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Mr. Rogers
May 31, 2014 8:30 PM
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SixtyFortyEight
longtme lurker - made an account. this man was a neighbour to all of us.
jigglethehandle
This man is amazing
jigglethehandle
I'm sorry, was amazing. The epitome of kindness in a human being
wessyfbaby
"Loved us into being"
jkhj6846
He did love me into being. I will always remember him.
DeedeeCornish9
It's when his voice starts croaking that it gets to me.
LRidge
Mr. Rogers died on my thirteenth birthday. The worse "Welcome to adulthood" moment of my life.
jbiddenback0617
I'm not sure about Heaven or Hell, but if they're real, just remember he went home.
danthemanlyman
My neighbor stole my trash can today
standupandshout
when people do absurd things like this i assume they needed it much more desperately than me and move on
Daggaroth
It is truly a tragedy that a generation of kids will grow up not knowing this man.
Hashbrown123
Honestly I think that is part of what is wrong with this generation. If they had had Mr. Rogers they wouldn't be as bad.
derkommissar3
He was a good man.
amydur
gives me the chills evvvvery time. dammit mr rogers
thegreatbrandinocirca1984
Mr. Rogers was exactly, in my opinion, the kind of human being Christ wanted us to be like. He loved everyone, no matter who/how you are.
kattpappan
"Loved us into being" is the most beautiful thing I have ever heard.
Mogmai
You were a guy we didn't deserve, but had. You were a great neighbour. Thank you.
anthonypa
Yes we did deserve him. Thats the point of what he was trying to say to people. I really dislike when people miss the point. We deserve it.
Equreuil
acceptance speech where he makes everyone else say "thank you". priceless.
greatwhitenorthbre
He WAS my childhood!
Minatex
This man...is amazing was one of the greatest men and biggest bad asses without having to be one.
Noob3rts
Great. Now it's time to cry. Thanks for that OP, thanks a lot.
Ohforfoxssake
I miss him.
ChocolateFrostedButts
I miss this man. I get misty eyed just thinking about what a wonderful person he was. Thank you for being our neighbor!
DeusExMachoMan
The best quote I've ever heard about this man, was from the woman that was the "anchor" for that news show Nickelodeon did when I was young.
littlemirrorsatourfeet
I loved Nick News!
DeusExMachoMan
"No one will ever be as bad as Mr. Rogers was good."
AsinusAdLyram
...That's absolutely perfect. Damn near poetry.
morningsonne3
Linda Ellerbee!
DeusExMachoMan
Yes! I couldn't remember her name!
Rockisrockandnotchurch
This man completely disarmed a senate subcommittee that ready for battle with words and a short song.They don't make 'em like they used to
Shadoweclipse13
They make them like they used to, but then society tells people that there's a specific norm they have to conform to, which kills the fire.
HeyLookABunny
Like a boss
SophiaForrest0
Obviously you haven’t met the rest of the older population. Most of them are entitled dicks.
anthonypa
The whole "They don't make 'em like they used to" is part of why people like him are more rare. Because people like you discourage.
Weeabooninja
Vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXEuEUQIP3Q
Levester
Thank you mr rogers.
alpacayoualunch
Andddd I'm crying. Beautiful.
travypants
Me too. :'(
severice
Who the fuck interrupts mr rogers?
crookie2legacy5
A blockhead US Senator.
ThisPizzaManCanMakeYourWorldTasteGood
Charlie Brown?
TheKingLeaf
$30 budget waow
Castilloxo
If only everyone lived his teachings
thanksforcaring
"I'm supposed to be a pretty tough guy. This is the first time I've had goosebumps in two days." -Senator John Pastore
harleyquinn30
Thank you for sharing that. He's like the real life "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington."
Beowylf
Many points for you, knowing that movie. You rock. <3 +1
doyouwantantsbecause
Watched it again. Cried again.
PhillyFlash
Why did I not have him growing up.. crying like a baby
NachoDawg
iknowright ._.
notsureofanything
You did, he was on the TV for all of us
Dethen
I don't doubt it, but what is the backstory?
DianNaoChong
The guy he was presenting to was a known hardass and hard cuter of funds, the guy melted and doubled his funding after hearing him talk.
epicor
He didn't double it, just didnt cut it in half.
