To brighten your day, here's a brief look at Fred Rogers, of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, by the Menopause Guy. (Yes, I know it's really Mental Floss. But I hear what I hear.)
Here's my favorite picture of Mister Rogers, because he's with one of my favorite people.
The story about the car thieves is probably not true, however.
I loved Mr. Rogers, too. I was part of the Boston TV viewing audience mentioned in the 1969 Senate Hearings. (Google search Fred Rogers Senate and go to the pbs site). A bygone era I am afraid.
Sarah
I'm really surprised the show is not more readily available. Some episodes are online, a few are on DVD, Amazon has 100 that you can watch through their video service, and some local PBS stations are still airing reruns even though PBS itself has stopped. I would think there's a good market for the DVD's, but I guess PBS doesn't agree.