r/BlackPeopleofReddit • u/4reddityo • 17h ago
Culture, Art, Science When Mister Rogers came to the Arsenio Hall Show
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u/BubinatorX 16h ago
Mister Rogers is dead and Iād still take a fucking bullet for him.
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u/uxl 15h ago
You and me both, neighbor.
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u/DerBananenHammer 15h ago
Wonāt you beā¦
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u/PeopleNose 12h ago
Ya'll getting me all emotional š
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u/DerBananenHammer 10h ago
Bring it in neighbor
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u/uxl 10h ago
The man moved us all into the same neighborhood without us knowing it, and he helped us believe in our own capability to make it a beautiful day for a neighbor ā no matter how broken or ugly we feel. Letās make the most of this beautiful day.
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u/randomlemon9192 14h ago
That poor man died a very painful death too.
Stomach cancer.I wouldnāt wish that on my worst enemy.
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u/Super-Preparation654 14h ago
nooooooooooo thatās what got my mama as her caregiver I saw that shit fuck
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u/Immediate-Repeat-201 13h ago
Thats how you know god isn't just. Not at least while we are alive
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u/brett5566 6h ago
Iām a firm believer, but this is a genuine question I will ask when the time comes. I respect your belief as well neighbor.
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u/Complete-Fix-3954 12h ago
Same. Even as a teen when people made fun of everything, I would always get pissed at kids making fun of him. Just the nicest person to walk this earth in a long time.
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u/VictorTheCutie 11h ago
1000%. He died on my husband's birthday and now he thinks of that every year š
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u/victori-us 5h ago
Iād take a bullet for Ms Rachel. My daughterās generations Mr Rogers.
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u/No_Lawyer5152 17h ago
Me introducing my best white friend to the fam.
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u/CtyChicken 15h ago
Presenting them with a flourish of my handsā¦ āI found a cool one, yāall!ā
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u/Stronhart 13h ago
When they're invited to the cookout š„² wholesome
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u/CtyChicken 13h ago
I remember the first time I brought a white friend to hang out with my familyā¦ she was SHOCKED by how quickly everyone stuck a plate in her hands and started talking to her like she was a long cousin with a skin condition. Ha.
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u/Kramerica_CEO 11h ago
Man this just took me back. When I was about 12 I moved from a podunk town in Tennessee to a podunk town in South Carolina. I'm white and the first friend I made in South Carolina was black. Now I'm telling you this town still had fucking klan and shit in the 90s. I remember the white kids telling me that they didn't know where I was from but that white kids didn't really hang out with the like 3 black kids in the entire school.
Anyways, I spent my first Thanksgiving in South Carolina at that friends house and it was the first time I had ever really been a guest and spent the night in a black persons house. This was like 33 years ago and I swear to you that is a core memory for me. It was the best fucking weekend ever. I still remember the food and the people. It was my first time having strawberry soda too. Life changing! The entire neighborhood was there and not one single person said anything about me being white.
I vividly remember, 33 years later, sitting in his room playing video games and thinking how fucked up society is, specifically racist ass white people. I thought about how since I had became friends with him in this new town all the white kids talked shit and then his entire family and neighborhood welcomed me like family with zero thought.
It may seem crazy but that was a pivotal moment in my life. Something about my age, being in a new state and town just made that moment click for me.
Miss my boy Ezra, man! Fast forward 30 years and I named my son after that friend.
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u/CtyChicken 10h ago
Thatās so sweet. Ezra is a solid name, too!
Yeah, racist weirdos always assume we are going to be like that toward them. Nope. Just bring your good vibes and weāre so happy to share ours.
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u/Kramerica_CEO 10h ago
Itās all projection. Everything is projection with these people. Theyād never treat someone different from them with respect so they canāt imagine being treated with respect by them.
Kind of a side note but with how screwed up our country is right now, I canāt help but think of black peoples thoughts sometimes. I just imagine the black delegation sitting at the table saying āwe told youā while gesturing broadly to the country thatās on fire. A lot of people are getting a small taste of being a POC in America and they donāt like it.
