The BEST episodes of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood season 8
Every episode of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood season 8, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood season 8!
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 - Looking Back & Ahead: Play and Pretend Are Important; Making Bread
Season 8 - Episode 65 - Aired 5/16/1975
Princess Margaret H. Witch has left the crystal ball to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. At Brockett's Bakery, Rogers sees John Costa's mother making bread.
#2 - Feeling Safe: Hide & Seek; A Mobile Home; Wanting to Win
Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/17/1975
Rogers sees the offices of Audrey Cleans Everything (really a mobile home that converts to an office. Purple Panda returns to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, as does a lady who now calls herself "Barbara B. Frisbee."
#3 - Feeling Safe: Playing Safely; Talking Can Help When You're Afraid
Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/18/1975
Lady Aberlin gives Daniel Striped Tiger a tap-dancing lesson. When Barbara B. Frisbee jokes about her enormous frisbee, Lady Elaine decides that a giant will visit the Neighborhood of Make-Believe.
#4 - Moving: Chrissy Makes Tacos; Giving and Keeping
Season 8 - Episode 43 - Aired 4/16/1975
Mr. McFeely shows a film of his visit to a flea market. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Corny is reluctant to throw anything away.
#5 - Old & New Friends: Ramps; Moving a Piano; Feeling Left Out & Helping
Season 8 - Episode 48 - Aired 4/23/1975
Rogers watches as a piano is delivered to Mrs. Baker's apartment. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine Fairchilde bothers people with her boomerang-toomerang-soomerang. Lady Aberlin finds that boomerang is just what she needs.
#6 - An Opera: Locks & Keys; "Behind-Doors" Guessing Game
Season 8 - Episode 34 - Aired 4/3/1975
Rogers brings a combination lock to a raffle game held at Betty's Little Theater. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Mr. Allmine lands a role in the opera.
#7 - Old & New Friends: Magic Tricks; Old friend, Tim Scanlon, Visits
Season 8 - Episode 47 - Aired 4/22/1975
Paul Gertner, a magician, shows a few tricks in Rogers' kitchen. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, X and Henrietta must inform Bob Dog the truth about magic tricks.
#8 - Old & New Friends: Africa; Turbans; African Dance & Marionettes
Season 8 - Episode 46 - Aired 4/21/1975
Rogers listens to African music. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin gets different reactions about her turban from different neighbors.
#9 - Moving: Flea Market; Ella Jenkins & Susan Linn
Season 8 - Episode 45 - Aired 4/18/1975
Rogers goes to Betty's Little Theater to see Ella Jenkins perform with Susan Linn and her puppets. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine stages the flea market.
#10 - Moving: Moving Vans; Moving Day at the Apartment
Season 8 - Episode 44 - Aired 4/17/1975
Rogers helps the Baker family move into their apartment. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe is nearing its flea market, but Corny decides to keep his old saw.
#11 - Moving: Touring Empty Apartment; Feelings about Old Things
Season 8 - Episode 42 - Aired 4/15/1975
Rogers helps Natalie Baker look at an apartment she may rent. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Corny gets a new saw but refuses to part with his old one.
#12 - Moving: Jigsaw Puzzles; Rules Are for Children's Safety
Season 8 - Episode 41 - Aired 4/14/1975
Rogers sees Bob Trow make a jigsaw puzzle. Those in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe get an understanding of King Friday's rule allowing careful travel.
#13 - When People Leave: Baton Twirling; King Changes Rule; Bookmobile & Reading
Season 8 - Episode 40 - Aired 4/11/1975
Rogers invites a baton twirler to his television house. Later Mrs. McFeely shows a film on her work with a bookmobile. In between, Everyone in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe has stayed inside. King Friday now realizes he must revoke his rule that no one leave without his permission.
#14 - When People Leave: Uniforms; Hair Styling; Rules
Season 8 - Episode 39 - Aired 4/10/1975
Betty Aberlin is at a beauty parlor, discussing with Rogers uniforms and the people who wear them. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin is ordered to put Lady Elaine Fairchilde under house arrest.
#15 - When People Leave: Anne Pelowski, Storyteller; Wanting Control
Season 8 - Episode 38 - Aired 4/9/1975
King Friday declares no one may leave the Neighborhood of Make-Believe without his permission. Lady Elaine defies the rule, thanks to her leaf mat. Later in the program, Rogers visits Anne Pellowski, who tells one African folk tale and one Turkish story.
#16 - When People Leave: Seaplane Ride; Mixed Feelings about Going
Season 8 - Episode 37 - Aired 4/8/1975
Reardon is homesick and must leave the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. Rogers helps the McFeelys make glider planes.
#17 - When People Leave: Wanting People to Stay; Remembering
Season 8 - Episode 36 - Aired 4/7/1975
King Friday XIII offers John Reardon a high office in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, but Reardon is not sure he wants to stay.
#18 - An Opera: Opera Day in Make-Believe: "Key to Otherland"
Season 8 - Episode 35 - Aired 4/4/1975
In this ninth Neighborhood opera, Lady Aberlin plays a girl whose brother finds a key in the sand. She dreams the key opens the door to another land, full of swans, beavers, and a witch with a diabolical passion.
#19 - Looking Back & Ahead: Remember the Past & Wondering about the Future
Season 8 - Episode 64 - Aired 5/15/1975
Mister Rogers plays tapes of past television visits, including a segment from the wedding of King Friday XIII and Queen Sara. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Princess Margaret H. Witch presents a crystal ball that shows the past and tells the future.
#20 - Old & New Friends: Mrs. Rogers Visits; Film of a Deaf Boy at Play
Season 8 - Episode 49 - Aired 4/24/1975
It's Upside Down Amateur Hour on MGR-TV. Thanks to Lady Elaine, Lady Aberlin pours water upside down.
#21 - Old & New Friends: Film of Mrs. Rogers' Piano Recital: Sharing Friends
Season 8 - Episode 50 - Aired 4/25/1975
Rogers plays back a tape of his wife's piano recital. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe welcomes back Professor Scanlon, who performs magic tricks.
#22 - A Rainbow for Prince Tuesday (1)
Season 8 - Episode 51 - Aired 4/28/1975
Rogers sees a stained glass expert at Bob Trow's workshop. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday XIII sends Mr. McFeely on a search for a rainbow for Prince Tuesday.
#23 - A Rainbow for Prince Tuesday (2)
Season 8 - Episode 52 - Aired 4/29/1975
Lady Elaine stages a bird show at MGR-TV.
#24 - A Rainbow for Prince Tuesday (3)
Season 8 - Episode 53 - Aired 4/30/1975
Mr. McFeely continues his search for a rainbow by entering the Land of Allmine. He and Mr. Allmine find a rainbow trout.
#25 - A Rainbow for Prince Tuesday (4)
Season 8 - Episode 54 - Aired 5/1/1975
Rogers sees Sylvia Bubalo making greeting cards at Elsie Neal's Craft Shop. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine interviews a butterfly on MGR-TV. Mr. McFeely still can't find a rainbow.