It's not a beautiful day in the neighborhood, Mr. Rogers passed away today

Very, very nice, X-PAC. I have an 11 year son and a 7 year old daughter. We were and have been very strict about what they can watch on TV, but I always turned on Mr. Rogers. He was a gentle man and a classic exception to the overwhelming tripe that graces the tube.

He is missed.

 

Aw man great show used to watch all the time in early elementry school and before. Few years ago when I started babying sitting I introduced them to the show. They enjoyed it just as much as I did. I doubt that they will ever be another man like Mr. Rorgers

 

Vengeance, great story. Can you point to someone who's had a better influence, a broader influence on kids? I can't.

Is there anyone remotely close to stepping up and filling a role like that? Are we stuck with Barney and Sponge Bob?

RIP, Mr. R

 

Sad. I watched that show religiously when I was young.

Never could understand the Sesame St. supporters. Mr. Rogers was sooo much cooler.



He lived a good life and affected a great many young people. I'm sorry he died, but I'm glad about the way he lived.

 

I used to watch everyday. Mr. Rogers wouldn't have wanted us all to be sad, so... I'm smiling for him today

 

Who was your favorite character?

 

Imagine my surprise when I heard Mike Gallagher lambast Mr. Rogers on his radio show today! He said the guy was creepy and basically insinuated he had "pedophilish" qualities. Even hard nosed right-wing Gallagher **********s were calling up the show to blast him.

I've never been prouder of the left and right coming to "agreeance" (thanks Fred D.) on an issue.

 

Possibly only Jerry Lewis. He made me laugh, sparked my imagination, and taught me how to raise funds for good causes. I remember ordering his packet of how to put on a neighborhood party to generate money for his telethon.

 

(That's a first...did you just reference this thread? )

 

I'm glad to see so many liked him.

I got teased by my older siblings for watching him, but I was only about 8.

 

Threads were merged together, I believe.

 

Was I talking to you, heypartner? ...

Actually, that's a good point. I wasn't thinking along those lines at all. I think my parents hid him from me for some reason.

 

wow, on fark.com they have 600+ posts from people like us reacting to mister roger's death. we can certainly do better than 32, right? i mean who DIDN'T watch mister roger's neighborhood as a kid or who didn't let their kids watch it? the show was great and so was he. i just feel sorry for those who think of him as a creepy, pedophiliac old man. they don't know him for the genuine good soul that he was. he has been and forever will be a reminder that there are still good people left in this world...good people that care enough to do something helpful and nurturing with their time

 

Yeah...I've heard that one before.

 

I can't either. I read an article one time about how some of these shows affect children and their development. Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood was the VERY BEST TV show for kids for so many reasons, one of which was its pace. The show was slow, methodical and repetitive, which is essential for development of a good attention span, reasoning skills, and healthy imagination. Unfortunately, there are very few shows like this. Sesame Street, which has long been considered to be such a great show for kids, does not promote such a good attention span and such because it is so rapid in its delivery of information and transitions. You see Big Bird and someone talking, then quick cut to a ten second clip flashing the number 5, then Bert and Ernie, then Big Bird, etc. It gets to be too complex and too quickly-changing for children, and it hurts their attention span. And most childrens programming is like that. We need more shows like Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood.

With Mr. Rogers' show, there is that necessary simplicity and tediousness that is so important for childrens' development. But that's only a part of why the show was so great. Mr. Rogers' show emphasized all that is good. Complete and total respect for all humanity, whether different race, nationality, religion, whether the person was physically handicapped, mentally-challenged, young, old, whatever -- Mr. Rogers' show taught respect and love for everyone. He emphasized the importance of human relationships, and how we are all different, all unique, but no matter what your uniqueness is, you are special. Mr. Rogers focused on children's feelings when no one else does. Children so rarely get to make decisions, yet they have to live with all the ones the adult world makes for them. Mr. Rogers taught children the importance of their feelings and how important it is for children to be open in discussing how they feel on issues. When I was living in San Antonio, I used to tutor K-2nd grade every day after school. What was one of the earliest and most important lessons I learned is that children face the same issues adults do, they are just different in their details. We (adults) have problems and issues that are important to us, and sometimes, they are overwhemingly significant in our eyes. Children have those issues too. The actual problem or issue may not be the same, but their importance is no less. Mr. Rogers was NEVER one to gloss over this important thing. Of all that I learned from his show, I think this is the most significant -- if you have a feeling or a belief about something, you should express it. If it is important, you should talk with people about it.

Finally, what I think is perhaps the VERY MOST refreshing about Mr. Rogers over all other childrens' TV programs -- it was never commercialized. Mr. Rogers never merchandised anything from the show -- you couldn't go buy little toys of the characters, or backpacks, or lunch boxes, or anything like that. The only thing I have of Mr. Rogers are some old records that you could buy with some songs from the show. And in the show, Mr. Rogers always emphasized using household items as toys, playing with sand, using your imagination and so on. Not all parents have lots of money to buy things for their kids. Mr. Rogers' show was ideal in that it showed kids how to play and have fun while using their imaginations without expensive toys or anything like that. He taught children the value of people over the value of things.

I can't think of anyone who has had as positive an impact on children as Mr. Rogers. Heck, I have a hard time thinking of a BETTER PERSON than Mr. Rogers. Unquestionably, Mr. Rogers' new neighborhood is in Heaven.

 

Definitely the trolly (sp? not Troll-y! hmmm).

I still think of the sound at times. The fey king and his fey friends were a little much sometimes, but I remember really liking that there was this other place where things were a little more simple and problems were solvable.

To be honest, I even liked the intro and outro with the fake-looking paper mache neighborhood.

 

You have to be one sick piece of crap to rip on a child idol like Mr Rogers, or any child idol. I'll tell you something that ticked me off, I'm a big fan Charles Schultz and he is one of the main reasons I'm an aspiring writer. Anyway after he died a few years back I'm listening to the radio and all I hear are people making fun of him and the Peanut characters and just tearing them down. There are som screwed up people in this society.

R.I.P.

Mr Rogers

 

r.i.p. my pot smoking obsessive compulsive guru.

let the train round the track one more time.

 

He really was a great man,

When in went to my 8:00 this morning alot of other students were talking about how sad they were that he passed on. One student even mentioned it to my stuffy law professor, and he even said that it was a great loss. That really says a lot for someone when it sturs up that much conversation from students at 8:00 in the morning.

RIP Mr. Rogers, I just hope there are reruns on for my future kids to watch.