Fred Rogers

Fred Rogers, the creator and host associated with Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, is one of the public figures Randy Charles Johnson describes with unusually strong admiration. Randy says he loved watching Rogers as a child and calls him both a national treasure and a "super duper national treasure."

Comparison with Randy

The subject arose after a viewer compared Randy with Mister Rogers. Randy says he regarded that comparison as an exceptionally good compliment because of the importance he assigns to Rogers' kindness and television work. He argues that the United States would be a worse place if Rogers had never existed and closes by addressing him in heaven with Randy's familiar thumbs-up. The source documents Randy's personal response and childhood viewing history; it is not presented as a general biography of Rogers.

"I used to love to watch Mr. Rogers when I was a child."

Randy Johnson, "Fred Rogers"