Good Bye Mr. Roger

[UDawg]

A lot of you might think he is weird but I used to like Mr. Roger.
Nothing bad ever happened on the show. It was clean and safe.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,79742,00.html

[intercede007]

I really almost cried. Mr. Roger was the greatest. I just hope I can still find tapes or a TV station that broadcasts it when my children start watching TV.

[Matthyahuw]

My 4yr old watches it almost every day...

sings the song too :cry:

[saturnotaku]

When I read that, I almost burst into tears myself. There hasn't been another man on television who was quite like Fred Rogers, and I don't believe there ever will be.

I remember when he used to feed his fish in that big aquarium. I used to think that thing was the coolest.

He's done a lot of good, and may God rest his soul.

[UDawg]

...and your point is?

He isn't French and that's all that matters to me. :D ;)

[intercede007]

Originally posted by madthumbs
Uhm... he was catholic. :rolleyes:


Yeah..and so am I. What are you trying to say?

[UDawg]

I think he was taking a jab at catholics because of the scandals by homosesual priests.

Bad form bro :afro:

[PsychoSy]

Originally posted by madthumbs
Uhm... he was catholic. :rolleyes:

And I'm a bald baptist honky.
What does that tell you? :p :D

Actually, he was an ordained Presbyterian minister. Another shocker? Not once - not one single time - has Fred Rogers referred to God in his PBS shows. That's something that isn't easy for a minister. And now that I've read some of his history, I kind of feel pretty low slamming the guy here a few weeks ago in the Micheal Jackson thread (sometimes, my pacidermal memory is both blessing and curse).

The brutal truth is Fred Rogers really didn't want to be in television. He wanted to go a seminary, become ordained, and have a simple pastoral life in Latrobe. But the slackstick comedy of Abbott & Costello and The 3 Stooges that was being passed off as children's entertainment drove him to go into television. He was appalled by such programs being catered to kids simply because they never helped build a child's character - a view he held to the day he died. He said recently that nothing has changed much - most sitcoms and G rated television often dipicted children responding to others in the form of sarcasm, insults, snappy putdowns, and sometimes vulgarity.

He's right, too.

When the rest of world didn't give a fat rat's ass, one thing is for certain - Fred Rogers did. Scores of adults and kids over the years are winners today thanks to his leisurely paced, soft-spoken approach. Let me admit something else - up until recently, I've been known to catch an episode or two of his show every now and then and despite it being only a half-hour long, it made me feel like I spent an entire day in a fantasy world. Often times, it was therapeutic.

I think adults could use a good strong dose of Fred Rogers periodically to get in touch with that innocent inner child of all of us...at least for a brief period before the reality of this harsh world pulls a Don Henley and kicks its little ass!

[intercede007]

It's incredible how many lives he touched. I vividly remember watching him as a kid. I loved the train and the world behind the wall.

Like you said..his show was innocent, and thats really more than we can ask from producers these days. As I said earlier, my kid (or kids) will be introduced to Mr. Roger and his neighborhood.

And watching a little Mr. Rogers Neighborhood now and then is definatly nice..I know I've been guilty of it from time to time..in fact, my finacee and I like to catch it together sometimes on sunday afternoons.

I really don't know what to think. For some reason, I always though he'd be around? I had no idea he was 72 years old..the man has looked the same age since I first saw him as a child.

Lots of celebrities pass away and I don't think i've ever so much as batted an eye until today (well..I did for John Candy).

He was special..I hope someone like him is waiting in the pipelines for my kids to enjoy. This Barney guy isn't going to cut it, I know that much.

[sbp]

Rest in peace Mr. Rogers

[saturnotaku]

Originally posted by madthumbs
Uhm... he was catholic. :rolleyes:

He was a Presbyterian, jackass.

I think adults could use a good strong dose of Fred Rogers periodically to get in touch with that innocent inner child of all of us...at least for a brief period before the reality of this harsh world pulls a Don Henley and kicks its little ass!

Sounds like a plan to me. I just need to find when he's on the air on our local public access system.

What I find amazing and commendable is that he never sold out. How many popular television personalities can you count that never bowed to advertisers?

[UDawg]

Ya I was going to say he was Presbyterian but I wanted to go and look it up before I spouted off. :D ;) I used to be Presbyterian but have been Nazarene since 1990 or so.

[madthumbs]

Sorry, didn't mean to start such controversy. I knew he was a minister, just screwed up the type. Anyway it seemed a little known fact.

[Matthyahuw]

Originally posted by UDawg71
I used to be Presbyterian but have been Nazarene since 1990 or so. You take the vow of the Nazarite?