Lady Elaine Fairchilde
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Lady Elaine Fairchilde first appeared on the Children’s Corner as a very unique, self-confident, and eccentric woman who operated the Rapid Walking Beauty Counseling and Professional Bridesmaid School in the Trolley Barn.
Carrying over to Misterogers and through the run of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, she moved from Someplace Else and took over as the curator of the Museum-Go-Round upon the departure of the Frogg family.[1003]
Lady Elaine is the Neighborhood mischief maker and, having learned from the Wizard of Lupovich,[1036] often uses her Boomerang-Toomerang-Soomerang to do things such as rearrange the Neighborhood or to turn it upside down.[1605] She is credited with the discovery of Planet Purple which she found while flying in her spaceship. Lady Elaine also owns a helicopter named Yo-Yo.[1734]
Lady Elaine Fairchilde is a long-time friends of Betty Okonak Templeton and Barbara Russell. Twice, Lady Elaine mistakenly thinks she is engaged to be married -- once to Corney and then to Neighbor Aber.[1598] Lady Elaine also has a sister named Barbara [1481] and regularly addresses others as "toots."
According to a Neighborhood census, Lady Elaine can whistle and her favorite color is red.[1652] She plays the piano[1278], the accordion[1280], and the oboe and is the acting manager of MGR-TV where she produces a soap opera, As the Museum Turns.[1665] A glimpse into Margret H. Witch’s crystal ball reveals that Lady Elaine will live to be at least 250 years old.[1456]
Operas and Plays
Lady Elaine's experience with the Neighborhood operas and plays is quite extensive including the following parts:
- Campsite Owner in the Campsite Opera
- Housewife in Pineapples and Tomatoes
- The Evil Witch in The Snow People
- The Farmer's Wife in Potato Bugs and Cows
- Alice Claire in All in the Laundry
- The Wicked Witch in Key to Otherland
- Hildegard Hummingbird in Windstorm in Bubbleland
- A Star in A Star for Kitty
Lady Elaine's Name and Background
According to the Archive for American Television interview with Fred Rogers: "My sister was adopted when she was six months old and I was eleven years old. And her name is Elaine. We tease her because she thinks that I must have named Lady Elaine Fairchild for her."
In Episode 1691, Robert Troll delivers a package to Lady Elaine which confirms her middle initial as it is addressed to "Miss Lady Elaine C. Fairchilde."
Puppet Demonstration
Mister Rogers demonstrates the Lady Elaine Fairchilde puppet in Episode 1384.
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Lady Elaine Fairchild [Episode 0005] |
At the Museum-Go-Round [Episode 1309] |
Puppet demonstration [Episode 1384] |
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On MGR-TV [Episode 1384] |
Lady Elaine Fairchilde [Episode 1463] |
Playing her accordion [Episode 1600] |
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Performing in the soap opera [Episode 1665] |
With her boomerang [Episode 1695] |
Lady Elaine [Episode 1765] |
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Seen in Margret H. Witch’s crystal ball [Episode 1456] |
Evil witch in The Snow People [Episode 1245] |
Farmer's wife in Potato Bugs and Cows [Episode 1300] |
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Wicked witch in A Key to Otherland
[Episode 1425] |
Hildegard Hummingbird in Bubbleland [Episode 1475] |
Lady Elaine as a star in A Star for Kitty [Episode 1565] |
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Illustrated on the King Friday XIII Celebrates LP |
Illustrated on the cover of Time To Be Friends |
Illustrated in Planet Purple |
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Illustrated in the Trolley shape book |
Illustrated in When Monsters Seem Real |
Illustrated in the Won't You Be My Neighbor Musictivity book |
Merchandise
Notes
- Although Lady Elaine does not physically appear in Episode 1235, her voice is heard calling over the radio from outer space.
- In Episode 1702, Lady Elaine dreams of herself the size of a real human being. It is unknown who the performer is who plays Lady Elaine in this human-size role.
- In Episode 1503, as Lady Elaine is lowered to the mountaintop with a sculpture of her own head, a rare glimpse of her full body can be seen.
- Lade Elaine does not visibly appear in Episode 1234; however, she plays a prominent role in that episode's Make-Believe segment as he speaks through a squawk box from Jupiter.
