Jeanne (who knows a bit too much about todays kids programs) wrote:
<<I promised myself that I'd stop this, but I can't help it. Why leave out
current quality children's programming examples?
>>We just saw an Arthur episode on PBS the other day ... [snip] ... Those
kids, er, puppets, on Puzzle Place can really rock whenever they've got an
important moral to hammer out.<<
"We"?? C'mon, Jeanne...fess up...do you really mean "we" or is it just "I"??
<g>
She continued:
>>Let's not forget that Mr. Rogers tickles the ivories whenever the mood
strikes and quite frequently jams with guests like Yo Yo Ma.<<
It should be noted that the piano during the Mr. Rogers program is played
*live* on the set during the taping/show...no prerecorded mumbo jumbo here! I
think the piano player is also the train conductor or something on the show.
(probably the only other regular *human* character...I don't recall since I
haven't seen the show in quite some time....but is that *really* a justifiable
excuse?)
And since I'm talking about the talent pool that oozes out of Pittsburgh (yes,
Fred Rogers is Canadian, I believe, but he's taped his show here in the Steel
City since day 1...I think), it should be noted that Lenny and the Squigtones
got their start in Pittsburgh as well...(Carnegie Mellon alumnus).
I wanna say they had a regular stint at The Decade... (now The Next Decade
with a new owner, however, no where near the glory of what it was many many
moons ago)
If Tom Moran hasn't mass deleted all of these threads, maybe he can give y'all
a little history lesson. Pull up a chair kiddies...it's "Story time with
Tom"...
For more information about The Steel City, check your local library for some
of the many books on Pittsburgh (especially if your local library was donated
by Mr. Carnegie)
Paul
ps: to keep this entire thread in a PA state of mind, I heard once that the
creator of Arthur was from Erie, PA.
