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==Tributes== Over the years, many television shows, exhibits and attractions have been named in tribute to ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood''. After three years as a traveling exhibit, the [[Children's Museum of Pittsburgh]]<ref name="Children's Museum of Pittsburgh: Welcome to Mister Rogers Neighborhood" /> had "Welcome to Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" installed as a permanent exhibit in 2004.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04305/403304.stm |title=The Real Deal: Museum promises hands-on fun with "stuff" |access-date=May 31, 2007 |last=Haynes |first=Monica |date=October 31, 2004 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette }}</ref> The [[planetarium]] show "The Sky Above Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" is an animated adaptation of the television show for preschool-aged children.<ref>{{cite web|website=CommerSel Studios|url=http://www.commersel.com/Services/TheSkyAboveMisterRogersNeighborhood.asp|title=The Sky Above Mister Rogers' Neighborhood|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080218032435/http://www.commersel.com/Services/TheSkyAboveMisterRogersNeighborhood.asp|archive-date=February 18, 2008}}</ref> [[Idlewild and Soak Zone]], an amusement park near Rogers' hometown of [[Latrobe, Pennsylvania]] has an attraction called "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood of Make-Believe" featuring a life-size trolley ride, designed by Rogers. This was shut down in 2014 to reopen as Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.idlewild.com/things-to-do/attractions|title=Idlewild and SoakZone β Attractions|date=August 21, 2013}}</ref><ref>[http://www.idlewild.com/in_the_park/?show=mr_rogers&view=misterrogers Idlewild and Soak Zone // In the Park] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110324010506/http://www.idlewild.com/in_the_park/?show=mr_rogers&view=misterrogers |date=March 24, 2011 }}</ref> A children's play area at [[Monroeville Mall]] in the [[Pittsburgh]] suburb of [[Monroeville, Pennsylvania|Monroeville]] was named for the television show.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stories/2002/03/11/daily36.html|title=Mister Rogers' play space moves in to Monroeville Mall|date=March 14, 2002|work=[[Pittsburgh Business Times]]}}</ref> Many of the artifacts from the set of ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'', including the tree of X the owl, the make-believe neighborhood and the inside entrance to Mister Rogers' home is on display at the Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh. Also included is a life-size figure of Mister Rogers and a sweater he wore on the show. A kiosk containing artifacts used during the series is located on Concourse C of [[Pittsburgh International Airport]], near the children's play area.<ref name="mrrogers">[http://stuckattheairport.com/2009/02/24/mister-rogers-back-at-pittsburgh-intl-airport/ "Mister Rogers back at Pittsburgh Int'l Airport"] Stuck at the Airport, published February 24, 2009. Retrieved March 17, 2012.</ref> The ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'' Archives at the [[University of Pittsburgh School of Computing and Information]] is an academic resource and collection that contains correspondence, scripts, props, puppets, fan mail, 911 tapes including all but four episodes of the series on 3/4-inch production videotape; plus one on VHS (three other episodes are not in the collection) along with various videos of specials, interviews and scholarly articles that show the cultural impact of Fred Rogers' work.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Archives |url=http://www.lib.umd.edu/NPBA/other/mrn.html |work=Collections in Other Repositories |publisher=National Public Broadcasting Archives |access-date=September 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120623163043/http://www.lib.umd.edu/NPBA/other/mrn.html |archive-date=June 23, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> A statue of Fred Rogers exists on the [[North Shore (Pittsburgh)|North Shore]] of the Allegheny River near [[Heinz Field]] at the surviving footing of the [[Manchester Bridge (Pittsburgh)|Manchester Bridge]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-city/mr-rogers-takes-rightful-place-at-riverside-tribute-365413/ |last=Sostek |first=Anya |title=Mr. Rogers takes rightful place at riverside tribute |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=November 6, 2009}}</ref> The original trolley from the shows is on display at the [[Canadian Broadcasting Centre]] in [[Toronto]], Ontario.