Award-winning host Fred Rogers visits neighbors and places to help children learn about the world around them. He talks with young viewers about their feelings as they deal with the challenges and joys of growing and learning. These themes are reinforced in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, where puppets and humans work together to solve problems and help each other.

	5x01 Show 1196 Mr. Rogers goes to Betty’s Little Theater in hopes of seeing a performance. Meanwhile, in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, X wants some time to himself so he can write some poet ...	Feb. 21, 1972
	5x02 Show 1197 Mr. Rogers and Mr. McFeely speak with one another in their secret code, in which Mr. Rogers tells the viewers how to make their own secret code. Meanwhile, in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, ...	Feb. 22, 1972
	5x03 Show 1198 In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, X is afraid to read his poems to his friends as he’s afraid people will mock him, though Betty Aberlin tries to encourage him to read it.	Feb. 23, 1972
	5x04 Show 1199 Mr. Rogers goes and visits Chef Brockett, in which he asks him how his bread slicing machine works. Meanwhile, in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, X decides to register for a class ...	Feb. 24, 1972
	5x05 Show 1200 Mr. Rogers watches as Robert Trow repairs Mr. McFeely’s bicycle, though he discovers that Robert doesn’t know how to ride a bike. Meanwhile, in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, ...	Feb. 25, 1972
	5x06 Show 1201 Mr. Rogers is visited by Audrey Roth, who brings three cheerleaders to his apartment and they show him a performance. Meanwhile, in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Corny is in the ...	Feb. 28, 1972
	5x07 Show 1202 Mr. Rogers brings his son to the apartment and they play with a toy together. Meanwhile, in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Robert Troll wants to play catch, but is afraid to toss ...	Feb. 29, 1972
	5x08 Show 1203 Mr. Rogers takes out a tea kettle and he shows the viewers how it steams when it gets hot. Meanwhile, in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Robert Troll, Handyman Negri and Daniel Striped ...	Mar. 01, 1972
	5x09 Show 1204 In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Corny wants Robert Troll to dump some waste into one of the kingdom’s creek. However, King Friday XIII learns of this and he shuts down Corny’s ...	Mar. 02, 1972
	5x10 Show 1205 Mr. Rogers goes to visit Mr. McFeely’s house, though he later decides to visit Chef Brockett’s bakery. Meanwhile, in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Corny and Robert Troll employ ...	Mar. 03, 1972
	5x11 Show 1206 Mr. Rogers goes to Betty’s Little Theater in hopes of seeing Susan Linn put on a puppet show. Meanwhile, in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday XIII is contemplating on ...	Mar. 06, 1972
	5x12 Show 1207 Mr. Rogers is visited by Handyman Negri, who agrees to help him get a radio back in working condition. Meanwhile, in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday XIII is trying to ...	Mar. 07, 1972
	5x13 Show 1208 In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday XIII finally gets his television set working and he finds a program that he absolutely adores. He mandates that all of his subjects ...	Mar. 08, 1972
	5x14 Show 1209 In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, the citizens of the kingdom are growing bored with being forced to watch the same television program over and over, so they decide to sneak off ...	Mar. 09, 1972
	5x15 Show 1210 Mr. Rogers has received a parking ticket and he decides to go to the judge in order to plead his case, though he talks to the viewers about following the laws along the way. Meanwhile, ...	Mar. 10, 1972
	5x16 Show 1211 Mr. Rogers talks to the viewers about how different bells made of different materials sound differently than one another. Meanwhile, in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday ...	Mar. 13, 1972
	5x17 Show 1212 Mr. Rogers visits Handyman Negri’s shop where he watches Tom Flynn perform with bells. Meanwhile, in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Henrietta enjoys ringing her bell, though when ...	Mar. 14, 1972
	5x18 Show 1213 Mr. Rogers shows the viewers how it’s possible to make a musical instrument out of some basic household components. Meanwhile, in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Henrietta is crying ...	Mar. 15, 1972
	5x19 Show 1214 In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, X asks King Friday XIII to give him a job, in which he becomes the official title printer of the kingdom’s royal calling cards.	Mar. 16, 1972
	5x20 Show 1215 Mr. Rogers is visited by a plumber who agrees to fix his sink. Meanwhile, in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday XIII employs the same plumber to try to fix the castle fountain ...	Mar. 17, 1972
	5x21 Arts Foundation (1) Mr. Rogers goes to Betty’s Little Theater in order to watch a magician perform. Meanwhile, in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, the same magician decides to show some of the citizens ...	Mar. 20, 1972
