Mister rogers

The '70s was the sweetest time to be alive. It was an innocent era where disco reigned supreme and we all had haircuts that made us look like Chia Pets.

File this under things so lovely, we never even considered them possible: A movie about Mr. Rogers is in the works. It's nearly the best Mr. Rogers-related thing I can imagine happening, second only to actually being able to have a trolley-tunnel wall in my house. The script's story line is currently under wraps, but I think we can all presume that it's uplifting and we'll laugh and cry and zip up our cardigans and cry some more. Mr. Rogers always made us feel safe, didn't he? Except for…

Many of Rogers' biggest lessons now apply to my world as a parent.

“Often during lunch breaks in Studio A (Now the "Fred Rogers Studio") at WQED Pittsburgh, Fred would catch up with his mail. Here, he' autographing a book about the Neighborhood of Make-Believe trolley for a little fan. (Thanks Paul Lally) #MisterRogers50”

Mister Roger's final words on his last episode.

Quote by Mr. Rogers

Fred Rogers (1928-2003) was an ordained Presbyterian minister who was the star of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, which was in production from 1968 to 2001. Premiering one year before Sesame Street, the two shows become synonymous with public television and more specifically their children's programming. Although both Sesame Street and Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood are both long running critically acclaimed shows, the latter only won four Emmys (one for lifetime achievement) and the Peabody Award…

Watch full-length Mister Rogers' Neighborhood programs. New episodes will be rotated in twice a month.

It would be hard to find anyone between the ages of 30 and 50 who didn’t watch Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood as a kid. And there's a good reason for that.