Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (TV Series)

1599: Secrets (1988)

Fred Rogers: Mr. Rogers, Lady Elaine Fairchilde, King Friday XIII, X the Owl

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• Lady Elaine Fairchilde : King, Queen, Miss and Owl, here is our announcement: Charles R. Aber, in giving me this ring, has shown his honorable intention, and at the next full moon, you are all invited to our wedding.

  Charles R. Aber : [shocked]  WHAT?

  Lady Elaine Fairchilde : Oh, you'll get used to it, toots.

  Charles R. Aber : I... WHAT?

  Lady Elaine Fairchilde : Tell the world, Trolley. That's the secret.

  [Trolley rolls away as Aber protests] 

• Audrey Paulifficate : I really should be getting back to my duty.

  Lady Elaine Fairchilde : Don't you want to be in on my announcement?

  Audrey Paulifficate : Oh, sure, but... King Friday?

  King Friday XIII : I am a generous king. You may have three more minutes of castle garden time.

• King Friday XIII : [reads his announcement]  Queen Ida is coming to visit the Neighborhood of Make-Believe.

  Lady Elaine Fairchilde : You don't mean THEE Queen Ida, the fabulous accordion player.

  King Friday XIII : None but.

  Lady Elaine Fairchilde : Well! Friday, you've have outdone yourself! You never cease to surprise me.

  King Friday XIII : I thought that my police you, Fairchilde.

  Lady Elaine Fairchilde : Please me? I'm so excited about hearing Queen Ida, I almost forgot MY secret for a minute.

• Mr. Rogers : Even though sometimes it's hard to say just how you feel, it's best to say what the truth is. Even if somebody did something to you that made you feel strange or angry - something you didn't like - and that person said you had to keep it a secret, it's really all right to tell the people you love about it. That's telling the truth. You don't have to keep any secret that makes you feel bad. You just DON'T.

• Mr. Rogers : Did you ever play about a time when you would grow up and marry your daddy or your mom? It's good to pretend about those things and play about them, but it's also good to know that children don't grow up to marry their daddies or moms. They can marry someone else if they want when they grow up, but not their moms or dads, and that's important.

• [Queen Ida has just arrived at the Castle] 

  King Friday XIII : Uh, what did you think about my secret, Lady Elaine?

  Lady Elaine Fairchilde : That's why I stick with you, Friday. Just when I expect something boring, you come up with my hero.

  Queen Ida : I've come to play for the bicentennial.

  Lady Elaine Fairchilde : Oh.

  Queen Ida : Maybe we can do a duet, Fairchilde?

  Lady Elaine Fairchilde : Sure we could, and you could play for my surprise too.

  Queen Ida : What's that?

  Queen Ida : You'll be finding out very soon.