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Photo for Mr. Rogers: It's You I Like on PBS.
Photo for Mr. Rogers: It's You I Like on PBS.

In honor of the 50th anniversary of the iconic PBS children's TV series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, the celebrity-filled, hourlong special Mister Rogers: It's You I Like, airs at 7 p.m. Monday on AETN.

Michael Keaton, who worked as a stagehand and made appearances on the series in the 1970s, hosts. Celebrities including John Lithgow, Whoopi Goldberg, Chris Kratt, Yo-Yo Ma, Itzhak Perlman and Sarah Silverman will reveal their favorite memories. Performances from the archives by Tony Bennett, Margaret Hamilton, Wynton Marsalis and The Empire Brass Quintet will be featured, while Joe Negri (Handyman Negri), David Newell (Mr. McFeely) and Joanne Rogers, Fred's widow, share their personal stories.

-- Rosemary Boggs

Style on 03/04/2018

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