It's a Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood and I did this one because so many of you asked for it so I hope you enjoy it! As is becoming increasingly frequent here, a company have already claimed this video for monetisation before it even got published (because of the spoken lyrics in this case). I'd greatly appreciate if you could boost the channel by joining the Patreon community www.patreon.com/DianeJennings If that isn't doable, no probs a LIKE, COMMENT or SHARE of my videos on social media help this little channel get pushed out to new viewers too using the mysteeeeerious algorithm we hear so much about! Thankee!!!
Soo, what happens if all your viewers file a claim? Would we all share all the money they claim? Count me in(I'll be sending it back to you)😊. Also,we could dilute their claim
@@kimsparks5811 Haha - see I did what you asked Kim! and asked ppl to comment and stuff. I have no idea actually. It's not worth much to them anyway. So silly.
Speaking to the House or Senate, Mr Rogers is speaking to people with the mental capacity of a child, so it's no wonder, that his testimony was successful!
It's doubly striking because the guy he's testifying to, John Pastore, was notorious for being a stoic hardass. And it took Mr Rogers just a few minutes to reduce him practically to tears. That's just another reason this testimony is historic.
Both Fred Rogers and John Pastore were raised in an era when children were expected to be "seen and not heard" and not to show anger, sadness, etc. So yeah - Pastore could relate. Although the expectations are different today and we know it was unhealthy to squash kids' emotions like that, I think it's still relevant. Adults these days are often overworked and stressed - they don't want to be bothered. The kids still suffer. So Mr. Rogers is as relevant now as ever.
I'd further like to add, this is a time when public funding was being cut back- which is why Fred Rogers was going to court. He believed the funding for his program would be more beneficial for the community than cutting back funds. He sold his reason for why his show benefited the kids and their health and the judge realized the importance of Rogers program compared to other programs. Mr. Rogers is in heaven, and he is remembered for his saintly character.
I'm an atheist. That said if they said that the second coming of Christ occurred and that his name was Fred Rogers and he both lived and died to let children know they are valuable and loved... I'd just about be okay believing that.
I’m not a Christian but Fred certainly was. But he lived his faith in his principles and didn’t mention his faith in his show. He was also a vegetarian for moral reasons. Just all around the epitome of a good person.
He did not speak to them as he would children. He spoke to children as he would adults. A bit of a revolutionary idea to speak to children as peers at the time.
My parents raised my sister and I that way. My mom has this story she likes to tell where another mom wss asking what she did to get such good kids, and when she said, "I talk to them like they're people, not "kids", and the other mom said, "that couldn't possibly be it," and huffed off.
On of the things Fred said repeatedly was that kids were WAY smarter than adults credited them, and they can tell when they are being talked down to. He always treated kids as intelligent, reasoning creatures. He used simple words to explain complex topics in a way that respected kids' intelligence.
Everyone who ever met him said that he was the same Mister Rogers in real life as the one on TV changing into his cardigan and sneakers. The same kind, calm, measured voice, making you feel like the most special kid in the world. Great, now I'm ugly crying.
He truly did. He also struggled with anger and feelings of inadequacy, especially later in life. It's one of those things where you realize that Fred Rogers was a man. A great man but still just a man. He's an example of what we could all be and should aspire to be.
@Necroglobule One of the great quotes on that end was "Preach the gospel at all times. and, only when necessary, use words" (I think it was St. Valentine?)
I understand what you are saying, but I think Mr. Rogers would say that we can all be fine, upstanding people that care for others. I think if you care deeply about others, you will be exactly like him.
@Necroglobule Rogers earned a bachelors of divinity from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary in 1962 and became a Presbyterian minister in 1963. You're absolutely right, he led and taught by the way he lived his life, unlike the many evangelical hucksters common today.
"I feel that if we in public television can only make it clear that feelings are mentionable, and manageable, we will have done a great service for mental health." - Fred Rogers, May 1, 1969
The saddest thing about Mr Rogers is that he is so rare. His kind of kindness should be far more common than it is. I wish we lived in a world where Mr Rogers kindness didn't stand out.
I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not... I feel disgusting and need a shower after seeing an account named "truth is the new hate", with so many neo/protoNazi playlists on it, even uttering Fred's name. Be it in jest, ridicule, or even if you think you are being genuine. Everything about you is the opposite of the example he set for us all. For shame...
I never grew up watching him but I can feel in my heart how amazing he was very sweet and kind hearted human being who just wanted to help others ppl just because it feels good. I love to help ppl too I sometimes just randomly help ppl when I'm in public just by simply hold open a door for elderly or help get other ppl drinks or giving them a genuine compliment is what I believe speaks more volume and is a simple way of helping and making someone's day. I love to help anyway I can with anybody I see or feel is not happy it makes me sad to see ppl sad
Now it just needs to become it's own non-profit. All the shows that people site to keep it funded are making massive money on their own for their creators. Things have changed a lot in 51 years, the reasons for starting and maintaining PBS are no longer valid. NPR/PBS and all of those shouldn't be government funded anymore. They should be self supporting tax exempt non-profits.
@@r0bw00d Actually, it was. Nixon wanted to cut the proposed budget for PBS from $20 million to $10 million. Following Fred Rogers' testimony, they actually increased it to $22 million. Source: www.msnbc.com/the-ed-show/mr-msna21339
I met Fred Rogers. I was a 19 year old university student walking down a street in Pittsburgh in 1998. He was raking leaves and he waved to me. I saw his face. He was old then, but I new him immediately. He stopped what he was doing and spoke to me for a few minutes. That’s all you have to know about Mr. Rogers!
Mr. Rogers sat next to my aunt on an airplane and talked to her on the flight. He bought her a milkshake afterwards. Takes a special kind of badassery to be soft in such an intentional way.
Mr. Rogers was the last person to ever care about children the way he did. When I was a child and had a horrible abusive home life that man right there was the only positive thing I had. For half an hour a day it was a magical escape.
That parent you wanted, that family love you needed, that welcome home for "Latch Key Generation" of kids..... He was a light and often the only light in many dark lives that no child or adult should have to live in. Mr Rodgers prevented suicides in ways that can't be measured.
Amen, amen, amen. (I still have night terrors from my birth father. 40 years later. Mr. Rogers WAS my "Dad", until I met my step dad at 10 years old.) ❤❤❤
We didn't have him in Australia, and I wish we had. I could've really found such comfort when I was scared of my own father. I could've seen that not all adult males were scary.
@@gracehowell. ❤❤❤ HUGS ❤❤❤ Know that you are not alone, in Spirit. ❤ There are gentle souls, but the only love and support you REALLY need is inside you, all along. Your inner adult is the best to care for your inner child, if that makes any sense. ❤❤❤ I know you are amazing, for even surviving. You are perfect just the way you are. My TV dad SAID so. You can trust him, and watch him NOW, to heal.💙💙💙
I’m sorry you had to endure that, but that why he did he did, for those kids who didn’t have positivity in their lives. I’m sure he’d be happy to know he made a difference.
POst a link when suggesting something. Especially when you want someone to watch it. There are hundreds of videos on youtube about it, more using it for monetization but here is copy of it ua-cam.com/video/3jMeby5ZIJs/v-deo.html with The Emmy's surprising him with reuniting him with Jeff, who he remembered by name several decades after having Jeff on his show. *EDIT SEE ua-cam.com/video/TcNxY4TudXo/v-deo.html & ua-cam.com/video/Q3vp-EXQ5Rs/v-deo.html YOUTBE killed the account that had the first video it had been up for 7+ years
@@jean-paulaudette9246 ua-cam.com/video/3jMeby5ZIJs/v-deo.html one of many copies on youtube, make sure you have some tissues, the room will be really dusty causing your eyes to water up..... EDIT new link ua-cam.com/video/TcNxY4TudXo/v-deo.html & also see ua-cam.com/video/Q3vp-EXQ5Rs/v-deo.html youtube took that 1st one down and the account
Omgoodness... i didn't realize that was where I got that saying. 🥰 "Look for the helpers" literally saved my life when I was an angsty teen contemplating my own demise... 😳❤
It's scary to think what children's television would have have looked like without Mr. Rogers saving public tv with this testimony. God bless Mr. Rogers.