Rockisrockandnotchurch
It was re: funding of public television, awesome clip on youtube
kmikl
Don't know about the song, but... http://youtu.be/yXEuEUQIP3Q
Pieala
In one 80's Congressional hearing, LeVar Burton was testifying and one Rep called him Geordi. It was a chuckle.
maphistopfeelies
More likely a 90s hearing, TnG started up very late in the 80s
bitterbeard
Some episodes I wouldn't care what was going on until he went to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. Then shit got real
cyrusjoneslivedforever
The Lof MB was where you learned emotional/people stuff.The rest was when you learned about a job, how something was made, an instrument etc
cyrusjoneslivedforever
(2 oops) I wonder what our preferences in the show say about us.
brrrackobama
Wait, things got real in the land of make-believe?
chillvillain
Same, I loved the puppets. They were all I cared about lol
RedFiveStandingBy
Yes!!! Once the Trolley drove on through, it was time for the real fun to start! :)
pbbbtMeg
Funny. That's the part I didn't enjoy. But oddly enough it's the only thing I can remember about the show.
needkaffeen
siegfriedandgendry
Weird! Same for me.
Dettamuley06
I loved picture picture. I'll never forget when Mr McFeely brought the tape about making crayons.
tydence
And now I watch "How It's made"
trealgranny
THE CRAYON ONE WAS MY FAVORITE TOO. They used a song that sounds like the intro to sweet disposition. I think of crayons whenever I hear it.
LikesCanadians
He was truly a great man. I'm glad to have been alive during his lifetime.
loshea
If I hadn't been here to witness his life, if I had heard about him as an historical figure... I wouldn't believe it. I couldn't believe it.
Raelag
I agree.
Oteneo
I feel like I didn't appreciate this guy enough as a kid. That crayon factory episode was awesome though.
themuttonisniceandlean
Me too! I loved the how stuff works bits.
NurseFeelgood
That's still my favorite episode of anything.
VermilionSkies
Also, the peanut butter factory.
HackinDoge
http://imgur.com/7q2OzzT
fizzbuzz
I can still hear him! Haha!
AndIHaveNoIdeaWhatToPutHere
http://imgur.com/aNZclYJ
TheFlyingImgurman
Nigga is crying out of fear.Freaky hand ghost scary
Jelloo
*Chewbacca Howl*
andyonetime
Dat disembodied arm
f0uLPl4Y
He just looks more pissed off
Caffynated
Is that Danny Glover?
HackinDoge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ee925OTFBCA
IncrediblyRude
Is...Is that hand floating?
nachik2
He moves a cushion behind his arm, creating that effect because it looks like part of his sleeve.
HackinDoge
http://imgur.com/U71DeTF
denisjames24
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWgJVgnsR7U
selfdiagnosednarcoleptic
If you downvoted Mr Rogers, I hope you know you have no soul.
BeardKhan
I already knew that.
moxymox
Synophmn
Out of context. It's a finger song for children. http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/mrrogers.asp
moxymox
AND I WOULDA GOTTEN AWAY WITH IT TOO IF IT WASN'T FOR ... oh never mind.
PiJW
The thing is, is that what Mr. Rogers would want us to say? I think he'd want us to love them all the same we love each other.
Boufus
Yeah its those same morons that downvote cake. CAKE OF ALL THINGS. My god...
xxMycroftxx
Well, it is a repost.
Onlyhereforthelaughs
Even gingers have to upvote Mr Rogers...
PinkySlinky
This is a repost and I still won't downvote it
MornieAlantie
are you kidding me? I favorited that shit!
ThatMomentWhenImgurJokesAreOnlyFunnyToImgurians
i downvoted because this get sreposted every month
snuzzled
Now, now. Is that what Mister Rogers would want you to say?
evilelvisisalive
I downvoted. Never heard of...
loshea
There is a special layer of Hell reserved for people like that. A layer usually reserved for pedophiles and people who talk at the theater.
domdomdommy
i dont downvote mr rogers every time i see this, i downvote the fact its a repost
SuperMeatBBro
kind of prickish dude
IMadeThisOnlySoICouldUpvote
No, they just aren't being the person Mr. Rogers knew they could be
TheSecondPiewackit
Looks like 100 people have earned a place in hell.
SederHishtalshelus
Down voting HIM is fine. But the motherfucking speech was just.. Wow, hate to be the next guy.
CapnJackSparrow
http://imgur.com/sxc8ipa
Onlyhereforthelaughs
DVing him is FINE?!
TheVulgarBulgar
Who the fuck downvotes Mr Rogers?
mush01
People who work at FOX News? http://youtu.be/29lmR_357rA
kmikl
Yet another bit of evidence that proves Fox News is beneath contempt.
IGarfunkledYourMother
Probably just people who have seen this a dozen times. Nothing against him, I'm guessing.
ionlyspeakthetruth
37 and counting
byrdisthew0rd
51..
ionlyspeakthetruth
damn, i think it's just gonna get worse and worse:(
byrdisthew0rd
we live in a cruel world
bernlack
FIFTY. SEVEN. PEOPLE.
whyamIstillonimgur
I have no soul but I upvoted
WasThatGuyFromTheWireGayQuestionmark
Don't see the point of downvoting, but 99% of the population have no clue who Mr. Rogers is.
