Hello Neighbor. Hope to see you, and other neighbors like you on Thanksgiving. I'll be sure to bring the tissues :3

Hello neighbor, I love you

Hello neighbor !

HELLO NEIGHBOR!

Hi there neighbors!

SaviorGabriel and sneakers

Indeed. He was surely one of a kind.

Other superheroes make Mr. Rogers their superhero.

SaviorGabriel I love this well said

there are more of them now than before he graced us

This is the sort of wholesome content Fred would approve of.

this comment almost got me right after i had been gotten by the ending of the video.

For whoever disliked Mr. Rogers. This Marine would really like to disassemble each bone from your body one at a time. But knowing that those actions wouldn't be approved by Mr. Rogers, I will just say, I hope you can find whatever it is in life that would make you happy and not make your personality so sour towards a gentle, old school, loving individual who wanted nothing more than to help children who didn't have anyone to make them feel secure and could teach them things about life when the other adults in their life fail to be human.

@@TonyMartin3287 Hey Tony, remember, Mr. Rogers would say, "I like you just the way you are!" Mr. Rogers is so gentle and he is so kind, and he is really wise. He said, the sages throughout the ages have essentially said the same thing: you don't set out to be rich or famous. You set out to be helpful. That is so meaningful. Who can argue with that in terms of ever lasting value? Bless you Tony!

@Joanna Business Account Thank you so much for taking the time to write this. I guard the pleasant things I hold in my mind because I don't have a whole lot of them, lol. The world is such a cold place anymore, and in my career choices I have gotten to witness the very worst of humanity and have seen the horror of reality in what a man can do to another man. My title doesn't exactly match the person I really am on the inside, and what little experience I have with learning to be calm, gentle, and caring is kept locked inside my heart and defended viciously. Mr. Rogers is for sure someone I hold dear, and I wish that we weren't running out of people who aren't hardened in their hearts and cold to their brother and fellow man. I've struggled a lot with the way I see the world and the way I'm forced to see the world, which are extremely opposite things for me. I'm a Christian father of two, married for 17 years, and at 35 years old, it bothers me to see how negative and hateful things are these days. I genuinely dread to think of the world that my children are inheriting. The world is not meant to be so dark and wicked, it honestly breaks my heart to see the shape that things are in everywhere. People have no idea how gruesome things are throughout the world, they think they know, but they don't, and you can trust me on that one. I don't exactly know how we let things get so bad, so fast, but I do know that I'm very disappointed. All people need to do is be kind to one another, but for some reason, people just don't get that. Such a simple thing to do. Every single hurt or dying child I see in this world, I see as my children, every adult, I see as my brother or sister, every older person, I see as my mother or father, and it's not so hard to care for people when you have that mode of thinking. I credit that way of thinking directly to my Savior, and a whole lot of lessons from my very dear friend Mr. Rogers, who spent more time with me than any other adult or friend throughout my entire childhood and explained how the world works and what it means to truly trust and care for each other and was the only adult in my life that made me feel safe and like everything was going to be OK when I didn't have anyone to take care of me and gave me hope when I would have to go to bed hungry and cold in the middle of winter alone at 7 or 8 years old. Mr. Rogers has been so very special to me and even though it might sound childish or strange, I love Mr. Rogers and always will, and anyone who speaks bad of him can catch the beating of a lifetime, but since Mr. Rogers taught me that using words are better than violence, I won't do any harm to them, lol. I'm kidding, but thank you again. I'm sorry for the extremely long comment here lol. I get a little carried away sometimes lol. God bless you. Speak to your creator and be safe out there.

1hourOfLove Hello neighbor! Mr. Carter tried to be that president and continues to show unconditional love! I just watched him on Colbert. I hope it’s not too late for us! Thank you for being my neighbor!

@@loa81 I was going to say the same thing.

1hourOfLove Your so true!

He would make a very nice dictator.

Michael Alguire true!

Aaron Raines God bless you Aaron.

