Its a sad day in the neighborhood. Mr Rogers R.I.P.

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Mr. Rogers died today , I loved his show when I was a little kid.

― Chris V. (Chris V), Thursday, 27 February 2003 13:05 (twenty-three years ago)

"did your mom marry Mr Rogers?"

"no, Mr Johnson"

"oh."

― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 27 February 2003 13:14 (twenty-three years ago)

It's always a sad day when the world loses a pedophile.

― Dick the Priest, Thursday, 27 February 2003 13:15 (twenty-three years ago)

he loved feet? aww, bless.

― g-kit (g-kit), Thursday, 27 February 2003 13:17 (twenty-three years ago)

Natsy priest - we're more worried about your lot than we ever were with poor Mr. R (we used to tease my granny for looking like Lady Elaine Fairchild).

― suzy (suzy), Thursday, 27 February 2003 13:20 (twenty-three years ago)

You bet he loved feet. Why do you think he always took off his shoes. It was an invitation for mischief and mayhem. Boy, I'm going to miss him.

― Dangerous Jill, Thursday, 27 February 2003 13:20 (twenty-three years ago)

OK, you guys go on and have your fun. I am really shaken up about this. Mr Rogers played such a pivotal role in my development & in the way I've thought about how I'd like to be as a person...Christ almighty. My favorite dog in the world is dying and now I gotta lose Mr Rogers, too. God damn it.

― J0hn Darn1elle (J0hn Darn1elle), Thursday, 27 February 2003 13:32 (twenty-three years ago)

Lady Fairchild always scared the shit out of me.

― Chris V. (Chris V), Thursday, 27 February 2003 13:34 (twenty-three years ago)

He taught me how to snap (well, watching his show did...). He also gave me my love of cardigan sweaters.
More seriously, I watched his show without fail growing up and I feel certain it somehow made me a better person in the end.
I didn't realize he was that old.

― Sarah McLUsky (coco), Thursday, 27 February 2003 13:36 (twenty-three years ago)

More seriously, I watched his show without fail growing up and I feel certain it somehow made me a better person in the end.
I didn't realize he was that old.

Me too.

― Nicole (Nicole), Thursday, 27 February 2003 13:37 (twenty-three years ago)

Because I work with children I happened to see some of his later shows, so I knew he was old. The kids I work with are usually pretty jaded and the first couple of minutes with Mr. Rogers they'd be bangin' on him pretty hard. Inside of 5 minutes you'd feel them starting to respond to his gentle, kind, genuine nature. He was a force for good in the world.

― J0hn Darn1elle (J0hn Darn1elle), Thursday, 27 February 2003 13:39 (twenty-three years ago)

A college friend of mine was a next door neighbor of his -- he used to mow the lawn in a bathing suit. Othan than that small concession to service of the Kingdom of Darkness, however, a force for good in the world.

― Colin Meeder (Mert), Thursday, 27 February 2003 13:41 (twenty-three years ago)

Was his show on overseas?

― Chris V. (Chris V), Thursday, 27 February 2003 13:43 (twenty-three years ago)

I thought he was older and feel the same as John D, basically.

If you think Lady Fairchild was scary, you obviously never met my granny (the one who told leching Clark Gable to fuck off etc).

― suzy (suzy), Thursday, 27 February 2003 13:46 (twenty-three years ago)

this is going to sound silly and stupid, but when i didnt have a dad growing up, i would watch him and he looked so solid and serene, and like the world wasnt awful, and that sometimes daddies dont leave, i loved mr rogers.

― anthony easton (anthony), Thursday, 27 February 2003 13:47 (twenty-three years ago)

I enjoyed him.

― the pinefox, Thursday, 27 February 2003 13:48 (twenty-three years ago)

I liked Mr. McFeely too. SPeedy Dilivery!!

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 27 February 2003 13:49 (twenty-three years ago)

Has Captain Kangaroo died as well? That stupid moose of his used to scare me too. I was a scarey little kid.

