PBS Digital Studios and the Mister Rogers Remix "Garden of Your Mind" -- a look back

PBS Digital Studios, in concert with John D. Boswell, (aka Melodysheep) produced a YouTube video featuring Mister Rogers, called "Garden of Your Mind," which was released on Thursday, June 7 2012.

  1. The night before the video was released, the PBS Twitter channel teased the launch.

  2. Tomorrow morning we're going to unveil a video we can't wait for you to see. #BeingDeliberatelyVague #SoWorthIt
  3. And again, the morning of the launch.

  4. Later this morning we'll raise the curtains on a video that will surprise you. #GoodToBeCurious
  5. At 9 a.m ET on June 7th, the video was made public on the PBS Digital Studios YouTube Channel, while at the same time...

  6. ...the YouTube video was simultaneously posted on PBS's Facebook page, Twitter channel, Google+ page, and Pinterest board.

  7. Introducing Fred Rogers--remixed: to.pbs.org/Mi9Gje (Thanks to the Fred Rogers Co. for its support) #GoodToBeCurious (pls. RT)
  8. Reactions were immediate:

  9. This just made my whole day beautiful (and snappy!) It also made me cry, but that's cool.
  10. This is FANTASTIC! Can't wait to show it to my daughter with whom and through whom I first experience Mr Fred McPheely (his birth name;). Like a book which was popular some years ago, I concluded that "Everything you need to know, you can learn from Mr. Rogers....."
  11. so amazing, i love hoe PBS is embracing "hip" trends to make classic content fresh. You guys are innovators
  12. During the day very prominent tweeters made mention of the video, helping to propel its exposure.

  13. I was a huge Mr. Rogers fan growing up, and still am. Love this new remixed, groovy, autotuned tribute: tinyurl.com/8xcjngw
  14. Did you ever grow anything in the garden of your mind? Mister Rogers wants to know :oD youtu.be/OFzXaFbxDcM

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