Misterogers (CBC, 12/11/1963)
Network: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Air Date:December 11, 1963
Mister Rogers answers a call on his "French telephone" and then another on an old-fashioned phone. Finally, he answers a call from a viewer ("It's one of you!") before showing a small model of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe phone.
In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Captain Blye sing It's an Ugly Day in expression of his disappointment in King Friday's decision to discontinue construction of the bridge between the castle and the new museum. King Friday has declared that another option must be provided or he will not support the establishment of the museum. Hearing Captain Blye's singing, Mrs. Frogg shares the good news that Tad is liking the Neighborhood of Make-Believe more as the Frogg family plans their move.
At the tree, X the Owl sings Smile in Your Pocket when he recognizes Captain Blye's somber mood. Thinking over the situation, X offers a solution: "He won't go over and won't go through. There's only one thing left to do." Captain Blye likes X's idea of building a tunnel and sings It's Good to Talk on his way to pitch the idea to King Friday.
Captain Blye finds King Friday atop the castle looking through a telescope for the air mail plane. The king is expecting "thousands of letters" in celebration of his upcoming birthday. When Captain Blye suggets a path to the museum that wouldn't even require King Friday to go outside, the idea is immediately approved: "Build it at once and line it with purple velvet! And don't tell me what it is until my birthday."
Back at the house, Mister Rogers shares his mailing address so viewers might send materials to help line the walls of the new underground passage.
Notes
During the credits, King Friday XIII and Edgar Cooke are seen at the castle with Captain Blye looking over plans for the tunnel.
Appearing In This Episode
- Mister Rogers
- Captain Blye
- Mrs. Frogg
- X the Owl
- King Friday XIII
- Edgar Cooke
Locations
- Mister Rogers' House
- Eiffel Tower
- Oak Tree
- Castle (Calendarland)
Songs
Memorable Quotes
- Mrs. Frogg: "The day is never any uglier than you feel."
Images
Episode Credits
Created by Fred Rogers
Guest: Allan Blye
Music performed by Lou Snider
Assistant Puppeteer: Ernest Coombs
Settings designed by Robert Hackborn
Properties: Frank Peets
Lighting Direction: Clifford Jones
Audio: Ed Rickwood
Technical Producer: Bob McKinstry
Produced by Francis Chapman
This has been a CBC Television production
CBC Radio-Canada