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“He wasn’t afraid of any of the hardest parts of childhood,” Marielle Heller says. Her film A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood centers on Rogers’ unlikely friendship with a cynical journalist.
Join Daniel on a Tiger Family Trip! In a new week of Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, including a new one-hour special and two new episodes, Daniel and his family visit Grandpere, the beach, and the neighborhood carnival. Daniel Tiger learns about all the exciting things to do and see when you’re on a trip with your family. Watch on WSKG TV May 8, 2017 at 9:00am! https://youtu.be/tEypinvApHo
America’s Favorite Neighbor changed millions of lives. Watch real-life neighbor Benjamin Wagner, a journalist, and his brother Christofer come to know more than just the man and his luminous legacy. Their personal journey unearths the roots of Mister Rogers’ values, unmasks the forces acting against depth and simplicity, and helps them to develop the means to lead deeper, simpler lives. https://youtu.be/TMXKs6OSrNg
Watch on WSKG TV on March 14, 2016 at 10:00pm.
Want more from the filmmakers? We love the ’46 Things I Learned Making Mr. Rogers and Me’ featured on Mental Floss and the documentary’s website.
A few months before Mr. Rogers passed, PBS aired this spot. Mr. Rogers recorded it for all of us who grew up watching him. “It happens so often,” he says, “I walk down the street and someone twenty or thirty or forty years old will come up to me… and invariably we end our little time together with a hug.” He goes on to say, “I know how tough it is some days to look with hope and confidence on the months and years ahead, but I would like to tell you what I often told you when you were much younger: I like you just the way you are.”