> One series of episodes that aired in 1983 stands out — and for more than two decades, they were nearly impossible to see.
> The weeklong series “Conflict” examined the horrors of war and the dangers of geopolitical paranoia. King Friday, ruler of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, becomes suspicious that beaver Cornflake S. Pecially is manufacturing weapon parts for the neighboring town of Southwood, a city with a history of violent conflict.
> An arms race ensues. Out of fear and mistrust, and with no concrete evidence, King Friday braces for the worst. He orders residents to take up arms, build fallout shelters and wear gas masks. As the neighborhood militarizes, Lady Elaine and Lady Aberlin make a peacekeeping mission to Southwood to investigate the true nature of Cornflake’s activities.
> They discover the parts are for bridges, not bombs. Peace is restored, but only after the fantastical neighborhood is transformed by suspicion.
Mr. Rogers will always be relevant.
While I don’t remember this specific series of episodes (or any, really), I wonder if watching Mr. Rogers as a child (we didn’t have cable, free public access TV was one of our few options) subconciously made me a better person.
I sure hope so, I mean, I didn’t support Bush Jr doing the whole WMD thing, I certainly don’t support Trump doing his distraction dance now.
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> One series of episodes that aired in 1983 stands out — and for more than two decades, they were nearly impossible to see.
> The weeklong series “Conflict” examined the horrors of war and the dangers of geopolitical paranoia. King Friday, ruler of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, becomes suspicious that beaver Cornflake S. Pecially is manufacturing weapon parts for the neighboring town of Southwood, a city with a history of violent conflict.
> An arms race ensues. Out of fear and mistrust, and with no concrete evidence, King Friday braces for the worst. He orders residents to take up arms, build fallout shelters and wear gas masks. As the neighborhood militarizes, Lady Elaine and Lady Aberlin make a peacekeeping mission to Southwood to investigate the true nature of Cornflake’s activities.
> They discover the parts are for bridges, not bombs. Peace is restored, but only after the fantastical neighborhood is transformed by suspicion.
Mr. Rogers will always be relevant.
While I don’t remember this specific series of episodes (or any, really), I wonder if watching Mr. Rogers as a child (we didn’t have cable, free public access TV was one of our few options) subconciously made me a better person.
I sure hope so, I mean, I didn’t support Bush Jr doing the whole WMD thing, I certainly don’t support Trump doing his distraction dance now.