― Chris V. (Chris V), Thursday, 27 February 2003 13:51 (twenty-three years ago)

Ned to thread. My mother has a picture of me aged two or so, dressed up as Captain Kangaroo. Red jacket and pieces of white toilet paper jammed up each nostril to effect the big white 'tache. Or maybe she just tells people that because I was Minnesota's Under-Fives Nosebleed Champion and it's easier to explain.

― suzy (suzy), Thursday, 27 February 2003 14:04 (twenty-three years ago)

Aww. Mr. Rogers was great.

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 27 February 2003 14:15 (twenty-three years ago)

Ned to thread.

Yowsa. I don't think Bob Keeshan is dead, but can anyone confirm?

What Dan, Nicole, etc. have said. The man was well groovy. Never saw him as a dad figure since I was lucky enough to have a good one, but he was one friendly guy, and that was grand. :-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 27 February 2003 14:17 (twenty-three years ago)

I hadn't seen his show in probably a decade, but if ever there was a guy who stood for the kindness and equality all the other talk show hosts merely preach (and I guess Mr. Rogers was sort of a talk show host for kids), it was him. RIP

― dleone (dleone), Thursday, 27 February 2003 14:22 (twenty-three years ago)

This is very, very sad -- what a good heart he had. Has to be at the very top of any list of Americans who had a positive impact on world.

― Mark (MarkR), Thursday, 27 February 2003 14:29 (twenty-three years ago)

:'(

― geeta (geeta), Thursday, 27 February 2003 14:34 (twenty-three years ago)

Bob Keeshan is still alive according to search.

― Chris V. (Chris V), Thursday, 27 February 2003 14:44 (twenty-three years ago)

and living in a retirement home with Mr. Greenjeans.

― Chris V. (Chris V), Thursday, 27 February 2003 14:45 (twenty-three years ago)

I was listening to talk radio this morning, and this guy called up and said that Mr. Rogers had been a sniper in Vietnam, and that he always wore those sweaters and long sleeves to cover up his tattoos. Their fact-checker looked it up and found it was an urban legend, but what a hilarious image. How can you not love Mr. Rogers? I even have his records. Although I hated that cat that went, "Meow meow whatever meow meow meow."

― Kerry (dymaxia), Thursday, 27 February 2003 14:51 (twenty-three years ago)

Oh, you mean Perpetually Blase Cat?

― Nick A. (Nick A.), Thursday, 27 February 2003 14:53 (twenty-three years ago)

How could anyone hate Henrietta Kitty.

― J0hn Darn1elle (J0hn Darn1elle), Thursday, 27 February 2003 15:07 (twenty-three years ago)

That's Henrietta PUSSYCAT.

― Colin Meeder (Mert), Thursday, 27 February 2003 15:11 (twenty-three years ago)

Yeah, John, don't sugarcoat it.

― Nick A. (Nick A.), Thursday, 27 February 2003 15:21 (twenty-three years ago)

Henrietta claims to have been touched funny

― Chris V. (Chris V), Thursday, 27 February 2003 15:23 (twenty-three years ago)

Fun fact: Mr Roger's middle name was McFeely

Fred McFeely Rogers

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 27 February 2003 15:29 (twenty-three years ago)

Few things are funnier than the following:

"It was meow meow humiliating and degrading. First he meow meow said dirty stuff to me. When I asked him to leave me alone, he got even more meow meow mad. So I was forced to give him a meow meow hummer."

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 27 February 2003 15:32 (twenty-three years ago)

Blech!

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 27 February 2003 15:32 (twenty-three years ago)

The vision of Dan as the new Mr. Rogers seizes my senses.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 27 February 2003 15:38 (twenty-three years ago)

Who is the UK equivalent of Mr Rogers?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 27 February 2003 15:53 (twenty-three years ago)

He was positively alien in his peace, genuineness, fearlessness, and strength of conviction. Are there others like him?

