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Fred Rogers Productions is an American non-profit organization specializing in children's programming for public television in the United States. Founded by Fred Rogers, it was initially renamed The Fred Rogers Company in his honor after his death. It produced its flagship program, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, under its previous name, Family Communications, Inc.
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| Founded | February 6, 1971; 53 years ago (1971-02-06) |
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| Type | Non-profit |
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| Legal status | 501(c)(3) |
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| Website | fredrogers |
Formerly called | Family Communications, Inc. (1971–2010) The Fred Rogers Company (2010–2018) |
Founded in 1971, Family Communications replaced Small World Enterprises, a for-profit company created in 1955 primarily to license and sell merchandise connected with Mister Rogers' Neighborhood and his earlier series, The Children's Corner.[1] In 1985, it struck a deal with CBS/Fox Video to release home video titles.[2]
In the early 2010s, The Fred Rogers Company began producing new children's programming, including:
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