The iconic children’s show Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood always appeared perfectly arranged and produced, but even Fred Rogers had those days when things didn’t work out as planned. A wholesome series of amusing bloopers and outtakes show Mr. Rogers having difficulty putting on his shoes when a crew member switched them…
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Anniversary of ‘Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood’ Honored With a Colorful Stop-Motion Animated Google Doodle
Google partnered with Fred Rogers Productions, the Fred Rogers Center and BixPix Entertainment to create a wonderfully nostalgic, colorful stop-motion animation to celebrate the 51st anniversary of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood national television debut on PBS. The animation perfectly captures the immeasurable kindness, compassion and warmth exuded by everyone’s favorite sweater-clad…
Mister Rogers Tells David Letterman in 1982 That Things Don’t Always Go Right in the Neighborhood
In February 1982, a rather jovial Fred Rogers briefly appeared on Late Night With David Letterman bearing gifts and talking about the blooper scene that was played before his entrance. In sotto voce, Mister Rogers remarked “sometimes things don’t go right in the neighborhood”. Mister Rogers also spoke about his…
Twitch Is Streaming an 18-Day Marathon of Beloved PBS Kids Series ‘Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood’
Twitch has partnered with PBS and The Fred Rogers Company to present a free, 18 day marathon of the long-running beloved children’s series Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. The marathon runs from May 15th through June 3rd, 2017, during which the entire library will be streamed. The series ran a long time,…
The Very First Time and Very Last Time Mister Rogers Sang ‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor’ on His TV Show
Mister Rogers Neighborhood Collection quite nostalgically compiled the very first time the late, greatly missed Fred Rogers sang “Won’t You Be My Neighbor” as the opening song for his new PBS children’s television show Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood in 1968 with the very last time he sang it before retiring in…
Mister Rogers Fan Performs a Death Metal Cover of the Iconic Theme Song ‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor’
With the release of the Fred Rogers biopic A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood starring Tom Hanks, musician Clint Robinson of Barely Mob Studios performed a rather memorable death metal cover of “Won’t You Be My Neighbor”, the iconic opening theme song to Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. Robinson donned a red…
Margaret Hamilton Wears Her Wicked Witch of the West Costume to Show Mister Rogers She Was Just Acting
During a 1975 episode of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, former kindergarten teacher and actress Margaret Hamilton, who convincingly portrayed the “Wicked Witch of the West” in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz quite affably visited with Mister Rogers on set. Hamilton talked about what fun she had as a child…
A Touching Heavy Metal Tribute to Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood
Guitarist Eric Calderone aka 331Erock performed an absolutely incredible heavy metal version of the beloved theme of classic children’s show Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. What makes the performance so great, other than Calderone’s talent, is the touching respect he gives to the show and to Mister Rogers himself. So I was…
