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"Mr. Rogers might have been even nicer than you thought"

I can believe that.
I haven't read the whole thread, but don't find "candid"
by word-search of the thread, so I feel free to mention this story.

Soon after Mister Rogers left to meet his maker, I saw a recollection
by Allen Lunt, Jr., son of the creator of "Candid Camera".

He said that the Candid Camera crew was staying at a prime hotel
and overheard that "Mister Rogers" was checking in to the hotel.

Somehow they convinced the hotel staff to hoax Mister Rogers a bit...
telling him at check-in that he wouldn't have a TV in his room.
And subjected him to other inconveniences that one would absolutely
not expect to suffer in a really good hotel.

Lunt said that his crew was amazed at how Mister Rogers let
every one of the inconveniences simply and gracefully
"roll off his back" and never lost his temper or vented at the
hotel employees.

Sure sounds like Mister Rogers walked his talk.

I remember seeing that episode of Candid Camera. It was so sweet.
He was absolutely the same on camera as when he thought he was off.
I always KNEW I liked that man!!