Mr Rogers started to feed the fish on his set during the eppisodes after a little girl wrote to him worried that the fish were hungry. He made a point to make sure to feed them on camera from then on.
Funniest thing I ever heard about him? At some point in the 90's, he published a book of fan letters written to him by children over the years. The craziest one was a child asking, "Mr. Rogers? Why is your face on the front of the penny, and your TROLLEY on the back?" I suppose at that size the Lincoln Memorial could be mistaken for the neighborhood trolley, but confusing him with Honest Abe!? Mr. Rogers never had a beard!
I have two letters from him. He gave me gloss photos and talked about his family. He was a real man, and I wish I could be more like him. Respect brother.
Nick Petron Those role models are rare and we want to be like them. You're not wrong about men losing a step or two, which is why the male gender needs to be more compassionate, more empathetic respectful and responsible. Everyone wants to have the perspective of a better world just like Mister Rogers did, but to do that, we all have to be our own heroes and inspire others to follow his example
@@sarahhall9457 it wouldn't surprise me if they were I seen to remember that the tent known as "The Swamp" was also sent there, or possibly the Smithsonian
No. We do not. And not because we don't deserve or anything like that. It is mostly because we need to become more like Mr. Rogers and follow his example.
“When you die they won’t remember your car or house, they will remember who you were. Be a good human not a materialist.” Thank you MR Rogers for being a great nice humble person and for making my childhood memories better with your shows ✨💕
Another good fact: Mr. Rogers was a strong surpporter for equeal rights during after Martin Luther King's assaination, Mr. Rogers introduced Officer Clemmons and this was a year after the show first aired. I haven't seen any of the show but I know that he was Mr. Roger's equal and this at the time it was, it was very risky and could have cost him his show but he did it anyway as a way to show people we can be better then we were then. It shows he was a truely loving and caring person and I wish I knew of him sooner *silent tears*
Racism is the lowest form of humanity. The fact that Mr Rogers helped some rise above it made him human no longer, he was far greater than any human to ever live...
TheBlackDragonKnight the episode that actually put him on the map was his special on the RFK assassination that aired i believe only 6 days after the assassination. After that episode aired a whole influx of stations across the country wanted to air his program
There was also one instance, at a time when black people were being banned from public pools in parts of the country, that Mr. Rogers shared his little pool with Officer Clemmons on the air. Sure, it was just a little kiddie pool and they just soaked their feet in it, but the symbolism of that act at that time was very strong. Mr. Rogers even washed Officer Clemmons' feet when they were done.
The video of his speech to congress is just under 7 minutes of pure magic. He spoke to a group of grumpy old men who just wanted to slash a budget and after 6 minutes they were so impressed the not only approved the budget for public broadcast, but increased it a few years later. He was a beacon for children, but in a brief moment on capital hill he made believers out of grown ups as well. This was Mr. Rogers, the man we all love and think of fondly.
I remember being on the road with several co-workers when we heard about Mr. Rogers' death. Someone said that if Jesus ever needed an assistant, Mr. Rogers would be a perfect assistant for Jesus. We were blessed to have Mr. Rogers as our TV Neighbor.
Mr.Rogers, Now that was a man you could really call a “Role model”, all the positive memories of my childhood are come back to me now whenever I hear that opening song 😢
While PBS was doing fundraising, they played a documentary about his show. I watched Mr. Roger's Neighborhood when I was younger, and watching that documentary brought me to tears. I had forgotten just how amazing a human being he was. It has made me realize how shitty the world is right now. I aspire to be as good as a person I can be because of Mr. Rogers.
Me. I've never heard about Mr. Rogers (I'm from Brazil, where his show wasn't broadcasted), but I never miss a Tom Hanks movie. And I have to said: I'm deeply touched about this gentleman. If all they say about Mr. Rogers is true, we need desperately another one ASAP.
It always bugs me whenever I hear my friends crack jokes about him being a pediphile. I know I shouldn't take it personally. They didn't grow up watching and listening to his amazing and difficult to understand lessons, but I still can't help feeling frustrated when I hear those awful jokes.
Those jokes are horrible! He loved and respected children. He didn't desire them in any bad way. Sure, there are some disturbed adults who are pedophiles, but not all adults who love and care for children are.
That says more about your friends than it does about Mr. Rogers. They are trying to put down someone who was so good and pure because they don’t trust it, or it bothers them. That’s sad. I always feel really bad for the people who try and put him down.
The most fascinating thing about Mr. Rogers I think is he was once asked what he sees when he looks into the camera and he said I visualize one single person and I talk to them for 30 minutes. Which is probably the reason why he always felt like he was talking to me or you personally
Misters Rogers may have been an ordained minister but as mister Rogers we the viewers we're his congregation so I guess you could say he did preach to us the viewers
DreamDragoness25 My early years were miserable and in a cold, not so good neighborhood. Rogers I feel gave hope uplifted and was a positive factor in my development at 50 now couldn't possibly give him enough praise today.
And of course he also was an educator but with a different classroom, his tv studio he didn't spend the extra amount of time grading papers like teachers in a real classroom setting, but still he was an educator, as every show he would teach kids different lessons.
He did live a life that was Godly without standing in front of a church. God put him there. He didn't back down from what God had for him. Plus the devil knew who God and Jesus is. He only has so much time before he is gone and God the father rules again for believers. Others will be in hell for eternity with the devil.
