Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: Would You Be Mine Collection (1979)
Would you be mine? Could you be mine? Please won't you be my neighbor! Stroll down memory lane with this four-disc set featuring 30 iconic episodes from the beloved children's series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, hand-selected by Fred Rogers Productions. Mister Rogers was a calm and gentle man who taught children about the world around them and guided them reassuringly through many of the experiences of growing up. This set includes classic episodes about getting along with others, dealing with different feelings, and caring for your family. Plus enjoy visits from incredible guests, such as the music group STOMP, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, and Olympian Suzie McConnell. Includes a very special bonus episode-the memorable visit to the crayon factory where Mister Rogers learns all about how crayons are made!
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Episode 1 - Mister Rogers Goes to School
Release Date: 1979-08-31Mister Rogers Rides a School Bus (1465) Mister Rogers takes a ride on a school bus and talks with the school bus driver.
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Episode 2 - Mister Rogers Talks About Competition
Release Date: 1981-06-03With Visit from Big Bird (1483) Mister Rogers remembers a visit he had with artist Andy Wyeth. Then, in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Big Bird from Sesame Street arrives and reassures Henrietta that X the Owl will still be her best friend.
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Episode 3 - Mister Rogers Talks About Discipline
Release Date: 1982-03-04With Skater Peggy Fleming (1494) Mister Rogers goes to visit ice-skating star Peggy Fleming who is practicing for an ice show. They talk about how doing anything well takes a lot of practice.
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Episode 4 - Mister Rogers Talks About Pets
Release Date: 1982-06-03Mister Rogers Takes Barney for a Walk (1499) Mister Rogers takes Barney the dog for a walk. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Ana decides that she would like a kitten for her birthday.
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Episode 5 - Mister Rogers Talks About Friends
Release Date: 1982-11-17Henrietta Gets Angry (1508) In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, X the Owl's bossiness makes his friend Henrietta angry. Mister Rogers encourages his viewers to talk about their angry feelings.
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Episode 6 - Mister Rogers Talks About Day Care & Night Care
Release Date: 1983-04-29Visit to a Graham Cracker Factory (1520) Mister Rogers visits a factory and learns how people make graham crackers. He also shows a video of some of the many people who are caregivers-from crossing guards to teachers.
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Episode 7 - Mister Rogers Talks About Work
Release Date: 1984-04-08The Television Studio (1530) Mister Rogers talks about his own work and shows viewers the television studio and introduces some of the people who help make Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.
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Episode 8 - Mister Rogers Talks About Grandparents
Release Date: 1984-05-08Mister Rogers' Parents (1532) Mister Rogers shows pictures of his own parents and visits Negri's Music Shop where jazz violinist John Blake and his son play music.
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Episode 9 - Mister Rogers Talks About No and Yes
Release Date: 1985-02-05King Friday Says Yes (1542) Mister Rogers remembers that his parents sometimes had to say "no" to keep him safe. Then, King Friday says "yes" to officiating a wedding.
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Episode 10 - Mister Rogers Talks About Music
Release Date: 1985-05-14With Cellist Yo-Yo Ma (1547) Cellist Yo-Yo Ma comes to visit Mister Rogers. They talk about music and feelings, and Yo-Yo Ma plays cello music that can express different emotions.
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Episode 11 - Mister Rogers Talks About Music
Release Date: 1985-05-16With the Empire Brass Quintet (1549) Mister Rogers visits the Empire Brass Quintet and listens carefully to how all of the instruments sound.
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Episode 12 - Mister Rogers Talks About Families
Release Date: 1985-11-28Adoption (1554) Mister Rogers talks about how children are curious about families that are formed by adoption and discusses his family's adoption of his own sister.
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Episode 13 - Mister Rogers Talks About Making and Creating
Release Date: 1986-02-07Visit to a Playground (1560) Mister Rogers invites viewers along on a visit to a special new playground designed and built by both adults and children.
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Episode 14 - Mister Rogers Talks About Celebrations
Release Date: 1986-05-07With Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis (1563) Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis visits Negri's Music Shop and talks with Mister Rogers about his music.
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Episode 15 - Mister Rogers Talks About Playthings
Release Date: 1986-11-27Prince Tuesday's New Bike (1569) In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Ana Platypus is jealous of Prince Tuesday's new bike and she's angry because her parents aren't buying one for her.
