Episode 0068
Air Date: May 22, 1968
Previous Episode: 0067
Next Episode: 0069
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Mister Rogers arrives with a collection of model cycles which he plays with on the floor. He describes the difference between a tricycle, a bicycle, and a unicycle. Picture Picture shows a film about people riding real cycles including a tandem cycle made for two people.
After the film, Mister Rogers sings Everybody's Fancy before Mr. McFeely stops by and describes how he rides his delivery bicycle. Mister Rogers is invited to "Miss Nelson and Bruce's dance studio" to see a musical computer.
At the dance studio, Mister Rogers visits with Bruce Haack who demonstrates a synthesizer which allows him to create various sounds. Miss Nelson arrives with a group of young dance students who spin as they sing a song about wheels. The children continue moving and singing to the various sounds of the synthesizer as they pretend to ride bicycles and pretend that they are cats.
Mr. McFeely finds Mister Rogers at the dance studio to tell him that there is a surprise for him back at the house. Upon returning to his house, Mister Rogers enters to find his cat, Blackberry, waiting for him inside.
Notes
Mister Rogers mentions Mr. McFeely's tendency to hurry and does a quick, but humorous impression of him.
Unlike most episodes of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, this episode does not include a Make-Believe segment.
Bruce Haack is a well-known name within electronic music circles. For more on Mr. Haack visit brucehaack.com.
Blackberry was likely Fred Rogers' cat: "Sometimes she visits me here at the studio."
Appearing In This Episode
Guests
- Bruce Haack
- Esther Nelson
Songs
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Episode Credits
Produced by WQED - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for National Educational Television
Neighbors: Esther Nelson, Bruce Haack, David Newell
Musical Director: Johnny Costa
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