The Ugly Side of Kids TV

[@PaperWill]

Help bring my weird plushie to life with a $2 pledge! www.makeship.com/petitions/plushie-will **Notes and Corrections (…of which there are many)** 1. Thanks again to Nord VPN for sponsoring this video nordvpn.com/paperwill and coupon code paperwill for a 2 year plan with 30 day money back guarantee. Down at the bottom of this comment you’l find some of my favorite region-restricted Japanese music. 2. As always, I got some stuff wrong. Here's a list of my dumb, dumb mistakes. A) When the Flintstones originally aired, it turns out that it was geared more towards families than just kids. That rebranding happened a couple years later, so grouping the show into "Kids TV" was a mistake. B) OMG is apparently a super common vape flavor of orange, mango, and guava….all of which are clearly visible on that product box. Whoops. (Although I stand by my statement that Puffbar targeted young users, as there were ads from the company talking about how you could take a break from “parental texts”.) C ) Keiko the orca’s reintroduction to the wild was much more complex than I went into here. Despite some problems, their quality of life was still given a massive step up and shouldn't be viewed as a bad thing. It had ups and downs, and while not necessarily a massive success, it was still better than the alternative. D) In the video, I argued that most internet theories about Dan Schneider were speculative. At the time, there had yet to appear a direct allegation by a former child star or performer that had worked with him to substantiate these rumors. But a couple of days after this video’s release, Jeanette McCurdy (a Schneider show veteran) released her new book “I’m Glad My Mom Died”. This memoir is easily the most damning evidence against Schneider we've ever seen, and I’d encourage everyone to believe McCurdy’s account as well as to ignore my outdated video info. You can find her book here: www.amazon.com/Im-Glad-My-Mom-Died/dp/1982185821 3. Wanna see some bloopers? They’ll be appearing over on Paper Will’s Garbage Can, my sub channel! kzbin.info/door/w6W11eNE-cwaDoSjjIstvQvideos 4. If you like my stuff and are in a financially stable place, consider joining my Patreon where you'll find more behind the scenes stuff and production updates. But as always, nothing on my Patreon is behind a paywall, so if you're curious, take a look! www.patreon.com/paperwill Finally, here’s that music! A) kzbin.info/www/bejne/ooeseaygbtaJr5I This is called “Happy Wedding” and it’s from one of my favorite groups, Yabai T-Shirtsyasan. It’s a song about a couple on their first date, being pushed to go get married at the local city hall by the band. B) kzbin.info/www/bejne/imXYdKN9qtKigNk Another great song from them about being failures in life. Fun! C) kzbin.info/www/bejne/mWexZah4gL-Ym7c　Kuroki Nagisa's "Hone". My absolute favorite song of all time, and I promise it'll be one of yours if you listen start to finish. The ending around 03:05 is killer. This song's apparently also a bit less restricted (some have said it's region locked for them, others have said it's not) but you should check it out regardless.

[@platinumdiamond7]

y do you not have more subscribers tho? You've earned it.

[@kristinfrostlazerbeams]

Luckily for you, paper can be recycled and made into more paper so you are like a paper Phoenix rising from the ashes. 😆 Welcome back.

[@CoduhyMinecraft]

Omg is the worst puff flavor just had to let it be known

[@The_Blue_Otaku]

Fun Fact: in 1971 the first anime to target teenagers/young adult as it's main audience was Lupin The Third based on the manga writen by Kazuhiko Katō (or known by the pen name Monkey Punch) that started pubishing in 1967 fallowing the cime based escapades/heists of master thief Lupin The Ⅲrd grandson of the gentleman thief Arsène Lupin

[@The_Jimmy_Turner]

You might want to add that you accidentally said it's somewhat Nintendo's fault for everyone getting seizures from the pokemon episode despite the fact it would be Game Freak's fault since Nintendo doesn't make the Pokemon anime

[@Peringon]

Something I love about Mr. Roger's speech to senate is that when he says the first line of the song "What do you do with the anger you feel?" He clarifies to the senator "That line came straight from a child". What makes people who work on children's tv so amazing is that they understand kids have complex feelings that they express in what simple vocabulary they have.

[@LittleMissLounge]

This is why I will never concede that insulting bullshit argument "It's just a kid's show. Kids don't care if it's bad."

[@justanothermortal1373]

I love Mr. Roger so much. Wish we had more people like him.

[@minnion2871]

@@LittleMissLounge It's less that kids don't care that its bad and more "They don't have enough experience to realize just how bad it is until they experience good content to contrast it with.... and even then they might not know how to express that they don't like something in a way the grown ups take seriously...." At which point they look back on their childhood and wonder "Why did my parents let me watch this shit?"

[@Sdir]

@@minnion2871 omg literally our situation

[@minnion2871]

@@Sdir And then of course getting the adults that actually have power over the animation industry to listen is still a difficult to do since many of the old guys in charge still think in the false dichotomy of "If it's not inappropriate for kids then its a kids show and kids will watch anything so we don't need to try....")

[@emperorofyoutube7899]

When you brought up the Muppets right after the animal mistreatment, for some reason my first thought was "Oh God no, they abused Muppets???"

[@PaperWill]

Alright I'm not gonna lie, the mental image of that got a chuckle from me.

[@Yatukih_001]

The Muppets show and Sesame´s Street are produced for adult people. You can classify them as adult entertainment passed on as family entertainment.

[@basedimperialism]

@@PaperWill "It's not easy bein' grain. W-w-wait--!" *SMACK!* "Damnit, Kermit! You worthless toad! You fucked up the line AGAIN!" "I-I'm sorry, sir! I'm just under a lot of stress, a-and..." "I don't care if your fucking *parents* died; I OWN you! Now get it right, or I'm not going to hold back next time."

[@confused-as-ell]

@@Yatukih_001 sesame street???

[@Jakepearl13]

Nobody likes talking about how fozzie always had the goofy smacked out of him offstage

[@mharlon09.]

I remember my parents prohibited me to watch The Fairly Oddparents because people in church said they made kids be "disrespectful" and it "mocked" parents, when in retrospective, Timmy had Cosmo and Wanda because his parents didn't even want him and neglected him 💀

[@ltchugacast131]

“Oh that’s my chest of hopes and dreams! That’s ok. Those dreams died years ago… How long ago? How old are you?” That line made everything click for me.

[@nellkellino-miller7673]

Yep, I think it's actually really important for some kid's shows to teach kids to disobey and subvert their parents' authority if their parents abuse that authority. I'm really grateful for show like that, as someone whose single mother was a deeply neurotic, emotionally neglectful narcissist. It taught me to notice things like gaslighting, which in turn taught me to build the right emotional defense mechanisms to said gaslighting. Shows that teach kids to blindly obey their parents are undoubtedly responsible for many abuse victims not speaking out or even realising there's a problem in the fist place.

[@nataliethetransfem23]

As someone who has been through mental abuse, trauma, and grooming (not by my parents, hell, my parents fucking love me to death and i love them to death), I feel really disgusted when I get told that I should listen to my abusers because they are older. It makes me feel like I don't matter, that my situation is petty and meaningless. I'm basically being silenced by someone I look up to, and it really hurts when I'm told I should just listen to the abuser because their an adult and they know what's right and wrong, and that I'm the stupid 13 year old indian boy who has ADHD and autism. Whenever somebody even starts to say "well, they were kind of right about one thing" I get really pissed off because they are indirectly victim-blaming me. Sorry for the long textwall

[@nebulanova4761]

I remember when that was a controversal show for that very reason... It was one of my favorites and luckily my parents didn't see any problems with it because it's a cartoon and it's not like Timmy does anything to wrong or disrespect his parents (besides a few episodes where he rebels against them or the other terrible adults in his life) without having some big apology at the end of the episode, followed by a joke to wrap it up. Yeah, the show depicted adults as pretty terrible, but any kid could of took that and said "wow, I'm glad my family, teacher, baby-sitter, w/e isn't like that". TLDR; However you teach your kid to think, that is how they are going to view the show

[@dhruvakhera5011]

@@nataliethetransfem23 do u have adhd? 🤔 not being offensive but kinda doubt since u said 13 as well cause it can be that you can't study with your phone around you.

[@morganleanderblake678]

I met Fred Rogers when I was 5 in the 80s. My babysitter and I took a train and two busses for me to sit in the audience for a live recording at the Boston Museum of Science. They didn't show this part on the television show, but he would spend hours with the kids in his audience. He would just hang out with us in a room full of the kids and their parents/etc. I remember really clearly how little he talked while he was with us. He just listened. And when kids would interrupt or be impatient he would be so gentle and say I'm so excited to hear their story too, can you help me listen? God, he was a saint of a man. Looking back it was like he was imparting empathy lessons to us by just showing us how to exist together.

[@punkrckr6889]

This comment genuinely got me choked up, I miss this man so much 😭

[@Slenderquil]

"Would you help me listen" is such a perfect way to respond to interrupting people. What a wise man

[@ryanthoms]

I used to watch his show all the time growing up in the 2000’s, I miss the guy dearly. I think he imparted a lot of his kindness to so many kids, so absolutely awesome to hear that he basically single-handedly saved the network that defined my childhood.

[@bswtsp21]

Watching the segment with Mr. Roger’s makes me want to cry. He was such a kind and gentle and loving man. We need some of that these days.

[@Ganondorfdude11]

The Flintstones had cigarette ads because it wasn't a kids' show in its time, it was a primetime show like the Simpsons is today.

[@mal2ksc]

Some of the humor was pretty risqué for the day too, because it wasn't considered a kids' show. Basically if it would fly on _The Honeymooners,_ they'd imitate it.

[@jack-a-lopium]

Makes me think of the recent 'outrage' over the TV show Friends... it was literally broadcast after 9pm to young adults, with subjects that young adults might find interesting and funny... it's only become 'controversial' now that reruns are being aired constantly round the clock... so you end up with post-watershed (yes I understand that is a British concept, and likely means nothing in the US) humour and situations broadcast at breakfast, or at 3pm when young kids might come into contact... the demo was never for people that young.

[@Ganondorfdude11]

@@mal2ksc It was the Honeymooners set in the Stone Age but without the wife-beating jokes.

[@blungus123]

@@jack-a-lopium I think people's problems with Friends have less to do with perceived raunchyness and more to do with the way they handled certain subject matters aging rather poorly (see the handling of Chandler's father's sexuality).