@@sheryldougherty282 woah woahhhh there I'm a Christian man myself and assuming someone else's fate? You are not God and that's not something we would be about at all..... we're suppose to lead by example and forgive
Just basic compassionate humanism really. I do think he'd have been shaken by how many use him as a poster boy though as humility of one of his traits.
Do you know Bob Ross was ex career military? I read an article that said when he retured out, he decided he was just too exhausted to waste any more time and energy YELLING ar people. So, he lived a quiet life teaching others to paint.
Actually, Mister Rogers played the mentor of the town preacher on Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman. It was the preacher, not Mister Rogers's character, that lost the deed to the church to the man who ran the saloon and was planning on turning it into a brothel. It was only when Rogers's character showed up that the new proprietor had a change of heart and let the town preacher have an extension on the loan he owed.
Indeed...it was the only time in Rogers' long career that he ever played someone other than himself, and happened b/c he once mentioned that DQMW was one of the few TV series he enjoyed and watched regularly.
And the only reason why he appeared in the one episode is because a) he loved the show and b) his wife was friends with someone involved with the show, and she asked Fred if he'd do one episode, to which he said yes. Tbh, I think he really played himself more than a fictional character. When he as Reverend Thomas said to Timothy that it wasn't the building that made the church and it's the people, I'd be willing to bet 1,000,000-1 that he would have said the exact same thing in real life Oh, and you can imagine how the cast and crew of Dr. Quinn reacted to him being there. Jane Seymour and Joe Lando who played Dr. Quinn and Sully were absolutely happy to see Mr. Rogers. Lando even said that he grew up watching MRN
if you're ever in washington DC, try to plan a visit to the smithsonian museum of american history. there's a glass case, not too far from the door (it was in a hallway on the first floor when i visited in may '18) with several artifacts from pbs shows - bill nye's lab coat, oscar the grouch... and mr. roger's red cabled sweater (like the blue one in this video... i think his mom knit a handful of favorite patterns in a variety of colors. :) ). in my opinion, it really is *the* iconic mr. rogers sweater. :)
@@sue_m - Yeah, I saw his sweater on a family vacation to DC, way back in 1989...that and a pair of Judy Garland's ruby slippers from "The Wizard of Oz" were the two things I especially wanted to see on our Smithsonian visit!
what a clean, beautiful soul, uncorrupted by the worldly temptations and evils we are daily faced with. wish i could've watched his shows when i was a kid.
I did not know he wrote all the music and I LOVE that. I did know he wrote back to everyone. Mum wrote to him on behalf of us kids when I was very very young. She lost the letter at some point but I’ll never forget how I felt that MISTER ROGERS was writing to ME.
The only video online that has no rude comments about it lol. He was a good man. God broke the mold when he made Mr. Rogers. If anyone deserved to live forever, it would have been this man.
I always knew of this guy but I never grew up with him, but I’d wake up for school and I’d see his soft demeanor and he never came off as weird or creepy and I remember getting lost in the show and missing the bus on multiple occasions, and now seeing him resurface and I already love this man
That's crazy: his show was on from when my mom was I until I was 15. Either way, he was such an inspiration. A kind of person who is so rare and rarely heard these days
That's a dream collaboration. Remember how MTV used to do celebrity deathmatch with living/dead/fictitiouscharacters? I'd pay to see and own something like that only the opposite, kind and gentle and nonviolent with those 2. Those 2 melt my heart and I can imagine they'd be adorable together.
He really was a unique person. In one of the incarnations of Candid Camera, they tried to play a trick on him but not putting a television in his hotel room during a tv convention. You just couldn't piss him off. They felt so badly about what they had done they apologized to him on the show. Wonder if anyone remembers that.
What an amazing man. He had a heart of gold. I truly believe that he was one of the kindest people to have ever walked this earth. I wish I had grown up watching him. Unfortunately since I was born in 2000, I didn’t really get the chance. If I someday have kids, they will definitely be raised on Mister Rogers.
I can imagine a modern soulless board of network executives being utterly baffled by Mr. Rogers "When does he start jumping up and down and screaming? When does he push his merchandise? What kind of a kid's show is this...what does he think children are...actual people that need to be nurtured and educated so they don't turn out to be a generation of sociopaths?"
@@KingNoah231 Incidentally, the very example used by the man himself was that when he turned on the TV, all he saw was people throwing pies at each other (likely one of the bits from an iconic _Three Stooges_ segment [featuring aforementioned "Stooges" Moe, Larry & Curly] or from the assembly line episode of the enduring _I Love Lucy_ sitcom that begot the TV sitcom craze, created by formerly married stars Lucille Ball [the titular redhead comedienne Lucy] & her "Ricky Ricardo" husband, Desi Arnaz) or traditional Punch 'n Judy puppets (of which Mr. Rogers's own Lady Elaine Fairchild, named after his adopted sister Elaine, would be a descendant, since she was made from that particular style of puppet, however she was only slightly troublesome in terms of personality, certainly contrasting with how violent the actual Punch 'n Judy characters typically were) viciously smacking each other over the head with a stick (hence, where the term "slapstick" in comedy originated, funnily enough), which usually took place after Punch did something to anger his wife Judy (such as throwing the infant child they had into the watching audience to try & quell its incessant crying, since it patiently waited until Judy had left the scene to start bawling, thus upsetting Punch, who urgently wanted it to keep quiet), thereby resulting in her bludgeoning him over the head for cheap laughs.
