Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Award-winning host Fred Rogers visits neighbors and places to help children learn about the world around them. He talks with young viewers about their feelings as they deal with the challenges and joys of growing and learning. These themes are reinforced in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, where puppets and humans work together to solve problems and help each other.

Series details

• Title: Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Family, Fantasy, Music
• Premiere date: 1968-02-19
• Final broadcast date listed: 2001-08-31
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: PBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 7223
• IMDb ID: tt0062588
• TVDB ID: 77750

Cast and credited roles

• Fred Rogers — Mister Rogers
• David Newell — Mr. McFeely
• Don Brockett — Chef Brockett
• Betty Aberlin — Lady Aberlin
• Adair Roth — Prince Tuesday
• Carole Switala — Ana Platypus
• Fred Michael — Prince Tuesday
• Lenny Meledandri — Prince Tuesday
• Michael Horton — Betty Okonak Templeton-Jones

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1968-02-19; final listed air date 1968-08-16.
• Season 2: premiered 1969-02-10; final listed air date 1969-05-09.
• Season 3: premiered 1970-02-02; final listed air date 1970-05-01.
• Season 4: premiered 1971-02-15; final listed air date 1971-05-14.
• Season 5: premiered 1972-02-21; final listed air date 1972-05-19.
• Season 6: premiered 1973-02-19; final listed air date 1973-05-18.
• Season 7: premiered 1974-02-18; final listed air date 1974-05-17.
• Season 8: premiered 1975-02-17; final listed air date 1975-05-16.
• Season 9: premiered 1976-02-16; final listed air date 1976-02-20.
• Season 10: premiered 1979-08-20; final listed air date 1980-05-23.
• Season 11: premiered 1981-02-16; final listed air date 1981-07-24.
• Season 12: premiered 1982-03-01; final listed air date 1982-07-02.
• Season 13: premiered 1982-11-15; final listed air date 1983-04-29.
• Season 14: premiered 1983-11-07; final listed air date 1984-05-11.
• Season 15: premiered 1984-11-19; final listed air date 1985-05-17.
• Season 16: premiered 1985-11-25; final listed air date 1986-05-09.
• Season 17: premiered 1986-11-24; final listed air date 1987-05-08.
• Season 18: premiered 1987-11-23; final listed air date 1988-05-06.
• Season 19: premiered 1988-11-21; final listed air date 1989-05-05.
• Season 20: premiered 1989-11-20; final listed air date 1990-08-03.
• Season 21: premiered 1990-11-19; final listed air date 1991-08-30.
• Season 22: premiered 1991-11-25; final listed air date 1992-08-28.
• Season 23: premiered 1992-11-23; final listed air date 1993-09-03.
• Season 24: premiered 1994-02-21; final listed air date 1994-09-02.
• Season 25: premiered 1995-02-20; final listed air date 1995-09-01.
• Season 26: premiered 1995-10-16; final listed air date 1996-08-30.
• Season 27: premiered 1997-02-17; final listed air date 1997-08-29.
• Season 28: premiered 1998-02-16; final listed air date 1998-08-28.
• Season 29: premiered 1999-02-15; final listed air date 1999-08-27.
• Season 30: premiered 2000-02-21; final listed air date 2000-09-01.

Source and licence

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