[@jack-a-lopium]

@@blungus123 Yeah, must admit... I avoid all of that social media stuff, so I'm not 100% certain.

[@bio9leader60]

As a child who was abused and neglected, that Mr. Rogers bit made me actually cry. I never had anyone to tell me I matter. In fact, I had several people insisting I didn't matter. Or much worse. Something like that is so much more important than most people know.

[@JesseTwillaTUBA]

i unfortunately have the same situation. he's so comforting even though he knows nothing about me. it's lovely

[@99sins]

exact same thing. I still can't stop. God where was this man when I had no one I could trust.

[@thepeanutgallery6100]

Idk if this will help but I just wanted to let you all know that you all matter and you have value and you all are loved dearly never forget that.

[@theamazinggamerperson3474]

Sorry you had to go through that

[@mosshivenetwork117]

Sorry that happened to you.

[@Judgement_Kazzy]

Fred Rogers was so powerful he made a politician feel empathy. What an absolute specimen.

[@acetrigger1337]

he was the best of us...

[@Ethantheflagwarzguy]

better than daniel...

[@UntalentedBrick]

truly a pure soul...

[@someguy3418]

HE MADE A POLITICIAN FEEL EMOTION!?!? How powerful is he?

[@squibkib]

​@@someguy3418very powerful.

[@joeburch6754]

I went several minutes thinking "eating children" was a euphemism for something that you usually expect the average predator to want. But no, he actually wanted to EAT kids. that's mental

[@cassiehosh1677]

where i'm from "to eat someone" is a slang to fuck someone (which is already terrible in this case) so imagine my reaction when i realized he was being literal lol

[@burrybondz225]

Didn't he want to do both?

[@playernotfound9489]

@@cassiehosh1677 yeah, i hate how stupid young adults and teens ruin words. hell innocent words get ruined. so that's why the brazen bull should come back.

[@shrew6674]

@@playernotfound9489 brother what

[@playernotfound9489]

@@shrew6674 ?

[@misterwyrd8132]

Not gonna lie the bit with Mr. Roger's made me cry. I was one of the kids growing up in a Bad Household like he spoke of (abuse, conflict, violence, neglect, manipulation all the typical dysfunctional family stuff) and my favorite show as a kid was Mr. Roger's Neighborhood. In hindsight after seeing this I wonder how much of me being able to break the dysfunctional cycle almost my entire family is consumed by was due to him just being kind and saying we all mattered and I had a choice in my behavior at such an early age.

[@averysspookshowspectacular6205]

I've had this absolute passion since I was like 4, that I wanted to be a teacher, specifically for elementary. That's what I've been working towards, special education for elementary students. Mr. Rogers must have been my earliest inspiration for that. It had me crying, and I never cry (my tear ducts don't work super well).

[@princesspikachu3915]

I adore Mr. Rogers and my 6 year old daughter adores him as well. She really likes simple puppets as a result.

[@davidhatred7275]

same, i'm a brit so we never had mr rogers but learning about him and the sort of person he tried to be just makes me go all weepy, too beautiful for a world like this.

[@mynameisworld]

Those of us who are older have a different memory of Mister Rogers than the young'uns in these comments. Back when the show was still in production, I was always horribly teased for watching Mister Rogers. He was very much NOT a beloved figure when he was alive. Mister Rogers was treated as a joke by most people. I kept watching him secretly in my own room, all the way into college, and when the show ended I kept watching the reruns. During that time, other adults and teenagers would still joke about him, saying how "creepy" he was and making up rumors about what the believed were his true actions toward kids, making accusations about the interest he showed in the kids on his show and the way he looked at them. Then he died. That very day, the people who had always called him creepy and had made up lies about him suddenly claimed to have always been his biggest fan. So for us older folks, Mister Rogers is either a very secret, private show in which he talked only to the one person watching, or he was a creepy pedo joke. Most often it's the creepy pedo joke. Now, I've seen how the young people talk online. If these kids in this video's comments had been alive back in our time, most of the kids claiming to have been sad to see him on this video would be making the creepy pedo jokes instead. Most of these kids are only "sad" because it's cool to be sad now that he's dead. They don't know anything about him but the fake give-me-sympathy garbage that is STILL thrown around by people who insulted him for years only to pretend to be hurt when he died.

[@princesspikachu3915]

@@mynameisworld I was a teenager when the final episode aired in 2001. I was never teased. Then again I never told anyone I was watching it. It wasn’t as taboo as Barney, Sesame Street, Teletubbies, Caillou, Sagwa, or Dragon Tales. I was a closet fan of those last two.

[@Stripeschan]

Mr Rogers was a great man an it's honestly heart breaking how many adults, especially parents, didn't like him. They hated that he was giving kids confidence and telling them that each one was special because they "didn't earn it". They felt like those kids were gaining a sense of entitlement because the nice man on TV was being too kind to their children. All Fred Rogers wanted was to help kids grow and learn and have confidence in themselves. And that speech in this video proves it. Long live Mr Rogers.

[@henrybyrd8381]

Dude, he was probably a time traveler.

[@alpyki2588]

There has to be a balance between praise and criticism. Too little and you get confidence issues. Too much and you get over confidence issues that can be just as bad, if not worse, than having no confidence. Florence Foster Jenkins is a great example of that. She couldn't sing opera and was constantly showered with praise because people found her so darn funny to listen to. She didn't get that people were laughing at her, until she gave one public concert. She died 5 days later of a heart attack. True, she was 76, but one has to wonder if all the negative attention received all at once had contributed to it. Had someone told her privately she was terrible at it, her name wouldn't be synonymous with terrible singers. Everyone would like to be informed if they were doing something wrong, or embarrassing, or questionable.

[@michibmoon]

@@alpyki2588 ​ You can praise and criticize kids. That's what discipline is for. You can tell a child to improve what they are working on. That's why grading systems exist. They should be able to recognize what their strengths and weaknesses are. Some children grow up in broken homes where nobody tells them they are loved or special. I think that demographic is the one Mr. Rodgers was catering to hence being on a channel that is only run by donations. He interned to cater to the hearts of children who are having to grow up too quick and balance school, stress, death, abuse, neglect, and so many unfortunate things. They need the reminder that they are loved the most. The truth is, everyone needs a reminder now and again that they are loved. It makes us feel good to know that someone cares about our struggles or accomplishments. The opera singer example you gave is a good one about lack of criticism. It does seem that the people who were hyping her up really didn't care about her though. They actively wanted to watch her crumble. That is praise but used with negative intentions. I do agree that there needs to be a balance. Mr. Rodgers was trying to create that balance for some children. He knows that far too many kids start out life being expected to behave like adults.

[@Hamilton-TheMusical]

This comment made me cry when the video couldn’t (on the inside though, I’mi’m in public)

[@zaodedong9935]

I can't help but think of how many children he probably helped who were being abused, bullied, or made to feel like they were nothing. He told those children, "I like you for being you."

[@angyseal8065]

I never watched Mr Rogers because I was born too late, but listening to him recite that song touched me to the point of tears. It felt like he wasn’t speaking to me, but to my inner child, and I can see why so many people cherish this man

[@michaeltheoret3842]

I remember Sesame Street, Mr. Roger's Neighborhood , and even Shows like The Electric Company, Zoom, and 321 Contact( the latter three Shows I mentioned being geared more for Pre- Teen to Early Teens ) . I also remember watching the Shows " Ripples" and "Inside-Out" periodically as part of my Education in 4-5 Grade . Thankfully , PBS was spared those horrible budget cuts and a vital source of education was safeguarded . I learned a lot when I watched these Programs throughout my Childhood. Great Shows full of great educational content as well as being entertaining as well . All of these Programs took a lot of work to produce and also many aspects of production and casting were pioneering for the time . The Part of this Video showing Mr. Rogers at the Senate Hearing was both moving and hopeful . Such a humble ,decent Man who stood up to giants and prevailed for the benefit of Children is as pure and hopeful a story of a True Hero as could ever be written or told.

[@janettecerrato663]

I cryed for solid 30 minutes

[@thilypad557]

absolutely same

[@Xeorboom]

Mr. Rogers is a great man I never watched his show either but he really is a good man

[@Styxx_the_Fox]

Same thing here

[@urphakeandgey6308]

If you think kids television is bad, imagine how bad online children's content is. We literally have a generation being raised off KZbin Kids and other streaming services as we speak.

[@yesseru]

Elsagate for example, softcore fetish porn aimed at children.

[@FourteenWords-n4l]

Missing comment.

[@gigaprofisi]

​@@FourteenWords-n4ltwo of them now

[@_.rainydays._]

​@@FourteenWords-n4l??

[@SineN0mine3]

​@@FourteenWords-n4l I can't imagine what people were saying that KZbin wouldn't want us to know about in response to that particular comment....

[@alumirati848]

it's crazy how the Traumatized Child Star is such a well-known thing, but seeing the backlash over Jennette McCurdy's book title ''I'm Glad My Mom Died" is something else... like all the shit her mother put her through i don't blame her

[@ZeranZeran]

She is so inspiring to me. Such a strong young woman, and doesn't let her trauma hold her back, in-fact, she uses it to grow. That's a strong soul.

[@christophewells3918]

Absolutely

[@gregjayonnaise8314]

The disgusting way the media tried to pin her and Ariana Grande against each other when neither girl held any animosity was so vile. I don’t blame McCurdy for staying the hell away from Nickelodeon, she was treated so poorly.

[@willyeeton4390]

If any of you are interested, her podcast Empty Inside is great. It's a lot of casual but serious discussions with a variety of guests. She covers her experience with Bulimia, her mother, child stardom, and many other topics and is generally a very good host.

[@sickening_love1154]

To be fair, I wouldnt like my mother if my mother put me through all that pain while being aware of what trauma they are putting me through. She's not my mother if she doesn't support me as a child.

[@vikkipink1288]

Mr Rogers is an absolute treasure and possibly one of the most genuinely kind hearted people who have ever lived. What an absolute legend single handedly saving educational programming for kids armed with nothing but his pure wholesome energy that could melt the most icy of hearts.

[@monkestudios2927]

I’m very thankful for him saving PBS cuz I practically grew up on it

[@HenshinFanatic]

@@monkestudios2927 shame it got taken over by the same kind of people he fought while he was in the army.

