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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: When Fred learned that François Clemmons, a gay cast member, had been visiting gay bars, he neither fired nor condemned him for his sexuality, which was still considered largely unacceptable in the mainstream at the time. Rogers instead asked that Clemmons [[FairForItsDay refrain from attending these bars]] so that he could keep his job without risking harm to the rest of the show, citing the political views of the sponsors (at a time when the show ''really'' needed the money and more accepting sponsors were rare, if not outright nonexistent).
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: When Fred learned that François Clemmons, a gay cast member, had been visiting gay bars, he neither fired nor condemned him for his sexuality, which was still considered largely unacceptable in the mainstream at the time. Rogers instead asked that Clemmons [[FairForItsDay refrain from attending these bars]] so that he could keep his job without risking harm to the rest of the show, citing the political views of the sponsors (at a time when the show ''really'' needed the money and more accepting sponsors were rare, if not outright nonexistent). Clemmons for his part, acquiesced to his request, firmly stating that he would've done basically ''[[UndyingLoyalty anything]]'' for Fred Rogers and that he loved him like [[ParentalSubstitute a father]].
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* NewMediaAreEvil: Rogers' initial reaction to television. The entire reason he got into the TV business was [[{{Reconstruction}} his desire to]] [[StartMyOwn make it better]].
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* MoralGuardian: And a very fierce one, too:
-->"I'll tell you what children need. They need adults who will protect them from the ever-ready molders of their world."
** The documentary, "Won't You Be My Neighbor?", covers this side of him extensively--making a compelling case that he was right. Rogers believed that "what we see and hear on the screen is part of who we become," and it's hard to disagree that most of what kids saw on TV was pretty bad.
* NewMediaAreEvil:Rogers' initial reaction to television.How Rogers often thought of television, and children's television in particular. The entire reason he got into the TV business was [[{{Reconstruction}} his desire to]] [[StartMyOwn make it better]].
-->"I'll tell you what children need. They need adults who will protect them from the ever-ready molders of their world."
** The documentary, "Won't You Be My Neighbor?", covers this side of him extensively--making a compelling case that he was right. Rogers believed that "what we see and hear on the screen is part of who we become," and it's hard to disagree that most of what kids saw on TV was pretty bad.
* NewMediaAreEvil:
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* OddFriendship: With ''Creator/GeorgeARomero'' of all people! Romero started working in film as a cameraman on ''Mister Rogers Neighborhood''. Fred Rogers saw ''Film/NightOfTheLivingDead1968'' and ''Film/DawnOfTheDead'' and, according to Romero, enjoyed them quite a lot.
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* OddFriendship: With ''Creator/GeorgeARomero'' of all people! Romero started working in film as a cameraman on ''Mister Rogers Neighborhood''. Fred Rogers saw ''Film/NightOfTheLivingDead1968'' and ''Film/DawnOfTheDead'' ''Film/DawnOfTheDead1978'' and, according to Romero, enjoyed them quite a lot.
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After suffering from chronic stomach pains for a long time, Rogers was diagnosed with stomach cancer in October 2002, and he eventually died from complications related to the disease on February 27, 2003.
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After suffering from chronic stomach pains for a long time, Rogers was diagnosed with stomach cancer in October 2002, and he eventually died from complications related to the disease on February 27, 2003. Three months after his passing, a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bp7-yJnDez4 public memorial service for Rogers]] was held on May 3, 2003 at Heinz Hall which was broadcasted on WQED Pittsburgh.
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Rogers received over 40 honorary degrees and several awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2002 and a Lifetime Achievement UsefulNotes/{{Emmy|Award}} in 1997, and was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1999. He influenced many writers and producers of children's television shows, and served as a source of comfort during tragic events, even nearly two decades after his death. He eventually retired from his program at the end of August 2001.
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Rogers received over 40 honorary degrees and several awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2002 and a Lifetime Achievement UsefulNotes/{{Emmy|Award}} MediaNotes/{{Emmy|Award}} in 1997, and was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1999. He influenced many writers and producers of children's television shows, and served as a source of comfort during tragic events, even nearly two decades after his death. He eventually retired from his program at the end of August 2001.
