The BEST episodes of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood season 28
Every episode of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood season 28, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood season 28!
Fred Rogers hosts this children's television program that teaches children the important issues of life, such as being friendly, sharing, etc. Also features an imaginary world with puppets living in a medieval-type kingdom.
#1 - Giving and Receiving: A Visit with Author Eric Carle
Season 28 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/16/1998
Mister Rogers arrives with a box of fortune cookies. Opening up one of the cookies, he reads his fortune: "You will have a visitor." Mr. McFeely stops by with a videotape about how people make fortune cookies. After watching the video, Mister Rogers gives two fortune cookies to Mr. McFeely and explains that seeing the Mr. McFeely's excitement was like receiving a gift himself. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday is looking for "great things" and is unimpressed when Mr. McFeely tries to give him a box of fortune cookies. With his feelings hurt, Mr. McFeely shares his disappointment with a reassuring Mayor Maggie. As Neighbor Aber passes through, Mayor Maggie offers him a fortune cookie. Opening the cookie, they are surprised to release a Spanish-speaking Fortune Cookie Man who is eager to distribute cookies throughout the Neighborhood. At the clock, the Fortune Cookie Man introduces himself to Daniel Striped Tiger who is surprised to meet a "live speaking fortune cookie." Back at the house, Mister Rogers visits the studio of author Eric Carle. Mr. Carle shows how he paints the images used in his children's books. Together they read one of Mr. Carle's books -- Head to Toe -- which is given to Mister Rogers as he leaves.
#2 - Giving and Receiving: How People Make Carousel Horses
Season 28 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/19/1998
Mister Rogers creates a simple merry-go-round from paper plates and a cardboard tube. Later in the program, Mr. McFeely shows a videotape on how people make carousel horses.
#3 - Little and Big: Helicopters
Season 28 - Episode 12 - Aired 8/25/1998
At an airport, Rogers sees Mr. McFeely about to take deliveries on a helicopter. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin and Miss Paulifficate are unwilling enforcers of King Friday's bar on yo-yos. This does not prevent Lady Elaine from flying a helicopter she has called ""Yo-Yo."" She flies up, but does not come down.
#4 - Giving and Receiving: A Visit with a Batik Artist
Season 28 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/17/1998
Saihou Njie gives Rogers a demonstration on making batik vests. Later in the program, Mr. McFeely shows a videotape on how bagels are made.
#5 - Giving and Receiving: How People Make Toilets
Season 28 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/18/1998
Rogers brings back the Potty book he had introduced nine years earlier, and reads it in full. Later in the program, Mr. McFeely shows a nvideotape of people mking toilets. In between, Betty Okonak Templeton visits the Neighborhood of Make-Believe in search of Lady Elaine.
#6 - You and I Together: Installing a Wheelchair Lift
Season 28 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/27/1998
Rogers sees people operating a lifting device that elevates a wheelchair into a van. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday XIII commands Mayor Maggie, who had arrived in a wheelchair, to visit Dr. Bill Platypus for a clean bill of health.
#7 - Giving and Receiving: Reading with LeVar Burton
Season 28 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/20/1998
Rogers presents a gift for Mr. McFeely just as he delivers a book for guest LeVar Burton to read. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, the finder balloons reveal Lady Elaine and her friend in a disused room of the Museum-Go-Round.
#8 - You and I Together: A Visit with Koko the Gorilla
Season 28 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/28/1998
Close to ten minutes of the program shows Rogers' comforting visit with Koko the Gorilla (who is credited as a neighbor). No such warmth can be found in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe when a different gorilla visits. The lone exception is Lady Aberlin, who finds the gorilla tame.
#9 - You and I Together: A Visit to the Eye Doctor
Season 28 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/29/1998
Rogers visits his eye doctor to have his vision checked. Mr. McFeely presents a video on how people make eyeglass lenses. In between, Lady Elaine is bent on warning the Neighborhood of Make-Believe about the visiting gorilla.
#10 - You and I Together: A Visit with a Teen and his Service Dog
Season 28 - Episode 9 - Aired 7/30/1998
Rogers shows a variety of sticks is similar to a group of words: the more you have, the better you can work with them. Mr. McFeely shows a video of a service dog aiding a handicapped child. (The dog's name is C.D., and is credited as a neighbor.) In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Dr. Bill Platypus tries to ensure Lady Elaine that the gorilla, called Kevin Wendell, is tame.
#11 - You and I Together: A Visit to the Center for Creative Play
Season 28 - Episode 10 - Aired 7/31/1998
Mister Rogers starts out by explaining that he only zips his sweater half-way because he wears a microphone on his tie. He then heads to the kitchen where he draws a rainbow before reflecting on a local place where children visit to play with toys. This is followed by a brief lesson on people being unique. Leading into make-believe, Mister Rogers uses common items from his kitchen to set the scene rather than his models. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin is talking to Queen Sara about Kevin Wendell Gorilla and suggests that he may not be a real gorilla. Meanwhile, at the clock, Daniel and Kevin agree to be friends as they sing You Are Special. After singing, Kevin Wendell Gorilla reveals that he is really Neighbor Aber wearing a gorilla costume. He was doing an experiment to see how people would treat him if he didn't look like himself. Back at the house, Mr. McFeely stops by to pick up Zak: The One-of-a-Kind Dog for the library and reads it with Mister Rogers. Outside, Mr. McFeely demonstrates a unique wind-up toy he calls a "speedy critter."
#12 - Little and Big: We All Have Talents - Little and Big
Season 28 - Episode 11 - Aired 8/24/1998
Prince Tuesday is a natural at working a yo-yo, much to King Friday's chagrin (he can't work them). To everyone's dismay, Friday disallows any yo-yos in the neighborhood.
#13 - Little and Big: How People Make Grape Jelly
Season 28 - Episode 13 - Aired 8/26/1998
Lady Elaine is trying to send messages for her neighbors to get her down from her stuck helicopter. Unfortunately, Bob Dog grabs on her hat message—and gets stuck himself.
#14 - Little and Big: Inventor of a Sphere that Goes from Little to Big
Season 28 - Episode 14 - Aired 8/27/1998
Mr. McFeely shows a videotape of his visit to inventor Chuck Hoberman. Before Make-Believe, Rogers gets a visit from Mrs. McFeely. At the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Handyman Negri rescues both Bob Dog and Lady Elaine. Late in the show, Rogers plays a cassette tape of cello music and reflects on Yo-Yo Ma and his son Nicholas.
#15 - Little and Big: A Visit with Architect Maya Lin
Season 28 - Episode 15 - Aired 8/28/1998
Rogers visits the studio apartment of an innovative architect. She explains how an appreciation of the earth inspired her to design certain tables, seats, and couches. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Cornflake S. Pecially improves King Friday's mood with a ""Royal Automated Yo-Yo."" Further reason to repeal the ""no yo-yos"" rule comes from a videotape of Yo-Yo Ma.