Mister Rogers' Neighborhood — Season 1, Episode 1: Change: The First Program

Episode synopsis

Title number 0001. Opens with Mr. Rogers talks about tying his shoes. Mrs. Russellite sends an invitation to Mr. Rogers to see her lampshade collection. Lady Elaine's changes to the geography of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe worry King Friday, who begins to impose new rules and restrictions in Make-Believe, and builds a wall.

About Mister Rogers' Neighborhood

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.

More episodes from Season 1

• E2King Friday Challenges Change
• E3Chef Brockett bakes a cake fit for a king
• E4Early whimsy, fun and frolic in the neighborhood
• E5The end of the first week
• E6Feeling scientific
• E7Different ways of thinking about birds
• E8A “Peace Party” to celebrate peace
• E9People look and sound different
• E10Looking closely
• E11Spending time together
• E12A visit with a toucan, a mime and a French horn
• E13Ask for permission to borrow things