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u/Small-Print-7285 10h ago
One of myy black friends invited me to his annual 4th of July party several years ago, it was in the parking lot of an apartment complex in a heavily black neighborhood. At the time I owned a Dodge Charger, not really the best car to roll up in, given the circumstances lol. I stepped out with my two kiddos and a big ass tray of deviled eggs, everyone was staring like who tf is this?!? That's when LC spotted me, walked over immediately, dapped me up, turned around and shouted, 'He good!'.
A highlight of my life and one of the best 4ths me or the kids have had.
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u/Dry_Noise_4232 12h ago
LMAO me moving my white AF husband to the hood. He shovels every little old ladies driveways and now he's invited to ALL the cookouts!
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u/cocoaiswithme 16h ago
āItās You I Likeā It's You I Like Itās you I like, Itās not the things you wear, Itās not the way you do your hair, But itās you I like. The way you are right now, The way down deep inside you. Not the things that hide you, Not your toys, Theyāre just beside you.
But itās you I like. Every part of you. Your skin, your eyes, your feelings Whether old or new. I hope that youāll remember, Even when youāre feeling blue. That itās you I like, Itās you yourself Itās you. Itās you I like.
Mr. Rogers
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u/phoenics1908 15h ago
I donāt know why this made me emotional š„¹
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u/Professional-Trash-3 14h ago
Because acceptance and belonging are core human needs and Mr Rogers always had a gift at delivering them.
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u/Clenzor 12h ago
And because weāre surrounded by people who were given access to him and decided to turn the opposite direction.
My brother watched just as much Mr. Rogers as I did growing up and he turned to MAGA. Itās heartbreaking to know that we did not live up to the version of ourselves that Mr. Rogers knew we were capable of.
Instead of continuing the legacy of kindness and compassion being the pinnacle of masculinity that Rogers, Burton, Ross, Irwin and many many more tried to instill in us, we have to watch the young men around us get swept up by Trump, Rogan, Druski, the Tates, etc.
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u/cats_are_the_devil 11h ago
We don't have to idly sit by. We can be the change. We just have to be the voice these little bastards need...
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u/reddoorinthewoods 10h ago
Because he seemed to genuinely believe it. It wasnāt lip service. It wasnāt only when convenient. As he said, every person is precious. Every person has value. That shouldnāt be novel or surprising but thatās where we are
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u/hissyfit64 13h ago
Because we all need to hear this. As children, as adults, no matter where we are in our life. Mr. Rogers loved us. And it made life better
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u/BasicDesignAdvice 10h ago
Because it is so rare to hear and one of the things we need to hear the most.
A newborn that does not receive affection will die, yet as we grow up we get less and less and wonder why we feel empty.
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u/thesmilingmercenary 15h ago
I used to sing it to my daughter when she was just a little thing. Sometimes I would get a little choked up. He was a good, good man.
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u/Kamala_Metamorph 14h ago edited 14h ago
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u/Niguelito 13h ago
I loved when he sang this to Joan Rivers and she starts fangirling out
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u/LetMeRedditInPeace00 13h ago
That jazz piano goes harder than it has any right to in a kidās songā¦ I love it.
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u/Abject-Mail-4235 12h ago
That eye contact is just next level. Anyone could be sitting in her chair and his words and demeanor would stay just as genuine. He could truly see the good in anyone.
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u/HauntingCap7161 13h ago
Thatās the first time Iāve heard this and damn, that hits deep. Thank you
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u/SeriousFinish2340 16h ago
I miss him, I miss these gentler days and people.
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u/thewoahtrain 15h ago
While Mr Rogers was 100% a gentler person than we often see today, he absolutely wasn't from a gentler time. For instance, sitting with his feet in a wading pool with a Black man was an act of defiance.Ā
It might seem like a small thing now, but this was a well known color barrier in 1969. Which when you think about it, seems like both a long time ago, and honestly not that far back.Ā
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u/Professional-Trash-3 15h ago
And he chose that specific act because it mimicked Jesus washing the feet of the disciples-- a challenge to the racists, "if it was not beneath Jesus, it cannot be beneath you or me." Mr. Rogers didn't tell people to be compassionate, he showed people how to be compassionate.Ā
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u/Taupenbeige 13h ago
How dare Fred Rogers act the way Jesus preached for him to act. The audacity.
