Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (TV Series)

1485: Competition (1981)

David Newell: Mr. McFeely

Quotes 

• Mr. McFeely : Now for the experience, We need a projector first.

  Mr. Rogers : I have it in here.

  [Takes the projector out of his closet] 

  Mr. McFeely : And a screen. Well, We can use this pad as a screen.

  [Grabs a drawing pad] 

  Mr. McFeely : And we can set it up in the kitchen. Ready?

  Mr. Rogers : I am ready!

  Mr. McFeely : Right this way to the kitchen.

  [They go to the kitchen] 

  Mr. McFeely : Well, We can put the projector to the table and,

  Mr. Rogers : [as place the projector on the table]  This is where I tried my rainbow experience and just did not work.

  Mr. McFeely : Now we will try it. Let me see, Oh it's not high enough! Maybe, I know! How about blocks!

  Mr. Rogers : Blocks? Okay!

  [as he brings out a bag of blocks out of the cabinet] 

  Mr. McFeely : And I will plug the projector in. Just set them on the table shake them out.

  Mr. Rogers : [as he shakes the blocks out of the bag]  Is that enough?

  Mr. McFeely : That's fine, I will set it in a minute! We just have to raise the projector up. Just a little bit. These shall do it. And will put the projector on top. Now, I have special thing I want to show you. What I have in my pocket is a prism.

  Mr. Rogers : Wow, It looks like a plastic to me.

  Mr. McFeely : Well, It is cut plastic. Let's pretend it's a raindrop.

  Mr. Rogers : Raindrop?

  Mr. McFeely : Yeah, a raindrop. And light of the projector is the sunlight. That's you see rainbow from the raindrop. Now we can turn the projector, Oh! We need to turn off the lights.

  Mr. Rogers : The switch is on the wall.

  Mr. McFeely : Yes, There's the switch.

  [He shuts the lights off] 

  Mr. McFeely : . And we turn on the, There's the switch

  [Turns the projector on] 

  Mr. McFeely : . Now, hold the screen up.

  Mr. Rogers : [as he holds the screen]  Wow, That's beautiful! Look at all those colors!