Mr. Rogers

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As some of you may have heard, Fred Rogers, or Mr. Rogers died yesterday morning. For those of you who don't know, he was the host of the childrens show Mister Rogers' Neighbourhood for the past 35 years. That's longer than most of us have been alive. So lets all pay our last respects to such a great man.

 

Never heard of that program before... Probably becouse I'm a 'kid' according to 'some' people.

Ancalìmon tries to resist the urge to call names...
Urge rising.... rising....... OK, some people=C'Jakob (sorry dude, no offence meant!)

Of course, It's always bad if somebody dies, so I pay my respects.

 

It's a kids show, so YOU probably should have heard of it.

/me hands Ancalìmon a tissue

It's a sad day in the neighborhood.

 

Jack you are now officially on my 'curse' list. Be afraid. Be VERY afraid.

 

I never liked the show, but he must have hit the chord with some kids or he wouldn't have lasted. I hate it when icons in a field die. May he rest in peace.

 

I used to watch Mr. Rogers. I wonder why I haven't heard of this incident any earlier?

Holds a moment of silence for commemoration

 

Never heard of it (thankfuly) so I don't care. **** happens, someone who actualy knew him can pay their respects to him. After all, what is the point in paying respects to someone you've never heard of before. Anyhow, no more rant from me

 

Wasn't he a Vietnam veteran that went crazy before starting the show.

 

Fred Rogers was a ordained minister. His show presented a gentle, safe place where kids learned that they were valuable people just by being themselves. "Mr. Roger's Neighborhood" became such an icon of children's television programming that one of his sweaters (if you watched the show you'd know the significance of the sweater) hangs in the Smithsonian Institute.

Just as Dr. Seuss's birthday has become a national read-to-kids day, I hope Fred Rogers' birthday become some sort of children's holiday.

 

Great points Rally.

I honestly didn't like his show once I was past 5 years old. But compared to the crap on TV now, I'm going to miss him.

You can "wiggle & giggle with the Wiggles" ... or you could learn some information & morals from Mr. Rogers.

Besides being an ordained Presbyterian Minister, he was also a very gifted musician.

 

Wait a minute, Rally.

Are you saying the sweater had some kind of significance?

He always just rolled in, talking about neighbors, put on his sweater and sneakers, and went over to the trainset.

(going off one of the other posts, with no disrespect intended, as I watched this show many, many times and feel I am qualified to post things like this)

Did he win the sweater in Vietnam?

 

I don't think there was anything special about the sweater, just that it was kind of his trademark - like Liberace's candlabra or Carmen Miranda's fruit. It's in the Smithsonian as a piece of Americana.

I think Mr. Rogers' transition from blazer and loafers to sweater and sneakers was supposed to introduce an element of routine into the playtime. That kind of structure and measured transition between activities is good for kids. They know the show is almost over when he hangs the sweater back up, so there's no fighting when Mom says "Wash your hands for supper when Mr. Rogers is over!"

His was the first show to incorporate stuff like that. He really was in the vanguard of children's tv programming.

 

You know, I can still remember the episode where Mr Rogers taught us how to make homemade peanut butter. Snif! God, that was a long time ago - i think I was six or five or something like that. It is funny how things stick with you.

 

Compared to some of the stuff that passes for kids television today, Fred Rogers was frickin Shakespeare. I monitor my girls' television VERY carefully, and try to ensure they only watch decent material.

 

Rally, that's interesting. It makes a little bit of sense like that, and I'm thinking your most likely correct.

Tricks of the trade?