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Episode 1356Air Date: April 1, 1974
Sitting on the sofa, Mister Rogers continues reading History of Planet Purple telling the story of the planet where everything was the same until the arrival of Lady Elaine Fairchilde. When Paul and Pauline Purple follow Lady Elaine back to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, they discover that people and things can be different from one another. They return to Planet Purple to tell the others and more variety starts to become evident. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Robert Troll is teaches Queen Sara to sing Troll Talk. Paul and Pauline Purple return to Make-Believe to share some news with Purple Panda. Laws have changed on Planet Purple and Purple Panda is now allowed to return. Back at the house, Mister Rogers sings Everybody Has a History. He concludes by turning the water on and off in the kitchen and bathroom. He thinks about a young friend who manages to operate faucets despite being blind. NotesThe changing laws on Planet Purple refer to Episode 1284 when Purple Panda was banished from his home planet for rocking in a chair. Appearing In This EpisodeSongs
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