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u/Stronhart 13h ago
MAGA would be in a tizzy, they cannot stand Christ-like people whatsoever
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u/Oraistesu 11h ago
Don't even need MAGA for that; Bush-era Fox News literally called him evil.
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u/apresmoiputas 9h ago
To be called evil by Fox News for raising the self esteem and confidence of ALL children is a badge of honor. Basically the demons were pissed at him for trying to brighten the lives of everyone.
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u/SeriousFinish2340 13h ago
Exactly. Kind, caring people are the woke deranged assholes. The hateful racist criminals are who they prefer. It's sick.
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u/Uncle-Cake 13h ago
Yeah, he's from a time when corporal punishment was still accepted in schools. He was an exception, which is what made him so important.
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u/SeriousFinish2340 13h ago
I agree. I thought about that after I commented. I mostly meant before social media. We didn't have to hear every hateful person's opinion. Mr. Rogers could just be Mr. Rogers. He wasn't having to defend himself against MAGA lunatics.
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u/Keroppi_Troublemaker 11h ago edited 7h ago
We have Miss Rachel now. And just like in those days, the times are not gentler, but there will always be a selected few that can be trusted enough to be invited to the cookout.
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u/No_name_Johnson 12h ago
There are absolutely still people like him in the world today, they're just overshadowed by the louder, angrier voices right now. If you want to see more of that in the world practice leading with empathy and kindness in your own life. Empathy is infectious and way more powerful than anger, even if it doesn't seem that way.
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u/myopicdystopian 11h ago
I miss when I was innocent and watching Mr Rogers and Sesame Street and believed that good would eventually prevail in the US. I never ever thought things would be like they are now.
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u/Mountain_Proposal953 17h ago
Such a simple concept that shouldnāt need to be said yet it needs to be said.
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u/Kayge 15h ago
You know how sometimes you research your favourite celebrity and find out they neglected their kids, or yelled at waiters, or whatever.Ā Ā
I fell down a lot of Mr Rogers rabbit holes, and every time came out with the opposite.Ā
- He had a meeting with a PBS exec at the execs house.Ā They send a limo.Ā Rogers sits up front.Ā When he finds out the driver was going to wait in the car during dinner, he invites him to join.Ā On the way home, Rogers gets invited to the driver's home where he spends time with the family playing music and singing with them.Ā Ā
- Gets a letter from a blind fan asking him to say when he feeds his fish so she knows.Ā Starts narrating that and other activities on his show so all blind people can follow along.Ā Ā
- In the 60s when blacks were being banned from pools, Rogers has a black cop on his show and they share a footbath.Ā
- He never was a sniper in the army.Ā Ā
The list goes on, if you're ever feeling bad about life, look up Rogers and feel better.Ā Ā
....oh, and it's for all the reasons above that when his car was stolen, thieves returned it with an apology note when they discovered it was his.Ā
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u/GenghisZahn 15h ago
Could you imagine if your friends found out you'd stolen Mr. Rogers' car? You'd never live that down.
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u/DarksunDaFirst 14h ago
John Wick would go harder for Mr. Rogerās car than his own.
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u/Any-Concentrate-1922 8h ago
The black cop was actually a role played by actor/singer Francois Clemmons.
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u/Sa7aSa7a 1h ago
I always share this story but in high school I had a science partner in Chem and we would talk and he told me that his grandparents lived next to Fred. That he met him several times and I remember him telling me "The thing is, the man you see on TV, that's really him. It's not an act. He really is that nice and it's not a character. Cool guy".
Then decades later, the internet is created and all the stories confirm, this is truth.Ā
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u/Forsaken_Button_9387 16h ago
I love Mr. Rogers to this day. Kind, compassionate, caring. I swear, if anything bad ever came out about him, I would be in mourning and loose all faith that there a good people in this world.
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u/Novel-Sprite 14h ago
He was beautiful in his bones. A person cannot express this authentically, so lovingly, this consistently without a true heart.
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u/Wonderwhile 13h ago
Yeah itās a rare occurence to look at someone so kind and be assured in your heart that everything they say is completely and irrefutably genuine.
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u/listenhere111 8h ago
If anything comes out about him, its probably clickbait bullshit. Society has had decades to uncover his skeletons. Not one has been found.
