LibGuides: Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: The Show

About the Show

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood was a children's television program created, hosted, and produced by Fred Rogers that aired from 1968 to 2001 with 31 seasons total. The show was filmed in Pittsburgh's WQED station and aired on PBS (formerly NET.) - Wikipedia

"Rogers and Mister Rogers' Neighborhood identified with children's feelings and experiences; talked with children about difficult topics such as divorce, conflict, adoption, and death; assured children that they were special and that there was no one in the world just like them; and welcomed young viewers to a trolley ride into the 'The Neighborhood of Make-Believe.'" -The Encyclopedia of Human Development

Watch the show's iconic opening below, featuring the theme song, "Won't You Be My Neighbor?"

PBS Kids: Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Playlist
A YouTube playlist by PBS Kids of short videos from the show.

While the show's original episodes were housed at the University of Pittsburgh for many years, they were recently given to The Fred Rogers Company, who has made them available for purchase on Amazon.

Resources at Gumberg

eBooks: (Note: You will have to enter your MultiPass credentials to access these off-campus.)

Mister Rogers Neighborhood: children, television, and Fred Rogers by Mark Collins (Editor); Margaret Mary Kimmel (Editor)
Fred Rogers began his television career in 1951 at NBC, and in 1954, he became program director for the newly founded WQED-TV in Pittsburgh, the first community-supported television station in the United States. From 1954 to 1961, Rogers and Josie Carey produced and performed in WQED's The Children's Corner, which became part of the the Saturday morning lineup on NBC in 1955 and 1956. It was after Fred Rogers was ordained as a Presbyterian minister in 1963, with a special charge of serving children and their families through television, that he developed what became the award-winning PBS series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.

AV Materials: (Follow the links to find out more about these DVDs and CDs and request them!)

Songs from the Neighborhood® the Music of Mister Rogers by Mister Rogers
Call Number: CD-7428 VOL.1-2 (Gumberg 5th floor)
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood continues to enchant millions of children daily and his lyrics are filled with positive messages. Enjoy the songs of 'America's favorite neighbor' as you've never heard them before. Includes a bonus DVD.

Mister Rogers Episodes!
A handful of episodes can be found in the Curriculum Center on the 5th floor of Gumberg!

Resources from the Web

PBS Kids: Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
The show's website, with songs and videos. (Note: You need Adobe Flash to enter the site.)
The Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Archive
Endorsed by the Fred Rogers Company, this blog/archive has everything you'd ever need to know about the show, from which puppets appeared in each episode to lyrics to all of the songs from the show! Bonus: Click on the random episode generator!