Mr. Rogers Factory Videos

Mr. Rogers factory videos aren't gone! They're sitting over at PBS, waiting for us to watch them with our kids. (The crayons are still the best.)

Author:: Erica Fehrman
Updated:: Dec 18, 2018
Original:: Jul 27, 2012

Mr. Rogers was my second favorite character on TV (behind Grover) when I was growing up, and several months ago I found the old "How People Make Things" factory videos on the PBS website. My boys LOVE them!

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During the Sneakers video, I spent five minutes of circular conversation trying to explain to my kids that sneakers are shoes. Maybe this is a regional term.

By the way, have you seen Autotune Mr. Rogers? It will make you smile all day.

Happy Family:

All-American Soap Box Derby for the Family

Teaching Kids How to Play Chess

Personal Theme Song

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Did you grew up with Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood? Here he is autotuned singing "Garden of Your Mind."

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We live in a world that would be far better served if people asked themselves more often, “WWMRD?”

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I find cat videos to be funny, and cat people will watch anything with a cat. Here you go.

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There are two things about DreamWorks Animation's new movie, Mr. Peabody and Sherman, that made me pause and evaluate my own family. Find out how.

In the interest of day dreaming, wasting time, itching to get outside, and overall being DONE with this week, here are four videos to get you through the next half hour.

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I had no idea computer animation is so much work and that many teams of people invest their hearts and rich talent in a project like this.

Tom Hanks as Mister Rogers

My heart just grew three sizes!

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Brenda started a non-profit organization that gives parents a voice in the special education process, hopefully before their children are too damaged by the educational bureaucracy.