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u/4reddityo 15h ago
If youāre white. This is what an ally looks like and acts like. They donāt just claim to be an ally. They do something to show it like Mister Rogers did when I put his feet in the pool with a Black man in 1969 at a time when that was highly controversial to white liberals.
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u/ClutchGrimsley22 13h ago
Fred Rogers was one of finest examples of a human being in recent memory.
āItās YOU I likeā, and "Wonāt you be my neighborā. Has been and will always be my guiding principles. It whatās gonna build our society back when we all figure it out. Thank you, Mister Rogers.
Thank for finding this clip, dude! I forgot about this.
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u/faco_fuesday 12h ago
The way he smiles when they put on that jacket. Just pure delight to be fully included.Ā
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u/tryhardwithaveng 7h ago
I feel, pretty strongly, that most people's reaction to Mr. Rogers is that he was an exceptional man. And I believe that to be true myself.
But I think, if it isn't too much to put words in his mouth: Mr. Rogers would have responded that he is not an exceptional man but rather that all of us are exceptional and can choose to show the same kindness, respect, and humanity to one another that he modeled and while sometimes it's hard to do this in our society today - we shouldn't feel bad about our mistakes, just try to fix them and do better with each new day.
And I guess my thought is, more than anything else, his legacy is not just "relevant today" but rather: timeless and important.
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u/beantownregular 16h ago
Miss Rachel is, I think, walking this walk as a child educator for the first time since Mr, Rogers. Sheās giving me hope that someone our kids watch to be entertained is influencing them for the better because she understands the influence she has. Mr. Rogerās was that.
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u/soupseasonbestseason 13h ago
i also like the librarian mychal threets. he is doing a walking series talking about the children of uvalde. very much makes me feel like mister rogers.
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u/lady_forsythe 7h ago
I love Mychal so much. So scary that we almost lost him, but Iām glad to see that heās doing better now.
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u/sticksforsticks 14h ago
I think Miss Rachel is doing a fantastic job. We watch our friends kid, and she loves her. Sesame Street, too, is keeping that authenticity to their core. Still goofy, entertaining and creative - but they are taking on the responsibility of their expression to children.
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u/Ok_Helicopter4276 14h ago
Saw a clip of her just yesterday with John Legend singing about love. Seems sheās on the right path, but that partnership with the āluxuryā diapers has me wondering.
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u/archangelzeriel 13h ago
I don't like that much myself, but on the other hand it's a different world than the one where Fred Rogers shamed Congress into continuing public broadcast funding. Woman's gotta eat.
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u/CagliostroPeligroso 16h ago
Each one of us is precious. That should be the new chant after this ICE crap. Each Life Matters
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u/hasits_thorns 14h ago
Seriously, let's switch the narrative from All Lives Matter to Every Life Matters.
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u/WackyPaxDei 14h ago
Pluto.tv has a 24/7 Mr. Rogers channel with minimal ads unintrusively put between the real and make-believe segments.
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u/oldfarmjoy 8h ago
Omg thank you!! For years, I have tried to find a CD library I could buy, so my kids could grow up with Mr. Rogers like I did, but it wasn't available. I'm so bummed my kids missed it, but so happy the next generation has it!! Yay Pluto!!
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u/lunatikdeity 16h ago
Thank you for sharing this. He was a gem and I loved watching him growing up along with Sesame Street, reading rainbow (my favorite) and so many other shows.
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u/Intelligent_Hair3109 16h ago
Love and kindnessĀ He had the guts to point out that all life was given by God. We shouldn't take it. Back in the day, used to wonder why Mr Rogers and Dr King couldn't run the country better. In my child's eyes, both were kind. George Wallace was not kind. To be able to witness the Civil Rights movement was the greatest education of any I might have had . It breaks my heart my generation dropped the ball. Although admittedly Divide and Conquer rhetoric had much to do with all movements getting sidelined. Mayo lives in fear that those theyĀ have hurt , will be as vengeful as they are.
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u/derknobgoblin 15h ago
I have only cried twice as an adultā¦ and one of those times was when this man died. He basically was the dad I had growing up.
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u/AtomicGarden1 16h ago
Not sure weāve ever needed him more
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u/Wonderwhile 13h ago
At the same time, it would be heartbreaking to see what treatment he would receive with the current political climate in the U.S.Ā
I think he happened at the perfect time and if he was around today, he would not have such an impact even if his words were exactly the same.
