Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (TV Series)

1735: Little and Big (1998)

Fred Rogers: Mr. Rogers, King Friday XIII, Cornflake S. Pecially

Quotes 

• Yo-Yo Ma : King Friday XIII, I presume?

  King Friday XIII : Correct as usual, Mr. Ma.

• [Cornflake S. Pecially has invented RAY; or, Royal Automatic Yo-Yo] 

  Mayor Maggie : Yo-yos aren't allowed in this neighborhood.

  Charles R. Aber : Oh, Corny knows that. But he thought, if King Friday liked this one, royal and all, he might change his mind.

  Mayor Maggie : A royal automatic yo-yo. I see.

  Cornflake S. Pecially : It was just an idea.

  Mayor Maggie : A potentially helpful idea.

• King Friday XIII : [giving back Charles Aber the Royal Automatic Yo-Yo]  I shall practice my bass viol. That's much more satisfying for me.

  Mayor Maggie : Good for you, King Friday.

  Charles R. Aber : So, everyone's allowed yo-yos now.

  King Friday XIII : How could it be otherwise? After all, I'm preparing for a duet with the best Yo-Yo of all. Farewell.

  Mayor Maggie , Charles R. Aber : Farewell, King Friday.

• [King Friday, Mayor Maggie, and Charles R. Aber have just finished watching a video of Yo-Yo Ma] 

  Charles R. Aber : Oh, look! A cello and a bass viol.

  Mayor Maggie : He wants to play a duet with you, King Friday.

  King Friday XIII : He really does, and so we shall.

• Mr. Rogers : King Friday finally found out what was really important. Everybody has different talents. Some people like to yo-yo, some people like to play music, some people like to do other things. So long as what you're doing is helping you and other people. That's all that matters.

• Mr. Rogers : You know, when I was a little boy, I would often go to the piano and play about how I was feeling. But my sister didn't care about playing the piano. She wanted to paint pictures all the time. Well, she grew up to be a color artist, and I grew up to be a piano player. So, some of the things that you feel like doing to express yourself when you're little, you keep developing all during your lifetime. That's one of the great things about people growing.

• Mr. Rogers : And I just want you to know that little or big, you always have people who love you. It's what's inside you that matters most. That's where all sizes of helpful ideas come from. Inside is where you can always be growing.