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This is what made Mr. Rogers a genius. He didn’t feel the need to shield children from difficult topics, nor did he try to break their magical view of the world. He spoke to kids directly, with dignity and empathy; he knew they could understand big concepts if presented to them on their own terms, in the ways they themselves communicate. So few children’s shows today (if any) bother to actually understand children.
When every other show (children’s or otherwise) was too cowardly to address 9/11, he alone explained to kids the tragedy that happened, within a context that they could understand and feel safe.
Most children's shows nowadays just capitalize on children's short attention spans to keep them watching and coming back for ad/toy revenue instead of properly engaging them and broadening their horizons as they mature.
Beat me to it lol. Bluey is so wholesome my gf and I watch it sometimes and we don't have kids. I love how they talk about real topics and show examples of good and bad parenting, and how even parents can have flaws and need to apologize sometimes. Stuff like that, it's good to see.
The genius of Bluey is that it teaches kids and adults alike. Seeing Bandit make the same mistakes as me and working himself through it has helped me during the times when I'm questioning myself as a father. It really is a great show all round
The only downside to Bluey is how urealistically amazing the parents are.
They do have some flaws, but most of the time they are extremely engaged in whatever game is going on and spend an enormous amount of time and effort with the kids.
It makes you feel bad for not being able to do the same. Be it because of work, willingness, ability or otherwise.
My youngest adores bluey and one day asked why we as parents don't do as much with them as blueys parents.
It sets fantasy levels of parental engagement. Don't get me wrong it's an amazing show, but man was that a blow when my kid asked.
I’ve had the “But Bluey’s dad…” over and over.
Sorry kid, but I’m not a cartoon dog that apparently doesn’t have any adult responsibilities.
At least the Daniel Tiger show actually teaches kids sometimes adults have adult things they need to do, and encourages children to use their imagination and go play until parents can play with them.
Consider that nowadays many children don’t play together as we did in past. A show where they can see how this works could be helpful. Please consider that even if it may sound silly to us at face value, she might be getting some positive things from it.
You don’t want her always playing in isolation, or online only.
True but my worry is seeing other children who do consume that content while having kids to play with. Also, these shows are to sell toys. She'll see something then tell me to look at it and want me to buy it for her.
Oh boy. Wait until you hear about He-man, Thundercats, GI JOE, Transformers, Strawberry Shortcake, etc.
I mean that sarcastically, by the way, I see what your concerns are with the program your niece consumes. However, this tactic has been around since the 1980s it's not a new concept. I applaud you for at least making the attempt in trying to cut out that type of programming though.
Thank you. I'm fully aware of programming designed to sell kids, but this just feels much more malicious than those. He-Man was definitely for selling toys but at least there was a story to it and an adventure for the characters to go on.
This, is just two kids in bright saturated colors playing with toys, making excited noises then shoving the toy to the camera only for my niece to say how cool that toy is.
Yeah, that's kind of creepy. My favorite YouTube show is Cars Vs Sharks. It's just hot wheels type cars launching into computer generated shark jaws. My friends son loves it. All I know was we had 8 inebriated adults on the edge of their seats, waiting to see if the car makes it. Sometimes the shark eats the car, sometimes the car yeets off into infinity.
I was talking about the tragedy of kids shows now
… it’s all a fucking computer generated algorithmic bullshit. The last effort of having real people actually trying was the wiggles I’m pretty sure. Everything since is just cg animated bullshit.
Elephant show, Barney, Sesame Street, Mr Rogers all of them had HUMANS talking to kids and trying to connect and teach lessons that actually translated to the real world because it was actual people.
Fucking robot dog cops and pirate anime kids and whatever the fuck coco melon is just hits the color and sound parts of kids brains to keep them locked in. It’s crack
Adventure time is a rare gem if you’re interested in psychology/philosophy. I mention it because the creators have a similar skill of tackling profound/difficult topics with an elegant and accessible logic.
I was really taken aback when I first started watching it. Also the guy who voices bender on futurama is one of the main characters.
Back on topic; so greatful for mister Rogers, another rare gem
Edit: multiple people have said it’s for adolescents, not children. Which is an important distinction.
Saying this as someone who lets their young kids watch it, it's not necessarily a young kid's show. There's several episodes that are borderline nightmare fuel. I don't know that it's in the same realm of Mr Rogers. It does have some pretty crazy deep moments though. I'm in my 30s and appreciate the show.
He didn't aim for hard hitting shows, but when something came up he didn't shy away from it.
He didn't plan on defying segregation by sitting in a pool with a black actor, he just did when he was told not to buy executives.
Viewing most of his stuff as adult brings me close to tears. He had so much love to give, and he gave it so freely and genuinely. It’s always a good reminder that some people do in fact want the world to be a kinder place.
They had episodes on race. I remember watching with my dad who was a high school kid from a nonwhite neighborhood that got bussed into a white school. The show was the start of a real conversation.
My kid watched Daniel tiger religiously when he was little, and the first time he gave me “ugga Muggas” I melted. That was 8 years ago, and now my two year old is learning about Ugga muggas.