[@monkestudios2927]

@@HenshinFanatic Hey uh- that theory was disproven but also what

[@alistertowelie]

just think where we would be without him

[@kellywalker1664]

Mr. Roger's was an outlier because Fred was trying to teach emotional intelligence, something my parents were clueless about, so I didn't get to appreciate his show 'til much later in life. Just before he passed the outrage porn "news" tried to pass him off as some enabler for the Me Generation, just because he suggested that people might have some unconditional or innate value as human beings.

[@noonespecial311]

Mr Rogers is such a great man. After all the depressing things talked about in the past hour, I'm really glad that you ended the video with such a hopeful message. I didn't grow up with Mr Rogers, but seeing these short clips of him really showed me how amazing he was. Also welcome back man! I was watching back some of your previous videos and thinking if you were gonna upload and you did! Amazing work

[@randomprimary]

I grew up on his reruns, I didn't even learn he was dead until my teens.

[@NealMouse9140]

Mr Rogers teached me alot when I was young. I grew up on the reruns in the 2000s, but Whenever I felt sad, Mr Rogers would be on TV and me and my Dad would watch it together.

[@hblackburn5580]

The trinity of wholesomeness; Steve Irwin- be kind to animals Bob Ross- be kind to yourself Mr. Rogers- be kind to others

[@harukoharuhara1863]

I grew up on reruns too

[@andysorensen1737]

A friend of mine met Mr. Rogers and his wife in NYC in the 90s. He thanks Mr. Rogers for being such an inspiration to him, and Mr. Rogers came back with “Thanks for being my neighbor.”

[@bengermin3104]

That part at the end with Fred Roger actually made me cry. It was like it was literally like a movie moment, where the main villain just wanted someone to speak with them genuinely

[@Emirichu]

Oh man Mr. Rogers' PBS speech still makes me so warm and happy. PBS shows were some of my only source of entertainment as a kid and they really shaped my childhood. I remember being sad over Mr.Rogers' death before I was even old enough to grasp the concept of it. This was a really great video--I can only imagine how much research you had to do for this behemoth of a video essay (on top of almost scrapping the whole thing!) Thanks for reminding me of some of my happy childhood kids tv memories! really helps with the dread from all the other not-so-fun facts haha

[@punklover99]

Love your work

[@PaperWill]

Glad you liked it, and I'm glad to see you're posting again! When I moved here to Tokyo, it was a really surreal experience with a lot of ups and downs of culture shock, but it's also just about the coolest place in the world.

[@14g0t7]

About that second part-I always forget how much work goes into making videos on this site. Makes me respect creators more when I think about it.

[@enterchannelname7395]

Emi you here!

[@thomasjess5029]

@@PaperWill What's living in Japan like? Also that story about the evil puppeteer sounds almost too horrifying to be true, until you look it up.

[@thekingofcheese9005]

The thought of a room of adults having a serious meeting to talk about Tinky-Winky being gay propaganda has always been hilarious to me.

[@xoselhket]

Me too. I remember laughing so hard and still do. They were things, creatures that spoke jibberish (which should have been a more important reason to be taken off the air) and they were not people. I also laugh how it couldn't be aired in Russia because of the jibberish lol but good move on them.

[@azadalamiq]

well at the time it was seen as that.. due to the character had a deep voice, carried a purse, was purple.. the gay color at the time, and upside down triangle which was an old gay symbol. it was the times back then still wrong though, and stupid.

[@dynogamergurl]

ikr? tbh until a few years ago I didn't even know that they even had names, let alone genders/sexes.

[@pearlchinasa1770]

@@azadalamiq so every triangle that can even be turned pink is a gay symbol? How do you teach kids shapes then

[@murrmakesstuff9269]

@@pearlchinasa1770 1 don't make it pink 2 who cares?

[@NPDGX]

I will forever claim the PBS is worth every penny. I still remember watching Cyberchase as a kid, to the point where I remember learning about specific concepts from specific episodes far above what should have been my age. Exponential growth in elementary school? Sure. And now I have a B.S. in comp sci, and a good progress in grad school to go with it. Never let anyone tell you these programs are worthless. They want to show how fun education can be to kids, and it works.

[@larae6885]

So cool! Congratulations man

[@loading7496]

Martha Speaks, Word Girl, Wild Kratts... incredible shows, each and every one.

[@larae6885]

@@loading7496 between the lions

[@Rutabega_NG]

Excellent!

[@notaburneraccount]

I loved cyberchase! Also zoom!

[@PenelopeNaomi]

The Mr. Roger's bit towards the end made me tear up at work, thanks for that Paper Will.

[@Mini_Mjni]

When you played the Mister Rodgers clips, I literally started crying. I'm not even from America, I'm a troubled kid in east Asia, and hearing his openning song just hit me with how familiar and warm his voice was, even though its been years since I watched the show. This was very well presented. Amazing video, keep up the great work!

[@madlyns_artt]

Dude I started crying too 😭😭😭

[@aycekoppii]

same 😭 i started crying too. I admire his devotion to really teach children

[@kikiblipblop3047]

IT MADE ME CRY TOO

[@rgh271]

at least i wasn’t the only one crying

[@at_oussama]

never heard of him until I saw the Tom Hanks film of him, he's genuinely a saint.

[@seaherb02]

kathy deciding to kill herself in her former trainer’s arms really hit me. like damn it shows you despite the fact that she was an animal how intelligent she was and how much that isolation made her depressed, ive never heard of animal just choosing to pass like kathy did. it kinda baffles me how humanlike the dolphins intelligence is, such a shame kathy’s needs were neglected during her retirement

[@seaherb02]

I did read after the suicide her former trainer Rich went from training dolphins to perform to creating an organization preventing dolphin captivity which makes me happy something positive could come out of such a sad situation

[@lapislazarus8899]

Check out John Lilly, Peter the Dolphin, Margaret Howe...

[@cosmicreef5858]

No other animal is "human like" She was just an intelligent being just like ANY OTHER specie in the World Intelligence is not about knowing how to count but knowing how to adapt to your environment, being open minded to new/good things, solving your own problems, ect.

[@a_literal_crow]

@@cosmicreef5858 Some animals are much more adept in problem solving than others.

[@GayKermit-._-.]

@@cosmicreef5858 🤓

[@asteroidrules]

Fun fact: the reason why the Muppet Show pilot was called "sex and violence" is in part because of what Sesame Street did to Jim Henson's reputation. Puppetry was generally regarded as something for kids, and although Jim loved entertaining kids he wanted his work to be something more (which is why much of his earlier work was on nighttime talk shows and coffee advertisements), he was afraid that anyone would see a pitch for a puppet show by the guy who made Sesame Street and assume it was a children's show. So the pilot was named "Sex and Violence" specifically in the hope that such an outrageous and adult name would cause people to take a second look rather than brush it off.

[@WobblesandBean]

Which is interesting, because the Muppet Show was my favorite programme as a little kid.

[@margraveofgadsden8997]

Unrelated, but it warms my heart to see someone with a pony avatar. Used to be so common ten years ago. It was an objectively terrible time in my life, but mlp helped me through it.

[@hellatubbies882yt]

fag@@margraveofgadsden8997

[@FSAPOJake]

Jim Henson's coffee advertisements are the greatest coffee advertisements of all time. Nothing else comes close.

[@robelkton7800]

And today it seems that it's all you see on movies and TV

[@theautistictomboy4003]

What makes Yoshifumi Kondō's death even more tragic is when you watch the film Whisper of the Heart, the first and only Ghibi film he directed, it tells the story of a girl who at one point of the film attempts to write a fantasy book within two weeks (I'm skipping a lot of info but that's the gist of it). The girl collapses onto the ground in complete and utter exhaustion and just lies there, after neglecting herself for the past two weeks. It's already an upsetting scene but that context makes it even worse for me.

[@DiamondKingStudios]

I didn’t know that much subtext about the film that inspired the whole “lofi girl” trend.

[@theautistictomboy4003]

@@DiamondKingStudios it’s a great film, I highly recommend it

[@DiamondKingStudios]

@@theautistictomboy4003 It’s a Studio Ghibli 2D animated feature film; you’d be hard pressed to find one that isn’t.

[@theautistictomboy4003]

@@DiamondKingStudios eh valid, but I feel it’s a very underrated ghibi film

[@kamalionify]

I never experienced Mr Roger's Neighborhood since I am not a US citizen, but oh boy I got teary eyes just seeing how peaceful he was with the senator.

[@zzulm]

Same and as an adult I see all the hard work, patience and love he put on his show.

[@XISCify]

I didn't have tv as a kid so I never watched Mr Rogers (or anything else on pbs) but that part had me weeping

[@princesspikachu3915]

I watch it even as an adult. It’s worth watching the show. Hopefully anyone who hasn’t seen it will end up finding a way to experience Mr. Rogers Neighborhood. Just don’t get your hopes up when it comes to the animated series Daniel Tigers Neighborhood.

[@pauldickhoff3594]

Many see Pastore as a villain. But I never seen a more sincere politician. He was noticable fed up with PBS being used as a lucrative tax write-off and managers faking good intentions. But he was willing to give money to the decent people doing actual good . Imagime havimg a senate filled with Pastores dealing with the US of today..

[@milhousevanhoutan9235]

@@pauldickhoff3594 Yeah people don't give Pastore the humanity he deserves. He GENUINELY felt that way about PBS and it's not an unreasonable argument, that funding a television network is not necessarily the job of government especially at that time (choice in channels had only just significantly increased as opposed to the old 3 channel days). A lot of people agreed the time for government funding of television was over. Then he heard what Fred Rogers was doing and he CHANGED HIS MIND. Fred Rogers gave such a powerful argument that what he did couldn't be done on for-profit television (This wasn't in his verbal testimony but was part of his written testimony), that it was a worthwhile enterprise to do this for our children, and that it on it's own was a social good, that Pastore did a complete 180 and became one of PBS' ardent defenders for the rest of his time in government.

[@ManOfEthnicity]

PW: "He hosted weekly pizza parties at his house for some of the kids" Everyone: "Oh no."

[@myriadmaestro572]

My exact response.

[@michaeltheoret3842]

Red Flag went up for sure when that was brought up. YIKES !!!

[@Xeorboom]

next he'll be like 'follow me to the back room and I'll harvest your soul juice'

[@bellezanegra0206]

Literally my gut reaction

[@nevaehhamilton3493]

Pizza = child rape, apparently.

