The BEST episodes of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood season 30
Every episode of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood season 30, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood season 30!
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 - Ready to Read?: Baseball Caps and How People Make Them
Season 30 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/1/2000
Given assistance from Mayor Maggie, H.J. Elephant reads his first words on Lady Elaine's new show, The Reading Game. Mr. McFeely shows Rogers a video on how people make ball caps.
#2 - Curiosity: A Visit with Violinist Hilary Hahn
Season 30 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/25/2000
Rogers reads his own book, Daniel Striped Tiger Gets Ready for Bed. Later in the program, he finds violinist Hilary Hahn at Negri's Music Shop. In between, nighttime grips the Neighborhood of Make-Believe with worry over Little Panda and Prince Tuesday.
#3 - Curiosity: Homemade Musical Instruments
Season 30 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/22/2000
Rogers makes a shaker out of small lid tops and a can before seeing several homemade instruments played at Negri's Music Shop. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Chuck Aber begins to build a truck frame around curious Daniel's Clock. Little Panda tries to show Prince Tuesday how to travel "the Purple way," but both get lost.
#4 - Curiosity: Mister Rogers Rides in a Bucket Lift
Season 30 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/23/2000
Rogers visits a friend who takes him on a "bucket lift" prior to trimming trees. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Purple Panda suggests--to Lady Aberlin's dismay--that Little Panda and Prince Tuesday may not be on anyplace familiar.
#5 - Curiosity: Tony's Costume, Book and Toy Shop
Season 30 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/24/2000
Rogers gives a final discussion on false faces (he holds up masks of King Friday XIII and Daniel Tiger). He then visits a new studio set--the toy-and-book store run by a new neighbor, Tony Chiroldes. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, everyone is still looking for Little Panda and Prince Tuesday. Betty Okonak Templeton uses a telescope, as do the others, to discover just the planet to seek. It is up to HulaMouse to rescue Tuesday and Little Panda.
#6 - Ready to Read?: A Baby Elephant at the Zoo
Season 30 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/28/2000
Rogers immediately goes to see elephants, full-sized ones and a baby one. He also shows a video on how people make backpacks. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, an over-curious King Friday XIII asks that Cornflake S. Pecially build a machine to look inside of things.
#7 - Ready to Read?: Look Carefully - One Way to Get Ready to Read
Season 30 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/29/2000
Mister Rogers visits guitarist Manuel Barrueco at Negri's Music Shop. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Queen Sara gives HulaMouse a picture with several hoops and a few hidden letters.
#8 - Ready to Read?: Lots of Ways to Learn Words
Season 30 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/30/2000
Rogers witnesses a majestic ballet dancer and her teacher. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine reveals her plans for a new game show.
#9 - Ready to Read?: Trucks at Work
Season 30 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/31/2000
Mister Rogers arrives with a new toy truck and watches a film about different types of real trucks. Chuck Aber stops by with H.J. Elephant III and a book called I Read Signs. He talks with Mister Rogers about playing with puppets and beginning to read. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin discovers H.J. Elephant III knows sign language but H.J. is still hesitant to get involved in The Reading Game. Meanwhile, King Friday is not happy with Corney's "seeing inside things machine" even though it seems to work quite well for Neighbor Aber. Back at the house, Mister Rogers talks about your thoughts being your own before he sings You're the Only One. Before wrapping up for the day, Mr. McFeely stops by with a film about how people make homemade paper.
#10 - Curiosity: A Field Trip to 'The Edible Schoolyard'
Season 30 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/21/2000
Rogers uses a frame to concentrate on small sections of a large mural. Seeing a set of vegetables in one section of the mural, he reflects on a visit to an "edible school yard" (vegetable garden). In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday XIII is irritated when Purple Panda and his compatriot, Little Panda, fool him. He commands that they cancel all curiosity. (This costs the entire Neighborhood a chance to see a rolled-up piece of paper Mayor Maggie has brought.)