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Amala Ekpunobi

Mister Rogers vs. Today's World

Amala Ekpunobi

Amala Ekpunobi

Education

4.22.7K Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2025

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Today I'm paying homage to Mr. Rogers. He was a pillar of my childhood and a positive force for children all over the world. I'll compare his work with the work of those creating children's entertainment today and oh my goodness is the difference stark!


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0:00.0

Hi everybody. Today I'm dressed as Mr. Fred Rogers.

0:03.0

So welcome to my neighborhood. You may be wondering why. Well, it is the week of Halloween,

0:07.0

but also today we're going to have a discussion about children's entertainment.

0:10.0

As far as this modern era goes, children's entertainment is in a very dark place.

0:14.0

Kids are watching things that are super fast pace, complex, convoluted, they're watching violent content,

0:20.0

they're watching content that discusses

0:21.3

things like gender and sexuality that has forced diversity. All in all, kids are watching things

0:26.8

that kids should not be seeing. Today I'm paying homage to one of my favorite people to have ever

0:31.3

graced this earth, Mr. Fred Rogers of Mr. Rogers' neighborhood. So today we're going to talk about

0:35.5

everything that's happening in modern children's entertainment and compare that the words and wisdom of Mr. Rogers. neighborhood. So today we're going to talk about everything that's happening in modern children's entertainment and compare that with the words and wisdom of Mr. Rogers and of course his lifelong

0:42.5

project, Mr. Rogers neighborhood.

0:44.9

Why?

0:45.9

Because Mr. Rogers, I feel, is a man who truly understood children, how to speak to them, how

0:49.3

to entertain them, and how to educate them.

0:51.9

And we have completely lost the plot when it comes to all of those things.

0:55.0

So let's talk about it.

1:01.0

Guys, before we get into today's video, please like and subscribe.

1:06.0

And today we're going to be talking about Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood, among other things.

1:10.0

Now, for those of you who are unfamiliar with Mr. Rogers' neighborhood, it is a somewhat

1:13.5

unassuming children's show that follows Mr. Fred Rogers as he welcomes you to his neighborhood

1:19.3

with a bunch of little fun characters and people that he interacts with throughout the show.

1:23.3

Now, throughout the duration of the show, he has conversations and very pivotal ones that children

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