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Finding your next obsession

Won't you be my neighbor?
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood is an American children's television series that was created and hosted by namesake Fred Rogers. The series originated in 1963 as Misterogers on CBC Television, and was later debuted in 1966 as Misterogers' Neighborhood on the regional Eastern Educational Network, followed by its US network debut on February 19, 1968, and it aired on NET and its successor, PBS, until August 31, 2001. The series is aimed primarily at preschool ages 2 to 5, but has been stated by PBS as "appropriate for all ages". Mister Rogers' Neighborhood was produced by Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA public broadcaster WQED and Rogers' non-profit production company Family Communications, Inc.; previously known as Small World Enterprises prior to 1971, the company was renamed The Fred Rogers Company after Rogers' death.
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Long-form commitment · 31 seasons
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130 episodes
1968

65 episodes
1969

65 episodes
1970

65 episodes
1971

65 episodes
1972

65 episodes
1973

65 episodes
1974

30 episodes
1975

5 episodes
1976

17 episodes
1980

18 episodes
1981

18 episodes
1982

16 episodes
1982

16 episodes
1983

15 episodes
1985

16 episodes
1986

15 episodes
1986

15 episodes
1987

15 episodes
1989

15 episodes
1990

15 episodes
1991

15 episodes
1991

15 episodes
1992

10 episodes
1994

10 episodes
1995

20 episodes
1996

10 episodes
1997

15 episodes
1998

15 episodes
1999

10 episodes
2000

5 episodes
2001
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