Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (season 18)

The following is a list of episodes from the eighteenth season of the PBS series, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, which aired in late 1987 and early 1988.

Episode 1 (Alike and Different)

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.

• Aired on November 23, 1987.

Episode 2 (Alike and Different)

Rogers brings in a set of children's books that are done in different languages and Mr. McFeely brings a videotape of children's TV shows from three countries.

• Aired on November 24, 1987.

Episode 3 (Alike and Different)

Robert Trow dresses up in his Bob Dog costume so that Rogers can compare a real hound to a man in a dog costume. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, everyone, except Prince Tuesday, knows Mayor Maggie and Queen Sara will trade places for a day. This leads to an inevitable misunderstanding.

• Aired on November 25, 1987.

Episode 4 (Alike and Different)

Jeffrey Gabel, who is both a circus clown and cook, prepares strudel at Brockett's Bakery. Queen Sara and Mayor Maggie trade places for a day, until a mix-up occurs with Brockett and Gabel.

• Aired on November 26, 1987.

Episode 5 (Alike and Different)

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.

• Aired on November 27, 1987.

Episode 6 (Nighttime)

Rogers closes the curtains in his television house so that it resembles nighttime. This is so he can prepare for Mr. McFeely's delivery, a video on how flashlights are made. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine frightens X with a talk of stars falling from the sky.

• Aired on March 7, 1988.

Episode 7 (Nighttime)

Rogers recalls his visit to a Russian TV studio, guest-starring on Tatyana Vedeneyeva's nighttime children's show, Good Night, Little Ones!. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe still has to contend with Lady Elaine's talk of falling stars.

• Aired on March 8, 1988.

Episode 8 (Nighttime)

Mr. McFeely brings a firefighter's outfit for Rogers to try on. Chuck Aber is preparing to scuba dive at night, but first he must help his neighbors in Southwood.

• Aired on March 9, 1988.

Episode 9 (Nighttime)

Tatyana Vedeneyeva visits Rogers' television house and brings a videotape of how matrouska dolls are made. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe welcomes an unexpected visitor from the stars.

• Aired on March 10, 1988.

Episode 10 (Nighttime)

Mr. McFeely shows a video of people doing their jobs at night. Dawn nears in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe and still no one can understand the night visitor.

• Aired on March 11, 1988.

Episode 11 (Kindness and Unkindness)

A client reprimanded Mr. McFeely for delivering the wrong tape and Rogers receives it by mistake. Rogers soon reassures Mr. McFeely how important he and his service are. A difficult King Friday hears that Prince Tuesday and his classmates at school were playing music. Friday decides that Tuesday needs a different type of schooling.

• Aired on May 2, 1988.

Episode 12 (Kindness and Unkindness)

Mister Rogers and his saxophonist friend, Eric Kloss, visit a cave with Betty Aberlin as tour guide. This cave has its own organ, on which Rogers accompanies Kloss's sax. Events accelerate at the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, as King Friday has arranged for "Sir Thomas T. Tune" to be Prince Tuesday's new tutor. X's Cousin Mary arrives with a new Owl Correspondence School lesson.

• Aired on May 3, 1988.

Episode 13 (Kindness and Unkindness)

Marilyn Barnett shows how to start jumping rope and invites several expert rope-jumpers. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday is ready to take Prince Tuesday out of the school at Someplace Else.

• Aired on May 4, 1988.

Episode 14 (Kindness and Unkindness)

Mr. McFeely brings a videotape of how bicycle helmets are made. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe is surprised to see "Sir Thomas T. Tune".

• Aired on May 5, 1988.

Episode 15 (Kindness and Unkindness)

"Sir Thomas T. Tune" convinces King Friday to allow the new schooling method.

• Aired on May 6, 1988.

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