The Marathon Continues
In an effort to get through the complete episodes that I have on hand, the episode-detailing marathon continues! This past week I continued working through the classics I've got and as of this morning's information about Episode 1450, I'm through all of the pre-79 episodes that I have (Complete episodes, that is. I've still got tons of clips from other classics but I'll deal with those later).
Next up is the remaining modern (post-79) episodes. At the rate I've been going, I should be through them by the early October (if not sooner). After that, I have many ideas in store. The first think I'll be tackling, as I've mentioned before, are the cast and character pages. I'd like each page to not only include links to the episode appearances as they do now, but also some details about each person/character as well as some images and notes.
I realize this is going to be a significant undertaking but I'm hopeful that with the help of other long-time fans of
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, this will come together quite nicely (and be a lot of fun in the process). We'll cross that bridge in a month or two. For now...more episode details!
The Flying Zookeeni Brothers
If you've never seen Episode 1449 or 1450, I highly recommend these if/when they might become available for purchase or if you can track down a copy in the meantime. Both of these episodes include the same performace by the Flying Zookeeni Brothers -- a troop of seemingly misfit performers. If you've seen the documentary,
America's Favorite Neighbor, you've seen a short clip of this as Michael Keaton remembers his days of working with
MRN.
If you were not aware, Michael Keaton was once Michael Douglas -- a member of the floor crew on the set of
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. Thus far, I've only seen two instances where he appears on camera. The first being as a phone operator at the Neighborhood flea market in Episode 1435 and then as a member of the Flying Zookeeni Brothers in 1449 and 1450. The rest of the Zookeeni Brothers are made up of other members of the
MRN floor crew.
In the same way that there is something oddly fascinating about Yo Yo LaBelle, I am equally intrigued by this wonderous "performance" by the Flying Zookeeni Brothers.
