History Funny / MisterRogersNeighborhood

* Episode 1153 starts out with Mister Rogers receiving some nursery rhyme posters he had ordered...only to find out they don't come with characters, much to his dismay. What's more though, the letter enclosed notifies him that if he wants characters on the posters, he has to send [[MoneyDearBoy one more dollar.]] In one of the rare cases we see him get upset on the show, he ends up becoming a mild case of DeadpanSnarker which is really amusing considering this Mister Rogers we're talking about.

** Then there was the incident where one of the crew members played a prank on him by stealing his camera when he wasn't looking, taking a picture of his ''exposed rear end'', and then putting it back. When Mister Rogers got the film developed and saw the picture, [[spoiler:he responded by sending a ''giant poster print'' of the prank picture back to the crew member as a ''Christmas present'' several months later.]]

** Then there was the incident where one of the crew members played a prank on him by stealing his camera when he wasn't looking, taking a picture of his ''exposed rear end'', and then putting it back. When Mister Rogers got the film developed and saw the picture, [[spoiler:he responded by sending a ''giant poster print'' of the prank picture back to the crew member.]]

* The documentary ''Won't You Be My Neighbor?'' reveals that in one of his first public appearances after starting the show, a little boy asked how he got out of the TV. After explaining what a TV show really was, the boy followed up with "How are you going to get back in?"

* The entire last chapter of the book ''Dear Mister Rogers'' is this. After going through all the letters that ask simple questions based on childhood curiosity, the ones to help them deal with feelings, and all the heartwarming ones alongside the Tear Jerkers, the book closes with all sorts of humorous letters that you tend to expect -- or not -- from a child with a developing understanding of the world. One of them, for example, is from a kid who thought that the penny actually depicted Mister Rogers on the front and the trolley on the back. Another is about a kid who was dealing with upset feelings as usual, but when her mother said to beat up a pillow instead of kicking a cabinet door, her response? "Mom, you've been watching too much Mister Rogers!"

--> '''King Friday''': *Reading from a Bill of Health* "After having examined Mayor Maggie and Neighbor Aber at my tower office, declare that they are both entitled to clean Bills of Health." [...] "Of course, touching a wheelchair could never make anybody sick, anyway, and those who think so are unfortunately superstitious." Hmph!

--> '''King Friday''': *Reading from a Bill of Health* "After having examined Mayor Maggie and Neighbor Abercrombie at my tower office, declare that they are both entitled to clean Bills of Health." [...] "Of course, touching a wheelchair could never make anybody sick, anyway, and those who think so are unfortunately superstitious." Hmph!

* Oh, Don't worry. Dr. Bill Platypus got King Friday ''good''.

* In episode 1353, Prince Tuesday has a squirt bottle that he's playing around with...and he ''squirts Lady Aberlin in the face'' with it, causing her to shriek and scold him for it. Darkly humorous, but there is something really downright ''hilarious'' about a normally sweet and easy-going lady get driven to such frustration in the span of a fraction of a second (don't worry, she gets better fairly quick).

** Lady Elaine's birthday song for King Friday in episode 1450: ''You're older today, You're older today, You're older than you were yesterday.
You're older than I am, Much older than I am, It's your birthday, You're older today!''

** When Lady Aberlin confronts Lady Elaine about her pressure on Ana Platypus, Prince Tuesday and Daniel Tiger before they start school, she responds with "I don't understand your pedagogy!"

** When Lady Aberlin confronts Lady Elaine about her pressure on Ana Platypus, Prince Tuesday and Daniel Tiger before they star school, she responds with "I don't understand your pedagogy!"

* King Friday XIII and Lady Elaine Fairchilde are probably the funniest Neighborhood of Make Believe characters to watch as adults. Several examples:

* In some episode intros whenever Fred would zip up his sweater when he reached the part of the song that goes "Let's make the most of this beautiful day..." He would stretch the word "beauuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuutiful..." as he zipped his sweater. Sometimes Fred would even grin into the camera as he did so.