OMG i just got back from watching the wont you be my neighbor movie and i was sobbing 😭 If u havent seen it, its worth the watch, even if u wait till it comes out on a streaming service or dvd etc!
Brings tears to my eyes of how great of a person he is and how he cared so much about the ways you felt. God bless you Mr. Rodgers for sharing us your love
Roger's love and driven passions for making the neighborhood a better place and now we all have years of glorious televised memories that proves how one person can make all the difference in the world.
Mr. Rogers was an important part of my growing up as a young child. His show started in 1968 when I was 2. As a toddler and young child his show was very influential to me. I have very fond memories of the show and like to think that it truly influenced me to grow up a better person.
"He was the victim of bullying" and I bet all of his bullies tortured themselves for years when they learned who he became. But its okay. Mr Rogers still loved them.
43 years. He spent 43 years inspiring and helping so many children even though he passed before I was born I was always excited to wake up early to watch the reruns before school he was so impacting I dont know who I would be at this point honestly a true blessing. 43 years is so long, more than half of his life he dedicated to your life and my life and million of other kids lives. I will never forget you mr. Rodgers I hope you will be my neighbor one day.
People say the world needs another Mr. Rogers. If you know him then you should know to follow in his footsteps. He doesn’t need to be in this world anymore, he left a legacy.
This is how you unite people right here, he did it with love and compassion and loved all people regardless of race social structure, this guy is a legend and people who want to do the same need to study him.
Just imagine what a world of mister Roger would be like.No wars,everyone helping each other.He was a strange man in is own way,or maybe just us by piers telling us he was strange or so on.RIP sir
A man who embodied true kindness and gentleness in a way that few others could. We should all strive every day to be more like Mister Rogers. His kindness changed lives of children around the world. We will always remember you, Mr. Rogers. And I love the fact that his mom knit all of his cozy sweaters. That’s so sweet.
My childhood was very traumatic. Mr. Rogers gave me the bright spot I needed so much and helped me to believe that he loved me, so I would be ok. He was amazing.
They should have said most of the sweaters were made by his mother. One episode he visited Winona Knitting Mills and was given a sweater which he also wore on air.
I just don't understand why someone would thumbs down this video. What about it could you dislike? There are people that could take lessons from Mr. Rogers. He was just a good and kind man. Not a perfect man, but a man who pursued goodness. .
@@TherealRNOwwfpooh That's what makes him one. He wasn't good for glory or recognition he good cause it's who he is. His soul was a comfort to this world. He had flaws like any human, but he made it okay to embrace the flaws and the failures cause it's what makes life wonderful. Grown and learning he didn't ask for anything except to pay the love and empathy forward.
I have to say... I’m 13 years old, I watch pbs kids. When i was 4,5,6,7,8 years old Mister Rogers would come on at 6 o’clock am. I would wake up as early as I could just to watch him. When they stopped showing Mister Rogers, I was crying so much... Mister Rogers will forever be in my heart and to this day I still sometimes cry for his show. He deserves all the respect.
@@CaptainFujizaku Anime is Japanese imported cartoons. Mr. Rogers is a live-action series intermingling with made-up puppetry (the Neighborhood of Make-Believe).
Happy 91st birthday Mr Rogers! I may have discovered him last year, but I’m really glad I did! I love how positive he is! Yes, he may have been talking to the people watching him at the time, but his words live on and are for every human being to live by! What makes his shows sooo different than anything I’ve watched is the fact that there’s nothing to worry about when watching him! No worrying about a bad thing about to happen! Just comfort! Pure comfort! I love Mr Rogers!
This really makes me want to cry its so sad to loose someone so thoughtful, peaceful, genuine, so pure I miss you Mr. Rogers thank u for making my childhood easier. 💝💝💝
I saw this documentary on Mr. Rogers and I literally cried my eyes out when they showed him at the very end and he was super old but he had such a Glow of Goodness!
My kids were raised on Mr. Rogers and Sesame Street. My son just posted something about his anniversary and stated "remember this mom?" It touched my heart that Mr. Rogers left such an impact on him!
I never watch any of his show, but somehow i felt a great deal of loss, for knowing there never will be no one like him again. I'm so touched by his kindness and his legacy.
Man I didn’t grow up watching this guy for I’m to young but just watching this is sweet. He was oh so very wholesome and brought so much joy to the world. This was an icon we needed during those days.
Although I never watched the program, I saw clips of it, plus interviews, and always thought he had the most soothing voice out there. Plus, he practically radiated love and respect, so there must be millions of grownups out there who learned from him.
Zeid Kaifo he became a celebrity as a by-product of being a descent, conscientious man driven by an ambition to make the world a better place. today's celebs are celebs for the sake of being celebs.
I think it’s nice that Fred Rogers was able to respond to a couple of his fans he seemed like a really cool guy most celebrities don’t even write back to their fans but I feel bad that Fred Rogers died and it’s sad that he’s not in the life anymore but at least his show will be in everybody’s memories
Mr Rogers started to feed the fish on his set during the eppisodes after a little girl wrote to him worried that the fish were hungry. He made a point to make sure to feed them on camera from then on.