You mentioned he’s tiny-he famously weighed 143 lbs his whole life and swam daily to maintain. He was also a vegetarian because he didn’t want to eat something that had a mother. 143 was an important number for him because it means “I love you” with the number of letters in each word. He lived in my hometown of Pittsburgh, and his wife stayed here until her recent passing. We take him very seriously here! I am glad you’ve been touched by his words. Most famous people have horror stories about how they were rude to someone they worked with somewhere over the years. Not Mr Rogers. He was truly what he appeared to be.
I'm 41 years old and this man still makes me feel good about myself to this day. I truly believe that Fred Rogers was one of the kindest, most loving, and most pure human beings to ever exist.
To Editor Diane: Dear, we ain't none of us ever going to be Mister Rogers, but we all keep trying, the best we know how. Also, you don't hafta BE Mister Rogers, you wanna know why? Because Mister Rogers likes us all, you and me both, just the way we are. And if you knew ME, you'd know what a struggle that must be at times.
Socrates, Lao Tzu, Jesus of Nazareth, Gautama Buddha, Mahatma Gandhi, Confucius, Mother Teresa, The 14th Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso) and Fred Rogers were great sages and very much prophets who spread a message of of love, understanding and great conscience.
Agreed. There was, and ever will be, only one person in the whole world like him. We don't need to try to be him. He'll always be an inspiration to us all either way. Just be you, and that's enough. As Mr. Rogers would say, "I like you exactly the way you are."
I can barely get through this without crying 😢 One of the kindest most gentle and caring souls God ever created. We definitely need a Mister Rogers right now 😔
Mr. Rogers was a National treasure. Parents could leave their children in front of the TV for a few minutes with his show on while they made dinner, or throw in a load of laundry, or another chore and know their children could learn a good/important lesson. He was genuine and caring. Truly a good man who is sorely missed on TV today
Mister Rogers made an untold number of kids from several generations better human beings. I was raised by a single mother and Mister Rogers was a father figure to me. What makes this accomplishment so special is that his honest and pure heart melted through the steely guard of politicians to save the entire public broadcasting system in America. Without Mister Rogers there would be no Sesame Street, no Elmo, no Big Bird, no Antiques Road Show, no NOVA and so many more. Mister Rogers saved free access to a wealth of educational programing for generations. It was a real life 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington' moment. Simply put Fred Rogers was a hero.
No "NATURE" (outstanding PBS program)! PBS has given us countless real documentaries for adults on all kinds of topics (history, astronomy, technology, social issues, including what's happening in other countries), etc. Actual, real educational TV, not infotainment. No ads, no "reality" TV posing as "documentaries", no pseudo-science for ratings, no replaying the same special effects over & over in a program to eat up time. PBS is the only station we watch in this house. PBS also introduced Celtic Woman to the world. I saw a Chicago concert on PBS (before YT), and I saw ELO, too! Both were helping with the PBS funding drive at different times! (And Electric Light Orchestra & Jeff Lynne aren't even Americans; they're British!)
Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood first aired the year my parents were born and ran until I was 8 years old. He literally helped raise multiple generations of children and taught us to be kinder, more compassionate people (to others and to ourselves, too). I don't think there's been anyone on television since who prioritized teaching kids emotional intelligence like he did. I'm so grateful for what he's given us.
He was a Presbyterian minister who never preached on television. What a contrast to all the people we've seen over the years using Christianity to bludgeon others and enrich themselves. He simply lived out his beliefs and spoke and taught in a way that didn't exclude anybody. Truly a remarkable man.
@@hillbillydelux Yes, he was an ordained Presbyterian minister. I never even saw Mr. Rogers until I was an adult. I went to a program about him at a local church called, "The Gospel According to Mr. Rogers". I never knew anything about him until then, but that prompted me to look for some videos about him with clips like this & segments from his show, & I've been a fan of his ever since. I cry when I watch him.
Fred Rogers is the only American ever to get past the Pearly Gates on the first try. This is not otherwise a country that turns out people worthy of the honor. Maybe some have done a bit of time in Purgatory first (I was raised Catholic so that's largely how I understand the concept; I'm a practicing Norse pagan now, and that's a far easier afterlife to understand.)
Better than two million dollars a minute, which is not a bad investment return for a man used to producing top shelf children's educational programming for $30 the half hour.
"Yes I've been talking to you for years. But you heard me today" - I remember that's the quote that really hit me when I read the story. It was from "officer" Clemmons recounting his time with Mr. Rogers. You can look up the full story (and you absolutely should if you haven't seen it yet) but the last part was: [Clemmons] says he’ll never forget the day Rogers wrapped up the program, as he always did, by hanging up his sweater and saying, “You make every day a special day just by being you, and I like you just the way you are.” This time in particular, Rogers had been looking right at Clemmons, and after they wrapped, he walked over. Clemmons asked him, “Fred, were you talking to me?” “Yes, I have been talking to you for years,” Rogers said, as Clemmons recalls. “But you heard me today.” Seriously, Mr. Rogers was a literal saint
It was beautiful when Clemmons spoke about this in the documentary film. He said that it meant so much to him because he was coming to terms with his sexuality. Mr. Rogers still loved him just the way he was:)
What rogers did here was amazing. His program didn't even need the funding. His show was popular so it got money to make shows. He argued for that 20 million so other shows on PBS could continue.
Being a Pittsburgher and someone who was in Mr. Rogers original audience. I was 5 yrs old when it 1st aired. He was our hometown hero. He was authentic, what you saw on TV was the man in real life too. He could make a crowd of adults become children again by just being him. He truly was one of a kind.
Mr. Rogers was a part of so many of our lives growing up. With everything going on these days, we could really use his wisdom and advice. He made a special television address after 9/11 to speak to the nation and the way people were feeling. He was truly one of a kind, and will never be forgotten here.
The moment when you realize Mister Rogers not only cares, but also has the guts to go where no one else will dare - when Daniel the Cat (still in black and white) asks "What does assassination mean?" From that moment on, every censor in the world stopped, and instead of immediately hitting the panic button, they were so awe struck that they put a figurative "Do not censor Fred Rogers" sticker on their console. He knew exactly what to say, exactly when to say it, and most importantly exactly HOW to say it. He is the one thing that the most politically polarized opposites can still agree upon.... and we need him now, almost more than ever.
I had the privilege to grow up watching Mr. Roger's every day. His program is one that if reruns were aired today, they would still be relevant. He had a simple message that encompassed the absolute best of humanity. Every child should be as lucky as my generation was to have had him come into our living rooms and ease the chaos that can frequently be a part of childhood. I am forever grateful. And thank you for allowing me to experience his presence again.✌💖
I am 55 years old and retired police officer, the love, and kindness he brings to everyone Especially to children still put tears in my eye today if people are looking for heroes fighting for kids fighting for equality they don’t have to go any further than Mr. Rogers
This is one of the last times in American history, Diane, where government officials weren't downplaying education in favor of things that would make them money at the expense of all else.
Fred knew the power of TV and knew people were watching and if he spoke well they couldn’t say no. In the most polite way possible he grabbed that politician by his balls and swung him around.
