Mr. Rogers Talks About Meeting Eddie Murphy | Letterman

It's amazing how Mr. Rogers sets the tempo for this interview. Calm.

yes he said "discipline" not "abuse". theres a difference between the two that some dont know about.

One of my favorite people of all time. I'm grateful to have have been his neighbor

That HAIRSPRAY story he tells bugs me so much. Obviously we as kids did dumb stuff, but there's a big difference in parody targeted for adults, than an adult targeting 2 to 8 year olds to do destructive, or even life ending behavior, what we would say today is "It's just a prank, bro". Trash

People forget how vulgar and crass Letterman was.

Maybe we all can see Mr Rogers week of Disipline for us all? Just curious?

It is rare that no one has anything bad to say about a man. Everyone loves Mr. Rogers.

I love Mister Rogers.

One of the greatest Americans.

Someone i know sat next to Mr. Rogers on a 5 hr flight, what you see is what you get- they chatted the whole time!

If he would have started a religion, he would have been remembered for a thousand years. What a great man.

"Did this bother mom and dad? [laughter] I mean, you know..."
"That I would speak to myself?"
"Yeah, you were sitting in the room, maybe talking to yourself."
"Happily it didn't."
[Dave chuckles and quickly moves on, brushing past the importance of that statement.]

It's weird to me to see these two together. IMHO Letterman isn't worthy to to tie Mr. Roger's shoes.

Same… As I wonder how I survived and became not like my parents… thank you 🙏

Fred Rogers was a class act. He taught us all about togetherness, something we need now more than ever. I might not be quite as gentle as he was, but that influence made me who I am today. A better, more forgiving and understanding person.

"some of them arent very funny, but i think they are done with real kindness in their heart'....i can only aspire toward your absolute goodness. my god Mr Rogers, we didnt deserve you! anyone who witness's you, has viewed a real, true, angel!! how lucky we were to know you!! thank you and rest in peace!!

real deal not a fake

We didn't deserve him. He was the best

The world needs Fred Roger's now more then ever 😞

He was great, I still use stuff I learned from him

It’s crazy how everyone’s laughing about children starting fires. While he’s trying to draw attention to a serious matter.

Awful, awful interviewer.

I love Mr. Rogers. He was such a deeply spiritual and emotionally intelligent man. So obviously an advocate for children. ❤

This was Letterman at his most cynical and abrasive time yet he can't really bring himself to do that to Mr. Rogers. Either he was warned that it wouldn't go over well or he sensed Fred Rogers' goodness and sincerity and it disarmed him.

Couldn't agree more on his last point!

"Happy is the man who can make others better, not merely when he is in their company, but even when he is in their thoughts." - Seneca

has any one ever seen Mr. Rogers and Carl Sagan in the same room?

I’d absolutely love to have that t-shirt.

the entire SNL cast should hear one thing he said about impersonations not being ok when they're not kind.

I love this man and what he offered us, unapologetically. Thank you for goodness.

I never thought I'd see a Polaroind picture of Mr. Rogers and Eddie Murphy posing together.

"Sometimes things do go right in the Neighborhood." The best part was the audence applause. They really seemed to like him. See? New Yorkers aren't so bad.

The night that Mister Rogers died, I could not sleep. I was being driven crazy by something and I was at a loss as to why I was in such distress. I finally got up and went downstairs and turned on the TV and the news had just broken the story that Mr. Rogers had passed away. I knew that was it, because although I was sad, my spirit rested. Up to that point, Mr. Rogers was a constant in my life. There was maybe 8 months where I didn't see or hear his show on the television when I was home, because I was 2nd oldest of 8 kids and then, I was a live in housekeeper and then, I got pregnant and had my own children. Now that constant loving presence was gone from the earth and I worried who would take his place. May he rest in eternal peace while new generations are given his love and care.

Mr. Rogers was my stand-in Dad after school every day. I miss him.

Eddie Murphy did not imitate "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood", but he used it as a contrast for his own brilliant, ironic take on "Mr. Robinson's Neighborhood", which was maybe the sharpest social commentary that Murphy ever did.

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I MISS THAT MAN

He's from my hometown.

He’s such a gentle loving man .. what a saint . Sweet , loving , smart and generous

I like Dave, but he totally wasted a priceless opportunity with Mr. Rogers as a guest. He could have allowed himself to be elevated for a brief moment in time, but he wasted it.

The original play master

What a wonderful person he was. I used to watch him all the time as a young boy.

To think my friend call me Mr. Roger

My mom helped me to write him a letter when I was a little kid, and he wrote me back. Mr. Rogers is the real deal.

Mr. Rogers is actually pretty cool and funny. Just doesn't feel the need to be anybody other than himself. I like him just the way he is. :)

They need to air reruns of his show everywhere. Such a great man. One of a kind.

He never heard a bad word about him. I was watching a show and they tried to prank him and it didn't work

As gentle and caring as he is, he is so bad ass

Don't miss that last bit about discipline is caring...just like love is caring. This is what we are missing today.