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Spinoff: Bigger impact on kids, Reading Rainbow or Mr. Rogers

Posted on 1/30/18 at 11:28 am
Posted by Jack Ruby
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Posted on 1/30/18 at 11:28 am
Rogers may be more well known across the generations, but for 80s kids, I don't know how Reading Rainbow was the more impactful show on children's learning.

Levar Burton easily rivals Fred Rogers as perhaps the greatest kids show hosts ever... 1980s PBS was incrdible

This post was edited on 1/30/18 at 11:35 am
Posted by monkeybutt
Member since Oct 2015
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Posted on 1/30/18 at 11:31 am to
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I don't know how Reading Rainbow was notthe more impactful show on children's learning.

Lear Burton easily rivals Fred Rogers as perhaps the greats kids show hosts ever.


Posted by Brosef Stalin
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Posted on 1/30/18 at 11:34 am to
I never watched Reading Rainbow. I remember some kids with Bill Cosby I used to like.
Posted by FalseProphet
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Posted on 1/30/18 at 11:36 am to
None of these. Wishbone FTMFW.





Posted by Jack Ruby
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Posted on 1/30/18 at 11:36 am to
I remember both shows did a story on how peanut butter was made... Reading Rainbows was way better....

But seriously, what did making peanut butter have anything to do with reading to children.
Posted by StringedInstruments
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Posted on 1/30/18 at 11:39 am to
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But seriously, what did making peanut butter have anything to do with reading to children.



Both shows were about inspiring kids to want to learn.
Posted by Saskwatch
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Posted on 1/30/18 at 11:43 am to
Reading Rainbow was the bomb.

Bill Nye The Science Guy and Magic Schoolbus were also good
Posted by danfraz
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Posted on 1/30/18 at 11:45 am to
Zooooooooooooom
Posted by GetCocky11
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Posted on 1/30/18 at 12:00 pm to
As a Star Trek fan, I always liked Reading Rainbow more.

But Mr. Rogers had a greater impact overall.
Posted by BigOrangeVols
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Member since Jul 2015
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Posted on 1/30/18 at 12:02 pm to
As a 90's kid it was definitely Bill Nye. But between those two I think I saw more of Mr. Rogers than Burton.
This post was edited on 1/30/18 at 12:27 pm
Posted by GetCocky11
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Posted on 1/30/18 at 12:04 pm to
I will also add that LeVar Burton has a reading to adults podcast where he reads short fiction. Might be a good choice if you have a decent drive home after work.
Posted by Dizz
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Posted on 1/30/18 at 4:22 pm to
Why are yall sleeping on Beakman's World.
Posted by PurpleandGold Motown
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Posted on 1/30/18 at 4:26 pm to
Reading Rainbow for me.
Posted by alajones
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Posted on 1/30/18 at 4:27 pm to
None of that crap ever happens without this man humbling Congress.

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Posted by PurpleandGold Motown
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Posted on 1/30/18 at 4:27 pm to
Ghostwriter!

Posted by OWLFAN86
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Posted on 1/30/18 at 4:30 pm to
Considering Mr Rogers Neighborhood was one of the first and most prominent shows aims at children on PBS basically paving the way for reading rainbow and others if its ilk

Id say it a no-brainer
Posted by TigerRob82
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Posted on 1/30/18 at 5:07 pm to
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Why are yall sleeping on Beakman's World.


or

Posted by biglego
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Posted on 1/30/18 at 6:01 pm to
I was born in 1980. I much preferred RR. Mr Rogers was boring.

Pinwheel was really my jam, though. And sometimes Today’s Special.
Posted by Iron Lion
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Posted on 1/30/18 at 6:16 pm to
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1980s PBS was incrdible

I totally agree. I'm 41 and grew up watching Mr.Rogers, Sesame Street, The Electric Company, 3,2,1 Contact. TV for kids today is crap.
Posted by biglego
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Posted on 1/30/18 at 6:20 pm to
I dunno, kids these days have a lot of options. Way more than we had.
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