Watching this brings bittersweet tears to me eyes. He really did do his best to give us the tools we needed to be better people. The world needs a Mr. Rogers right about now.
I honestly feel we NEED Mister Rogers to come back again. HE is still needed today for our children and for our future children. HE, I feel was the one person on tv who really cared to teach children how to be respectful to others, how to care for others, how to love each other, and HE had a wonderful way of teaching children about very SERIOUS topics that oftentime are shunned away from children because no one don't seems to know how to talk about those topics to children in a way for them to understand it without having to go into graphic details about it. I TRULY feel we need his episodes back again on tv, sure you can always watch it on youtube, but there are children who do watch and listen to media on tv. If feel that some of youth of today are becoming more aggressive, rude, and disrespectful to not only to their teachers but to their own parents as well, and that all has to do with what they see and hear on tv, youtube, social media, in music, and etc. You have kids as young as Pre-k talking about lyrics to songs that are meant for adults and some of those songs talk about very graphic things. I say this because I work as a teacher in different schools and I grew up watching Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. I remember always watching his episodes on tv when I come home from school or even in the morning sometimes and I was always fascinated when he talked, I enjoyed it when he tooks us to the imaginary world of "make believe" and when he presented how things are made and when he went out to the community to introduce us to the neighbors who live there. He was a special man who truly wanted to teach children how to grow up to be respectful, hard working adults. I just wish we could have more shows like Mister Rogers for children to watch today.
And he's real! That is him! He's not pretending to be that way. He never changed, he was never corrupted, and he had no dirty secrets. He is and always be one of the greatest human beings I have ever seen. Peace and blessings to you, Diane, and thank you for all your great content.
Mr. Rogers is the only television personality who wasn't playing a part. Even newscasters play the part of the newscaster. Fred Rogers was himself on and off the screen.
He got caught in an episodes of Candid Camera once. He handled the situation they threw at him with exactly the type of grace and kindness you'd expect, even when dealing with an who he thought was an employee not treating him well out of view of anyone else. They seemed rather sorry at having caught Mr. Rogers in their prank and apologized to him. You can find it on youtube somewhere.
Mr. Rodgers was exactly like this in his every day life. Soft spoken, very polite, interested in who you are and made sure you had his full attention if you were speaking with him. Beautiful man.
Something we can give thanks for today: that Fred M. Rogers lived, and taught us how to love ourselves and each other, and to respect and learn from our feelings. This is so beautiful and needed, I just want to 😭 🙏🙏
Mr. Rogers is a multi-generation inspiration. I'm in my 40's and he was part of my childhood; and my parents childhood, also. Nice to see his legacy endure but it does have it's weight on the ol' sentimental heart. I see him with both, tears in my eyes and a smile on my face. He has taught millions to love (and many other positive values). That just can't be beat.
Cant say enough nice things about Mr. Rodgers, but one of my favorite things he ever did was on race relations. At a time when black kids and families in America where _literally_ being doused with beech to keep them out of "white pools" Mr. Rodgers had a black actor on his show dressed as a police officer and he shared a small moment of soaking their feet together in a kiddie pool because it was hot out and, as friends, they wanted to cool down together. Rodger's even shared his towel with him and made a point to dry his own feet off with the same towel after his black friend did. That SMALL moment sticks with kids. A big moving and powerful speech about equality will never resonate with little kids as much as those 30 seconds did. Also, even tho the man was a very staunch Christian, he _NEVER_ preached it in his shows. He just taught kids to be good because we are all humans and, as humans, we need to look out for each other. He was a hell of a guy.
To Editor Diane: Mister Rodgers is exceptional. And to feel inferior to near perfection is simply to feel... normal. Never forgot though the he, and we, like you _just the way you are_
If there was ever such a thing such as a Patron saint of humanity, then Fred Rogers would certainly fit the bill. Such a kind hearted man. May his legacy continue to live long and survive in this world now and forever.
I feel like he was so saint like while on earth. He was originally on tv 31 seasons, from Feb 1968 - Aug. 2001. He showed us that we can strive to be better people by being considerate and caring, and by being respectful of ourselves and others. The world needs to remember him and what he taught.
Mister Roger's Neighborhood was based here at WQED in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was a great man and it was something to watch growing up and knowing it was being made near me.
@@eponine1966 he has been a touch act to follow thus far, but I hope you’re right. His message of love and inclusivity is one the world DESPERATELY needs right now.
@@kelli3814 agree! My niece and my nephews have shown me, the world is changing, for the better. Honestly, they never visited Mister Roger's neighborhood, but their parents did! If you want to change the world, well you teach the children. He had faith in them and so do I. May not have said that years ago, but I believe it now.
@@eponine1966 When you learn of the people who worked on his set and later made their careers in Hollywood, it always is heartfelt when they talk about working on the show was the greatest experience. Michael Keaton, Ming-Na Wen, and many more. It even had an effect on Tom Hanks when a movie was made several years ago about Mr. Rogers and a journalist. Diane should do a reaction to that as well.
I grew up watching Mr Rogers in the 70s/80s. He raised a generation. In the USA we have a term where we call someone very special and unique who is loved by most citizens and had a role in shaping the American lexicon and national identity we call them a National Treasure. We don’t use that term often or lightly. Fred Rogers was one of our National Treasures. ❤
For over 60 years Mr. Rogers has had a huge, positive, influence over American society. BTW, Editor Diane, you need to watch a bit more of Mr. Rogers Neighborhood, he would never want you to feel less than him, you can be wonderful being just who you are, and he loves you just the way you are.
The "secret" of Mr. Rogers is rather simple. Nerd Diane referenced it and Mr. Rogers demonstrated it in his testimony. If you know that someone truly cares, respects and loves you then the worst thing that they could say to you is that you have disappointed them. Very simple - caring brings trust and trust brings caring. Mr. Rogers always cared about the simple but most important things - he showed everyone what those were (again love and respect for all) but also established (by showing, not telling) what his expectations for all of his viewers was. I mean even cynical, tough as nails Editor Diane gets the message!!
I noticed he used a technique hardly ever seen today. Instead of launching into, "let me tell you how it is..." which just puts people on the defensive, he actually asked permission to tell the senator more at one point. I think that's part of what softened him, he was probably used to being challenged and combated against, whereas Mister Rogers approached with an olive branch. Great man. :)
It really was amazing. You can tell the senator was really invested in every word Mr Rogers said. And just like he wins our hearts he really got through to the senator as well. It's no wonder they got Tom Hanks to play him, who else could even get close to that level?
@@andmicbro1 Ironically the two are distantly related. And Mr. Rogers was a HUGE Tom Hanks fan, though the two never met. He watched Forrest Gump dozens of times.
@@carla8478 Serving in the US Senate has never been a place for kind discourse. Google Preston Brooks beating the crap out of Charles Sumner with a cane on the Senate floor in 1856. Even in 2021, you wouldn't see Mitch McConnell trying to do that to Chuck Schumer.
He was one of the few people throughout history that actually cared about humanity in it's entirety and dedicated his life to doing something about it.
if you felt moved watching this clip today as an adult, imagine how moving it feels when you grew up watching Mr. Rogers show as generations of us did ITS A GOOOOD FEELING
I’m 53. My son is 21. I grew up watching Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood. I’ve seen the video of his testimony before the Senate a dozen times (which happened the year before I was born.) I still tear up when I watch it. Fred Rogers never met me, never knew me. But I felt when I was very small that he loved me. He loved every child and he wanted them to love themselves. He was what I wish I was, what I wish we all were, more of the time. He was truly kind.
