FOR A WALK.

I DON'T THINK I WANT A WHALE.

THANKS ANYWAY, LADY ELAINE.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

I CAN UNDERSTAND.

HOW ABOUT SOMETHING MORE FUN, LIKE A MONKEY?

HA HA HA!

THEY CAN BE FUNNY, YOU KNOW.

AND REAL CUTE... AND THEY CAN BE EASY TO FEED.

JUST GIVE THEM A BANANA.

WHAT DO YOU SAY ABOUT A MONKEY?

I DON'T THINK SO.

THEY SEEM TOO BIG.

ONE LAST TRY, AN ANIMAL THAT HELPS AROUND THE HOUSE, COULD TAKE YOU FOR A RIDE, LOOKS GREAT AT A PARTY.

IT CAN EVEN WATER YOUR GARDEN OR GIVE YOU A SHOWER.

AN ELEPHANT.

OK, LIGHTS ON, EVERYBODY.

I THINK WE'VE SETTLED ON AN ELEPHANT.

I NEVER THOUGHT OF ELEPHANTS AS PETS.

WELL, I LIKE THEM ALL VERY MUCH.

GEE!

I WONDER IF THEY'RE SAFE.

DO PEOPLE REALLY HAVE PETS LIKE THAT?

DON'T WORRY, DANIEL.

OK!

OK!

THAT'S THE PANOPLY OF PETS.

WHAT WILL IT BE?

THANKS FOR THE PICTURES, LADY ELAINE.

THAT WAS REALLY FUN.

WHAT ABOUT THE ELEPHANT, DEAR?

NO, I DON'T THINK I COULD TAKE CARE OF AN ELEPHANT.

BUT THE PICTURES WERE WONDERFUL.

WELL, I'M GLAD YOU LIKED THEM.

HAPPY THREE DAYS BEFORE YOUR BIRTHDAY.

[RING RING] GO SEE WHO THAT IS, WILL YOU, KIDS?

YOO HOO!

PRINCE TUESDAY.

YOO HOO!

DANIEL.

HI, ROBERT TROLL.

LADY ELAINE IS SO FUNNY.

A WHALE AND AN APE!

OH, IT SOUNDS AS IF YOU ALL HAD FUN!

OH, YES!

BUT I DON'T THINK LADY ELAINE KNOWS WHY I WANTED A PET.

WHY DO PEOPLE WANT PETS?

I WANT A PET THAT I CAN CHASE AND JUMP AFTER.

I'D WANT ONE THAT WOULDN'T GO VERY FAR, LIKE A FISH.

I WANT A PET I CAN HUG AND TELL MY SECRETS TO.

BUT NOT A WHALE OR AN APE OR AN ELEPHANT!

DIFFERENT PEOPLE WANT THEM FOR DIFFERENT REASONS.

DID YOU SEE THAT ELEPHANT?

OH, YES.

IT WAS SO FUNNY.

[DING!

DING!]

ANA WANTED A PET THAT SHE COULD HUG AND WHISPER SPECIAL THINGS TO.

SHE DIDN'T WANT SOMETHING BIG OR SCARY.

DIFFERENT PEOPLE HAVE MANY DIFFERENT KINDS OF PETS.

KING FRIDAY HAS THAT BIRD ON THE STICK.

TROGLODYTES AEDON.

WELL, I HAVE A FISH ON A STICK.

WHAT COULD I CALL THIS FISH?

♫SALLY MARGARET McFARLAND♫ ♫MY FISH IS MY PET♫ ♫IS MY VERY LOVELY PET♫ ♫MEET HER♫ ♫SALLY MARGARET McFARLAND♫ ♫MEET MY PET, SALLY MARGARET McFARLAND♫ IF YOU MADE SOME SORT OF AN ANIMAL AND PUT IT ON A STICK, YOU COULD NAME IT WHAT YOU WANTED.

I LIKE TO THINK OF DIFFERENT WAYS CHILDREN PLAY WITH THEIR PETS.

LET'S JUST THINK ABOUT THAT NOW.

PEOPLE CAN LIKE PETS AND PETS CAN LIKE PEOPLE.

BUT SOMETIMES IT TAKES A WHILE TO GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER.

WHEN I WAS A CHILD, I SOMETHIMES GOT ANGRY WHEN AN ANIMAL I DIDN'T KNOW DID SOMETHING TO SCARE ME.

