Some aspects of this interview I found very funny, especially the part where Rogers thought it wasn't funny that some radio DJ as a joke thought it was funny to teach children to use aerosol cans and lighters. As Rogers said incredulously that could cause a lot of fires. Even I had to laugh at that!
I just have to say it's hard not to like Mr. Rogers who died in 2003 and who's legendary program ended production in 2001. I got the sense from this interview and even the often comical late night show that he was truly a decent man. It's really hard not to like someone who is genuinely very nice although we don't really know how he is behind the scenes. I do think his personality is genuinely nice and his appearance on Late Night probably was a mismatch.
I have to admit that watching Letterman when he was host of this program and before he moved on to CBS to host The Late Show with David Letterman was something of a guilty pleasure before even getting out of grammar school. It's amazing that he only retired from hosting a late night talk show in May 2015. I used to love his viewer mail segments or even his man on the street segments or even those sketches he might have. Another highlight are certainly his sketches with Larry "Bud" Melman. I can't believe I even got away with watching his program realizing only years later that it was probably not something a child should be able to watch.
As it turns out while Letterman continued with Late Night from 1982 to 1994 this would be the only time Rogers and Letterman would share the stage. You might be able to see him on other late night programs. Would you believe he was even on The Arsenio Hall Show at one point... [VIDEO]
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