Episode 1157

Air Date: March 23, 1971
Previous Episode: 1156
Next Episode: 1158

Mister Rogers arrives with two model cars which he uses to describe a minor accident he had seen earlier in the day. After explaining that play can be a way of dealing with frightening experiences, he sings I Did Too.

In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Corney and Lady Aberlin accidentally leave a toy car on the Trolley track which causes the Trolley to crash into it. Corney takes the damaged car back to his factory as Lady Aberlin escorts Dr. Meow Meow Meow to the tree where he examines Henrietta's eyes. After the examination, Lady Aberlin sings Exercise Your Eyes.

Mr. McFeely arrives with a delivery from the Platypus family -- presents for all -- but the package is not to be opened yet. Lady Elaine Fairchilde sees the package and doesn't know if she can wait to open it.

Back at the house, Mister Rogers sings Exercise Your Eyes before he remembers the last time he had his eyes examined by Dr. Mallinger. Mr. McFeely stops by with a curious delivery -- a box marked "secret" which he will return for tomorrow.

Notes

Mister Rogers also visits Dr. Mallinger in Episode 0024 and Episode 1728.

Appearing In This Episode

• Cornflake S. Pecially
• Dr. Meow Meow Meow
• Henrietta Pussycat
• Lady Aberlin
• Lady Elaine Fairchilde
• Mister Rogers
• Mr. McFeely

Guests

• Bernard Mallinger, O.D.

Songs

• Exercise Your Eyes
• I Did Too
• Tomorrow
• Won't You Be My Neighbor?

Images

Episode Credits

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

Created and written by Fred Rogers
Produced and directed by Sam Silberman
Music Director: John Costa
Neighbors: Betty Aberlin, Bernard Mallinger O.D., David Newell

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

© 1970 National Educational Television and Radio Center