Mister Rogers

I did not grow up watching Mister Rogers. In class I recently watched videos of Mister Rogers and saw the impact he had made on people's lives most of the class hadn’t seen him and wasn’t affected there were probably 2 kids and the teacher that you could tell really cared about Mister Rogers. I understood that he was a role model but still didn’t fully understand what the big deal with him was. Then that weekend I saw the Mister Rogers movie and I finally understood the impact he had on people's lives. I now after reading this article and seeing the movie am devastated that I didn’t watch Mister Rogers growing up because I have now seen how he shaped people's childhoods and adult hoods as the great man he was to our world and how lucky we were to have a man like him and lots of peoples lives.

Cheese and crackers, orange juice, and Mr. Rogers. From looking through the comments, I find I am the only one who has any memory of Mr. Rogers. Many of those who commented reply with “Unfortunately,” and, “didn’t grow up at the right time,” to watch the show. When it comes to Mr. Rogers, there is no exact time period you had to be born in, or age restriction. Therefore this excuse is invalid. Reruns of the show still continue on PBS, and I couldn’t imagine my childhood without it. From the opening song, to the characters, Mr. Rogers has touched many. But, what people have to understand that it was much more. In the article it explains, the importance of art, and hard work he put into the program. This is something we lack today. If you look at today’s children shows they all involve bright colors, and tech savvy whiny characters. Also the shows today are all digital. Puppets have been replaced with technology that can be made in a fraction of the time. Attention to detail, and passion is lost. Therefore we are stringing the patience, and important values from the next generation. Overall the simpleness has left television and the media. The present youth may refuse Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood due to its simplicity, which is extremely unfortunate. This is also alarming because these children are growing up with mindless programs. We must regain the respect and attention to the importance of patience and simplicity. Therefore we must all return to Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood.

Growing up Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood wasn’t a show I watched. Seeing that my siblings are twelve to three years older than me, we watched things that was more interesting towards them to them rather than things that a three year old like me would be interested in. We rather watch things on Disney Channel or Disney XD. We watched shows such as ‘That So Raven’, ‘The Proud Family’ we watched movies like ‘The Cheetah Girls’, ‘The Princess & The Frog’ and many more movies like that. We watch things that showcased a big family, that had a plethora of ages, that showed a household without some members of the family things we could personally relate to. A hero from television never existed to a single person,at least for me. I had multiple people for a variety of reasons such as Penny Proud for being the older sister who may mess up but still took ownership to her faults made sure to never make that one single mistake again. Raven Baxter for always trying to help her family and friends along with always having their backs no matter the issue. Princess Tiana for actually working for what she and her father had always dreamed of rather than just taking the easy way out. And many more for many different reasons. They were important to me because of the way they showcased the value of friendship and family.

As a child I only saw a couple of Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood, but after reading this article it’s clear that he was such an inspiration to many people and have impacted many lives. My childhood hero’s as a child would be the Harry Potter books. They always seemed to put a smile on my face and I always looked up to the main characters as they grew old and faced new challenges that they had to overcome.

During childhood, I watched PBS Kids and my favorite TV show was Zoom. I liked Alisa from Seasons 1 and 2 from there and I wanted to go to her house and zoom. I later asked her to come over for a sleepover, but since she is from television I wanted to get in touch with her to visit Maryland from New York, but her house was on fire, so she could not come.

Even though I am too young to ever have seen Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood after reading this I have seen the effect he has had on people long after he has passed. He died before I was even born but I can see what kind of person he was. He was a kind and inspiring person to so many. He was uncompromising in his art too. He didn’t like to think of what he was doing as a show but more as an atmosphere. An atmosphere safe for all. An atmosphere where he could teach important things in the right way. He was disciplined, focused, a perfectionist. Many people remember him as a saint though and his wife Joanne doesn’t like that connotation. She thinks it makes him out to be this otherworldly creature and takes away the hard work he put into his program. Instead of thinking of him as the picture of virtue how about an artist.

I was too young to really get into Mr. Rogers, however, I understand why he’s such a role model to 90’s kids because he taught them so much. My role model would be someone like Spongebob because he’s always happy no matter the situation. This creature who lives in a pineapple taught me how to always treat others with kindness. He also taught me other things like friendship, compassion, and how to uplift others.

I did not grow up watching Mister Roger's Neighborhood, but after reading the article, I'm wishing that I did. He seems to be the kind of person that you want to be friends with, the kind of person that would be impossible to dislike. He was described as "a conveyor of virtue", and "the god of kindness". He was a humble man that loved working to make people happy. My childhood was one sustained through Disney Chanel. I wanted to have the intelligence of Teddy Duncan from Good Luck Charlie, to be a dancer like Rocky and CeCe from Shake it Up, and to have the wit of the Ross kids from Jessie. Looking back on these shows, I've noticed that all of the kids had somewhat dysfunctional families, and crazy school lives, but that doesn't change the fact they they were who I looked up to, and who I wanted to grow up to be. My high school life is nothing like what's portrayed in the Lizzie McGuire show, or in High School Musical, but I still believe that all of these characters have made a small impact on who I am today.

