Mister Rogers' Neighborhood — Season 18
Won't you be my neighbor?
About this season
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood is an American children's television series that was created and hosted by namesake Fred Rogers. The series originated in 1963 as Misterogers on CBC Television, and was later debuted in 1966 as Misterogers' Neighborhood on the regional Eastern Educational Network, followed by its US network debut on February 19, 1968, and it aired on NET and its successor, PBS, until August 31, 2001. The series is aimed primarily at preschool ages 2 to 5, but has been stated by PBS as "appropriate for all ages". Mister Rogers' Neighborhood was produced by Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA public broadcaster WQED and Rogers' non-profit production company Family Communications, Inc.; previously known as Small World Enterprises prior to 1971, the company was renamed The Fred Rogers Company after Rogers' death.
Episodes (15)
1. Alike and Different
Aired 23 November 1987
Rogers attends a show full of antique cars. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Mayor Maggie and Queen Sara agree to change jobs for a day.
2. Alike and Different
Aired 24 November 1987
3. Alike and Different
Aired 25 November 1987
Each Person is Unique -- Yet We All Have Much in Common Actor Bob Trow, who plays Bob Dog, stops by to demonstrate how Bob Dog and real dogs are alike and different.
4. Alike and Different
Aired 26 November 1987
5. Alike and Different
Aired 27 November 1987
Jeff Gabel surprises Rogers by showing a few peeps. Rogers goes to a circus, where Gabel puts on his clown make-up. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe finds Lady Aberlin in a chicken costume, much to Daniel's dismay. Aberlin gives sound advice to Daniel and to Nancy Caterpillar.
6. Nighttime
Aired 7 March 1988
Concerns About Nighttime and Other Scary Things Mister Rogers pretends it is nighttime in his house as he turns out the lights, pulls out his sofa bed, and checks underneath it for "monsters."
7. Nighttime
Aired 8 March 1988
8. Nighttime
Aired 9 March 1988
Concerns About Nighttime and Other Scary Things Mister Rogers talks about scuba divers who explore the ocean's perpetual darkness.
9. Nighttime
Aired 10 March 1988
10. Nighttime
Aired 11 March 1988
11. Kindness and Unkindness
Aired 2 May 1988
12. Kindness and Unkindness
Aired 3 May 1988
13. Kindness and Unkindness
Aired 4 May 1988
Being Kind to Ourselves and Others Exercise teacher Marilyn Barnett and her young students show Mister Rogers some fancy jump-rope tricks.
14. Kindness and Unkindness
Aired 5 May 1988
15. Kindness and Unkindness
Aired 6 May 1988
"Sir Thomas T. Tune" convinces King Friday to allow the new schooling method.