A little more about the changes.

I'll be back with regular updates to the Neighborhood Archive by this weekend but wanted to chime in quickly with a few comments about the recent changes around here. For those of you who are nto aware of the changes, take a quick listen to the most recent podcast (Episode 004) for details.

First, let me point out one inaccuracy in the information I presented in the podcast. I had mentioned that the use of tools such as Google Reader to receive updates will no longer be an option; however, this is not the case. While the blog will be used in a slightly different capactiy than it has been up to this point, it will still be used. The new URL (http://www.neighborhoodarchive.com/blog) can be cut and pasted into your readers just like any other blog. I have tested this and it works perfectly.

Next, let me clarify my vision for the future of the Neighborhood Archive Blog. My intent is not to eliminate the blog -- it is simply to use it in a slightly different capacity. The blog will still be used regularly with the only major differences being the new location and the fact that I will no longer be posting daily links to Neighborhood Archive updates. A list of recent additions to the Archive will continue to be found on the main page of the Neighborhood Archive. So please do not misunderstand my intentions here. The blog will continue exactly as it has -- just without the daily links to Archive additions.

Finally, let me strongly encourage you to create an account on the Neighborhood Archive Forum (Message Board). While blog comments are certainly welcome as always, the message board will be the hub of conversation and discussion of "all things Mister Rogers." The more people who are involved, the more interesting and enjoyable the discussions will become. So please join in and add to the discussions any time you'd like!

I'll be back with new updates in a few days...

Podcast #4 - BIG Changes!

There have been some big changes at the Neighborhood Archive! Take a listen as Tim quickly goes through the changes and the reasons behind them...



or listen to this episode here in your web browser.

If you don't have the means to listen, here's a summary:

1. Blog? Moving. (www.NeighborhoodArchive.com/blog)


2. Message board? Added. (www.NeighborhoodArchive.com/forum)

Be back soon.

After a long stretch of daily posts here on the Neighborhood Archive Blog, I will be taking the next week off to attend to some technical maintenance on the blog and website. During the next week, you may see some missing images and dead links on the blog and the website as I make some changes and adjustments.

Thanks for keeping up with the Neighborhood Archive. Be back in a week!

Episode 1625 - Fathers and Music

Original Air Date: August 3, 1990

  

For details on Episode 1625, visit the Neighborhood Archive.

Episode 1624 - Fathers and Music

Original Air Date: August 2, 1990

  

For details on Episode 1624, visit the Neighborhood Archive.

Episode 1623 - Fathers and Music

Original Air Date: August 1, 1990

  

For details on Episode 1623, visit the Neighborhood Archive.

Going to School [2005]

Here's another of the 2005 DVD/VHS releases -- Going to School.

 

For details on Going to School, visit the Neighborhood Archive.

A Day at the Circus [2005]

In 2005, a series of Neighborhood videos were released on VHS and DVD format. Here's a look at one of those titles -- A Day at the Circus.

 

For details on A Day at the Circus, visit the Neighborhood Archive.

Episode 1622 - Fathers and Music

Original Air Date: July 31, 1990

  

For details on Episode 1622, visit the Neighborhood Archive.

Episode 1621 - Fathers and Music

Original Air Date: July 30, 1990

  

For details on Episode 1621, visit the Neighborhood Archive.

Sweater Colors

Prepare yourself for one of the more ridiculous posts you'll see here on the Neighborhood Archive.

I'm sure I'm not the only one who's ever been curious, but I'm guessing that I'm one of the few people (if not the only person) to ever sit down and figure this out.

Have you ever wondered how often Mister Rogers wore his various sweaters?

C'mon. You know you have.

Below you'll find a chart of the modern episodes, coded to show what color Mister Rogers' sweater was on that particular episode.

