In a surprising twist that has sent shockwaves through the educational television community, beloved children’s entertainer Ms. Rachel has officially taken over Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood. The first order of business? Retiring the iconic overalls for a collection of cozy cardigans that would make your grandma jealous.

The announcement was made during a special episode where Ms. Rachel serenaded the audience with a heartwarming rendition of “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” leaving millions of toddlers confused and nostalgic adults thrilled.

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        I watched Mr Rogers all the time as a kid, I give him a lot of credit for the values I have as an adult and hold him in the highest esteem. He would be elated for Ms Rachel to take over I’m certain of it, that’s just the kind of guy he was and what little I’ve seen of her with my young nephew cements it.

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      She has a insanely popular youtube channel for children. She’s much better than most as her content can be educational and just isn’t designed to sell toys.

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      In addition to what the others said already: she was recently accosted by right wingers for making a “happy pride” post where she said she was glad to have all the LGBTQ parents and friends in her audience, and was glad they were who they were.

      That’s probably the reason it’s an Onion article.

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        I knew about the controversy (if you can even call it that, so dumb) but it wasn’t the inspiration for the article. Just thought it was a fun idea to write about. It would be cool if it actually happened and I predicted the future like The Simpsons does though.

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    So Daniel Tiger is, as far as I can tell, a followup to mr. Rogers legacy. Maybe I’m a softy but I tear up sometimes at the show.
    If someone can put that org behind an entertainer with a progressive, pro emotional development perspective, they could be great.

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      I didn’t know Daniel Tiger was related until just yesterday. I watched some Mr. Rogers as a kid but not a lot. I do very much appreciate the style of the show now that so many kids shows are just stimulation overload!

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    She’s ok, but when I get bored and my daughter wants to watch her, I tend to put it on 0.75 speed cause it gets trippy. The way she likes to sound out things just makes her seem like a drink substitute kindergarten teacher.