	5x22 Arts Foundation (2) Mr. Rogers is visited by Andrew Wyeth, who talks to him about how animation works, in which he even shows him an animated sequence based on one of his own songs. Meanwhile, in the Neighborhood ...	Mar. 21, 1972
	5x23 Arts Foundation (3) Mr. Rogers talks to the viewers about how things come in all sizes, in which one must purchase clothing that the intended wearer in the right fashion. Meanwhile, in the Neighborhood ...	Mar. 22, 1972
	5x24 Arts Foundation (4) In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Betty Aberlin is impressed by the charity of the kingdom, so she decides to ask them to try to contribute new items to the recently opened school. ...	Mar. 23, 1972
	5x25 Arts Foundation (5) In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Mr. Appel is appointed the first enrollee of the King Friday & Queen Sara Saturday Foundation for the Performing Arts, which makes him quite happy ...	Mar. 24, 1972
	5x26 Show 1221 Mr. Rogers gives Mr. McFeely a present for his birthday. Meanwhile, in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine Fairchilde attempts to gain additional attention from her neigh ...	Mar. 27, 1972
	5x27 Show 1222 Mr. Rogers introduces the viewers to Elsie Neal. Meanwhile, in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine Fairchilde wishes for her Museum-Go-Round’s animals to look more real ...	Mar. 28, 1972
	5x28 Show 1223 In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, X is attending the Owl Correspondence School, in which Handyman Negri turns out to be his first instructor.	Mar. 29, 1972
	5x29 Show 1224 In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Daniel Striped Tiger tells Bob Dog that he doesn’t want him near his favorite clock, which saddens Bob Dog.	Mar. 30, 1972
	5x30 Show 1225 Mr. Rogers puts some vegetables together and he takes them to Robert Trow. Meanwhile, in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, X asks King Friday XIII if they can play music together.	Mar. 31, 1972
	5x31 Show 1226 Mr. Rogers helps Robert Trow fix a tire on an old bicycle. Meanwhile, in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Bob Dog loses one of King Friday XIII’s precious stones.	Apr. 03, 1972
	5x32 Show 1227 Mr. Rogers is visited by an astronaut who talks to him about how space suits works. Meanwhile, in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, the same astronaut decides to speak with the citizens ...	Apr. 04, 1972
	5x33 Show 1228 Mr. Rogers goes to visit Chef Brockett, in which he helps him cook something. Meanwhile, in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, the astronauts visit has caused Lady Elaine Fairchilde ...	Apr. 05, 1972
	5x34 Show 1229 Mr. Rogers and the astronaut talk to the viewers about how the United States went to the moon and the endeavors of the people behind it. Meanwhile, in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, ...	Apr. 06, 1972
	5x35 Show 1230 The astronaut, Al Worden, talks to Mr. Rogers about the equipment he used when he landed on the moon. Meanwhile, in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday XIII presents the astronaut ...	Apr. 07, 1972
	5x36 Lady Elaine Flies into Space (1) Mr. Rogers decides to talks to the viewers about crayons. Meanwhile, in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine Fairchilde decides to try to ride some leaves to Jupiter.	Apr. 10, 1972
	5x37 Lady Elaine Flies into Space (2) Mr. Rogers takes out some toy blocks, in which he shows the viewers what they can do with them. Meanwhile, in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine Fairchilde attempts to further ...	Apr. 11, 1972
	5x38 Lady Elaine Flies into Space (3) Mr. Rogers is visited by Mr. McFeely, who brings over a duck with him. Meanwhile, in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine Fairchilde’s rocket is about to take off into s ...	Apr. 12, 1972
	5x39 Lady Elaine Flies into Space (4) Mr. Rogers goes to visit the Brown Marionette Company, who shows him how to provide unique voices for puppets. Meanwhile, in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine Fairchilde ...	Apr. 13, 1972
	5x40 Lady Elaine Flies into Space (5) In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine Fairchilde decides to stay in outer space because she’s discovered something that she believes in extraordinary.	Apr. 14, 1972
	5x41 Lady Elaine's Purple Phase (1) In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine Fairchilde heads back to the kingdom to get some supplies, in which the citizens of the kingdom attempt to guess as to what her discovery ...	Apr. 17, 1972
	5x42 Lady Elaine's Purple Phase (2) Mr. Rogers goes to Handyman Negri’s shop where he hears a harpist play a harp. Meanwhile, in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine expresses that she’s found a mysterious ...	Apr. 18, 1972
	5x43 Lady Elaine's Purple Phase (3) In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine Fairchilde talks to the rest of the kingdom about the purple planet she discovered, though a mysterious purple disk is soon seen in ...	Apr. 19, 1972
