I Loved Mr Rogers

In honor of National Sweater Day (Mr. Rogers Day!), here are fifteen fun facts about PBS' Mr. Rogers (Fred McFeely Rogers):
 

He was colorblind (red-green)
There has been a rumor floating around for years that Mr...

He was the only positive male role model in my life. Sure, he was a t.v. personality. But unlike my abusive, alcoholic father, he was calm, quiet, and steady. Awesome guy!

When Fred Rogers announced his retirement from TV in 2000, I wrote to him and asked what he would miss about doing his show. There had been a lot of talk regarding the fact that he was the same person off screen that he is on screen...

I still get sad thinking about how he is gone now. Sadly enough I did not come to appreciate this man until he was near the end of his life and I was already much older. I know most people got into his shows when they were kids but I...

T _ T *hugs myself*

My, my, I used to watch him ALL the time ust like I used to watch Barney, Sesame street, Teletubbies and stuff as a little child.

He made me so happy.

"It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood!"

Sigh..those...

Loved him, whipping that sweater out of the closet, luring in the little folk, introducing the regular characters discussing morals and ethics.  
A former Navy Seal.  I'm thinking he was very convincing.  Thank...

I was born in Pgh. and Fred Rogers was/is/will always be my hero! Became a teacher because of him...and learned patience...and the value of media in education...Such a strong influence in my life...and such a good teacher.
Mom named me...

Mr. Rogers was an intergral part of my upbringing.

Every day after school, I would take off my shoes, turn on the tv, grab a pillow, and get comfy on the couch, ready to watch my favorite neighbor. He was kind, gentle, and you could...

I just recently ran across this remixed Mr. Rogers video.  Ah, what beautiful memories it brings back... 

I loved this guy growing up.  I still watch Mr. Rogers Neighborhood from time to time now. Lol.  Imagine my grown self looking at PBS kid shows.  Mr. Rogers was like a grandpa to me.  So seemingly gentle. 
My...

I don't think anyone's ever had as many neighbours at the same time as Mr. Rogers. :P
But yeah, I remember when I used to go to my grandma's house when I was a kid...I would have the TV on PBS pretty much every weekday, watching Mr...

about Mr Rogers when I was over in the I believe in Freedom of Religion group. Someone mentioned that Mr Rogers deliberately didn't talk about God on his program (though, I think he was a methodist minister) because he didn't want a...

I grew up with Mr. Rogers!!  That and Seaseme Street were the two main shows I looked forward to. 

At my dad's old job, he told some man that he looked just like Mr. Rogers, and he said it all sincere like.  Well...

Paramore has a song about this "born for this"I want the air waves back. I want to tell people they are special and that they don't have to buy things to be special and that they are already were always and can never anything but enough...

The music on his show was always top notch, often with strong jazz influence.  So many talented musicians visited the neighborhood.  And those silly little songs, those dear, sweet songs.  I hear them and I smile.  Its impossible...

We here in Pittsburgh have a very special relationship with the late Fred Rogers. A city in which the tougher you are, the more we love you, Mr. Rogers was unique. We all loved and still love him here for his sensitivity, for his...

Several years ago during a road trip, my parents and I stopped in Latrobe due to my deep respect in the town’s native born Fred Rogers. I first went to Unity Cemetery to pay my respects to Mr. Rogers. I then went to the museum...

I grew up watching Mr. Rogers... Every day after school, I would watch him with my little sister. I was very sad when he passed away, he is one of the reasons I work in television. I currently work at a PBS affiliate.

Some of the best mornings and afternoons of my childhood were spent sitting on the floor watching Mr. Rogers.  May his soul find rest with the Angels.  The following is a clip of Mr. Rogers singing "Its You I Like...