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Season 29 (1998-1999)
Excerpt from the Arthur episode “Arthur Meets Mister Rogers” aired on PBS in 1997
Excerpt from the Arthur episode “Arthur Meets Mister Rogers” aired on PBS in 1997
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00:00Broadcasting.
00:30Broadcasting.
01:00Broadcasting.
01:31Glad to be with you.
01:33Can you imagine what might be in that case that I brought in?
01:38It's a case with a long zipper across here.
01:43Can you imagine what might be in here?
01:46Can you imagine what might not be in here?
01:50Well, I'm going to show you what is.
01:53This is an Arthur puppet.
02:02Yep.
02:05And also some Arthur drawings.
02:10My friend Mark Brown, who creates all the Arthur things, drew these pictures so I could show them to you.
02:20Now this first one is of the castle with the king and queen and Prince Tuesday and Arthur.
02:29And this one is of the tree with Arthur and Henrietta and X.
02:36And this is of the clock with Arthur and Daniel.
02:43And where is this?
02:47Museum go around, isn't it?
02:50With Arthur.
02:51And the bell.
02:52Well, Mark Brown has his own workshop where he does all kinds of interesting things.
02:59And I'd like you to see his place.
03:02Most of all, I'd like you to meet him.
03:04He said we could come over whenever we were ready.
03:07So let's just go there now.
03:09Oh, and I'll take this little Arthur puppet with me since I borrowed it from Mark Brown.
03:16Come along.
03:17Come along, Arthur.
03:18We'll go to Mark Brown's studio.
03:20Here we are.
03:33This is his studio.
03:34And he said just come right in.
03:35So we'll go.
03:44Hello, Mark.
03:45Oh, hello, Fred.
03:46Welcome.
03:48I'd like you to know my television neighbor, Mr. Mark Brown.
03:50Welcome to you.
03:51And thank you for loaning him to me.
03:54Oh, he's back home.
03:55Were you a good boy, Arthur?
03:57You bet.
03:58All right.
03:59Well, have a seat, Fred.
04:00I'd like to show you what I'm working on.
04:03Good.
04:04You doing another book?
04:06I am.
04:07I'm doing another book.
04:08I love writing books.
04:10I love telling stories and I love drawing pictures.
04:13Is this book about Arthur?
04:15It is.
04:16It's a new Arthur story.
04:18Mark, would you be able to draw Arthur?
04:22Sure.
04:23I'd be happy to.
04:25I actually have a secret formula for drawing Arthur.
04:29What is it?
04:30It's very easy.
04:31When I draw Arthur, I start with two letter O's like this.
04:36I put them right next to each other.
04:38Oh.
04:39And then hook them together with a little line there.
04:42And those become his glasses.
04:44Uh-huh.
04:45Now under those, we'll do a large letter U.
04:50And at the bottom of that, a smaller letter U for his mouth.
04:57Uh-huh.
04:58And two dots there for his nostrils.
05:02And a dot in each one of the letter O's for his eyes.
05:08Now at the top, we'll add a large upside down letter U for the top of his head.
05:16Uh-huh.
05:17And when I put his eyebrows on, I think about how he's feeling that day.
05:22Is he happy or sad or worried about something?
05:25Uh-huh.
05:26The way you make the lines will change the way Arthur looks and the way you think he feels.
05:31Now we'll add his ears.
05:34And the ears look a little bit like ping pong paddles.
05:37Uh-huh.
05:38That's what my son said when I first drew Arthur for him.
05:41Now we could give him a little bit of a t-shirt down here.
05:47He's ready to go.
05:49Off to a new adventure.
05:52Very good.
05:53Well, thank you, Arthur.
05:55Have you always loved to draw?
05:58I have.
06:00Yeah, drawing has always been special to me.
06:04I guess I've drawn as far back as I can remember.
06:08And I love drawing for my grandma, Thora.
06:11And one day she opened her bottom dresser drawer
06:15and I saw all the drawings that I had given to her over the years
06:20and she had saved them all.
06:22And that's when I thought that there was something special about the drawings
06:26and I started to look at my own drawings a little bit differently.
06:30She loved you and your drawings.
06:33She did.
06:34She's a very special person.
06:36When you think of the different characters in Arthur,
06:41do you think of people in your childhood?
06:45I do.
06:46All of the characters that I draw in the Arthur books come from people that I knew.
06:53And the story ideas come from things that have happened to me or to my children
06:57or children who write me letters.
07:00And I think the best things happen in real life.
07:03Yeah, of course they do.
07:04And they make the best books.
07:07Arthur's little sister is a combination of my three little sisters.
07:11And Arthur's best friend Buster is a lot like my best friend in third grade.