{{Citation needed|date=March 2018}} A documentary feature film about the series, titled [[Won't You Be My Neighbor? (film)|''Won't You Be My Neighbor?'']], was released by [[Focus Features]] on June 8, 2018.<ref name="NPR" /><ref name="Mister Rogers Planet"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2017/11/28/hello-neighbors-focus-features-to-release-mr.-rogers-documentary-in-2018/amp |title=Hello, Neighbors: Focus Features To Release Mr. Rogers Documentary In 2018 β Birth.Movies.Death. |website=birthmoviesdeath.com |access-date=January 29, 2018}}</ref> Another documentary, ''Mister Rogers & Me,'' was shown at film festivals in 2010 and on PBS stations in 2012.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mister Rogers & Me |url=http://www.misterrogersandme.com/ |website=misterrogersandme.com |access-date=June 18, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media |title=Mister Rogers & Me |publisher=PBS Distribution |date=2012 |type=DVD |oclc=1015693619}}</ref> An American drama film, titled ''[[A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood]]'' starring [[Tom Hanks]] as Rogers, was released on November 22, 2019 by [[TriStar Pictures]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tom-hanks-greyhound-ghostbusters-morbius-movies-get-2020-release-1179442 |title=Tom Hanks' World War II Movie 'Greyhound' Sails From 2019 Into 2020 |last1=Kilday |first1=Gregg |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=January 26, 2019 |date=January 25, 2019}}</ref> On September 21, 2018, a [[Google Doodle]] was created in honor of Mr. Rogers.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://doodles.google/doodle/celebrating-mister-rogers/ |title=Celebrating Mister Rogers|date=September 21, 2018 |website=Google Doodle Archive|access-date=December 8, 2018}}</ref> In summer of 2023, a fan's [[Lego]] Ideas contest toy block creation of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mister Rogers Lego prototype a tribute to his 'deep spiritual resonance' |url=https://www.christiancentury.org/article/news/mister-rogers-lego-prototype-tribute-his-deep-spiritual-resonance |access-date=2024-05-07 |website=The Christian Century |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bricksmitherd |date=2023-05-16 |title=Mister Rogers' Neighborhood |url=https://ideas.lego.com/projects/c3665a3b-7c5c-4d0f-ab6e-82422d6f1d13 |access-date=2024-05-07 |website=ideas.lego.com |language=en}}</ref> received some 10,000 supporters for an official project set. It advanced to the Sep. 2023 review phase<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-12 |title='Mister Rogers' Neighborhood' LEGO set under review for production |url=https://www.wpxi.com/news/local/mister-rogers-neighborhood-lego-set-under-review-production/53ODVYRJABCMJD7HLCOG7HY6FE/ |access-date=2024-05-07 |website=WPXI |language=en}}</ref> but was turned down by the Lego Review Board in May 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-06 |title=LEGO won't produce 'Mister Rogers' Neighborhood' set |url=https://www.wpxi.com/news/local/lego-wont-produce-mister-rogers-neighborhood-set/G6E2OM52BFAVTDGBYF7VHLCQIE/ |access-date=2024-05-07 |website=WPXI |language=en}}</ref> ===Music=== The music of the show was interpreted by an eclectic mix of modern artists for the 2005 album ''Songs From the Neighborhood: The Music of Mister Rogers''. The [[YouTube]] show ''[[Pittsburgh Dad]]'' uses a piano theme song inspired by the jazz music constantly heard on ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood''.<ref name=sensation>{{cite news | last =Fuoco | first =Michael A. | title ='Pittsburgh Dad' is an Internet sensation | newspaper =[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]] | date =December 3, 2011 | url =http://old.post-gazette.com/pg/11337/1194393-53-0.stm | access-date =August 29, 2013 | archive-date =June 20, 2012 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20120620155812/http://old.post-gazette.com/pg/11337/1194393-53-0.stm | url-status =dead }}</ref> The musical project [[Symphony of Science]], in association with PBS Digital Studios, created a music video called "Garden of Your Mind" from clips of the show, using Rogers' own pitch-corrected spoken words to create a song.
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