JosephND
99% of the population sucks
Misora
I don't believe that. Imgur is a lot more people than people realize. And Mr Rogers loved every one of us. Even the ones who don't know him.
Locaha
I had no idea who he was until imgur, but since then I've gained a lot of respect for the guy
nodthenbow
the point of downvoting is the same as the point of upvoting
Equinox13
Those poor souls.
bitterbeard
foreigners that didn't get it translated to their native tongue and rebroadcast
WasThatGuyFromTheWireGayQuestionmark
Well then, to a very mild degree I stand corrected. I learned about him through some joke on the Simpsons, and then just looked him up.
LizardDrainer
99%? I'm fairly certain more than 1% of the population know Mr. Rogers
ZimDaFox
The population of the USA and Canada is only 5% of the world, and... I'm not going to look up the numbers, but it is believable that only[1]
ZimDaFox
1% would know who Mr. Rogers is.
kmikl
You know, there's this thing called the Internet, right? PBS hosts all MRN episodes, and they do show on YouTube.
TownsendV228
I still have no fucking clue who this guy is. Never seen him in Australia. Who is he exactly? If you don't mind me asking.
WasThatGuyFromTheWireGayQuestionmark
He was the host of some "kid-show", for a lack of a better word. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Rogers'_Neighborhood
TownsendV228
Cheers.
boccs
He was a children's education figure on public television. Known for being VERY calm and genuinely interested in improving childrens lives.
TownsendV228
So, I guess that means he's a great person.
boccs
In the hearts and minds of a many different generations, yes. Yes he really was.
Kidiri
Eh, I'm a ginger.
blitherypoop
That's my excuse too. I'm a secret ginger. I've got red-brown hair, but my skin is pale and freckled...and I'm soulless.
KreigersJazzHands
HELLO GINGER FRIEND
DEFINITELYnotSauron
Im a daywalker...can i downvote?!
cable7193
Are you a ginger or a redhead? We all know there's a difference
Graylinfaux
MAH NIGGA!
ZimDaFox
'Cus only a ginger can call another ginger ginger!
MetalJesus
Ok, you get a pass.
PMMeTitsForPuns
I knew a guy with this username named Alex.
Ymrasu
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Upm9LnuCBUM
HandyWangCoffin
Imgur has put me through the ringer of feels and I had withstood it all without a flinch until I saw this....
msheiz
Imagine the total combined hours of make-up preparation he ruined with 10 seconds of saying nothing.
ChickenandFishMakesAGreatDish
That line after the moment of silence....where did all these onions come from?
Ymrasu
Ninjas
rjman101
I rarely get choked up. But, Mr. Rogers got me going in 20 seconds! What an amazing person.
WasThatAFartOrAShart
I really wish they'd air these on TV again. Mr. Rodgers was an awesome man.
pokegamer
random ones used to be on youtube, then they got taken down, someone else put them back up and then they got taken down again....
proxieme
A lot of the episodes are also on Amazon Prime (US).
proxieme
Source: I watch it with my kids.
ByTheBeardOfSeuss
Certain PBS stations still do.
KirchoffsVoltageLaw
In HD?
buggerlover
Since it wasn't shot in HD, it would be kind of hard without massive amounts of funding. It's also unnecessary for the type of show it is.
PolitefullyRude
Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood... It's a cartoon based off Mr Rogers.. How do I know? Cause kids...
WasThatAFartOrAShart
Oh, I know it all too well myself...two kids...but it's just not the same.
PolitefullyRude
No it's not but my lil ones love it
TheBorkanator
PBS made a sequal t the show from what i hear.
lateniter
Daniel Tiger
AsinusAdLyram
Call your local PBS station and ask for it. We did in my area and they air the show daily now.
Twocancallan
I'm Scottish and don't know who this fella is, he seems like a bonnie laddy though
lateniter
Fred Rogers, of Mister Roger's Neighborhood
DoctorCatDog
Indeed. He was the host of a kids show that is completely unlike any other show you've watched. Gentle and kind, slow and easy. Amazing man
solosysygy
Imagine a person who embodies gentleness and kindness. That was Mr. Rogers. Even hard-hearted souls feel a rush of affection for him.
AsinusAdLyram
He is one of the few people that deserve every bit of the respect and adulation they command. He was just that wonderful of a person.
methistopholes
Imagine a cross between Bob Ross the painter, and Jim Henson.
guenwyver
I'd add a dash of the new pope
THUB
Fred Rogers is a true American hero. He's like a white Dalai lama
GodLikeButHumble
... but without the CIA-sponsored guerillas.
MrTenzin
Pero buen intento!
MrTenzin
as well as the majority of the help from the CIA being after the Dalai Lama fled to India.
