It’s been a big week for nostalgic television watchers. First there was the return of 90s Nickelodeon shows to television, and now there’s word that PBS is working on a Mister Rogers spinoff with some of your favorite characters from the original show!
The animated show is called Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood and will star the son of Mister Rogers‘ Tiger. All the characters from the original show will return. Keeping true to the length of time since the original show, PBS has decided to age these characters and also include their children.
Entertainment Weekly received the press release, which read:
“Fred Rogers revolutionized children’s media with Mister Rogers Neighborhood, and Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood continues on this path of innovation, helping the next generation of young children learn and grow in new ways,” said Lesli Rotenberg, senior vp, PBS. “Joining the PBS Kids family of series that cover important curricular areas like literacy and science, Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood fills a critical gap in children’s media today: modeling the behaviors and habits that kids need in order to excel in formal learning settings – essentially, learning how to learn. It’s important for kids to learn pro-social skills like cooperation and listening, so that when they start school they are able to focus on the material at hand.”
The show will premiere late next year. Will you tune in? We have to!
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