I, like many others it seems, am a little too young to have grown up watching Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. Though I never watched it, I think I somewhat understand what kind of person he was from reading the article. He was an icon on television in front of many, and after he died, he became a symbol of kindness and virtue. Mr Rogers was said to be, disciplined, focused, a perfectionist, and an artist. He is the kind of man kids would look up to, a good adult figure with ideals that would be good for us to live by. I personally do have an idol from my past. The first person that I watched playing soccer that I knew the name of was Eden Hazard. I don’t know exactly what drew me to him, but he inspired me to play hard so that I could be the best. I of course, ended up learning that I am not the best soccer player in the world, but having a hero like that really motivated me to accomplish my dreams. I’m sure that’s the role that other people’s idols had as well - to inspire others to accomplish their dreams, and to show them that they’re dreams might not be as far away as they might think.

I unfortunately did not watch Mister Rogers Neighborhood when I was growing up. However, I was still able to develop certain characters from TV shows that I watched as a child that still influence me today. The TV show Drake and Josh taught me how to develop relationships with your siblings. Neds Declassified school survival guide taught me the ins and outs of school. But the person I most looked up to was Spencer in ICarly, he resembled a very strong father figure with great values for anyone to follow.

I did not grow up watching “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” when I was a child but I do remember my childhood hero. When I was younger, my childhood hero was my uncle. He was the person I looked up to because he did everything the right way. He was always living in the moment, having fun, and putting others before himself. This was the person that I wanted to be when I was younger, and I tried to model what he did when it came to my own actions. This has played an important factor in who I am today, and that is why my uncle was my childhood hero.

Unfortunately, I did not have the opportunity to watch Mister Rogers, although I do have vague memories of him. One childhood hero that I think can apply to anyone is Bill Nye the Science Guy. I remember when I was younger whenever the teacher would say we were going to watch a science video, we all hoped that it was Bill. He just made the subject of science so much easier to understand while being funny and amusing at the same time. Of course the show was targeted to kids, but even as a teen watching an episode still appeals to me. Childhood hero’s like Mister Rogers and Bill Nye the Science Guy are essential to a child because it helps them learn the importance of kindness and the importance of being curious.

As a child, my heroes were the Harry Potter books. Perhaps an early indicator of my appreciation for literature, at only five years old, I wrote myself into the stories that I read. I sat in charms with the trio as they listen to Professor Flitwick explain various enchantments. I ran with them through the quidditch pitch and to Hagrid's Hut in pursuit of the under-the-nose villain. From Ron Weasley, I learned the value of a true friend. Not perfect, not everpresent, but always there in instances of need. From Hermione Granger, I adopted the constant pursuit of knowledge. From "The Boy Who Lived", I learned that there is darkness in all of us, (even picture-perfect heroes) but you must come to know and appreciate what you could be, instead of constantly fearing yourself.

As a child, my heroes were the Harry Potter books. Perhaps an early indicator of my appreciation for literature, at only five years old, I wrote myself into the stories that I read. I sat in charms with the trio as they listen to Professor Flitwick explain various enchantments. I ran with them through the quidditch pitch and to Hagrid's Hut in pursuit of the under-the-nose villain. From Ron Weasley, I learned the value of a true friend. Not perfect, not everpresent, but always there in instances of need. From Hermione Granger, I adopted the constant pursuit of knowledge. From "The Boy Who Lived", I learned that there is darkness in all of us, (even picture-perfect heroes) but you must come to know and appreciate what you could be, instead of constantly fearing yourself.

I did not grown up watching "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" when I was a child but I do remember watching tv shows that inspired me. I loved watching the show "Zoey 101" and the main character , Zoey, was my favourite character. She was the person I looked up to. Zoey seemed so cool and was so into school. She loved her boarding school and had a fun time learning with her friends. I wanted to be this kind of person. Zoey was smart and a great student and that made me feel like I could go out and be really smart and being the type of student she was. This later came to help me through school for the times when I was doubting myself in school. I just thought "what would Zoey do in this situation". Thinking about her would make me push myself to the best person I could be.

I have not watched Mister Rogers but I did watch icarly. This was one of my favorite shows and I just loved it. The main character was Carly and she had a group of friends that consisted of Freddy and Sam. They had this blog they would do funny, random activities and challenges on. I enjoyed this show because I wanted to be like Carly when I was older and grow up and have my own blog that I would be able livestream to the world. I also liked the fact that she was always hanging out with her friends and had such a good relationship with them. On the last ever streamed episode something very sad happens and I was devastated to hear that that episode would be the last episode every shot for the show icarly.

My childhood hero was Perry the Platypus from Phineas and Ferb. What a legend. He absolutely destroyed Doofenshmirtz in every battle they had. He would always disable the inator before it would go off and save the Tri State Area. I always wanted to have all the gadgets that he had. I remember watching Phineas and Ferb in elementary school. Perry was the best.