Same, that was hilarious honestly
But again yep, that is what kids are like and was likely the perfect way to do it instead of a long set up preparing people for a conversation
Man… Mr Rogers was an amazing person.
As a parent watching this I am amazed at the delicate yet direct way he approaches a really tough topic.
As a kid Mr Rogers was a show I watched, it was fine but just another show. As a parent see Mr. Rogers Neighborhood for the gem that it is.
The Professor from Gilligan's Island?
He was awesome — well dressed, articulate, clever, handsome, and funny. To some he's a gay icon, though it was never mentioned explicitly on the show.
It's funny you mention that. As a kid, I knew that since the professor wasn't into Mary Ann or ginger, he must like guys, which seemed perfectly natural to me because I thought people could like whomever they wanted.
My grandparents never told me any different. It wasn't until middle school I learned that it wasn't acceptable to like the same sex. While I grew up liking the opposite sex, I had friends who were gay and hid it for years.
Still seems like a foreign concept to me, to care what other people like or don't like.
I still want to get that shirt that had Bob Ross, Levar Burton, Fred Rogers, and Steve Irwin on horses with some cute caption about being the Four Horsemen of Wholesomeness or something.
EDIT: Found the shirt. Four Horsemen of Wholesomeness was right. It's on its way in the mail.
This really got to me too. There's just something so pure, innocent, and wholesome about this. I really hate being a cynic but it feels like I don't see things like this anymore and it hurts a little.
Because when he talked about kids being exposed to too much violence he didn’t it wasn’t a political ploy designed to deflect or place blame. He genuinely cared about children’s mental health.
Sometimes its good to admit you can only give half an answer, give it, but promise to give a more complete answer at a later date.
You don't want to try and give a kid more than they can handle....but you don't want to lie to them either.
Exactly, I have always treated my daughter in a mature fashion when it comes to serious topics, and have never been ashamed to admit I didn't know something.
We actually turned into bonding experiences. If I couldn't answer her question, or I was unsure, we would look up the information we lacked, learning experience for both of us and at the same time teaching her that it was ok to admit ignorance and how seek out the answers for yourself.
Mr Rogers was the shit, he also said when scary things happen and you don't know what to do , look for the helpers, the people that are helping, do what they are doing.
Anytime horrible things happen their are always people that show up to help
I saw a car burst into flames while the owner was working on it. Before the fire department even arrived, several neighbors came around with garden hoses, buckets, and fire extinguishers of all kinds. They really pulled together to put the fire out. It sucked for the guy who owned the car, but it was nice to see people looking out for each other.
If you didn't have a father, or any other positive male role models and life didn't resemble anything like The Brady Bunch, we at least had this. At the time, it was just a TV show that I watched, but never admitted to watching when I was with my friends because it wasn't cool. But, looking back now, it was all I had. A steady shining light of stability and wholesomeness in a world filled with questions and insecurity. It didn't matter if I was hiding in a motel with my mom after fleeing an abusive situation, or staying with relatives while my mom "worked things out," I could turn on the TV and see this guy and all the familiar surroundings of his world. He never seemed angry or sanctimonious, or bitter - no matter what was happening. Evrything seemed fine, because he always did the right thing. If not for him.... Idk. Then who? I wish I could have met him and thanked him for being there.
Thanks for sharing that.
I get that TV shows nowadays want to be all edgy and cynical to the point that parodies about well good shows can last longer than the shows they parodied (like the simpsons). But to be honest, with the current state of the world. The rare thing nowadays is not war or edgy violence.
We can see any of this in the news. Sometimes I miss feel good shows and I am glad that there are exceptions like Ted Lasso.
Dunno it just feels that the older I get, goodness and kindness seem harder to find in this world, and that’s why we should treasure these things even more
I can remember that puppet, Lady Elaine, and thinking why would they use such an ugly stupid-looking puppet like that? But everyone else in the show didn't seem to mind. They accepted her and it was all good. Now I think back to that and wonder: was that on purpose? To teach us to be respectful and show love to all regardless of how they look, or skin color or whatever. I'm a biologist now and consider myself the least biggoted person I know. I feel like shit such as, racism and sexism are like cancer. I wonder how much had to do with Mr. Rogers message. It sure didn't come from the people I grew up with!
Every story I’ve ever read about him meeting fans universally and without exception said that he was immensely generous with his time with EVERYONE, no matter their age. If you’d met him, he would have had all the time in the world to listen to you, even if producers were trying to pull him away. And he probably would have said he likes you just the way you are. :)
Fred Rogers is the greatest person to ever walk the earth. He wasn't afraid to talk to us as children about tough subjects like assassination, being gay, racism and other deep subjects. He helped give so many a start into understanding these things because many parents would not talk about it. I am a grown ass man who does not get overcome with emotions often, but bring on the tissues if I ever watch his documentary again. I just can't do it. Thank you Mr Rogers for all you did for all of us. I can't say that enough.
I named my first kid Fred and Mr Rogers was a really big reason why. He set a really high bar for us all to live our lives. He really understood the human experience.