I literally grew up on Me Rogers, Sesame Street and Electric Company. While most have memories of the other two, Mr Rogers creates so much nostalgia because we came to learn that Fred Rogers was really like that and we all wish we were really his neighbor.
Although we don't have Mr. Rogers anymore, the positive messages and communities maintained by you're channel and others like it keep the the sanity of the people by providing a release from the world's divisiveness and hate. There are a lot of things going on in the world right now but having a place to go where you can step outside of it all is a valuable commodity these days. I started out watching you're channel for the cultural insight but it's moved beyond that into something more and it's one of the few places there isn't a war in the comment section. So for that and everything else you do you are greatly appreciated as are the channels that have taken the same path.
YESSSSS. I AGREE SO HARD. 👍WELL Said, thank you. Intention is everything, and I can tell who has the good stuff. It is why I love Diane (and Paul, and Jamie, and Paddy). Positivity. Accentuate the Positive, eliminate the negative, and don't mess with Mr. In Between. ❤
I am 56 years old, I grew up with him, also my kids and now grandkids. I so love Mr. Rogers, and his true love and kindness for people especially our kids.
He was such a amazing kind human being. He hand wrote personal letters to every piece of fan mail he got up until his death he always had time for children. I watched him as a kid and saw the value in his why of teaching and had my children watch him too. Fred Rogers is the definition of Human kindness.
When Fred Rogers died the world lost a man that was a miracle. All he cared about was to give children a safe haven . He had no fear and he talked about anything family oriented.
@@DianeJennings He has done work for WQED on testimonials about Mr. Rogers. You would be surprised how many well known personalities worked for Mr. Rogers. George Romero, Ming-Na Wen, Michael Keaton, and many more.
FYI, $6000 in 1969 dollars is $42,312.43 in 2020 dollars, so a decent yearly salary for one person, also dependent on local COL. $20,000,000 in 1969 dollars is $141,041,416.89 in 2020 dollars.
Mr. Rogers pretty much raised me. I was born in 1970, so I've seen everything he's made. I also had my son watch this growing up. The best thing with my son and I, we've never outgrown Mr. Rogers. His messages will never "go out of style". If more children were raised with these messages, instead of the hate they are bombarded with today, I think we'd not be in the crazy situations we find ourselves in, all around the world, not just the US. Thank you so much for showing this video and commenting on it. I did get goosebumps as well as I'm bawling (just a bit lol)
Being weird and off-center is fun, but there are occasions when being thoughtful and genuine is better. This is one of those times, and in a world that seems to be spinning out of control, it is nice to take a few minutes and remember that there was once a man who could touch children, and their parents, in a very simple, quiet and honest way. Thanks for listening to your subscribers and presenting this video. I'm sorry that you are having so much trouble with copyright blockers. I do not understand what they hope to gain. No one is stealing their lyric when someone in a congressional hearing is quoting them. They should be pleased to know that their words were being used in such an impactful way. _To the viewers:_ When a channel owner takes a risk and releases disputed content for the benefit of subscribers, then it is good to show some appreciation. If anyone viewing this wishes to show some of that appreciation, but is not willing or able to become a patron, there is a link above to leave a tip for a cup of coffee. Please consider doing so, and make it a pot of the good stuff if you can. If are able to join the family of patrons, then come along for the ride. It is like a family in there.
It's a Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood and I did this one because so many of you asked for it so I hope you enjoy it!
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Soo, what happens if all your viewers file a claim? Would we all share all the money they claim? Count me in(I'll be sending it back to you)😊. Also,we could dilute their claim
@@kimsparks5811 Haha - see I did what you asked Kim! and asked ppl to comment and stuff. I have no idea actually. It's not worth much to them anyway. So silly.
Speaking to the House or Senate, Mr Rogers is speaking to people with the mental capacity of a child, so it's no wonder, that his testimony was successful!
@@sparky6086 ouch!!! Sad but true. Lol
Wait, what? You were hit with a claim because of spoken lyrics? Are we going to have to watch what we think when we upload a video next?
It's doubly striking because the guy he's testifying to, John Pastore, was notorious for being a stoic hardass. And it took Mr Rogers just a few minutes to reduce him practically to tears. That's just another reason this testimony is historic.
Yeah he was my senator when I was a kid. He was a hardass
Yeah! He was not interested and condescending at first, then Rogers spoke to him and melted him.
If anyone was in the direct presence of a force like Mr. Rogers and wasn't moved after a while, they may be beyond all hope.
Both Fred Rogers and John Pastore were raised in an era when children were expected to be "seen and not heard" and not to show anger, sadness, etc. So yeah - Pastore could relate.
Although the expectations are different today and we know it was unhealthy to squash kids' emotions like that, I think it's still relevant. Adults these days are often overworked and stressed - they don't want to be bothered. The kids still suffer. So Mr. Rogers is as relevant now as ever.
I'd further like to add, this is a time when public funding was being cut back- which is why Fred Rogers was going to court. He believed the funding for his program would be more beneficial for the community than cutting back funds. He sold his reason for why his show benefited the kids and their health and the judge realized the importance of Rogers program compared to other programs. Mr. Rogers is in heaven, and he is remembered for his saintly character.
I'm an atheist. That said if they said that the second coming of Christ occurred and that his name was Fred Rogers and he both lived and died to let children know they are valuable and loved... I'd just about be okay believing that.
Aww!
Same. Fred Rogers be thy name ❤️
An atheist praising another person as a Saint of Humanity here as well.
I’m not a Christian but Fred certainly was. But he lived his faith in his principles and didn’t mention his faith in his show. He was also a vegetarian for moral reasons. Just all around the epitome of a good person.
Ditto
He did not speak to them as he would children. He spoke to children as he would adults. A bit of a revolutionary idea to speak to children as peers at the time.
When you treat all people with kindness, gentleness, and respect, you end up talking to everybody the same way.
I agree. He spoke to kids with respect. He never talked down to me...lol. ❤
@@randyward2766 Exactly.
My parents raised my sister and I that way. My mom has this story she likes to tell where another mom wss asking what she did to get such good kids, and when she said, "I talk to them like they're people, not "kids", and the other mom said, "that couldn't possibly be it," and huffed off.
unfortunately, it's still a pretty revolutionary idea. many american children don't have that experience.
As a 54 year old woman, I grew up watching him. I wrote him a letter after I had boys. He took the time to write me back. Wonderful man he was
He perso responded to Every letter.
Omg that's amazing!
Fred Rogers was a genuinely good and decent man. He not only talked the talk, he walked the walk.
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On of the things Fred said repeatedly was that kids were WAY smarter than adults credited them, and they can tell when they are being talked down to. He always treated kids as intelligent, reasoning creatures. He used simple words to explain complex topics in a way that respected kids' intelligence.
Everyone who ever met him said that he was the same Mister Rogers in real life as the one on TV changing into his cardigan and sneakers. The same kind, calm, measured voice, making you feel like the most special kid in the world.
Great, now I'm ugly crying.
He truly did. He also struggled with anger and feelings of inadequacy, especially later in life. It's one of those things where you realize that Fred Rogers was a man. A great man but still just a man. He's an example of what we could all be and should aspire to be.
A true Christian man.
Mr Rogers was unlike anyone ever. No one will ever be like him again. Dude was beyond a saint.
Reverend Rogers mission was to and for children.
@Necroglobule One of the great quotes on that end was "Preach the gospel at all times. and, only when necessary, use words" (I think it was St. Valentine?)
I understand what you are saying, but I think Mr. Rogers would say that we can all be fine, upstanding people that care for others. I think if you care deeply about others, you will be exactly like him.