― Aaron A., Thursday, 27 February 2003 15:59 (twenty-three years ago)

can we lay off the sacrleige for a few days, come on Rogers has to be sacred.

― anthony easton (anthony), Thursday, 27 February 2003 16:09 (twenty-three years ago)

Mr. Rogers meant a lot to me and I'm very sorry he's gone, but thanks to Chris I fear that the phrase "meow meow hummer" is burned into my brain for eternity.

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 27 February 2003 16:14 (twenty-three years ago)

Do think he has to wear his sweater in Heaven?
I mean, I've heard it's not exactly hot up there.

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Thursday, 27 February 2003 16:17 (twenty-three years ago)

So he should take off all his clothes. Er, wait.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 27 February 2003 16:19 (twenty-three years ago)

Maybe it's a cotton sweater.

This news is so sad. I never get teary at a CNN story usually, but Mr. Rogers was a Pittsburgh institution. A family friend worked with him. We'd always watch the credits for her name when we were little.

I remember more recently surfing tv sometime after Sept. 11 and catching his show--after the initial shock at him having gray hair, I was fascinated by how matter-of-fact and soothing he was in addressing fear. (though it seemed a bit silly that I was bored enough to watch a children's show)

He didn't have that whole cutesy condescending attitude with kids that most shows have. He was very genuine and caring. R.I.P. :-(

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Thursday, 27 February 2003 16:20 (twenty-three years ago)

NED: yes! exactly what crossed my mind as I wrote that, I was think about writing "hot up therre" but didn't want lightning bolt up my bum

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Thursday, 27 February 2003 16:21 (twenty-three years ago)

My mom said that she could put me in front of the TV when Mr. Rogers was on and it was like a sedative [absentee parentism]

At the Morrissey concert my sister said that Morrisey looked like Mr. Rogers [cardigan sweater]

― Mary (Mary), Thursday, 27 February 2003 16:49 (twenty-three years ago)

Hell is hot.
Heaven is opposite of hell.
Thus, heaven is cold.
Sweaters abound.

― Nick A. (Nick A.), Thursday, 27 February 2003 17:06 (twenty-three years ago)

That's the worst clerihew I've ever read.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 27 February 2003 17:10 (twenty-three years ago)

Damn you, Ned, for making me break out my dictionary!

― Nick A. (Nick A.), Thursday, 27 February 2003 17:15 (twenty-three years ago)

*bows*

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 27 February 2003 17:21 (twenty-three years ago)

I am so weepy right now.

― teeny (teeny), Thursday, 27 February 2003 18:39 (twenty-three years ago)

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I would truly love to see this in the theater, but if my reaction to the trailer (as to so many Mr. Rogers clips) is any indication, I'm not sure I'm comfortable sobbing that much in public.

― The lovely and talented Loretta Switt and the irascible Jamie Farr (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 16 May 2018 21:49 (eight years ago)

seriously

― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 16 May 2018 22:05 (eight years ago)

three weeks pass...

omg i'm really looking forward to watching this at home when it shows up on streaming and bawling my eyes out

― you bet, nancy (map), Wednesday, 6 June 2018 23:18 (eight years ago)

Considering actually taking the risk of seeing it at the theater. I hope they pass out Kleenex like they do 3D glasses in other movies.

― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 7 June 2018 01:37 (eight years ago)

Seriously, the Senate video, I've seen it I don't know how many times, gets me every time. That Davy Rothbart story on This American Life? Just thinking about it gets me choked up. There's no way I'm not bawling my way through this thing.

― Buttholt Brecht (Old Lunch), Thursday, 7 June 2018 02:05 (eight years ago)

i hear the film's technique is the really pedestrian talking-heads & clips template

― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 7 June 2018 02:40 (eight years ago)

Yeah, that's pretty well demonstrated in the trailers. But thanks for the scoop!

― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 7 June 2018 04:01 (eight years ago)

i hear your mom's technique is really pedestrian too xp

― you bet, nancy (map), Thursday, 7 June 2018 05:58 (eight years ago)

well i think yr mom's technique ... nah i'll be a good neighbor

― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 7 June 2018 11:22 (eight years ago)

morbz don't sweat the technique

― The Desus & Mero Chain (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 7 June 2018 11:23 (eight years ago)

O noes, Mr. Rogers doc is not a dazzling cornucopia of groundbreaking visual delights, F-

― Buttholt Brecht (Old Lunch), Thursday, 7 June 2018 12:01 (eight years ago)

apparently there's a story about a gay actor on the show that might put a dent in Fred's sainthood...

― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 7 June 2018 12:05 (eight years ago)

ok: clemmons is gay and rogers urged him to stay in the closet. clemmons holds no grudge over this, and rogers actively spoke about the aids crisis on his show in the '80s

― flamenco blorf (BradNelson), Thursday, 7 June 2018 12:25 (eight years ago)

spoiler i guess

― flamenco blorf (BradNelson), Thursday, 7 June 2018 12:26 (eight years ago)

Yeah, Fred could've told me the same thing and I'm pretty sure I'd have regarded it as the sagest advice I've ever received in my life. Next.

― I Never Promised You A Hose Harden (Eric H.), Thursday, 7 June 2018 12:38 (eight years ago)

Well, I'd have stopped short of the "marry a woman as a cover" part, admittedly.

― I Never Promised You A Hose Harden (Eric H.), Thursday, 7 June 2018 12:39 (eight years ago)

Keep at it, Morbs. I know you have what it takes to dredge up some nuclear-grade dirt on this monster.

― Buttholt Brecht (Old Lunch), Thursday, 7 June 2018 12:55 (eight years ago)

Won't you please,
Won't you please,
Please won't you be my oppressor?

― I Never Promised You A Hose Harden (Eric H.), Thursday, 7 June 2018 13:24 (eight years ago)

my best friend and i were both creeped out by the show as kids; thx bye

― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 7 June 2018 14:26 (eight years ago)

bye!!!

― flamenco blorf (BradNelson), Thursday, 7 June 2018 14:27 (eight years ago)

https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--4AhQOoMW--/c_scale,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800/orz8myqdorfattixqgjp.jpg

― I Never Promised You A Hose Harden (Eric H.), Thursday, 7 June 2018 14:30 (eight years ago)

yes! i'm sure they preferred Soupy Sales and Chuck McCann too

― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 7 June 2018 14:31 (eight years ago)

my best friend and i were both creeped out by the show as kids; thx bye

― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Thursday, June 7, 2018 9:26 AM (eight minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Somehow both unsurprising and revelatory.

― This Bobo Isn't Going to Honk Itself (Old Lunch), Thursday, 7 June 2018 14:36 (eight years ago)

has the meaning of 'bye' changed recently or

― and TOWERS MONACO as 'seaman' (bizarro gazzara), Thursday, 7 June 2018 14:36 (eight years ago)

Eh, I generally employ it as a prelude to a dramatic 'and another thing...!'

― This Bobo Isn't Going to Honk Itself (Old Lunch), Thursday, 7 June 2018 14:46 (eight years ago)

The show was a little saccharine. And felt like it was trying to manifest some Waltonseque fantasy. But it never struck me as condescending, or, well, terribly creepy. Maybe he should have got his cock out a time or two.

He has been my #1 hero ever since my early 20s. My favorite moment is the Emmys speech '97. And nude greeting in the Esquire piece, naturally. Oh and flipping the bird.

― Anglo Scarfy (rip van wanko), Thursday, 7 June 2018 15:04 (eight years ago)

Are you talking about morbs?

― Evan, Thursday, 7 June 2018 16:36 (eight years ago)

oh wait I misread this whole exchange never mind

― Evan, Thursday, 7 June 2018 16:37 (eight years ago)

Morbz is currently my #6 all time

― Anglo Scarfy (rip van wanko), Thursday, 7 June 2018 16:41 (eight years ago)

Turned out to be quite a bit less of a shameless tearjerker than I was expecting. Still, audiences going to it are acting out of the same impulse that they do going to see, say, Marley & Me. Only the death in this case is the death of decency, gentility, etc.

― I Never Promised You A Hose Harden (Eric H.), Thursday, 14 June 2018 19:42 (eight years ago)

What does that mean? People are seeing it to be sad at something sad because it's sad and shows something that is missed because it should be missed?

― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 14 June 2018 19:48 (eight years ago)

In a nutshell.

― I Never Promised You A Hose Harden (Eric H.), Thursday, 14 June 2018 19:48 (eight years ago)

I mean, I don't know when decency died, but it's dead and it'd be nice to have it back.

― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 14 June 2018 19:48 (eight years ago)

If we could have just one thread where we all agree to refrain from '(thread subject) is garbage' posts, I guess I'd request that it be this thread. Because, really: why.

― Gladys McFlatus (Old Lunch), Monday, 18 June 2018 01:30 (eight years ago)

yes please

― global tetrahedron, Monday, 18 June 2018 01:50 (eight years ago)

post deleted.

― how's life, Monday, 18 June 2018 10:23 (eight years ago)

oh Christ, ilx's limits discovered at last.

― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Monday, 18 June 2018 11:18 (eight years ago)

I mean, I don't think deletion was necessary fwiw, but there's still every other thing in the universe for you to hate on, Morbs. Fear not.

― Gladys McFlatus (Old Lunch), Monday, 18 June 2018 11:52 (eight years ago)

how about the third post in the thread, kuntz?

― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Monday, 18 June 2018 12:41 (eight years ago)

pedophile, pederast, don't be pedantic

― rip van wanko, Monday, 18 June 2018 12:45 (eight years ago)

I mentioned that I idolize the man, nevertheless I found the new documentary way too close to a puff piece. Any attempts at illuminating flaws or conflicts seemed grudging and perfunctory. And I'd contend that even mentioning his party affiliation was distracting and unnecessary. I could feel the tension in the theater at that moment.

― rip van wanko, Monday, 18 June 2018 13:01 (eight years ago)

one month passes...

I was born in '61, three or four years too early for his show to have been part of my childhood. (I watched The Jolly Green Giant, and Rocketship 7 out of Buffalo.) So I didn't take that into the theatre, which would have helped. I can see where the film would be very emotional for some viewers, and a couple of times it knocked down my own resistance (I mean, I didn't cry or anything)--most surprisingly with the kid in the wheelchair, which could have been shameless and was instead pretty great. I think it does dodge here and there, and implicitly (which may as well be explicitly) making it about you-know-who in the last few minutes is interesting but a little easy.

― clemenza, Wednesday, 25 July 2018 01:18 (seven years ago)

eleven months pass...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=34&v=-VLEPhfEN2M

lol why

― The Ravishing of ROFL Stein (Hadrian VIII), Monday, 22 July 2019 17:40 (six years ago)

life is like a box of sweaters

― The Ravishing of ROFL Stein (Hadrian VIII), Monday, 22 July 2019 17:40 (six years ago)

whoops

https://youtu.be/-VLEPhfEN2M

― The Ravishing of ROFL Stein (Hadrian VIII), Monday, 22 July 2019 17:46 (six years ago)

argh

― The Ravishing of ROFL Stein (Hadrian VIII), Monday, 22 July 2019 17:46 (six years ago)

a niceploitation film

― A is for (Aimless), Monday, 22 July 2019 17:50 (six years ago)

Lol

― Mazzy Tsar (PBKR), Monday, 22 July 2019 17:53 (six years ago)

this thing looks like an SNL skit

― frogbs, Monday, 22 July 2019 20:43 (six years ago)

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