[@aurorethebore]

I started crying over the part about Mr. Rogers. As a kid who grew up never feeling valued or loved, I really wish I’d watched that “baby show” I never liked as a kid. Despite that, I’m so glad so many kids who did watch got that validation and love (parasocial as it may be) growing up.

[@astoldbynickgerr]

I was fighting back tears during those clips. I’m an adult now and still don’t feel valued or loved. I wish I had someone like Mr. Rogers in my life. I definitely agree with your last sentence. I think they should reboot that show or something for ppl today 😅🥹

[@theamazinggamerperson3474]

Hope your doing better now

[@craigcuozzo6791]

@@astoldbynickgerr i do honestly would wish that too but, to be real, a saint like him comes along only once or twice in a generation.

[@AzureRadio]

I'll fully admit that it made me cry as well. We were so very blessed to have had him in this world and he made such a huge impact, in millions of lives. All because he stood up and spoke, and spoke from the heart, not to convince a business man, but just spoke to him as another human and poured his heart out. I regret that I never got the chance to meet him, but that's OK, he still had an impact

[@LeUberTroll]

I was thinking I would’ve been the only one to feel how you all do. Stay safe, love yourself even though it’s hard. Eat and sleep well, exercise if you can. It’s really all we have. Maybe I’m feeling really sentimental but I love you guys.

[@PinkManGuy]

The story of Flipper breaks my heart. That poor dolphin probably wanted to die weeks if not months in advance, but just wanted to see her handler one more time and die in her arms. It legitimately is making me tear up with equal part sorrow and indignant rage. We are the dominant species of the planet and this is how we treat our little brothers and sisters...

[@shamrous7368]

Yeah that's why I hate stuff with using animals for entertainment (circus, tv shows with pets and etc) I just won't believe anymore that people able to treat animals in shows nicely

[@КалинаТодорова-э9б]

Yes, they are abusing innocent animals just to entertain children...

[@hansjuker8296]

Waaah!

[@pemanilnoob]

@@shamrous7368genuinely the most important reason for CGI in my opinion

[@James-oj5bh]

I’m a little embarrassed to say, but I cried at hearing Mr. Fred Rodger’s song to the senator. I was just watching this video out of mild curiosity, and was surprised by some of the info I learned, but this was a truly eye opening experience for me about how we expose children to the world through kid’s media. Thank you for making this, it was a really great video!

[@Giantkiller130-t]

Never be embarrassed about being emotional--it's part of who we are as people and even Mr. Rogers said it is ok to cry and be emotional.

[@owltellyouwut]

Yea I also cried at this part too. Just the mention of Mr. Rogers makes me miss watching the show during a simpler time in my life - or just missing being a kid for a little while in general.

[@nancy0752]

The minute he said Rodgers would be coming up. I had to pause cause I knew it was gonna be wild and had to brace myself, and even then I had to keep pausing to compose myself. I knew he did a lot of good yet I always keep getting surprised about seeing theses things.

[@hollycummins4136]

Me too. They should make a movie about that.

[@fiyahspinnah]

It made me cry too he was an amazing man. The real genuine article.

[@yamaracruz1268]

I miss Mr.Rodgers' Neighborhood so much. I actually cried when I learned he had passed. He was my whole childhood, and I wish he would have been my childrens' too. He was a giant part to how I learned english as a second language and learned that life is not fair and that's ok and somehow, somewhere out there, there was a man who always told me he was proud of me.

[@PaperWill]

Thanks for this comment. As long as we continue Rogers’ lessons in life, he never really left. We get to continue making him proud, and he continues being proud of us.

[@100gecsrbetterthangod5]

I mean, you could have bough dvds/VHS/online seasons of Mr Rogers' that is exactly what I am going to do with my daughter and what I wish I had done with my son.

[@Kuronosa]

Another part of why cigarette companies eventually stopped making their own ads WAS the Fairness Doctrine... If there were no ads promoting smoking, then there were no ads they had to pay for that said that smoking was bad for you....which left it all up to packaging, branding...and billboards...you know...those things that you see on the side of the highways sometimes? Does...anybody ever look at those anymore?

[@PaperWill]

Absolutely correct. In an earlier draft of this video I went on a pretty long rant about how it was all lobbied for by the tabacco industry itself, but truthfully this video is already on so many tangents I had to cut it lol.

[@Kuronosa]

@@PaperWill video's already long enough.

[@MechanicalShockwaveBow]

what else are you supposed to look at when you're driving through missouri?

[@aroach7461]

People do look at them on the highway. Most of the time people just don't remember it in their immediate memories.

[@jack-a-lopium]

Outside of the US, tobacco companies found a neat little bit of free-advertising... they found that 'No Smoking' signs put up in public places (by the public) made people *REALLY* want a cigarette 😹 I dunno if you have these public signs in the US.

[@Valchrist1313]

One of our dogs was recruited for a major motion picture that came out in the last few years. They took her for about two months of training and a month of filming before she came home to live with us again. The one sad thing is that she was taught all these complex tricks, but they were 'trade secrets' so we weren't allowed to know the hand signals or commands. She was primed for all these reactions and communications that we couldn't understand.

[@beepbeeplettuce5890]

Yea that happened...

[@thecharlinator4066]

The worst thing about the porygon episode is that the Pokémon company has refused to use porygon in any future episodes. Pikachu was the one who made the flash, so porygon wasn’t even at fault

[@mirmalchik]

can't cut pikachu, though. they had to find a more convenient scapegoat. luckily porygon lives in a separate dimension entirely and is probably fine not getting wrapped up in this world built on fun and innocent dogfighting

[@SixWingZombi]

#FreePorygon

[@toadallyawesome2997]

Thats weirdly unfair

[@potato1907]

free my man porygon

[@justapersonwithinternetacc3558]

To be fair, it was porygon’s debut episode, so having it’s first episode be controversial isn’t really a good look…

[@mmechrizma]

I literally teared up when you brought up Mr. Roger's. Although children's tv programming is full of ugliness, there are a few sincere and caring people that are really changing kids lives for the better by connecting with them in a positive way. When we have more people like that in the world, we will know we're moving in a better direction than we've been so far.

[@leahtv7778]

No apostrophe in his surname.

[@DookieheadRed]

ALL CAPS WHEN YOU SPELL THE NAME@@leahtv7778

[@stephenbriggs9153]

The reason you see the two towers in so much pre-2001 media is ironically the same reason why they were targeted, they're iconic landmarks that were distinctly American.

[@NoelWatson-kg9qh]

and the reason they are always falling down? think is most who take this stance have never done any research beyond... asking google and then repeating whatever the first page tells them. The 2 towers always were masonic totems. Joachin and Boaz, they stood for 33 years then crumbled in the sythesis of ideologies and the commencement of the global teardown. ONE WORLD tower is more than symbolic representation of peace. it is the start of the unification of global governance.

[@oshkeet]

I dont doubt there are some intentional refs, but those was likely to the 1993, much less violent bombing.

[@pxrfxct]

As someone who has grown up poor and is only recently doing better financially PBS and cartoon network were the only things I had to be able learn more about how to be a person as well as distract me from being neglected and abused, it helped me cope in ways that were better than what most others had and I'm glad that they didn't cut funding back then

[@shamrous7368]

Oh It's nice to hear that ;_; Just hope you'll be alright

[@hansjuker8296]

Neglected and abused...probably just a liberal.

[@bai-zewarrior]

I never grew up with mr. Rogers, hell I didn't know he existed till I was a teen and heard about the lost episodes on KZbin, but even I have to admit, just from what I've heard about him and his show, he's an amazing man.

[@ebonykitsune5031]

Mr Rogers was a saint. Especially for kids like me where my parents weren’t always present. My mom worked full time nights as a bartender and my dad worked days but was pretty much napping on the couch after dinner or drinking beers and we kind of had to put our selves to bed most nights. We were super poor, parents were addicts and if I didn’t live up to any expectation I was a disappointment…so for me, Mr Rogers made me feel like I was appreciated for who I was, my feelings mattered, and he made me feel like someone cared when I believed nobody did. Growing up that was the utmost influential show of my childhood. #1. When that man died my heart broke for the next generation of kids that may not get that joy. He was humble, caring and truly an extraordinary human being. 💕

[@L0rdOfThePies]

As a foreigner who never grew up with mr rogers, he was definitely an amazing man who really cared about kids, because of my ideal professions i can connect with his care for the next generation, it inspires me to nurture them myself as best i can from my position as an older teen or any authority over them. he did alot of good from his place in the world

[@left4twenty]

Head injury as a toddler knocked out almost all of my memories before the age of five, but one of them is listening to Mr. Rogers. Listening to him is a sublime regressive experience for me every time.

[@Jenny_Metzelar]

Same here

[@sonic23233]

Pittsburgh loves the man

[@NegativeTravis]

The PBS hearing wasn't the only time Mr. Rogers testified in front of government. In 1984 he got up in front of the Supreme Court to argue for the educational value of VCRs. His testimony was specifically cited in their decision to uphold the legality of home recording. Hard to believe he's been gone for 20 years now.

[@NightInstincts27]

But could he make you understand how to set the clock from blinking 12:00?

[@Hulderkall]

1:02:15 The saddest thing about Bobby Driscoll's death honestly is that when his body was found, he initially wasn't even recognised by anyone and with no identification found, had his body buried on Hart Island where New York's unclaimed bodies went, unable to ever be recovered among the other remains once his family finally found out about it

[@PaperWill]

Absolutely. This was one of the “too dark to include” things. I mean, can you imagine your own son dying, and only hearing about it a year later? It’s brutal.

[@finchcarvingadiamond]

@@PaperWill oh. Jesus...Only for him to be somewhat inspiring a disgusting villain in that Chipmunks movie of all things.. poor guy.

[@connordervoncyberlifegesen8529]

@@finchcarvingadiamond what?

[@connordervoncyberlifegesen8529]

@mlg noob does it?

[@quinndaniels1928]

@mlg noob more than that. The character in Chip N Dale: Rescue Rangers is explicitly supposed to be an older Peter Pan that was unable to find work as he grew older and went through puberty. Which, yeah, has a lot of questionable ethics when you think about how he's portrayed as the antagonist of the movie, but then again it's the character of Peter Pan as a cartoon that is an actor, and not a voice actor that is playing a cartoon, etc, etc, etc

[@Sonichero151]

Fred Rogers was a genuine humanitarian and an angel. Ending on one of his most amazing and strongest victories after the hour of misery and pain was a really good pallette cleanser. The man was brave enough to not just talk about death to kids, he was there to help kids understand the goddamn kennedy assassination. With a tigar hand puppet he said "What does assassination mean?" On public television and then explained it to help kids understand the grief their parents were going through.

