“I do think that young children can spot a phony a mile away.” — Fred Rogers
And then this anecdote which I love (I have tears in my eyes):
An ordained Presbyterian minister, Rogers’ command of innocence won him thousands of young fans … And it also made him the butt of parody by adults like comedian Eddie Murphy, who played his own version of Mister Rogers on “Saturday Night Live.”
Rogers knows for a fact that Murphy meant no harm with his humor. In fact, they met once.
“He just put his arms around me and said, ‘The real Mister Rogers,’ ” says Rogers.