Puppet / Costume Variations
| 0008 | Dresses up as a noisy dove of peace |
| 0084 | Dress as campsite owner |
| 0113 | Wears pajamas |
| 0119, 0120 | Dresses as a cowgirl |
| 1008, 1009 | Wears a painter's smock and hat |
| 1033 | Dresses as a fortune teller |
| 1056 | Wears scout uniform |
| 1125 | Dresses up as the housewife |
| 1197 | Dresses up in a “disguise” |
| 1231, 1232, 1233, 1236 | Wears astronaut suit |
| 1239, 1240 | Wears purple dress |
| 1245 | Dresses up as the evil witch |
| 1276 | Wears purple cow costume |
| 1300 | Dresses up as the farmer’s wife |
| 1327 | Wears a Neighborhood Sweethearts costume |
| 1362, 1363, 1364 | Wears a red coat and hat |
| 1394 | Wears fancy dress |
| 1409 | Wears sunglasses |
| 1425 | Dresses up as the wicked witch |
| 1435 | Wears bucket-shaped party hat |
| 1437 | Wears cape |
| 1446 | Wears several costumes |
| 1453 | Puts on witch’s hat |
| 1456 | Seen in the future (250 yrs old) |
| 1474, 1475 | Dresses up as Hildegard Hummingbird |
| 1487 | Puts on travel hat |
| 1488, 1490 | Wears sun visor |
| 1496 | Tries on her homemade chapeau |
| 1503 | Feet and legs shown |
| 1515 | Wears warm hat and scarf |
| 1524 | Wears straw hat |
| 1526, 1527, 1598 | Wears painting/work hat |
| 1537 | Wears work clothes |
| 1544, 1545 | Wear bridesmaid dress |
| 1563 | Wears nightgown |
| 1565 | Dresses up as a star |
| 1572, 1573, 1574, 1575 | Wears fancy clothes for her Always Happy Dance Studio |
| 1589, 1590 | Wears nightgown and hat |
| 1598 | Wears work clothes |
| 1601 | Tries on Randy S. Caribou’s sombrero |
| 1605 | Puts on team uniform |
| 1639 | Enters wearing an emergency light on her head |
| 1665 | Dresses up for the soap opera |
| 1671, 1672 | Puts on/wears swami hat |
| 1674, 1675 | Wears a three cornered scarf |
| 1675 | Wears 18th century wig |
| 1690 | Puts on a party hat |
| 1691 | Wears an apron |
| 1715 | Wears a fancy hat |
| 1717, 1718, 1719, 1720 | Wears a propeller hat and wings |
| 1728, 1729, 1730 | Puts on/wears gorilla catcher clothes and hat |
| 1732, 1734 | Wears flying suit, goggles, and headset |
| 1740 | Puts on outerspace costume |
| 1750 | Dresses up for her exhibit of round things |
| 1760 | Wears a Reading Game cap |
Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood
In Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, Lady Elaine continues to live in the Museum-Go-Round with her daughter Miss Elaina.
Appearances
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Books
- Costume Party, The
- Everyone is Special
- Festival of Many Things
- Henrietta Meets Someone New
- If We Were All the Same
- Matter of the Mittens, The
- No One Can Ever Take Your Place
- Our Small World
- Pencil Play Book
- Planet Purple (Book)
- Playtime Puppet Theater
- Playtime Put-Ons
- Time To Be Friends
- Trolley Golden Shape Book
- Trolley Visit to Make-Believe, A
- When Monsters Seem Real
- Wishes Don't Make Things Come True (Book)
- Won't You Be My Neighbor (Musictivity)
CDs, Records, and Tapes
- Around the Neighborhood: Puppet Voices
- Come On and Wake Up (Album)
- Come On and Wake Up (7" Vinyl)
- Coming and Going
- Place of Our Own, A (Album)
- Place of Our Own, A (7" Vinyl)
- Tomorrow on the Children's Corner
Home Video
- Adventures in Friendship
- America's Favorite Neighbor
- Day at the Circus, A
- Dinosaurs and Monsters
- Friends and Feelings
- Going to School
- Going to School (VHS)
- Hellos and Good-byes
- Helping Children Understand
- Kindness
- Making Music
- Mister Rogers Goes To School
- Music and Feelings
- Musical Stories
- Our Earth: Clean and Green
- Speedy Delivery (DVD)
- What About Love?
- What Do You Do With the Mad That You Feel (DVD)
- What Do You Do With the Mad That You Feel (VHS)
- When Parents Are Away
Other Video
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