♫I'M ANGRY, I'M ANGRY♫ ♫AND I CAN TELL YOU WHY♫ ♫THE REASON I AM ANGRY IS♫ ♫THAT SOMEBODY MADE ME FEEL VERY SMALL♫ ♫AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, I CRIED♫ ♫I ALMOST LIED AND SAID I WASN'T SCARED♫ ♫BUT I WAS SCARED♫ ♫AND NOW I'M ANGRY♫ ♫I'M ANGRY♫ DID YOU EVER FEEL LIKE THAT, FEEL ANGRY WHEN SOMEBODY MADE YOU FEEL SMALL AND SCARED?

MR. TROW'S GOING TO BRING HIS DOG OVER SOON.

WE'LL TAKE OUR TIME TO GET TO KNOW ABOUT IT.

WE'LL ASK VERY CAREFULLY ABOUT PATTING THE DOG.

WE SHOULD NEVER PAT AN ANIMAL UNLESS ITS OWNER SAYS IT'S OK. [KNOCK ON DOOR] MAYBE THAT'S HE NOW.

IT IS!

BOB.

FRED.

NOW I'D LIKE YOU TO SHAKE HANDS WITH BARNEY.

SHAKE HANDS, BARNEY.

IS IT ALL RIGHT TO PAT HIM?

SURE.

HE LOVES TO BE PATTED.

THANK YOU FOR ASKING.

HIS NOSE FEELS VERY COOL.

THAT'S ONE OF THE SIGNS THAT HE FEELS GOOD.

WHAT ABOUT THAT LEASH?

THAT WON'T HURT HIM.

IT'S NOT TOO TIGHT?

CAREFUL OF THAT, AREN'T YOU?

YOU KNOW, IT'S A REAL RESPONSIBILITY TO TAKE CARE OF A NICE BOY LIKE YOU.

WELL, YOU'RE A VERY RESPONSIBLE PERSON.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO STAY?

I'D HAVE TO TAKE HIM TO MY REAL HOME.

I KNOW.

I DO WISH YOU'D CONSIDER IT.

IT'S A BIG RESPONSIBILITY, BUT I'LL ASK JOANNE ABOUT IT.

HE MUST BE VERY COMFORTABLE WITH YOU.

HIS TAIL'S WAGGING.

I THINK HE'D ENJOY A VISIT WITH MISTER ROGERS.

HOW LONG WOULD HE STAY?

JUST OVERNIGHT.

BARNEY, YOU LIKE IT HERE, DON'T YOU?

THINK IT OVER AND GIVE ME A CALL.

SURE WILL.

THANKS FOR COMING BY.

IT'S A RESPONSIBILITY TO TAKE CARE OF SOMEBODY'S PET.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT RESPONSIBILITY MEANS?

IT'S A BIG WORD.

THE FIRST PART OF IT, RESPONSE, IS LIKE ANSWER.

WHEN SOMEBODY SAYS HELLO TO YOU, YOU ANSWER BY SAYING HELLO BACK.

WELL, WHEN YOU'RE TAKING CARE OF A DOG, YOU NEED TO ANSWER OR RESPOND WHEN THE DOG'S HUNGRY OR NEEDS TO GO PEE PEE.

IT'S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO ANSWER TO THE DOG'S NEEDS.

I LIKE BARNEY, BUT BEFORE I SAID I'D TAKE CARE OF HIM, I HAD TO THINK ABOUT THE RESPONSIBILITY.

I WANT TO ASK MRS. ROGERS IF SHE THINKS IT'S ALL RIGHT.

I'LL CALL HER NOW.

HELLO, JOANNE.

FINE.

YOU OK?

BOB TROW WANTS ME TO TAKE CARE OF HIS DOG FOR ONE NIGHT.

IS THAT ALL RIGHT WITH YOU?

YES, I'LL WALK HIM.

GREAT, SEE YOU LATER.

THAT'S GOOD.

I HOPED THAT SHE'D SAY YES.

NOW, I MUST FEED THE FISH.

I'LL LET SALLY MARGARET FEED THE FISH.

THERE YOU GO, SALLY MARGARET.

GIVE THE OTHERS SOME, AND HAVE SOME FOR YOURSELF.

PRETEND.

I'LL TAKE THE PICTURE AND THE CAMERA BACK TO MY FRIENDS.

IT'S TIME FOR ME TO GO TO MY REAL HOME.

THAT'S A PLACE WHERE I LIVE WITH MY FAMILY.

THIS IS MY TELEVISION HOME, WHERE I VISIT WITH YOU.

♫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♫ I LIKE IT THAT WE'RE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT IMPORTANT THINGS.

I FEEL THAT WE CAN.

WE CAN TALK ABOUT ALL KINDS OF GOOD THINGS AND SCARY THINGS AND SAD THINGS.

WE'LL DO MORE THINGS TOGETHER NEXT TIME.

BYE.

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