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Rogers takes viewers to his garage, which is filled with the show's puppets, scripts, videotapes, and other memorabilia. He and Mr. McFeely watch a videotape of Show 1032. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, X the Owl reminds Lady Aberlin how to prepare the crystal ball for gazing into the future.
Rogers brings all the Neighborhood of Make-Believe models to the garage, where he and Betty Aberlin watch a videotape of Show 1013. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine has painted the crystal ball to try and cut down the time needed to look into one's future. But the paint causes no end of problems.
Joe Negri goes to Rogers' garage to tape actress Mari Gardner performing nursery rhymes. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe calls out for Princess Margaret H. Witch to remove the paint from the crystal ball.
Mister Rogers returns to his garage to replay Chef Brockett's first appearance in the television house. In the Neighborhood of Make Believe, Margaret H. Witch returns to help clean up the disabled crystal ball. But she can't do it without Lady Elaine, who had painted one side of the crystal ball red and the other half blue. When Lady Elaine confesses, she plays the last part in getting the crystal ball back to normal.
After replacing a light bulb in the traffic light, Rogers looks back at the tape of Show 1069 and his visit to a police station. He and Francois Clemmons discuss some of the operas in which Clemmons performed. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin sees what the future holds for Daniel Striped Tiger and X the Owl.
This rarely-televised special shows Rogers at his neighborly best, extending holiday wishes and attending a children's dance. Lady Elaine Fairchilde has a touch of Dickens in the invaluable lesson she is taught.
Betty's Little Theater springs a leak in its roof. To raise money to fix it, everyone in the neighborhood stages a performance. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine fantasizes about being a princess.