Mary Ceballos God bless you to Mary ☺

Second video of him that has comments about his effect on autistic people 💗. Autistic adult here didn’t watch him as a kid but in love with him right now

Ee Fsss ☺hi Glad that you found Mr. Rogers! Even if you found him as an adult. I do not know if you have had the exact same struggles as me but you probably have with people making you feel like you are "weird" or "bad" or "not good enough" because of your autism in your life. But your not weird or bad and your good enough because your you. Only you can be you. Whether you saw that message from Mr. Rogers as a kid like me or as a adult like you are now its the same. And its true. ☺

Same here. I watched him at my grandparents, my grandmother would turn Mister Rogers on in the morning to reassure us up.

Well said.

No we did deserve him. We’re all capable of being like him. We just need to....I don’t know...just be empathetic and emotional. I’m a 23 year old British trans woman and mr Rogers is a new personality to me but all I know is that it doesn’t matter. We can all be good people and we can help others, that’s the power of Fred Rogers.

He might be gone, but let's not be sad that it's over, but be happy that it happened. God just wanted a neighbour

@Geralyn E Lets make the world just like Mr. Rogers would like it to be.

@@Spikastru GREAT IDEA!

As an American from Scottish descent, I agree, with the caveat that those lists are just those people congratulating themselves. The rest of us have our own lists. 😂❤

Mr rogers would say "it's okay I'm not on a list of the best because I'm special just for being me, and you are too. So don't feel bad because in my eyes you're an amazing person".

Boy I couldn't agree more, if we boosted more like Mr. Rogers what a beautiful world it would be ❤🙏🏻

Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful memory

Wonderful memory, you were spoken to by a true Angel.

Bless your little cotton socks, I didnt know this man existed until this year but now I wish he was apart of my life. If only more people could resonate with his messages the world would be a safer place.

This made me cry really hard

Do you remember what Mr. Rogers said ?

Same with me.

Same here.

Be happy that you knew him before his death. I only know him today, and now I wish I would have know him sooner.

You said it very well! I don't think it could be said better! Rip Mr Roger's! If I ever have kids I will definitely make sure they watch him. Thanks so much for your hospitality and knowledge Mr Roger's!!! Rip Sir!

Me too.

His model was Christ

@Non Player Character absolutely, friend. God bless you for your comment. People seem to forget these days.

​@@nonplayercharacter596 he was an ordained Presbyterian minister.🥲🥲🥲

@@nonplayercharacter596 If more Christians would follow his example, that would be great.

@@nonplayercharacter596 Only without the crucifixion and crown of thorns. Just oversight committees and other bureaucratic BS trying to make the Status Quo the only thing allowed. "You're special, just the way you are.", he told me as a youngster, when I was told, again and again, that I was so much worse than everyone else that I had to work ten times harder just to be their equal. I pity the most that his words were drowned out by the "Cult Of Mediocracy". Mr. Rogers would ask that we lift everyone up, no matter how big, how small. To accept each other as we are. Not to lessen ourselves to make us equal, not to demand more effort to match the average. Both, in their own way, dehumanizing.

i'm glad to hear you say that.

I feel confident that if Mister Rogers heard you say that, he would say that sometimes people say hurtful things because they’re afraid or unsure, and that it’s a beautiful gift to not be afraid anymore. Welcome to the neighborhood! ❤️

Because nobody was like him.

Thank you for sharing that honest thought. Precious

Yeah, I know that watching this documentary makes you feel so sad for that. I am sad that I only watched the show SOMETIMES... This nice man, how can anyone ignore him?

Yes, that's when I lost it.

Amen neighbor!

😭😭😭

😭

That quote is what moved me

Don't Touch My Silver he seriously does, the patron saint of love, kindness and make believe. The internet needs to make this happen!

Canonize this man!

I asked a priest at my church why he hadn't been sainted once and he kinda laughed. I wasn't joking. If you can't assure me that arguably the most godly and humble public figure in the mass media age is in Heaven, what chance have the rest of us?

Bob Papadopoulos luckily for the rest of us, salvation has nothing to do with works.

I think he need to be a saint for humanity, but has to be separate from the Catholic church, bc... well.. the church would ruin his purity

Amen! ❤️

Dawn Darby I do agree. We might not have Mr. Rogers but we have everything he stands for, and everything we need to know from him. The words he said will always be there. Goodness can’t disappear, only those who spread it can, and Mr Rogers showed us just how to do that.

