Everlasting Lessons of Mr. Rogers

EVERLASTING LESSONS OF MISTER ROGERS Fred McFeely Rogers was a reassuring voice to millions of children for over 45 years. He helped children to cope through difficult situations and taught them to embrace a world of wonder. WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD 1968 - 2001 MISTER ROGERS' NEIGHBORHOOD ttur UELINERI SEIGHBOURHO0 206 162 113 EPISODES SONGS SUNG CHARACTERS CAST & CREW MEMBERS 006 55 covered Mister Rogers wrote almost Mister Rogers voiced almost ALL OF THE SCRIPTS ALL OF THE PUPPETS NEIGHBOURHOOD TOPICS Almost all of Mister Rogers' SWEATERS were hand-knit by his mother. The Trolley traveled abóut 5,000 After a girl who was blind mentioned she couldn't tell when Mister Rogers was miles per season. FEEDING THE FISH MICHAEL he always tried to state out loud when he fed his fish. KEATON operated the Neighborhood Trolley during the 1980s. BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES THAT MADE UP THE LAND OF MAKE-BELIEVE the Eiffel the the the the the Platypus the CASTLE FACTORY TREE MUSEUM MOUND CLOCK |-GO-ROUND TOWER 1962 Born in 1928 in LATROBE PA Fred Rogers became an ORDAINED PRESBYTERIAN MINISTER THE MAN FRED MCFEELY 1969 ROGERS Fred Rogers SPOKE BEFORE THE US SENATE Gave a mindblowing talk about 1928- 2003 KINDNESS Mister Rogers noted that his budget of 1970 would only pay for about $6,000 2 . MINUTES WORTH Fred Rogers served as a OF CARTOONS per episode CHAIRMAN of a White House forum for child development and mass media. (at the time) 30 MINUTES After Mister Rogers' speech, CONGRESS RAISED PBS ANNUAL 21 FUNDING FROM 1984 9 to The Smithsonian Institute put one of MILLION MILLION Mister Rogers' 1997 sweaters on exhibit. Fred Rogers earned a LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD from the National Academy of CC BY-SA 2.0 @ Rudi Riet Thieves once stole Mister Rogers' car Television Arts and Sciences. Once they realized it was his, they returned it. 1999 Fred Rogers was inducted into the 2002 Fred Rogers received the highest civilian honor - The Presidential Medal of Freedom. Television Hall of Fame. Mister Rogers closed every episode by telling children, "YOU'VE MADE THIS DAY 2002 A SPECIAL DAY, BY JUST Fred Rogers was diagnosed with stomach YOUR BEING YOU." cancer. TOP 5 LESSONS FROM MISTER ROGERS RIP 2003 MISTER ROGERS' NEIGHBORHOOD LESSON #1 I LIKE YOU, JUST THE WAY YOU ARE. Fred Rogers died February 27, 2003. (1971) USED IN 46 EPISODES (1968) (1967) USED IN 44 EPISODES "IT'S YOU I LIKE" “YOU ARE SPECIAL" "EVERYBODY'S FANCY" But it's you I like The way you are right now, The way down deep inside you Not the things that hide you. You're special to me There's only one in this wonderful world You are special. Some are fancy on the outside Some are fancy on the inside Everybody's fancy. Everybody's fine. Your body's fancy and so is mine. MISTER ROGERS' NEIGHBORHOOD LESSON #2 THERE'S A PART OF ALL OF US THAT LONGS TO KNOW THAT EVEN WHAT'S WEAKEST ABOUT US CAN ULTIMATELY COUNT FOR SOMETHING GOOD. (1987) USED IN 1 EPISODE (1968) USED IN 10 EPISODES "SOMETIMES I WONDER IF I'M A MISTAKE" "THE CLOWN IN ME" So I pretend lI'm someone else Often I wonder if I'm a mistake I'm not supposed to be scared am I Sometimes I cry and sometimes I shake Wondering isn't it true that the strong never break? and show the world my other self. I'm not quite sure of me you see, When I have to make a clown of me. MISTER ROGERS' NEIGHBORHOOD LESSON #3 THE WORLD NEEDS A SENSE OF WORTH AND IT WILL ACHIEVE IT ONLY BY ITS PEOPLE FEELING THAT THEY ARE WORTHWHILE. (1989) USED IN 3 EPISODES (1969) USED IN 14 EPISODES "YOU'RE MUCH MORE" "CHILDREN CAN" Who can play very much longer, Play much harder than grownups ever dare? You're a child so you can do it. You can do it anywhere. You're much more than your anger Much much more than your mind NEIGHBO When they put you all together You're a beautiful, marvelous, spirited, lovely Wonderful one of a kind. MISTER ROGERS' NEIGHBORHOOD LESSON #4 IN TIMES OF STRESS, THE BEST THING WE CAN DO FOR EACH OTHER IS TO LISTEN WITH OUR EARS AND OUR HEARTS AND TO BE ASSURED THAT OUR QUESTIONS ARE JUST AS IMPORTANT AS OUR ANSWERS. (1979) USED IN 12 EPISODES (1990) USED IN 1 EPISODE "DID YOU KNOW?" "EVERYBODY'S SHY SOMETIMES" Did you know that it's all right to marvel? There are all kinds of marvelous things! You can ask a lot of questions about the world... And your place in it. Did you ever feel so shy you wondered why You wondered why you didn't cry, you just felt shy Everyone feels shy sometimes. MISTER ROGERS' NEIGHBORHOOD LESSON #5 LET'S MAKE THE MOST OF THIS BEAUTIFUL DAY.. (1967) USED IN 678 EPISODES "WON'T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR?" Won't you please? Please won't you be? Please won't you be my neighbor. "Hello neighbor" Sources: fredrogers.org neighborhoodarchive.com ACCREDITED-ONLINE-COLLEGE.ORG pbskids.org/rogers//all_ages/thoughts3.html educationworld.com/a_curr/profdev016.shtml DEVELOPED BY N NOWSOURCING biography.com/people/fred-rogers-9462161?page=2 funtrivia.com/en/subtopics/Mr-Rogers-The-Man-The-Myth-The-Sweater-201687.html Fred Rogers photographs and images: © The Fred Rogers Company, used with permission. | www.fredrogers.org