[@awildbagel6723]

God, Keiko's story makes me sooo mad. His caretakers KNEW he wasn't ready, they voiced their concern through the entire reintegration process, but the backlash from animal welfare groups was just too harsh. His death was entirely preventable had the world just listened to the people who actually worked with him.

[@mirmalchik]

it's a great example of how much damage we can do when we get too wrapped up in convincing ourselves and others that we're good people, rather than trying our hardest to actually help “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news,” Rogers said to his television neighbors, “my mother would say to me, 'Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping. '” - Mr. Rogers

[@rockypockypuff]

Honestly, Keiko should have stayed in Oregon in his sea pen. Him leaving Reino Adventura was the best for his health, but letting him go from the tank or sea pen he was kept in before release shouldn't had been done as soon as it did.

[@kalo_vera]

"Your favourite shows are probably being made by a studio of underpaid artists" Man that hits even harder after learning about the working conditions of studio MAPPA (AoT season 4, Jujutsu Kaisen, and the upcoming Chainsaw Man and Jigokuraku animes) Same could be said about the manga industry too It's just depressing

[@somo4227]

made me realise how bad it is for toei animations

[@menchita]

"Studios with good working conditions, like Kyoto Animation" =/

[@chanteshante]

Ye, the studio who made some of my favorite animated works of all times had one of their animators straight up die due to overworking, it's such horrible working culture that has been going on for a long time.

[@klear19634]

Dont forget a lot of the work is exported to overseas studios who never get any credit

[@Dr.Mlieko]

I suspect that this is precisely why they are capable of maintaining such high quality If they were to pay them better, the quality would decline to Family Guy levels in order to save costs in other ways

[@Daviddity]

can we just talk about how great mr rogers is? like he saves all of children's educational television with one song he wrote. even without the notoriety, he still managed to single handedly carry the court case which is genuinely inspiring. i aspire to be a mr rogers.

[@Deinonuchus]

Ever see his appearance of The Tonight Show? He has poor Johnny Carson tied up in knots. It's worth watching.

[@matusfekete6503]

I'm too you young to have watched Neighborhood (and from wrong part of world) so I found about Mr. Rogers only recently, but from what I know he was really special and made world better place.

[@mewoisbest8851]

Guys I’m not even kidding when the daughter said, “This is my favorite picture, it has my mom and Gillian and I love them so much.” I STARTED TEARING UP 😭😭😭

[@ryandoubleu.]

Mr Rodgers is from my hometown. He was an unbelievable human being. I had the pleasure to be around him many of time through the 90’s and still can’t believe he would remember my name and seemed to be truly interested in how I was doing each time I bumped into him. He was the same person in real life as you see on tv. Just the nicest man in the world. He was special and he is missed.

[@BluetheRaccoon]

Mr. Rogers was some of the only meaningful emotional support and comfort I had as a small child in a house rife with untreated mental illness and drug abuse. I sincerely wish his show were on PBS as re-runs instead of the merchandisable "Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood". When my daughter was a toddler and I saw that program appear, it was the first negative outburst she'd ever seen in me, and I truly believe that Fred Rogers' body of work can heal this terribly damaged and traumatized world. He gave me faith that men can love and be gentle instead of scary. I would not be who I am now if it weren't for him. Edited to add: I didn't realize just how much I miss Fred Rogers until this video. My inner child has some grieving to do. The world needs Fred Rogers now more than ever. I wish I knew how to create a neighborhood organization that promotes community bonding based around his legacy.

[@TransDrummer1312]

As someone that grew up with Mr Rogers and had to sit through Daniel Tiger because of a sister a decade my younger… Daniel Tiger is brain numbing.

[@yes_this_is_saeko]

I never watched Mr Roger's neighborhood but i watched ONE EPISODE and I broke down

[@bloodgain]

If it makes you feel any better, I think Fred would have very much approved of _Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood_ and the people behind it. The creator, Angela Santomero, specifically studied child development and psychology and has dedicated her career to making positive children's programming. She also created _Blue's Clues_ (among quite a few other shows), during which she worked with Dr. Daniel R. Anderson, a leading researcher in developmental psychology, specializing in the effects and benefits of media in cognitive development. While Daniel Tiger has certainly been merchandised, the IP and therefore profits from this merchandise belong to the non-profit Fred Rogers Productions, which produces almost exclusively high-quality educational children's programming, most of which is available to children for free on PBS, following in Fred's legacy. Further, _Mister Rogers' Neighborhood_ was also merchandised, and the company that would eventually be called Fred Rogers Productions replaced the _for-profit_ company that benefited from that in 1971, so they've been using the income from any merchandise to improve children's programming for over 50 years now. They're doing the same work today that Fred cared about. _Mister Rogers Neighborhood_ isn't lacking a presence on TV because of them, but because it's not being asked for by PBS affiliate stations. (You can contact your PBS affiliate and let them know you'd like them to air it, by the way!) However, PBS Kids does rotate classic _Mister Rogers' Neighborhood_ episodes on their app and website alongside their newer content. (Also, unlike the cartoons I grew up with in the 80's, the merchandise follows the show instead of being the purpose for it. PBS does not advertise merchandise and does not allow advertisement within the shows. I'm familiar with several of their productions, and it's good content that children will engage with.)

[@sentinel2407]

I've never heard of that man nor his career in my life since I come from a completely different country, but his soft voice alone in this video and the carefully chosen words with love made me hurt. It's a good hurt, I suppose. The kind of hurt that makes you realize that "damn I'm miserable". And now, as an adult, I'm planning to watch his show to, maybe, learn something? I'm still yet to reach that point where I can, myself, love and care instead of being intimidating.

[@Tyler-2839]

I'm healing my inner child right now with the help of books, a therapist, and Mr Rogers.

[@Finchwing]

This was such an interesting watch, thank you for making this ToT I'm an animator in kids TV and the passion people have for something seemingly unimportant, like a kids show, is so strong. There's plenty of whack stuff like weird client requests for how to present kids, unfair pay/working hours, incredible crunching, but somehow with all that we are still ploughing on in the industry and trying our best

[@Finchwing]

@@PaperWill aw that's real sweet to say ;^; thank you!

[@darienb1127]

Man, I really hope that things can get better for you guys in the future

[@SpellboundWolf]

My dad showed Mr. Rogers to me when I was incredibly young, but has forgotten all of the lessons about patience & kindness. He allows anger to control who he is because he's afraid of losing control himself. I haven't spoken to him in over a year. Thank you for teaching me about smoking advertising.

[@SunriseCavalier]

Fred Rogers is one of the best examples of a Christian actually living out the Gospel - he is such a visible embodiment of love and sincere concern for the well-being of every person.

[@halfbakedmedia]

One of two. The other is Weird Al, who's a Methodist.

[@Author.Noelle.Alexandria]

He didn't make it about religion. He just plain loved and genuinely wanted to do good, and my god he did.

[@SunriseCavalier]

@@halfbakedmedia oh yeah I love Weird Al, clean comedy. One of my daughter's favorite videos on here is "trapped in the drive through" and she's in grade school; has no idea about the R Kelly series, just laughs at Al's version on its own merit

[@stasiaborginon1951]

@@Author.Noelle.Alexandria But love is the whole point of religion. God literally said that he's love. So when you preach about love, kindness, and being good to other you do what god wants and what he is.

[@arcturus4762]

@@stasiaborginon1951 This is right but also wrong. God in monotheistic religion is love, but he's also justice and is capable of abhorrence hate. At least Christianity (and pretty sure Islam too), people are not to judge their neighbor because their sins will be punished by God himself when the time comes. The point of religion is literally to find "a way". If you base your entire religion on love, it's a religion of love, but most monotheistic religions are founded on the principles of the deity, which aren't simply love.

[@bluefox8011]

Mr. Rogers is the best person and example that there are people out there who truly care about not just kids but people in general to the point of convincing a hardened individual into helping fund a kids program that is funded by the people and for the people.

[@X0.LA_BRAVA.X0]

I can't imagine how terrified I'd be locked in a room with an adult, as a child, who is trying to molest me. Running around the room to get away from him? I mean seriously, poor Shirley!

[@izzypokemon6129]

NGL I think you glossed over Dan Schneider a little too quickly. Instead of focusing on the foot thing, I wish you could have spoke about his abusive tactics on set, inappropriate relationships with underage cast members (like buying them alcohol and pressuring them to drink it), the sexist behavior towards his female staff and so much more. I appreciate your content though!

[@kerri6011]

I agree Becks actor fro, victorious confirmed that he hardly remembers it cause most of the the time the main cast was always high and or drunk, Jeanette McCurdy in her book mentioned him pressuring her to drink underage and that she was offered a large settlement so she didn't talk that she didn't take, that weird creepy video on the slap by ariana grande, Trinas actor from victorious saying more or less she was like the only adult main cast on set that tried to keep things right since the rest of the cast were just teens

[@Mooms]

This video was released before Jennette McCurdy’s memoir came out. There wasn’t definitive proof that Dan was a horrible person, they were allegations

[@jelliebyte]

@@Mooms there actually was a lot of proof (at least enough proof for more) and even then there were A LOT of allegations and various accounts from actors and people that worked directly with schnider, so I think wills take was horrendous.

[@SineN0mine3]

​@@jelliebyteyou can't expect literally every person to know what literally every other person has said about each other. The controversy was well known, but it's also been covered to death by other channels. If he didn't know it would be ethically reprehensible to accuse Schneider of the things that he's been accused of. Anyone who knows the story is likely to have strong opinions, but it's irresponsible to go around saying it's true if he didn't know. He pinned a comment explaining that he regretted not covering it in more detail, but this video is already an hour long and I seriously doubt he was going to have any hot takes about it when he's completely unfamiliar with the story. It's also illegal to accuse people of that kind of behaviour if you can't prove it if you make your accusations in published media. It's entirely possible to be used for defamation over things you said in a KZbin video

[@jelliebyte]

@SineN0mine3 i don't expect everyone to know the story, i never said that, all i said was because of the allegations from various child actors who worked with him, I'd say that its more than enough for ME to say that they're true. i understand he wasnt familiar with it, but i also have to assume he did research for this video considering it was such a big scandal and a very serious issue with serious allegations.

