Episode 1
Is Santa Claus Real?
February 19, 1973
Rogers gives a Santa Claus costume to Chef Brockett. Both Betty Aberlin and François Clemmons talk of how as children, they used to be afraid of Santa Claus. Santa Claus, himself, also comes to the neighborhood. This is the first series episode to use the closing song "It's Such a Good Feeling". This continued as the closing song until the end of the series in 2001.
Episode 2
Episode 2
February 20, 1973
Rogers demonstrates how to use a microscope, and visits the Neighborhood Barber Shop for a haircut from Nick the barber. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine is intent to cut Santa Claus' hair without his permission.
Episode 3
Episode 3
February 21, 1973
Rogers pretends to be a bird at François Clemmons' studio. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday makes another bad rule, that nobody can have bare hands. Lady Elaine doesn't take the rule seriously until a cold breeze blows by.
Episode 4
Episode 4
February 22, 1973
Chef Brockett is planning to add a soda fountain to his bakery. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin brings back the toy horse which, when a string is pulled, says "I know". X gives her a toy seagull which says "you know" when a string is pulled.
Episode 5
Episode 5
February 23, 1973
Rogers and several other neighbors attend the opening of the new soda fountain at Brockett's Bakery. Eric Kloss visits the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, telling King Friday how the other senses tell a blind person about the world.
Episode 6
Episode 6
February 26, 1973
Mr. McFeely wears a new Speedy Delivery uniform. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Henrietta shows her disdain for getting Collette's old clothes, which don't fit.
Episode 7
Episode 7
February 27, 1973
Collette has sent dresses and hats from Paris to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. One of the hats is too big for Henrietta Pussycat, so Lady Aberlin gives it to Queen Sara.
Episode 8
Episode 8
February 28, 1973
Golfer Carol Mann visits Rogers' television house to show his golf equipment. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, X swings his golf club, inadvertently knocking boxes out of Corny's hands.
Episode 9
Episode 9
March 1, 1973
Rogers hears Bob Trow lead his a cappella group at Negri's Music Shop. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Corny and Robert Troll want to console X.
Episode 10
Episode 10
March 2, 1973
Rogers' telephone isn't working, so the telephone repairman makes a visit.
Episode 11
Welcome New Friends Pt 1
March 5, 1973
Rogers tells viewers of the time he had an imaginary friend. Daniel has an imaginary friend, Malcolm Apricot Dinko, whom he consults to decide whether he should spend the night with Grand-père.
Episode 12
Welcome New Friends Pt 2
March 6, 1973
Rogers discusses sleep, with help from the McFeelys. Sunset reaches the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, and Daniel still doesn't believe he can to go to Grand-père's for the night. Donkey Hodie has advertised his need for a helper at Someplace Else.
Episode 13
Welcome New Friends Pt 3
March 7, 1973
Rogers hears a harmonica band at Negri's Music Shop. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Donkey Hodie realizes that Malcolm Apricot Dinko cannot help much with harvesting the vegetables.
Episode 14
Welcome New Friends Pt 4
March 8, 1973
Mrs. McFeely has a cow named Harriet, and Rogers sees how Harriet is milked. A new arrival to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Harriet Elizabeth Cow, answers the call for help at Someplace Else.
Episode 15
Welcome New Friends Pt 5
March 9, 1973
Ana Platypus is beginning to speak. Harriet Elizabeth Cow is pleased to see her.
Episode 16
No One Can Ever Take Your Place
March 12, 1973
Lady Elaine Fairchilde decides to make mischief at the welcoming party for Harriet Elizabeth Cow. When a splash of milk ruins the welcoming cake, some believe Malcolm Apricot Dinko is responsible.
Episode 17
Episode 17
March 13, 1973
Guy Disalvo visits Rogers' television house to talk of his sugar-cube structure. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine wants to know who Lady Aberlin likes better: Harriet Elizabeth Cow or Lady Elaine.
Episode 18
Episode 18
March 14, 1973
Lady Aberlin is dressed as a ballerina, dancing with Robert Troll to Lady Elaine's piano music.
