The BEST episodes written by Betsy Nadas
#1 - Show 1326
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - Season 7 - Episode 1
Rogers paints the walls of his television house. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe is preparing for a Sweethearts' Concert. X the Owl gets word that the Owl Correspondence School will send him a lesson.
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#2 - Show 1328
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - Season 7 - Episode 3
Rogers sees how pizza is made by observing two guests at Brockett's Bakery. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Miss Paulifficate's pizza dough, thrown in the air, lands with an OCS lesson attached.
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#3 - Show 1327
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - Season 7 - Episode 2
Rogers has finished repainting the living room of his television house. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, a mischievous Prince Tuesday empties Miss Paulifficate's purse during the Make-Believe Sweethearts Concert.
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#4 - Show 1329
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - Season 7 - Episode 4
Bob Trow sets up a train display at his workshop, where he and Rogers discuss relative size. The potato train arrives with a package from the Owl Correspondence School for Harrite Elizabeth Cow. She is to help X the Owl learn about safety.
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#5 - Mixed-Up NOM (3)
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - Season 6 - Episode 58
Bob Trow demonstrates several tools. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, everyone is angry at Lady Elaine. Pilot Ito and Lady Aberlin do their best to remedy the rearrangements.
#6 - Planet Purple: Clowns Get into Make-up; Planet Purple Changes
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - Season 7 - Episode 35
Chef Brockett and Barbara Russell apply clown make-up at Betty's Little Theater. Rogers completes his reading The History of Planet Purple. Lady Elaine whisks herself and a panda from the circus for a weekend on Planet Purple.
#7 - Barbershop Quartet
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - Season 6 - Episode 65
Rogers hears a barbershop quartet at Negri's Music Shop. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine starts a vocal chorale with Harriet Elizabeth Cow and Lady Aberlin.
#8 - A New Friend: Feeling Vibrations; Making Friends with Tim Scanlon
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - Season 7 - Episode 49
Rogers discusses facial expressions vibrations with musical instruments. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday XIII decides he likes X the Owl's teacher.
#9 - Abilities & Disabilities: Chrissy Rehearses Puppet Show; Help with Witch Fears
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - Season 7 - Episode 63
Mister Rogers brings with him a collection of puppets from around the world (provided by the Lovelace Marionette Theatre). He then goes to Elsie Neal's shop to find Elsie Neal helping Terri and Chrissy Thompson for their upcoming puppet show. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine is ready to do remote TV work. The first act is Lady Aberlin in a primitive witch costume, which scares Henrietta Pussycat.
#10 - Mixed-Up NOM (1)
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - Season 6 - Episode 56
Bob Trow helps the McFeelys wallpaper their kitchen. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine uses her boomerang-toomerang-soomerang to rearrange the buildings.
#11 - Show 1333
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - Season 7 - Episode 8
Mrs. McFeely is looking after a Capuchin monkey at her house. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, the King and Oliver Circus Clown reach a compromise by which Purple Panda can rejoin the circus.
#12 - When People Leave: Seaplane Ride; Mixed Feelings about Going
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - Season 8 - Episode 37
Reardon is homesick and must leave the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. Rogers helps the McFeelys make glider planes.
#13 - Planet Purple: Eyeglasses; People Have Several Names
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - Season 7 - Episode 33
Myra Stone, a silversmith, displays her jewelry at Elsie Neal's Craft Shop. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine is not pleased with the changes at Planet Purple until she discovers those changes came about from her.
#14 - Show 1323
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - Season 6 - Episode 63
Audrey Roth shows Rogers a new game she created. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Grandpere compliments Donkey Hodie for his potato crop.
#15 - A New Friend: Theater of the Deaf; Pantomimes
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - Season 7 - Episode 47
The National Theatre for the Deaf performs pantomime at Betty's Little Theater. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Henrietta and King Friday express their feelings for X's new teacher.
#16 - Show 1304
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - Season 6 - Episode 44
Those in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe decide to play music to help Queen Sara get well.
