Misterogers (CBC, 1/30/1964)

Network: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Air Date: January 30, 1964

Mister Rogers shares a variety of objects which represent nursery rhymes such as Little Jack Horner, There Was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe, and Jack Be Nimble.

In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Daphne Entwistle is acting as Mother Goose. She meets Daniel Striped Tiger who shares with her some of his freshly made fudge. Ms. Entwistle mentions that she is looking for information about nursery rhymes as she would like to know what happened to each character after the rhymes ended. Daniel suggests she speak with X the Owl.

At the tree, Ms. Entwistle discusses nursery rhymes with X who then sings Find a Star. X goes on to refer Ms. Entwistle to King Friday XIII for more information about Humpty Dumpty.

At the castle, King Friday reveals that it was his horses and men who attempted to repair the famously broken Humpty Dumpty: “Humpty was my egg head.” Unfortunately, his horses and men didn’t try very hard so it was King Friday who ultimately had to put Humpty back together. Edgar Cooke retrieves Humpty Dumpty from inside the castle before Ms. Entwistle is invited to the castle’s T Room for tea.

Back with Mister Rogers, the visit is quickly concluded as he bid viewers farewell.

Notes

• Daniel Striped Tiger’s secret to making good fudge? Evaporate milk.
• In this episode, King Friday’s directions to the castle’s T Room are to go through the gates (to the right side of the castle), “around there”, down the corridor to the Ebony Room, and then go around the castle twice.
• There are no credits shown at the end of this episode. Instead, Mister Rogers concludes and the only text show is the CBC logo and information as noted below.

Appearing In This Episode

• Mister Rogers
• Daphne Entwistle
• Daniel Striped Tiger
• X the Owl
• King Friday XIII
• Edgar Cooke

Locations

• Mister Rogers' House
• Daniel's Clock
• Oak Tree
• Castle

Songs

• Misterogers' Invitation
• Find a Star

Memorable Quotes

• X the Owl: “You always look fine when you have a good rhyme.”
• King Friday XIII: “Don’t put [Humpty Dumpty] on that wall, Edgar. You know what happens to him on walls.”
• King Friday XIII: “Every day is a special day when you want to make it such.”

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Episode Credits

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