Mister Rogers

In the 1950s, a man named Fred Rogers would attend Rollins College here in Orlando. In the years after, he would revolutionize children's television, and become a champion for public media in the United States.

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I do not own the rights to videos used in this episode. They are linked below.

Mr. Rogers on how crayons are made

AFirst and last Mr. Rogers Neighborhood intro

Mister Rogers - Bobby Kennedy Assassination

May 1, 1969: Fred Rogers testifies before the Senate Subcommittee on Communications

What do you do with the mad that you feel?

Mister Rogers sings It's You I Like

 

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Besides the aforementioned videos, all of the music was originally composed.