50 INCREDIBLE Mister Rogers Facts

Did you know Mister Rogers Saved PBS? Or that Mister Rogers and Tom Hanks are related? I bet you may have not known at least one of these Mister Rogers facts! Let me know if you learned anything about Mister Rogers or if you have any more neighborly facts about this icon of children's television!

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:18 He made 895 episodes of Mister Rogers Neighborhood
00:36 Twitch had a Mister Rogers Marathon
00:44 The toy town in the intro is based on Latrobe, Pennsylvania
00:50 He disliked TV the first time he saw it
01:16 He was bullied as a child
01:49 He was a sickly child
02:01 Mister Rogers was an only child until the age of 11
02:11 Mister Rogers and Tom Hanks’ are sixth cousins
02:24 He was an ordained Presbyterian Minister
02:38 His mom knit his sweaters
02:54 His sweater is in the Smithsonian Museum
03:00 He was red-green colorblind
03:08 He refused to market to children
03:34 Mister Rogers had a Sesame Street Cameo
04:04 A Yale study showed Mister Rogers viewers retained more information
04:10 Mister Rogers loved fart jokes
04:37 He composed over 200 songs and 13 operas
04:43 He went to school with Arnold Palmer
04:55 He was enrolled at Dartmouth College
05:05 The first show he was featured in was called The Children’s Corner
05:10 The introduction and use of puppets actually happened by accident
05:28 The puppets were named after various members of his family
05:52 He discussed serious topics
06:09 He asked Burger King to take down a parody ad
06:44 Mister Rogers sued the KKK
07:14 He responded to all fan mail
07:28 He was fluent in French
07:45 He met Koko the Gorilla
08:10 He was immortalized in stamp form in 2018.
08:18 He used sneakers to literally “sneak” around the set
08:31 Mister Rogers saved PBS
09:16 He saved the VHS Player
09:34 One of his most memorable quotes came from his grandfather Fred McFeely
10:00 He was very careful and specific with his wording
10:10 He consulted childhood development experts for his show
10:39 Michael Keaton and George A. Romero got their start on Mister Rogers'
10:50 Angela Santomero was the creator of Blue’s Clues and Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood
11:26 He took a stance against racism
11:52 His favorite quote was, “what is essential is invisible to the eye"
12:10 He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2002.
12:22 He had one acting cameo other than Mister Rogers
12:31 “Won’t You Be My Neighbor Day” is celebrated on March 20th
12:42 He was very frugal
12:54 He lived in Canada for 3 years
13:06 His final television appearance took place on the first anniversary of the 9/11 attacks
13:30 He was a vegetarian
13:43 He was straightedge
13:47 He maintained a weight of 143 pounds
14:05 He passed away on February 27, 2003 from stomach cancer
14:16 His legacy lives on through “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood"

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