He's been parodied and poked fun at as much as he's been idolized, but there's no denying that Mister Rogers is an icon of children's television. Growing up in the 70s, I watched my three favorite PBS shows in this programming order: Sesame Street, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, and The Electric Company (remember Rita Moreno belting out "Heeeeeeey yooooooo GUYSSSSSS!!!"?) But I will admit that I didn't appreciate Mr. Rogers as much as I can now as an adult. After a certain age, his show was far too babyish, his patient, dictated banter a bit too slow, and even as a cat lover, listening to a cat puppet say nothing but "Meow meow meow meow meow meow!" became a bit annoying. To be fair, I did nickname my last female feline Henrietta Pussycat.
But then I came across this interesting article on CNN today, "15 Reasons Mr. Rogers Was the Best Neighbor Ever." I don't want to spoil the best tidbits, so you'll have to click through to the article to be surprised. Fred Rogers rocked. When I was through I thought to myself, "Yes, pal, I would be your neighbor anytime."
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