07:16And are you a lot like Arthur?
07:18A lot like Arthur, yes.
07:20Yes.
07:21You even look a little like Arthur to me.
07:25It's those furry ears, I think.
07:28But when you make television, you have to have loads of drawings for that, don't you?
07:34Oh, many people.
07:35I could never do them all myself.
07:37There are hundreds of animators who help with the television show
07:43because each one minute of the television show takes hundreds of drawings.
07:48I have some here I wanted to show you.
07:51In fact, this will look familiar to you.
07:53This is the show we did together.
07:56I love that swing.
07:58I used to love to make these when I was a child.
08:01I would take a lot of papers and stack them together
08:04and on each page make a dot in a slightly different position.
08:08Then when you flip them, the dot would dance all over the page.
08:12You really got the feeling of animation and movement.
08:16But on the television, as I remember, there was lots of color and buildings around.
08:23So many people are involved in making this work.
08:28After we do these drawings, then there are people who put in the colors.
08:33So there would be someone who would paint each of the faces the right color,
08:38each of the sweaters the right color.
08:40Then there's someone who paints the background.
08:43Then we put the voices in, and then someone adds the music.
08:47I'd like to show you this scene with all of those pieces put together.
08:51Let's see it together.
08:52Okay.
08:53All right.
08:56I think I have that tape right here.
08:59I'll find it.
09:00I'd be glad to see that again.
09:03Let's pop it in.
09:04Look for the swings.
09:05There it is.
09:06I wondered where you were hiding, Arthur.
09:07I think maybe I'm sick.
09:08In fact, I may be too sick to go to school tomorrow.
09:09Or even ever again.
09:10You know, if I'm feeling mad or sad or glad about something, I try to tell somebody about it.
09:17I just don't want everyone to think I'm a... that I like... I mean...
09:24You don't want them to think you're a little kid anymore.
09:25Yeah.
09:26I mean, no offense.
09:27Sometimes you feel like you're too old for certain things.
09:28I just don't want people to make fun of me.
09:29Real friends don't make fun of real friends.
09:30That's for sure.
09:54That's important.
09:56important. Isn't it a joy to care so much for children? Yeah, I think no matter how big you get,
10:03it's important to remember what it's like to be a child. That's for sure. I need to get back to
10:08my place, but I need to say goodbye to Arthur first. So I want to say goodbye to you, Arthur.
10:19Fred, you know Michael, Michael Yarmusch. He does the voice of Arthur on the show.
10:24Glad to see you, Michael. Like you'd know my television neighbor, Michael Yarmusch.
10:29Would you do the voice for this, Arthur? Oh, sure. No problem. You all have a meeting together?
10:35Yes, we're working on a new show. Oh, good. It's good to see you again, Mr. Rogers.
10:40I'm glad we're friends, Arthur. Friends are the best, aren't they? I'll say. Oh,
10:46it's great to be with you. Good to see you, Fred. Thank you, Mark. All right.
10:49Take good care, Michael. Bye-bye, Mr. Rogers. Bye-bye. Okay, pull up a chair and let's get
10:55to work. All right. Is this a new script? Yes, it is, and it needs some work.
11:04Let's just go back to my place.
11:05I like you to meet my friends. Do you ever make puppets or make them talk? Do you ever draw
11:28pictures? Let's look at Mark Brown's pictures again. The castle, the tree, the clock, the museum
11:43go-round. Why don't we make-believe something about Arthur visiting our neighborhood of make-believe?
11:49Trolley? Trolley? We've been pretending that Lady Elaine has been having a hard time controlling
12:02her urge to squirt people with her museum-go-round water hose. Let's think more about that and Arthur
12:11as the trolley goes into the neighborhood of make-believe. Ready, trolley? Okay. Neighborhood of make-believe.
12:19Oh, yes, trolley, yes. Now, what were you telling me about King Arthur?
12:29Oh, uh, not King Arthur, Uncle Freddy. His name is Arthur, and he's an aardvark, and right
12:36now he's playing with Cousin Tuesday. Is his father King Arthur, or is he an aardvark also?
12:43I imagine he's an aardvark. Hi, Tuesday. Arthur and I have been playing.
12:48Oh, where is he now? Oh, he went to the bathroom, but he'll be here in a minute. He likes to meet
12:53people. I am prepared to greet him, even though he isn't King Arthur. Hi! Hi, Arthur! Hi, Arthur!
13:01Arthur, I presume? Correct as usual, King Friday. You are welcome in this neighborhood. Thank you.
13:08I've had a really great time playing with Prince Tuesday. I think he's really cool. Yes, indeed.
13:13You seem like a splendid sort yourself, Arthur, even though you're not a king.