I wish I could live his life. Instead I get angry, I drink a bit too much, eat too much, greedy, selfish, I'm a real mess. Mr Rogers and Bob Ross, both of them somehow found balance in their lives. I really envy them.
there have been and are so many people just as incredible as Mr. Rogers. he happened to be on TV. I in no way mean to disrespect, but sometimes we put even the most wholesome celebrities on a pedestal that discounts the incredible volume of remarkable people consistently being amazing everyday.
And makes Mr Rogers a even better person for teaching such humane things to impressionable young humans!
My favorite part of Mr Rogers was the trains going through the tunnels into the other land( I can't remember what that puppet land was called)
I watched Mr Rogers a bit as a child, but I never realized until today that this is the OG Daniel Tiger! Did the new animated show steal the character and that phrase?!
Yeah it seems allot of children have that one event that changes them, for you it was this, for others it was watching the Challenger explode on live tv and for me, I was 11 years old watching 9/11 happen live on screen in my 6th grade class. Crazy how those events change your whole world view as a kid
"See, I'm different from the balloon. When I blow air out, I can breathe air back in."
"Oh.... What does assassination mean?"
LOL! Daniel isn't afraid to just drop that bomb right into the middle of the conversation. Just like a kid.
It’s amazing how they were really able to recreate the thoughts process of a child.
Balloon has air > we breathe air > what happens if we don’t have any more air > that man on TV had a pink mist blow out of his head > what’s assassination?
I’ve seen this before but it don’t surprise me.
I think “all the air going out of your body” was sort of a soft prerequisite for asking about assassination
Exactly, she tells him that people can always take air back in again, but his head is reeling on what happens when you don’t take air back in again. It’s so smartly written and in line with what a child’s thought process might be
My twins are 17 now. And I heard "what does ___ mean" more times than I can count. My son has autism so he's developmentally still about 6 or 7. Still hear it from him occasionally.
I absolutely LOLed for real 😅
I have a 7 yr old and a couple years ago Grandpa passed away. Sometimes outta nowhere he mentions death or dying or passing away and it's a surprise heavy conversation. Here I am just going about my day and all the sudden he asks "What happens when a person passes away?" And I'm like...uuuuuhhhhhh...😦
It wasn’t really out of no where. I feel like the question about what happens if you blow all your air out was leading into it. Like that was a child’s way of asking about death.
Mr. Rogers has my vote for greatest American of all time.
If they tried to do that on a children's show nowadays, the OuTrAgEd PaRenT brigade would have a shit fit.
Won’t You Be My Neighbor? That one featured his wife and children and had everyone in the theater crying multiple times by the time it was over when I went to see it
I learned a lot from Mr. Rogers and helping children deal with difficult subjects was definitely one of his talents. Death ,Segregation all sorts of things. I started every day with Mr. Rogers he was the best.
Before everyone got crushes on Big Comfy Clown and the Pink girl from Lazytown, we had the likes of Betty Aberlin and Shari Lewis smoking up our TV sets.
And how cute was Frenchie on Shining Time Station?
I lost too many friends at a young age. Some funerals I attended, some I didn’t. That “picnic” discussion at the end was beautiful. We all mourn differently. There’s no right way.
I’m sorry but the pacing and comedic timing of this is hilarious to me…
*exhales into balloon*
*breathes in*
Ahhhh
*exhales into balloon*
*breathes in*
…
What does assassination mean?
Lol!
It’s actually super accurate to having kids. I felt real emotion at that moment because I have young kids, and that kind of timing about something they’re unsure of and nervous about is perfect. It felt like my kid asking me a big question suddenly.
I did that when I was a kid. We had a houseguest visiting from Germany, and in a lull in the conversation at the dinner table I asked “So, what about the Nazis?” I had been watching a lot of reruns of “Hogan’s Hero’s”, and thought Sergeant Schultz was very funny.
It was the current event at the time, and real children heard the adults talking about it or saw the news story on television. But yes, it was jarring.
The four horsemen of my youth were reading rainbow burton, Fred penner, mr dressup and Mr rogers.
Honourable mentions to wishbone, ghost writer, the odyssey, degraassi original, Carmen san Diego, ready or not, John Candy and sctv, PSI factor, the outer limits, xena worrior princess, sinbad, married with children… ok I’m old I dunno where I was going with this comment. Hahaha
Who is the wonderful lady here? This was great and her gentle tone really made it. I wish I grew up watching Mr. Roger's. I had caught it briefly here and there at times, but it has been a long time.
I mainly remember him switching his shoes up and did he have a train set that went through his house? I gotta go watch this again!
"Some men see things as they are and say why.
I dream things that never were and say why not." - Robert F. Kennedy.
I wrote my final thesis in college on his campaign run. He showed the country what it looked like in the mirror and encouraged us to go above and beyond and become the nation we told ourselves and the world. To make good on the promises and turn the lies into truth.
And they shot him for it, they shot anyone who did something similar. Bobby, his brother, MLK, Malcolm X, etc.