Growing up my favorite character or childhood hero was from the show Victorious was Victoria. I watched the show all the way through elementary school. I wanted to grow up and be like her. I always looked up to her. She liked to sing and I loved to sing to. I remember always singing with her. One year for my birthday I remember having a Victorious themed birthday party. My cupcakes had a picture of Victoria on them and the plates, napkins and birthday sign all had Victoria and a bunch of her friends. I always looked up to her and also the other characters in the show as well. They were all so close and did everything together and it sent a good message to others that friendship is really important. In the show they would all support each other. When the show ended I was really upset, but I still remember how important and how much I used to look up to her.

I did have the opportunity to watch “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” growing up and it had an impact on my actions now that I’m older. The main thing I remember from the show was how Mr.Rogers treated every person or thing in his oath with absolute kindness. This was really a very early gateway to learning how to treat people and how to act towards others as I was growing up. I’m incredibly grateful to have had the opportunity to grow up watching such an important role model to aid my growth as a person and help shape who I am today.

I did not watch Mister Rodger when I was a kid. I have heard about the fantastic things that he has done though. Even though he wasn’t a big impact on me, he was a big impact on others. When I was growing up I read comics and was really into Marvel (I still am now too), so I was a big fan of Stan Lee. He was a fantastic person. He wrote to entertain people, but he was a good person at heart too. He did the right thing. He taught me respect and other virtues of life by pouring his values into these small colorful pages. He was an artist of life. He taught people the passionate ways to live through messages in his comics. When I heard about his death, it shook me hard. I decided to delve deeper into researching his life, and he had a rough one. He had a hard life growing up, yet he fought through it all, and decided to help others fight through their tough times. This man was one of my childhood heroes, and to that I say Excelsior!

My childhood didn't really consist of watching t.v so the shows I did watch were very limited, therefore, I did not watch Mister Rogers. I did, however, watch a lot of Tom and Jerry. I loved this show so much. Every I would turn on the t.v I would look just for it. I think I liked them so much because it was an ongoing chase between the cat and the mouse, then the cat would almost catch the mouse and the mouse would've set up a trap so right as the cat got close the trap would go off. I never got bored of the show even though I could predict what happened at the end of each episode. It taught me the basis of being nice to everyone even if they don't reciprocate the same thing and that life is not fair.

No I did not watch mister Rogers Neighborhood,before today I didn't even know it even existed. I looked up to different people growing up, The biggest one I can remember was R.L.Stine who inspired me to start writing books . I also look up to Mark Pellegrino when it comes to acting because how good of an actor he is. His performance of Lucifer was great and Nick was one of the best performances Ive seen . Whenever Im looking for inspiration for a performance I always watch a clip of him during a scene.

i don't think i had any child hood heroes to be honest. i did not watch that i'm not a boomer. i watched a lot of pbs kids. again i didn't have any hero. i mean i related to curious george for being curious but nobody was my hero.

I unfortunately didn't grow up at the right time to watch "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," which is sad since i've heard that is was an amazing show. When I was growing up, a time in my life I can't remember much of, I don't remember having what would be considered a "childhood hero." While I can remember the kinds of shows I watched as a kid pretty well, what I thought of the characters on the screen is a harder memory to grasp.

I would have to say the person I looked up to the most when I was younger would be my older cousin Catie Rose. We would do everything together. I would always play the game "follow the Catie" and followed her everywhere. I would always want the stuff she had because I thought it was cool. Whenever we did a dance party, I would always try to follow her moves. Sure she got annoyed, but she loves me. I've always wanted to be like her. Even to this day. Today, Catie is the closest friend I've had. she's taught me about high school transition and what to expect. And even give me advice to what I shouldn't do. Like stay up till midnight on a school night.

When i was in 4-6 grade my hero who i wanted to be like was Corey Taylor from Slipknot. Slipknot is the first band i've ever enjoyed, so i wanted to sound just like corey taylor. I even remember buying a corey taylor mask (They wear masks on stage) but that broke and i got a new one recently. I loved the way he sounded on songs like (sic) and the shape and all hope is gone. I would try to make music that sounded like Slipknot, but it ended up sounding absolutely terrible. Years later im in a new band that sounds better and we have music published on itunes. So Corey Taylor inspired me to do that.

My older brother August was who I looked up to when I was younger and I still do. August is ten years older than me and has always been a good role model. He always made sure that I was safe and that I felt secure even when I was annoying him. He is a very humorous and kind person and always has been. I do not see him a lot because he is in the army so he is stationed in Colorado. I normally see him every six months and when all of my siblings and me are together we have the most fun. We always mess around and do fun things. He has always been an example of what type of person I want to be.

I never watched "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood when I was growing up, However I watched Cars a lot when I was pretty young. It was my favorite thing. When I was 3 or 4 I had a birthday party all about Cars. Now I wouldn't say anyone in that movie was my hero but I sure loved that movie. When I was 5 I would pretend I was a dinosaur. I loved dinosaurs. I had toys about them, I read books about them not like small books but like big books full of facts and latin names and things like that. These are a few off my childhood "heroes".

My childhood hero was always Batman. He was a billionaire and could have easily turned his back on gotham but he refused to. He always did what he thought was right and refused to kill. Batman know how unlikely it was for them to change but he killed them, he'd be no better than the villains he fought.