@Necroglobule Rogers earned a bachelors of divinity from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary in 1962 and became a Presbyterian minister in 1963. You're absolutely right, he led and taught by the way he lived his life, unlike the many evangelical hucksters common today.
@@randyward2766 that was pretty much his message.
"I feel that if we in public television can only make it clear that feelings are mentionable, and manageable, we will have done a great service for mental health." - Fred Rogers, May 1, 1969
Talk about being ahead of his time..
Depressing isn't it? It's (current year) and mental health is still ignored.
People would call this 'woke speak' today yet it is what is needed more than ever...sad what we have become as a society
The saddest thing about Mr Rogers is that he is so rare. His kind of kindness should be far more common than it is. I wish we lived in a world where Mr Rogers kindness didn't stand out.
I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not...
I feel disgusting and need a shower after seeing an account named "truth is the new hate", with so many neo/protoNazi playlists on it, even uttering Fred's name. Be it in jest, ridicule, or even if you think you are being genuine.
Everything about you is the opposite of the example he set for us all.
For shame...
He tried to teach us all how to emulate that. ❤️
I never grew up watching him but I can feel in my heart how amazing he was very sweet and kind hearted human being who just wanted to help others ppl just because it feels good. I love to help ppl too I sometimes just randomly help ppl when I'm in public just by simply hold open a door for elderly or help get other ppl drinks or giving them a genuine compliment is what I believe speaks more volume and is a simple way of helping and making someone's day. I love to help anyway I can with anybody I see or feel is not happy it makes me sad to see ppl sad
His voice was like a hug made of sound.
Very well put. And very true. Peace.
@@TheMisterMonkeyman Thank you, Neighbor
@@mikevasquez1103 No thank you neighbor. That made me smile. A little bit of what he taught us when we were young is still there. Peace.
Y'all both made me smile...
🎶... its nice to live in a neigh-bor-hood with YOU!...🎶
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Perfectly said
Mr. Rogers was probably the only man to ever walk into a congress planning to cut funding to something and walk out with the funding increased.
It wasn't increased. They were under threat of having their funding halved. Mr. Rogers prevented that from happening.
And to think, he did it with a song..
Now it just needs to become it's own non-profit. All the shows that people site to keep it funded are making massive money on their own for their creators. Things have changed a lot in 51 years, the reasons for starting and maintaining PBS are no longer valid. NPR/PBS and all of those shouldn't be government funded anymore. They should be self supporting tax exempt non-profits.
@@r0bw00d Actually, it was. Nixon wanted to cut the proposed budget for PBS from $20 million to $10 million. Following Fred Rogers' testimony, they actually increased it to $22 million. Source: www.msnbc.com/the-ed-show/mr-msna21339
@@DelSolstice No, the $2M increase didn't happen until three years later.
I met Fred Rogers. I was a 19 year old university student walking down a street in Pittsburgh in 1998. He was raking leaves and he waved to me. I saw his face. He was old then, but I new him immediately. He stopped what he was doing and spoke to me for a few minutes.
That’s all you have to know about Mr. Rogers!
You got to meet Mr. Rogers?? I envy you.
Mr. Rogers sat next to my aunt on an airplane and talked to her on the flight. He bought her a milkshake afterwards. Takes a special kind of badassery to be soft in such an intentional way.
Mr. Rogers was basically a co-parent to us latchkey kids in the 70's.
Mr. Rogers was the last person to ever care about children the way he did. When I was a child and had a horrible abusive home life that man right there was the only positive thing I had. For half an hour a day it was a magical escape.
That parent you wanted, that family love you needed, that welcome home for "Latch Key Generation" of kids..... He was a light and often the only light in many dark lives that no child or adult should have to live in. Mr Rodgers prevented suicides in ways that can't be measured.
Amen, amen, amen.
(I still have night terrors from my birth father. 40 years later. Mr. Rogers WAS my "Dad", until I met my step dad at 10 years old.)
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We didn't have him in Australia, and I wish we had. I could've really found such comfort when I was scared of my own father. I could've seen that not all adult males were scary.
@@gracehowell.
❤❤❤ HUGS ❤❤❤
Know that you are not alone, in Spirit.
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There are gentle souls, but the only love and support you REALLY need is inside you, all along. Your inner adult is the best to care for your inner child, if that makes any sense.
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I know you are amazing, for even surviving. You are perfect just the way you are.
My TV dad SAID so. You can trust him, and watch him NOW, to heal.💙💙💙
I’m sorry you had to endure that, but that why he did he did, for those kids who didn’t have positivity in their lives. I’m sure he’d be happy to know he made a difference.
Check out his lifetime achievement award speech he gave at the Emmys. He literally made an auditorium full of stars cry.
I'd love to see that!
Did you see his reunion with Jeff? I ugly cried at that.
if you watch even one more video of fred rogers..this one must be it...you can generally see the love he pulls from every single person in the crowd,
POst a link when suggesting something. Especially when you want someone to watch it. There are hundreds of videos on youtube about it, more using it for monetization but here is copy of it ua-cam.com/video/3jMeby5ZIJs/v-deo.html with The Emmy's surprising him with reuniting him with Jeff, who he remembered by name several decades after having Jeff on his show. *EDIT SEE ua-cam.com/video/TcNxY4TudXo/v-deo.html & ua-cam.com/video/Q3vp-EXQ5Rs/v-deo.html YOUTBE killed the account that had the first video it had been up for 7+ years
@@jean-paulaudette9246 ua-cam.com/video/3jMeby5ZIJs/v-deo.html one of many copies on youtube, make sure you have some tissues, the room will be really dusty causing your eyes to water up.....
EDIT new link ua-cam.com/video/TcNxY4TudXo/v-deo.html & also see ua-cam.com/video/Q3vp-EXQ5Rs/v-deo.html youtube took that 1st one down and the account
He quoted his mother saying " look for the helpers, there are always people who are helping "
Omgoodness... i didn't realize that was where I got that saying. 🥰
"Look for the helpers" literally saved my life when I was an angsty teen contemplating my own demise... 😳❤
@@MasterMichelleFL 🥰 It's a very empowering statement. There is so much good out there and it just needs to be sought out.
@@yvonnepalmquist8676 amen.
Accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative, and don't mess with Mr In between!
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Mr. Rogers taught what we so desperately need now: emotional intelligence.
The day Fred Rogers passed away, the world became a lesser place. Fair winds to you Mr. Rogers, wherever you are.
True, but his legacy is SSSOOOO much bigger than I think I and many others could ever do.
AMEN❤
So true.
I felt this the day Steve Irwin passed too.
One of the few "celebrities" that i actually cried when they passed
"wherever you are"? Yeah, we know where he is.
It's scary to think what children's television would have have looked like without Mr. Rogers saving public tv with this testimony. God bless Mr. Rogers.
You mentioned he’s tiny-he famously weighed 143 lbs his whole life and swam daily to maintain. He was also a vegetarian because he didn’t want to eat something that had a mother. 143 was an important number for him because it means “I love you” with the number of letters in each word. He lived in my hometown of Pittsburgh, and his wife stayed here until her recent passing. We take him very seriously here! I am glad you’ve been touched by his words. Most famous people have horror stories about how they were rude to someone they worked with somewhere over the years. Not
Mr Rogers. He was truly what he appeared to be.
I'm 41 years old and this man still makes me feel good about myself to this day. I truly believe that Fred Rogers was one of the kindest, most loving, and most pure human beings to ever exist.
The world could certainly use him now.
Amen to that.
The world was a better place when Mr. Rogers had his neighborhood
He was too good for us. I wouldn’t even want him know how bad things have gotten
I think more people need to remember what we learned from him and be the good he knew we could be.
