Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
When Things Get Broken (5)
TV Flash files “When Things Get Broken (5)” as the last listed hour of season 29 — Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968–2001) on NET/PBS, season 29, episode 15, aired 1999-08-27, 30 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S29E15: listed hour 880 of 895 in the Mister Rogers' Neighborhood guide, last listed hour of season 29. It aired 1999-08-27 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “When Things Get Broken (4)” (S29E14). Next is “Curiosity (1)” (S30E01). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Viewer FAQ
Where does When Things Get Broken (5) sit in the Mister Rogers' Neighborhood guide?
S29E15 is listed hour 880 of 895 — last listed hour of season 29, season 29 episode 15.
When did Mister Rogers' Neighborhood S29E15 air?
When Things Get Broken (5) aired 1999-08-27 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Where should I start?
Any hour that includes the sneaker change, the trolley, and a Make-Believe segment is the liturgy. Rogers's direct address is the assignment — slow on purpose.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood is still the rare kids' series that treats a child's inner weather as the whole assignment. Fred Rogers speaks slowly, names feelings, and never hustles the camera. Watch it for the ethics of address — sneakers, trolley, Neighborhood of Make-Believe — and for proof that gentleness can be rigorous television, not a commercial afterthought.
1968 is a drop that refuses to hustle the camera. Fred Rogers welcomes children into a neighborhood of songs, make-believe, and honest talk about feelings — sneakers, trolley, cardigan — on NET/PBS, and treats a child's inner weather as the whole assignment. *Mister Rogers' Neighborhood* ran nationally through 2001: **31 seasons, 895 episodes**, created by and starring Rogers. David Newell's Mr. McFeely and François Clemmons's Officer Clemmons shared the block with puppets in the Land of Make-Believe. Soft voice,…
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Filed against
- Fred Rogers as Host / Mister Rogers
Fred Rogers hosted Mister Rogers' Neighborhood as if a child's inner weather were the whole assignment — sneakers, trolley, feelings named at human speed, never hustling the camera. The rare kids' series that treats address as ethics. TV…
- David Newell as Mr. McFeely
David Newell’s Mr. McFeely made Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood a speedy delivery of calm — sneakers, trolley, Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Fred Rogers treating a child’s inner weather as the whole assignment. Speedy Delivery as a running…
- François Clemmons as Officer Clemmons
François Clemmons made Officer Clemmons a Neighborhood fixture on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood — sneakers, trolley, feelings named at human speed, and a cop who treated a child's inner weather as the assignment. TV Flash files him as 1960s…