WEBVTT - Coming Soon: Finding Fred

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<v Speaker 1>I want to ask you if Fred Rogers were here

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<v Speaker 1>today and you could sit down with him, and he

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<v Speaker 1>sat across from you and said, actually, it's nice to

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<v Speaker 1>meet you. I'm Fred. I want to know what you

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<v Speaker 1>would ask him. I mean, it wouldn't be one question.

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<v Speaker 1>I want you to tell me about every person you've

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<v Speaker 1>ever loved. I think there's so much to learn from

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<v Speaker 1>listening to people talk about the people who make them

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<v Speaker 1>feel a certain way. So there I am on the

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<v Speaker 1>couch with Mr Rotters. Wow, look at my face, the

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<v Speaker 1>way that he looked at me. I felt like you

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<v Speaker 1>saw me. Kids they grow out of him as though

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<v Speaker 1>they've graduated from Fred Rogers, but it's still resonates. Are

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<v Speaker 1>you okay today? I am because I'm getting to visit

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<v Speaker 1>with you now. That makes my day a special one.

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<v Speaker 1>He had a calling, one that allowed him to communicate

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<v Speaker 1>in a way that the ordinary person does not. When

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<v Speaker 1>we people can understand our feelings and talk about them,

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<v Speaker 1>we're free to be who we like being. For thirty years,

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<v Speaker 1>Mr Rogers looked through our television screens and said to

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<v Speaker 1>millions of kids, I see you. I like you just

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<v Speaker 1>the way you are. But what do we miss about

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<v Speaker 1>Fred's message. When we only focus on the sweater and

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<v Speaker 1>the sneakers, I mean, does Fred Rogers matter today? I

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<v Speaker 1>think a lot of people just thought that he was

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<v Speaker 1>very simplistic, but there was an incredible depth and call

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<v Speaker 1>to action on the show. I'm Carlo Wallace and is

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<v Speaker 1>Finding Fred a ten part series from I Heart Media

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<v Speaker 1>and Fatherly in partnership with Transmitter Media about the life,

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<v Speaker 1>the thinking, and the work of Fred Rogers, the man

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<v Speaker 1>behind Mr Rogers Neighborhood. The thing he chooses to say

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<v Speaker 1>is I still see you. I'm still proud of you,

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<v Speaker 1>and see the child and you listen everywhere. Beginning October,

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<v Speaker 1>It's time for me to go. Do you know when

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<v Speaker 1>I go on one day, I usually come back the

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<v Speaker 1>next