That Fake Gamer Girl to help blind fans by saying when did things
That Fake Gamer Girl I'd read that somewhere. It was heartwarming to hear.
He would verbalize that he was feeding the fish for her because it would make her anxious.
Wow!!! That is BEAUTIFUL!!!❤🕊
He also reiterated in a subsequent episode that even if he didn't feed his fish during the actual show, he would do so afterwards.
imagine being the person that bullied mister rogers growing up then you have to watch your kids watch him on tv all the time
The irony🤔
Proof Karma exists
what's funny is you already know that if the bully asked for forgiveness Mr. Rogers wouldn't even think before he gave it.
Bullies never remember or realize the damage they do.
zammmerjammer idk about that, i’ve seen quite a few times from family members feeling terrible about how they used to treat other people
This man was a gem. My kids loved him. He talked about things that nobody talked about. He was wonderful.
Funniest thing I ever heard about him? At some point in the 90's, he published a book of fan letters written to him by children over the years. The craziest one was a child asking, "Mr. Rogers? Why is your face on the front of the penny, and your TROLLEY on the back?" I suppose at that size the Lincoln Memorial could be mistaken for the neighborhood trolley, but confusing him with Honest Abe!? Mr. Rogers never had a beard!
@Reese cup Lover his name is phyllis... this man is obviously a dinosaur
I have two letters from him. He gave me gloss photos and talked about his family. He was a real man, and I wish I could be more like him. Respect brother.
😭 I'm jealous
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I’m 3 years late but you cherish those letters got it
Mr. Rodgers made me cry in secret as a kid because I wanted parents just like him..
Mimi Sitton You're not the only one who thought that way.
Nick Petron Those role models are rare and we want to be like them. You're not wrong about men losing a step or two, which is why the male gender needs to be more compassionate, more empathetic respectful and responsible. Everyone wants to have the perspective of a better world just like Mister Rogers did, but to do that, we all have to be our own heroes and inspire others to follow his example
We all did.
Me too❤️ hugs to you
@@karlsingh9076 beautiful post
Mr. Rogers raised a lot of kids black, white, brown etc. I will miss him
Unicorn
@EE Watcher ??
@EE Watcher Okay....it makes sense now..
Wait one minute he be the next racist person this world went bananas
EE Watcher no he didn’t stop talking
His sweaters were knitted by his mother?
Wow, that makes them even more special
Karl Smith Fred Rogers was color- blind sobdidn’t even know what color sweater his mother was knitting!
I think they are in the Museum of Broadcasting?
@@sarahhall9457 it wouldn't surprise me if they were
I seen to remember that the tent known as "The Swamp" was also sent there, or possibly the Smithsonian
He was too good for this world.
Jordan Cooper The greatest good life brought about
@Jordan Cooper underrated comment
wrong...he was the hero we needed but didn't deserved
He was an angel that accidentally fell down to the ground
No he was out of this world
The world needs another Mr. Rogers.
Agreed
Marie B Agree.
Sadly there will never be another one in today's cruel society
We need him, but does the world DESERVE another Mr Rodgers?
No. We do not. And not because we don't deserve or anything like that. It is mostly because we need to become more like Mr. Rogers and follow his example.
We need Mr. Rogers now more than ever
Christian Kopet Agree
Christian Kopet We need him now more than ever
Christian Kopet definitely
Got Trump Instead😑
@@barry.b.bensonjr in honor of dr. Roger's I'm going to forgive you.
#1: He was pretty damn wholesome
you
Why did I read wholesome as "awesome"? Smh
It's you
No knack post, huh?
*ITS YOU*
“When you die they won’t remember your car or house, they will remember who you were. Be a good human not a materialist.”
Thank you MR Rogers for being a great nice humble person and for making my childhood memories better with your shows ✨💕
Another good fact: Mr. Rogers was a strong surpporter for equeal rights during after Martin Luther King's assaination, Mr. Rogers introduced Officer Clemmons and this was a year after the show first aired. I haven't seen any of the show but I know that he was Mr. Roger's equal and this at the time it was, it was very risky and could have cost him his show but he did it anyway as a way to show people we can be better then we were then. It shows he was a truely loving and caring person and I wish I knew of him sooner *silent tears*
TheBlackDragonKnight me too
Racism is the lowest form of humanity. The fact that Mr Rogers helped some rise above it made him human no longer, he was far greater than any human to ever live...
Agreed, he wanted to help make us better and he did.
TheBlackDragonKnight the episode that actually put him on the map was his special on the RFK assassination that aired i believe only 6 days after the assassination. After that episode aired a whole influx of stations across the country wanted to air his program
There was also one instance, at a time when black people were being banned from public pools in parts of the country, that Mr. Rogers shared his little pool with Officer Clemmons on the air. Sure, it was just a little kiddie pool and they just soaked their feet in it, but the symbolism of that act at that time was very strong. Mr. Rogers even washed Officer Clemmons' feet when they were done.
There's no denying it: Mr. Rogers was and always will be a truly wonderful human being.
Stephanie Evjen You got that right
The video of his speech to congress is just under 7 minutes of pure magic. He spoke to a group of grumpy old men who just wanted to slash a budget and after 6 minutes they were so impressed the not only approved the budget for public broadcast, but increased it a few years later. He was a beacon for children, but in a brief moment on capital hill he made believers out of grown ups as well. This was Mr. Rogers, the man we all love and think of fondly.