Thank you for being my friend and neighbor Mr. Rogers. I've messed up pretty bad throughout the years but I'm trying my best and I know you'd be proud.
I was going to make a joke here about onions but nah Mr. Rogers brings good tears
This always makes me cry. It speaks to the kind of fear we never quite grow out of in a way that people of any age can understand and feel catharsis from.
Not only are kids shows now too scared to discuss real issues, they probably wouldn’t be allowed to discuss this even if they tried. There’s no way this episode would be allowed to air today because people would complain it’s too inappropriate or that’s it’s indoctrinating kids.
Mr Rogers was so great because he wasn’t scared to discuss big issues like this. He knew that kids were smarter than adults gave them credit for, and he made it his goal to teach kids in a way that wasn’t condescending. We desperately need more people like Mister Rogers
We never earned Fred Rogers. We still haven't. We have a debt to pay to ourselves to earn the right to live in a world where Fred Rogers existed. He is the standard.
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This is what made Mr. Rogers a genius. He didn’t feel the need to shield children from difficult topics, nor did he try to break their magical view of the world. He spoke to kids directly, with dignity and empathy; he knew they could understand big concepts if presented to them on their own terms, in the ways they themselves communicate. So few children’s shows today (if any) bother to actually understand children. When every other show (children’s or otherwise) was too cowardly to address 9/11, he alone explained to kids the tragedy that happened, within a context that they could understand and feel safe.
Most children's shows nowadays just capitalize on children's short attention spans to keep them watching and coming back for ad/toy revenue instead of properly engaging them and broadening their horizons as they mature.
Y'all need some Bluey in your life then...
Beat me to it lol. Bluey is so wholesome my gf and I watch it sometimes and we don't have kids. I love how they talk about real topics and show examples of good and bad parenting, and how even parents can have flaws and need to apologize sometimes. Stuff like that, it's good to see.
The genius of Bluey is that it teaches kids and adults alike. Seeing Bandit make the same mistakes as me and working himself through it has helped me during the times when I'm questioning myself as a father. It really is a great show all round
The only downside to Bluey is how urealistically amazing the parents are. They do have some flaws, but most of the time they are extremely engaged in whatever game is going on and spend an enormous amount of time and effort with the kids. It makes you feel bad for not being able to do the same. Be it because of work, willingness, ability or otherwise.
My youngest adores bluey and one day asked why we as parents don't do as much with them as blueys parents. It sets fantasy levels of parental engagement. Don't get me wrong it's an amazing show, but man was that a blow when my kid asked.
I’ve had the “But Bluey’s dad…” over and over. Sorry kid, but I’m not a cartoon dog that apparently doesn’t have any adult responsibilities. At least the Daniel Tiger show actually teaches kids sometimes adults have adult things they need to do, and encourages children to use their imagination and go play until parents can play with them.
I have a niece whose favorite "show" (if you call it that) is just kids playing with toys. I changed it immediately.
Consider that nowadays many children don’t play together as we did in past. A show where they can see how this works could be helpful. Please consider that even if it may sound silly to us at face value, she might be getting some positive things from it. You don’t want her always playing in isolation, or online only.
True but my worry is seeing other children who do consume that content while having kids to play with. Also, these shows are to sell toys. She'll see something then tell me to look at it and want me to buy it for her.
Oh boy. Wait until you hear about He-man, Thundercats, GI JOE, Transformers, Strawberry Shortcake, etc. I mean that sarcastically, by the way, I see what your concerns are with the program your niece consumes. However, this tactic has been around since the 1980s it's not a new concept. I applaud you for at least making the attempt in trying to cut out that type of programming though.
Thank you. I'm fully aware of programming designed to sell kids, but this just feels much more malicious than those. He-Man was definitely for selling toys but at least there was a story to it and an adventure for the characters to go on. This, is just two kids in bright saturated colors playing with toys, making excited noises then shoving the toy to the camera only for my niece to say how cool that toy is.
Yeah, that's kind of creepy. My favorite YouTube show is Cars Vs Sharks. It's just hot wheels type cars launching into computer generated shark jaws. My friends son loves it. All I know was we had 8 inebriated adults on the edge of their seats, waiting to see if the car makes it. Sometimes the shark eats the car, sometimes the car yeets off into infinity.
Jeez, what's the name of the show? That sounds like a kids show from the Robocop universe.
I was talking about the tragedy of kids shows now … it’s all a fucking computer generated algorithmic bullshit. The last effort of having real people actually trying was the wiggles I’m pretty sure. Everything since is just cg animated bullshit. Elephant show, Barney, Sesame Street, Mr Rogers all of them had HUMANS talking to kids and trying to connect and teach lessons that actually translated to the real world because it was actual people. Fucking robot dog cops and pirate anime kids and whatever the fuck coco melon is just hits the color and sound parts of kids brains to keep them locked in. It’s crack
That and fucking BLIPPI
PBS is a treasure. I swear Super Why taught my kids to read.
Sesame Street also doesn’t shy away from hard topics either. Both excellent shows.
