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Shoes · PittsburghEmma Chao/Courtesy PBS; Fatherly; Getty ImagesBefore Fred Rogers slipped on his shoes and a cardigan, he was a young theology student attending the University of Pittsburgh in the 1950s. There, he studied under developmental psychologist Margaret McFarland, who would end up inspiring, influencing, and actively molding Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. To say the show would not have been without McFarland is an understatement. Over the course of three…Read Article
The Scientist Who Invented Mister Rogers
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Easton, Pennsylvania · EastonCrayolaIf you were to rank the most blissed-out segment in Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, you would have a monumental task ahead of you. Each show is 28 minutes of zen. But easily making it into the top five recurring warm-bath segments are the factory tours. Watching red balls take shape, pretzel dough go into the oven, the Crayola factory come to life, and a cloud of cotton getting brushed into a towel with Fred Rogers’ calm, interested voiceove…Read Article
Mister Rogers Thought Kids Belonged in Factories. He Was Right.
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