He thought dress shoes were too loud for his show I can’t. 😭 He thought of everything.
Laura Henderson I DON’T EVEN KNOW THIS MAN AND I LOVE HIM!! WHY COULDN’T I HAVE BEEN BORN SOON ENOUGH TO WATCH HIS SHOW?!?
@@jellyrose8479 sorry you missed his show... it was truly a joy..I always felt special.... guess what you can try and find it...ill Google as well.. 🤗
@@jellyrose8479 The Neighborhood Archive (just search "Mr. Rogers" under archive.org) has each & every episode up for free download.
TherealRNO Thank you for the tip! I’ll do it in the morning!
@@jellyrose8479 If not that, if your TV is smart & has PLUTO TV, there is a channel that plays his visits in syndicated reruns 24/7.
The father figure for the missing fathers out there growing up.
Yep. The majority of my pre teen days were spent with Mr, Rogers. Children now days could use wholesome entertainment like this treasured icon.
I remember being on the road with several co-workers when we heard about Mr. Rogers' death. Someone said that if Jesus ever needed an assistant, Mr. Rogers would be a perfect assistant for Jesus. We were blessed to have Mr. Rogers as our TV Neighbor.
Mr. Roger's Ghost for President 2020
Yes
Yes
Would win by a huge landslide no doubt
And then no one else would become president.
Ooh helll yeahh!
Mr.Rogers, Now that was a man you could really call a “Role model”, all the positive memories of my childhood are come back to me now whenever I hear that opening song 😢
A Saint. Seriously.
Saint Roger:'(
He once said he didn't want to be remembered as a saint
He was a great human being.😉
He never saw himself as a saint or a celebrity. He saw himself as a teacher and a representative of children's television
While PBS was doing fundraising, they played a documentary about his show. I watched Mr. Roger's Neighborhood when I was younger, and watching that documentary brought me to tears. I had forgotten just how amazing a human being he was. It has made me realize how shitty the world is right now. I aspire to be as good as a person I can be because of Mr. Rogers.
The 99 people who thumbs-downed this....I'mma pray for you, because that's what Mister Rogers would have done.
Maybe to calm you down, most Thumb downs happen by accident when watching on mobile and the finger slips on the dislike button.
Don't take dumbs down so serious. It's people like you is why we lose our way, your too emotional.
TH-cam has removed the 👎 down on all channels
Whos here after Tom hanks trailer "A beautiful day in the neighbourhood"
Meeeeeeeeeee
A Zee howdy!
Me. I've never heard about Mr. Rogers (I'm from Brazil, where his show wasn't broadcasted), but I never miss a Tom Hanks movie. And I have to said: I'm deeply touched about this gentleman. If all they say about Mr. Rogers is true, we need desperately another one ASAP.
I actually never seen Mr.roger before, when I was younger until later on ^_^
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It always bugs me whenever I hear my friends crack jokes about him being a pediphile. I know I shouldn't take it personally. They didn't grow up watching and listening to his amazing and difficult to understand lessons, but I still can't help feeling frustrated when I hear those awful jokes.
Archangel43one G when people say that they don’t understand him
Those jokes are horrible! He loved and respected children. He didn't desire them in any bad way. Sure, there are some disturbed adults who are pedophiles, but not all adults who love and care for children are.
I pay jokes like that no mind because I know Mr. Rogers wasn't a pedophile.
.. Your friends are immature and will likely grow out of it. If not, there's a whole world of people looking for a neighbor. : )
That says more about your friends than it does about Mr. Rogers. They are trying to put down someone who was so good and pure because they don’t trust it, or it bothers them. That’s sad. I always feel really bad for the people who try and put him down.
"Public figures like this don't come around to often"
Ain't that the truth
The world could use a few more people like Fred Rogers
Karl Smith I completely agree. He’s the inspiration we so desperately need in today’s world
I grew up watching Mr Rodgers, his calm and smile always made me feel safe as a child
The most fascinating thing about Mr. Rogers I think is he was once asked what he sees when he looks into the camera and he said I visualize one single person and I talk to them for 30 minutes. Which is probably the reason why he always felt like he was talking to me or you personally
As a broadcaster myself, I will attest that it works,
Misters Rogers may have been an ordained minister but as mister Rogers we the viewers we're his congregation so I guess you could say he did preach to us the viewers
His show was my church when I was a child.
At least he didn't drive anything down their throats. He inspired more then preached.
DreamDragoness25
My early years were miserable and in a cold, not so good neighborhood. Rogers I feel gave hope uplifted and was a positive factor in my development at 50 now couldn't possibly give him enough praise today.
"Won't you be my neighbor? "
And of course he also was an educator but with a different classroom, his tv studio he didn't spend the extra amount of time grading papers like teachers in a real classroom setting, but still he was an educator, as every show he would teach kids different lessons.
He didn't preach the Gospel, he lived it every day and this is coming from an atheist!
Exactly.
Right on the money!
He did live a life that was Godly without standing in front of a church. God put him there. He didn't back down from what God had for him. Plus the devil knew who God and Jesus is. He only has so much time before he is gone and God the father rules again for believers. Others will be in hell for eternity with the devil.
