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9 comments to "Happy Anniversary to the Neighborhood!"

  • NiteWhite
    February 19th, 2008 at 9:36 am

    can anyone substantiate the rumor that Mr. Rogers was cancelled prematurely because at the end of a live show he was caught muttering under his breath, “that should satisfy the little fuckers for a day”?

    i don’t think it’s a true story but have you heard of this rumor?

  • Tim Giachetti
    February 19th, 2008 at 10:06 am

    The man is incapable of swearing. He was\is the worlds White Knight. Not a chink in his chain mail, or rust on his armor.
    I teared up thru the entire senate speach. I’m aproaching 50, and i will still watch his program. It gives one that “everything is ok” and for the next half hour, you can have that safe, loved, “I’m at home” feeling again.
    Thank you so much for this post.

  • Miss Cellania
    February 19th, 2008 at 10:44 am

    I hate to admit it, but I’ve never seen the show. Since its debut, I’ve always been in school or working. That one year that I worked the overnight shift, I didn’t have a TV. Now that I work at home, I never turn on the set.

  • Tim Giachetti
    February 19th, 2008 at 10:49 am

    Normally Missy, the TV is just back ground noise. I’m a notorious multi-tasker and need at least 4 things going on at once. Try to catch at least one show Missy. You won’t regret it.

  • Tim Giachetti
    February 19th, 2008 at 10:51 am

    NiteWhite, I actually think the story is about Soupy Sales. He was always being pranked on the air, including a nude stripper knocking on his door all live on TV.

  • Justin
    February 19th, 2008 at 11:19 am

    As a kid, I often watched his show. I’m glad to see that future generations still have the chance to be introduced to Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood.

  • NiteWhite
    February 19th, 2008 at 12:26 pm

    Tim, you could be right. I’ve never heard of Soupy Sales up until today, but it looks like an interesting show.

    Mr. Rogers Neighborhood was a great show and I miss his voice and cadence. After checking out his Senate speech, I have to admit as an adult watching him, he does sound and look like a pedophile, but I know he probably wasn’t one. I guess if a guy says he loves children and likes to express his feelings, he’s crossing over to more traditionally female roles, or by some small chance he could be a pedophile in sheep’s clothing.

  • Alex
    February 19th, 2008 at 5:39 pm

    Not having grown up in the States, I didn’t get a chance to watch Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood. The two things I heard about him were 1) he was an ex-Seal sniper and 2) he had tattoos on his arms (that’s why he always wore the cardigan sweater). I was quite miffed to find out that the two were just urban legends.

  • emptyminded
    February 19th, 2008 at 6:17 pm

    Mr. Rogers was truly a great man. He validated that it was okay to be a child.

    In our culture it is true that the only thing the masses love better than an icon is a fallen icon. The fact that Fred Rogers was never torn down is a testament to his true goodness. I have never heard of any scandalous thing associated with this man that has been shown to be true. The suspicion people have about him, to me, would seem to stem from the axiom that “if it looks to good to be true, it isn’t”. Fred Rogers stands as the example true goodness.


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