Television personality Fred Rogers, of public television's "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," laughs as he poses with a plaque he received at the ceremony to unveil his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, January 8. The popular and award winning children's program is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Rogers' is the 2,101th star on the Walk of Fame. WALK OF FAME
Let’s take a moment and thank Elmo and Mister Rogers for helping educate us before the public school system got its hands on us.
According to a new study, most adults who watched educational TV shows as a kid say they played an important part in helping them learn.
2,000 parents were surveyed and here are the most popular shows they watched:
1. “Sesame Street” . . . 53%.
2. “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” . . . 38%.
3. “Reading Rainbow” . . . 37%.
4. “The Magic School Bus” . . . 32%.
5. “Schoolhouse Rock” . . . 31%.
6. “Zoom” . . . 27%.
7. “Arthur” . . . 25%.
8. “The Electric Company” . . . 25%.
9. “Bill Nye the Science Guy” . . . 25%
10. “Captain Kangaroo” . . . 24%.
(No love for Barney? Maybe none of the parents surveyed were young enough for him.)
(SWNS)
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