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May 5, 2016 9:25 PM
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farfromhip
Jesus Christ. That made me miss my father more than anything else in a very long time. We'd eat banana and mayonnaise sammiches and watch.
usernametakenisthestoryofmylife
Miss you Mr. Rogers, you made the world a better place.
frowardd
why did my eyes start leaking
OopsImAPumpkin
#15 Still gets me through some tough times.
dArtagnan62
Mr. Rogers is AWESOME
DocBox
What, is this a font for ants?
mrsmuffinman
I'm glad that Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood holds true to his vision and isn't just a shitty spin-off. Hope he would be proud of it.
tcabeen
I'm so glad to know there are people who like that. I was a huge fan of Mr. Rogers as a boy, but we shut Daniel Tiger down in our house.
solemnly
Won't you be my neighbor?
Jrhoney
Always think to yourself "would Mr. Rogers be proud of me for this?" before doing things. It'll keep you out of trouble.
TosokTheRodentHunter
His emmy's speach always makes me teary. If everyone was the person Mr Rogers believes you can be, we would all be happy.
theamazinspiderman
ALWAYS upvote Mr. Rogers. I say this about NOTHING else.
KZordTheBestZord
As we all should, I know owe plenty of mornings to this guy.
Terraplex
Rogers, Irwin, and Ross. the holy TV trinity of too pure for this world
kmikl
Ditto for the most part. He was a good influence, and the most fundamentally decent person I think anyone could know.
aShogunNamedMarcus
While my dad was in the hospital nurse comes in an says "Oh this was the room where Mr. Rogers was with cancer".... wow... just...wow...WTF
mellowdrama
He had cancer? I didn't know. Seems like an unfair ending to a saint's life.
pmmeurcats
i live in the city where he's from and we have so many cool things devoted to him. he helps me be a better person.
aShogunNamedMarcus
Aside from that hideous statue by Heinz field
ArmBROgeddon
It's a shame we didn't have Mr Rogers' shows over this side of the Atlantic back then. There isn't really any equivalent. Heartwarming.
retgarr
I never liked the show as a kid. But I'm learning a lot from Fred Rogers as an adult.
DoctorWhoDat
He is one of my favorite people ever. Truly one of the good guys.
MightySumo117
Mister Rogers. Making you feel ok about you for being you.
buddbilly
I'm glad this didn't claim he was a Navy Seal who won the Navy Cross.
nefridelle
Is this on Netflix yet?
mrsmuffinman
Yes! Not all of it, but a good amount
mritty
Some of it, yes. Not the full series. https://www.netflix.com/title/80063906
kmikl
Lots on Youtube
mellowdrama
Amazon Prime
skippuskippu
yes
edwardcnc
Even if 90% of what's said about him is made-up, the remaining 10% would still make this man a saint
reflectedsoundofundergroundspirits
Formal veneration aside, he is the patron saint of many of our childhoods. Saint Rogers!
KZordTheBestZord
I was thinking just this. If nothing about this post was true,but we got to be neighbors in the mornings growing up this guy is still a hero
Kehy
I can in fact confirm the speech to congress. It's startling how effective his calm, thoughtful words were, against a stubborn group of men.
Astrolobos
I'm not a good person, I don't like people, I don't even like myself. I know what a good person is though and Mr. Rogers was one of those
omelettedefromaaage
I like you astrolobos
Summersky
I like you just the way you are.
honkahonka82
Perfect!
Silverforte
If more assholes in the world could at least recognize a good person and acknowledge it like you, we'd all be better off.
Imakesandwiches
This was my childhood.
MorningCoffeeMedication
Every once in a while a person comes along...
urbantango
K...I'm just gonna say it. That statue creeps me the fuck out
thegr8rambino
Lol same
thatonerealguy
True, its not super life like
superanth
I agree. It's art and all, but lumpy people look...creepy.
Nepeta33
statue is kinda terrible, but im glad someone yarn bombed the cardigan sweater onto it. just doesnt seem right to not have one on him.
urbantango
Agreed. . . .I just keep waiting for the statue to wink at me or ask me to be his neighboor or something
painstream
I keep waiting for it to eat me. >.>
vonKaiser
Obligatory Mr. Rogers Remix from PBS. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFzXaFbxDcM
JordanBFrye
I... needed that. Damn.
tron103
Thanks so much for this. Love it!
theamazinspiderman
welp, i know what i'm watching high.
vonKaiser
The Bob Ross one is pretty good as well
theamazinspiderman
I saw that one lol...that was nice too
vonKaiser
Julia Childs scared me though lol. Reading Rainbow was kinda... meh...
theamazinspiderman
i never got into that show...or her. weird stuff.
muttonchoppa
Can we create a belief/values based system off of this man
kspice
Let's acknowledge that he was already working from an existing belief system. If a man can be Christ-like in his love for others, he was.
kspice
And you'll also notice that he could do this without ever having to mention his faith in the show afaik. He just loved his neighbors.
muttonchoppa
he liked all of the people if not loved them. I cant imagine getting the respect he found by just being him.
