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the "Mister Rogers" TV shows
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"The greatest gift [that] you ever give is your honest self."
"Little by little we human beings are confronted with situations that give us more and more clues that we are not perfect."
"Often when you think [that] you're at the end of something, you're at the beginning of something else."
— Fred Rogers
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Fred Rogers worked on several TV shows at NBC in New York City. He then began working as a puppeteer on "The Children's Corner" at Pittsburgh public television station WQED-TV, working his way up to producer.
The long-term educational children's television series created & hosted by Fred Rogers originated in 1961 as "MisteRogers" on C.B.C. Television in Canada; the 337 b&w episodes were 15 minutes each, and ran until 1967; the series was re-branded in 1966 as "Misterogers' Neighborhood"; it later moved to the regional Eastern Educational Network (EEN) which included a name change to "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood".
The half-hour U.S. national show debuted on 19 February 1968 on N.E.T. and later on its successor P.B.S., lasting for 895 episodes until 31 August 2001; the first 130 shows were b&w; Episode #131 was the first color episode and also the start of 4-digit episode numbers, as #1001.
In May 1969, Nixon was trying to cut funding for PBS; Fred Rogers delivered an emotional plea to a Senate Subcommittee.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S__m1Ga87h4 [2/2018 upload; 7:08]
Fred Rogers entry at Wikipedia
Fred Rogers Productions [est. 1971, renamed 2018] official website
browse the Fred Rogers Store {over 60 items} at Amazon
Fred Rogers credits at Internet Movie Database
search videos/DVDs on keywords 'fred rogers' {returns 190+ items} at Amazon
"Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" entry at Wikipedia
search for M.R.N. movies & TV {returns 130+ items} at Amazon
search for M.R.N. books & paper goods {returns 220+ items} at Amazon
search for M.R.N. Kindle & audio products {returns 100+ items} at Amazon
Fred Rogers won four Daytime Emmy Awards - in 1980, 1985, 1997 & 1999
Fred Rogers won a Peabody Personal Award in 1993
Fred Rogers received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 1997 Daytime Emmys
'Mister Rogers' received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on 8 January 1998, at 6600 Hollywood Blvd.
Fred Rogers was awarded more than 40 honorary degrees from various institutions all over the country.
Fred Rogers was Grand Marshal of the Tournament of Roses Parade for New Year's Day 2003, with Art Linkletter and Bill Cosby
The "Mister Rogers" TV shows
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"The Children's Corner" b&w TV series [WQED-TV 1954-61]
show debuted in April 1954; Josie Carey [1930-2004] was the star, opposite Fred's puppet characters; she also appeared
on the C.B.C. series at least 17 times; the show won a Sylvania Award in 1955
TV show credits at IMDb •
Josie Carey credits at IMDb •
Josie Carey entry at Wikipedia
 | "Tomorrow On The Children's Corner" vinyl LP [circa 1960] with Josie Carey and Fred Rogers album is scarce, not found on Amazon (2018) details & track list on the Discography website |
"MisteRogers" / "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" b&w TV series [1961-67]
 | Originated on C.B.C. Television in Canada in 1961 as "MisteRogers"; the 337 b&w episodes were 15 minutes each; the series was re-branded in 1966 as "Misterogers' Neighborhood" and was later changed to "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood"; the show ran until 1967 • recurring actors included: Fred Rogers (in all 337 episodes), Allan Blye, Don Francks, Donna Miller, Maxine Miller, Joey Hollingsworth, Emilie Jacobson, Willie Saunders, Josie Carey, Tom Kneebone, Anna Haworth, Loro Farrell, Joe Negri, Carole Saunders, Bud Alder, John Ziegler, Wally Martin, Eric Aldwinkle, John Reardon, Vija Vetra, Norman Welsh, Judy Knaiz, Don Brockett, Celia Franca, Bob Jeffrey, Elan Stuart, Barbara Hamilton, Barbara Spence, Charles Wallrich, Barbara Bryne, Drew Thompson, Grant Cowan, Doug Crosley, Francis Napier, Charles Appel, Barbara Russell, Dave Russell, Joseph Fitzpatrick, LeRoy Soper, Bill Barker, and pianist Van Cliburn
incomplete credits at IMDb • watch TV show opening song [2/2018 upload; 1:36] online at YouTube |
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"Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" TV series [P.B.S. 1968-2001]
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062588 + http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mister_Rogers%27_Neighborhood
Original episodes ended in August 2001 (912 episodes over 31 seasons) and color episode repeats continued on 63% of PBS affiliates
until Fall 2008, when PBS reduced the syndicated episodes to one per week.