Episode 19
Episode 19
March 15, 1973
Rogers shows crayon rubbings. Later he sees preparations for a variety show at Betty's Little Theater. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday wants to rush Prince Tuesday's learning skills.
Episode 20
Episode 20
March 16, 1973
Joe Negri shows Rogers an accordion at Negri's Music Shop. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine plays an accordion in Someplace Else just to show up Harriet Elizabeth Cow.
Episode 21
A Variety Show
March 19, 1973
Rogers and other neighbors participate at the talent show held at Betty's Little Theater.
Episode 22
Episode 22
March 20, 1973
Rogers visits Elsie Neal's Craft Shop, where Bill Strickland talks of making clay pots. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe sees Purple Panda, the first of a handful of visitors from the Planet Purple.
Episode 23
Episode 23
March 21, 1973
The Neighborhood of Make-Believe welcome another two new visitors from the Planet Purple, called Paul and Pauline.
Episode 24
Episode 24
March 22, 1973
Paul and Pauline command that Purple Panda broke a law by rocking in a rocking chair. As a punishment, Purple Panda cannot return to Planet Purple.
Episode 25
Episode 25
March 23, 1973
Bob Trow is working on a bird house for a wren. King Friday has a new wooden bird on a stick called Troglodytes aedon.
Episode 26
Episode 26
March 26, 1973
Rogers has props for Bob and Judy Brown's production of The Three Little Pigs. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday wants to buy an airplane.
Episode 27
Episode 27
March 27, 1973
Don Williamson shows his remote-control model airplane at Rogers' television house. Rogers forgets that the Brown Marionette Company was performing The Three Little Pigs today. Fortunately, it will be held again tomorrow. An airplane salesman visits the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. King Friday purchases a plane and wants Handyman Negri to be the pilot.
Episode 28
Episode 28
March 28, 1973
Rogers attends the Brown Marionettes' production of The Three Little Pigs. King Friday gets word that his airplane will arrive tomorrow.
Episode 29
Episode 29
March 29, 1973
Rogers compares the sounds of a car horn, a trumpet, and a bicycle horn. When he returns to Negri's Music Shop, he hears trumpeter Ben Benack. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday gets his plane and hires Yoshi Ito to pilot it.
Episode 30
Episode 30
March 30, 1973
Marcel Marceau performs pantomime, both in Mister Rogers' television house and the Neighborhood of Make-Believe.
Episode 31
Daniel's Birthday Pt 1
April 2, 1973
Daniel's birthday is coming Friday, and he asks for, among other things, a truck.
Episode 32
Daniel's Birthday Pt 2
April 3, 1973
Daniel Striped Tiger shares his birthdate with Purple Panda.
Episode 33
Daniel's Birthday Pt 3
April 4, 1973
Al Worden shares one of his poems with Rogers. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Daniel wonders if he has made a mistake giving his birthdate to Purple Panda.
Episode 34
Daniel's Birthday Pt 4
April 5, 1973
Rogers finds beauty in a rainy day. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Purple Panda overcomes his fear of the rain.
Episode 35
Daniel's Birthday Pt 5
April 6, 1973
Rogers visits a lapidarian, who shows how stones are polished. Al Worden shows a moon rock in Rogers' kitchen. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe celebrates Daniel's and Purple Panda's birthday.
Episode 36
Episode 36
April 9, 1973
Rogers works a typewriter specifically used with teleprompters. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Pilot Ito wants to take opera lessons. King Friday calls John Reardon in to teach her.
Episode 37
Episode 37
April 10, 1973
Rogers visits the dentist. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, John Reardon agrees to give Pilot Ito opera lessons. King Friday commissions an opera for Friday.
Episode 38
Episode 38
April 11, 1973
Rogers shows a book with pictures of the teeth of various animals. Mr. McFeely brings in animal-sound instruments. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, John Reardon gives opera parts to Lady Aberlin and Harriet Elizabeth Cow.