	5x44 Lady Elaine's Purple Phase (4) Mr. Rogers is visited by Francois Clemmons, who talks to him about his music class. Meanwhile, in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine Fairchilde takes her obsession with planet ...	Apr. 20, 1972
	5x45 Lady Elaine's Purple Phase (5) In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Betty Aberlin and Robert Troll attempt to convince Lady Elaine Fairchilde that she belongs in the kingdom, as they don’t want her to move away ...	Apr. 21, 1972
	5x46 Snow People (1) Mr. Rogers is visited by Chef Brockett, who shows him some of his snow pudding. Meanwhile, in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine Fairchilde wants to try to make it snow in ...	Apr. 24, 1972
	5x47 Snow People (2) Mr. Rogers talks to the viewers about how many different things that can be done in the snow. Meanwhile, in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine Fairchilde’s attempts to ...	Apr. 25, 1972
	5x48 Snow People (3) Mr. Rogers talks to the viewers about how adults should be the only ones who change light bulbs that require the use of a ladder. Meanwhile, in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady ...	Apr. 26, 1972
	5x49 Snow People (4) Mr. Rogers shows the viewers how even the fish don’t like to get too cold, so he uses a heater to make the temperature of the water to the most suitable setting. Meanwhile, in the ...	Apr. 27, 1972
	5x50 Snow People (5) In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, John Reardon’s snow is held, in which it is about snowmen badminton players and a girl who built them, in which Henrietta Pussycat gets the lead ...	Apr. 28, 1972
	5x51 Telecan Crisis (1) Mr. Rogers heads over to Handyman Negri’s shop in order to get some new light bulbs. Meanwhile, in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, the kingdom’s telecan kiosk seems to be severely ...	May. 01, 1972
	5x52 Telecan Crisis (2) Mr. Rogers discovers that Mr. McFeely is sick because he’s always trying to deliver the mail so quickly. Meanwhile, in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, X continues his studies at ...	May. 02, 1972
	5x53 Telecan Crisis (3) Mr. Rogers talks to the viewers about being patient and taking your time. Meanwhile, in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Handyman Negri is attempting to stop the telecan kiosk from ...	May. 03, 1972
	5x54 Show 1249 Mr. Rogers is visited by Mr. McFeely, who talks to him about how much he’s learned about taking his time. Later, Mr. Rogers decides not to let the trolley go into the Neighborhood ...	May. 04, 1972
	5x55 Show 1250 In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday XIII makes a puppet of himself that shows him trying to fly, in which he hopes to fool his subjects with it.	May. 05, 1972
	5x56 Show 1251 In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday XIII has lost his royal plaque and he insists that his subjects all help him find it.	May. 08, 1972
	5x57 Show 1252 In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Ezra Jack Keats visits and he tells the citizens of the kingdom a story about an evil king, though the story personally intrigues King Friday X ...	May. 09, 1972
	5x58 Show 1253 Mr. Rogers heads over to Betty’s Little Theater and he tries to talk to the performers about an idea he had for a performance, in which Susan Linn agrees to help him out.	May. 10, 1972
	5x59 Show 1254 In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Bob Dog attempts to get Queen Saturday to spend more time with him when he realizes she’s mostly been taking care of Prince Tuesday since he was ...	May. 11, 1972
	5x60 Show 1255 In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine Fairchilde delves deeper into her purple phase when she throws her magical boomerang and turns the entire kingdom purple.	May. 12, 1972
	5x61 Show 1256 In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday XIII has forced Lady Elaine Fairchilde to turn the kingdom back to how it once was, though she can’t seem to undo the affects that ...	May. 15, 1972
	5x62 Show 1257 Mr. Rogers shows the viewers some ballet dancers and he also shows the viewers how to play some musical triangles. Meanwhile, in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday XIII asks ...	May. 16, 1972
	5x63 Show 1258 Mr. Rogers talks to the viewers about how even hidden objects are still in existence. Meanwhile, in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Mrs. McFeely and Handyman Negri attempt to figure ...	May. 17, 1972
	5x64 Show 1259 Mr. and Mrs. McFeely visit Mr. Rogers and they bring over some baby lions, in which they talk to the viewers about them. Meanwhile, in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Betty Aberlin ...	May. 18, 1972
	5x65 Show 1260 Mr. Rogers is visited by Else Neal, who helps him make some toy models out of clay. Meanwhile, in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Betty Aberlin and Handyman Negri dress up as a horse, ...	May. 19, 1972