[@Solaris_0]

Mr. Rodgers was never a part of my childhood but when the documentary about Fred Rodgers came out in 2018 and they explained what he did for children all over it was really heart wrenching because growing up in a moderately dysfunctional family it was hard for me to realize how much I needed that. We need more people willing to take the time to help kids work through their emotions in a way that helps them be a better person rather than paying so much to send just one child to therapy. Public funding for that program was absolutely crucial for the newer generation he taught. I think I, and everyone else, needs a man like Fred Rodger in our lives. To help, care, and support us through our tough times. He was an amazing man and I hope he rests in peace.

[@TheCr0chetCr0ckp0t]

What is really impressive from this guy is not that he talked about depressing subjects for a whole hour and until 3 in the morning, but the fact that he wrote everything he said in English Captions. Well done man.👏👏

[@dragonk4tz470]

Yes! Big thanks for the captions!!!

[@alicesavage69420]

You left out the best/worst part of the John K. story: After the backlash, he wrote an official apology letter that his lawyer strongly advised him not to release, and he released it anyway. In it, he blamed the whole grooming thing on HAVING ADHD

[@skye4082]

W H A T ??? ACTUALLY? THATS CRAZY

[@HailHydreigon]

Wow, WTH? As someone with ADHD, that's not a damn thing we do. 😡

[@xibalbalon8668]

He's neurodivergent and likes minors

[@thatgaming1940]

As someone with ADHD but that's not a fucking reason

[@ahmadmalaki8364]

@@HailHydreigonthat’s like saying a horrible person is horrible because they have autism or they use autism as an excuse for their awful actions That’s real btw

[@anautisticdog]

I grew up with a schizophrenic meth addict mother. Mr. Rogers and Bob Ross really gave me a few moments of peace and stability every day. I owe Mr. Rogers so much for that. I dont even know how to put it into words properly.

[@sophr.6702]

I’m leaving for college in 3 days, and the Mr. Rogers “I’m proud of you” made me cry so much. It hasn’t really sunk in that I’m leaving my family and friends, but for some reason Mr. Rogers made it all seem real. I’m ready for this next phase of life partly because of those words. Update: I’ve been at school for 5 weeks now and I love it. I’ve made a few good friends and I am learning a lot about my self and of course my classes. Thanks for all your kind words it really helped me feel like I wasn’t alone.

[@magne7771]

It's funny to think about He'd be proud of you just for going- but I'd say to work hard enough to feel you've earned it.

[@dragonk4tz470]

Good luck, there are people out there rooting for you

[@gus_0065]

good luck!! hope you're having the time of your life.

[@calledlennixxx4539]

I knew I wasn’t the only one that cried. I wish you luck on your new chapter in life, I know your already there by now. How is it so far? I left for college about a week ago.

[@spiwolf6998]

It's been 13 days now. How's it going, fam?

[@panakinskywalker1386]

That clip of Mr Rogers at the senate hearing had me in tears. I've always felt that kids content, good kids content created by people with passion for the craft, has more heart and energy and meaning than almost anything created for adults. No industry is perfect, and kids media is FAR from being perfect of course, but the people who care REALLY care. And that makes it all worth it. It's good to see you back, man, your videos always resonate with me deeply. I'm already psyched for your next project.

[@crystalhamptonhines]

Okay. So tearing up at the senate hearing was normal. Phew. I was like, I shouldn't be getting this emotional!!!

[@waterpicker]

11:10 Given dolphins are one of the species who are most likely at or close to human level intelligence, that's like putting someone into isolation. You are gonna drive them nuts or depressed.

[@kwarra-an]

Doing that even to a very stupid animal, like a guinea pig (love mine but they're dumb as rocks), would make them extremely depressed. All social animals suffer greatly when isolated, and p much all animals do badly without any stimulation. But you're right, it's particularly nasty to do it to a dolphin

[@spacequeen2046]

I didn't know about that Mr. Rogers story. I actually had to stop the video because it made me cry so much. It seems so rare that somebody wins the day just by being good, kind, and patient. To me, it sounded like that little song was his way of reminding that man that he doesn't have to be the bad guy and that he can simply stop. It seems like a fantasy story-- that a very nice person could stop a powerful man from doing something horrible he was dead-set on doing, just by being earnestly kind. Knowing that could happen gives me hope that I haven't had in a long time.

[@michaeltheoret3842]

It was when that Senator smiled that made me realize that even the coldest of stern hearts can be warmed up and compassion welled up from the depths of this once icy heart .

[@bigbananae]

As someone with a terrible attention span, this was the first video in years that I sat throughout the entirety of without doing anything else. I just sat and watched you talk for a whole hour and I wasn't bored or compelled to click off throughout the whole thing. Really well made and a really interesting topic, a sub well earned from I, a random person on the internet!

[@Not_Tails]

I would recommend you to watch some of EmpLemon's content, he's really good at it

[@thatoneguy2188]

@@Not_Tails damn my guy has taste. Emp has brought back my attention span

[@joshuaschneider8411]

Same I recommended this to my friend because it's great for when you have a short attention span

[@tablescissors]

Ironic. I'm normally super patient. And found myself quickly bored and trying to see what the point was of "ugly side". And...was still fairly bored. But, I had enjoyed a previous vid by this person.

[@The_Lone_Crusader]

Same here

[@lazyssquid]

Whenever I hear the topic of where children television shows can get serious, I think of the part on Bojack Horseman where they show the Horsin Around bits. On camera the characters on the show are a happy family. Off camera, they were themselves. Sarah Lynn was neglected from the crew and gave her bad examples (drugs and leaving alcohol on set ). I feel like that's a good representation of the reality of children sitcoms.

[@hughcaldwell1034]

That's too much, man...

[@Gamingpandacat]

Oh yeah, I need to finish Bojack, its a window into the ruthless and exploitative film industry, and the state it leaves people in.

[@fluffynator6222]

@@Gamingpandacat I recently did and I wholeheartedly recommend it. Although make a lot of time for it, later on it gets some plot lines that go on for a while.

[@kieravermeal9127]

Whoooo boy, the Dan Schneider section aged even worse than when Jeanette MacCardy released her book For context, there's been a new documentary called Quiet on Set, that exposes all of Dan's dirty laundry

[@PaperWill]

You ain't wrong lol. Her book actually dropped 2 days after this video did. So basically: I was totally wrong and kind of a moron.

[@brngthemetal]

@paperwill, did u stop making videos? I just found your channel, and i really enjoyed your videos

[@PaperWill]

@@brngthemetal New video in about a week!! :D

[@almond-dt8mn]

also theres a theory that dan actually r-worded and impregnated amanda bynes

[@alchemistofsteel8099]

@@almond-dt8mn say the world, censoring it makes it seem more trivial

[@EaseeCheesee]

Another tv show I adored as a kid was Zaboomafoo, it was a delightful show that featured the Kratt brothers teaching kids about animals. I adore the Kratts, they were an important part of my childhood and showed so much care and genuine passion to educating kids about nature. They’re the Mr Rogers of animal shows to me.

[@AleTitan]

Agreed

[@jackieec]

Same. Always wanted to meet them, still do and Mr Rogers but sadly i can’t meet him anymore.

[@aishutoon4553]

Ooo I loved that show so much when I was a kid!

[@emilymfv]

They too were a huge part of my childhood to the point where I'm actually studying biology! They truly were two amazing guys in an amazing show that impacted so many of us

[@KasumiKenshirou]

@@jackieec You can't meet Mr. Rogers, but I thought the Kratt brothers were still alive.

[@tempbauer2131]

Until the complaint about “gay” teletubbies, I thought they were genderless. They’re just alien or some sorta creature, idk BUT male and female didn’t cross my mind. Once I learned they were make & female, their sexual inclinations NEVER came to my mind. In the same way, MOST people look at MOST children 3 or less in a non-sexual way. And when playing in costumes if they put on “boy” or “girl” it doesn’t matter. My youngest son is 4yrs younger than my daughter. And his first introduction to regularly playing with other children were slightly older and mostly girls. There was 1 other boy his age. Both of them wanted dresses and makeup bc that’s what the older kids were doing. As the boys aged, played with other boys they slipped outta that. Except my son still wears nail polish

[@jordandixon6255]

You are wrong… simple and sad. I appreciate that you remarked but……

[@zvezdoblyat]

Right. A teletubby is a thing. I always thought they were monkeys lmao. Also nail polish is trendy right now, and it hides dirty nails which could be two reasons why your son still wears it

[@tempbauer2131]

Just to clarify i have no problem with my 13yr old son wearing nail polish or anything else he wants to wear. I’m more concerned with him being a kind human and a good man

[@zvezdoblyat]

@@tempbauer2131 yeah lol it's not a big deal. Personally I dislike it because of the dirty nails part but thats my problem

[@pearlchinasa1770]

@@jordandixon6255 what the fuck are you even saying. Why are you….. talking in this . Weird way ……..

[@marcellacassab4331]

I've gotten to a point in my life where I can't hear the first notes of "It's a wonderful day in the neighborhood" without tearing up a little. What a precious soul he was. An example for us all. It was always and still is my dream to create children's entertainment. Though my audience will be a bit older than Mr. Rogers was, I'm aiming more for the tween market, he's the example I will follow in terms of always being kind, empathetic and highlighting what makes everyone special.

[@AIA2637]

I just watched an episode with my niece the other day and it made me remember how special being a kid used to be

[@blizzard_the_seal9863]

keep at it bro!!! you can do it!!! you can make the world a better place for kids just like he did :)

[@helmaschine1885]

uh not creepy whatsoever. Maybe aim at a family audience, not specifically tweens because that sounds like a pedo aiming for their targets.

[@marcellacassab4331]

@@helmaschine1885 Of course I didn't mean it like that. Get your head out of the gutter. Every story needs a target audience and I think what I'm working on will most appeal to older kids and tweens. In the publishing industry this usually ranges between being marketed to ages 9-12 or possibly 10-14. That's all.

[@YoshiCh1ef-je6me]

The only time I don't get tearful hearing it is when the demonic entity Daniel Tiger is singing it

[@malverdeislove]

My older brother put a Black Sabbath cassette in my Teddy Ruxpin. Teddy saying "I AM IRON MAN" gave me nightmares.

