Jeff Erlanger and Fred Rogers on a 1981 episode of 'Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood' Always one to broach any topic kindly with kids, Mr. Rogers aired an episode in 1981 that featured 10-year-old Jeff ...

When it comes to TV shows you can feel good about your children watching, Donkey Hodie on PBS Kids ranks high. Created by Fred Rogers Productions and Spiffy Pictures, the show premiered in 2021 and ...

On a recent flight, I watched the documentary film “Won’t You Be My Neighbor.” In a clip from Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, Fred Rogers meets a 10-year old boy, Jeff Erlanger. The episode airing in ...

Tom Hanks hadn't really watched "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" until a few years ago. But when a friend sent him a clip of the show from 1981, he was moved to tears. Tom Hanks hadn't really watched ...

The City of Madison finished construction of its fourth inclusive playground at Oscar Rennebohm Park named the Jeff Erlanger Accessible Playground & Sprayground, holding a ribbon cutting ceremony Sept ...

PBS KIDS has slated a week of new Donkey Hodie episodes, including a half-hour road trip special, to begin April 14. The first of the episodes to premiere will be “Hee-Hee Hider Seekers,” which will ...

Always one to broach any topic kindly with kids, Mr. Rogers aired an episode in 1981 that featured 10-year-old Jeff Erlanger. At 7 months old, Erlanger was diagnosed with a spinal tumor; the surgery ...