Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: Mister Rogers Meets New Friends Collection (1979)

Aug 28, 1979

Visit to a First Grade Classroom (1462) Mister Rogers visits a first grade classroom, and the teacher shows him things that children will find in first grade.

Feb 8, 1980

Visits a Construction Site (1470) Mister Rogers visits a construction site and learns how a backhoe works.

Feb 17, 1981

Visits a Pretzel Factory (1477) Mister Rogers visits a pretzel factory to see how people make pretzels.

Feb 19, 1981

Mister Rogers Meets Dr. Earl Grollman (1479) Mister Rogers visits Joe Negri's music shop and meets Dr. Earl Grollman, author of books for parents and children about divorce.

Feb 20, 1981

Visit with a Pilot (1480) Mister Rogers goes on an airplane and visits with the pilot and flight attendant. Mister Rogers is shown around the plane and helps children feel safe when traveling by air.

Jun 2, 1981

A Visit to the Carnegie Art Museum (1482) Mister Rogers visits the Carnegie Art Museum and looks at different paintings there.

Jun 4, 1981

Mister Rogers Meets Lynn Swann (1484) Mister Rogers watches former Pittsburgh Steeler wide receiver Lynn Swann practice ballet with a dance company. He tells Mister Rogers all about how dancing helped him play football.

Jun 2, 1982

Mister Rogers Meets New Pets (1498) Different pets are visiting Mister Rogers, including Bob Trow's dog Barney and Mrs. McFeely's parrot.

Jun 28, 1982

How People Make Spoons (1501) Mister Rogers visits with a person who plays the spoons and shows a video of how people make spoons.

Jun 29, 1982

Visit to an Emergency Room (1502) Mister Rogers visits a hospital emergency room. He learns what happens in the waiting room, the x-ray room and the suture room.

Jul 1, 1982

Mister Rogers Learns About Horns (1504) Mister Rogers visits Negri's Music Shop to learn about different kinds of horns.

Apr 25, 1983

Visits a Child Care Home (1516) Mister Rogers visits a child care home where he talks to the child care provider about what it's like there.

Apr 27, 1983

A Visit to a Balloon Factory (1518) Mister Rogers takes a tour of a factory where people make balloons.

Apr 4, 1984

Visits the United States Postal Service (1526) Mister Rogers visits the United States Postal Service and learns how stamps are designed and made.

Apr 5, 1984

A Visit to the Dairy Farm (1527) Mister Rogers visits a dairy farm to see how cows are milked and milk is bottled.

Apr 7, 1984

Visits a Grocery Store (1529) Mister Rogers visits a grocery store and explains that "nobody can have everything he or she wants."

May 9, 1984

Remembering Childhood and Grandparents (1533) Mister Rogers remembers his own childhood and his grandparents.

Nov 27, 1987

Visit to the Circus (1585) Mister Rogers goes to a circus to see the animals and the clowns. He shows viewers that clowns are people underneath their funny clothes and makeup!

May 3, 1988

Mister Rogers Visits Luray Caverns (1592) Blind jazz saxophonist Eric Kloss and Betty Aberlin guide Mister Rogers through Luray Caverns in Virginia.

May 5, 1988

A Visit from Tommy Tune (1594) Dancer and Tony Award-winner Tommy Tune travels from Broadway for a visit to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe!

May 1, 1989

A Visit to the San Diego Wild Animal Park (1606) Mister Rogers visits the San Diego Wild Animal Park where guide Joan Embery shows him giraffes, elephants, tigers and other animals living there.

Aug 29, 1991

A Visit with the Boys' Choir of Harlem (1639) On a visit to the Boys' Choir of Harlem, director Dr. Walter J. Turnball introduces Mister Rogers to young singers with beautifully disciplined voices who dress up in choir robes for their performances.

Feb 23, 1993

A Visit with an Ornithologist (1662) Mister Rogers visits ornithologist David Ford at the aviary to see lots of different birds that people care for.

Jul 24, 1996

A Visit to a Restaurant (1703) At B. Smith's restaurant in New York City, Mister Rogers meets some of the people who work in the kitchen and watches as they help each other prepare the food.

Feb 15, 1999

A Visit with the Westminster Handbell Choir (1736) Mister Rogers visits the Westminster Handbell Choir and listens to different bell sounds—loud and quiet.

Jul 29, 1999

Mister Rogers Visits a Fire Station (1744) Mister Rogers visits a fire station and learns about fire safety and some of the equipment the firefighters use.

Mar 23, 1999

Mister Rogers Talks About Imaginations (1746) Mister Rogers shows some things he can do on the computer and talks about how children can use their imaginations for things they can't do on the computer.

Mar 24, 1999

A Visit to the Neighborhood Library (1747) Mister Rogers visits the neighborhood library to take out a book and finds children there doing lots of different things like studying, reading and doing craft activities.

Mar 27, 1999

Mister Rogers Visits the Dance Alloy (1750) Mister Rogers visits a dance troupe named the Dance Alloy at their studio.

Feb 22, 2000

Mister Rogers Visits Negri's Music Shop (1752) Mister Rogers visits Negri's Music Shop where musicians are playing different kinds of homemade instruments.

Feb 21, 1997

A Visit From Bill Nye (1715) Bill Nye the Science Guy stops by to do a science experiment using baking soda and vinegar to blow up a balloon!