The video is a montage of clips from Mister Roger's Neighborhood put together in
a song that many people are finding inspirational. The video ask listeners if
they've ever "grown anything in the garden of your mind?"
The video is
not a rip-off of Mister Rogers, it was actually sanctioned and requested by PBS
Digital Studios, according to the group's YouTube and Twitter
accounts.
The video was remixed, with use of the popular "Auto-tuning"
feature, by Symphony of Science's John Boswell.
"You can grow ideas, in
the garden of your mind," the video sings.
In addition to the show's main
star, the video also features delivery man Mr. McFeely, Henrietta Pussycat, Lady
Elaine Fairchilde, Prince Tuesday and the Neighborhood Trolley.
PBS says
it "immediately wanted to work together" with Boswell after seeing one of his
mash-up videos.
"Turns out that he is a huge Mister Rogers Neighborhood
fan," PBS said on its YouTube. "And was thrilled at the chance to pay tribute to
one of our heroes. Both PBS and the Fred Rogers Company hope you like John's
celebration of Fred Rogers' message."
The video is nearing a million
views on YouTube after it was uploaded on Thursday.
This is the first in
a series of PBS icons remixed, according to PBS.