@@sheryldougherty282 woah woahhhh there I'm a Christian man myself and assuming someone else's fate? You are not God and that's not something we would be about at all..... we're suppose to lead by example and forgive
Mr Rogers sounds better than your God.
Rogers is a rare and true reflection of the love of Christ.
Myles Schutte YEEE
And one doesn't have too be religious for that, the values Christ spoke of are the most basic and valued of human virtues.
TheGroundedAviator
True. Christ's commandments are fairly simple.
Just basic compassionate humanism really. I do think he'd have been shaken by how many use him as a poster boy though as humility of one of his traits.
Amen.
Mr.roger and bob ross is gods ultimate creation
Savage Turtle yeah.glad pbs gave them the forum to show us
Rogers Ross 2020
I LOVED Bob Ross!
Do you know Bob Ross was ex career military? I read an article that said when he retured out, he decided he was just too exhausted to waste any more time and energy YELLING ar people. So, he lived a quiet life teaching others to paint.
Don't forget Steve Irwin
Actually, Mister Rogers played the mentor of the town preacher on Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman. It was the preacher, not Mister Rogers's character, that lost the deed to the church to the man who ran the saloon and was planning on turning it into a brothel. It was only when Rogers's character showed up that the new proprietor had a change of heart and let the town preacher have an extension on the loan he owed.
Indeed...it was the only time in Rogers' long career that he ever played someone other than himself, and happened b/c he once mentioned that DQMW was one of the few TV series he enjoyed and watched regularly.
And the only reason why he appeared in the one episode is because a) he loved the show and b) his wife was friends with someone involved with the show, and she asked Fred if he'd do one episode, to which he said yes. Tbh, I think he really played himself more than a fictional character. When he as Reverend Thomas said to Timothy that it wasn't the building that made the church and it's the people, I'd be willing to bet 1,000,000-1 that he would have said the exact same thing in real life
Oh, and you can imagine how the cast and crew of Dr. Quinn reacted to him being there. Jane Seymour and Joe Lando who played Dr. Quinn and Sully were absolutely happy to see Mr. Rogers. Lando even said that he grew up watching MRN
I remember back when I was a kid, I would always get excited when he put in a red sweater cuz that was my favorite color
lol that is so cute.
if you're ever in washington DC, try to plan a visit to the smithsonian museum of american history. there's a glass case, not too far from the door (it was in a hallway on the first floor when i visited in may '18) with several artifacts from pbs shows - bill nye's lab coat, oscar the grouch... and mr. roger's red cabled sweater (like the blue one in this video... i think his mom knit a handful of favorite patterns in a variety of colors. :) ). in my opinion, it really is *the* iconic mr. rogers sweater. :)
@@sue_m - Yeah, I saw his sweater on a family vacation to DC, way back in 1989...that and a pair of Judy Garland's ruby slippers from "The Wizard of Oz" were the two things I especially wanted to see on our Smithsonian visit!
I liked his darker purple sweater.
"He would cry when he was alone" welp guess he's not the only one right now
AWWWW 😢
There wasn't a single bad bone in his body
Spot Light I don't even think his appendix or tonsils could have gone bad
Not a bad cell in his genome :)
There was bad cancer in his body
He may have put his bad bone in other's bodies...
Albo ok that was uncalled for
Mr. Rogers was truly one of the genuine rare beautiful souls this world needs so much more of.
Koko seems to have very good judge of character. Mr. Rogers and Robin Williams.
All I know is: I loved the guy. R.I.P. Mr. Rogers.
I miss Rogers I love him so much God bless him rip mr. Rogers
what a clean, beautiful soul, uncorrupted by the worldly temptations and evils we are daily faced with. wish i could've watched his shows when i was a kid.
I did not know he wrote all the music and I LOVE that.
I did know he wrote back to everyone. Mum wrote to him on behalf of us kids when I was very very young. She lost the letter at some point but I’ll never forget how I felt that MISTER ROGERS was writing to ME.
The only video online that has no rude comments about it lol. He was a good man. God broke the mold when he made Mr. Rogers. If anyone deserved to live forever, it would have been this man.
The person who bullied Mr Rogers would have probably been forgiven by Mr Rogers because he was such a nice person
I always knew of this guy but I never grew up with him, but I’d wake up for school and I’d see his soft demeanor and he never came off as weird or creepy and I remember getting lost in the show and missing the bus on multiple occasions, and now seeing him resurface and I already love this man
That's crazy: his show was on from when my mom was I until I was 15. Either way, he was such an inspiration. A kind of person who is so rare and rarely heard these days
could you imagine MR ROGERS and BOB ROSS togetber'? what a combo.
Elgin Subwaysurfer Bolling growing up in the 80’s I think joy of painting came on after Mr Rogers locally here in Pittsburgh.
That's a dream collaboration. Remember how MTV used to do celebrity deathmatch with living/dead/fictitiouscharacters? I'd pay to see and own something like that only the opposite, kind and gentle and nonviolent with those 2. Those 2 melt my heart and I can imagine they'd be adorable together.
He really was a unique person. In one of the incarnations of Candid Camera, they tried to play a trick on him but not putting a television in his hotel room during a tv convention. You just couldn't piss him off. They felt so badly about what they had done they apologized to him on the show. Wonder if anyone remembers that.
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I remember hearing about it.