[@personita2.733]

I think this is the first video about children entertainment related crimes and awfull things in general that has ended with me feeling hopeful about the world, this video is amazing

[@conwaytwittyer2667]

💖Mr.Rogers💖 does have that kind of effect on people

[@thelaurenbox9487]

The great thing is, those twenty million dollars weren't spent just for American kids, but for kids worldwide. I'm not from the US, but still, I've watched Sesame Street, Arthur, Cyberchase, and a bunch of others cartoons developed by PBS. I didn't get the joy of watching Mr. Rogers neighborhood, since it wasn't that popular here in Latin America, but still, I can see how much he means to Kid's TV and how he was a great, kind and empathetic man. We had some show's here that remind me of Mr. Rogers Neighborhood and I'm glad I grew up with them. Castelo Rá-tim-bum, El chavo del ocho (also know as "Chaves"), Mundo da Lua, Sítio do Pica-Pau Amarelo and various others managed to educate ant entertain a generation here in Brazil, and I can see that they were influenced by PBS.

[@zyaicob]

+

[@brnne]

Agreed. I loved the weirdness that TV cultura had in these kid shows. Castelo Rá-tim-bum was a masterpiece, like what if Guillermo del Toro could be a director to a kid show lmao. Even the castle was based on Gaudí architecture, theres so much cool stuff hidden. I just feel glad I didn't watched sitio do pica Pau amarelo when i was a kid, the writer was such a racist that even USA didn't like his books.

[@burtan2000]

And to think, that's how much our military spends on fuel every 8 seconds. I made that up, but $20 million is to the ravenous monster we keep as a pet to scare all the other monsters. We spend so little on art and education. The DoD budget makes many millionaires out of defense contractors. Don't get me wrong, the world is not sunshine & roses.] a mean MF'er with a big stick (or gun) is needed in that wall Maybe we could make more educational content and less bombs and shit ? oh duck. they gonna read this aren't

[@bigwendigo2253]

Kids aren’t the only ones that are able to experience mass hysteria, adults are 100% capable. Such a weird phenomenon! Geller wasn’t upset either he’s just a scam artist that saw a payday. Not a good dude.

[@ZeranZeran]

Covid19 proved this very well, on all sides. No judgement, just saying. It was shocking to see.

[@fuzzydude64]

@@ZeranZeran Did Geller do something related to Covid?

[@angeljones965]

@@fuzzydude64 i think they meant kids and mass hysteria

[@tigerfestivals5137]

@@angeljones965 I think they're saying that covid caused mass hysteria

[@nidohime6233]

You could say is a consequence of being empathic creatures. Monkey see monkey do.

[@Bell.-]

Man, if I didn't bawl like a big baby during the Mr Rodgers part. He was one of a kind. Such a sweet and kind hearted man. One of the rare ones that actually cared for children and it never took a dark turn. He and Bob Ross had a talent for warming hearts.

[@leiakasta7602]

I cringed so much when Dan Schnider's name came up. That man feels incredibly creepy, the foot stuff in his shows never sat well with me. It makes my skin crawl. Though, hearing that he might not be as much as a creep as everyone assumed kind of helps. But hearing that someone else was definitely worse and got to go to Disney is horrible! Hate that!

[@TuesdaysArt]

Jennette McCurdy's book about her experience as a child actor is releasing very soon.

[@KawaiiStars]

there's a rumor he might be the father of zoe 101's kid, and it's kinda telling that most of his child actors have problems now

[@TuesdaysArt]

@@KawaiiStars Jamie Lynn Spears?

[@Quinhala11]

@@KawaiiStars Most child actors have problem in general

[@stitchfinger7678]

@@Quinhala11 Yeah... Shit like this is why.

[@KasumiKenshirou]

Fred Rogers was also involved with another hearing. When VCRs were first introduced, the movie studios tried to have them outlawed, and Mr. Rogers spoke in defense of the technology.

[@twilight0885]

David Yost is a great person in my opinion. I had the privilege of meeting him in person at a local convention a few years ago, and just talking to him was so enjoyable. He was so approachable and we had a great conversation just talking and swapping convention stories. Just seeing how he's been able to reach a better place in life and even find success was really inspiring, and I was definitely grateful to get the chance to talk to someone who was a big part of my childhood. No matter how many Blue Power Rangers come and go, he will always be the original.

[@ernestcruz6316]

Oh yeah, one other comment: Fred Rogers was, and IS, a real national hero.

[@mollyrogers5851]

The PBS speech brings tears to my eyes. Mr. Rogers was such a wonderful person. He was the only person who told me they were proud of me as a child, and it helped me so much when I was a struggling kid.

[@doefarris2189]

Okay, but Keiko wasn't "dumped" in the ocean, there was a whole multi-million dollar rehabilitation program set up for him which involved building a giant tank in Oregon with real seawater from the pacific ocean where he was taught to deep dive and hunt for fish. Then when his health had recovered, they took him back to Iceland with a team to supervise him, and while he never integrated with a pod, he did swim with them and was able to feed himself and go wherever he wanted (Norway, in particular) and had a much better quality of life in the ocean for three years than he ever did back at Reino Aventura (where he would have died sooner).

[@jessicaclakley3691]

Thank you for clarifying that, I’d heard that a lot of trouble had gone into his rehabilitation but was worried I’d been misinformed or misremembered which animal was being discussed

[@PaperWill]

You’re completely right, Keiko had a much better quality of life once leaving. I should have gone a bit more in depth about that, sorry. No matter how difficult Keiko’s experience was after being reintroduced to the wild (required feeding by the supervisors til his death, and local areas passing laws banning contact with Keiko due to his pursuit of human interaction) there’s no debate that it was still significantly better than captivity. Again, sorry about glossing over that.

[@doefarris2189]

@@PaperWill no problem, the captive orca industry is a special interest of mine, so even tho I knew it was just meant to be a joke, I was like, "I must tell the people what REALLY happened!"

[@everfluctuating]

@@PaperWill might be a good idea to collect all these corrections/elaborations and make a mini update vid!

[@PaperWill]

@@everfluctuating At some point I'm hoping to make a "Everything I Was Wrong About" video lol. Maybe a 100k sub thing?

[@James11111]

I remember my mother parroted the "tinky-Winky is gay" stuff and even as a small child I thought it was ridiculous.

[@franze4]

lmao how did you grow up seeing your mum

[@James11111]

@@franze4 As a woman who did her best to raise me right despite her own struggles.

[@kanaka118446]

​@@James11111that's love right there

[@KathyHarrington]

What makes this all the more ridiculous is that Tinky-Winky is carrying a magic bag, not a purse. If you even look more closely at it, it looks much more like a shopping bag than a purse.

[@WandererEris]

As a note: Jynx may also have ties to Japanese mythology. She could be based on the Yuki-onna and Yama-uba, two snow related female creatures. If you look up descriptions of the creatures, you'll see similarities. It's entirely possible the black skin was meant to represent frostbite, and the purple skin matches up with this idea. Her name fits with the mythology origin too. I think the ganguro thing may be real too, and the connections to Zwarte Piete and opera singers. She's a mishmash of all sorts of things that just so happen to align with an American thing that was pretty bad. I can't really blame the original devs because they probably didn't know and were just referencing their own culture as well as some European stuff.

[@KathyHarrington]

This is very likely as Yama-uba has been shown to have light colored hair, pitch black skin and a red dress just like Jynx. Though it was never meant to be offensive, it might not have translated internationally very well.

[@terrenceswiff]

The idea of "oh it just needs to be more marketable" is nonsense tbh which is why 4kids was mocked so often. In reality, kids love hearing about foreign things that don't exist in their reality. Why else would fantasy and sci fi be so popular by default? Removing Japanese culture was just a coward tactic from 4kids that had never been necessary.

[@JeffreyPiatt]

4kids was doing what the Japanese rights holders wanted done to there shows. There was a toy line to sell.

[@terrenceswiff]

@@JeffreyPiatt Which could be done without changing anything culturally, always. People like pokemon because they're pokemon, for example. The Japanese aspects of the series wouldn't damage the brand potential

[@blueberrypitbull87]

4Kids is great. They should have kept the rights to Pokemon...The OFFICAL Pokémon company has ruined the dub and is so cheap that they cut corners when they can even though they have TONS of money. Oh and Satoshi's new actor Sarah Natochenny cannot act. She is TERRIBLE. Also, 4Kids Yu-Gi-Oh dub is the best thing ever.

[@Naixatloz]

While kids don't care, there are sadly some parents who do.

[@huguesdepayens807]

I don't want to see Japanese "culture" in my media.

[@wendymccoy1093]

I actually met David Yost, along with most of the OG power rangers, at a convention several years ago. That's where I first found out about what happened. He talked very openly and candidly during a panel, and it was heartbreaking, but he's such a sweet heart, and I'm so happy to see him thriving! 💗

[@Lejo04]

The way I BAWLED as soon as the theme to Mr Rogers’ Neighbourhood started to play. That show meant so much to me as a kid, and just hearing the messaging now as a young adult fills my heart with joy and assurance. As a queer teen in today’s world, having someone say that I am valued on the merit of being myself is so deeply moving.

[@zombiepirateninja1438]

Me too. Me too. I didn't expect to cry during this video, but dang... Seeing the raw power that man carried into that hearing armed with nothing but a passion to do good in this world. Just WOW. Made this ENTIRE video.

[@trustytrest]

Currently trying not to burst into tears after seeing the Mr Rogers scene

[@onbearfeet]

I'm having an awful couple of months, and I just burst into tears when I heard that song. My family wasn't that bad on the surface, but their affection and regard for me was extremely conditional, based on things like whether I did well in school (no problem) and whether I performed my gender to the standards of their religion/politics (uh-oh). But Mister Rogers never cared about that. I barely even remember watching the show itself because I was only three or four when my older brothers decided I was "too old for baby stuff" and switched to things they wanted to watch, but that gentle little song about a kind person wanting to be my neighbor -- wanting to be around me whether I was wearing a frilly pink dress or not -- drilled its way into my brain and became a core memory. It's probably why I spent so much time around other people's animals as an older child; they accepted me almost as readily as Mister Rogers did. Bless Fred Rogers. I hope he's having the most wonderful afterlife there is.

[@TransDrummer1312]

GOD same. Hearing the genuine kindness and empathy in his voice hits me like a train every time I hear him speak.

