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Mister Rogers: Ten Years Later

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It was exactly 10 years ago on this day that children's TV icon Fred Rogers passed away. Almost everyone of my generation grew up watching him, and calling him their "neighbor." He was a one-of-a-kind, and nobody can replace him. This was before we had all these senseless kids shows on Disney and Nick Jr. Do you realize that almost no kids shows of this day have a real live person? Mr. Rogers always talked up to kids, and not down to kids. He reminded us that it's okay to be different, and to be happy with yourself as you are. It's good to see that they created Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood. I've only seen one episode, and it actually did seem a lot like the original Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, but of course it won't be the same without the man himself. I also noticed that fewer and fewer PBS stations are airing Mister Rogers now. Here in Boston, it airs on the obscure PBS station WGBX/44 (sister station of WGBH) on Saturday morning at 6 am.

"If Mister Rogers had never walked this planet, the world would be a much crazier place."

-Nicky Gottlieb, "Today's Man"
 
A very sad anniversary here in his hometown of Pittsburgh.

I have a friend whose brother used to be Fred Rogers' actual neighbor here in Pittsburgh.
And he has always said Fred was exactly that same guy in real life that you saw on TV.

His sweater and the Daniel Striped Tiger puppet are enshrined in a display case at the airport
if you are ever passing through town. There is also a memorial near Heinz Field, though I
personally find that too scary for young children (there is a statue of Rogers and the sculptor
inexplicably decided to use some sort of molten metal technique that makes him look like
The Terminator in mid-change)
 
^Your use of "Rogers" in reference to Fred Rogers does not seem right to me, especially since he was known by many folks as Mister Rogers. I wish more folks would use the titles of mister and miss when referring to other folks by their last names (or family names) without the first names (or personal names).
 
Mario-500 said:
^Your use of "Rogers" in reference to Fred Rogers does not seem right to me, especially since he was known by many folks as Mister Rogers. I wish more folks would use the titles of mister and miss when referring to other folks by their last names (or family names) without the first names (or personal names).
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Maybe in a perfect, utopian world, that would be so.    FreddyE was obviously referring to MISTER Rogers in the same way as anyone else.  Full name first, then last name in subsequent references.  After all, Fred Rogers was one of us - at least when not wearing his sneakers and cardigan. 

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In a related matter, I had the pleasure of meeting "Mrs." Rogers, his wife Joanne, a number of years ago when she was in town to speak at the university where I then worked.  She dropped by our station for an interview segment, and not only was MRS. Rogers one of the most gentle, sweetest ladies I'd ever met .... her speaking voice was eerily similar to her husband's (except female in tone, of course; everything else was very much Fred Rogers!). 

As much as he's been a target of satire (and I admit to laughing at it), Mr. Rogers was an irreplaceable American treasure.  Just watch his testimony defending PBS before a Senate gathering back in 1969:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXEuEUQIP3Q

Can you say "wow"? 

--Russell
 
I think "Mister Rogers Neighborhood" was an excellent show for children. He talked to them in a one-on-one fashion and the "life messages" he and his staff provided during the show were very good ones.

One thing I will always remember is how his staff treated youngsters when they appeared in live performances. I saw this first hand at a non-televised performance at WCET-TV, Channel 48, in Cincinnati. Mr. Rogers was not there, but other members of the staff such as Mr. McFeely and Betty Aberlin were and were great with each child both during the show - and afterward. I have to think that this was something Mr. Rogers insisted on when choosing such good people for his staff. His program is very representative of that.
 
Mario-500 said:
^Your use of "Rogers" in reference to Fred Rogers does not seem right to me, especially since he was known by many folks as Mister Rogers. I wish more folks would use the titles of mister and miss when referring to other folks by their last names (or family names) without the first names (or personal names).
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I personally see no breach of protocol, although I do appreciate your reverence for the iconic Mr Rogers.

Stage and screen figures are frequently remembered by their last names, especially when their public roles overlap into politics. Fred Rogers did indeed testify at a senate hearing on PBS, though I would hasten to argue as well that Rogers was no politician.
 
I enjoyed Mister Rogers' Neighborhood growing up, and I watched it almost everyday during grade school; our former PBS station, KCET, used to air Sesame Street at 10am, followed by Mr. Rogers at 11am, and then Reading Rainbow (or sometimes Shining Time Station with Ringo Starr) at 11:30am...great programming lineup in my opinion.
 
I bet his CO called him "Rogers" when he made those 39 confirmed sniper kills in Korea. ;D
 
Mario-500 said:
^Your use of "Rogers" in reference to Fred Rogers does not seem right to me, especially since he was known by many folks as Mister Rogers. I wish more folks would use the titles of mister and miss when referring to other folks by their last names (or family names) without the first names (or personal names).
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Do you enjoy finding something so minute to complain about?
 
Mario-500 said:
^I was not searching for something to complain about.
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Alvin, go back to your Mobile, Alabama radio and TV hard-to-read "fluff" that you call news, that no one cares to read except yourself.

Anyway, moving on with this thread as well.......

"Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" was one of the "big three" shows for me when I was a kid that aired from 4-6 in the afternoon, bookended by Sesame Street and the Electric Company that I hardly ever missed. Hard to believe it's been 10 years already! Certainly doesn't seem like it. It's also very nice that old episodes have found their way online, especially the pre-1979 ones that haven't been part of the regular rotation for a long time..
 
Mister Rogers last aired here about 7 or 8 years ago, I think on KBTC. It has not aired on Seattle public TV (KBTC or KCTS) since.
Of course, it was on before instructional programming on KCTS in the morning, and again in the late afternoon, back in the early 1980s...

-crainbebo
 
I *think* K/OPB might still be airing reruns of the programme, though last I saw (about 5-6 years ago) it was at some insanely obscure hour like 0530 on Saturdays.

"Do you realise that almost no kids shows of this day have a real live person?"
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"Sesame Street" still has some live-action stuff, but this probably won't be the case for very much longer as Children's Television excuse me, SESAME Workshop continue plummeting into the fiery abyss of CGI Hell.
 
I've often thought that we'll never see another Mr. Rogers in North America. In this day and age, a man showing the kind of caring for children that Mr. Rogers did would be instantly put down as un-masculine, or creepy (neither of which Mr. Rogers ever was, to me).
 
Darth_vader said:
I *think* K/OPB might still be airing reruns of the programme, though last I saw (about 5-6 years ago) it was at some insanely obscure hour like 0530 on Saturdays.

"Do you realise that almost no kids shows of this day have a real live person?"
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"Sesame Street" still has some live-action stuff, but this probably won't be the case for very much longer as Children's Television excuse me, SESAME Workshop continue plummeting into the fiery abyss of CGI Hell.
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That "annoying purple dinosaur" is live action. However, Barney is getting tougher to find on public television. OPB still airs it, but not KCTS or KBTC. I think the attention span has gotten WAY TOO SHORT for live-action kids programming...

And darth, Mister Rogers is still on KOPB. Sunday mornings at 0700. Following that is that new "Daniel Tiger" CGI thingy...

-crainbebo
 
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