What an amazing man. He had a heart of gold. I truly believe that he was one of the kindest people to have ever walked this earth. I wish I had grown up watching him. Unfortunately since I was born in 2000, I didn’t really get the chance. If I someday have kids, they will definitely be raised on Mister Rogers.
Same exact thing I’m thinking. And I was born on 1998.
@@brandenserna6123 Yet, the show ran from 1968-2001.
I can imagine a modern soulless board of network executives being utterly baffled by Mr. Rogers "When does he start jumping up and down and screaming? When does he push his merchandise? What kind of a kid's show is this...what does he think children are...actual people that need to be nurtured and educated so they don't turn out to be a generation of sociopaths?"
That's actually exactly what he hated about childrens tv shows.
He would absolutely hate reality heavy channels like Mtv and A&E
@@KingNoah231 Incidentally, the very example used by the man himself was that when he turned on the TV, all he saw was people throwing pies at each other (likely one of the bits from an iconic _Three Stooges_ segment [featuring aforementioned "Stooges" Moe, Larry & Curly] or from the assembly line episode of the enduring _I Love Lucy_ sitcom that begot the TV sitcom craze, created by formerly married stars Lucille Ball [the titular redhead comedienne Lucy] & her "Ricky Ricardo" husband, Desi Arnaz) or traditional Punch 'n Judy puppets (of which Mr. Rogers's own Lady Elaine Fairchild, named after his adopted sister Elaine, would be a descendant, since she was made from that particular style of puppet, however she was only slightly troublesome in terms of personality, certainly contrasting with how violent the actual Punch 'n Judy characters typically were) viciously smacking each other over the head with a stick (hence, where the term "slapstick" in comedy originated, funnily enough), which usually took place after Punch did something to anger his wife Judy (such as throwing the infant child they had into the watching audience to try & quell its incessant crying, since it patiently waited until Judy had left the scene to start bawling, thus upsetting Punch, who urgently wanted it to keep quiet), thereby resulting in her bludgeoning him over the head for cheap laughs.
@@TherealRNOwwfpooh well I learned something new today. Thanks!
@@descenddarkness You're welcome. You're never too young or too old to learn something new, after all.
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND looking up his interview about public television funding!!! Beautiful!!!😍❤️❤️❤️❤️
Oh god, here come the waterworks. 😭
Ikr?
OMG i just got back from watching the wont you be my neighbor movie and i was sobbing 😭 If u havent seen it, its worth the watch, even if u wait till it comes out on a streaming service or dvd etc!
AJ assassin watch his goodbye video, I was in full on tears when it ended.
If this evokes emotion in you it is because you have a good heart. Mr. Rogers did a great job with you all...neighbors 👍🏽
RIGHT!? Anything that has to do with Mister Rogers 😭
Brings tears to my eyes of how great of a person he is and how he cared so much about the ways you felt. God bless you Mr. Rodgers for sharing us your love
Roger's love and driven passions for making the neighborhood a better place and now we all have years of glorious televised memories that proves how one person can make all the difference in the world.
Mr. Rogers was an important part of my growing up as a young child. His show started in 1968 when I was 2. As a toddler and young child his show was very influential to me. I have very fond memories of the show and like to think that it truly influenced me to grow up a better person.
"He was the victim of bullying" and I bet all of his bullies tortured themselves for years when they learned who he became. But its okay. Mr Rogers still loved them.
43 years. He spent 43 years inspiring and helping so many children even though he passed before I was born I was always excited to wake up early to watch the reruns before school he was so impacting I dont know who I would be at this point honestly a true blessing. 43 years is so long, more than half of his life he dedicated to your life and my life and million of other kids lives. I will never forget you mr. Rodgers I hope you will be my neighbor one day.
Its not fair😥 why did he have to pass away. Him and Bob Ross should just be here with us forever😪😥
An Ibis I totally agree they were the best ☹️
And Jim Henson, creator of the muppets
Stan Lee 2
An Ibis the good ones always go first
Are u christian because he is still here
I hope he’s resting in peace, I remember sometimes catching his show after school on PBS💜
Great role model, father figure, and hero.
People say the world needs another Mr. Rogers. If you know him then you should know to follow in his footsteps. He doesn’t need to be in this world anymore, he left a legacy.
This is how you unite people right here, he did it with love and compassion and loved all people regardless of race social structure, this guy is a legend and people who want to do the same need to study him.
I’m getting so choked up and teary-eyed from watching this🥺
Just imagine what a world of mister Roger would be like.No wars,everyone helping each other.He was a strange man in is own way,or maybe just us by piers telling us he was strange or so on.RIP sir
A man who embodied true kindness and gentleness in a way that few others could. We should all strive every day to be more like Mister Rogers. His kindness changed lives of children around the world. We will always remember you, Mr. Rogers.
And I love the fact that his mom knit all of his cozy sweaters. That’s so sweet.
We need Mr. Rogers now more than ever 😢
Alex Gray That we do
My childhood was very traumatic. Mr. Rogers gave me the bright spot I needed so much and helped me to believe that he loved me, so I would be ok. He was amazing.
Damn man his mom made really good sweaters
They look like Ralph Lauren
They should have said most of the sweaters were made by his mother. One episode he visited Winona Knitting Mills and was given a sweater which he also wore on air.