@@amybalonis9251 What were the sad people watching though? Cause we clearly didn’t learn the same lessons.
"The world needs a sense of worth, and it will achieve it only by its people feeling that they are worthwhile." This quote put me in tears 😪💖
I love that Senator Pastori's voice keeps getting softer and more gentle the more he listens to Mr. Rogers
It’s amazing how the senator’s tone changes from combative to mesmerized.
To Editor Diane: Dear, we ain't none of us ever going to be Mister Rogers, but we all keep trying, the best we know how. Also, you don't hafta BE Mister Rogers, you wanna know why? Because Mister Rogers likes us all, you and me both, just the way we are. And if you knew ME, you'd know what a struggle that must be at times.
Socrates, Lao Tzu, Jesus of Nazareth, Gautama Buddha, Mahatma Gandhi, Confucius, Mother Teresa, The 14th Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso) and Fred Rogers were great sages and very much prophets who spread a message of of love, understanding and great conscience.
Agreed. There was, and ever will be, only one person in the whole world like him. We don't need to try to be him. He'll always be an inspiration to us all either way. Just be you, and that's enough. As Mr. Rogers would say, "I like you exactly the way you are."
Hello from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania! Mr. Rogers is like our city's patron saint. There are murals of him across town!
Pennysylvania rules! I still have a couple of PA videos to share.
The only (and best) thing the burgh has to offer
@@bubbabearhuntington2295 Heinz ketchup!
@@DianeJennings come back to Philly and I will get you a real cheesesteak!!
Weren't they going to Name the airport after him? If so, Did they?
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Things that make me cry: Johnny Cash singing "Hurt," and Mr Rogers speaking through time to remind me I'm human.
I can barely get through this without crying 😢
One of the kindest most gentle and caring souls God ever created.
We definitely need a Mister Rogers right now 😔
Yes we do🥺🥹🥺🥹🥺🥹
Mr. Rogers was a National treasure. Parents could leave their children in front of the TV for a few minutes with his show on while they made dinner, or throw in a load of laundry, or another chore and know their children could learn a good/important lesson. He was genuine and caring. Truly a good man who is sorely missed on TV today
He should of laid in state after he passed.
The kids' parents should be watching, too. And even have a discussion with their children after the show.
Mister Rogers made an untold number of kids from several generations better human beings. I was raised by a single mother and Mister Rogers was a father figure to me. What makes this accomplishment so special is that his honest and pure heart melted through the steely guard of politicians to save the entire public broadcasting system in America. Without Mister Rogers there would be no Sesame Street, no Elmo, no Big Bird, no Antiques Road Show, no NOVA and so many more. Mister Rogers saved free access to a wealth of educational programing for generations. It was a real life 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington' moment. Simply put Fred Rogers was a hero.
This actually brought tears.
No Arthur and no Magic School Bus
No "NATURE" (outstanding PBS program)! PBS has given us countless real documentaries for adults on all kinds of topics (history, astronomy, technology, social issues, including what's happening in other countries), etc. Actual, real educational TV, not infotainment. No ads, no "reality" TV posing as "documentaries", no pseudo-science for ratings, no replaying the same special effects over & over in a program to eat up time. PBS is the only station we watch in this house. PBS also introduced Celtic Woman to the world. I saw a Chicago concert on PBS (before YT), and I saw ELO, too! Both were helping with the PBS funding drive at different times! (And Electric Light Orchestra & Jeff Lynne aren't even Americans; they're British!)
Really, we can expand that further, no PBS Digital Studios.
Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood first aired the year my parents were born and ran until I was 8 years old. He literally helped raise multiple generations of children and taught us to be kinder, more compassionate people (to others and to ourselves, too). I don't think there's been anyone on television since who prioritized teaching kids emotional intelligence like he did. I'm so grateful for what he's given us.
Fred rogers was the living example of being christ like. He lived his faith through love for his fellow man.
He Lived His Truth. Walked the walk.
Honorably, with integrity.
He was a Presbyterian minister who never preached on television. What a contrast to all the people we've seen over the years using Christianity to bludgeon others and enrich themselves. He simply lived out his beliefs and spoke and taught in a way that didn't exclude anybody. Truly a remarkable man.
@@KyleS.1987 hmm I thought he was methodist, the more you know.
@@hillbillydelux Yes, he was an ordained Presbyterian minister. I never even saw Mr. Rogers until I was an adult. I went to a program about him at a local church called, "The Gospel According to Mr. Rogers". I never knew anything about him until then, but that prompted me to look for some videos about him with clips like this & segments from his show, & I've been a fan of his ever since. I cry when I watch him.
Fred Rogers is the only American ever to get past the Pearly Gates on the first try. This is not otherwise a country that turns out people worthy of the honor. Maybe some have done a bit of time in Purgatory first (I was raised Catholic so that's largely how I understand the concept; I'm a practicing Norse pagan now, and that's a far easier afterlife to understand.)
Mr. Rogers with the og mic drop. Only he could change the mind of the most ardent opponent of the funding in less than 10 minutes.
"Awrite, Mr. Hardcase. Now we're pulling out the big guns. Fred?"
"I think you've earned just earned the twenty million dollars."
Better than two million dollars a minute, which is not a bad investment return for a man used to producing top shelf children's educational programming for $30 the half hour.
Pastore wasn't an opponent at all.
Rogers did what he had always done...
...reached out to connect and communicate effectively with the people he spoke to.
"Yes I've been talking to you for years. But you heard me today" - I remember that's the quote that really hit me when I read the story. It was from "officer" Clemmons recounting his time with Mr. Rogers. You can look up the full story (and you absolutely should if you haven't seen it yet) but the last part was:
[Clemmons] says he’ll never forget the day Rogers wrapped up the program, as he always did, by hanging up his sweater and saying, “You make every day a special day just by being you, and I like you just the way you are.” This time in particular, Rogers had been looking right at Clemmons, and after they wrapped, he walked over.
Clemmons asked him, “Fred, were you talking to me?”
“Yes, I have been talking to you for years,” Rogers said, as Clemmons recalls. “But you heard me today.”
Seriously, Mr. Rogers was a literal saint
It was beautiful when Clemmons spoke about this in the documentary film. He said that it meant so much to him because he was coming to terms with his sexuality. Mr. Rogers still loved him just the way he was:)
What rogers did here was amazing. His program didn't even need the funding. His show was popular so it got money to make shows. He argued for that 20 million so other shows on PBS could continue.
Being a Pittsburgher and someone who was in Mr. Rogers original audience. I was 5 yrs old when it 1st aired. He was our hometown hero. He was authentic, what you saw on TV was the man in real life too. He could make a crowd of adults become children again by just being him. He truly was one of a kind.
You've all heard this before but it should be said again.
Be the person Fred Rogers knew you could be.
Never heard it before, but will never forget it now.
Mr. Rogers was a part of so many of our lives growing up. With everything going on these days, we could really use his wisdom and advice. He made a special television address after 9/11 to speak to the nation and the way people were feeling. He was truly one of a kind, and will never be forgotten here.
",,,look to the helpers."
The moment when you realize Mister Rogers not only cares, but also has the guts to go where no one else will dare - when Daniel the Cat (still in black and white) asks "What does assassination mean?"
From that moment on, every censor in the world stopped, and instead of immediately hitting the panic button, they were so awe struck that they put a figurative "Do not censor Fred Rogers" sticker on their console. He knew exactly what to say, exactly when to say it, and most importantly exactly HOW to say it. He is the one thing that the most politically polarized opposites can still agree upon.... and we need him now, almost more than ever.
I had the privilege to grow up watching Mr. Roger's every day. His program is one that if reruns were aired today, they would still be relevant. He had a simple message that encompassed the absolute best of humanity. Every child should be as lucky as my generation was to have had him come into our living rooms and ease the chaos that can frequently be a part of childhood. I am forever grateful. And thank you for allowing me to experience his presence again.✌💖
I am 55 years old and retired police officer, the love, and kindness he brings to everyone Especially to children still put tears in my eye today if people are looking for heroes fighting for kids fighting for equality they don’t have to go any further than Mr. Rogers
Mr. Rogers' voice may well be the most well known and loved voice in US history.
This is one of the last times in American history, Diane, where government officials weren't downplaying education in favor of things that would make them money at the expense of all else.
Fred knew the power of TV and knew people were watching and if he spoke well they couldn’t say no. In the most polite way possible he grabbed that politician by his balls and swung him around.
Watching this brings bittersweet tears to me eyes. He really did do his best to give us the tools we needed to be better people.
The world needs a Mr. Rogers right about now.
I honestly feel we NEED Mister Rogers to come back again. HE is still needed today for our children and for our future children. HE, I feel was the one person on tv who really cared to teach children how to be respectful to others, how to care for others, how to love each other, and HE had a wonderful way of teaching children about very SERIOUS topics that oftentime are shunned away from children because no one don't seems to know how to talk about those topics to children in a way for them to understand it without having to go into graphic details about it.
I TRULY feel we need his episodes back again on tv, sure you can always watch it on youtube, but there are children who do watch and listen to media on tv. If feel that some of youth of today are becoming more aggressive, rude, and disrespectful to not only to their teachers but to their own parents as well, and that all has to do with what they see and hear on tv, youtube, social media, in music, and etc. You have kids as young as Pre-k talking about lyrics to songs that are meant for adults and some of those songs talk about very graphic things. I say this because I work as a teacher in different schools and I grew up watching Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.
I remember always watching his episodes on tv when I come home from school or even in the morning sometimes and I was always fascinated when he talked, I enjoyed it when he tooks us to the imaginary world of "make believe" and when he presented how things are made and when he went out to the community to introduce us to the neighbors who live there. He was a special man who truly wanted to teach children how to grow up to be respectful, hard working adults. I just wish we could have more shows like Mister Rogers for children to watch today.
And he's real! That is him! He's not pretending to be that way. He never changed, he was never corrupted, and he had no dirty secrets. He is and always be one of the greatest human beings I have ever seen. Peace and blessings to you, Diane, and thank you for all your great content.
Mr. Rogers is the only television personality who wasn't playing a part. Even newscasters play the part of the newscaster. Fred Rogers was himself on and off the screen.
He got caught in an episodes of Candid Camera once. He handled the situation they threw at him with exactly the type of grace and kindness you'd expect, even when dealing with an who he thought was an employee not treating him well out of view of anyone else. They seemed rather sorry at having caught Mr. Rogers in their prank and apologized to him. You can find it on youtube somewhere.
And this year PBS will save Christmas by broadcasting "A Charlie Brown Christmas" on broadcast television. 🙂
Did I watch that on Facts? I feel like I did..
😮 need more information!!!
@@DianeJennings yes you did. With Ryan Cullen 😐
One of the longest tv traditions. Has aired every year on live over the air television(the type you get on an antenna) since it premiered in 1965
@@bubbabearhuntington2295 it's on December 13th. Our station has it on at 630
Mr. Rodgers was exactly like this in his every day life. Soft spoken, very polite, interested in who you are and made sure you had his full attention if you were speaking with him.
Beautiful man.
Something we can give thanks for today: that Fred M. Rogers lived, and taught us how to love ourselves and each other, and to respect and learn from our feelings. This is so beautiful and needed, I just want to 😭 🙏🙏
He cared so much about us. We need another person to stand for children now that he's passed on
he was better than ghandi, mother theresa and anyone ive ever read about in history.....literally no skeletons in his closet just pure caring
people have SEARCHED that closet top to bottom.
Completely agree. I get so mad when people say he was a sniper in war... It's like "don't even try to dim that man's legacy & light."
That is the best and most wholesome six minutes on UA-cam. Im a Pittsburgh kid, i LOVE watching people appreciate Fred Rogers
Be the person that Mr. Rogers knows you can be.
Mr. Rogers is a multi-generation inspiration. I'm in my 40's and he was part of my childhood; and my parents childhood, also. Nice to see his legacy endure but it does have it's weight on the ol' sentimental heart. I see him with both, tears in my eyes and a smile on my face. He has taught millions to love (and many other positive values). That just can't be beat.
Very true
I offer the tightest of hugs to editor Diane. She may be grumpy, but she has every right to be grumpy, and I like her just the way she is.
Cant say enough nice things about Mr. Rodgers, but one of my favorite things he ever did was on race relations. At a time when black kids and families in America where _literally_ being doused with beech to keep them out of "white pools" Mr. Rodgers had a black actor on his show dressed as a police officer and he shared a small moment of soaking their feet together in a kiddie pool because it was hot out and, as friends, they wanted to cool down together. Rodger's even shared his towel with him and made a point to dry his own feet off with the same towel after his black friend did. That SMALL moment sticks with kids. A big moving and powerful speech about equality will never resonate with little kids as much as those 30 seconds did.
Also, even tho the man was a very staunch Christian, he _NEVER_ preached it in his shows. He just taught kids to be good because we are all humans and, as humans, we need to look out for each other. He was a hell of a guy.
2020... when the whole world needs a hug and a talking to by Fred Rogers.
To Editor Diane: Mister Rodgers is exceptional. And to feel inferior to near perfection is simply to feel... normal. Never forgot though the he, and we, like you _just the way you are_
Hear, hear!
If there was ever such a thing such as a Patron saint of humanity, then Fred Rogers would certainly fit the bill. Such a kind hearted man. May his legacy continue to live long and survive in this world now and forever.
He was speaking to the little boy inside the man, and it profoundly affected the results of this hearing.
I feel like he was so saint like while on earth. He was originally on tv 31 seasons, from Feb 1968 - Aug. 2001. He showed us that we can strive to be better people by being considerate and caring, and by being respectful of ourselves and others. The world needs to remember him and what he taught.
Mister Roger's Neighborhood was based here at WQED in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was a great man and it was something to watch growing up and knowing it was being made near me.
There will NEVER be another like Mister Rogers. A person like him only comes around once in a lifetime.
Can I disagree? There will be more to come, because this wonderful man shared a message of love. I have to believe his legacy will live on.❤
@@eponine1966 he has been a touch act to follow thus far, but I hope you’re right. His message of love and inclusivity is one the world DESPERATELY needs right now.
We would be lucky if they came around that often.
@@kelli3814 agree! My niece and my nephews have shown me, the world is changing, for the better. Honestly, they never visited Mister Roger's neighborhood, but their parents did! If you want to change the world, well you teach the children. He had faith in them and so do I. May not have said that years ago, but I believe it now.
@@eponine1966 When you learn of the people who worked on his set and later made their careers in Hollywood, it always is heartfelt when they talk about working on the show was the greatest experience. Michael Keaton, Ming-Na Wen, and many more. It even had an effect on Tom Hanks when a movie was made several years ago about Mr. Rogers and a journalist. Diane should do a reaction to that as well.
He was the closest thing we had to a saint in this country.
I grew up watching Mr Rogers in the 70s/80s. He raised a generation. In the USA we have a term where we call someone very special and unique who is loved by most citizens and had a role in shaping the American lexicon and national identity we call them a National Treasure. We don’t use that term often or lightly. Fred Rogers was one of our National Treasures. ❤
For over 60 years Mr. Rogers has had a huge, positive, influence over American society. BTW, Editor Diane, you need to watch a bit more of Mr. Rogers Neighborhood, he would never want you to feel less than him, you can be wonderful being just who you are, and he loves you just the way you are.
