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The Best Episodes of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood

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Best episode
S31E5 1765 - Celebrating the Arts: The Last Program
9.551 votes
Worst episode
S18E4 Alike & Different: Feeling Jealous; Making Strudel; Clowns
5.815 votes
Top season
Season 31
8.7avg
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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Season 31 Episode 5 - 1765 - Celebrating the Arts: The Last Program
    9.5/10(51 votes)

    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. Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Season 12 Episode 15 - 1502 - Mister Rogers Talks About Make-Believe (Creativity)
    9.5/10(26 votes)

    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. Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Season 3 Episode 36 - Death of a Goldfish
    9.2/10(35 votes)

    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).

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  4. Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Season 11 Episode 3 - Divorce
    9.2/10(32 votes)

    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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  5. Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Season 16 Episode 15 - Celebrations
    9.3/10(26 votes)

    S16:E15

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  6. Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Season 15 Episode 12 - 1547 - Making Music: A Visit with Yo-Yo Ma
    9.4/10(22 votes)

    S15:E12

    Mister Rogers arrives with a picture showing a variety of stringed instruments. He described each instrument before watching a film with Mr. McFeely about how people make bass violins. After the film, Mr. McFeely mentions that Yo-Yo Ma is visiting Negri's Music Shop. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin is struggling in her attempt to play the bass violin. Old Goat shares that he cannot play the bass violin either leaving them both unsure of what they will do for the upcoming bass violin festival. Sharing her worries with Neighbor Aber and Lady Elaine, Lady Aberlin decides that dancing with the bass violin will allow her to showcase her talents while still including the instrument. Returning to the house, Mister Rogers takes a quiet moment to remember the music he has just heard.

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  7. Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Season 10 Episode 11 - Mister Rogers Talks About SUPERHEROES
    9.2/10(30 votes)

    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.

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  8. Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Season 6 Episode 40 - Potato Bugs and Cows
    9.2/10(23 votes)

    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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  9. Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Season 17 Episode 13 - Making Mistakes 3
    9.1/10(26 votes)

    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.

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  10. Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Season 14 Episode 10 - Work
    9.2/10(22 votes)

    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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  11. Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Season 15 Episode 11 - 1546 - Making Music: Meet Neighborhood Musical Director John Costa
    9.1/10(20 votes)

    S15:E11

    Mister Rogers has been thinking about music and arrives with a pitch pipe to demonstrate for viewers. Leaving the television house through the "fourth wall," he introduces the studio musicians -- Johnny Costa, Carl McVicker, and Bob Rawsthorne. Each musician plays their part of Won't You Be My Neighbor before they all join together to play the song as it sounds during the show's introduction. Returning to the porch, Mister Rogers starts his television visit again but has his singing interrupted by a phone call from Joe Negri. Mister Rogers sings Did You Know before Mr. McFeely delivers a magnetic board showing a blank music staff. Mister Rogers sticks a few notes on the board and plays them on the piano.

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  12. Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Season 11 Episode 6 - Competition: Visit to the Crayon Factory
    9.0/10(22 votes)

    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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  13. Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Season 10 Episode 1 - 1460 - Mister Rogers Talks with Parents About School
    9.0/10(20 votes)

    S10:E1

    Rogers is one of a handful of panelists who discuss easing the fear children have about starting school.

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  14. Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Season 11 Episode 1 - Divorce
    8.9/10(23 votes)

    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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  15. Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Season 18 Episode 9 - Nighttime: Russian Visitor Tatiana Vedeneeva, Children's TV Host
    9.0/10(19 votes)

    S18:E9

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  16. Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Season 22 Episode 15 - Learning
    8.9/10(22 votes)

    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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  17. Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Season 10 Episode 5 - 1464 - Mister Rogers Goes to School
    8.8/10(25 votes)

    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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  18. Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Season 14 Episode 15 - Mister Rogers Talks About GRANDPARENTS
    8.8/10(25 votes)

    S14:E15

    Mister Rogers does not change into his sweater and sneakers as usual. Instead, he sings a slightly different version of Won't You Be My Neighbor as he enters: "...a beautiful day for an opera. Would you like one? I know I'd like one..." He promptly introduces the newest Neighborhood opera: A Granddad for Daniel. The opera opens as Grandparents' Day is underway and Daniel Mefford (played by Daniel Striped Tiger) talks with his parents about his grandfather. Daniel's father, Charles Mefford (Neighbor Aber), shows him a picture of his grandfather and reminds Daniel that his grandfather left long ago. Both Daniel's father and mother leave for the jungle -- Daniel's father, a professional polisher, on foot, and his mother (Lady Aberlin), a trolley conductor, with a few passengers on her trolley. Along with Daniel, Mrs. Mefford's passengers include a straw salesman who has traveled the world.

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  19. Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Season 16 Episode 1 - 1551 - Families: How People Make Orange Juice
    8.9/10(20 votes)

    S16:E1

    Families Come in Different Shapes and Sizes While planting a seed, Mister Rogers talks about how long it takes for plants to grow and that learning to wait is important.

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  20. Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Season 10 Episode 15 - Mister Rogers Makes an Opera
    8.7/10(31 votes)

    S10:E15

    Rogers sees Chef Brockett's treats made from bananas. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, the school children provide ideas for the upcoming opera.

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  21. Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Season 22 Episode 2 - Art
    8.9/10(19 votes)

    S22:E2

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  22. Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Season 10 Episode 12 - Mister Rogers Talks About SUPERHEROES
    8.8/10(21 votes)

    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. Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Season 18 Episode 11 - Kindness: Kind Reaction to McFeely's Mistake; Harmonica Factory
    8.8/10(21 votes)

    S18:E11

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  24. Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Season 15 Episode 13 - 1548 - Making Music: A Hand Clapping Game with Ella Jenkins
    8.9/10(17 votes)

    S15:E13

    Mister Rogers arrives with a music box with a dancer on the top. He shows how the figure dances as the music plays. On the porch, Mister Rogers waits for a visit from Ella Jenkins and Chuck Aber by singing You Are Special. Upon their arrival, Ms. Jenkins and Mr. Aber demonstrate a variety of songs that include hand motions such as One Potato Two Potato, Hambone, and Head and Shoulders. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, everyone is continuing their plans to creatively showcase their talents in the bass violin festival. Dressed as a bass violin, Miss Paulificate plans to tap dance while Lady Aberlin plans to dance with an actual bass violin. Back at the house, Mister Rogers talks about being honest by singing The Truth Will Make Me Free. After feeding the fish, he receives a call from a friend -- a tuba player who will be visiting the Neighborhood tomorrow.

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  25. Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Season 1 Episode 46 - Visiting the barbershop
    8.9/10(16 votes)

    S1:E46

    Title number 0046. Opens with Mister Rogers arriving with a briefcase. Mr. Rogers gets a haircut while discussing with the barber how it doesn't hurt. The same barber also cuts Corny's hair and a gymnast named Bernard is in Make Believe.

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Best Episodes Summary

"1765 - Celebrating the Arts: The Last Program" is the best rated episode of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. It scored 9.5/10 from 51 votes. Written and directed by Unknown, it aired on August 31, 2001.

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