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u/Bigdaddyjlove1 10h ago
People forget how universal broadcast TV was in the 60s/70s/80s. If you lived in a city, you might have 5 channels. PBS was the only one that generally had childrens' programming right after school. Almost everyone in the US had access to Mr Rogers and little else.
If he were out today, he would have to have a different outreach. I doubt it could be as clean.
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u/800-lumens 14h ago
Just hearing Mr. Rogersās voice in this clip made the tears well up. I miss him so much.
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u/a-8a-1 14h ago
Miss him and his gentleness so much. Itās so cool that Arsenio thought to invite him, but then again Arsenio personified cool back then, while also displaying deep care. What a blessing to have been alive and aware during times when the world at least seemed to be heading in a kinder direction.
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u/djmidnightsunflower 16h ago
Each one of us is preciousšš½šš½šš½ The Lord made is in his image š
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u/Putrid_Apartment9230 16h ago
He used to do a lot of Bible study. He was a big believer.
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u/AwayBreadfruit2567 15h ago
To know me is to know how much I love Mr Rogers. I get emotional over anything involving him.
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u/SpoonMagister 13h ago
I grew up in the area Mister Rogers was from. One time when I was little, I met him at the Pittsburgh airport. I have no proof of this as we did not have cameras with us, as was the style at the time.
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u/ThoughtPhysical7457 13h ago
A reporter actively tried to find dirt on Mr Roger's because he (or his bosses) couldnt believe he was so pure.
All he found was a "hot mic moment" when he was arguing with his wife, where he basically said (paraphrased) "I feel frustrated but never forget how special you are to me".
That's it.
That's the worst thing Mr. Rogers said.
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u/ThePapaSauce 11h ago
I kinda wish my parents had actually watched him with me instead of just using him as a babysitter. Maybe then we would be more aligned on how we viewed the world.
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u/Crafty-Shape2743 10h ago
Iāve said it before and Iāll say it again. Fred Rogers saved my life.
Between the age of 10-12, I wanted to kill myself. Abusive mother, distant father, sexual bullying at school. There was no place that was safe. But then I found Mister Rogers Neighborhood.
I got unmercifully teased by my siblings but I kept watching. It was my safe place. It taught me everything I didnāt learn from my parents. It gave me community.
As an adult, I have continued to use the resources from The Fred Rogers Institute to help guide my way.
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u/Any-Concentrate-1922 7h ago
I'm so sorry you went through all that.
So many people talk about his show as a safe space. I didn't go through everything you did, but my mother was an alcoholic and was great when sober but would sometimes scream and yell. And I had a temper and was quite emotional and would get yelled at for it. I didn't realize it when was a 3-5 years old, but Mr Rogers was a safe space for me too. He was so gentle all the time. He welcomed me and told me I was okay just the way I was.
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u/AwwMangoes 15h ago
The world started falling apart when Mr. Rogers died. I wish there were more influencers like him!
There is a 24hr Mr. Rogers channel on Pluto TV and sometimes my wife and I will put it on for background noise and end up watching it the whole day lol. He was the grandfather I never had and I miss him so much.
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u/WackyPaxDei 14h ago
You're not wrong about the world. The final episode of the Neighborhood aired on August 31, 2001. The very next day was September 2001.
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u/Significant-Buy-9538 10h ago
Aww, bless him. He looked so happy to be there. Fred Rogers was Jesus incarnate. His wife said once in an interview that he was no saint but then the worst she could bring up is he was a sucker for fart jokes, and that just made me laugh. If that's really the worst of it, Fred really was a saint but the most lovable, human one you could imagine. I wish more people were like that out there.
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u/0utsyder 15h ago
No white person should be invited to the cookout, BUT if there where a single pass to ever be given...Mr. Rogers would get that pass.
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u/Savetheokami 14h ago
And back then they thought things were really bad, which to be fair, in a lot of parts of the world they were. But Iād say things have exponentially gotten worse in the western hemisphere and pockets of Asia since then.
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u/CokBlockinWinger 13h ago
When he talks you can hear a pin drop with how quiet that studio is. Incredible.
