Episode 1172

Air Date: April 13, 1971
Previous Episode: 1171
Next Episode: 1173

Mister Rogers shares some pictures of his family including one of his sons playing with puppets. Taking out a few puppets of his own -- including an owl made by a young friend and his family -- Mister Rogers explains how people use their hands to make puppets move. After talking about how playing with puppets can be a way to express your feelings, he sings There Are Many Ways to Say I Love You.

Susan Linn stops by with her own puppets including Audrey Duck. Ms. Linn also talks about puppets being a wonderful tool for safely expressing feelings.

In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, X the Owl shows Audrey Duck and Susan Linn around the Neighborhood. Ana Platypus is startled when she sees their unfamiliar faces. Meanwhile, the shy Henrietta Pussycat keeps her distance from X and his guests. Lady Elaine Fairchilde is a little pushy and off-putting as she introduces herself to Susan and Audrey. Henrietta works up the courage to meet the guests just before Mr. McFeely delivers a message requesting their presence at the castle.

Back at the house, Ms. Linn shares a few other puppets including the first puppet she ever had -- a dragon made from a sock. She describes ventriloquism and explains how it works.

Notes

Let's Be Together Today plays in the background just before Audrey and Susan visit Make-Believe.

Although clearly not the same, the owl puppet which Mister Rogers suggests looks like X the Owl does slightly resemble an early image of X from the Children's Corner era.

Appearing In This Episode

Guests

Susan Linn

Songs

Images

Episode Credits

Produced by WQED Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in association with Small World Enterprises Inc. for N.E.T.

Created by Fred Rogers
Produced and directed by Sam Silberman
Writer: Eliot Daley
Music Director: John Costa
Neighbors: W.P. Barker, Susan Linn, David Newell

Production funds for this television visit were provided by a grant from the Sears Roebuck Foundation and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting