20 Interesting Facts About the Great Mister Rogers
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45 years ago today on February 19, 1968, Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood made its national TV debut. The show’s purpose, as put forth by Mr. Rogers, was to promote: good self esteem, self control, imagination, creativity, curiosity, appreciation of diversity, cooperation, patience, and persistence.
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This was supposed to cap Badass Week, but a little delay in production, so here it is now. :-) Also, here's Mister Rogers' Senate speech
I like to imagine Mr Rogers and Bob Ross sitting around a table in heaven sipping on iced tea telling stories
I used to fantasize that he was my father when i grew up watching him. My own father had a terrible temper & was judgemental & hateful towards others. Mr. Rogers was my proof that not all men were like that & I loooved his show!
Mister Rogers is one of those rare human beings who gets better with every new thing you learn about him.
Fact 21: Mr Rogers is the only one 4chan not only won't insult, but may ban you for doing so.
Gulp. Wow. I grew up watching Mr. Rogers and Sesame Street, like most of my generation. I knew he was a great guy. As a little kid with a handicap, often made fun of by other kids, it meant a lot to me to be accepted and liked for who I was. When I grew old enough to understand I had gay feelings, I didn't know what to do about that, how to accept myself, and I was afraid to talk to my parents, probably rightly so. I grew up religious. I was so conflicted and didn't accept myself that I didn't make it through college the first time. It was years before I could come out and begin to come to terms with it. (Still working on that, I think.) -- So to know that Mr. Rogers, a childhood hero to so many, an educator and a minister, really was a good person, and not only that, but that he could be accepting and friendly and loving toward others, including people he knew were gay; for him to try to reach them with a message of love and acceptance...oh, gosh, this moved me so much. Thank you, guys. Thank you. I wish there could be more people as good as that. I wish my parents could have talked to me and accepted me. If they knew, they never once said so or said it was OK to be gay. I was surprised when I came out to find some friends were, uh, not really surprised, and more surprised and flummoxed because...I really wish I'd known before that they were fine with me being gay. I'd known some of them since high school. How I wish I'd really known then, and how I wish I could've come out back then, instead of living so terribly unhappy, denying my feelings and so alone. I wish everyone could be loved and accepted as they are, instead of judged for some small thing they cannot change about themselves. I wish I hadn't been so scared, and I wish I'd had friends who could see I was so scared and conflicted, and who would've helped ease that, including some first relationships. I think it would've helped tremendously, but I still don't know what really would've reached and convinced me it was OK, back then. I kept questioning whether God could really love me because I was gay. I now think I was using that as an excuse not to accept myself and begin to heal and live my life. So I missed out so much, because I stayed too isolated. I believe this is one of the worst things about not accepting gay people, is that it leaves them without any chance to love and be loved for who they are by nature. I believe it's wrong to do that to others or to yourself. We all need love and acceptance and the chance to be our truest selves and share love and friendship with others who need it. -- So, Thank you guys, for this video. You just helped more than you know.
One more fact: His reason for vegetarianism was "I don't want to eat anything that has a mother." In my opinion, this is one of the best ways someone could say animals have souls.
Mr. Rodgers showed entire generations what the best of humanity could be.
Every story of Mr. Rogers makes me go "damn, he must be one of the best human beings that ever lived.." - I'm an atheist, but I think maybe they should grant him sainthood.
Another fact that's more anecdotal than quantifiable- Any time there's a post/video/blog/article about Mr. Rogers, it's guaranteed to be one of the most polite and positive comments sections the internet has ever seen! Even when one in a thousand is negative and clearly looking for a fight the other commenters, no doubt inspired by Mr. Rogers' example, respond to them in loving ways, telling them that their opinion is valid and they are sure Mr. Rogers would love them just as they are!
I just have to tell you how deeply meaningful this was to me. My little brother died many years ago. One of the joys of his sad short life was 'Mr. Rogers Neighborhood.' Thank you for taking your considerable talents and valuable time to praise this good man. You brought tears of comfort and joy to a nearly 70 year old big sister. Thank you both. Francis
“Yes, I’ve been talking to you for years but you heard me today.”
"I've been talking to you for years, but you heard me today". brought a tear to my eye
I'm 57 and I am just now appreciating what a great man he was. We need an army of Mr. Rogers in this world!
when i was younger and watched mister roger, i never realized i was watching re-runs. i thought he was still making them day by day. i remember being told that he had died one morning and i cried so much. i felt like i had lost someone close to me and someone who loved me very much. mister rogers was one of the best shows i watched as a kid. i think i had taped some of the episodes myself.
He is exactly like the guy you saw on TV!
My dad put in phones at the PBS station in Pittsburgh, he actually got to talk to Fred Rogers. He got his autograph and Mr.McFeelie's as well, but we lost it in a flood.
Gotta say, I was on the verge of tears through the "Officer Clemmons" segment.
If there is a heaven, surely Mister Rogers and Bob Ross are having a great time chatting about happy things there.
Fred Rogers used to have a condo in Florida near where I grew up and occasionally I'd see him walking down the street, sometimes in one of his sweaters. That memory makes me so happy; he was a great man.