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The Best Episodes of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood

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The Best Episodes of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood is an American children's television series that was created and hosted by namesake Fred Rogers. The series originated in 1963 as Misterogers...
  1. Background image for Celebrating the Arts: The Last Program
    9.4/10(46 votes)

    #1 - Celebrating the Arts: The Last Program

    S31:E5

    Everyone in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe now knows that Lady Elaine is still dwelling on that day long ago when somebody hurt her feelings, but when the time comes to "judge" all the artwork she arrives not with a judgment, but with a collage of all the neighbors. It is Lady Elaine's rightful act of compassion toward those around her. Mr. McFeely and Rogers share a video collage of artists in their various fields.

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  2. Background image for Potato Bugs and Cows
    9.2/10(21 votes)

    #2 - Potato Bugs and Cows

    S6:E40

    The Neighborhood of Make-Believe holds its opera on Potato Bugs and Cows. Lady Aberlin plays Priscilla, an unsatisfied cow who wants to be a potato bug. A segment of Fred's discussion about Priscilla Cow's emotion had a cameo on a television screen in the 1995 film Casper.

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  3. Background image for Mister Rogers Talks About MAKE-BELIEVE
    9.1/10(23 votes)

    #3 - Mister Rogers Talks About MAKE-BELIEVE

    S12:E15

    Mister Rogers arrives with a small juniper tree which he shows just before Mr. McFeely stops by with pictures of various other trees. Mister Rogers and Mr. McFeely look at the trees on Picture Picture. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, everyone is working together to covert the Eifel Tower into a mountain by covering it with trees. Queen Sara takes a spill as she is putting a tree into place and is taken to an emergency room by Handyman Negri and Miss Paulificate. Back at the house, Mister Rogers talks about accidents and how sometimes people can hurt themselves and need to visit an emergency room. This leads into Mister Rogers remembering a time when he visited a hospital emergency room. He spends and extensive amount of time talking about each of the various areas in an emergency room. Mister Rogers concludes by singing I Like to Be Told.

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  4. Background image for Music
    9.1/10(21 votes)

    #4 - Music

    S15:E12

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  5. Background image for Celebrations
    9.1/10(24 votes)

    #5 - Celebrations

    S16:E15

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  6. Background image for Mister Rogers Talks About SUPERHEROES
    9.0/10(29 votes)

    #6 - Mister Rogers Talks About SUPERHEROES

    S10:E11

    Rogers returns to the film studios to speak with Lou Ferrigno and Bill Bixby. Mr. McFeely shows his video of Ferrigno in make-up to look like The Incredible Hulk. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, everyone discusses the Purple Panda dinosaur. Lady Aberlin wishes to prove that the dinosaur is not real.

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  8. Background image for Divorce
    9.0/10(30 votes)

    #7 - Divorce

    S11:E3

    Rogers recalls the day he test-drove an electric car. Later he meets Jeff Erlanger, a boy in an electric wheelchair, who demonstrates his wheelchair and describes some of his physical handicaps. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe continues its all-out search for Prince Tuesday. When he is found, he has a mix of emotions.

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  9. Background image for Work
    8.9/10(20 votes)

    #8 - Work

    S14:E10

    Mister Rogers opens by talking about how his job is to make television programs for children. As the camera pans out, viewers are treated to a glimpse of the studio where Mister Rogers' Neighborhood is filmed. After briefly introducing Johnny Costa, Bobby Rawsthorne, and Carl McVicker, Mister Rogers returns to his television home and talks about writing music. He then sings It's You I Like and spends some time thinking about the kind of work that children do. Opening a case he brought with him, Mister Rogers shows several of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe puppets before Mr. McFeely stops by with a set of pictures. The pictures show many of the sets and puppets that Fred Rogers had used throughout his career.

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  10. Background image for Making Mistakes 3
    8.9/10(24 votes)

    #9 - Making Mistakes 3

    S17:E13

    Rogers has gone to a meeting, so Chuck Aber fills him in at the television house. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, a visiting Mr. Skunk feels embarrassed because, in a frightened moment, he sprays Audrey Duck and the surroundings.

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  11. Background image for Music
    8.8/10(19 votes)

    #10 - Music

    S15:E11

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  12. Background image for Kindness and Unkindness
    8.8/10(20 votes)

    #11 - Kindness and Unkindness

    S18:E11

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  13. Background image for Competition: Visit to the Crayon Factory
    8.7/10(20 votes)

    #12 - Competition: Visit to the Crayon Factory

    S11:E6

    Rogers shows a film on how people make crayons. King Friday decrees a "Draw the Neighborhood" Contest, something which Lady Elaine wants to win.

