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For all intents and purposes, Fred Rogers was a walking version[[Crowning of oneMoment of theseHeartwarming]]...
 
* Here he is [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXEuEUQIP3Q defending PBS], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Upm9LnuCBUM&NR=1&feature=fvwp him accepting his Lifetime Award] and him [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAttFerhtnw saying goodbye] All good for rewatching whenever your faith in humanity is waning.
* When his car was stolen, it was immediately returned when they realized whose it was, with a fresh coat of wax and a note of apology attached. [http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/rogerscar.asp Possibly.]
* While on a packed subway going home, someone recognized him and everyone started to sing his theme song.
* The crowning CMOH[[Heartwarming Moment]], though, would have to be the story this [http://www.authorsden.com/visit/viewshortstory.asp?id=9402 former employee relates]. Many of the men working for Mr. Rogers would make fun of him behind his back for being too soft and the like - but in private, they would sneak into where he was rehearsing and privately ask for personal advice ranging from impotence to marital troubles... all while talking to his puppets, at that. On top of that, he ''never'' showed any sign of having had those conversations with them, as a way to respect their privacy.
* Here's [https://web.archive.org/web/20121127162858/http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/5943 a whole list] of [[CMOHeartwarming HsMoments]] for Mr. Rogers. This is guaranteed to make you feel a little bit better about humanity.
* Every. Freaking. Episode.
* Let's just be honest here... the man's '''''entire life''''' is one of these.
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** He was an ordained Presbyterian minister (although he didn't preach--after his ordination, he was charged with continuing his television work) and belonged to a More Light congregation, a movement within the church dedicated to greater inclusion and participation of LGBT persons.
 
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