The movie did a pretty good job of framing it: TV for children was not caring, and was not educational. It was predominately clowns and violence. Fred Rogers s

The movie did a pretty good job of framing it: TV for children was not caring, and was not educational. It was predominately clowns and violence. Fred Rogers saw the power in doing something different, and eloquently expressed that to the committee... although it's a little scary how much power that one man on the committee seemed to have over this incredibly powerful resource for children and adults.