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    8.7/10(18 votes)

    #13 - Nighttime

    S18:E9

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  15. Background image for Mister Rogers Goes to School
    8.6/10(23 votes)

    #14 - Mister Rogers Goes to School

    S10:E5

    Mister Rogers gets a beginner's drum lesson at Negri's Music Shop. He also discovers Mr. McFeely is learning to type, prompting an unusual quartet version of Everybody's Fancy. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Daniel tells Lady Aberlin his fears about starting school.

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  16. Background image for Mister Rogers Makes an Opera
    8.6/10(30 votes)

    #15 - Mister Rogers Makes an Opera

    S10:E15

    Rogers sees Chef Brockett's treats made from bananas. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, the school children provide ideas for the upcoming opera.

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    8.6/10(22 votes)

    #16 - Divorce

    S11:E1

    Mr. McFeely relives memories of his wedding. Previewing the Neighborhood of Make-Believe storyline, Prince Tuesday befriends a girl whose parents are divorced. This episode has 2 make-believe segments in one show.

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  18. Background image for Mister Rogers Talks About GRANDPARENTS
    8.6/10(21 votes)

    #17 - Mister Rogers Talks About GRANDPARENTS

    S14:E15

    Mister Rogers does not change into his sweater and sneakers as usual. Instead, he sings a slightly different version of Won't You Be My Neighbor as he enters: "...a beautiful day for an opera. Would you like one? I know I'd like one..." He promptly introduces the newest Neighborhood opera: A Granddad for Daniel. The opera opens as Grandparents' Day is underway and Daniel Mefford (played by Daniel Striped Tiger) talks with his parents about his grandfather. Daniel's father, Charles Mefford (Neighbor Aber), shows him a picture of his grandfather and reminds Daniel that his grandfather left long ago. Both Daniel's father and mother leave for the jungle -- Daniel's father, a professional polisher, on foot, and his mother (Lady Aberlin), a trolley conductor, with a few passengers on her trolley. Along with Daniel, Mrs. Mefford's passengers include a straw salesman who has traveled the world.

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  19. Background image for Families
    8.6/10(18 votes)

    #18 - Families

    S16:E1

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    8.6/10(18 votes)

    #19 - Art

    S22:E2

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  21. Background image for Mad Feelings
    8.6/10(22 votes)

    #20 - Mad Feelings

    S26:E5

    Rogers attends the rehearsals for Stomp. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe comforts a harried Lady Elaine, who rights the Eiffel Tower and learns that Mr. McFeely was not turned into a doll after all. And Then Maggie Stewart Picks Up The Mr McFeely Doll And Shows A Videotape Of Maggie Stewart and Chuck Aber Riding On The Racer At Kennywood

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  22. Background image for Curiosity: A Visit with Violinist Hilary Hahn
    8.6/10(19 votes)

    #21 - Curiosity: A Visit with Violinist Hilary Hahn

    S30:E5

    Rogers reads his own book titled "Daniel Striped Tiger Gets Ready for Bed". He finds violinist Hilary Hahn at Negri's Music Shop. Nighttime grips the Neighborhood of Make-Believe with worry over Little Panda and Prince Tuesday.

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  23. Background image for Mister Rogers Talks with Parents About School
    8.5/10(18 votes)

    #22 - Mister Rogers Talks with Parents About School

    S10:E1

    Rogers is one of a handful of panelists who discuss easing the fear children have about starting school.

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  24. Background image for Mister Rogers Talks About SUPERHEROES
    8.5/10(20 votes)

    #23 - Mister Rogers Talks About SUPERHEROES

    S10:E12

    Rogers remembers the day he operated a backhoe and a high-lift. At his bakery, Chef Brockett reveals how he makes tapioca pudding. Everyone in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe now hatches a plan to reveal that Purple Panda is the one playing to be a dinosaur.

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  25. Background image for Music
    8.5/10(16 votes)

    #24 - Music

    S15:E13

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  26. Background image for Nighttime
    8.5/10(16 votes)

    #25 - Nighttime

    S18:E6

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Best Episodes Summary

"Celebrating the Arts: The Last Program" is the best rated episode of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood". It scored 9.4/10 based on 46 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 8/31/2001. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Potato Bugs and Cows".