VOTE: Was Mr. Rogers Crazy Or Cool?

June 16, 2007

I used to look forward to the daily puppet shows on "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood." They were off the hook. Now that I'm older, I can't help but wonder about the ritualistic behavior the man demonstrated at the beginning and end of every show. Mr. Rogers was on the air for just under 40 years and he never changed the routine! Check out this clip and ask yourself: was Mr. Rogers crazy or cool?

31 Comments

Le Etiana 5 years 38 weeks

Mr. Rogers - he was the best!

Le Etiana 5 years 38 weeks

Mr. Rogers - he was the best!

missquiet 5 years 38 weeks

Aww I loved Mr. Rogers! Best kids show ever, IMO :)

vina 5 years 41 weeks

How could you not love Mr. Rogers? Dude rocked cardigans before they were in style.

scandalousxshann 5 years 43 weeks

awww man, I miss Mr. Rogers. i love that guy.

scandalousxshann 5 years 43 weeks

awww man, I miss Mr. Rogers.i love that guy.

mabess 5 years 48 weeks

mr. rogers was nuts but i think that's why kids love him so much. i used to watch it everyday. i did hate king friday though. he was such a bully!

Midnightkiss4u09 5 years 48 weeks

sls1825 5 years 48 weeks

Okay, so this clip freaks me out a little, but I loved Mr. Rogers growing up. It was such a great show!

clepiau 5 years 48 weeks

OMG, I just watched the clip. The man had break dancing on his show. Of COURSE he was cool!!

clepiau 5 years 48 weeks

I loved that man. He was straight-up crazy cool. That's why he was so awesome! The other day I let the little boy I take care of watch Mr. Rogers for the first time (he's not usually interested enough in anything on TV to watch for more than a couple of minutes) and he was completely enthralled. So now there's one more Mr. Rogers fan in the world. :)

poetess 5 years 48 weeks

R.I.P, Mr. Rogers. I loved that show. I think he was amazingly cool.

joyofadventure 5 years 48 weeks

i always loved him when i was growing up, but now his show seems kinda weird, he freaks me out a little

colormesticky 5 years 48 weeks

A happy mix of both.

colormesticky 5 years 48 weeks

A happy mix of both.

kidora 5 years 48 weeks

He was Crazy/Cool.

kidora 5 years 48 weeks

He was Crazy/Cool.

Autumn87 5 years 48 weeks

Mr. Rogers was awesome! :) I loved his show when I was younger. I was sad when I heard the news that he died...he was an amazing man. :(

Autumn87 5 years 48 weeks

Mr. Rogers was awesome! :) I loved his show when I was younger. I was sad when I heard the news that he died...he was an amazing man. :(

sweetrae80 5 years 48 weeks

mr.rogers was so cool!

sweetrae80 5 years 48 weeks

mr.rogers was so cool!

stefsprl 5 years 48 weeks

I loved Mr. Rogers! I still remember my little kid ritual of Sesame Street and Mr. Rogers every morning before school...the Land of Make Believe is about the cheapest production you can find, but I still loved it.

Butrfly4404 5 years 48 weeks

Haha, yeah, if I KNEW the guy and he was ALWAYS like that, it might be a little hard to deal with. But for an hour (?) a day, he was awesome. The ritualistic part is kind of 'age old' kid-raising stuff. Just getting used to doing some of the same things every day helps kids wind-down and know what to expect. He used his show to teach kids about all kinds of things. And I've heard several times that in *real life* he was super cool, too.

Butrfly4404 5 years 48 weeks

Link Love

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