I am one of the children that this episode helped. As a child, I was scared, I thought someone would just come in and get my mom and dad. Mr. Rogers made me understand, that wouldn't happen, but that it was okay to be scared about it. Mr. Rogers was a true hero, but he never took credit for being that hero. He was a blessing to children, that is very much missed. I am 60 now, and I love Mr. Rogers just as much as did when I was six. Thank you for sharing this VERY important clip of this wonderful program for children.
He was one of the most beautiful human beings we've known in the US in the last 100 years.He was so ahead of his time in understanding the most vulnerable of all of u,remarkably, managed to act on what he knew so effectively. And he put it out there. If they did a poll of people over about 35- 60, they'd see that 90% watched his show and over half feel he changed their lives. I'm one of them.
Mr. Rogers explained it in a way that the children could understand. Not by talking down to them,but explaining it in a simpler,more friendly manner. The media has always sensationalized death. Partly out of their duty,partly out of ratings. You almost never hear of people that stop others from harming people. Mr. Rogers was one of those once in a lifetime people. And we are infintely sadder when he passed.
Even a well-meaning children's show might choose to needlessly infantilize the child subject. Daniel wasn't taken to the picnic, and Lady Aberlin doesn't choose to stay with Daniel to sublimate his fears. The message that it is okay to be afraid is strongly reinforced by the plot. Some difficult topics, even for children, are not best solved by soothing. It really is masterful how Rogers handles this topic.
I love how Mr. Rogers addressed this situation. This was a very tragic incident that happened. Unfortunately, the mass media showed graphic scenes over and over of the assassination of Robert Kennedy, and it was probably the only thing that was on tv the day it happened. A lot of adults kept the tv on. That's really heavy for not only children to see, but a lot of teenagers as well. It's so wonderful what Mr. Rogers did here. I love the scene with Betty and Daniel.
Nightly the news would broadcast from the battlefields of Vietnam and show bodies being removed on stretchers. That war deeply affected me. Fred Rogers is not just talking about Bobby Kennedy's assassination
I believe he was. His only goal here was to help children with this specific horrific event. If anything, he never got into things that were overtly political as his only concern where children's welfare. Obviously, that could get political (look at our current pathetic times), but this was such a sudden, unexpected, and highly visible event, I believe this was less about even the event itself, but it's effect on children. And not long after this, he did testify before Congress regarding funding for public broadcasting, and actually moved a hardliner, not easily moved, to continue the funding. But even there his only concern was the children.
@@loge10 While I agree with you, the applicability of the lesson of this segment to the horrors of the Vietnam war still holds. Perhaps the assassination was a wake-up call to Rogers that the segment needed to be made.
@@SaltpeterTaffyActually, and looking at it and I would say you're correct, although he seemed to be speaking of violence in general towards the end of the post that children were exposed to. I wonder what he would say (or feel) about what children were exposed to now - and the condition of the human race at present... Which, again, children are exposed to at a much higher level than even the late '60s. Hard to think of ol' Fred despairing, but I'm sure it would be the extremely painful. Sad the children don't have anything remotely like him to help them - and they're probably not getting anything from families who are as caught up in the pathology that has overwhelmed our society and kids are exposed to at an early age without the capacity to understand emotionally. Hell, I'm 69 and I don't understand emotionally. And I'm not just talking about violence, I'm talking about no stability in any area of our lives.
@ Agreed. A generation of overwhelmed children have become parents and bred a generation of overwhelmed children, and the wisdom of Fred Rogers is lost to digital content mill of history. We are fortunate that Mister Rogers' Neighborhood is (almost entirely) not lost media. It's up to the new parents of the world to find it for themselves and provide it for their children, because it is not being offered freely anymore.
This still really chokes me up! I was already in school by 1968 very much aware of the JFK assassination and the nightly news coverage off the battlefield of the burgeoning Vietnam war, which I suspected were all boys' eventual fate. Shortly beforehand, I renounced the toy weaponry boys routinely got, never to pick it up again!
Even today its a knee-jerk reaction from parents to hide children away from the realities of the world. And while it is important to make sure their mental well-being is taken care of, its important that they are included. When crazy things happen in the world, its important to let them know that things will be okay.
Yes it was. June 1968 RFK was assassinated in Los Angeles, California. You maybe thinking of his brother JFK’s 1963 assassination. This episode aired in the First Season, the same day RFK died.
Oh, get bent. First... Mr. Rogers would have been the first guy giving out "participation trophies" if he thought it would help a kid. This "kind and gentle" Mr. Rogers stuff is the first thing you guys bitch about. Second... "OHMIGERDSHESHAWT". What are you, 13?
@@oliviacase6417 he really did, he was a government asset and served with Will Greene in south east Asia in the mid 50s. Mr Roger's spoke 5 languages. Alot of whats on Wikipedia was a cover. Fred Roger's bio is classified.
@@oliviacase6417 it's a matter of fact he was a part of a special operations group that escorted civilian government assets in post ww2 Europe ,Korea and southeast Asia.
I am one of the children that this episode helped. As a child, I was scared, I thought someone would just come in and get my mom and dad. Mr. Rogers made me understand, that wouldn't happen, but that it was okay to be scared about it. Mr. Rogers was a true hero, but he never took credit for being that hero. He was a blessing to children, that is very much missed. I am 60 now, and I love Mr. Rogers just as much as did when I was six. Thank you for sharing this VERY important clip of this wonderful program for children.
