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Season 28
Episode 5

Giving and Receiving: Reading with LeVar Burton

August 21, 1998

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Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - S28 - E5

Rogers presents a gift for Mr. McFeely just as he delivers a book for guest LeVar Burton (the host of the PBS program Reading Rainbow) to read. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, the finder balloons reveal Lady Elaine and her friend in an obscure room of the Museum-Go-Round. Then Maggie Stewart Brings A Videotape Of Mr Rogers Taking A Bath

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Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: Season 28 - 15 Episode s

28x1 - Giving and Receiving: A Visit with Author Eric Carle
February 16, 1998
Rogers visits Eric Carle, author and illustrator of children's books. Mr. McFeely shows a videotape on how fortune cookies are made. A Spanish-speaking "Fortune Cookie Man" makes his debut in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe.
28x2 - Giving and Receiving: A Visit with a Batik Artist
August 21, 1998
Saihou Njie gives Rogers a demonstration on making batik vests. Later in the program, Mr. McFeely shows a videotape on how bagels are made.
28x3 - Giving and Receiving: How People Make Toilets
August 21, 1998
Rogers brings back The Potty Book that he had introduced back in 1989, and reads it in full, this time. Mr. McFeely shows a videotape of how toilets are made. Betty Okonak Templeton visits the Neighborhood of Make-Believe in search of Lady Elaine.
28x4 - Giving and Receiving: How People Make Carousel Horses
August 21, 1998
Rogers creates a simple merry-go-round from paper plates and a cardboard tube. Maggie Stewart Brings On Behalf Of Mr McFeely shows a videotape on how carousel horses are made.
28x5 - Giving and Receiving: Reading with LeVar Burton
August 21, 1998
Rogers presents a gift for Mr. McFeely just as he delivers a book for guest LeVar Burton (the host of the PBS program Reading Rainbow) to read. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, the finder balloons reveal Lady Elaine and her friend in an obscure room of the Museum-Go-Round. Then Maggie Stewart Brings A Videotape Of Mr Rogers Taking A Bath
28x6 - You and I Together: Installing a Wheelchair Lift
August 21, 1998
Rogers sees people operating a lifting device that elevates a wheelchair into a van. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday commands Mayor Maggie, who had arrived in a wheelchair, to visit Dr. Bill Platypus for a clean bill of health.
28x7 - You and I Together: A Visit with Koko the Gorilla
August 21, 1998
Rogers' comforts a visit with Koko the Gorilla. No such warmth can be found in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe when a different gorilla visits. The lone exception is Lady Aberlin, who finds the gorilla tame.
28x8 - You and I Together: A Visit to the Eye Doctor
August 21, 1998
Rogers visits his eye doctor to have his vision checked. Mr. McFeely presents a video on how eyeglass lenses are made. Lady Elaine is bent on warning the Neighborhood of Make-Believe about the visiting gorilla.
28x9 - You and I Together: A Visit with a Teen and his Service Dog
August 21, 1998
Rogers talks about how a variety of sticks is similar to a group of words: the more you have, the better you can work with them. Mr. McFeely shows a video of a service dog, named C.D., aiding a handicapped child. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Dr. Bill Platypus tries to ensure Lady Elaine that the gorilla, called Kevin Wendell, is tame. Maggie Stewart Comes And Brings A Videotape On Mr Rogers Gets A Haircut
28x10 - You and I Together: A Visit to the Center for Creative Play
July 31, 1998
In drawing a rainbow, Rogers points out the more colors, the better. He then reflects on a place where friends visit to play with toys. Lady Aberlin hints that Kevin Wendell Gorilla may not be a gorilla after all.
28x11 - Little and Big: We All Have Talents - Little and Big
August 3, 1998
Prince Tuesday is a natural at working a yo-yo, much to King Friday's chagrin. To everyone's dismay, Friday disallows any yo-yos in the neighborhood.
28x12 - Little and Big: Helicopters
August 7, 1998
At an airport, Rogers sees Mr. McFeely about to take deliveries on a helicopter. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin and Miss Paulifficate are unwilling enforcers of King Friday's bar on yo-yos. This does not prevent Lady Elaine from flying a helicopter she has called "Yo-Yo". She flies up, but does not come down.
28x13 - Little and Big: How People Make Grape Jelly
August 10, 1998
Lady Elaine is trying to send messages for her neighbors to get her down from her stuck helicopter. Unfortunately, Bob Dog grabs on her hat message and gets stuck himself. Mr Rogers Watches How People Make Grape Jelly In The Factory On Picture Picture
28x14 - Little and Big: Inventor of a Sphere that Goes from Little to Big
August 14, 1998
Mr. McFeely shows a videotape of his visit to inventor Chuck Hoberman. Rogers gets a visit from Mrs. McFeely. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Handyman Negri rescues both Bob Dog and Lady Elaine. Rogers plays a cassette tape of cello music and reflects on Yo-Yo Ma and his son Nicholas.
28x15 - Little and Big: A Visit with Architect Maya Lin
August 17, 1998
Rogers visits the studio apartment of an innovative architect. She explains how an appreciation of the earth inspired her to design certain tables, seats, and couches. Cornflake S. Pecially improves King Friday's mood with a "Royal Automated Yo-Yo". Further reason to repeal the "no yo-yos" rule comes from a videotape of Yo-Yo Ma.

28x1 - Giving and Receiving: A Visit with Author Eric Carle

28x2 - Giving and Receiving: A Visit with a Batik Artist

28x3 - Giving and Receiving: How People Make Toilets

28x4 - Giving and Receiving: How People Make Carousel Horses

28x5 - Giving and Receiving: Reading with LeVar Burton

28x6 - You and I Together: Installing a Wheelchair Lift

28x7 - You and I Together: A Visit with Koko the Gorilla

28x8 - You and I Together: A Visit to the Eye Doctor

28x9 - You and I Together: A Visit with a Teen and his Service Dog

28x10 - You and I Together: A Visit to the Center for Creative Play

28x11 - Little and Big: We All Have Talents - Little and Big

28x12 - Little and Big: Helicopters

28x13 - Little and Big: How People Make Grape Jelly

28x14 - Little and Big: Inventor of a Sphere that Goes from Little to Big

28x15 - Little and Big: A Visit with Architect Maya Lin

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