Video: 'Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: episode 001'

(Monday, February 19, 1968, 5:30 p.m. EST on WNET-TV in Newark, New Jersey) —
Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, a children’s television series aimed primarily at preschool ages 2 to 5, made its network debut today on National Educational Television.

Created by and starring Fred Rogers, the show aired on NET and its successor, PBS, until August 31, 2001.