* During the first season of the show, Mr. Rogers engages in a song with children that involves raising fingers on his hands...[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHIJsCxRZFQ and ends up giving the finger on air...twice!]] What makes it funny though, is that he clearly realizes how it looks, and even grins to the camera. Quite possibly the only time ''ever'' where Mr. Rogers did something that could be interpreted as offensive, even if it was completely without malice or any intent to offend. [[HilariousInHindsight Even funnier in retrospect]] when you consider the fact that many years later, BarneyAndFriends, another PBS show, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6bFR5ihR4w#t=4m34s used the same song involving the same type of gesture!]]

* In one episode, Fred visits this tuba player's apartment and offers to play the tuba himself. First, Fred took a deep breath into the mouthpiece and said "Nothing comes out." He was later instructed to blow thru buzzing lips. On his second try, Fred is able to make the tuba produce sound, but it emits a funny farting noise. What makes it funnier is that the camera closes up on Fred blowing into the tuba raising his eyebrows.

* In one episode, Fred goes to this tuba player's appartment and offers to play the tuba himself. First, Fred took a deep breath into the mouthpiece and said "Nothing comes out" He was later instructed to blow thru buzzing lips. On his second try, Fred is able to make the tuba produce sound, but it emits a funny farting noise. What makes it funnier is that the camera closes up on Fred blowing into the tuba raising his eyebrows.

* In one episode, Fred goes to this tuba player's appartment and offers to play the tuba himself. First, Fred took a deep breath into the mouthpiece and said "Nothing comes out" He was later instructed to blow thru buzzing lips. On his second try, Fred is able to make the tuba produce sound, but it emits a funny farting noise. What makes it funnier is that the camera closes up on Fred blowing in the tuba raising his eyebrows.

* During the first season of the show, Mr. Rogers engages in a song with children that involves raising fingers on his hands...[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHIJsCxRZFQ and ends up giving the finger on air...twice!]] What makes it funny though, is that he clearly realizes how it looks, and even grins to the camera. Quite possibly the only time ''ever'' where Mr. Rogers did something that could be interpreted as offensive, even if it was completely without malice or any intent to offend. [[HilariousInHindsight Even funnier in retrospect]] when you consider the fact that many years later, BarneyAndFriends, another PBS show, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6bFR5ihR4w#t=4m34s used the same song involving the same type of gesture!]]

* During the first season of the show, Mr. Rogers engages in a song with children that involves raising fingers on his hands...[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHIJsCxRZFQ and ends up giving the finger on air...twice!]] What makes it funny though, is that he clearly realizes how it looks, and even grins to the camera. Quite possibly the only time ''ever'' where Mr. Rogers did something that could be interpreted as offensive, even if it was completely without malice or any intent to offend.
** [[HilariousInHindsight Even funnier in retrospect]] when you consider the fact that many years later, BarneyAndFriends, another PBS show, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6bFR5ihR4w#t=4m34s used the same song involving the same type of gesture!]]

* During the first season of the show, Mr. Rogers engages in a song with children that involves raising fingers on his hands...[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ic4mEc_6JQ8 and ends up giving the finger on air...twice!]] What makes it funny though, is that he clearly realizes how it looks, and even grins to the camera. Quite possibly the only time ''ever'' where Mr. Rogers did something that could be interpreted as offensive, even if it was completely without malice or any intent to offend.

** [[HilariousInHindsight Even funnier in retrospect]] when you consider the fact that many years later, BarneyAndFriends, another PBS show, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kR_hd3x7qIo#t=0m54s used the same song involving the same type of gesture!]]

** [[HilariousInHindsight Even funnier in retrospect]] when you consider the fact that many years later, BarneyAndFriends, another PBS show, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8DHI13f2z8#t=21m39s used the same song involving the same type of gesture!]]

** [[HilariousInHindsight Even funnier in retrospect]] when you consider the fact that many years later, BarneyAndFriends, another PBS show, used the same song involving the same type of gesture!

* During the first season of the show, Mr. Rogers engages in a song with children that involves raising fingers on his hands...[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ic4mEc_6JQ8 and ends up giving the finger on air...twice!]] What makes it funny though, is that he clearly realizes how it looks, and even grins to the camera. Quite possibly the only time ''ever'' where Mr. Rogers did something that could be interpreted as offensive, even if it was completely without malice or any intent to offend.