It is raining, so Mister Rogers arrives with raincoat and umbrella. He explains what an overshoe is and goes to the porch to watch and listen to the rain. Chuck Aber stops to visit and they talk about things to do while it is raining. Chuck gives Mister Rogers a poster of Sam Weber, a dancer. Chuck does bird whistles and makes other animal sounds and then dances. Mister Rogers does some Tai Chi and talks about all kinds of movement. He says it is important to keep trying in order to get good at something. He reads some poems from the book “Rainy, Rainy Saturday.” He feeds the fish and wonders whether they dance or think that it is always raining because they are always in the water.In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, it is raining. Lady Aberlin dances in the rain. X the Owl flies off to look for a rainbow that he can slide down. Patrick Cheng is teaching Tai Chi to Daniel. Patrick talks about Tai Chi and demonstrates his favorite motions. Daniel tells Lady Aberlin that he wants to learn a martial art like Tai Chi so that he can knock out his scary dreams. Corney is waiting for his new salesman and Mr. Aber decides to fill in until the salesman arrives. He demonstrates for Lady Aberlin how to dance while sitting in the Dancerocket. Then she tries it. A beautiful rainbow appears.
Mister Rogers hangs a fish mobile then goes to see some orcas. He talks with their trainers and watches them swim and play.In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Miss Paulificate hangs a crown mobile, a gift for the king and queen, in front of the palace. Queen Sara, Miss P., Lady A., and Henrietta all receive invitations from Lady Elaine Fairchilde to learn how to dance at the Always Happy Dance Studio. Mr. Aber cannot find the Dancerockit, so sales have not been good. He and Lady Aberlin go to the Museum-Go-Round to find that Lady Elaine Fairchilde took the Dancerockit because she assumed that Corney had designed it for her. Lady Aberlin explains that the chair had not been meant for Lady Elaine, but she decides to continue to borrow it anyway. Lady Elaine says males weren’t invited to the studio because they don’t dance. Mister Rogers shows a video of different, colorful fish swimming in a tank and comments that many creatures like to dance. He says some fish look fancier on the outside, and sings “Everybody’s Fancy.”
Mister Rogers visits Sam Weber’s Dance Studio and returns Chuck Aber’s tap shoes to him. Mister Rogers and Chuck Aber watch Sam Weber dance. Mister Rogers shows a video of how people make shoes.In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday XIII goes to Lady Elaine Fairchilde’s Always Happy Dance School without an invitation; Lady Elaine confronts him, claiming that men can’t dance. She also belives that even though Corney took the Dancerockit back, she should have it because she runs the Dance School. Sam Weber arrives as the new Dancerockit salesman and demonstrates a dance routine with it. Lady Elaine is favorably impressed and goes off to make more invitations. The king awards Sam a crown with tap shoes. Mister Rogers reinforces the fact that both males and females can dance . He talks about the non-destructive things people can do with their emotions.
Mister Rogers tries to follow dance steps on a mat. He goes to the Dance Theatre of Harlem to meet Arthur Mitchell. Later, Mr. McFeely visits and has a film about him and Mrs. McFeely dancing. Lady Elaine Fairchilde names her dance studio the Sometimes Happy Dance Studio. She learns that men dance just as much as women.
Mister Rogers visits Ann White and helps her weave a scarf. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Henrietta Pussycat’s ballet teacher, Miss Cloud, has a beautiful scarf that looks like a rainbow. Miss Cloud does not speak but communicates with movement. King Friday introduces the Junior Tamburitzans who perform two folk dances. Mister Rogers talks about making up and inventing new things, from stories to dances. He says there are lots of ways to dance and affirms the importance of practice.