Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (TV Series)

1580: Making Mistakes (1987)

Fred Rogers: Mr. Rogers, King Friday XIII, Queen Sara Saturday, X the Owl

Quotes 

• King Friday XIII : There are no small poems, only small poets. Perhaps I shall say that in my opening speech.

• King Friday XIII : Incidentally, what color are her feathers?

  Handyman Negri : Whose feathers, King Friday?

  King Friday XIII : Audrey's, of course. She's a kind of bird. A fowl, a chicken, or something like that.

  Handyman Negri : She's a white duck.

  King Friday XIII : Very good, I'll put that in my speech too.

• King Friday XIII : Ladies and gentlemen and assorted beasts, it gives me great pleasure to inaugurate this very special occasion. This moment in time when your king, King Friday XIII and his friends and acquaintances gather together to ask the eternal question: what is the meaning of life? Which is, of course, what we always ask whenever we gather together in our serious frame of mind, which is, of course, the most appropriate frame of mind for the castle of such a caring monarch that reigns in this particular neighborhood.

• King Friday XIII : I'm looking for Audrey.

  Miss Paulifficate : I'm right here, King Friday.

  King Friday XIII : No, no, the other Audrey. The one who's reading her poem today. They found her, you know.

  Handyman Negri : Oh yes, she was with Ana Platypus.

  King Friday XIII : She was probably just nervous thinking about performing for a king.

• Mr. Rogers : The king was so busy thinking about how important his speech was that he forgot Audrey's last name. But that let everybody see that even kings can make mistakes. In fact, everybody makes mistakes once in a while. Everybody.

• Mr. Rogers : You may want to think about the people who love you and take care of you, even though you do make mistakes once in a while, even though they do too. It's such a good feeling that people can love us, even when we're not perfect.