Mr. Rogers Dead at age 74

AKA2D '91 · #1 02-27-2003, 08:44 AM

The neighborhood is indeed sad. http://www.usatoday.com/life/televis...t-rogers_x.htm

2Tuff2Quit · #2 02-27-2003, 09:44 AM

Not Mr. Rogers

I remember coming home from school to watch him and the lil' puppets all the time. Learning about sharing and all that good stuff

No more deliveries from the post man

no more lil' experiements and crafts......Dayum Dayum Dayum!!!!!!!!!!

Mama Nooooooooooooo....

*as the music starts to play* ....It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood.......a beautiful day in the neighborhood...would you be mine.....could you be mine...

Gina1201 · #3 02-27-2003, 10:10 AM

I'm sad to hear of this. I grew up watching him, Sesame Street, Pinwheel, and Today's Special. I used to wish I could have a giant stoplight in my house just like him.

FeeFee · #4 02-27-2003, 10:48 AM

A sad day in the neighborhood, indeed.

Gyrl7 · #5 02-27-2003, 11:21 AM

awwwwhhh no more Mr. Rogers, that is so sad....

9dstpm · #6 02-27-2003, 02:59 PM

I was so upset to read about Mr. Rogers' passing. For those of us who grew up with children's educational programming that was NOT tied to toys or big screen movies or other such products that are designed to bring the $$, this is a sad day for us. I loved going to the nieghborhood everyday when I got home from school as a child. I loved that trolley and the Land of Make-Believe. My favorie resident was (and still is) Lady Elaine Fairchild. I learned a lot about things like going to school and sharing and adoption and adjusting to new brothers and sisters. Later in life I appreciated his way of tackling such tough subjects like divorce and death and war. I'll never forget one episode where he talked about not being scared of the bathtub or the toilet because you were not goin to go down the drain. I had my son watch that because those were things that he was afraid of then and it seemed to calm him down. Mr. Rogers used his life to make the world a better place for children, and as a social worker I appreciate that.

Goodbye, Mr. Rogers. Thank you.

Confucius · #7 02-27-2003, 03:39 PM

Mr. Rogers is from Pittsburgh and remained here after retirement. I saw Mr. Rogers every morning last year (I worked at the club that he was a member of), I can tell you for a fact that he was just as nice in person as he was on T.V. I remember last spring; he arrived at the club every morning at 5:30am to swim a couple (not a few) laps in the pool. He spoke to everyone and played Mr. Roger’s theme song for anyone (child and/or adult) who asked. Every time I saw him, he looked so lively.

His death really hurt my heart because every time I saw him, I would turn into a seven year old, and smile from ear to ear. I don't know any one else that has that affect on me. He will be missed.

LatinaAlumna · #8 02-27-2003, 03:59 PM

This is indeed a very sad day. I used to love "picture-picture" and how he would show short films on how things were made or how things work. My favorite was the episode on how crayons were made

Mr. Rogers made children feel like they were important members of society. He will be missed by millions.

AKA2D '91 · #9 02-27-2003, 04:09 PM

I didn't realize he was a Presbyterian (sp?) minister.

I always liked the trolley.

Confucius · #10 02-27-2003, 04:24 PM

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Originally posted by AKA2D '91
I didn't realize he was a Presbyterian (sp?) minister.

I always liked the trolley.

I think that he received his masters and Phd. in early childhood development from the University of Pittsburgh.

lil_sunshine · #11 02-27-2003, 06:05 PM

I feel really sad right now. I didn't know he passed away! I used to looooove his show, along with Sesame Street, Electric Company, 3-2-1 Contact, etc. He will be missed by many people who viewed his show.....

Steeltrap · #12 02-27-2003, 07:15 PM

I watched Mr. Rogers way back in the day, his show debuted in 1968 or 1969.

It's a sad day, the man had so much gentility and class.

RIP Mr. Rogers.

Serenity · #13 03-02-2003, 07:44 PM

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Originally posted by AKA2D '91
I always liked the trolley.

Don't laugh! The trolley always scared me as a child. I hated the music that went along with the trolley. Don't even mention Lady McFairlane (?) *shivers* Weird, I know...

I remember when Steve "went to college" how my son cried and cried. I realized today that Mr. Rogers was my Steve/Joe ("Blues Clues").

He will be missed.