 | "Episode #1505: Spoon Mountain Opera" [WQED-TV July 1982] A story told in song that weaves together seat belts, a kitten, spoons, and popcorn; Prince Extraordinary and a Park Ranger help Wicked Knife & Fork change his behavior and get what he wants without being wicked; the only Mr. Rogers opera with no puppets in it • Co-produced & written by and starring Fred Rogers; directed by Paul Lally; also starring Chuck Aber, Betty Aberlin, Don Brockett, François Scarborough Clemmons, Joe Negri, John Reardon, Audrey Roth, Jeff Shade, Robert Trow DVD/Blu-ray not available • Time-Life Video color VHS [1982] out of prodn/SOLD OUT ! full credits at IMDb • brief episode entry at Wikipedia |
 | "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: It's a Beautiful Day Collection" on DVD [2018] "includes 30 classic episodes mfrom 1979-2001", plus bonus episode: the series premiere, in original black-and-white P.B.S. Direct widescreen color DVD [5/2018] 4 disks for $13.99 |
spin-off "Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood" animated TV series [P.B.S. Kids Sept 2012]
is the #1 P.B.S. Kids TV series!
Created & exec-produced by Angela Santomero, based on characters created by Fred Rogers; content produced by 9 Story Media Group using Adobe Flash animation; regular voice actors include Jake Beale & Devan Cohen {as Daniel Tiger}, Addison Holley, Amariah Faulkner, Heather Bambrick, Ted Dykstra, Tommy Lioutas, Tony Daniels, Shawne Jackson, Jeremiah Sparks, Derek McGrath, Jamie Watson, Laara Sadiq, Teresa Pavlinek, François Klanfer, Catherine Disher, Nicholas Kaegi, Jaxon Mercey, Jon Filici, Kira Gelineau
series credits at IMDb •
official series website •
series entry at Wikipedia
"Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood LIVE!" stageshow [est. 2015] has bookings thru May 2019
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"Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Welcome To The Neighborhood" [Sept 2013] runs 50 minutes, contains 3 grrr-ific tales P.B.S. Direct widescreen color DVD [9/2013] for $4.99 "Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Life's Little Lessons" [Feb 2014] runs 100 minutes, contains 8 grrr-ific tales P.B.S. Direct widescreen color DVD [2/2014] for $3.99 P.B.S. Direct widescreen color DVD [2/2014] out of prodn/used "Best of Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Family Fun Collection" [Sept 2018] runs 106 minutes, contains 8 segments/stories P.B.S. Direct color DVD [9/2018] for $7.99 |
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spin-off "Donkey Hodie" puppetry TV series [Fred Rogers/P.B.S. Kids May 2021]
hit P.B.S. puppet show for pre-schoolers; the adventures of puppet Donkey Hodie and her pals Purple Panda, Bob Dog, Grampy Hodie, Stanley the Dragon, Gregory the Elephant, and Duck Duck; season 2 adds the iconic Neighborhood Trolley from the original live-action series and new Turtle-Lou character • co-written & directed by David Rudman; developed for television by Ellen Doherty; original character by Fred Rogers; co-written by Adam Rudman, Richard Wake, Zoe Johnson, Joey Mazzarino, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Liz Hara, Louie Lazar, Allan Neuwirth, Belinda Ward, Christine Ferraro; puppet wranglers Lawrence Basgall & Michael Schwabe; additional puppeteers Paul McGinnis & Melvin Campbell; voice actors Haley Jenkins, Frankie Cordero, David Rudman, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Peter Linz, Joey Mazzarino, Matt Vogel, Emily Lynne, Leslie Carrara-Rudolph
series credits at IMDb •
P.B.S. official series website •
producers official series homepage •
series entry at Wikipedia
"Donkey Hodie" 7-book series [2021-22]
7-book Kindle Edition series from The Fred Rogers Company
7-book The Fred Rogers Company 8x8 pb series
Season/episodes listings on IMDb and P.B.S. Kids and Amazon Prime Video do not match.
