Mr. Rogers Had a Simple Set of Rules for Talking to Children
I agree 100% with Berkeley Breathed when he wrote:Mister Rogers: Welcome to my neighborhood, boys and girls!Did you enjoy meeting Senator Kravitz today? I did. He told us about something called "inflation," didn't he? Can YOU say "inflation?"Opus: Inphlabph.Mister Rogers: Good! Can you say "Mister Rogers should be paid more dough?"Opus: Mister Rogers should -Mister Rogers: Can you put it on a postcard?https://78.media.tumblr.com/dad9d0c81aab7c572572e6151483dd8c...I believe that was a Soupy Sales reference:https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/greenmail/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-OGy3Kh7yMHere is Mister Rogers talking to the children in Congress, successfully asking them to send him millions of little green pieces of paper:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKy7ljRr0AA