Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
"Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" was among the most famous, longest-lasting and fondly remembered children's television shows. Host Fred Rogers (known to millions as simply Mister Rogers) used his gentle charm to communicate with his audience of children. Topics centered on nearly every inconceivable matter of concern to children, ranging from everyday fears related to going to sleep, getting immunizations, and disappointment about not getting one's way, to losing a loved one to death and physical handicaps. Rogers used simple songs and, on nearly every show, segments from the Neighborhood of Make-Believe to make his point. A scale-model trolley was often (but not always) used to segue into the Make-Believe segments, said neighborhood being inhabited by puppet characters including King Friday XIII, Lady Elaine Fairchilde and Daniel Stripèd Tiger. Frequent visitors as well as Rogers' own frequent visits to various places in the neighborhood rounded out each show. The program was taped at WQED-TV in Pittsburgh; first-run shows were produced from 1968 to 1975, at which time production was suspended until 1979. New programs were taped through 2001 for broadcast alongside the original 460 episodes, the most notable coming in 1991 with Rogers's shows focusing on calming children's fears during the Persian Gulf War.
- 1968-2001
- 31 seasons
- NET
- Family, Fantasy, Music
- TV-Y
"Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" was among the most famous, longest-lasting and fondly remembered children's television shows. Host Fred Rogers (known to millions as simply Mister Rogers) used his gentle charm to communicate with his audience of children. Topics centered on nearly every inconceivable matter of concern to children, ranging from everyday fears related to going to sleep, getting immunizations, and disappointment about not getting one's way, to losing a loved one to death and physical handicaps. Rogers used simple songs and, on nearly every show, segments from the Neighborhood of Make-Believe to make his point. A scale-model trolley was often (but not always) used to segue into the Make-Believe segments, said neighborhood being inhabited by puppet characters including King Friday XIII, Lady Elaine Fairchilde and Daniel Stripèd Tiger. Frequent visitors as well as Rogers' own frequent visits to various places in the neighborhood rounded out each show. The program was taped at WQED-TV in Pittsburgh; first-run shows were produced from 1968 to 1975, at which time production was suspended until 1979. New programs were taped through 2001 for broadcast alongside the original 460 episodes, the most notable coming in 1991 with Rogers's shows focusing on calming children's fears during the Persian Gulf War.
Season 31 Episode Guide
5 Episodes 2001
Episode 1
1761: Celebrates the Arts
Mon, Aug 27, 2001 28 mins
Admiring trees and how they grow from seeds, Mister Rogers is inspired to draw an oak tree. In Make-Believe, Prince Tuesday at first is upset with his drawing of the Eiffel Tower, but his neighbors like it and help him appreciate it.
Episode 2
1762: Celebrates the Arts
Tue, Aug 28, 2001 28 mins
Mister Rogers has a video of different ways people build sand castles. A neighbor reads a book in Spanish. In Make-Believe, Lady Elaine thinks art is only representational, but Mister Rogers reminds us everyone sees things differently.
Episode 3
1763: Celebrates the Arts
Wed, Aug 29, 2001 28 mins
A Native American potter shows how she creates a pot, from gathering the clay to designing it. In Make-Believe, Daniel's feelings are hurt by Lady Elaine's remarks about his mobile, but he knows why she sometimes hurts people's feelings.
Episode 4
1764: Celebrates the Arts
Thu, Aug 30, 2001 28 mins
Musical art from a glass armonica player and visual art from a quilter. In Make-Believe, Lady Elaine realizes if she's kind to others, they will be kind to her. What matters is what's inside us and how we treat each other.
Episode 5
1765: Celebrates the Arts
Fri, Aug 31, 2001 28 mins
In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe Arts Festival, the neighbors find their own ways to express themselves. Mister Rogers has a video that helps us appreciate the wide variety of art and says that being appreciative is a sign of growing.