#17 - Abilities & Disabilities: Film of Chrissy's Mainstreamed Class
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - Season 7 - Episode 61
Rogers shows his driver's license at the beginning of the program. As a favor for Mr. McFeely, he gives a delivery to Trow's workshop. Robert Trow is giving a lesson on silkscreening to a professional artist. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe has waited a weekend for the license for MGR-TV. A few hurdles still have to be cleared. X the Owl and Mr. McFeely have delivered to an empty studio. But Lady Elaine and King Friday arrive in haste, eager to get MGR-TV back on the air.
#18 - Show 1331
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - Season 7 - Episode 6
Elsie Neal presents circus miniatures. Purple Panda returns to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, but misses the circus and the friends he has there. King Friday tries to get the circus to the NOM.
#19 - Abilities & Disabilities: Making Up Your Own Stories and Plays
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - Season 7 - Episode 65
In preparation for Chrissy and Terri's puppet show, Mister Rogers has made an "icebox cake" from chocolate wafers and whipped cream. Before the play, the Neighborhood of Make-Believe finds Lady Aberlin in search of the world's smallest talking witch.
#20 - When People Leave: Wanting People to Stay; Remembering
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - Season 8 - Episode 36
King Friday XIII offers John Reardon a high office in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, but Reardon is not sure he wants to stay.
#21 - When People Leave: Uniforms; Hair Styling; Rules
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - Season 8 - Episode 39
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.
#22 - Show 1335
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - Season 7 - Episode 10
Ella Jenkins visits Rogers' television house to share songs and musical instruments. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe holds Circus Day. Purple leaves to rejoin the circus.
#23 - When People Leave: Baton Twirling; King Changes Rule; Bookmobile & Reading
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - Season 8 - Episode 40
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.
#24 - Planet Purple: Waterfalls & Faucets, Controlling Water; An Oboist
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - Season 7 - Episode 26
Rogers shows a film of his visit to New York to see Francois Clemmons. Later Rogers visits an oboist at Negri's Music Shop. In between, some in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe look for X the Owl's OCS lesson. King Friday shows concern that his waterfall remain off most of the time.
#25 - Show 1301
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - Season 6 - Episode 41
Rogers hears that Mrs. McFeely is ill. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Queen Sara begins to fall ill.
#26 - Mixed-Up NOM (4)
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - Season 6 - Episode 59
Rogers talks to a glassblower at Elsie Neal's Craft Shop. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine moves all the locales back where they belong. King Friday commissions a Festival of Mad Feelings for the next day.
#27 - Planet Purple: Things Don't Go On & Off by Magic; Zitar Music
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - Season 7 - Episode 27
Audrey Roth's daughter Holly shows some of her crafts at Rogers' television house. Later Rogers hears a Vietnamese musician at Francois Clemmons' studio. In between, the Neighborhood of Make-Believe is the perfect place for a magic switch to turn the Castle fountain on or off.
#28 - Planet Purple: "The Owl and the Pussycat"; a Real Owl
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - Season 7 - Episode 32
Rogers reads The Owl and the Pussycat. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin is surprised to see Paul and Pauline with variety in their lives.
#29 - Show 1322
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - Season 6 - Episode 62
Rogers tries on leg braces and works crutches before he visits Chrissie Thompson and Mrs. McFeely. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Mr. McFeely helps Donkey Hodie put the finishing touches on his invention.
#30 - Planet Purple: Feelings about Winning and Losing; Voting
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - Season 7 - Episode 34
Rogers discusses voting and sees a voting machine at Trow's Workshop. Most in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe oppose the vote to add "Fairchilde" at the end of the territory's name.
#31 - Show 1303
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - Season 6 - Episode 43
Susan Linn uses her Cat-a-lion puppet to express sad and happy feelings. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Handyman Negri announces the Queen's illness.
#32 - A New Friend: Tim Scanlon, Deaf Visitor; Communication
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - Season 7 - Episode 46
Tim Scanlon and Elaine Bromka, from the National Theatre of the Deaf, perform a pantomime of Mary Had a Little LamLamb. X the Owl gets word that a new professor at Owl Correspondence School will teach him a new lesson soon.
#33 - Daniel Sleeps Away from Home
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - Season 6 - Episode 64
Rogers talks about and draws different kinds of stars. Nighttime in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe sees Daniel Tiger and Grandpere making a star for Donkey Hodie.
#34 - A New Friend: It Can Be Hard to Understand Deaf People
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - Season 7 - Episode 48
Rogers dyes some Easter eggs. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, X prints all sorts of signs after Professor Scanlon's lessons.