Even Fred himself said that he wanted to create a library for children to grow up in and he did that.

Fred Rodgers was the torch barer, bringing light into this world through his kindness and willingness to express emotions. Mr. Rodgers set the example for us. Now that he is gone it is up to us to be the next generation of torch barer's. Most of all we must be the neighborly people that Mr. Rodgers knew we can be

"If the student isn’t better than the teacher, then the teacher has failed" -a Buddhist monk (maybe?)

We have always needed a Mr. Rogers. That's why we have Jesus, who now never dies. That is who Mr. Rogers looked up to.

The Rooted Word That’s why Mr. Rogers was/is still here to show that wonderful unconditional love. Hello neighbor!

Be a Mr. Rogers and change your own neighborhood!! :)

This world stinks now because of the young people who don't care about anything good or the past when things were great and wonderful and better than now! Mr. Rogers was a fabulous person and someone to be respected and admired by anyone who knew him or was touched by him Period!!!!!

It sure does.

He was truly secure with himself and grounded. He didn't need the latest car, shoes, cologne. He was better than his own "brand." He was above that and this shown from his kindness to all and I mean ALL. He may have left this world, but I like to think that he left the world just a little better......Thank you Mr. Rogers for making it "A beautiful day in the neighborhood."

Like Kurt Cobain said in one of his songs, " I'd rather be dead than cool!"

He was charismatic without the hard sell. He got my attention with a soft voice and slow talking manner.

holy shit dorky

He kept it real long before keeping it real was a thing.

I have a notion to second that emotion ! :-)

YES- as we age and gain wisdom, we can better recognize the incredible gift that Mister Rogers gave to us all.

Jason Brophy he was a saint on earth and now in heaven. Saint Fred M Rogers.

Jason Brophy Agree with you 2000%

Most definitely a true SAINT

Christ 20th century apostle

I think Fred Rogers was a literal angel sent to us to show us what God’s love looks like in action.

@@kiritawhai7488 "like this guy was" not that he was, but as if he was. The commenter got enthralled by Mr Rogers as if he'd have grown up knowing him.

Yes he was. He was a very special human.

I heard that also. He was selfless. He should be running a nation... But we can make a difference by treating one another as he would.

Do you have those songs recorded?

❤

@@ameryouu8290 yes, but not available online. If I can find the master copy I'll put it on KZfaq 😊

What a great idea for a band setlist. Good on you.

Beautiful 🥲❤️ thank you for sharing 🙏🏼

💯.

The word you are looking for is "patriarch".

@@RustyShakleford01 In other word, "dad"

He is the perfect model of how fatherhood should be expressed: with guidance, understanding, encouragement, and love.

I grew up in Pittsburgh and was lucky enough to go to WQED on a 4th grade field trip and meet Fred Rodgers he was a beautiful soul and a wonderful man RIP Mr Rodgers

It saddens my deeply to know I will never be as genuinely nice as this man was. I wish I could see the good in people but I usually always instantly notice the bad and it makes my world darker and distances me from most people.. 😔

same here Floss. pure , swinging , joyful emotion. what a master communicator and genius.

@@peacebewithu9684 Same here.

@@peacebewithu9684 I understand how you feel, but you can be a better person and feel good about yourself. If you see someone who seems to need some help, stop, smile and kindly ask if they're in need of assistance. I've recently stopped a blind person who was about to walk into traffic and ended up walking her home, even though I was almost late to work. It just made me hungry to help more people and make them feel loved.

I'm proud of you

@@cheylalynn7881 Thank you my precious friend . It planted the seed in me to tell every child they are special, loved and I am proud of them . Again Thank You , you are a treasure . Much love to you ~

You two just made my day. Mr Rogers continues to be proud.

@@teppi5119 Bless you TEPPI, My precious friend . My parents gave me to my grandmother when I was small . She was very poor cooking on a wood stove and no television . I would run to my parents house in another neighborhood let myself in the basement window and watch Mr. Rogers before they came home from work . Then run back to my grandmas . Mr, Rodgers truly was my friend . I counsel children today and I feel Fred Rogers was my inspiration . Thank you for your kind words . I hope you have a wonderful day . Much love to you my friend .