Episode 39
Episode 39
April 12, 1973
Rogers shows different kinds of potatoes and shows what happens if they are put in water for a while. He makes up a potato song. Mr. McFeely delivers an ocarina. At the Negri's Music Shop, a blue grass band is rehearsing and explains why their music is bluegrass. Chef Brockett plays an ocarina and decides to be a potato bug in the opera. John Reardon and Lady Aberlin are still planning the opera and need a king and a pilot. King Friday decides he can't be in the opera. François Clemmons will make a good king, and Miss Ito can be a pilot.
Episode 40
Potato Bugs and Cows
April 13, 1973
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.
Episode 41
Episode 41
April 16, 1973
Rogers hears that Mrs. McFeely is ill. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Queen Sara begins to fall ill.
Episode 42
Episode 42
April 17, 1973
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.
Episode 43
Episode 43
April 18, 1973
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.
Episode 44
Episode 44
April 19, 1973
Those in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe decide to play music to help Queen Sara get well.
Episode 45
Episode 45
April 20, 1973
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.
Episode 46
What is Love? Pt 1
April 23, 1973
X gives leaves for Queen Sara to examine under her microscope.
Episode 47
What is Love? Pt 2
April 24, 1973
Rogers helps the McFeelys pack for their upcoming trip to see their grandchildren. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin wants Queen Sara to identify a leaf.
Episode 48
What is Love? Pt 3
April 25, 1973
Rogers meets a woman who makes toys from wood. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday is dismayed that Harriet Elizabeth Cow has refused to give him her plant. This prompts an argument between King Friday and Queen Sara.
Episode 50
What is Love? Pt 5
April 27, 1973
As he takes care of Mrs. McFeely's plants, Rogers says that new plants start from seeds. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Henrietta and Miss Paulifficate imagine what the McFeelys might be doing.
Episode 51
Episode 51
April 30, 1973
Rogers welcomes back the McFeelys. They share photographs of their grandchildren. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine shows her impatience for Mr. McFeely's return.
Episode 52
Episode 52
May 1, 1973
Rogers has a ukulele he wants Joe Negri to sell. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Henrietta and Lady Elaine are at odds: both wishes she could be the other.
Episode 53
Episode 53
May 2, 1973
Henrietta is still stinging from her argument with Lady Elaine. Handyman Negri must console both of them.
Episode 54
Episode 54
May 3, 1973
King Friday wants Mr. McFeely to order a rocking throne. But Corny is having his nap.
Episode 55
Episode 55
May 4, 1973
Corny and Miss Paulifficate put the finishing touches on King Friday's rocking throne.
Episode 56
Mixed-up NOM Pt 1
May 7, 1973
Bob Trow helps the McFeelys wallpaper their kitchen. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine uses her boomerang to rearrange the buildings and even adds wallpaper to the castle.
Episode 57
Mixed-up NOM Pt 2
May 8, 1973
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.
Episode 58
Mixed-up NOM Pt 3
May 9, 1973
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.
Episode 59
Mixed-up NOM Pt 4
May 10, 1973
Rogers talks to a glassblower at Elsie Neal's Craft Shop. Lady Elaine moves all the locales back where they belong. King Friday commissions a Festival of Mad Feelings for the next day.
Episode 60
Festival of Mad Feelings
May 11, 1973
Rogers visits a drummer in Negri's Music Shop. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe holds its Festival of Mad Feelings.
Episode 61
Episode 61
May 14, 1973
Morrie Turner, a cartoonist, shows Rogers pictures of several neighbors. Mr. McFeely announces that his grandchildren will visit the neighborhood soon.
Episode 62
Episode 62
May 15, 1973
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.
Episode 63
Episode 63
May 16, 1973
Audrey Roth shows Rogers a new game she created. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Grand-père compliments Donkey Hodie for his potato crop.
Episode 64
Daniel Sleeps Away from Home
May 17, 1973
Rogers talks about and draws different kinds of stars. Nighttime in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe sees Daniel and Grand-père making a star for Donkey Hodie.
Episode 65
Episode 65
May 18, 1973
Rogers hears a barbershop quartet at Negri's Music Shop. Lady Elaine starts a vocal chorale with Harriet Elizabeth Cow and Lady Aberlin. This is the last series episode to use the original city model in which it had been in use since Season 1.
