Happy Birthday Mr. Rogers!

flippyshark · 03-20-2006, 08:58 PM

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.

03-20-2006, 08:58 PM	#1
flippyshark Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,852	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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