Prime Video offers the 36-episode Season 1 as eight volumes of 4 or 5 episodes each, at $1.99 per episode; each volume costs $6.99 SD or $9.99 HD.
Volume 1 on Amazon Instant Video [2021]
Volume 2 on Amazon Instant Video [2021] •
Volume 2 on Amazon Instant Video [2021]
5-episode Volume 3 on Amazon Instant Video [2021] •
5-episode Volume 3 on Amazon Instant Video [2021]
5-episode Volume 4 on Amazon Instant Video [2021] •
5-episode Volume 4 on Amazon Instant Video [2021]
Volume 5 on Amazon Instant Video [2021] •
Volume 5 on Amazon Instant Video [2021]
Volume 6 on Amazon Instant Video [2022] •
Volume 6 on Amazon Instant Video [2022]
Volume 7 on Amazon Instant Video [2022] •
Volume 7 on Amazon Instant Video [2022]
5-episode Volume 8 on Amazon Instant Video [2022] •
5-episode Volume 8 on Amazon Instant Video [2022]
 | "A Donkey Hodie Halloween" [Fred Rogers/P.B.S. Kids Oct 2022] Season 1, episode #32: It’s Purple Panda’s first Halloween in Someplace Else, and he is afraid because he doesn’t know what to expect. Donkey Hodie is here to help. • Directed by David Rudman; written by Zoe Johnson; voices of Haley Jenkins & Frankie Cordero • credits at IMDb 24-minute Season 1, Episode 32 on Amazon Instant Video [10/2022] |
Season 2 has not completed its initial broadcast on P.B.S. Kids (8/2023).
Volume 9 on Amazon Instant Video [2023] • Volume 9 on Amazon Instant Video [2023]
Principal Characters
puppet characters included:
Cornflake S. Pecially
Daniel Striped Tiger
Donkey Hodie
Edgar Cooke
Bob Dog
Lady Elaine Fairchilde {named after Fred Rogers' adopted sister Elaine}
the frog puppet (Ernie Coombs)
Grandpere
Purple Panda
Henrietta Pussycat
King Friday XIII
Queen Sara Saturday {named after Fred Rogers' wife, Sara Joanne}
X the Owl
recurring human characters included:
Chuck Aber
Betty Aberlin
Scientist (Bud) Alder
Mr. Anybody (Don Francks)
Clockmaker Barker (Bill Barker)
Chef Brockett
Josie Carey
Charles, Duke of Wallrich (Charles Wallrich)
François Scarborough Clemmons (the Afro-American policeman)
Ernie Coombs {served as Fred Rogers' understudy}
Digger Digorum
Miss Emilie (Emilie Jacobson)
Nurse Farmer (Maxine Miller)
Thomas Farmer (Tom Kneebone)
Joey Hollingsworth
Yoshi Ito
Mr. McFeely (David Newell)
Mr. McFeely's wife Betsy
Elsie Neal
Handyman Joe Negri
John Reardon
Coach Saunders (Willie Saunders)
Maggie Stewart
Robert Trow/Robert Troll
"Speedy Delivery: A Story From Mister Rogers' Neighborhood' [1973] by Richard Hefter and John Naso
http://www.amazon.com/Speedy-Delivery-Mister-Rogers-Neighborhood/dp/B011SPO4PM/
"Speedy Delivery: Serving Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Since 1967" [April 2008]
David Newell travels the globe as 'Mr. McFeely' to keep "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" alive, despite major changes in children's television.