13:19I've met a lot of splendid people, but you're the first king I've met. I guess you don't
13:23have to be a king to be splendid. Very well said. May you have a beautiful day in this neighborhood,
13:29young aardvark. Thank you, King Friday. And all of you.
13:33Goodbye, Daddy. Thanks there, Ro. Bye.
13:35Cousin, will you introduce Arthur to X and Henrietta?
13:38Certainly. I'm going to tell Daniel that we'll all be playing together.
13:42See you later, Tuesday. That's for sure. Bye, Tuesday.
13:46X and Henrietta live right over here. Let's go.
13:51You know, X and Hen have lived as neighbors in this tree since way back when all this was farmland.
13:57Meow, meow, Arthur. Yes, I am. Hi, Henrietta. Meow, Lady Evelyn, meow.
14:08Arthur wanted to meet you and X.
14:11Somebody say my favorite letter.
14:14We'd like you to meet Arthur.
14:16Hello, X the owl.
14:18Why, sure enough, it is you, Arthur. You all want to come in and play?
14:23Well, we are supposed to go to Daniel's clock.
14:25But we can play later.
14:27Oh, that'll be nifty-galifty.
14:29Meow, meow, see you meow, meow.
14:32Meow. Bye.
14:34Uh, have a good time, A and Lady A.
14:40A is for Arthur.
14:42And Lady A for Lady Aberlin.
14:49Whoa, what was that?
14:52Lady Elaine Fairchild.
14:55All right, then, Lady Elaine. Where are you?
15:06I've always wanted to meet you, Lady Elaine.
15:12Do you mean that?
15:14Sure. I love everything about museums.
15:16Well, I didn't think you all were going to visit me.
15:19So you squirted us?
15:21Well, what was I supposed to do?
15:24Well, just try inviting us over.
15:26You mean you'd come to visit?
15:29Of course I'd come.
15:30Well, how about now?
15:32How about as soon as I play with Daniel Tiger?
15:35You got a deal.
15:37Hey, this aardvark's okay.
15:39And so are you.
15:40You don't have to squirt people to get them here.
15:44Okay, see you.
15:46And I'll get stuff ready.
15:47No squirting?
15:51No squirting.
15:54Oh, look.
15:55Tuesday's already over with Daniel.
15:57Let's go.
15:59He's a really good player.
16:01Oh, I'm glad to play with both of you.
16:04Oh, there they are.
16:05I told Daniel what a great player you are, Arthur.
16:08I've got my trucks and other stuff all set up inside.
16:12All right, let's play.
16:13Good.
16:14You want to play too, Cousin Betty?
16:15Oh, I'd like to.
16:16But I promised Edgar Cook and Aunt Sarah I'd help them with food for the world.
16:20I'll see you all later, though.
16:21Thanks, Lady A.
16:23Anytime, Arthur.
16:24As Uncle Friday said, you're welcome in this neighborhood.
16:27Come on inside, Arthur.
16:29Come on, Arthur.
16:29Come on, Arthur.
16:29Come on, Arthur.
16:35That's just the way I feel about him, too, Charlie.
16:49I was just wondering, could you imagine Arthur and Daniel playing inside the clock with Prince
16:57Tuesday?
16:59Just imagine that.
17:05And can you imagine Arthur and X and Henrietta later playing together inside the tree?
17:18And can you imagine Lady Elaine showing Arthur all that she has inside the museum go round?
17:25I can imagine that.
17:30I like to imagine things, don't you?
17:32You know, Lady Elaine didn't have to squirt that water to get Arthur to come.
17:37He said he loves museums.
17:40Sure.
17:42Let's give some food to the fish.
17:51They're hungry.
17:52Oh, there's the phone.
17:55Hello?
17:56Hello, Mrs. McFeely.
17:58How are you?
18:00Oh, fine.
18:02Oh, I'd like to see that.
18:05Thank you very much.
18:07All right.
18:07Hope you have a good day.
18:09Bye-bye.
18:10That was Mrs. McFeely.
18:11She told me that Mr. McFeely was going to bring over a videotape about people making traffic
18:17signals.
18:18I wonder if they look something like ours here.
18:23Maybe that's he now.
18:29It is.
18:32Speedy delivery.
18:33I just talked with Mrs. McFeely.
18:35So you know what this is, right?
18:37People making traffic signals?
18:39Well, this is really how people put all the parts together to make traffic signals.
18:44Would you like to see it?
18:44I would.
18:45Do you have time to show?
18:46I have time.
18:47I have time.
18:48Good.
18:48And as we're watching it, I'll explain how they put all the parts together.
18:52Very good.
