‘Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood’ at 50: 5 Memorable Moments
- 6 years ago
‘Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood’ at 50: 5 Memorable Moments
“I explained my idea, and he replied that it fit perfectly with a series he was filming
about parents going away,” Mr. Worden wrote in his book, “Falling to Earth.”
The first meeting was a 1971 field piece at Cape Canaveral, where Rogers interviewed Mr. Worden a few days before his prelaunch quarantine period.
Mr. Worden displayed the inner workings of a spacesuit as “Fred worked through
a long list of kids’ questions about astronaut experiences,” Mr. Worden wrote.
Mr. Ma was not yet a household name, but Rogers had read a profile of him in The New Yorker
and loved classical music, so Ms. Whitmer wrote Mr. Ma and asked him to appear on the show.
“I explained my idea, and he replied that it fit perfectly with a series he was filming
about parents going away,” Mr. Worden wrote in his book, “Falling to Earth.”
The first meeting was a 1971 field piece at Cape Canaveral, where Rogers interviewed Mr. Worden a few days before his prelaunch quarantine period.
Mr. Worden displayed the inner workings of a spacesuit as “Fred worked through
a long list of kids’ questions about astronaut experiences,” Mr. Worden wrote.
Mr. Ma was not yet a household name, but Rogers had read a profile of him in The New Yorker
and loved classical music, so Ms. Whitmer wrote Mr. Ma and asked him to appear on the show.