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Episode 16 - Mister Rogers Talks About Dance
Release Date: 1987-03-12Visit to the Dance Theatre of Harlem (1574) Mister Rogers visits Arthur Mitchell at the Dance Theatre of Harlem. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine recognizes that dance can be about all kinds of feelings.
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Episode 17 - Mister Rogers Talks About Making Mistakes
Release Date: 1987-05-06Daniel Worries About Making a Mistake (1578) In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, a skunk gets startled and accidentally makes a mistake and sprays. Daniel worries that maybe he's a mistake, but Lady Aberlin reassures him that he's fine just the way he is.
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Episode 18 - Mister Rogers Talks About Fun and Games
Release Date: 1989-02-23With Olympian Suzie McConnell (1604) Olympic gold medalist Suzie McConnell comes to give Mister Rogers a basketball lesson. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, everyone is welcomed to be part of a team and given team uniforms.
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Episode 19 - Mister Rogers Talks About When Parents Go to Work
Release Date: 1989-11-21Parents Care for Their Children (1612) Mister Rogers and Mr. McFeely show how they make an apple-peanut butter treat and remind children how much they learn from people other than their parents.
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Episode 20 - Mister Rogers Talks About the Environment
Release Date: 1990-04-19Snorkeling in the Florida Keys (1619) Together with marine botanist Sylvia Earle, Mister Rogers goes snorkeling off the coast of the Florida Keys and learns how important it is to take care of the oceans.
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Episode 21 - Mister Rogers Talks About Fathers & Music
Release Date: 1990-08-02With Folksinger Ella Jenkins (1624) Folksinger Ella Jenkins visits Mister Rogers with her ukulele and shares songs her father enjoyed.
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Episode 22 - Mister Rogers Talks About Art
Release Date: 1991-11-28Visit to a Community Art Center (1644) Mister Rogers visits a potter named Bill Strickland at the community art center where they work on making a pot together at the potter's wheel.
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Episode 23 - Mister Rogers Talks About Love
Release Date: 1993-02-25With Mandolinist Peter Ostroushko (1664) At Negri's Music Shop, mandolinist Peter Ostroushko sings a Ukrainian lullaby.
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Episode 24 - Mister Rogers Talks About Then and Now
Release Date: 1993-09-03With Violinist Itzhak Perlman (1670) World-famous violinist Itzhak Perlman joins Mister Rogers in a rehearsal room and shares some of his music.
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Episode 25 - Mister Rogers Talks About Going Away and Coming Back
Release Date: 1994-08-30A Visit With Paramedics (1677) Mister Rogers visits with paramedics who show him their equipment. Mister Rogers says it's good to know what to expect in scary situations
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Episode 26 - What Do You Do With the Mad That You Feel?
Release Date: 1995-10-20A Visit With STOMP (1695) Mister Rogers visits with STOMP, a performance group who make rhythmic percussion-type sounds with ordinary household things like brooms and pails.
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Episode 27 - Everybody's Special
Release Date: 1995-08-31A Visit With the Voice of Prince Tuesday (1689) Mister Rogers shows how he works some of the puppets and visits Lenny Meledandri-the voice of Prince Tuesday.
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Episode 28 - Mister Rogers Talks About Helping
Release Date: 1996-07-23A Visit With the Jabali Afrika Musical Group (1702) A dynamic musical group from Kenya called Jabali Afrika visits Negri's Music Shop.
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Episode 29 - Mister Rogers Talks About Curiosity
Release Date: 2000-02-25With Violinist Hilary Hahn (1755) Mister Rogers visits with world-famous violinist Hilary Hahn and they talk about her music and her background as he listens to her play.
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Episode 30 - Mister Rogers Ready to Read?
Release Date: 2000-08-28Caring for a Baby Elephant (1756) Where does Mister Rogers find a 500 pound baby? At the zoo. It's a baby elephant, and Mister Rogers learns about how the mother elephant and people at the zoo help care for it.
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Episode 31 - Mister Rogers Talks About Competition
Release Date: 1981-06-01Visit to the Crayon Factory (1481) Mister Rogers shows a video of how crayons are made. Then, he talks about drawing and how everyone's drawings are unique.