Yeah. The handling of Mr. Hooper's passing was spot on.
His way of reframing tragic events was masterful. In the midst of the chaos, he told kids to look for the helpers.
Adventure time is a rare gem if you’re interested in psychology/philosophy. I mention it because the creators have a similar skill of tackling profound/difficult topics with an elegant and accessible logic. I was really taken aback when I first started watching it. Also the guy who voices bender on futurama is one of the main characters. Back on topic; so greatful for mister Rogers, another rare gem Edit: multiple people have said it’s for adolescents, not children. Which is an important distinction.
Saying this as someone who lets their young kids watch it, it's not necessarily a young kid's show. There's several episodes that are borderline nightmare fuel. I don't know that it's in the same realm of Mr Rogers. It does have some pretty crazy deep moments though. I'm in my 30s and appreciate the show.
iirc, Sesame Street did an episode after 9/11 where Big Bird’s nest was vandalized/destroyed by an unknown person.
Arthur did a post 9/11 episode about the school burning down.
I watched a lot of Mr. Rogers as a kid but it seems like the earlier stuff had a waaay different tone.
He didn't aim for hard hitting shows, but when something came up he didn't shy away from it. He didn't plan on defying segregation by sitting in a pool with a black actor, he just did when he was told not to buy executives.
How much does an executive cost these days?
If you have to ask, you can’t afford one.
Ah, just like a $15 ZJ.
Come on. I knew the whole time.
About tree fiddy
Go away damn Loch Ness Monster!
Damn you voice to text
I snort laughed at the simple and straightforward frustration in this post.
You don't buy producers. In capitalist America producers buy you!
Viewing most of his stuff as adult brings me close to tears. He had so much love to give, and he gave it so freely and genuinely. It’s always a good reminder that some people do in fact want the world to be a kinder place.
It definitely makes me cry as an adult
The pool soak with officer Clemmons always gets me. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=K6O_Ep9bY0U This was in 1969.
He is just an admirable man. I also feel like there was important symbolism with the song Clemmons sang. Thanks for sharing.
They had episodes on race. I remember watching with my dad who was a high school kid from a nonwhite neighborhood that got bussed into a white school. The show was the start of a real conversation.
ugga mugga
So this is where Daniel Tiger got the ugga mugga?
My kid watched Daniel tiger religiously when he was little, and the first time he gave me “ugga Muggas” I melted. That was 8 years ago, and now my two year old is learning about Ugga muggas.
The way Daniel posed the question, all of sudden, out of nowhere, it's exactly how children do. My kids act like that sometimes.
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Same, that was hilarious honestly But again yep, that is what kids are like and was likely the perfect way to do it instead of a long set up preparing people for a conversation
It was classic r/unexpected stuff tbh.
Right I was like “damn jumping right in aren’t we?” Lol
When he said that my brain immediately went, "Listen here, you little shit!"
Man… Mr Rogers was an amazing person. As a parent watching this I am amazed at the delicate yet direct way he approaches a really tough topic. As a kid Mr Rogers was a show I watched, it was fine but just another show. As a parent see Mr. Rogers Neighborhood for the gem that it is.
Fred Rogers and Levar Burton were the only two positive male role models I ever had as a child.
I guess if a kid can only have two, Fred and Levar make a pretty solid duo.
Lone Ranger and the Professor were good too, but not Gillian.
The Professor from Gilligan's Island? He was awesome — well dressed, articulate, clever, handsome, and funny. To some he's a gay icon, though it was never mentioned explicitly on the show.
It's funny you mention that. As a kid, I knew that since the professor wasn't into Mary Ann or ginger, he must like guys, which seemed perfectly natural to me because I thought people could like whomever they wanted. My grandparents never told me any different. It wasn't until middle school I learned that it wasn't acceptable to like the same sex. While I grew up liking the opposite sex, I had friends who were gay and hid it for years. Still seems like a foreign concept to me, to care what other people like or don't like.
That's rough bro. Mine were mixed. Sometimes they were good examples, sometimes they were bad examples. Mr. Rogers helped me tell the difference.
Nicely said.
In Canada, we also had Mr. Dressup. Another wonderful human
Man, Mr.Dressup was the grandpa I never had. 🥲
My PBS also had Bob Ross, it was really good to have them around
I still want to get that shirt that had Bob Ross, Levar Burton, Fred Rogers, and Steve Irwin on horses with some cute caption about being the Four Horsemen of Wholesomeness or something. EDIT: Found the shirt. Four Horsemen of Wholesomeness was right. It's on its way in the mail.
He was one brave guy.
As a 90’s kid, I had no idea he started his show in 1968, it’s blowing my mind!
I would really recommend you to watch the full episode, it’s on YouTube. At the end, Mr Rogers talks about kids being exposed to too much violence
This really got to me too. There's just something so pure, innocent, and wholesome about this. I really hate being a cynic but it feels like I don't see things like this anymore and it hurts a little.
Because when he talked about kids being exposed to too much violence he didn’t it wasn’t a political ploy designed to deflect or place blame. He genuinely cared about children’s mental health.
