Mr. Rogers Neighborhood

I know it’s been awhile since we talked about children’s film and television, but I just wanted to bring up one of my favorite childhood television shows. This was Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood.

I sort of wished I would have posted about this when it was relevant to the conversation, because I think that  he entertained and challenged children with out crossing any lines. By “not crossing any lines” I mean that there was really nothing that happened where a parent would potentially question if their child should be watching that or not. I think that protecting children’s innocence is important and that these sort of shows need to exist. After all it people should decide for themselves what their children should watch, so if a parent wants their child to not be exposed to unpunished deviance, profanity, ect, then Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood is a good option.

Another great thing about Mr. Rogers was that he provoked creativity in children everywhere. Mr. Rogers always seemed to be a warm, kind, and genuine man with a enormous imagination. This is what I saw in him as a child at least. But I also saw a man that was able to show me a whole other existing world. This is so important for children shows.