1461	1462	1463	1464	1465	1466	1467	1468	1469	1470
1470	1472	1473	1474	1475	1476	1477	1478	1479	1480
1481	1482	1483	1484	1485	1486	1487	1488	1489	1490
1491	1492	1493	1494	1495	1496	1497	1498	1499	1500
1501	1502	1503	1504	1505	1506	1507	1508	1509	1510
1511	1512	1513	1514	1515	1516	1517	1518	1519	1520
1521	1522	1523	1524	1525	1526	1527	1528	1529	1530
1531	1532	1533	1534	1535	1536	1537	1538	1539	1540
1541	1542	1543	1544	1545	1546	1547	1548	1549	1550
1551	1552	1553	1554	1555	1556	1557	1558	1559	1560
1561	1562	1563	1564	1565	1566	1567	1568	1569	1570
1571	1572	1573	1574	1575	1576	1577	1578	1579	1580
1581	1582	1583	1584	1585	1586	1587	1588	1589	1590
1591	1592	1593	1594	1595	1596	1597	1598	1599	1600
1601	1602	1603	1604	1605	1606	1607	1608	1609	1610
1611	1612	1613	1614	1615	1616	1617	1618	1619	1620
1621	1622	1623	1624	1625	1626	1627	1628	1629	1630
1631	1632	1633	1634	1635	1636	1637	1638	1639	1640
1641	1642	1643	1644	1645	1646	1647	1648	1649	1650
1651	1652	1653	1654	1655	1656	1657	1658	1659	1660
1661	1662	1663	1664	1665	1666	1667	1668	1669	1670
1671	1672	1673	1674	1675	1676	1677	1678	1679	1680
1681	1682	1683	1684	1685	1686	1687	1688	1689	1690
1691	1692	1693	1694	1695	1696	1697	1698	1699	1700
1701	1702	1703	1704	1705	1706	1707	1708	1709	1710
1711	1712	1713	1714	1715	1716	1717	1718	1719	1720
1721	1722	1723	1724	1725	1726	1727	1728	1729	1730
1731	1732	1733	1734	1735	1736	1737	1738	1739	1740
1741	1742	1743	1744	1745	1746	1747	1748	1749	1750
1751	1752	1753	1754	1755	1756	1757	1758	1759	1760
1761	1762	1763	1764	1765

A few notes:

1. It's obvious that some sweaters were worn out and replaced over the years. This is not intended to specify actual sweaters but rather sweater color.

2. I find it interesting that a red sweater was worn during an episode in 1979 and not again until 1987.

3. Fred Rogers apparently got some new sweaters around the time of Episodes 1636-1640. These darker colored sweaters were only worn during this week but hold no special significance.

4. The episodes marked in white are episodes where Mister Rogers did not change into a sweater. In one of these he changes into a protective overcoat, in another he keeps his sports coat on, an in the other he changes into a vest.

Any thoughts?

Episode 1615 - When Parents Go To Work

Original Air Date: November 24, 1989

  

For details on Episode 1615, visit the Neighborhood Archive.

Episode 1614 - When Parents Go To Work

Original Air Date: November 23, 1989

  

For details on Episode 1614, visit the Neighborhood Archive.

Episode 1613 - When Parents Go To Work

Original Air Date: November 22, 1989

  

For details on Episode 1613, visit the Neighborhood Archive.

Episode 1612 - When Parents Go To Work

Original Air Date: November 21, 1989

  

For details on Episode 1612, visit the Neighborhood Archive.

Episode 1611 - When Parents Go To Work

Original Air Date: November 20, 1989

  

For details on Episode 1611, visit the Neighborhood Archive.

Podcast #3 - Tomorrow on the Children's Corner

It's been a while but the Podcast is back with Episode #3 where Tim takes a look at the 1950s LP Tomorrow on the Children's Corner.

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Comments and suggestions about the podcast are welcomed!

Puppets, puppets, puppets.

A few days ago, I was able to wrestle a handful of toys away from my kids long enough to take some pictures and add them to the Archive site.

While a few are seen above, details about these and others can be found by going to the Merchandise page of the Neighborhood Archive.

Pencil Play Book [1974]

 

The Pencil Play Book includes over sixty pages of wonderfully creative activities for children. The back cover of the book reads:

This is one of a series of products developed in cooperation with Fred M. Rogers, creator of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," the award-winning public television program for children. Both the program and the materials based on it encourage children to be themselves, to imagine, to create, to cope with feelings and new ideas -- and through all these things, to learn and to grow. 

For quiet times, when space and attention span may both be limited, a book of pencil-and-paper activities provides a wide choice of things to do. The special feature of this book is that it gives options for children to do each activity in the way that they would like to do them. Most of the activities are for children between the ages of 4 and 6.

Of all of the Mister Rogers activity books that have been published throughout the years, this is probably the one I would recommend the most for those of you with children. This book is a little more difficult to find than some of the more recent books and may cost you a bit more (I paid about eight bucks on eBay -- a little more than the original 39 cent cover price), but if you're looking for some Mister Rogers related activities to do with your kids, this book is packed with a wide variety of fun (yet simple) things to do.

Hard to believe this book is almost 40 years old! For all of the fun details about the Pencil Play Book, visit the Neighborhood Archive.

Episode 1070 [1970]

Original Air Date: February 6, 1970

  

For details on Episode 1070, visit the Neighborhood Archive.

Episode 1183 [1971]

Original Air Date: April 28, 1971

  

For details on Episode 1183, visit the Neighborhood Archive.