February 19, 1968 –
Everyone’s favorite adult, Fred Rogers began telling everyone that It’s a beautiful year in the neighborhood when the national broadcast of his program, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood premiered on this date.
Guests on the show were often surprised to find that although Rogers was just as gentle and patient in life as he was on television, he was nevertheless a perfectionist who did not allow “shoddy” ad-libbing. He believed that children were thoughtful people who deserved programming as good as anything produced for adults on television.
The Haus of Dcaligari 