Episode 0042
Air Date: April 16, 1968
Previous Episode: 0041
Next Episode: 0043
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Upon his arrival, Mister Rogers invites viewers outside to the porch as he sings Won't You Be My Neighbor. While he is singing, he folds a paper airplane before sharing a book about different styles of paper airplanes.
Inside, Mister Rogers changes into his sweater as he talks about trading paper airplanes for buckeyes when he was younger. Taking a few buckeyes out of his pocket, he sings Let's Be Together Today.
In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Bernard Goldberg is inside the castle playing the flute for King Friday.
Back with Mister Rogers, he takes an empty bottle and uses it as a pretend flute. Lady Aberlin stops by with a small knitted scarf to be delivered to X the Owl. She borrows a pair of scissors to trim the edge of the scarf.
Returning to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Grandpere is talking with Daniel Striped Tiger about his plans to make his tower into a "trading tower" -- a place where others can exchange items for other things. Daniel gives Grandpere a chocolate bar that he might use to trade to someone else. Lady Aberlin stops by the clock on her way to see X the Owl and sings I Like You As You Are with Daniel.
At the tree, X is happy to receive the scarf from Lady Aberlin. As a token of his thanks, he gives Lady Aberlin a walnut which she takes to Grandpere and trades for the chocolate bar.
Back at the house, Mister Rogers encourages viewers to have their own trading tower at home.
Notes
The Great International Paper Airplane Book is available for purchase on Amazon.com.
Returning the scissors to Mister Rogers, Betty Aberlin deliberatly hands them to him handle first to demonstrate proper safety.
Appearing In This Episode
- Daniel Striped Tiger
- Grandpere
- Henrietta Pussycat
- King Friday XIII
- Lady Aberlin
- Mister Rogers
- X the Owl
Guests
- Bernard Goldberg
Songs
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Episode Credits
Produced by WQED - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for National Educational Television
Neighbors: Betty Aberlin, Bernard Goldberg
Producer: Fred Rogers
Director: David Fu-Ying Chen
Executive Producer: Paul K. Taff
Production funds for this series were provided by a grant from The Sears-Roebuck Foundation and a children's program fund established by N.E.T. affiliated stations.
© 1968 National Educational Television and Radio Center