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  • Mowingmaniac 24/7

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    I'm curious as to how a rather odd, little kid tv show host, provides enough horse power to have a movie biography (I guess) done about him unless: He did some outlandish behavior off the set and was it was kept on the down low until now...
     

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    I'm curious as to how a rather odd, little kid tv show host, provides enough horse power to have a movie biography (I guess) done about him unless: He did some outlandish behavior off the set and was it was kept on the down low until now...

    By every account I have ever read he was a genuinely ultra decent guy who only wanted children to be treated decently.
     

    Hoji

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    There was a legit documentary a couple of years ago.” Won’t You Be My Neighbor”

    Worth a watch.

    I believe the MSM looked everywhere they could for dirt but just couldn’t find any, because it wasn’t there.

    I am impressed with folks that are truly good people. You may see one or two in your lifetime.
     

    mad88minute

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    Basically. Listen to his testimony to the senate subcommittee on communications in 1969:

    Beat me to it. Had the link copied and ready to paste. He was instrumental in getting.public TV funded.

    I've probably watched all of them and didn't realize they were reruns while I was watching them. I'm 37.

    My wife brought this to my attention and we are both looking FWD to it.


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    benenglish

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    By every account I have ever read he was a genuinely ultra decent guy who only wanted children to be treated decently.
    I'm curious as to how a rather odd, little kid tv show host, provides enough horse power to have a movie biography (I guess) done about him
    Interesting fact about him is that he was a huge figure in the USSR.

    It's cultural, I suppose. After WWII, the Soviets had suffered so many casualties that they looked at children as something sacred beyond what is normal in other cultures. Every child that grew up was a replacement for a noble, patriotic casualty. They developed a culture where they doted on their children. One side effect was that children's TV shows were a big, big deal. The people that made and appeared on them were big, primetime stars.

    Mr. Rogers was the biggest of the big. When he visited Russia he was feted like a conquering hero. The whole nation loved that man and grieved deeply when he died.

    If they had made a whole movie on just "Mr. Rogers Visits Russia," they could have turned a profit on the Russian distribution by itself.
     

    toddnjoyce

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    @benenglish, do you know how much of his exposure was due to VOA and other outreach efforts funded by State Dept informational and cultural programs that helped erode Soviet Russia from the inside?

    It would not surprise me at all if his broadcast reach was expanded under some of those programs, and that’s not a bad thing.

    As much as we scoff at brands such as Levi’s, Pepsi, Kentucky Fried Chicken, and Nike, those unequivocally American brands were important in the demise of the Soviet Union.
     

    DyeF9

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    Mr Rogers was one of my favorite shows as a kid and there hasn't been as wholesome of a kids show since.

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    Maverick44

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    He would read and personally write responses to every piece of fan mail he received, he would meet new people, call to check up on them later, and would send them scrapbooks of their meeting. He would call to wish people a happy birthday for years following a single meeting.

    Reporters have said that he was notoriously difficult to interview because he wouldn't want to talk about himself. He only wanted to talk about the reporter and their life stories.

    History is full of evil people, but people as genuinely kind, pure, and caring as Mr. Rogers are rare. That is why he stands out from the rest.




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    Texasjack

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    Among other things, he was a Presbyterian minister. He was a very genuine person and lived as he believed. He thought children's shows should do more than just advertise toys.

    I never liked his show. Much bigger fan of Captain Kangeroo. My sisters loved Mr. Rogers. I guess it's that "non-threatening" manner.

    I suspect he ruined a generation by telling them that they were all special. They told their children that and the Millennials were inflicted on the world.
     

    BMF500

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    I suspect he ruined a generation by telling them that they were all special.

    For children living in physical and verbally abusive households who are told daily that they are less than garbage; this was an important message. All children are special. Snowflakes are special too, just with an entirely different meaning.
     

    Coiled

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    Among other things, he was a Presbyterian minister. He was a very genuine person and lived as he believed. He thought children's shows should do more than just advertise toys.

    I never liked his show. Much bigger fan of Captain Kangeroo. My sisters loved Mr. Rogers. I guess it's that "non-threatening" manner.

    I suspect he ruined a generation by telling them that they were all special. They told their children that and the Millennials were inflicted on the world.
    I disagree, Gen X & Millennials took it to a whole new level, even a different galaxy.
     

    DyeF9

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    You can thank the internet, social media, and the Boomer generation for a bunch of shitty, self absorbed, ungrateful snowflakes. Mr Rogers started in the 60's, it's hardly the issue of how people are today.

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