18:53All righty.
18:53We'll put it into picture-picture and find out how people assemble traffic signals.
19:03Now, the different parts are made in other factories, but they're all brought to this
19:07one where people put them together on an assembly line.
19:09And this man starts by connecting three housings together.
19:14Well, what's a housing?
19:16Well, housing is the outside of the traffic signal.
19:19It protects all the parts on the inside.
19:21Oh.
19:21He uses three bolts and a washer on one side.
19:35And three nuts and a washer on the other.
19:38And now he'll do it the same way again so that all three housings are connected.
19:55One, two, three.
20:08One, two, three.
20:10What's that?
20:11That's a special wrench he uses to tighten the nuts on the housing so it won't come apart.
20:19It works very quickly, doesn't it?
20:21Oh, it surety does.
20:22It's very helpful because he has lots of housings to put together.
20:25And when he's finished with his job, he rolls the housing down the assembly line.
20:41And this woman attaches the lenses to the housing.
20:48Is the lens that round-colored part?
20:51Yes.
20:52Now she uses this screwdriver to put four screws into the housing to hold the lens in place.
20:59Green for go.
21:01Right again.
21:02Now she'll do the same for the middle one.
21:05Yellow for caution.
21:08There it is.
21:09And red for stop.
21:27And red for stop.
21:29And when she's finished, she rolls it down the assembly line to this woman who has two jobs.
21:43First, she attaches the wires.
21:44And when she's finished, she rolls it down the assembly line to this woman who has two jobs.
21:55First, she attaches the wires.
22:05She takes them through each hole and connects them to this part.
22:10These are red for the red lens.
22:21Red for the red lens.
22:23Now she'll do the same for the yellow.
22:29That's for the yellow lens.
22:31Those wires.
22:31I bet the next wires are green.
22:40So the wires are the same color as the lens.
22:43Yes.
22:44That helps her make sure she's got the right wire for each lens.
22:48Now what's that?
22:49That's called a reflector.
22:50Her second job is to attach the other ends of the wires to the reflector so the electricity can go there.
22:57Uh-huh.
23:07Actually, what does the reflector do?
23:09Well, it makes the light from the light bulb brighter, so it's easier for people to see what color is lit.
23:15Oh, I see.
23:27and what about the light bulb oh you'll see there's one she's putting in the first light bulb
23:44so there's one for each reflector yeah that's right three bulbs
23:48are all the parts on now almost
23:56now this woman adds the final piece called a visor oh the visor the visor protects the lens from rain
24:08and snow and it blocks out extra sunlight so it's easier for people to see the lights
24:13she has to attach them make sure they're on tight
24:26and when she's finished she slides it down to this man who takes it to test the lights to make sure
24:35it's working just right
24:36it plugs it in
24:41green yellow red and green and that's how people assemble traffic signals
24:50green yellow red and green and that's how people assemble traffic signals
25:04isn't that interesting you learn something old every day you really do and it's very much like this one a lot like that one
25:13does it work this one works can i see it sure let's see now that you should have green on the green is on right now can you take the green out turn it off
25:22and let's see put stop stop there it is and what about stop there stop and what about caution
25:30should i turn this one on turn that one off
25:32caution there it is and i'll turn that one off
25:35and what about go green there you go now a little canoodle faster
25:40there you go speedy delivery now we should say go go stop go
25:51well speaking of going i have more deliveries to do today thank you very much for this speedy delivery
25:57that's what you'll get that's what you'll get a speedy speedy
26:04delivery a speedy speedy speedy speedy delivery thank you mr. jed sum Chris
26:09well...
26:10you're quite welcome to do a duet
26:11oh okay here we go
26:13that's what you'll get
26:14that's what you'll get
26:16a speedy speedy delivery
26:20a speedy speedy speedy speedy speedy быстрy delivery
26:24Well, I'm on my way. I have more pickups and deliveries.
26:27All right.
26:28Bye-bye.
26:28Thanks again, Mr. McFeely.
26:29You are welcome.
26:35Oh, my. Mr. McFeely is such a grand person.
26:40You know, there are many ways of helping people know when it's best to stop and then to go.
26:47Of course, the best ways of knowing come from the inside.
26:52And that always gives you such a good feeling.
26:57It's such a good feeling to know you're alive.
27:03It's such a happy feeling.
27:05You're growing inside when you wake up ready to say,
27:11I think I'll make a snappy new day.
27:15It's such a good feeling, a very good feeling.
27:20The feeling you know that I'll be back when the day is new.
27:27And I'll have more ideas for you.
27:32And you'll have things you'll want to talk about.
27:37I will, too.
27:39I'll be back next time.
27:43Bye-bye.
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