He is a wonderful example of a self-actualized human being. We adore him.
And that's how Mr Rogers won PBS with a song. 😊
A lot of Fred Rogers react videos have popped up in my feed lately.
I cry at each one.
Beautiful.
Mr. Rogers was one of the greatest humans.
There will never be another Fred Rogers... the world could really use a dose of that kind of caring right now...
Agreed
it's up to each of us to honor his legacy by being the person he thought we were, even in our darkest moments.
Fred Rogers is irreplaceable.
Mr Rogers is among one of the greatest humans to have ever lived.
He was one of the best of us, and we desperately need more like him today.
The "secret" of Mr. Rogers is rather simple. Nerd Diane referenced it and Mr. Rogers demonstrated it in his testimony. If you know that someone truly cares, respects and loves you then the worst thing that they could say to you is that you have disappointed them. Very simple - caring brings trust and trust brings caring. Mr. Rogers always cared about the simple but most important things - he showed everyone what those were (again love and respect for all) but also established (by showing, not telling) what his expectations for all of his viewers was. I mean even cynical, tough as nails Editor Diane gets the message!!
Diane shines from the inside, just like Mr Rogers. ❤
Fred Rogers managed to solve the problem without turning it into a screaming match.
I noticed he used a technique hardly ever seen today. Instead of launching into, "let me tell you how it is..." which just puts people on the defensive, he actually asked permission to tell the senator more at one point. I think that's part of what softened him, he was probably used to being challenged and combated against, whereas Mister Rogers approached with an olive branch. Great man. :)
It really was amazing. You can tell the senator was really invested in every word Mr Rogers said. And just like he wins our hearts he really got through to the senator as well.
It's no wonder they got Tom Hanks to play him, who else could even get close to that level?
@@andmicbro1 Ironically the two are distantly related. And Mr. Rogers was a HUGE Tom Hanks fan, though the two never met. He watched Forrest Gump dozens of times.
@@carla8478 Serving in the US Senate has never been a place for kind discourse. Google Preston Brooks beating the crap out of Charles Sumner with a cane on the Senate floor in 1856. Even in 2021, you wouldn't see Mitch McConnell trying to do that to Chuck Schumer.
@@SimuLord bringing up two notorious racists in a conversation with Mr. Rogers isn't a good idea..
Thank you for your kind comments about Fred Rogers Diane. I think you are special too..
That was the great thing about Mr. Rogers. He never put on an act that was just who he was. Much love 4 Mr. Rogers. He was truly the best of us! J.
This is Fred Rogers' greatest moment, and that is definitely saying something!
It’s a lot like John Denver testifying about the PRMC to me.
He was one of the few people throughout history that actually cared about humanity in it's entirety and dedicated his life to doing something about it.
I love Mr. Rogers, and I will always miss him.
The funny thing is that Sen. Pastore was known for being a "tough" guy, and you can just see that melt away.
Please let Editor Diane know she absolutely has a point to exist still, and forever. Even though I watch in wait for Chewie.
if you felt moved watching this clip today as an adult, imagine how moving it feels when you grew up watching Mr. Rogers show as generations of us did ITS A GOOOOD FEELING
8:56 PBS spent two days losing the case. Mister Rogers talked for 10 minutes and they won.
I’m 53. My son is 21. I grew up watching Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood. I’ve seen the video of his testimony before the Senate a dozen times (which happened the year before I was born.) I still tear up when I watch it. Fred Rogers never met me, never knew me. But I felt when I was very small that he loved me. He loved every child and he wanted them to love themselves. He was what I wish I was, what I wish we all were, more of the time. He was truly kind.
I literally grew up on Me Rogers, Sesame Street and Electric Company. While most have memories of the other two, Mr Rogers creates so much nostalgia because we came to learn that Fred Rogers was really like that and we all wish we were really his neighbor.
Tears & tissues-worthy. I wish we could always keep Fred Rogers' lessons in our hearts.
Same Kimberly!
Dear Editor Diane, Mr. Rogers would have liked you just the way you are.
I watched Mr. Rogers in the '70's as a younger kid - he was loving, kind, and a wonderful teacher. The world is a better place because of him.
This was epic!! He saved so much for the children!!
Epic is a good word for it!
Although we don't have Mr. Rogers anymore, the positive messages and communities maintained by you're channel and others like it keep the the sanity of the people by providing a release from the world's divisiveness and hate. There are a lot of things going on in the world right now but having a place to go where you can step outside of it all is a valuable commodity these days. I started out watching you're channel for the cultural insight but it's moved beyond that into something more and it's one of the few places there isn't a war in the comment section. So for that and everything else you do you are greatly appreciated as are the channels that have taken the same path.
Thank you Bruce. I work really hard to make this a safe environment to come. I miss some things but do my best. I appreciate your comment.
YESSSSS.
I AGREE SO HARD.
👍WELL Said, thank you.
Intention is everything, and I can tell who has the good stuff. It is why I love Diane (and Paul, and Jamie, and Paddy).
Positivity.
Accentuate the Positive, eliminate the negative, and don't mess with Mr. In Between. ❤
I am 56 years old, I grew up with him, also my kids and now grandkids. I so love Mr. Rogers, and his true love and kindness for people especially our kids.
He was such a amazing kind human being. He hand wrote personal letters to every piece of fan mail he got up until his death he always had time for children. I watched him as a kid and saw the value in his why of teaching and had my children watch him too. Fred Rogers is the definition of Human kindness.
When Fred Rogers died the world lost a man that was a miracle. All he cared about was to give children a safe haven . He had no fear and he talked about anything family oriented.
For several years his sole assistant was Michael Keaton. Keaton also occasionally played characters on the show.
No way!
@@DianeJennings really. Look it up. That I remember that shows my age.
@@DianeJennings Yup. There's actually pictures of him on the set floating around the interwebs.
@@DianeJennings He has done work for WQED on testimonials about Mr. Rogers. You would be surprised how many well known personalities worked for Mr. Rogers. George Romero, Ming-Na Wen, Michael Keaton, and many more.
FYI, $6000 in 1969 dollars is $42,312.43 in 2020 dollars, so a decent yearly salary for one person, also dependent on local COL. $20,000,000 in 1969 dollars is $141,041,416.89 in 2020 dollars.
Mr. Rogers pretty much raised me. I was born in 1970, so I've seen everything he's made. I also had my son watch this growing up. The best thing with my son and I, we've never outgrown Mr. Rogers.
His messages will never "go out of style". If more children were raised with these messages, instead of the hate they are bombarded with today, I think we'd not be in the crazy situations we find ourselves in, all around the world, not just the US.
Thank you so much for showing this video and commenting on it. I did get goosebumps as well as I'm bawling (just a bit lol)
Fred Rogers was truly a gentle soul. It has been fascinating watching you discover him.
Being weird and off-center is fun, but there are occasions when being thoughtful and genuine is better. This is one of those times, and in a world that seems to be spinning out of control, it is nice to take a few minutes and remember that there was once a man who could touch children, and their parents, in a very simple, quiet and honest way.
Thanks for listening to your subscribers and presenting this video. I'm sorry that you are having so much trouble with copyright blockers. I do not understand what they hope to gain. No one is stealing their lyric when someone in a congressional hearing is quoting them. They should be pleased to know that their words were being used in such an impactful way.
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Aww vso kind thank you Lawrence
I’m American and I grew up with mr Rogers and I never knew about this 🥺🥺🥺 thank u mr Rogers!