I just don't understand why someone would thumbs down this video. What about it could you dislike? There are people that could take lessons from Mr. Rogers. He was just a good and kind man. Not a perfect man, but a man who pursued goodness.
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The haters
#1: Mr. Rogers is an actual Saint sent by the gods.
The thing is, as good as he was, he didn't want to be seen as a saint.
@@TherealRNOwwfpooh That's what makes him one. He wasn't good for glory or recognition he good cause it's who he is. His soul was a comfort to this world. He had flaws like any human, but he made it okay to embrace the flaws and the failures cause it's what makes life wonderful. Grown and learning he didn't ask for anything except to pay the love and empathy forward.
I have to say... I’m 13 years old, I watch pbs kids. When i was 4,5,6,7,8 years old Mister Rogers would come on at 6 o’clock am. I would wake up as early as I could just to watch him. When they stopped showing Mister Rogers, I was crying so much... Mister Rogers will forever be in my heart and to this day I still sometimes cry for his show. He deserves all the respect.
This whole video just made my day
I used to watch Mr. Rogers and Bob Ross as a kid growing up in Denmark. Didn’t understand the language, but kindness and calm is universal ❤️
When Bill Nye visited Mr. Rogers😭😭
Mr. Text Man The Sixth it was an episode
Mr. Text Man The Sixth im not sure. Look up Bill nye visits Mr. rogers. Im telling you, most epic anime crossover of the generation
Nick Petron top 10 anime crossovers
@@CaptainFujizaku Anime is Japanese imported cartoons. Mr. Rogers is a live-action series intermingling with made-up puppetry (the Neighborhood of Make-Believe).
TherealRNO it’s a joke
Happy 91st birthday Mr Rogers! I may have discovered him last year, but I’m really glad I did! I love how positive he is! Yes, he may have been talking to the people watching him at the time, but his words live on and are for every human being to live by! What makes his shows sooo different than anything I’ve watched is the fact that there’s nothing to worry about when watching him! No worrying about a bad thing about to happen! Just comfort! Pure comfort! I love Mr Rogers!
I grew up watching him!!!!! I LOOOOOVE MR. ROGERS!!!!!! This was my childhood....the good ol' days!!!!!
This really makes me want to cry its so sad to loose someone so thoughtful, peaceful, genuine, so pure I miss you Mr. Rogers thank u for making my childhood easier. 💝💝💝
What a peaceful man gone but not forgotten
I'm so glad I live in Latrobe PA, so I get to see his old house every day since I live on the same hill as him, I miss him every day❤️
I have and always will love Mr. Rogers. He made you feel safe.
I saw this documentary on Mr. Rogers and I literally cried my eyes out when they showed him at the very end and he was super old but he had such a Glow of Goodness!
Love him! 😭❤️
Alexa-Jade I love him too.
My kids were raised on Mr. Rogers and Sesame Street. My son just posted something about his anniversary and stated "remember this mom?" It touched my heart that Mr. Rogers left such an impact on him!
There will NEVER be another.
Daniel Bryant No but I hope god can give us another Mr Rogers.
Asiel MILIAN Totally Radical!
Sad...but true. Nothing positive airs now. Nothing. Everything must pertain to selfishness, social media & sex.
I never watch any of his show, but somehow i felt a great deal of loss, for knowing there never will be no one like him again. I'm so touched by his kindness and his legacy.
Wow, I watched Mr. Roger's neighborhood when I was a kid from along time ago 😃👍🏻
I was very blessed to have been able to meet Mr. Rogers as a little girl and even got to tour the set! I loved watching his show!
What an absolute legend.
I loved tuning into his show as a kid, this great man will be missed and remembered for years to come.
I have a deep and profound love for Mr. Rodgers... he was my favorite neighbor...I miss him.
Man I didn’t grow up watching this guy for I’m to young but just watching this is sweet. He was oh so very wholesome and brought so much joy to the world. This was an icon we needed during those days.
He should be nominated to be a Saint! His Miricle, inspiring Generations of children to love each other and me kind to others.
Although I never watched the program, I saw clips of it, plus interviews, and always thought he had the most soothing voice out there. Plus, he practically radiated love and respect, so there must be millions of grownups out there who learned from him.
Won’t you be my neighbor
No..
Aaron Bryan if you don’t have something nice to say don’t say it at all and yes I will be your neighbor
Sami Jo we are all already neighbors. We just need to realize it
Would you be mine? Could you be mine? Won't you be my neighbor? Won't you, please? (2x) Please, won't you be my neighbor?
We are already neighbors, we can talk about anything, life, goals, things you wish you wanna say, everyone is friendly together
Mr Rogers was a thoroughly kind and gentle man. How many people can you say that about today!!
More celebrities should be more like Mr. Rogers, TV show should get back to there fundamental like Mr Rogers neighborhood was
Zeid Kaifo he became a celebrity as a by-product of being a descent, conscientious man driven by an ambition to make the world a better place. today's celebs are celebs for the sake of being celebs.
The most kind hearted man ever to walk the earth,wish he was here with us still.
R.I.P. Mr. Rogers
I think it’s nice that Fred Rogers was able to respond to a couple of his fans he seemed like a really cool guy most celebrities don’t even write back to their fans but I feel bad that Fred Rogers died and it’s sad that he’s not in the life anymore but at least his show will be in everybody’s memories