There are so many great comments on here that I thought I should let all of you know that WQED is re-setting the Neighborhood of Make-Believe for the last time November 7 & 8 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. for the public to tour. Mr. McFeely will be here to sign autographs and there will be family-friendly activities.

We are also asking the public to submit their favorite memories of the show at: http://www.wqed.org/neighborhood-of-make-believe/memories_form.php

More information about the Tour can be found at: http://www.wqed.org/neighborhood-of-make-believe/

Hope to see you there neighbor!

in the late 80’s OPB (Portland, OR) ran his show in the late afternoon. The time we moms of small kids called Arsenic Hour. I would turn on the show and start fixing supper; the children aged 3 and 7, would sit down and watch. It was in real time and gave us such pause…I decided then he was a bodhisatva.

At about the same time, my sister was development director at the PBS TV station in Seattle. She was his escort when he came to town for the fundraising. She, also, reported that he was just the same and that everywhere they went, hotels, restaurants, etc people would come up and be in awe…thank him for his presence in their childhood..she called him a saint.

In the mid-90s I attended a conferece of family foundation members…these are people of wealth, often inherited, who have created foundations to give away money…they have heard it all. At the time he was ill..he addressed a plenary session of perhaps 1500..within 10 minutes the hush in the room was palpable, reverential, unique…I felt so blessed to be in his presence…a saint/bodhisatva for sure.

So sad that now his show is off the air in many places.

Yipes, I could really go on here, but will stop. He made his life a gift…

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Murphy’s character wasn’t cruel, but funny. As legend has it, Mr. Rogers didn’t mind the skits.

So it’s a true testament to his sense of humor and not taking himself too seriously either!