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The Best Episodes of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood

Every episode of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood!

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
    9.5/10(48 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 Mister Rogers Talks About MAKE-BELIEVE
    9.4/10(24 votes)

    #2 - 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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  3. Background image for Music
    9.4/10(22 votes)

    #3 - Music

    S15:E12

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  4. Background image for Celebrations
    9.3/10(25 votes)

    #4 - Celebrations

    S16:E15

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  5. Background image for Death of a Goldfish
    9.2/10(34 votes)

    #5 - Death of a Goldfish

    S3:E36

    A fish in Rogers' tank has died. Rogers buries it and, with Bob Trow's help, constructs a tombstone with a pentagon that bears a fish drawing. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, concern hits when the Trolley stops at the Castle and doesn't move. Eventually, with help from Bill Platypus, they find out that the Trolley simply suffered a derailment, preventing full electrical pickup (as explained earlier by Mister Rogers).

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  6. Background image for Potato Bugs and Cows
    9.2/10(22 votes)

    #6 - 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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  8. Background image for Mister Rogers Talks About SUPERHEROES
    9.2/10(30 votes)

    #7 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  9. Background image for Divorce
    9.2/10(31 votes)

    #8 - 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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  10. Background image for Work
    9.2/10(21 votes)

    #9 - 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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    9.1/10(20 votes)

    #10 - Music

    S15:E11

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    Director:Unknown
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  12. Background image for Making Mistakes 3
    9.1/10(25 votes)

    #11 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. Background image for Competition: Visit to the Crayon Factory
    9.0/10(21 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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  14. Background image for Nighttime
    9.0/10(18 votes)

    #13 - Nighttime

    S18:E9

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  15. Background image for Mister Rogers Talks with Parents About School
    8.9/10(19 votes)

    #14 - 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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  16. Background image for Mister Rogers Goes to School
    8.9/10(24 votes)

    #15 - Mister Rogers Goes to School

    S10:E5

    Mister Rogers arrives with some pictures of various people around the Neighborhood. He talks about how pictures and sounds can remind you of different people who you haven't seen for a while. To prove this point, Mister Rogers plays on the practice drum pad he purchased at Negri's Music Shop the previous day to remind viewers of his drum teacher and Joe Negri.

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  17. Background image for Divorce
    8.9/10(23 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 Music
    8.9/10(17 votes)

    #17 - Music

    S15:E13

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  19. Background image for Families
    8.9/10(20 votes)

    #18 - Families

    S16:E1

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    Director:Unknown
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  20. Background image for Art
    8.9/10(18 votes)

    #19 - Art

    S22:E2

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  21. Background image for Learning
    8.9/10(21 votes)

    #20 - Learning

    S22:E15

    Rogers displays a variety of batteries, ready to put them to work in two toys and a cassette player. Mister McFeely then shows Rogers a battery-operated car. While the Neighborhood of Make-Believe remains undecided if there will be a field trip, Daniel suggests not to sacrifice anything in the learning process.

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  22. Background image for Mister Rogers Talks About SUPERHEROES
    8.8/10(21 votes)

    #21 - 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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  23. Background image for Mister Rogers Talks About FRIENDS
    8.8/10(17 votes)

    #22 - Mister Rogers Talks About FRIENDS

    S13:E1

    Mister Rogers arrives with a large display board showing pictures of several of his Neighborhood friends. After talking briefly about friendship, he shows the picture in the center which is of Buzz Wagner, a shoe salesman. Paying a visit to Mr. Wagner's shoe store, Mister Rogers wants to buy a new pair of shoes. After Mister Rogers spends a few minutes looking at all of the different kinds of shoes on display, Mr. Wagner approaches him to offer his assistance. Sizing up Mister Rogers' feet, Mr. Wagner is not able to find the proper size in the style of shoe Mister Rogers wants. Following Mr. Wagner to the store room, Mister Rogers is able to find a different pair which fits much better. Back at the house, Mister Rogers talks about disappointment and how a person may not always get what they want.

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    8.8/10(17 votes)

    #23 - Mister Rogers Talks About FRIENDS

    S13:E4

    Mister Rogers arrives with a fife which he has borrowed from Joe Negri. Expressing how difficult it is to play the fife, Mister Rogers takes viewers to the kitchen where he has a row of bottles set up. Using these bottles, filled with various amounts of water, Mister Rogers is able to play Tree Tree Tree. Joe Negri stops by to pick up his fife and invites Mister Roges to join him on a visit to Betty Aberlin's Little Theater. At the theater, a group of musicians demonstrates the fife and plays it along with their drums.

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

    #24 - Kindness and Unkindness

    S18:E11

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    Director:Unknown
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  26. Background image for The  Environment
    8.8/10(16 votes)

    #25 - The Environment

    S20:E10

    Mr. McFeely brings a goat into the television house to dispel a few myths. Mrs. Dingleborder and the goats of Northwood complement each other's plans to solve the appalling garbage crisis.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Celebrating the Arts: The Last Program" is the best rated episode of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood". It scored 9.5/10 based on 48 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 8/31/2001. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Mister Rogers Talks About MAKE-BELIEVE".