http://www.amazon.com/Speedy-Delivery-Serving-Mister-Neighborhood/dp/1607256908/
Merchandise
search videos/DVDs on keywords 'fred rogers' {returns 190+ items} at Amazon
"Mister Rogers' Song Book" [1970] by Fred Rogers and Steven Kellogg
https://www.amazon.com/Mister-Rogers-Songbook-Songs-Kids/dp/0793578264/
https://www.amazon.com/Mister-Rogers-Song-Book-Songbook/dp/B000JC3IOE/
"The elves, the shoemaker, & the shoemaker's wife;: A retold tale, (Mister Rogers' neighborhood library)" 1973 by Fred Rogers
https://www.amazon.com/elves-shoemaker-shoemakers-wife-neighborhood/dp/0884600025/
 | "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: Henrietta Meets Someone New" [1974]
Golden Press 7¾x6½ hardcover [1974] out of print/used |
"Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Everyone Is Special (A Tell-A-Tale Book)" [1975] by Fred Rogers and Jason Art Studios
https://www.amazon.com/Mister-Rogers-Neighborhood-Everyone-Special/dp/B000B7VF0G/
"If We Were All the Same" Nov 12, 1987 by Mr Rogers
https://www.amazon.com/Were-Same-Mister-Rogers-Books/dp/0394987780/
"No One Can Ever Take Your Place (Mister Rogers' Neighborhood)" Sep 12, 1988
https://www.amazon.com/ONE-PLACE-Mister-Rogers-Neighborhood/dp/0394887794/
https://www.amazon.com/Mister-Rogers-Neighborhood-Ever-Place/dp/B0039ZOXX8/
 | "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: A Day At The Circus" [April 2005] Compilation DVD that is partly about the circus: Mr. Rogers learns how clowns put on their makeup; other contents include Musical Adventures, Sing-Along, Read-Along, and Neighborhood Gallery Starz/Anchor Bay 58-min. color DVD [4/2005] with bonus toy truck - out of prodn/SOLD OUT! Starz/Anchor Bay 58-min. color DVD [4/2005] out of prodn/used Anchor Bay 60-min. color VHS [4/2005] out of prodn/used |
works about "Mister Rogers"
"Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" [1975] by Fred M. Rogers = golden book
https://www.amazon.com/Mister-Rogers-Neighborhood-Fred-M/dp/B000HTRVJ2/
"Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: Children, Television, and Fred Rogers" [4/1996] by Mark Collins and Margaret Mary Kimmel
https://www.amazon.com/Mister-Rogers-Neighborhood-Children-Television/dp/0822939215/
"Dear Mr. Rogers, Does It Ever Rain in Your Neighborhood?: Letters to Mr. Rogers" [8/1996] by Fred Rogers
https://www.amazon.com/Dear-Rogers-Does-Ever-Neighborhood/dp/0140235159/
"The Simple Faith of Mister Rogers: Spiritual Insights from the World's Most Beloved Neighbor" [9/2007] by Amy Hollingsworth
https://www.amazon.com/Simple-Faith-Mister-Rogers/dp/0849918944/
"Revisiting Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: Essays on Lessons About Self and Community" [1/2016]
by Kathy Merlock Jackson and Steven M. Emmanuel
https://www.amazon.com/Revisiting-Mister-Rogers-Neighborhood-Community/dp/0786472960/
"The World of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood (Imaginary Worlds)" [9/2017] by Mark J.P. Wolf
https://www.amazon.com/Mister-Rogers-Neighborhood-Imaginary-Worlds/dp/1138088110/
About Fred Rogers
"The Week Magazine" 12/2019 article "The Making of Mister Rogers" by Jeanne Marie Laskas
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"I'm Proud of You: My Friendship With Fred Rogers" [8/2006] by Tim Madigan /1592402275/
"Mister Rogers: A Biography of The Wonderful Life of Fred Rogers" [LifeCaps 7/2013] by Jennifer Warner
113-page /1491205997/
"Peaceful Neighbor: Discovering The Countercultural Mister Rogers" [3/2015] by Michael G. Long
https://www.amazon.com/Peaceful-Neighbor-Discovering-Countercultural-Mister/dp/0664260470/
 | "The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers" [2018] by Maxwell King Kindle Edition from Abrams Press [9/2018] for $11.99 Harry N. Abrams 9½x6½ hardcover [9/2018] for $19.49 |
