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    "How Well Do You Know Mr. Rogers?"

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    Image of SaraRueful SaraRueful
    10/31/09

    In reply to "How Well Do You Know Mr. Rogers?"
    Mr. Rogers was my first crush. I'd kiss the TV ... that's when I discovered how the TV picture is made up of zillions of tiny dots of color (when the screen is wet you can see them).

    My first kitten was named Henry, for Henrietta. (I totally could never do that "stripper name" thing.) #mrrogers
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    Image of Le Coucher d'Yvette Le Coucher d'Yvette
    10/31/09

    In reply to "How Well Do You Know Mr. Rogers?"
    I got a 100%, but you know, I'm from Pittsburgh, and have met Mr. Rogers and Mr. McFeely. Also, one time I was at the childrens' museum when they had a full sized land of make-believe. So really, anything less would have been a disappointment.
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    Image of BytheSea BytheSea
    10/30/09

    In reply to "How Well Do You Know Mr. Rogers?"
    90%! Mr. Rogers was the dad who cared about my feelings.

    Looking back, all his puppets' names and their voices sound like they were made up by Emmit Hunnicutt.
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    Image of thecameralovesyou thecameralovesyou
    10/30/09

    In reply to "How Well Do You Know Mr. Rogers?"
    I got 60% which is way better than I thought I'd do since I was a much more loyal Mr Dressup watcher as a kid. #mrrogers
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    Image of OneBigPear OneBigPear
    11/02/09

    @thecameralovesyou: Mr Dressup was amazing! I may own the DVD collection. #mrrogers
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    Image of thecameralovesyou thecameralovesyou
    11/02/09

    @OneBigPear: There's a DVD COLLECTION!? Shut the front door.

    I may have named my dogs Casey and Finnigan. #mrrogers
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    Image of OneBigPear OneBigPear
    11/02/09

    @thecameralovesyou: [www.chapters.indigo.ca]

    $17.50 is a total bargain! I've had my copies for several years, so I paid almost twice that.

    I wish I had named my budgies Casey and Finnegan... but realistically, they are both too chirpy for either of them to be Finnegans. :) #mrrogers
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    Image of Diziet_Sma Diziet_Sma
    10/30/09

    In reply to "How Well Do You Know Mr. Rogers?"
    I got 60% and I have no idea who he is! #mrrogers
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    Image of J.D.Regent J.D.Regent
    10/30/09

    In reply to "How Well Do You Know Mr. Rogers?"
    70%. I knew the Pittsburgh one because it actually WAS my neighborhood growing up AND I met him as a child AND he gave me a pretzel stick. Who are the people indeed. #mrrogers
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    10/30/09

    In reply to "How Well Do You Know Mr. Rogers?"
    I got a 70%. I didn't know where it was filmed, the year it was started, or Gran Pierre. But I DID know he wanted to be a musician and correctly guessed the operas. #mrrogers
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    10/30/09

    In reply to "How Well Do You Know Mr. Rogers?"
    I got a 50%. I was never a big fan of the show. My mom couldn't get me to watch it.

    Zoobilee Zoo was more my speed. I could totally ace a "Know Your Zoobles" quiz. #mrrogers
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    Image of Tippi Hedren Tippi Hedren
    10/30/09

    In reply to "How Well Do You Know Mr. Rogers?"
    Oh lord. I got 100%.

    I'd like to add that at home I was not even allowed to watch this show, because my mom claimed that Mr. Rogers was a "pervert." I didn't know what that meant at the time, only that it meant I wasn't allowed to watch the show.

    Once a week, my mom used to clean my great aunt's house, and while she was working, I used to sit on Aunt Laverne's bed and watch Mr. Rogers and all of the PBS shows with her. She was the best! Maybe the positive association helped me remember that far back. #mrrogers
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    Image of FattyCatty FattyCatty
    10/30/09

    In reply to "How Well Do You Know Mr. Rogers?"
    As an adult, I heard Mr. Rogers on a radio show (at least 12 years ago now). A woman had called into the show and told Mr. Rogers that she was a single mom, and her parents helped out a lot. Her dad was the only father-figure her 2 boys had in their whole lives, but he passed away. So one day, they came to her and asked her if Mr. Rogers could be their grandpa now. And Mr. Rogers replied, "Well, of course. I'd be honored."

    I was WEEPING. I loved Mr. Rogers! #mrrogers
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    Image of rmric0.wedding.photographer.and.manny rmric0.wedding.photographer.and.manny
    10/30/09

    I love the story where a couple of thieves stole his car, and it got mentioned in the media and they gave it back. #mrrogers
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    Image of TheUptightMidwesterner TheUptightMidwesterner
    10/30/09

    In reply to "How Well Do You Know Mr. Rogers?"
    I got 80 percent.

    Everytime I see Henrietta I cannot help but think of Family Guy.
    "meow meow meow skin graft meow meow!"

    I wish I could find the clip. #mrrogers
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    Image of TildeMarks TildeMarks
    10/30/09

    In reply to "How Well Do You Know Mr. Rogers?"
    70%...but gimme a break. I was watching in the early 7o's. #mrrogers
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    Image of bluewine bluewine
    10/30/09

    In reply to "How Well Do You Know Mr. Rogers?"
    80%! He's my hometown hero. #mrrogers
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    Image of token_illiterate_commenter token_illiterate_commenter
    10/30/09

    In reply to "How Well Do You Know Mr. Rogers?"
    Only 80% for me. I didn't know the name of the opera or Gran Pere. Was he a later character?
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    Image of CherriSpryte CherriSpryte
    10/30/09

    @token_illiterate_commenter: I didn't know Gran Pere either! I was watching in the late 80's-early 90's if that helps.

    And I couldn't remember if he was in Philly or Pittsburgh (knew it was PA, though!) So 80% for me as well. #mrrogers
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    Image of NellMood NellMood
    10/30/09

    @token_illiterate_commenter: I missed him, too. I don't remember him at all. #mrrogers
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    10/30/09

    @CherriSpryte: I watched in the early 70's. God, I'm so fucking old. @NellMood: He must have been a pretty minor character. #mrrogers
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    Image of NellMood NellMood
    10/30/09

    @token_illiterate_commenter: Yeah, I really don't remember him, and I knew all the other puppets right away (god knows why- why is this knowledge taking the place of the ability to do long division and everything else I've forgotten?). #mrrogers
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    Image of SheelaNaGig SheelaNaGig
    10/30/09

    @token_illiterate_commenter: I watched religiously in the late 70s/early 80s and I don't remember Gran Pere either. I'm a dork (and I'm procrastinating at work) so I googled it, and apparently he debuted in episode #6 in 1968. Couldn't find how often he was on, but apparently he lived in the Eiffel Tower and spoke French. So there you have it. #mrrogers
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    Image of scrittrice scrittrice
    02/24/09

    In reply to Heroines: From Life and Literature
    Laura Ingalls Wilder? She was just a normal woman who wrote such pleasant books that take you away to such a nice place. And the character Laura was hardworking, fiery, smart, and a good person.


    I grew up in the country so I waaaay got behind Little House on the Prairie.

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    Image of boxspelunker boxspelunker
    02/24/09

    @scrittrice: I did love Laura! I was disappointed when she said she wasn't a women's libber like Almanzo's sister, but she sure acted like one! :D


    I just recently reread all the books. Aren't they fascinating?

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