@@cheylalynn7881 And you should be proud of you too! (love you, Mr. Rogers!)

Can you send to me the link, if you still got it?

Creek Hed & CS Allen: Please, each of you consider speaking with a good, caring Counselor, Pastor, or both. So glad Mr. Rogers helped save parts of your childhood. I don't know either of you, but you're in my Prayers. God bless and comfort both of you guys and your Families.

That's one one the saddest thing's i have ever read. Glad you turned out ok.

Mr rogers was an oasis when i was drowning...same here..well said

creek hed say no more- just hearing your problems and with my problems yet he was there for us to take us away but just for a moment was Heaven. I can't ( tears everywhere ) :__ ))))

creek hed Same!

High School does suck. I know it doesn't feel like it now, but this time is only a small part of your life. Keep your head high and stay strong. You'll get through it, I believe in you! :)

I grew up with Mister Rogers and am grateful he's still reaching people, I'm in tears as well. I remember 16 and exactly what I felt as you're feeling now in your own way. I think a good perspective to have is to imagine you as your 80 year old self. Get to know that person and imagine what they would advise you, your 16 year old self. Not far ahead of you is a very quick climb and if you're fortunate to survive all the stupid things you'll look back on and say "wow, I can't believe I survived all that," you might look in the mirror one day, faster than you'd ever think possible and see a much older person. You in 2044 you might see someone saying the same things you are now, calling something you grew up with a relic of the past and you'll laugh because you'll remember when you thought the year 2002 was ancient history. There's someone who was born in 2028 (a year you'll remember well) and here they are saying the same things you were. Hopefully, Mister Rogers will have a place in those years as well.

as someone who grew up watching Mr Rogers in the 80s, i'm in my mid 30s now and i still watch these videos from time to time, especially when life gets rough. it's awesome to know that Fred Rogers is still having a positive effect on people even 15+ years after his passing

ThatoneWar 1970 The greatest quality that Jehovah God has is love and I truly believe all humans, plus Mr. Rogers has that quality some time we just need that to be shown in our direction first. I hope you felt it from Fred Rogers and from many others.

Isn't it amazing the impact you can still have!? Thanks for sharing your experience :-) I am a 39-year-old early childhood educator in 2020 and he brings tears to my eyes every time I listen to an interview. I do feel like he can I carry him in my heart everyday - if only more people referenced his influence when they make big decisions. Don't ever forget, ThatoneWar 1970 🙏♥️

What? He influenced you into gang life?

@@knucklehoagies well to be fair, Mr. Rogers is pretty gangsta

Well, I love you just the way you are Marvin and you should be proud of you.

MARVIN MUNOZ I’m glad that you got to grow up with him and I hope that you stay safe Marvin. I think we can all be good people living by his lessons.

Hello Marvin! Won’t you be my neighbor, too?

You are very welcome

Me to and nothing makes me cry, I'm in constant tears.

@@oceanghost9866 , And Evan, and starsky....Have you seen the movie yet....if you haven't then you really, really need to...it's incredible.

the meeting people on the street within SECONDS of them seeing him broke me first

Me too. I didn't grow up with his message, but as an adult I try to live by it.

Me too.

Joaquin......Go watch the movie that just came out, and you will most certainly cry. And that is a good thing because that means that one has a tender heart and wants to be tender with themselves and with others.

@@marbleman52 watch the documentary too.

I saw the movie with Tom Hanks and have been watching him on PBS channel 13 here in the Tri-cities I ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ this man!!

i did cry

Same, this is the first video of him I've seen and I'm crying for some reason ??

Children have plenty of pride

Jesus didn't say to become like a child. Children are proud, selfish creatures - much like adults. Jesus said that you should believe like a child.

@@annielogue_ Selfishness is a universal human trait. Selflessness is unnatural.

@The No.1 Guy Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me. AND THATS WHAT JESUS SAID ABOUT CHILDREN.

