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Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
Sometimes you need a grown-up to slowly tell you your feelings are allowed. Mister Rogers is still that grown-up. 🧶
Who it's for
Fred Rogers speaks straight to the camera, slowly, and names feelings children are often told to hide: anger, fear, sadness, jealousy.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood is a children's television series created and hosted by Fred Rogers, produced by Pittsburgh's WQED and Family Communications, which ran for 912 episodes from 1968 to 2001 on NET and then PBS. Rogers speaks directly to viewers and pairs real-world segments with the puppet-filled Neighborhood of Make-Believe, featuring characters such as Daniel Striped Tiger and King Friday XIII.
Where to find it
PBS (selected episodes also at misterrogers.org). Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Gentle talk of death and divorce.
Age: TV-Y (Common Sense: 3+)
Silence will carry your voice like the nest that holds the sleeping birds.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 155