 | "Fred Rogers: America's Favorite Neighbor" [P.B.S./WQED-TV Jan 2004] Public TV special program co-produced & written by Rick Sebak; hosted by actor Michael Keaton; featuring archive footage of Fred Rogers 3-hour Triumph Marketing color DVD [9/2004] out of prodn/used bare credits at IMDb |
 | "Mister Rogers & Me" [indep 2010] Each Summer for several years, Fred Rogers rented a small beach cottage on the edge of Nantucket Island and the Wagner family rented the one next door . . . Directed by and featuring Benjamin Wagner & Christopher Wagner P.B.S. Direct color DVD [3/2012] for $16.79 full credits at IMDb • official movie website watch 2/2012 official trailer [2:31] online at YouTube |
 | "Mister Rogers: It's You I Like" TV special [P.B.S. March 2018] A tribute to Fred Rogers and his long-running children's TV show from P.B.S. Co-produced & directed by John Paulson; co-produced & written by JoAnn Young; hosted by Michael Keaton; featuring Judd Apatow, Joyce DiDonato, Whoopi Goldberg, Chris Kratt, Yo-Yo Ma, John Lithgow, Nicholas Ma, Joe Negri, David Newell, Itzhak Perlman, Joanne Rogers, Sarah Silverman, Esperanza Spalding, Caroll Spinney, with archive footage of Fred Rogers, Tony Bennett, Hilary Hahn, Margaret Hamilton, Wynton Marsalis, The Empire Brass Quintet • full credits at IMDb P.B.S. Distrbn widescreen color DVD [8/2018] for $13.27 |
"Won't You Be My Neighbor?" [Focus Features June 2018]
 | tagline: 'A little kindness makes a world of difference' • explores the life of a would-be pastor as a man who found a more important calling: to provide an oasis of love and understanding for children in a video sea of violent bombardment; became the highest-grossing biodoc film of all time • Directed by Morgan Neville; featuring (widow) Joanne Rogers, David Bianculli, François Scarborough Clemmons, Tom Junod, Junlei Li (director, Fred Rogers Center), cellist Yo-Yo Ma, Max King, Joe Negri, David Newell, son Jim Rogers, son John Rogers, Elizabeth 'Betty' Seamans, Nick Tallo, and Margaret 'Margy' Whitmer; with archive footage of: Betty Aberlin {as Lady Aberlin}, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Johnny Costa, Jeff Erlanger, Al Gore Jr., Lyndon Johnson, Robert F. Kennedy, Brian Kilmeade, Christa McAuliffe, Sen. John O. Pastore, Penny Patterson, Fred Rogers, Tom Snyder, and Koko the Ape
Universal Studios Home Ent. widescreen color Blu-ray [9/2018] for $17.96 Universal Studios Home Ent. widescreen color DVD [9/2018] for $17.96 full credits at IMDb • official movie website • movie entry at Wikipedia watch 3/2018 official trailer [2:39] online at YouTube |
"You Are My Friend" [2019?] /tt3224458/
announced 1/2018: Tom Hanks will portray Fred Rogers in the upcoming biographical film
directed by Marielle Heller, written by Micah Fitzerman-Blue & Noah Harpster
AFFIRM Films = http://www.AffirmFilms.com/
Books by Fred Rogers
browse the Fred Rogers Store at Amazon
Fred Rogers wrote at least 36 books
Mister Rogers Talks With Parents (1983)
eight 'New Experiences' titles:
The New Baby 1985
Going To Day Care 1985 /0399212353/
Going To The Doctor 1995 /B00BNYUDTU/
Making Friends 10/1996 /0698114094/
Going To The Potty 1997 /0698115759/ + /B012HUM3O6/
When A Pet Dies 1998 /0613900316/ + /B00DEKCI8U/
Going To The Hospital 1999 /B00DO8MFSU/ + /B00BXUEBF6/
Moving
 | "You Are Special: Words of Wisdom From America's Most Beloved Neighbor" [1995] by Fred Rogers Kindle Edition from Penguin Books [1995 edition] for $11.99 Penguin Books 7x5 pb [9/95] for $12.29 Penguin Books pb [9/95] for $13.04 |
"The World According To Mister Rogers: Important Things to Remember" (2003) by Fred Rogers
http://www.amazon.com/World-According-Mister-Rogers-Important/dp/1401301061/
"Many Ways To Say I Love You: Wisdom For Parents and Children From Mister Rogers" [4/2006] by Fred Rogers
http://www.amazon.com/Many-Ways-Say-Love-You-ebook/dp/B000JMKSDS/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1401301703/