@@maskkeeperduffy9069 "Jesus said that you should believe like a child." Maybe that's because any thinking adult, can see that heaven DOES NOT exist!

Why would you say such a thing

that was the best.....

The people on the subway singing his song to him is priceless. He knows how much he was loved and important to millions over the generations. Thank you, kind sir.

Did you watch the whole video till the end?

Yeah if anyone ever said that seriously, those are fighting words. But I'd forgive them, because that's what Mr. Rogers would want me to do.

There’s nothing desirable about being cool.

Exactly. He was the man back in the day. The late 1960s and early 1970s, he was so progressive. He's the epitome of nerd cool.

He wasn't though. He rejected the very idea of coolness. He was genuine and kind and dorky. He was the anti-cool, and that's part of what was so refreshing and great about him.

I left my faith, but I agree. Fred Rogers is an exemplary human being, and never mentioned (that I recall) any particular faith in the show. Just kindness. Just love.

I'm an atheist too, but I believe that we will get another person like Fred Rogers someday. If not it's up to you and I to be like him. Despite my atheistic beliefs, I am not against other religions or political beliefs and when I find someone who has troubling ideas or beliefs I try to treat them with kindness and compassion because I see that as the key to making the world a better place. I couldn't be more happy about all the differences we have, it makes life more interesting.

I'm an atheist as well, and have had times where my anger about my previous beliefs ruined the chance of being kind to people, and many use religion as a weapon against others with differing beliefs. This is however not in the case of Fred Rogers, a Presbyterian minister, who preached love to young and old, black and white, religious or not, without being overbearing on his beliefs. There's a man like that who is the chaplain at my Alma mater, and while I was atheist still during his sermons, the genuine love he offered to his neighbors be it at college, or in another country, reminded me much of Fred wanted us to be: ourselves, continuing that kindness and remembering that we were kids too.

Man, if you can get to know the one that Fred Rogers molded his life after! Mr. Rogers, in all his awesomeness was only a pale imitation & would be the first to admit it :)

ephiebearTV I wanted to press like over and over!

Hello neighbor ❤ wishing you peace in this world 🙂

@@mirandamcafee6024 Thanks neighbor. I'll see you again when the day is new, and I'll have more ideas for you, and you'll have more things you'd like to talk about, and I will too.

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I like the fact that Daniel Tiger war Rogers himself, a much more innocent aspect that allowed him the perspective adults just don't have.

I mean, I might still get traumatized when I hear that assasination is someone who gets killed by surprised attack. But then he told them (using the lady actor) that he will be there to for them

Bobby Kennedy is for me history. I am only 33. It is as history as Armstrong and Berlin Wall. But I must admit. Rogers talking about Bobby as he did. Hit me. No TV program today has that power or insight. I am darned impressed he did then.

Yes, and when Mr Rogers said, "I am greatly concerned with the increased showing of violence"... And so on... He was a powerful influence on many people... Kids and adults alike...

😰😰😰 i know!!! I feel i have to adk him for forgiveness!! Hes just like the character of jesus!

when I was kid I watch him then the show stopped production and mr.rodgers passed away

No,not at all.if you were to tell him what you said what do you think he would say?and there it is.

"I NEVER HAD THE CHANCE TO GROW UP WATCHING HIM.TILL AFTER I TURNED 26!!!

Mr. Roger's loves you just as you are :)

why not just keep it clean, in memory of Mr. Rogers?

@@retiredmusiceducator3612 Easier said than done.

I'm from Pittsburgh too. He is a legend.

I’m from Pittsburgh too

I like you

Selfish dick

Go, you! ❤️😇

Hopefully I've given my kids enough love and guidance that THEY may become Mister Rogers.

Good, but why not both?

Welcome to the neighborhood.

I too thought Rogers boring (compared to Sesame Street or 321 Contact) but I still watched him. He always had a good message & it felt like he was speaking to me .

You know, I was never really into kids shows, but, for some reason, I seem to have took a liking to Mr Rogers... This was the type of person he was...

I lived in Japan for ten years, and I felt there was a greater sense of community there than there is in the US. Do you feel that way as well?

Mr Roger's Neighborhood is wonderful TV for kids.

same

Ben W , very well said! Much respect for you.

