MR. ROGERS... why you should <3 the dude!

• He got into TV because he hated TV. The first time he turned one on, he saw people angrily throwing pies in each other’s faces. He immediately vowed to use the medium for better than that. Over the years he covered topics as varied as why kids shouldn’t be scared of a haircut, or the bathroom drain (because you won’t fit!), to divorce and war.

• According to a TV Guide piece on him, Fred Rogers drove a plain old Impala for years. One day, however, the car was stolen from the street near the TV station. When Rogers filed a police report, the story was picked up by every newspaper, radio and media outlet around town. Amazingly, within 48 hours the car was left in the exact spot where it was taken from, with an apology on the dashboard. It read, “If we’d known it was yours, we never would have taken it.”

• He was an Ivy League Dropout. Rogers moved from Dartmouth to Rollins College to pursue his studies in music. [PROPS!]

• He composed all the songs on the show, and over 200 tunes.

*I think If you look up anything about this man's life, you will discover he did some amazing things, had some great ideas, and stayed true to himself to the end.

yeah, he had a bit of OCD but he is inspiring to me at least...

... I just refuse to be that nice!!!...