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Mister Rogers was truly one of a kind. I recommend anyone interested check out the DVD of the PBS special "Fred Rogers: America's Favorite Neighbor."
The awards event described above can be seen, along with some other great footage. Mister Rogers appeared on the Tonight Show with Joan Rivers a couple of times. The complete segments are included here, and you will see how Mr. Rogers manages to break through Rivers' (and the audiences) cynical world-weary mask and create some moments of simple, innocent magic.
My favorite extras involved an appearance on the show by a young paraplegic boy, Jeff Erlander. We see the segment from the original broadcast, and then an emotional reunion between Rogers and the now adult Erlander. It would take a hard hearted soul to watch this and remain unmoved.
I had this in my netflix queue, and it arrived along with THRILLER: A CRUEL PICTURE. I watched both in one evening, and then spent a couple of days reviewing my priorities.
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