Mr. Rogers’ neighbourhood gets autotuned

By News Staff

Posted Jun 8, 2012 05:14:20 AM.

This article is more than 5 years old.

Get ready for a trip down Memory Lane — PBS is out with a new YouTube video of Mr. Rogers for a new generation.

PBS Digital Studios and a video mashup artist have teamed up to create an autotuned video called, “Garden of Your Mind.”  In the video, Rogers speak-sings about learning, imagination and curiosity.

The video is the first of many planned remix videos featuring PBS icons.

PBS and the Fred Rogers Company call the video a “celebration of Fred Rogers’ message.”

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