Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (TV Series)
1543: No and Yes (1985)
Carole Switala: Ana Platypus
Quotes
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[Ana doesn't get to participate in a wedding]
Ana Platypus : What am I going to do about it?
Lady Aberlin : You'll go with your mom and dad.
Elsie Jean Platypus : And you'll be able to sit with us and watch the whole thing.
Ana Platypus : But I want to be in it!
Elsie Jean Platypus : No, dear, you may go to it, but not be IN the wedding.
Ana Platypus : [Near tears] Oh phooey! You say no, but I want you to say yes.
[Exits]
Lady Aberlin : She really is determined, isn't she?
Elsie Jean Platypus : She certainly is and it's really hard when a mother has to say no.
Lady Aberlin : We just can't have everything we want in life, can we? But learning to cope with disappointments when we're young helps us to deal with other disappointments when we're grown up.
Elsie Jean Platypus : Oh, that is so helpful for me to hear, dear. As I say, it's very hard for a mother to say no when her child wants something so much.
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Lady Aberlin : I was on my way to Southwood, Elsie Jean, and I thought I heard you calling.
Elsie Jean Platypus : I know, and I am a tiny bit upset.
Lady Aberlin : What's the matter?
Elsie Jean Platypus : It's Ana. She says she wants to be in the wedding. She says that Daniel is the ring bearer, and Prince Tuesday is going to help hold the train, and you and Henrietta are going to be bride's maids, and she wants to do something.
Lady Aberlin : I can understand that.
Elsie Jean Platypus : But I just told her that everybody cannot be in the wedding.
Lady Aberlin : Well you and Dr. Bill and Ana are all invited, aren't you?
Elsie Jean Platypus : Indeed we are. But Ana is very determined.
Lady Aberlin : [Ana appears] Oh hello, Ana.
Lady Aberlin : We were just talking about you.
Elsie Jean Platypus : I told Lady Aberlin about you wanting to be in the wedding.
Ana Platypus : So?
Lady Aberlin : If everyone were in the wedding, Ana, there wouldn't be anybody to sit and watch it.