Mister Rogers' Neighborhood

Synopsis

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood is an American children's television series that was created and hosted by namesake Fred Rogers. The series originated in 1963 as Misterogers on CBC Television, and was later debuted in 1966 as Misterogers' Neighborhood on the regional Eastern Educational Network, followed by its US network debut on February 19, 1968, and it aired on NET and its successor, PBS, until August 31, 2001. The series is aimed primarily at preschool ages 2 to 5, but has been stated by PBS as "appropriate for all ages". Mister Rogers' Neighborhood was produced by Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA public broadcaster WQED and Rogers' non-profit production company Family Communications, Inc.; previously known as Small World Enterprises prior to 1971, the company was renamed The Fred Rogers Company after Rogers' death.

First Air Date: 1968-02-19

Last Air Date: 2001-09-07

Number of Seasons: 31

Number of Episodes: 871

Created By: Fred Rogers

Networks: PBS, National Educational Television

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Top Cast

Fred Rogers as Mr. Rogers
Betty Aberlin as Lady Aberlin
David Newell as Mr. McFeely
Joe Negri as Handyman Negri
Ernie Coombs as Frog Puppet / Various
Vija Vetra as Herself (Neighbor)
Judy Rubin as Herself (Neighbor)

Seasons

Specials (1968) - (1 Episodes)

Season 1 (1968) - (130 Episodes)

Season 2 (1969) - (65 Episodes)

Season 3 (1970) - (65 Episodes)

Season 4 (1971) - (65 Episodes)

Season 5 (1972) - (65 Episodes)

Season 6 (1973) - (65 Episodes)

Season 7 (1974) - (65 Episodes)

Season 8 (1975) - (30 Episodes)

Season 9 (1976) - (5 Episodes)

Season 10 (1980) - (17 Episodes)

Season 11 (1981) - (18 Episodes)

Season 12 (1982) - (18 Episodes)

Season 13 (1982) - (16 Episodes)

Season 14 (1983) - (16 Episodes)

Season 15 (1985) - (15 Episodes)

Season 16 (1986) - (16 Episodes)

Season 17 (1986) - (15 Episodes)

Season 18 (1987) - (15 Episodes)

Season 19 (1989) - (15 Episodes)

Season 20 (1990) - (15 Episodes)

Season 21 (1991) - (15 Episodes)

Season 22 (1991) - (15 Episodes)

Season 23 (1992) - (15 Episodes)

Season 24 (1994) - (10 Episodes)

Season 25 (1995) - (10 Episodes)

Season 26 (1996) - (20 Episodes)

Season 27 (1997) - (10 Episodes)

Season 28 (1998) - (15 Episodes)

Season 29 (1999) - (15 Episodes)

Season 30 (2000) - (10 Episodes)

Season 31 (2001) - (5 Episodes)

Specials (1968)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: The Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Assassination Special (1968) (1968-06-07)

A primetime special. Rogers discusses the impact of the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy on children.