The following is a list of episodes from the twentieth season of the PBS series, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, which aired in late 1989 and early 1990.
| Mister Rogers' Neighborhood | |
|---|---|
| Season 20 | |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
| Release | |
| Original network | PBS |
| Season chronology | |
Episode 1 (When Parents Go to Work)
editNegri's Music Shop needs Rogers' help when the lady at the cashier must see her sick child. Negri and Rogers propose a Neighborhood of Make-Believe story in which King Friday and Queen Sara leave on Tuesday for their errands.
- Aired on November 20, 1989.
Episode 2 (When Parents Go to Work)
editRogers and Mr. McFeely make treats with peanuts and peanut butter. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Prince Tuesday is still angry that his parents are running errands all the time.
- Aired on November 21, 1989.
Episode 3 (When Parents Go to Work)
editWearing a lei of peanut shells as he enters, Rogers promotes reading the rest of the week. Mr. McFeely brings a video on how peanut butter is made. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Henrietta suggests that Cornflake S. Pecially's factory start a caring center for the children of the factory's workers.
- Aired on November 22, 1989.
Episode 4 (When Parents Go to Work)
editRogers visits oboist Natasha at Negri's Music Shop. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe begins work in earnest on the new child-caring center at Corny's factory.
- Aired on November 23, 1989.
Episode 5 (When Parents Go to Work)
editBalloon artist Bruce Franco visits Rogers' television house. He has even made a trolley-shaped balloon. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Prince Tuesday helps those who run the child-caring center at Corny's factory.
- Aired on November 24, 1989.
Episode 6 (Environment)
editA major crisis has arisen in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. Their nearby landfill at Someplace Else has reached the saturation point.
- Aired on April 16, 1990.
Episode 7 (Environment)
editMister Rogers and Mr. McFeely visit the neighborhood recycling center. Westwood Mayor Maggie informs that their landfill has been filled completely.
- Aired on April 17, 1990.
Episode 8 (Environment)
editRogers discusses how to make artwork out of old objects. This precipitates Mr. McFeely's video, showing his visit with a spare-parts artist, Leo Sewell.
- Aired on April 18, 1990.
Episode 9 (Environment)
editRogers recalls the snorkeling adventure he shared with Sylvia Earle. It leaves little time for Neighborhood of Make-Believe, which needs help from two of Northwood's goats.
- Aired on April 19, 1990.
Episode 10 (Environment)
editMr. McFeely brings a goat into the television house to dispel a few myths. Mrs. Dingleborder and the goats of Northwood complement each other's plans to solve the appalling garbage crisis.
- Aired on April 20, 1990.
Episode 11 (Fathers and Music)
editRogers enters with a bandaged hand. He illustrates that nothing changes underneath a bandage (similar to what he did in an earlier episode). Rogers attends the Marsalis Family's rehearsals at Negri's Music Shop.
- Aired on July 30, 1990.
Episode 12 (Fathers and Music)
editMr. McFeely brings materials on how adhesive bandages are made. Rogers puts one such bandage on a rag doll. That rag doll becomes the plot point in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, as King Friday and Prince Tuesday believe the doll to life.
- Aired on July 31, 1990.
Episode 13 (Fathers and Music)
editChuck Aber brings a guest to the television house. Joining them are two wolves. Rogers' son Jim and grandson Alex stop over. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Aber is dressed as a wolf, ready to offer a wolf costume to someone else.
- Aired on August 1, 1990.
Episode 14 (Fathers and Music)
editRogers reads a book a teenage girl had made for her father. He then puts stuffing in a toy wolf for a friend. Ella Jenkins visits to perform some songs. Those in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe discuss their feelings about wolves. Daniel tells those at school that he doesn't have a musical father, like Ana and Prince Tuesday.
- Aired on August 2, 1990.
Episode 15 (Fathers and Music)
editRogers discusses music with Yo-Yo Ma and, when son Nicholas Ma arrives, Rogers helps perform a trio of The Skaters' Waltz. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin finds a musical father for Daniel.
- Aired on August 3, 1990.