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Is Mister Rogers Still Airing on PBS?

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Gregg.

I know Fred Rogers passed away in 2003 but for several years thereafter PBS still ran Mr. Rogers Neighborhood, at least on weekends. I don't see it on the schedule anymore.

I know kids today want a faster moving show than in the early days of PBS, where Mr. Rogers did everything slowly, believing young children couldn't keep up with a quicker show. But has human psychology and child development changed that much? Mr. Rogers is aimed at the youngest audience, one that hasn't yet started surfing computers or watching MTV.

I believe Rogers' daughter, who was also involved as a character in the original show, is behind the animated successor, Danial Tiger's Neighborhood. So maybe she doesn't want the original competing with her program, which does air on many PBS stations on weekdays? But you'd think the original would show up at least on the 24 hour PBS Kids subchannel that many stations and cable systems have. PBS Create airs original black-and-white Julia Child cooking shows on occasion from the early days of PBS, or even NET.

Hey, I'd even like to see The Friendly Giant, which even pre-dates Mr. Rogers, on public television. Robert Homme and his puppets are all in character, and they read children's books on the show, so I don't think it would be dated, except for the slow pace.
 
Some Public Television stations still air it, but it's no longer a network show. It's similar to commercial television's local syndication, though the details are probably different.
 
Not in Seattle. KCTS and KBTC got rid of Fred Rogers years ago. :( They even got rid of that purple dinosaur thank god. :)

-crainbebo
 
Fred Rogers was probably the kindest, gentlest, nicest man to ever step in front of a camera. It is a shame that today's pre-schoolers aren't getting the chance to experience his art.
 
I doubt Mr. Rogers Neighborhood will be shown again, after Adult Swim TV show Black Dynamite revealed the truth behind Rogers and PBS. :p
 
a couple of the PBS stations in Minnesota shows it on weekends
Minneapolis-TPT 17 (KTCI 2.3) shows it Saturday's at 6AM
Lakeland PBS (KAWE in Bemidji) has it on Sundays
WDSE in Duluth carries it on Saturdays at 6:30
 
PBS stations phased it out during 2007-2008. It hasn't aired in the Bay Area since then. I didn't think any local PBS stations still chose to air it, since the 'Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood' spinoff started, in 2011.
 
crainbebo said:
Not in Seattle. KCTS and KBTC got rid of Fred Rogers years ago. :( They even got rid of that purple dinosaur thank god. :)
-crainbebo
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Barney & Friends has been out of production for several years now. Although filmed in Texas Barney & Friends was partially a production of Connecticut Public Television. I remember a couple times after an on-air promo for the show them saying "A CPTV National Production."

And truthfully I completely forgot about that stupid purple dinosaur until I was at Big Lots before going into work yesterday where his picture was on a box that said DVD's $5.00.
 
K.M. Richards said:
Fred Rogers was probably the kindest, gentlest, nicest man to ever step in front of a camera. It is a shame that today's pre-schoolers aren't getting the chance to experience his art.
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There are people saying the same thing about Captain Kangaroo, Jimmy Dodd, Buffalo Bob and dozens of kid show hosts in various local markets.

What we really need on kids' TV is more characters like Clarabell, who tought baby boomers to stand up to, challenge and resist authority. Those who watched Fred, will end up so passive and docile.
 
FredLeonard said:
There are people saying the same thing about Captain Kangaroo, Jimmy Dodd, Buffalo Bob and dozens of kid show hosts in various local markets.

What we really need on kids' TV is more characters like Clarabell, who tought baby boomers to stand up to, challenge and resist authority. Those who watched Fred, will end up so passive and docile.
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Fred, my belief is that at the age at which a child would have been watching Bob Keeshan, Jimmie Dodd, Bob Smith, and Fred Rogers the kind, gentle approach is better. I am not in favor of teaching resistance to authority to a three-year-old.
 
K.M. Richards said:
Fred, my belief is that at the age at which a child would have been watching Bob Keeshan, Jimmie Dodd, Bob Smith, and Fred Rogers the kind, gentle approach is better. I am not in favor of teaching resistance to authority to a three-year-old.
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At what age would you be in favor of teaching it?
 
FredLeonard said:
At what age would you be in favor of teaching it?
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Not until second- or third-grade, at the earliest, Fred. Maybe not even then, as I believe in preserving the innocence and optimism of children for as long as possible before turning them cynical.
 
K.M. Richards said:
Not until second- or third-grade, at the earliest, Fred. Maybe not even then, as I believe in preserving the innocence and optimism of children for as long as possible before turning them cynical.
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Cynical or realistic?

Besides, Fred Rogers was a preacher and governments give organized religion "special treatment" and in return religion tells people to be docile and obedient.
 
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FredLeonard said:
Cynical or realistic?

Besides, Fred Rogers was a preacher and governments give organized religion "special treatment" and in return religion tells people to be docile and obedient.
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Fred Rogers was an ordained Presbyterian minister. He was never a parish pastor except possibly during an internship. His sole ministry was his work educating children.
 
You finally said something I can wholeheartedly agree with, Avid. You're never going to find evidence of Fred Rogers having the view that Mr. Leonard alludes to, because he was never of that mindset.
 
WUSF-TV's .2 subchannel WUSF Kids still airs the show, but only on weekends. (hopefully soon, it will be replaced by it's sucessor Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood ;))
 
FredLeonard said:
Cynical or realistic?

Besides, Fred Rogers was a preacher and governments give organized religion "special treatment" and in return religion tells people to be docile and obedient.
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I'm glad my pastor doesn't tell us to be docile and obedient, at least to the government, but toward our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
 
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