[@JinxTiger]

I know I’ve got to this a year late but I just need to say. I like deep dive videos but it does get depressing at times. The ending is so good. I accident found the court hearing video on my own earlier this year and it brought me to tears. I didn’t have a good childhood, I haven’t spoken to my father in years now, and children’s programming was my escape. My life was better and brighter because of the worlds put in front of me. I mainly watched PBS too, a LOT of PBS. I never really watched Cartoon Network or any of those until way later but even then I still just preferred PBS. I sadly never got to watch Mr. Rodgers at the time but now, ever so often, I go out of my way to find it. What he had on his show is stuff I needed then and the affirmation I need now. The passion and drive he had to teach kids, love kids, and embrace kids is something I lacked in my household but is comforting to know he gave to so many others. I’m so happy that man existed. The world is definitely better now that he was in it.

[@vinx3078]

I never grew up w Mr Rogers but anytime I see a clip of it, it feels so nostalgic for something I never experienced. The sheer empathy and love of this man can be felt through the screen. When he says he's proud of you, it feels like someone important in your life genuinely meaning it. He was truly an amazing person

[@blizzard_the_seal9863]

same dude….. im too young to have grown up with it but every time i see clips of him, i can tell that someone like him was missing from my childhood. as in, when i see clips of him, it feels like something is completed in my heart :’)

[@midnightdimensions13]

My parents never told me about Mr. Rogers death because they didn't want me to be heartbroken. Ironically, I had a terrible childhood after we moved and things went crazy from there. I honestly forgot about Mr. Rogers due to my trauma and issues. Then I clicked on someone reacting to Mr. Rogers and I immediately cried when I heard his voice, saw his smile, and listened to his words. He gave me hope again. Even though, things aren't great right now for me, things aren't so bad like before. And I have so many friends now who help me. But I mainly have Mr. Rogers to thank for making me feel like I mattered.

[@kellymurphy1098]

It's sort of sad to me that they kept that from you. I don't think he'd have wanted that, he always tried to help kids deal with reality. He even recorded a message shortly before he died to talk to the children who watched his show *about* his own death, which he was aware would be soon, to be released after he died to help them cope.

[@midnightdimensions13]

@@kellymurphy1098 You're not wrong about that. I totally forgot how honest he was to kids. But it's alright now.

[@alpine8590]

"Gay people love purple" Sir I dont have a single valid argument against that

[@ohmygoditisspider7953]

I'm colorblind lmaoo can't see purple or blue or red or green. SO WHAT ABOUT COLORBLIND GAY HUH?

[@alexevier]

@@ohmygoditisspider7953 you have a free pass to gayness

[@myphinisheris0waot]

my favorite color has almost always been purple… ohhhh boy 😳🏳️‍🌈

[@MEOWMIX3DS]

what happens if I don't like purple

[@toukonanami1219]

@@ohmygoditisspider7953 oh so you cant see all the colors? guess you're not allowed to be gay

[@joelyface9667]

Who else started sobbing uncontrollably when Mr. Fred Roger’s came on screen? Just me?

[@Hazbin-hotel-babe]

Hes an angel that's for true

[@mynameisworld]

Those of us who are older have a different memory of Mister Rogers than you young'uns. I was horribly teased for watching Mister Rogers. Mister Rogers was treated as a joke to most people. I kept watching him secretly in my own room, all the way into college, and when the show ended I kept watching the reruns. During that time, other adults and teenagers would still joke about him, saying how "creepy" he was and making up rumors about what the believed were his true actions toward kids, making accusations about the interest he showed in the kids on his show and the way he looked at them. Then he died. That very day, the people who had called him creepy and had made up lies about him suddenly claimed to have always been his biggest fan. So for us older folks, Mister Rogers is either a very secret, private show in which he talked only to the one person watching, or he was a creepy pedo joke. Most often it's the creepy pedo joke. Now, I've seen how you young people talk online. If you kids had been alive back in our time, most of you who "sobbed uncontrollably" would be making the creepy pedo jokes. Most of you are only "sad" because it's cool to be sad now that he's dead.

[@unchpunchem8947]

@@mynameisworldso people aren’t allowed to have fond feelings toward him anymore because our culture has changed? This doesn’t make much sense to me. You should be celebrating the fact that people seemingly universally love the man who you once felt you had to hide your interest in, not gatekeeping those feelings for anyone born after that cultural shift.

[@WappleFan]

@@mynameisworld you know, there’s a quote from the movie “The Mist” that I think really applies here… “Shut up, you miserable old buzzard.”

[@hellbreakfast1590]

I started fighting tears as soon as Rogers was mentioned. I know that story well, but had never heard the hearings. Mr. Rogers was so unassuming, this plain little man. He was remarkable in his averageness. I think that's what I like best about him, how average he was, and how that hid and an extraordinary thoughtfulness and kindness that isn't just intrinsic to one person, but that can be learned. He was a special person, but one that we can strive to be like. I would like more people to do that.

[@PaperWill]

Someone else described him as having a backbone made of steel humility, which is a phrase I really like now.

[@BadWebDiver]

I have a deep respect for Fred Rogers ... and I haven't even seen any of his shows...

[@Beakerbite]

Rogers was anything but average. Unassuming yes, but not average. He took on world issues such as race when it was not safe to do so. He pushed forward the narrative of patience, kindness, and understanding then there were many with knives out and ready to fight. Yet he managed to work this societal progression into the show in such a way that even the angriest people saw at least a glimpse of the message he was portraying.

[@mal2ksc]

What I learned: Tinky Winky was actually a damn good dancer. It's HARD to look graceful in a costume like that. Also there was a unit of currency smaller than the yen, called the sen. Even though I'm pretty sure it's out of circulation now, you could say "sen on the yen" instead of "cents on the dollar".

[@PsRohrbaugh]

Today I learned! Seeing how 1 yen is worth 75% of a penny, I'd hope the sen is out of circulation.

[@mal2ksc]

@@PsRohrbaugh If I remember correctly it was 100 sen = 1 yen (I think "sen" was derived from "cent") so yeah, they'd be quite redundant today. But you can find sen being used as late as WWII. I have paper banknotes from the Japanese occupation of the Philippines that have a face value of 10 sen, because minting and shipping coins was not practical.

[@PsRohrbaugh]

@@mal2ksc wow, neat! With how things are going it won't be long before the same thing happens to the USD 😔

[@mal2ksc]

@@PsRohrbaugh Will we have to change the saying to "dollars on the Benjamin"?

[@benlutz1974]

@@mal2ksc I hope not! That'd be soooo annoying.

[@ImaginaryAlchemist]

Not gonna lie, that speech and song from Mr. Rogers brought a tear to my eye. It was just so moving to me that he'd fight so hard to keep PBS up for the kids. What a wonderful, wonderful man. We were all fortunate to have him. Without him, so many iconic shows that helped kids worldwide would have never existed. He's an absolute legend.

[@Rupert3434]

I love how the "fairness doctrine" was like "Yeah so tobacco lobbyists get 3, you anti-smokers get 1".

[@QuilloManar]

And yet it still worked 👀

[@B.L.U.S]

@@QuilloManar because they weren't oversaturated a problem with teens is that if you say repeatly something is bad they will do it anyway to "be cool"

[@tastysand05]

Imagine being upset that kids have 2 loving parents and a non human children’s show character was purple and had a bag… and they call us snowflakes

[@beepboopboopbeep3]

The fact that someone found a way to get offended at TELETUBBIES of all things baffles me.

[@passtheapplejuice2619]

@@beepboopboopbeep3 who wouldn’t those fuckers are terrifying

[@beepboopboopbeep3]

@@passtheapplejuice2619 Honestly, true. Those dead eyes...

[@sothisishowusernameswork.2043]

@@passtheapplejuice2619 Offended not terryfied.

[@passtheapplejuice2619]

@@sothisishowusernameswork.2043 they are offensively terrifying

[@jaydinotjd]

That last segment is something truly special and boy did it hit harder after everything that was talking about before it. Dude I started crying which is a rare thing for me to do and probably was well needed. I’ve never watched Mr. Rogers but everything I’ve heard about him has been nothing but kind and loving. The way he talks and carries himself just radiates warmth and positivity. You can tell that he truly has some heart of gold and that court hearing was just so sweet. Some things are more valuable than money and profit. The quality of human life and the time we have to live each other is worth love. Bro I’m gonna cry again-

[@fishlordusername891]

Used to love teletubbies between the ages of 3-4, which I conveniently actually remember. I don't think I even perceived the teletubbies as having a gender. Like in hindsight I just... never looked at a teletubby and went "ah yes that is a girl teletubby". Anyways the appeal was definitely the aesthetic. Child me just enjoyed watching them do stuff and look a specific way. It was all atmosphere.

[@tentativegazer]

**glances at pfp** Teletubbies to Homestuck fan pipeline real?!?!?!

[@fishlordusername891]

@@tentativegazer [BUZZER PLAYS] Teletubbies was ever present in most children's lives, BAD science. I'm a Homestuck because I'm a freak in an unrelated manner.

[@Spider8itchy]

​@@fishlordusername891based response and based character choice

[@sedi2066]

Same lol....

[@stm7810]

so plot twist, they were trans all along :D

[@kestreldomann2787]

Loved the 2 seconds of Puppet Will, as a Theatre Props artisan I felt that "crew putting a ton of time into props and set pieces that are only on for a couple of seconds" in my SOUL, man

[@mrpudgepudge]

When you cut to Rogers telling the audience he was proud of them, I legitimately started crying on a dime at work...

[@samicoello7133]

I didn't even know I needed to hear that.

[@ambiguity9608]

So did I, growing up I watched Daniel tiger a lot and I cried as soon as I heard that song, because it made me so happy and it still does

[@pokenutter]

Fun fact! The Porygon episode aired in 1997, and has been available online through a quick Google search for twenty-five years now. In all that time, the only seizures the episode has caused were in that first week. More points in favor of the mass hysteria argument.

[@Heart2soulz]

As a child i actually thought this would just be ugly cartoons or something NOT A CANNIBAL AND ANIMAL ABUSE…

[@ThwipThwipBoom]

same lol

[@rachelcookie321]

You’re a child?

[@Слышьты-ф4ю]

​@@rachelcookie321 ...FBI?

[@the_aka_j5598]

1:11:36 Fred Rodgers was amazing, such a kind soul. I feel like a kid again when he talks to the audience, and it's like talking to your favorite elementary school teacher who made you feel cared for and treats you like your own person.