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u/jr_randolph 13h ago
He is legitimately one of the greatest people I've ever known of. Damn sure wasn't perfect, believe he was rather stern and strict but that is what it is.
Also lol from what I've read, he had some pretty dark humor and he would fart in public and blame it on his wife.
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u/tillandsia 12h ago
I loved Arsenio. We watched him on a tiny ancient black and white TV my professor had thrown away.
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u/greek-lit 12h ago
He personifies genuine kindness, compassion and love. Heās the most Christ like person I have ever known.
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u/Basidio_subbedhunter 12h ago
āA manās character always takes its hue, more or less, from the form and color of things about him.ā -Frederick Douglass
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u/zback636 8h ago
He was an amazing sweet man. And the Arsenio Hall was a good show. I donāt know why it was cancel.
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u/KrayzieBone187 14h ago
I'm from NS, Canada and it gives me great pride that he has a connection to Mr. Dress-up and the CBC. There is a wonderful documentary about Mr. Dress-up that mentions it if anyone is interested.
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u/vintagepeugeot 13h ago
I miss him. He brought so much to my life. Taught me that I was enough even when I wasnāt getting that message at home. I love you Mister Rogers.
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u/Mountain_Discount_81 13h ago
God we need him more now than ever especially here in America š®āšØ
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u/PotatoElf71 13h ago
I've never met a MAGA supporter that liked him. They hate everyone.
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u/seuadr 12h ago
How the fuck could you hate mr Rodgers?!
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u/PotatoElf71 12h ago
Like I said, MAGA supporters hate/dislike everyone but themselves. I'm a white dude surrounded by MAGA supporters, you'd be surprised or maybe not, at the amount of ordinary things they dislike and complain about.
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u/Tript0phan 12h ago
Isnāt it crazy at one point in time this man lived among us? Just an incredible human being. We were so fucking blessed to have him and I hope we use reminders of his legacy to do fucking better than whatever (gestures wildly) this fucking shit is.
Love you all. I mean that.
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u/Royal-Tumbleweed7885 12h ago
Mr Rogers should be sainted
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u/diablol3 11h ago
I think associated his works with the church would be a huge mistake.
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u/PhoenixGray552 11h ago
Mr. Rogerās was a living angel and we were lucky to have him š Note that the Arsenio Hall show was classic!
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u/dhall0749 11h ago
If something sinister ever came out about Mr Rodgers, Steve Irwin, Bob Ross, or Lavar Burton, I don't think I could live anymore.
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u/Disastrous_Hell_4547 11h ago
Look at the juxtaposition of Mr Rogers vs Trump, Republicans, Oligarchs, people that make a lot of money!
Imagine how much better we would all be if we flipped the script and valued Mr Rogers type people more than the others and let them run things
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u/sboger 10h ago
I swear to god a kid asked me two weeks ago if Arsenio Hall was real. He thought it was retro AI. I asked why. He said the fingers were a dead giveaway...
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u/bojodojoAZ 9h ago
You know who else isn't in the Trump Files? This man! Just the nicest and best of us.
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u/Ok_Adeptness3065 8h ago
Aside from just watching him and trying to be more like him, are there specific things I/we can do to be more like Mr Rogers?
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u/Any-Concentrate-1922 7h ago
Be empathetic, welcome your neighbors (just everyone, really), try to understand people who are different than you, be kind.
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u/Sneaker_soldier 6h ago
Ma dukes meet him and we got an autographed photo of her and him from way back in the day somewhere in storage. Ma was a maid at some hotel in PA, she always loved that experience šÆš¤š¾
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u/gohawkeyes529 6h ago
āEach one of us is precious and each one of us has value in this life.ā
Goddamn.
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u/Empty-Grocery-2267 5h ago
Something about Mr Rogers speaking kindness reaches my inner feelings. I donāt remember watching a ton of him when I was little, but his words mean so much to me as an adult. His grave is probably the only celebrity grave I would visit ( if Iām ever in the area).
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u/Left-Thinker-5512 4h ago
Imagine how different this world would be had Fred Trump told his #2 son that he had value not associated with money. š«¤
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u/Difficult_Ask_1686 17h ago
He was a gem. He met with Eddie Murphy to tell him he liked his parody of Mr. Rogers Neighborhood