 | "A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood: The Poetry of Mister Rogers" [ages 6-8; 2019] Lyrics by Fred Rogers, Illustrated by Luke Flowers Kindle Edition from Quirk Books/Penguin/Random House [3/2009] for $11.99 Quirk Books 9x7 hardcover [3/2009] for $19.99 |
Movies, Stageplays, Other Media
Fred Rogers credits at Internet Movie Database
search videos/DVDs on keywords 'fred rogers' {returns 190+ items} at Amazon
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"Christmastime with Mister Rogers" TV special [1977] /tt0430941/
Mr. Rogers / King Friday XIII / Queen Sara Saturday
"Old Friends ... New Friends" [P.B.S. 1978-80]
 | Twenty half-hour color episodes (Season 1 was 7 episodes, Season 2 was 13 episodes); featured subjects included musician Hoagy Carmichael, actress Helen Hayes, comedian Milton Berle, John Carradine & Sons, Tom Snyder, Hugh Downs, and radio journalist Susan Stamberg - although the stated purpose of the series was to highlight the talents of obscure Americans and give them wider attention
incomplete credits at IMDb • detailed credits at the 'Neighborhood Archive' fansite |
 | "Fred Rogers Judges A Race Between Big Bird and Snuffy" [aired 22 May 1981]
Season 12, Episode 130 / #1575 of the "Sesame Street" TV series [est. 1969] episode credits at IMDb watch episode excerpts [9/2014 upload; 12:51] online at YouTube |
"Spokoynoy Nochi, Malyshi (Good Night, Little Ones)" children’s TV show [Soviet Union since 1964]
 | This ten-minute color TV program is shown every night in Russia, aired between 9:50 pm and 10 pm; the show begins and ends with a lullaby, over a variety of plasticine animations created by Aleksandr Tatarskiy in 1981; Fred Rogers made a guest appearance on the show in March 1988 with Daniel Striped Tiger, the first foreigners to do so; the segment was shown on "M.R.N." on 8 March 1988; presenter Tatiana Vedeneyeva appeared on Rogers' show with Stepashka the Rabbit two days later
"G.N.L.O." series credits at IMDb • "G.N.L.O." series entry at Wikipedia "M.R.N." Season 18, Episode 7 (#1587): Mister Rogers and puppet Daniel Tiger visit Moscow and appear on Russia's nighttime children's TV program "Good Night, Little Ones" • episode #1587 (8 March 1988) credits at IMDb broken Amazon Instant Video as Episode 2 [2013] purchase $1.99 or watch with your PBS Kids account "M.R.N." Season 18, Episode 9 (#1589): The host of a Russian children's show visits with her puppet and a video of how people make 'nested' Matrouska wooden dolls; in 'Make-Believe', an unusual nighttime visitor arrives from the sky, a spaceman episode #1589 (10 March 1988) credits at IMDb Amazon Instant Video as Episode 4 [2013] purchase $1.99 or watch with your PBS Kids account |
"Fred Rogers' Heroes: Who's Helping America's Children" TV special [P.B.S. 1994]
 | Documentary portraits of four persons whose work helped make their communities better; Fred was uncharacteristically dressed in a suit & tie and hosted the show in wraparound segments that did not use the "Neighborhood" set; the featured heroes are Carola De La Rocha in Los Angeles, California; Olomenji O'Connor in Chicago; Dr. Samuel Ross in upstate New York; and Glojean Todacheene of Shiprock, New Mexico
not listed at IMDb • details at "Neighborhood Archive" website |
Fred Rogers played a preacher on one episode of the "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" TV series
"Deal with the Devil" (1996) /tt0565346/
Rogers voice-acted as himself on two episodes of the PBS Kids TV series "Arthur"
"Arthur Meets Mister Rogers" / "Draw!" (1997) ... Himself (voice) /tt0515453/
"Elwood City Turns 100!" (2002) ... Himself (voice) /tt0515462/
Fred Rogers Acceptance Speech for his Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Lifetime Achievement Award
at the 24th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards [May 1997]
watch segment [3/2008 upload; 3:12] online at YouTube •
show credits at IMDb
Fred Rogers is inducted into the TV Hall of Fame by surprise presenter Jeffrey Erlanger