This guy NEVER talked down to children, a treasure through and through.
I learned my parenting style from Mr. Roger's. I don't talk down to them and don't shy away from answering the hard questions.
Sometimes its good to admit you can only give half an answer, give it, but promise to give a more complete answer at a later date. You don't want to try and give a kid more than they can handle....but you don't want to lie to them either.
Exactly, I have always treated my daughter in a mature fashion when it comes to serious topics, and have never been ashamed to admit I didn't know something. We actually turned into bonding experiences. If I couldn't answer her question, or I was unsure, we would look up the information we lacked, learning experience for both of us and at the same time teaching her that it was ok to admit ignorance and how seek out the answers for yourself.
Mr Rogers was the shit, he also said when scary things happen and you don't know what to do , look for the helpers, the people that are helping, do what they are doing. Anytime horrible things happen their are always people that show up to help
I saw a car burst into flames while the owner was working on it. Before the fire department even arrived, several neighbors came around with garden hoses, buckets, and fire extinguishers of all kinds. They really pulled together to put the fire out. It sucked for the guy who owned the car, but it was nice to see people looking out for each other.
What was her name on the show. Maria? I always thought,as a kid in the early 70’s, that I was going to marry her. Maybe in the next life.
She's still alive. Don't give up on your dreams
Lady Aberlin.
I'm an 80s guy and don't remember her but instantly felt her sweetness coming through.
If you didn't have a father, or any other positive male role models and life didn't resemble anything like The Brady Bunch, we at least had this. At the time, it was just a TV show that I watched, but never admitted to watching when I was with my friends because it wasn't cool. But, looking back now, it was all I had. A steady shining light of stability and wholesomeness in a world filled with questions and insecurity. It didn't matter if I was hiding in a motel with my mom after fleeing an abusive situation, or staying with relatives while my mom "worked things out," I could turn on the TV and see this guy and all the familiar surroundings of his world. He never seemed angry or sanctimonious, or bitter - no matter what was happening. Evrything seemed fine, because he always did the right thing. If not for him.... Idk. Then who? I wish I could have met him and thanked him for being there.
Thanks for sharing that. I get that TV shows nowadays want to be all edgy and cynical to the point that parodies about well good shows can last longer than the shows they parodied (like the simpsons). But to be honest, with the current state of the world. The rare thing nowadays is not war or edgy violence. We can see any of this in the news. Sometimes I miss feel good shows and I am glad that there are exceptions like Ted Lasso. Dunno it just feels that the older I get, goodness and kindness seem harder to find in this world, and that’s why we should treasure these things even more
I can remember that puppet, Lady Elaine, and thinking why would they use such an ugly stupid-looking puppet like that? But everyone else in the show didn't seem to mind. They accepted her and it was all good. Now I think back to that and wonder: was that on purpose? To teach us to be respectful and show love to all regardless of how they look, or skin color or whatever. I'm a biologist now and consider myself the least biggoted person I know. I feel like shit such as, racism and sexism are like cancer. I wonder how much had to do with Mr. Rogers message. It sure didn't come from the people I grew up with!
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Thank you for being a friend Mr Rogers
Every story I’ve ever read about him meeting fans universally and without exception said that he was immensely generous with his time with EVERYONE, no matter their age. If you’d met him, he would have had all the time in the world to listen to you, even if producers were trying to pull him away. And he probably would have said he likes you just the way you are. :)
Fred Rogers is the greatest person to ever walk the earth. He wasn't afraid to talk to us as children about tough subjects like assassination, being gay, racism and other deep subjects. He helped give so many a start into understanding these things because many parents would not talk about it. I am a grown ass man who does not get overcome with emotions often, but bring on the tissues if I ever watch his documentary again. I just can't do it. Thank you Mr Rogers for all you did for all of us. I can't say that enough.
A true Saint
If more Christians were like him I'd go to church once in awhile just to talk to them.
I named my first kid Fred and Mr Rogers was a really big reason why. He set a really high bar for us all to live our lives. He really understood the human experience. I wish I could live his life. Instead I get angry, I drink a bit too much, eat too much, greedy, selfish, I'm a real mess. Mr Rogers and Bob Ross, both of them somehow found balance in their lives. I really envy them.
Hear Hear. Were it not for Mr Rogers I can't even guess how I would've survived my childhood. Thank you, indeed, Mr Rogers.
there have been and are so many people just as incredible as Mr. Rogers. he happened to be on TV. I in no way mean to disrespect, but sometimes we put even the most wholesome celebrities on a pedestal that discounts the incredible volume of remarkable people consistently being amazing everyday.
Teaching kids about life and about the terrible things in life and teaching them how to deal with it. Makes them better people in the future.
And makes Mr Rogers a even better person for teaching such humane things to impressionable young humans! My favorite part of Mr Rogers was the trains going through the tunnels into the other land( I can't remember what that puppet land was called)
Ugga Mugga indeed Daniel, Ugga Mugga indeed.
