Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (TV Series)

1476: Divorce (1981)

David Newell: Mr. McFeely

Quotes 

• Mr. McFeely : [remembering his wedding]  We've been married 45 years.

  Mr. Rogers : Have you always been happy?

  Mr. McFeely : Well nobody's happy all the time. But Betsy and I have had a big share of happiness.

  Mr. Rogers : Some people get married and after a while they get so unhappy with each other that they don't want to be married anymore.

  Mr. McFeely : [talking quickly]  I know and sometimes they get divorced and that's all very sad, well I've got to be going now, but thank you for playing the music for me. I appreciate it.

  Mr. Rogers : Well I'm glad you stopped by, Mr. McFeely. Thank you for telling us about your wedding.

  [McFeely exits] 

  Mr. Rogers : Well, Mr. McFeely left so fast. As soon as we started talking about divorce. I guess that's something he doesn't like to talk about.

• Mr. McFeely : It's some sort of machine for Corny's factory.

  Prince Tuesday : Does it have any feelings?

  Mr. McFeely : What do you mean, Prince Tuesday?

  Prince Tuesday : I mean, does that machine have any feelings?

  Mr. McFeely : It has specifications and instructions. It says nothing about feelings. Why do you ask?

  Prince Tuesday : Just wondered.

  Lady Aberlin : Prince Tuesday and I were talking about feelings and how machines don't have feelings.

  Mr. McFeely : Oh, I see. No, I'm sure that this doesn't have feelings.

  Prince Tuesday : Well then I'd like to trade places with it. Just leave the machine here and deliver me to Corny's.

  Mr. McFeely : Oh I couldn't do that, Prince Tuesday. You'll never be a machine.

  Prince Tuesday : Even if I don't want to have any feelings?

  Mr. McFeely : No, you'll always be a person and persons have feelings and that's the way it is.

• Prince Tuesday : I don't mind having good feelings, but I don't like the bad ones.

  Mr. McFeely : Well I know how you feel, young man, and there's one thing I'd like to tell you: I'm sure glad to know you.

  Prince Tuesday : Why?

  Mr. McFeely : Because if you're concerned about feelings, you're growing up to be somebody who cares about people.