MrTenzin
The Dalai Lama didn't have any involvement with the guerilla force...
loshea
That we know of...
fireflowerfire
The most devastating insult I have ever heard was "you are not being the person Mr. Rogers knew you could be."
thecomicfiend
What did you do?
Split41
Is the viralizer still working, because this comment is unoriginal as...
JosephND
For me it was "Yo mama is so fat when she sits around the house she sits around the house." I still cry
TheGloryofLori
Wow. at this time people are commenting just because of the pure awesome of this comment so they can remember. love it
gilsuhwan
http://imgur.com/AvBxUvf
NalaLaLa
That cuts deep. That is angame changer.
Vydrach
MatthewDarks
ouch, even after so long that would hurt if someone told me it today.
doctorpenguinphd
That's not even directed at me and it hurt to read.
KoltonSaurus62
No lie, if someone said that to me, I'd probably kill myself.
killerpolarbear
that hurt my soul so much, tears started to form...
disenchantedgrl
Me too
pantsaretheworst
I would honestly be destroyed if I ever heard this
IBlueUp
you've def never heard that insult but read about it on the internet fuck
Supuhfuzz
True though. This shits one of the top comments on every mr rogers post.
Split41
Don't know who's downvoting you, you're right. This guy just wants some upvotes of other peoples ideas.
mattikuss
Yep, not sure why you are getting docked points
NijorntheblackViking
Just reading that quote made me cry and rethink my life, geez. " I'm not mad, I'm just disappointed." Has nothing on that. ARRG! The guilt!
gamepanzer
It's.. It's... Beautiful
kmikl
I've heard that said as a joke, but that hurts the kid in me.
Boufus
This man was a real gem. NO SCANDALS, no lies. Just outright goodness and love. I LOVE HIM.
SwedishHouseFurniture
Well, there was this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHFXFW7B8q8
MetalJesus
My best friend went to seminary. When asked to describe the concept of grace, he simply said "Fred Rogers".
LarryDNJR
*BOOM* You are not a neighbor *BOOM* You are not a neighbor
LizardDrainer
I remember that rumor that went around that he was a sniper in Vietnam. People try anything to taint a guy like Mr. Rogers
TheBobbumMan
I was ignorant.... and young, and stupid. I'm sorry. I'M SORRY
LizardDrainer
Not that there's anything wrong with being a veteran
halfanangrybadger
I view it less as an attempt to taint him and more a way of showing that love and light can come from surprising places.
iliketokeepitsimplestupid
Yea, SUPRISE. Bang!
Savagesquelsch
Less tainting, more of "Hey look! He was also HARDCORE!" Which is stupid.
LizardDrainer
Ehh, I tend not to give the internet benefit of the doubt
TheBlackWindHowls
That may be untrue, but it is true that Bob Ross used to be a drill sergeant, and that's why he's so quiet now. Can't stand yelling anymore.
Savagesquelsch
That's a new one for me. I remember a story (NPR I think) that debunked Rogers' military experience.
HiddenLurker
Maybe because he died 19 years ago
TheBobbumMan
Was just thinking "now"?
TheStinkyPossum
Damn, your parents were harsh!
beefstroganoff
More devastating than "I'm sorry, I was wrong, you're not special" ?
ImASexyUnicorn
Mr. Rogers would never tell anyone that! WE'RE ALL SPECIAL!
1Rogue
100 fold
Equinox13
Everyone tells me how special I am, from overbearing professors to failure doctors. I'd rather Mr. Rogers tell me that he's my neighbor.
twdarkeh
Yes.
Lemuraben
Being special is not absolute. You're always special to someone, according to certain parameters. Wanting to be special to everyone (1/?)
Lemuraben
(2/?) is just vanity, it's what people aspiring to celebrity hope to become. "You're not special" is significant depending on who says it.
Lemuraben
(3/?)Granted, the Mr. Rodgers insult also plays on the expectations of a particular individual, but one whose standards are widely esteemed.
bsArtst
Yeah, we've all seen that image. Congrats though.
BenderBendingRodriguez
who shit in your oatmeal? chucklefuck
bsArtst
Oooh, feisty, but chucklefuck? Come on. You're not acting like the person I know you could be.
fireflowerfire
bsArtst
So, mad that I'm shaking. http://imgur.com/I8OGVjH
bsArtst
Just kiddin'. http://imgur.com/2NOhRxU
bsArtst
But really, go fuck yourself. http://imgur.com/bQX3SAW
Synophmn
Just so everyone knows, the above picture is taken out of context. http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/mrrogers.asp Snopes debunks a lot here.
bsArtst
"everyone"? It was a silly little exchange between fireflowerfire and myself over an innocuous comment I made. Nothing more, man.