Lost Mr. Rogers Episodes about Nuclear Conflict Resurface
Posted by Billy on Mar 26th 2017 at 12:23 pm
In 1983, Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood aired a string of five episodes in which King Friday, ruler of the Land of Make-Believe, gets involved in a nuclear arms race with Make-Believe factory owner Corny, using Make-Believe's arts funding to foot the bill for his weapons buildup. These five episodes aired just once, and they had not been released since, until this past Monday when YouTube user TROG SLEEP NOW uploaded the first two of the five lost episodes to his or her channel, the first uploads that the user has ever made.
These uploads come in the wake of two relevant current events, as President Trump seeks both to cut funding for public broadcasting and divert additional tax revenue to the military budget.
You can view the first two episodes in their entirety here.
UPDATE: Both episodes have been removed from YouTube due to a copyright claim.