I cannot agree more. Thanks for so much your comment.

Beautifully written Ben and I agree totally. Mr Rogers was such a gift to the world, and set a positive example in everything he did. I can't wait to see the movie being made about his life.

Yep. Mr. Rogers, Walt Disney & Jim Henson shared the same philosophies.

Ben W great words. Thank you

Paul Mc Go I believe that Fred had The Holy Spirit in him

ganymedeIV4 hi . you don't have to be religious to like Mr Rogers but he kind of mirrors Jesus in many ways. religion itself is way twisted but it's very basic . just seek the Lord in all you do . it doesn't cost a dime and your not asked to kill any one. lol God bless

Paul Mc Go I believe he was a devout Christian

He was an ordained Presbyterian Priest.

I'm atheist but I respect that if Jesus did exist, I would picture him exactly like Mr. Rodgers. What an incredible person and a genuine love for everyone. Something that is much needed in this day and age.

Amen!

I truly believe God sends to earth people like his son just to see how many of us notice. And then change for the better of us all!

Amen

Mr. Rogers is way better than God...despite being himself, a believer.

Tiffany O'Neill Ultra Heaven

@@user-de6ex4ep1n No...the heaven neighbourhood

There's no proof whatsoever that "heaven" is real. Man created God and heaven for his own comfort. It's too bad there isn't a heaven because Fred Rogers is one that deserved such a place.

@@sciencefriction315 when you grow up you're going to be embarrassed by this comment

@@sciencefriction315 I see you making fun of others based on what they believe, and who are you to say that? Let people believe what they want to man, it's not your place to tell them what they believe is "wrong" or "made up". If someone were to say "I love the color red, it's my favorite color!" and I said to them "Nope, your favorite color is blue, because that's the only right color." then it would be very foolish of me.

Everyone can learn from his non-toxic masculinity

what does either of those statements have to do with politics

Victor Makris This is exactly the toxicity people are against and what Mr Rogers does not represent .

@Victor Makris your exactly what he meant...smh....

This victor is wrong . Your right

As my guitar gently weeps

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1966 was shortly before the Neighborhood was on the air, I think it was Misterogers at the time, a different format than the regular Neighborhood show we all grew up with. How did you get to meet him? How old were you? That would be the coolest thing for me, if I got to meet him as an adult or even a small child, but unfortunately I can't now. I wish he was still around today.

I never grew up with Mr. Rogers.

Asiel MILIAN Me neither, but we are still precious and I’m glad you are my neighbor Asiel!

Marilyn...I am 68 and I was just like you; I knew about the Mr. Rogers show and had seen parts of different episodes through the years, but I didn't know what his show was really about. I thought it was just some light and funny entertainment for children. Boy, was I wrong..!! I just yesterday watched the movie that just came out, with Tom Hanks as Mr. Rogers, and I was overwhelmed with the emotional intensity and the honesty of the movie. Tears were flowing down my cheeks through most of the movie. I raised two children by myself back in the 80's through the 90's. I tell people that we three "grew up together" during those years. I never remarried or had any girl-friends, or any "one-night stands",never did the bar or night club thing, don't smoke or drink ( maybe one or two drinks per year...maybe..). I just devoted myself to being their "Mr. Mom" to the best of my ability and providing them a peaceful and stable home life. I was always thankful to God for giving me the desire and willingness to learn how to be a parent, and thankful to God for giving me two wonderful little kids that helped make my "job" so much easier. Did I make mistakes...absolutely, were my children 'perfect" children...of course not, but we loved each other very much and we were always close. Now I have a Great, Granddaughter and I have been involved with helping my Daughter raise her from the very start since the biological father didn't hang around long after she was born. And we are also very close and she really loves her 'Papa', and I really love her. But this movie...WOW....incredible....this entire Nation needs to watch this movie and then do some honest self-reflection about things. Sorry...didn't mean to write so much but the movie moved me to my core, and I'm still very much emotionally impacted by the movie.

For myself it was Mister Rogers, Sesame street and as I got older Reading Rainbow and 3-2-1 Contact.

made me tear up :/ rip