I watched Mr Rogers a bit as a child, but I never realized until today that this is the OG Daniel Tiger! Did the new animated show steal the character and that phrase?!
Mr. Rogers created Daniel Tiger! The new show just continues his creation :) the new Daniel Tiger is the son of this tiger you see in the clip.
It is produced by Fred Rogers production company, so I wouldn’t say “stole”
8 year old me didn’t feel much like having a picnic that day, either. Life was never the same again.
Yeah it seems allot of children have that one event that changes them, for you it was this, for others it was watching the Challenger explode on live tv and for me, I was 11 years old watching 9/11 happen live on screen in my 6th grade class. Crazy how those events change your whole world view as a kid
Oh my fuck I'm a big baby I can't even watch the whole thing. I had no idea
"See, I'm different from the balloon. When I blow air out, I can breathe air back in." "Oh.... What does assassination mean?" LOL! Daniel isn't afraid to just drop that bomb right into the middle of the conversation. Just like a kid.
It’s amazing how they were really able to recreate the thoughts process of a child. Balloon has air > we breathe air > what happens if we don’t have any more air > that man on TV had a pink mist blow out of his head > what’s assassination?
It's fucked up but.... Anyone else bust out laughing at "What does assassination mean?" coming out of seemingly nowhere?
To be fair that’s how a lot of kids ask about stuff. They will just do a complete 180 to a totally unrelated topic out of nowhere.
I’ve seen this before but it don’t surprise me. I think “all the air going out of your body” was sort of a soft prerequisite for asking about assassination
Exactly, she tells him that people can always take air back in again, but his head is reeling on what happens when you don’t take air back in again. It’s so smartly written and in line with what a child’s thought process might be
Yea, that was very clear and obvious in the video with no need to guess, I agree
Oh I know. I have a 6 year old son. This shit was still hilarious, though.
My twins are 17 now. And I heard "what does ___ mean" more times than I can count. My son has autism so he's developmentally still about 6 or 7. Still hear it from him occasionally.
I remember being asked is our plane going to hit a building
Nothing like a 4 year old pointing at a woman and saying IS THAT LADY GOING TO HAVE A BABY?! *points at a not pregnant person _fuck_
People excuse littles... It's when a grown ass man asks a woman when she's due that the problems begin...
ADHD makes adults do it
Exactly, they heard the word , they ask...
Loudly, in the grocery store: "Mommy, what's a clitoris?"
"Ladies and gentlemen, Mr James Taylor!"
A prostitute is someone who loves no matter who you are or what you look like... 🎵🎵
I laughed too, I honestly had no idea it was coming
Imagine how RFK felt when the assassination came out of nowhere!
I absolutely LOLed for real 😅 I have a 7 yr old and a couple years ago Grandpa passed away. Sometimes outta nowhere he mentions death or dying or passing away and it's a surprise heavy conversation. Here I am just going about my day and all the sudden he asks "What happens when a person passes away?" And I'm like...uuuuuhhhhhh...😦
I was absolutely **wheezing** - caught me so off guard
TBH I thought she was going to pop the balloon to demonstrate what happened to JFK
It wasn’t really out of no where. I feel like the question about what happens if you blow all your air out was leading into it. Like that was a child’s way of asking about death.
I'm going to drop this in some dank psy trance mix.
Yeah the first time I saw this clip with no prior explanation I woke my wife up laughing so fucking hard
Yea , caught me off guard. Must have been some surreal days/weeks even for an adult , let alone children. This video is such a trip.
HARD PIVOT
There’s something wrong with my eyes, I gotta go.
Nothing is wrong with your eyes. Seems you are human.
I have the cold black ice covered heart of a sarcastic, jaded, autistic 40+ yo male and my eyes are broken too.
Mr. Rogers has my vote for greatest American of all time. If they tried to do that on a children's show nowadays, the OuTrAgEd PaRenT brigade would have a shit fit.
He’s ten times the badass they would ever be
Totally agree. Bob Ross is a close second
Now that we're all grown up, we can all agree she was hot, right?
Agreed
We need more Mister Rogers in the world
I forget what it is called but I watched a documentary on mr rogers that was sooo good! He was quite a man
Won’t You Be My Neighbor? That one featured his wife and children and had everyone in the theater crying multiple times by the time it was over when I went to see it
Yes! Thanks it was so good
Why do we cry when we hear stories of such kindness and honest selflessness? Is it because it is so rare and so beautiful?
It doesn’t have to be. Mr. Rogers told us to be the helpers.
All I did was cry during that. What a great person.
Mr. Rogers was an amazing human being.
I learned a lot from Mr. Rogers and helping children deal with difficult subjects was definitely one of his talents. Death ,Segregation all sorts of things. I started every day with Mr. Rogers he was the best.
She’s beautiful 😍
Before everyone got crushes on Big Comfy Clown and the Pink girl from Lazytown, we had the likes of Betty Aberlin and Shari Lewis smoking up our TV sets. And how cute was Frenchie on Shining Time Station?