#35 - A New Friend: Hearing Aid; Deaf Child at Play; Photography
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - Season 7 - Episode 50
Tim Scanlon is at Bob Trow's workshop enlarging photographs. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday wishes to hold a dinner for Professor Scanlon.
#36 - Show 1330
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - Season 7 - Episode 5
Elsie Neal has brings a decoration she made from horse chestnuts. Later Ezra Jack Keats, returned from Japan, visits Rogers. In between, the Neighborhood of Make-Believe invites the circus from Westwood.
#37 - Abilities & Disabilities: A Television Camera; Chrissy Plans Surprise
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - Season 7 - Episode 62
Negri's Music Shop has a display of television equipment. Rogers and Negri take turns working the camera and performing music on-screen. Before leaving the shop, Rogers encounters Terri and Chrissy Thompson, who are arranging a puppet show. MGR-TV is still emerging at the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, creating program ideas on the spot. To help a tiring camera operator (Lady Aberlin), Handyman Negri provides a rolling camera attachment.
#38 - Show 1305
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - Season 6 - Episode 45
Rogers has a juicer for Chef Brockett. Those in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe hold a concert to celebrate Queen Sara's recovery from illness.
#39 - Abilities & Disabilities: Chrissy Talks about Her Braces, Crutches, and Shows
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - Season 7 - Episode 64
Chrissy Thompson tells a story of how a girl had despised her braces and crutches, but changed her mind thanks to Chrissy's television visits. X the Owl and Lady Aberlin help to comfort Henrietta Pussycat by telling her in song, Witches Aren't Real.
#40 - Show 1332
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - Season 7 - Episode 7
Sam Kamin, a balloon artist, visits the McFeelys to make animal balloons. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, one Oliver Circus Clown reunites with Purple Panda.
#41 - Planet Purple: Firefighting; Small Fire in Make-Believe
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - Season 7 - Episode 28
Rogers talks of turning things on and off, such as a flashlight and a water faucet. Later he goes to Elsie Neal's Craft Shop where two people are making a papier-mâché tunnel. In between, the Neighborhood of Make-Believe witnesses a fire at Henrietta Pussycat's house. Prince Tuesday lets Handyman Negri use his squirt bottle to put it out.
#42 - Festival of Mad Feelings
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - Season 6 - Episode 60
Rogers visits a drummer in Negri's Music Shop. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe holds its Festival of Mad Feelings.
#43 - Planet Purple: Julia Child Makes Spaghetti; Smokey Bear & Safety
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - Season 7 - Episode 29
Julia Child makes spaghetti Marco Polo at Brockett's Bakery. Smokey Bear visits the Neighborhood of Make-Believe to console Henrietta Pussycat.
#44 - When People Leave: Anne Pelowski, Storyteller; Wanting Control
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - Season 8 - Episode 38
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.
#45 - Show 1334
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - Season 7 - Episode 9
Rogers sees the Shadow Box Theatre perform their puppets. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Daniel is afraid of the circus parade passing his Clock.
#46 - Mixed-Up NOM (2)
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - Season 6 - Episode 57
Rogers takes a wallpapered container to the McFeelys, who have finished wallpapering their house. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, everyone is confused over the rearranged locales.
#47 - Planet Purple: Everything's the Same on Planet Purple
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - Season 7 - Episode 30
Mike Taylor, a bass player, performs at Negri's Music Shop. Later Rogers begins reading The History of Planet Purple. In between, Handyman Negri and others in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe are surprised to see people from the Planet Purple wearing different colors.
#48 - Show 1302
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - Season 6 - Episode 42
Rogers visits Mrs. McFeely. In the process, both express their feelings about her illness. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine and Bob Dog show off their bravery.
#49 - Show 1321
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - Season 6 - Episode 61
Morrie Turner, a cartoonist, shows Rogers pictures of several neighbors. Mr. McFeely announces that his grandchildren will visit the neighborhood soon.
#50 - Planet Purple: Differences & Disabilities; a Blind Boy
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - Season 7 - Episode 31
Rogers continues to read from The History of Planet Purple, explaining that Lady Elaine's visit opened the populace to variety in life. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Paul and Pauline arrive looking for Purple Panda.