| As you maybe noticed, I haven't written anything on this site for a long time. Well, I figured it's about time to start back, and what better way to make a come back than with Mr. Rogers? This show has been on since like 1920, and I've only seen episodes from the 80's and 90's, so I guess I can't talk about the show overall, but just the past couple decades. I'm sure the show was different in the past, because the man can only do so many episodes about orange juice and violins. Maybe he used to get kids into organized crime and prostitution; whatever he did, it had to have been different. I'm joking of course, but it appears that he really did run out of ideas, because he retired a couple months ago. Maybe it was the age thing too. He must be a hundred or so, but he looks pretty young still, so there is only one logical explanation: he's not human. There's no way the first Freddy R. could have died and been replaced-maybe the mailman guy might have killed himself or something and was replaced, but they couldn't replace dear old Mr. Rogers. Or maybe he did die, and that's why the one time I watched the show in the past five years, they showed an episode from 1975. And no, Mr. Rogers didn't have an afro in 1975. It surprises me that the show was on for so long; I have no idea who really watches this show. All the little kids I know hate it, and I never have been a fan myself. Throughout my life, I've seen five full episodes at most. Even when I was 4, I never liked the show at all. At that age, I was lured away by the action, suspense, and sex appeal of shows like Double Dare. And I didn't start to like the show as I got older either. It was just too damn boring. I think at least 3 of the 5 times I've watched the show, I only did so because of that rumor that he molested kids. Maybe PBS started the rumor to get some publicity for ol' Fred. Or maybe he's just friends with Michael Jackson. Whatever the case may be, watching the show was really funny after hearing that rumor. Couple Mr. Rogers's calm child-luring voice with the fact that he always changed clothes in front of the camera, and it was easy to see why people called him a child molesting pervert. I really doubt he was guilty of any crimes, but he did come across as a bit odd. If the show were intended for any other age group, he really would be a strange guy, since it's really not socially acceptable to do half of the stuff he does for any audience that understands it. Actually, it's worse to have that kind of innuendo on a show that's for a bunch of poor, unsuspecting kids, but Fred's not at fault. We're just a society of perverts for thinking the kind of things we do when watching a kid's show. So I'll go do unspeakable pervert things, and you can look at the somewhat disturbing pictures below. |
