Mister Rogers illustrates mixing colors with some food coloring in water. He shows how a water wheel works and says that learning about such things is a part of science. He says that a smile comes from inside yourself and sings “It’s the Style to Wear a Smile.” Mr. McFeely visits and shows a picture of himself when he was three years old. Mister Rogers says that humans are born and grow but toys are not alive; we only pretend they are. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Robert Troll asks Trolley if he was ever small and Trolley signals no. Robert takes Trolley off the tracks so they can go play together. Mayor Maggie shows King Friday a picture of herself when she was five years old and then begins looking for Trolley because she did not see him come by as usual. She stops to talk to Dr. Bill and Lady Elaine. Robert and Trolley are playing by Daniel’s clock and Daniel invites them inside. Chuck Aber joins the search after talking to Mayor Maggie on a portable phone, then he sings “Look and Listen.” Prince Tuesday finds Robert Troll’s trolley and Chuck explains that it is not the missing trolley because toys cannot grow or shrink. King Friday tells Robert that Trolley needs to get back on track immediately and stick to its schedule. Mister Rogers cleans up his experiment with the water wheel. He shows a trolley he made out of pencils and old thread spools. Mr. McFeely stops by with Lucky, a lost dog that he found and is returning to its owner. Mister Rogers talks about taking care of things we love and how people who love you want to know where you are.
Mister Rogers shows silhouettes of a carrot and a potato made out of black paper and compares the carrot to a colored picture. Mr. McFeely brings over Jim West who is a shadow artist and makes shadow pictures on the refrigerator door with his hands, arms, and head. Mister Rogers begins reading a poem called “My Shadow” by Robert Louis Stevenson. Mr. McFeely brings a video called “How People Make Lightbulbs” and explains the different parts that comprise a lightbulb. Mister Rogers shows a silhouette of a tree and sings “Tree, Tree, Tree.” He talks about the special ability to love. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Queen Sara tells Robert Troll that Trolley needs to stay on schedule and on its tracks. King Friday asks Robert to return some “shadows” made out of paper to the neighbors they belong to. Robert returns the shadows to X the Owl and Henrietta while Lady Aberlin brings Harriett and Donkey Hodie theirs. Robert shows Lady Aberlin that Trolley can show pictures of past events when taken off the track. Queen Sara catches Trolley off the track and tells Robert and Lady Aberlin to come inside and explain.
Mister Rogers shows a picture of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe with flaps which, when lifted, reveal the neighbors who live there. He calls Mr. McFeely on the telephone and sings “One and One are Two.” Mr. McFeely arrives with Motoko, a mime artist who imagines and acts out several activities and events such as eating an apple and catching a butterfly. Mister Rogers sets up the Neighborhood of Make-Believe models on his kitchen table. Mister Rogers makes a picture with two pieces of paper. In one he cuts a door which, when opened, reveals a happy face that he has drawn. He says it’s strange and interesting to think about what the world was like before you were born, how important it is to have people who love you when you are born, and that growing is important for being a good neighbor and loving others. He sings “There are Many Ways.” In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin takes Trolley off the tracks so Trolley can show King Friday pictures from his past. Lady Aberlin takes Trolley to show Ana and Elsie Jean Platypus pictures of each of them as a baby. At the museum, Trolley reveals pictures of Robert Troll and Lady Elaine and pictures of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe before there were any buildings. Trolley can also turn everything upside down when it is turned over. This special ability is also demonstrated by Lady Aberlin and Robert Troll for X and Henrietta. Mayor Maggie tells King Friday that Trolley is off schedule again. He, Lady Aberlin, and Robert Troll agree to explain.
Mister Rogers shows a glass ball that has a town scene inside it which looks as if it were snowing when turned upside down. He says that every snowflake in the world has a unique pattern and sings “You Are Special.” Mr. McFeely brings over a dead bird and asks for a box so he can bury it. Mister Rogers talks about how sad he felt when his cat Sybil died, but how the good memories he has of her make him feel good. He shows a picture of Sybil. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Handyman Negri plays his guitar for the King’s wooden birds. King Friday says that he does not want his wooden birds to die like the live pet bird he once had, whose name was Cherry. Handyman explains the difference between live and wooden birds. Henrietta is dressed up and tells Lady Aberlin and X that she is imagining what it would be like to be older and dying. X and Lady Aberlin answer that they like her the way she is. Daniel and Lady Aberlin imagine that his toy truck can fly. Daniel wonders if his toy truck might die, but Lady Aberlin assures him that things like his truck, which aren’t born and live and grow, don’t die. Lady Aberlin and Trolley show Handyman how Trolley can show pictures of the past. Mister Rogers reads “When Pets Die” and says that pets are different from toys because they need love and care, but toys are OK to pretend with. The book discusses the range of emotions a child may feel when they lose a pet, and Mister Rogers talks about uniqueness and life.
Mister Rogers demonstrates his slide whistle and says that learning and practice take time, but that you learn more and more. He goes to the symphony rehearsal hall to visit Itzhak Perlman, a violin player who walks with crutches. Mr. Perlman says that his Italian violin was made over 200 years ago and he plays several different kinds of music, including “Yankee Doodle” and a caprice by Paganini. He talks about his need to use crutches, his children, and their different interests in music. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Robert Troll shows King Friday how Trolley can display pictures of the past. Tuesday is interested in the pictures of his father and Robert Troll when they were little. Miss Paulificatte tells everyone that they are wanted in the LA (Long Ago) room and Trolley shows Miss P. pictures from when she was younger. Mister Rogers sings “You’e Growing,” and shows a book called “Colonial Williamsburg.” He says its a place where people do things the way they were done a long time ago before there were any cars or televisions. As he recalls his visit, a video is shown of some of the people, places, and animals that he saw there, including a fife and drum band on parade, a kitchen with different foods, and some children playing with hoops and sticks. Mister Rogers says that a long time ago people liked to play and know they were lovable, just like we do now. He sings “It’s You I Like.”