“MISTER
ROGERS: IT’S YOU I LIKE”
A HEARTFELT
TRIBUTE TO THE BELOVED
CHILDREN’S
TELEVISION SERIES
Available on Digital September
3
Available on DVD October
2
Nominated for two Emmy
Awards – Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
and Outstanding Writing
for a Nonfiction Program
Arlington,
Va. – September 5, 2018 – PBS Distribution announces the release
of “MISTER
ROGERS: IT’S YOU I LIKE” on Digital September 3 and on DVD October
2. “MISTER ROGERS: IT’S YOU I LIKE,”
is a celebrity-filled special
that celebrates MISTER ROGERS’ NEIGHBORHOOD,
the pioneering PBS series that premiered nationally 50 years ago and became an
iconic and enduring landmark in the world of children’s television and beyond.
Cast members from the groundbreaking series share their personal perspectives
and insights in this new program, which pays tribute to television’s
longest-running children’s series, still broadcast on many PBS stations today.
The program also features interviews with numerous celebrities who have been
influenced and inspired by Fred Rogers, a modest man who always said, “I am not
a teacher, I simply help children learn.”
“MISTER
ROGERS: IT’S YOU I LIKE” will be available on Digital September 3 and on DVD ($19.99 SRP) October 2, 2018.
The program has a run time of approximately 60 minutes.
Michael
Keaton, who worked as a stagehand and made appearances on the series in the
1970s, hosts the special. Judd Apatow, Joyce DiDonato, Whoopi Goldberg, Chris
Kratt, John Lithgow, Yo-Yo Ma and son Nicholas Ma, Itzhak
Perlman, Sarah Silverman, Esperanza Spalding and Caroll
Spinney reveal their favorite memories from MISTER ROGERS’ NEIGHBORHOOD, while Joe Negri (“Handyman Negri”),
David Newell (“Mr. McFeely”) and Joanne Rogers, Fred’s widow, share their
personal stories. Also featured are performances from the archives by Tony
Bennett, The Empire Brass Quintet, Hillary Hahn, Margaret Hamilton,
Yo-Yo Ma
and Nicholas, Wynton Marsalis, and Perlman.
The
nearly 900 episodes created by Fred Rogers encompass topics that resonate to
this day with adults and children alike. Favorite segments, such as a visit
with Koko the Gorilla, Big Bird’s appearance in the Neighborhood of
Make-Believe as well as trips to the Crayola Factory and the Radio Flyer Wagon
Company, are highlighted.
“MISTER
ROGERS: IT’S YOU I LIKE”
is produced by JoAnn Young (JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala, Oscar Hammerstein:
Out of My Dreams) and John Paulson (JFK:
The Lost Inaugural Gala and A Raisin in the Sun Revisited).
Ellen Doherty and Kevin Morrison of Fred Rogers Productions are executive
producers.
About
Fred Rogers Productions
The company was
founded by Fred Rogers in 1971 as the non-profit producer of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood for PBS. In the years that
followed, it not only created hundreds of episodes of this much-loved
program, but also extended Fred’s values and approach to other efforts in
promoting children’s social, emotional, and behavioral health and
supporting parents, caregivers, teachers, and other professionals in their work
with children. Fred Rogers Productions continues to build on Fred’s legacy in
innovative ways through a wide variety of media and engages new generations of
children and families with his timeless wisdom. The company’s highly-rated,
award-winning children’s series include Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, Peg
+ Cat, Odd Squad, and Through the Woods. For more information,
visit www.fredrogers.org
or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
About PBS
Distribution
PBS Distribution is a leading distributor of public
media content around the world, reaching audiences through multiple platforms
including digital distribution of OTT branded channels, TVOD, SVOD and VOD, as
well as through theatrical licensing, DVD and Blu-ray sales, inflight
entertainment and international licensing.
PBS
Distribution offers consumers and educators over 4,000 programming hours of the
highest quality factual, scripted and children’s programming, including films
from producer Ken Burns, hit dramas from MASTERPIECE, entertaining and
educational children’s series and award-winning documentaries from NOVA,
FRONTLINE, AMERICAN MASTERS, NATURE, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE and many independent
producers. For over 20 years, the company has extended the reach of programming
beyond broadcast while generating revenue for the public television system,
stations and producers.
MISTER
ROGERS: IT’S YOU I LIKE
Street
Date: October 2, 2018
Genre:
Documentary
Run
Time: Approximately 60 minutes on 1 disc
SRP:
DVD, $19.99
Format:
DVD and Digital
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