I WAS BORN IN APRIL 1968 TWO MONTHS BEFORE RFK'S MURDER
He was one of the most beautiful human beings we've known in the US in the last 100 years.He was so ahead of his time in understanding the most vulnerable of all of u,remarkably, managed to act on what he knew so effectively. And he put it out there. If they did a poll of people over about 35- 60, they'd see that 90% watched his show and over half feel he changed their lives. I'm one of them.
@@Laura-kl7vi He taught us many lessons. Lessons that,sadly,today's kids do not receive.
You was very lucky to have Mr Rogers we didn't have that in England and nothing really like him it was a very kind man
I like to think Lady Aberlin brought Daniel a cupcake from the picnic later that day
Mr. Rogers explained it in a way that the children could understand. Not by talking down to them,but explaining it in a simpler,more friendly manner.
The media has always sensationalized death. Partly out of their duty,partly out of ratings. You almost never hear of people that stop others from harming people.
Mr. Rogers was one of those once in a lifetime people. And we are infintely sadder when he passed.
Even a well-meaning children's show might choose to needlessly infantilize the child subject. Daniel wasn't taken to the picnic, and Lady Aberlin doesn't choose to stay with Daniel to sublimate his fears. The message that it is okay to be afraid is strongly reinforced by the plot. Some difficult topics, even for children, are not best solved by soothing. It really is masterful how Rogers handles this topic.
I love how Mr. Rogers addressed this situation. This was a very tragic incident that happened. Unfortunately, the mass media showed graphic scenes over and over of the assassination of Robert Kennedy, and it was probably the only thing that was on tv the day it happened. A lot of adults kept the tv on. That's really heavy for not only children to see, but a lot of teenagers as well. It's so wonderful what Mr. Rogers did here. I love the scene with Betty and Daniel.
This show is nothing but full of positive vibes, rip to Mr. Rogers...
I loved Betty Aberlin, she seemed so caring and loving. Her voice was so soothing.
Nightly the news would broadcast from the battlefields of Vietnam and show bodies being removed on stretchers. That war deeply affected me. Fred Rogers is not just talking about Bobby Kennedy's assassination
I believe he was. His only goal here was to help children with this specific horrific event. If anything, he never got into things that were overtly political as his only concern where children's welfare. Obviously, that could get political (look at our current pathetic times), but this was such a sudden, unexpected, and highly visible event, I believe this was less about even the event itself, but it's effect on children. And not long after this, he did testify before Congress regarding funding for public broadcasting, and actually moved a hardliner, not easily moved, to continue the funding. But even there his only concern was the children.
@@loge10 While I agree with you, the applicability of the lesson of this segment to the horrors of the Vietnam war still holds. Perhaps the assassination was a wake-up call to Rogers that the segment needed to be made.
@@SaltpeterTaffyActually, and looking at it and I would say you're correct, although he seemed to be speaking of violence in general towards the end of the post that children were exposed to. I wonder what he would say (or feel) about what children were exposed to now - and the condition of the human race at present... Which, again, children are exposed to at a much higher level than even the late '60s. Hard to think of ol' Fred despairing, but I'm sure it would be the extremely painful.
Sad the children don't have anything remotely like him to help them - and they're probably not getting anything from families who are as caught up in the pathology that has overwhelmed our society and kids are exposed to at an early age without the capacity to understand emotionally. Hell, I'm 69 and I don't understand emotionally. And I'm not just talking about violence, I'm talking about no stability in any area of our lives.
@ Agreed. A generation of overwhelmed children have become parents and bred a generation of overwhelmed children, and the wisdom of Fred Rogers is lost to digital content mill of history. We are fortunate that Mister Rogers' Neighborhood is (almost entirely) not lost media. It's up to the new parents of the world to find it for themselves and provide it for their children, because it is not being offered freely anymore.
This is history and how Mr Roger's address it was awesome his words are true today.
This still really chokes me up! I was already in school by 1968 very much aware of the JFK assassination and the nightly news coverage off the battlefield of the burgeoning Vietnam war, which I suspected were all boys' eventual fate. Shortly beforehand, I renounced the toy weaponry boys routinely got, never to pick it up again!
The dissonant glockenspiel music in the background sounds like how it felt when adults spoke of things you did not understand as a child.
Even today its a knee-jerk reaction from parents to hide children away from the realities of the world. And while it is important to make sure their mental well-being is taken care of, its important that they are included. When crazy things happen in the world, its important to let them know that things will be okay.
Such a difficult question answered honestly, tenderly, and lovingly.
Wasn’t expecting this to get me so choked up
My dad always told me about this episode and it’s crazy seeing this as a high schooler compared to people who saw this when they were younger
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That wasn't in 1968.
Yes it was. June 1968 RFK was assassinated in Los Angeles, California. You maybe thinking of his brother JFK’s 1963 assassination. This episode aired in the First Season, the same day RFK died.
*And I shouted out who killed the Kennedys, When after all it was you and me*
Wow. This is when real learning was important! No participation trophies back then.
BTW, never realized how hot she was lol
Oh, get bent. First... Mr. Rogers would have been the first guy giving out "participation trophies" if he thought it would help a kid. This "kind and gentle" Mr. Rogers stuff is the first thing you guys bitch about. Second... "OHMIGERDSHESHAWT". What are you, 13?
Fred rogers was a marine Corp sniper, special forces. Who Rah!
Fred Rogers never served in the military.
@@oliviacase6417 he really did, he was a government asset and served with Will Greene in south east Asia in the mid 50s. Mr Roger's spoke 5 languages. Alot of whats on Wikipedia was a cover. Fred Roger's bio is classified.
@@oliviacase6417 it's a matter of fact he was a part of a special operations group that escorted civilian government assets in post ww2 Europe ,Korea and southeast Asia.