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| Material Type: | Primary school, Videorecording |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Visual material |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Charles Aber; Betty K Aberlin; Michael Horton; Joseph H Negri; Zelda Pulliam; Audrey J Roth; Maggie Stewart; Fred Rogers; Robert E Trow |
| OCLC Number: | 32473908 |
| Notes: | Produced with a grant from Public television stations and funding from Sears, Allstate, Dean Witter, Coldwell Banker. |
| Credits: | Created by Fred Rogers ; executive producer, Fred Rogers ; producer, Margaret Whitmer ; associate producer, Adrienne Wehr ; director, Paul Lally ; music director, John Costa ; consultants Margaret B. McFarland and Albert V. Corrado. |
| Cast: | Neighbors: Chuck Aber (voice of Frog), Bob Trow (Tree), Betty Aberlin (Josephine), Joe Negri (Father Elephant), Audrey Roth (Mother Elephant), Zelda Pulliam (Hazel Elephant), Maggie Stewart (Mrs. Giraffe), Michael Horton (voices of Butterfly, Bird, and Bee), David Newell (Mr. McFeely) -- Puppets: Daniel Striped Tiger (Sunflower), Frog, Butterfly, Bird, Bee. |
| Description: | 1 videocassette (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in. |
| Contents: | Book: Josephine The short-neck giraffe -- Songs: Won't you be my neighbor? -- It's such a good feeling -- Perfect day -- For a year and a day --We are elephants -- Make her smile -- It's no use. |
| Other Titles: | For a year and a day. It's no use. Make her smile. Perfect day. We are elephants. Mister Rogers presents Josephine the short-neck giraffe : Program 1608 |
| Responsibility: | a production of Family Communications, Inc., in association with WQED, Pittsburgh. |
Abstract:
In the NOM, Tree, Frog, and Sunflower are talking about growing. They call over to Josephine, who has been wishing by the pond, to join them. Tree says that he has grown new leaves for her to eat; but she cannot reach them. She is sad because her neck is too short and she feels small and ugly. Her friends assure her that her appearance is unimportant, but she says she wants to look like other giraffes. She tried wishing that she would grow taller, but that didn't work. At the Elephant's home, Hazel expresses an interest in playing the trombone, like her Father, and reading, like her mother, so Mrs. Elephant decides that she is ready for school. Hazel asks Josephine to go to school as well, but Josephine remains sad and unhappy. They argue and Hazel reminds Josephine that she is much more than just a neck. Mr. Rogers says that when he was a boy he wanted to be just like his friends, but he eventually realized that he was fine even though he was different. He shows how to pretend being an elephant with and without a costume.
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