Date: 7 Feb 1997 07:43:41 From: Robert F Hanczyk Subject: Mr Rogers? In response to James' question: > Hey everyone Are we taking the food from Puppis' pet pony on Aquellis? Sorry I don't chew hay. :) Oh, you're saying hi. Silly me. My mind should wake up in the mornings when my body does. > Who is this Mr. Rogers? You see, he's this guy on Public Broadcasting making a show for children here in Pittsburgh. There's also Mr. McFeely the mailman. Speedy Delivery - a real cool chap. Now let's sit in on the filming of today's show. (Mr. Roger's enters the door to his house on set) & It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood... & Today boys and girls, we are going to learn about science fiction. Mr. Trolley is going to take us in to the Neighborhood of Make Believe. . Patient, Mr. Trolley. We'll all board in a minute. Now boys and girls, the new word for the day is centon. It is a term you will hear in the Neighborhood of Make Believe. Where we are going is another planet. Yes, another planet, called Caprica. Caprica is far, far away from Earth. Because it orbits it sun differently than Earth does, it has different time units. So when you hear centon, think of a short unit of time. Yes, yes Mr Trolley. We're coming. & Shooting Stars never stop, even when they reach the top, yeah. Shooting Stars never stop, even when they reach the top. There goes a supernova, what a pushover, yeah. There goes a supernova, what a pushover. We're a long way from home. Welcome to the Pleasuredome. On our way home. Going home where lovers roam. A long way from home. WELCOME ...... TO THE ..... PLEASURE--- Dome! & Adama's voice over supernova explosion: There are those who believe that life here, began out there, from a planet called Kobol. Adama: Tigh, what is this red thing zinging around our feet? Tigh: I don't know, sir. Perhaps it is something Dr. Wilker made. Adama: If he did, he did not inform me of it. We'll have to bring him up on report for disturbing the opening to the show. Adama: Tigh, would you please remove that thing from the bridge. Tigh: Certainly, sir. (Tigh reaches down to pick it up. Mr. Trolley speeds away and runs in circles around the bridge. All the bridge officers look at it and gasp in shock. Rigel, who has a fondness for children, sits down on the floor to block its path. Mr Trolley goes back and forth rapidly in protest to Rigel's blocking its path) Rigel: come here, red thing. I won't hurt you. I'm your friend. (Mr Trolley, quiets down its protest to a gentler ding. It slowly approaches Rigel. Tigh looks on in amazement.) Rigel: (in a soft, quiet voice) What are you doing here? Do you have something to deliver? (Mr Trolley starts dinging as if it were really happy) Tigh: (looking at Adama) Deliver? Of course. It must be one of those mail robots Dr. Wilker has been working on to deliver messages around the Galactica. Adama: Oh yes, I do remember reading a memo on that. Tigh, we must talk to him though to make sure the one in use will be larger. That little thing can be dangerous. Rigel: (puts her hand on top of Mr Trolley) I told you I won't hurt you. Do you have a message for me? move back and forth Rigel: What is it? (Mr Trolley turns 90 degrees so Rigel can see the square disk on Mr Trolley's seats. Rigel takes out the disk and gives it to the commander. Mr Trolley speeds away through a bridge door) Adama: Tigh? (he hands the disk to Tigh) (Tigh hands disk to Omega. Omega places disk in slot) & "It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood ship. A beautiful day on the Agro ship. Would you get food? We are hungry? Won't you be a good commander? Won't you be..... won't you be..... Please would you be a good commander?" & Mr Rogers on screen: "Boys and girls, there is life out there. See all these ships? Let's count them. 1....2....3.... Look at all those ships. They are called space ships. Do you know why they are called space ships? Because the fly out in space like our space shuttle." Adama: Space shuttle? Hmmmmm Mr Rogers on Screen: "Space ships carry people out into space. The people work in space. See their hair stand on end. Do you know why that happens? There is no gravity in space. So objects like your toys float. Even the astronauts have toys. They test toys and report how the toys operate in space. There's a Tonka truck floating across the screen. Look, in the back of the Tonka truck is a Barbie doll. Even her hair stands on end. But we can make our hand stand up just like the people in space." (there is a knock at the door) Mr Rogers on screen: "Let's see who is at the door. Oh, Mr McFeely. You have a delivery?" Mr McFeely on screen: "Certainly do. Speedy delivery." Mr Rogers on screen: "Why thank you Mr McFeely. Let's take it out in the kitchen and see what it is." (In the kitchen) Mr Rogers on screen: "Oh, it is an electricity globe. Look boys and girls. (Mr Rogers plugs it in) You can have one just like this. Go to Spencers. There is a clear globe like this one. Tell mommy and daddy to buy it for you for science class. All those squiggly lines are electricity. When you put your fingers on the globe, electricity circulates through your body. Your hair is charged by the electricity and will stand on end. Watch." (Mr Roger's places his fingers on the globe. The electric lines focus in on the finger contact and become stronger. Mr Roger's hair begins to stick up) Mr McFeely on screen: "Wow. Can I do that to? Speed Delivery." Mr Rogers on screen: "Of course." (Mr Rogers removes his fingers) (Mr McFeely puts his fingers on the globe. His postman hat shoots off his head like a bullet, out the kitchen window (the one that has no glass) and into Mr Roger's sandbox.) Mr McFeely on screen: (in awe) "Wow." Mr Rogers on screen: "Tomorrow, boys and girls, we'll learn about other affects of no gravity. We'll see balls of water floating around. You won't need a cup to drink." (Closing music. Zoom out from house) Adama: Well, Tigh. Is this the new IFB programming? Tigh: I certainly hope not. Good Work, Rigel. How did you do that? Rigel: Thank you, sir. I had a few younger brothers and sisters back on Caprica. I learned real quick how to talk to children to make them like you and LISTEN to you. It really worked to make them do their chores. Cassiopea, Sheba and I have also been working on coaxing the viper pilots to listen to the words of us women. It really works. (Rigel smiles) (Fade out) Robert (If you read all of this, you deserve the Star Cluster in Spirit) fX