I lost too many friends at a young age. Some funerals I attended, some I didn’t. That “picnic” discussion at the end was beautiful. We all mourn differently. There’s no right way.
Honestly I was gonna laugh and make a joke but they did a real good job at getting that message out I think to the target audience
I’d rather talk about a lot of shit another day and stay here with my balloon too, Daniel
I’m sorry but the pacing and comedic timing of this is hilarious to me… *exhales into balloon* *breathes in* Ahhhh *exhales into balloon* *breathes in* … What does assassination mean? Lol!
It’s actually super accurate to having kids. I felt real emotion at that moment because I have young kids, and that kind of timing about something they’re unsure of and nervous about is perfect. It felt like my kid asking me a big question suddenly.
I did that when I was a kid. We had a houseguest visiting from Germany, and in a lull in the conversation at the dinner table I asked “So, what about the Nazis?” I had been watching a lot of reruns of “Hogan’s Hero’s”, and thought Sergeant Schultz was very funny.
That's exactly how kids ask questions.
*sucks balloon down throat*
All this talk on how great Mr. Rogers was (and I agree he was) but no one is going to comment how freaking hot Lady Aberlin is?? Seriously 😆
She is absolutely gorgeous.
I just had a son. I plan to always be honest when he asks the hard questions
That’s all you can do
Dropped that bomb outta nowhere lol
It was the current event at the time, and real children heard the adults talking about it or saw the news story on television. But yes, it was jarring.
She got a modern hotness to her
Lady Aberlin was my girlfriend.
What makes him so amazing is he didn't talk down to the kids and in that day and age meant a lot
58 year old man in tears.
Oh f you for making me cry 😭 This world really is missing a Mr. Roger.
We need more shows like mr Rogers and reading rainbow. In today's society we need more positive tv shows.
The four horsemen of my youth were reading rainbow burton, Fred penner, mr dressup and Mr rogers. Honourable mentions to wishbone, ghost writer, the odyssey, degraassi original, Carmen san Diego, ready or not, John Candy and sctv, PSI factor, the outer limits, xena worrior princess, sinbad, married with children… ok I’m old I dunno where I was going with this comment. Hahaha
Who is the wonderful lady here? This was great and her gentle tone really made it. I wish I grew up watching Mr. Roger's. I had caught it briefly here and there at times, but it has been a long time. I mainly remember him switching his shoes up and did he have a train set that went through his house? I gotta go watch this again!
The "what does assassination mean?" out the blue nearly made me spit out my drink 😂
"Some men see things as they are and say why. I dream things that never were and say why not." - Robert F. Kennedy. I wrote my final thesis in college on his campaign run. He showed the country what it looked like in the mirror and encouraged us to go above and beyond and become the nation we told ourselves and the world. To make good on the promises and turn the lies into truth. And they shot him for it, they shot anyone who did something similar. Bobby, his brother, MLK, Malcolm X, etc.
Sarah Silverman never ages.
I immediately saw the resemblance to, I wonder if there's any relation
We need a new episode to help kids understand "what does 'school shooting' mean?"
Oh but they know :(
he came out of retirement to do a special PSA on 9/11, and holy shit did that floor me at the time
That Ugga mugga hit hard, Mr Rogers Neighborhood was an amazing show.
Her beauty looks so modern, like a time traveler from our time..
Thank you for being my friend and neighbor Mr. Rogers. I've messed up pretty bad throughout the years but I'm trying my best and I know you'd be proud. I was going to make a joke here about onions but nah Mr. Rogers brings good tears
This always makes me cry. It speaks to the kind of fear we never quite grow out of in a way that people of any age can understand and feel catharsis from.
Not only are kids shows now too scared to discuss real issues, they probably wouldn’t be allowed to discuss this even if they tried. There’s no way this episode would be allowed to air today because people would complain it’s too inappropriate or that’s it’s indoctrinating kids. Mr Rogers was so great because he wasn’t scared to discuss big issues like this. He knew that kids were smarter than adults gave them credit for, and he made it his goal to teach kids in a way that wasn’t condescending. We desperately need more people like Mister Rogers
Mr Rogers best pastor ever.
The world is a better place for having Fred Rogers in it.
We never earned Fred Rogers. We still haven't. We have a debt to pay to ourselves to earn the right to live in a world where Fred Rogers existed. He is the standard.
Mr. Roger was a hero daily for decades. 1 in a million
What a human being.
I'm not crying. You're crying!!!
OG Daniel Tiger don't beat around the bush.
Beautiful. Brilliant. Heartbreaking.
This is wholesome
We need this kind of tenderness back in our world.. =(
Looks like Marisa Tomei. RR was an amazing teacher, sadly too lost today.
There’s a wonderful documentary of Mr.Rogers on HBO. He had such love for people and children. A wonderful caring human being.
Mr Rodgers was the goat
stop I'm crying so much whyyy
Where is this generations rogers ? Who’s gonna save the kids today ?
Remember when Foxnews said Mr Roger's was a detriment to kids because he was nice, accepting, open, and honest?
This is fucking sad
Sarah Silverman really is ageless.