History Trivia / MisterRogersNeighborhood

* AscendedFanboy: John Boswell, creator of ''SymphonyOfScience'', is a huge fan of Mr. Rodgers, something PBS undoubtably took into consideration when they commissioned him to compose "Garden Of Your Mind."

* NiceCharacterMeanActor: Completely and utterly averted. Despite whatever fake stories flitter around the internet and other presenters of children's shows, Mr Rogers took pride in being every bit as warm and friendly in real life as he was on television.
* NoExportForYou: Oddly enough, despite being wildly popular in his native U.S., it was never broadcasted outside the States.

* MissingEpisode: "Conflict", aired in 1983, concerned the Land of Make-Believe going into a panic after King Friday becomes convinced that Corny the Beaver is building a nuclear arsenal. At the time, [[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped this was a very relevant plot]]; after all, it was UsefulNotes/TheEighties, one of the most tense periods of the UsefulNotes/ColdWar. It was pulled from syndication in 1996, partially due to controversy and partially due to [[TheGreatPoliticsMessUp not being quite as current anymore]].

* HeyItsThatGuy:
** Creator/KeithDavid was part of the Kingdom of Make Believe. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_David#Film_and_television_acting No, really]].
** [[Series/BillNyeTheScienceGuy Bill Nye]]'s television debut was actually on this show before he got his own.
** Back in the 70s, a young Creator/MichaelKeaton was a production assistant and even appeared on the show. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1La-XnijcI Yes, really]].

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: When ''Sesame Street'''s Big Bird appeared on the show, Rogers' original script called for his performer, Caroll Spinney, to remove his costume and discuss the inner-workings of the Big Bird puppet. Spinney objected, however, because he didn't believe in ruining the [[{{kayfabe}} illusion]] of Big Bird for the children, having been advised not to by Creator/JimHenson. [[CharacterAsHimself Big Bird ended up appearing as himself]] in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe.

* [[BeamMeUpScotty Beam Me Up Scotty]]/[[CommonKnowledge Common Knowledge]]:
** Despite rumors, he was never a sniper, nor was he ever in the military, nor did he wear the sweaters to cover up his tattoos. Nobody is quite sure just where the rumors started.
** For some reason, Mister Rogers is famous for saying, "Can you say ____?" The line appears in several parodies but he literally never said it on the show, and in fact thought the phrase would be an insult to the intelligence of even his very young audience.
*** He ''did'' ask his viewers "Can you _____ now?" at least once, though.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Creator/KeithDavid was part of the Kingdom of Make Believe. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_David#Film_and_television_acting No, really]].
** Also, [[Series/BillNyeTheScienceGuy Bill Nye]], whose television debut was actually on this show before he got his own.

* AscendedFanboy: Melody Sheep, creator of ''SymphonyOfScience'', is a huge fan of Mr. Rodgers, something PBS undoubtably took into consideration when they commissioned him to compose "Garden Of Your Mind."

* AscendedFanboy: Melody Sheep, creator of ''SymphoniesOfScience'', is a huge fan of Mr. Rodgers, something PBS undoubtably took into consideration when they commissioned him to compose "Garden Of Your Mind."

* AscendedFanboy: MelodySheep, creator of ''SymphoniesOfScience'', is a huge fan of Mr. Rodgers, something PBS undoubtably took into consideration when they commissioned him to compose "Garden Of Your Mind."

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: When ''Sesame Street'''s Big Bird appeared on the show, Rogers' original script called for his performer, Caroll Spinney, to remove his costume and discuss the inner-workings of the Big Bird puppet. Spinney objected, however, because he didn't believe in ruining the [[{{kayfabe}} illusion]] of Big Bird for the children. [[CharacterAsHimself Big Bird ended up appearing as himself]] in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe.

* BeamMeUpScotty:

*** In fact, he considered the line insulting to the intelligence of his (four-year-old) target audience.

*** In fact, he considered the line [[TheMessiah insulting to the intelligence of his (four-year-old) target audience]].

* BeamMeUpScotty: For some reason, Mister Rogers is famous for saying, "Can you say ____?" The line appears in several parodies but he literally never said it on the show, and in fact thought the phrase would be an insult to the intelligence of even his very young audience.

* HeyItsThatGuy: KeithDavid was part of the Kingdom of Make Believe. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_David#Film_and_television_acting No, really]].
** Also, BillNye, whose television debut was actually on this show before he got his own.

* BeamMeUpScotty: Mr. Rogers never said "Can you say [x]?" at any point, as he believed it'd be insulting to the audience's intelligence.

* TheWikiRule: Not quite a proper Wiki as such, but the fan-made website [[http://neighborhoodarchive.com/ Neighborhood Archive]] has an impressive amount of trivia about the show.

** The same episode had Rogers donning a giraffe costume and telling the viewers, "When you see big make-believe creatures in parades or in plays or on television, you can know that the people inside are just pretending to be something else."

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: When ''Sesame Street'''s Big Bird appeared on the show, Rogers' original script called for his performer, Carroll Spinney, to remove his costume and discuss the inner-workings of the Big Bird puppet. Spinney objected, however, because he didn't believe in ruining the illusion of Big Bird for the children. [[CharacterAsHimself Big Bird ended up appearing as himself]] (but only in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe).