Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Season 11 Episode 18 Mister Rogers Talks to Children and Parents About Violence 1981
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Prompted by news coverage of the death of John Lennon and the failed assassination attempts of President Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II, Rogers talks to children and their parents about violence in the media. Rogers shows video footage of himself at schools, discussing why people murder, with young children. The special aired only once but it was later uploaded to the internet 35 years later, during a time when its subject matter was again a much-discussed issue.
- Released: 1981-08-04
- Runtime: 30 minutes
- Genre: Kids
- Stars: Fred Rogers, Betty Aberlin, David Newell, Joe Negri
- Director: Michael Moricz, Fred Rogers
