- Mr. McFeely: You're a real teacher, aren't you, Miss Cow?
- Harriett Elizabeth Cow: Oh yes. I studied at the teachers' school.
- Mr. McFeely: They didn't teach you to scare your students or yell at them, did they?
- Harriett Elizabeth Cow: Of course not. Why do you ask that?
- Mr. McFeely: Well there is somebody scaring your future students from our neighborhood. In fact, I know one little boy who might not want to come to school because he doesn't know his arithmetic.
- Harriett Elizabeth Cow: They don't have to know arithmetic.
- Mr. McFeely: What about numbers?
- Harriett Elizabeth Cow: No, uh-uh. They'll learn them soon enough by counting things they're interested in.
- Mr. McFeely: You mean like, uh, these cars?
- Harriett Elizabeth Cow: That's it. Those cars... that's just what they're for.
- Mr. McFeely: Your real school certainly sounds different from the one Lady Elaine's been talking about.
- Harriett Elizabeth Cow: Well I'll see her tomorrow. You can be sure of that.
- Lady Elaine Fairchilde: Well, well, what's going on here?
- Prince Tuesday: They're talking on the walkie talkie, Auntie Lady Elaine. Isn't that fun?
- Lady Elaine Fairchilde: No time for fun, dear.
- Lady Aberlin: What do you mean, Lady Elaine?
- Lady Elaine Fairchilde: Well I mean this boy needs to study.
- Lady Aberlin: But he hasn't even started school yet, and school is many, many things.
- Lady Elaine Fairchilde: I know, but first it's learning numbers and letters and all that stuff.
- Lady Aberlin: Not according to the REAL teacher. Prince Tuesday's school is gonna have lots and lots of things that are going to be fun to do.
- Lady Elaine Fairchilde: We'll see about this. These children need to work. Work, work, work! Now this is what I want you to start with. Oh, there goes the trolley school bus. Now start with this, Prince Tuesday, it's one, two...
- Daniel Striped Tiger: [Mr. McFeely brings a delivery for Daniel] Are they my study cards?
- Mr. McFeely: They're what Lady Elaine ordered for you, alrighty.
- Daniel Striped Tiger: Oh, I'd like to see them.
- Mr. McFeely: Okay, they're right in here... Just what Lady Elaine ordered...
- [sets down a card containing numbers 1-10]
- Mr. McFeely: No-Frills numbers... and...
- [sets out a card containing the alphabet]
- Mr. McFeely: No-Frills letters. There you go.
- Daniel Striped Tiger: Oh, they look funny. I wonder how you play with them.
- Mr. McFeely: Well I think they're just for work, Daniel. Lady Elaine will probably tell you how to use them. As a matter of fact, I think I'll go over to her place and tell her you have them, alrighty?
- Daniel Striped Tiger: Oh, thanks, Mr. McFeely. I'm really excited about school.
- Mr. McFeely: Well, good for you, Daniel. Speedy Delivery to you.
- Mr. Rogers: Lady Elaine seems to think that everything about school should be hard and very boring. Well, that's just not the way it is.
- Lady Elaine Fairchilde: [ringing a bell] Attention, attention, attention!
- Mr. McFeely: What for, Lady Elaine?
- Lady Elaine Fairchilde: Oh, just trying to get everybody in shape for school.
- Prince Tuesday: Can I go home now, Auntie Lady Elaine?
- Lady Elaine Fairchilde: Not until you tell me what six minus four equals.
- Prince Tuesday: Six minus four? I don't know.
- Lady Elaine Fairchilde: But you have to know. You can't go off to school not knowing everything. What am I gonna do with all these kids here? Now say after me. One plus one equals two.
- [Prince Tuesday repeats it]
- Lady Elaine Fairchilde: Two plus two equals for.
- Prince Tuesday: Two plus two equals four. Can I go home now, Auntie Lady Elaine?
- Lady Elaine Fairchilde: That's all you ever want to do!
- Mr. McFeely: But, Lady Elaine, Prince Tuesday doesn't have to know all of those things before he goes to school.
- Lady Elaine Fairchilde: Of course he does. If he and Ana and Daniel are going to school, they're going to be ready and I'm going to make them ready!
- Prince Tuesday: I don't think I want to go to school.
- Lady Elaine Fairchilde: Of course you do. Now, pretend I'm the teacher. Now study, students. Study hard. Study, study, study.