HamsterOnAGoat
he was an ordained minister and preached more effectively than most without once mentioning religion
muttonchoppa
As silly as that seems, I would rather start fresh with a guy like Mr. Rogers. He's what's aspirational for life living.
aromaticfable
Give it a hundred years, it'll go to shit.
muttonchoppa
i dont have 100 yrs
Thundering165
The year is 2560, as the Rogerian Theocracy brings another formerly independent democracy to its knees in servitude...
darkspork
The hero we desperately needed. Even today.
snarkface
I want to grow up to be Mr Rogers
darkspork
Mr Rogers believed in you. Go for it!
LadyArwen
Especially today.
Synner1985
Couldn't have said that better, we need someone like Mr Rogers today more than ever,
analbinosquirrel
Especially on imgur.
HandsomePenguin
I didn't need to cry today, thanks for that...
MyNameIsAlan
If you really dont want to cry dont watch his lifetime achievment award acceptance speech.
junkerzbunkerz
Sitting here drying my tears! What a beautiful person
politelyinsulting
I needed to cry today. This got me in the feels real hard.
PixelRush
Reading stuff about Mr. Rogers always makes me cry.
Maxamoose
Right! Now I'm crying in a bathroom stall at work.
snarkface
Yeah, it took me a while to get through this because of that.
MaybeIDontWantAUsername
I feel you brother/sister. Just know we love you just the way you are.
ShayShayRon
Aww! This comment made me feel squishy inside. Thanks!
DotSlashNatalie
You were already squishy on the inside - want me to prove it? :D
angryeunuch
He swam laps every morning, spent Saturdays with the mentally handicapped, attended seminary on his lunch breaks for 8 years to become...
Linxbolt18
The most Interesting man in the world
angryeunuch
... Ordained, was a concert level jazz pianist and composed and performed his show's theme song, wore sweaters his mom knitted on every...
angryeunuch
...show, and in my favorite interview, kept flipping the interview around on the host because he was too damn humble to talk about...
angryeunuch
...himself, along with too many more things than could fit in 4 imgur comments. A genuine hero.
rambosmurf
Angry or not....very well said!
caut10uslyadv3ntur0us
For an angryeunuch, you're filled with love. Mr Rogers would be so proud of you.
angryeunuch
It's a real problem
Felderburg
I think the best part of this is that no one has interrupted the chain of comments about Mr. Rogers' life.
infernoinmyass
how could they?
brickweed
Yes, I was expecting someone to continue his comments with some bad jokes
BelfryBats
I can't even imagine how utterly deplorable the people who stole Mr. Rodgers car felt when they found out.
NoSeriouslyAskMeAnything
A bit late, but...I hope it made them re-consider their lives.
FloodingWaters
They weren't being the persons Mr Rogers thought they could be.
BranAlastor
Probably the same way the guy felt who ran over the batman guy about two years ago.
hangemhigh13
They also have better grammar than most of us.
LagTap
If they killed his dog, then we'd have another movie like John Wick.
OthortheCute
Check snopes, its probably not actually true. But it makes a nice story.
BelfryBats
It is undetermined http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/rogerscar.asp
OthortheCute
"probably"
Aelfinn
They didn't feel anything because that story is fake.
Cjamhampton
Why are people downvoting you for being right? The story is never consistent and it more than likely never happened.
keenidiot
Up voting excuse it's true and you shouldn't be at zero.
Aelfinn
I will tell the truth regardless of downvotes, but I do appreciate it.
gondring
Stinks that they felt it was fine to steal from anyone else, though.
superanth
I was just thinking that. Then again, what if *everyone* was like Mr. Rogers?
BelfryBats
I like to imagine that after the self-loathing lessened they turned their lives around. You know saving puppies and helping children.
Flyndaran
On its own, I doubt it had much impact. But I'm sure it added momentum to any other reasons they may have for changing.
kmikl
When I think of this, I can't help but think whoever stole his car had to go through some static to get it back.
imanatheistdebateme
I'd like to think they got instantly killed by a speeding bus as they walked away from the returned car, because of the tears in their eyes.
CitizenDickbag
Wow, someone seems to not understand fuck-all about Mr. Rogers' message.
imanatheistdebateme
Has it occurred to you that I do understand the message, and I do not agree with it? Because I don't think that occurred to you.
iHateYourPetPosts
I wish they would have had to meet with him and apologize so he could tell them he still loves them
rambosmurf
He would have just given them the car and befriended their families...
pookieeatworld
That would've been that turn around point in their lives, I think...
InboxMeYourHDGIFs
Makes me think of this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBv_lwQWxoM
crazykidsandtheirrockandroll
My dad told me this after I wrecked the truck he gave me. Fell apart into pieces of guilt and regret.
crii
what truck was it? are you cam newton?
Reviire
Wait, did your dad give you the truck or Mr Rogers?
thatguywithcoolhair
I got into a wreck and all my dad cares about was me fixing the damages to the car. I love my dad, still hurts he never asked if I was ok.
aerodynamique
That sucks, and I'm sorry. Stay strong, dude.
DaddyWolf
Are you okay?
thatguywithcoolhair
Thank you