at the 14th TV Academy Hall of Fame Awards in Los Angeles [March 1999]
watch segment [3/2008 upload; 5:59] online at YouTube •
incomplete show credits at IMDb
Fred Rogers was Grand Marshal of the Tournament of Roses Parade for New Year's Day 2003, with Art Linkletter and Bill Cosby
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2073506/
Music Releases Dept. at 'Neighborhood Archive' fansite
 | "King Friday XIII Celebrates: In MisteRogers' Neighborhood of Make-Believe" [1964] Music & voices by Fred Rogers, with the voice of John Reardon Columbia Records/Small World vinyl LP [1964] 16 tracks - out of prodn/SOLD OUT ! detail info at 'Neighborhood Archive' fansite |
 | "Mister Rogers: A Place of Our Own" [1970 & 1972] Music by Fred Rogers gray cover: Columbia Records/Small World vinyl LP [1970] out of prodn/used yellow cover: Mr. Pickwick Records vinyl LP [1972] out of prodn/used detail info at 'Neighborhood Archive' fansite |
  | "Songs From The Neighborhood: The Music of Mister Rogers" [2005] the DVD contains a CD, the CD contains a DVD; the DVD also contains a booklet; produced by Dennis Scott; artists are Bobby Caldwell, Roberta Flack, Crystal Gayle, Amy Grant, Maureen McGovern, John Pizzarelli, Toni Rose, Jon Secada, Ricky Skaggs, Donna Summer, B.J. Thomas, CeCe Winans, with "Thank You For Being You" sung by an ensemble; music album won a Grammy Award Tribute music CD-R + color DVD [1/2011] 13 tracks - out of prodn/used LPx2 Group MP-3 music album download [6/2018] 13 tracks for $9.49 Tribute color DVD + CD-R + booklet [2005] for $99.99 {sic} detail info at 'Neighborhood Archive' fansite • official album website |
 | "Mister Rogers Swings!: Holly Yarbrough Sings The Fred Rogers Songbook" [2008] Featuring Richard Smith and The Lori Mechem Trio, with special guests Julie Adams, Roy Agee, Stuart Duncan, Boots Randolph, and George Tidwell Vintage Discs music CD [8/2008] 16 tracks for $19.98 Vintage Discs MP-3 music album download [9/2008] 16 tracks for $8.99 detail info at 'Neighborhood Archive' fansite |
 | "Beyond The Neighborhood: The Music of Fred Rogers" [2018] by Kevin Bales & Keri Johnsrud, with Billy Thornton & Marlon Patton GabNat music CD [3/2018] for $20.88 GabNat MP-3 album download [3/2018] 11 tracks for $9.49 |
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Over the course of his life, Fred Rogers wrote 13 one-act operas.
A local opera company in Pittsburgh recently decided to stage two of them.
July 2019 news article •
Pittsburgh Festival Opera performance homepage
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Friends & Family
Fred McFeely Rogers was born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania on 20 March 1928; he worked in television from 1949 to 2001, producing 337 b&w episodes
of "MisteRogers" and 895 mostly-color episodes of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood"; he died of stomach cancer at home in 2003.
grandfather Fred McFeely []
father James Rogers []
mother Nancy McFeely Rogers []
adopted sister Elaine Crozier Rogers [] {Fred named the puppet character Lady Elaine Fairchilde after his sister}
wife Sara Joanne Byrd Rogers [1928-2021] - married 6/1952, widowed 2003
son James 'Jim' Rogers [b. 1959]
grandson Alex Rogers
son John Rogers [b. 1961]
lifelong collaborator Margaret Beall McFarland [1905-88] of the University of Pittsburgh
L i n k s
Fred Rogers entry at Wikipedia
browse the Fred Rogers Store {over 60 items} at Amazon
Fred Rogers credits at Internet Movie Database
search videos/DVDs on keywords 'fred rogers' {returns 190+ items} at Amazon
Fred Rogers Productions [est. 1971, renamed 2018] official website
"Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" entry at Wikipedia
'Neighborhood Archive' fansite
here on the "Mister Rogers" TV Shows [1963-2001] Page at Spirit of America Bookstore
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