Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (shortened Mister Rogers and Commonwealth spelling Mister Rogers' Neighbourhood) is an American half-hour educational children's television series that was created and hosted by Fred Rogers, it was aimed primarily at preschool children ages 2 to 5, but it was labeled by PBS as "appropriate for all ages". Mister Rogers' Neighborhood was produced by Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, American public broadcaster WQED and Rogers' non-profit production company Family Communications, Inc.[1] (named Small World Enterprises until 1971). It is the longest running series on PBS. The series is currently seen in reruns on many PBS stations. After Mister Rogers' absence, an animated spinoff television series Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood starts aired on September 7, 2012.
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The program starred Fred Rogers, David Newell as Mr. McFeely, Betty Aberlin as Lady Aberlin, Don Brockett as Chef Brockett, François Clemmons as Officer Clemmons, Bob Trow as Bob Dog and Joe Negri as Handyman Negri.
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Media
- Mister Rogers Trolley.jpg
Neighborhood Trolley from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood set at WQED studios in Pittsburgh.
- François Clemmons and Fred Rogers Having Foot Bath.jpg
Rogers and François Clemmons having a foot bath in 1969, breaking a well known color barrier
- Fred Rogers Changing Shoes.jpg
Fred Rogers changing shoes.
- Fred and Joanne Rogers Sitting at Piano.jpg
Rogers and wife Joanne Rogers, 1975
- Mr. McFeely heads to post office.jpg
Mr. McFeely ("Speedy Delivery") leads a group to the post office to hand-deliver their completed 2010 Census forms during the "Count Me In In 2010 Rally" in Homestead, Pennsylvania.
- Fred Rogers testifies before the Senate Subcommittee on Communications, 1969.ogv
Rogers testifies before the Senate Subcommittee on Communications on May 1, 1969, explaining how his series was funded and convincing senators to further fund PBS's predecessor NET.
References
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Other websites
- PBS Kids: Official Site Archived 2016-10-16 at the Wayback Machine
- Mister Rogers' Neighborhood on IMDb
- Mister Rogers' Neighborhood at TV.com
