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My mother took me to meet him at a book signing when I was very young. She was a kindergarten teacher who studied early childhood development. I got to speak to
by rrrrrrrrrrrryan 5y ago
My mother took me to meet him at a book signing when I was very young. She was a kindergarten teacher who studied early childhood development. I got to speak to him briefly, and thought it was neat.
Later in life I asked her about it, and she admitted that she only brought me because she knew how much I enjoyed the show, and that she personally found his manner of speaking (on the show) to be a bit grating. However, she said that upon meeting him in the flesh, all her prejudices immediately dissipated, and she could immediately tell that he was one of the most wholesome, honest, charming people she'd ever met.
I haven't watched the semi-recent film about his life because I'm a big softie and I'm sure I'd bawl, but I do know that he was a very good man who will be missed for a long time.
- asxd 5y agoI can attest that the film, despite its flaws, had me on the verge of tears much of the time. Imagining someone whose sole goal is to encourage positive development hits me hard, for some reason. He surely had his demons like any human, but he seemed like a fellow that was intent on lifting the rest of us up.
- _def 5y ago> I haven't watched the semi-recent film about his life because I'm a big softie and I'm sure I'd bawl, From the article: "Rogers once halted taping of a show when a cast member told the puppet Henrietta Pussycat not to cry; he interrupted shooting to make it clear that his show would never suggest to children that they not cry." :)
- DavidAdams 5y agoI watched that film on a flight a couple of years ago, and cried, alone with my headphones, on a crowded airplane.