Fred Rogers Productions

Background: Fred Rogers Productions, originally "Small World Enterprises" until 1971, "Family Communications" until 2003 (when Fred Rogers died), andThe Fred Rogers Company until 2018,is a non-profit production company founded by Fred Rogers, creator, producer, and star of the show Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.


Small World Enterprises

(February 19, 1968-May 14, 1971)

Logo: Over the closing credits, we the words

Produced by Small
World Enterprises, Inc.
in association with
WQED Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
for N.E.T.

Variant: On 1971 episodes, the font's lighter.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: The closing theme of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (which at this time was "Tomorrow" [or The Weekend Song on Friday episodes from 1971-72], not the "Good Feeling" song).

Availability: Uncommon. Seen on episodes from this era streaming on Twitch, as well as the ones available on Amazon, and any old tapes or YouTube copies you may encounter. Before the Amazon and Twitch releases, the B&W series had been long-gone, but PBS reran episodes 1001-1030 until 1984 (any of 1031-1065 hasn't aired on PBS since circa 1981), 1066-1130 (except for 1071-1075) until 1989 and 1131-1195 until 1990.

Editor's Note: More of an in-credit notice than a logo, but seeing it along with the closing sequence as a whole will bring back fond memories for those who grew up these earlier episodes, either when they were new or in reruns up until the early 1990s.


Family Communications


1st Logo
(February 21, 1972-February 20, 1976)

Logo: We see, superimposed, on the end credits:

Produced by

Family Communications, Inc.

in association with

WQED, Pittsburgh

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.

Availability: Uncommon. Seen on most 1970's episodes of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. Episodes that have this in-credit notice haven't aired on PBS since August 11, 1995, as until September 2009, PBS was only airing episodes from 1979-2001. However, nine episodes from this era are available for download or burn-on-demand at Amazon.com, and most if not all of them will be streaming on Twitch.

Editor's Note:Same as with the Small World logo.


2nd Logo
(August 20, 1979-August 31, 2001)

Logo: Same as above, only this time we have a superimposed logo that reads:

Family--------------------
Communications

The M's in the the name are made up of curved lowercase I's, minus the dots.

Variant: On Divorce #1480 and the Play week, "a production of" is in periwinkle.

FX/SFX: Same as before.

Music/Sounds: The end theme of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.

Availability: Uncommon. Was seen on reruns of 1979-2001 episodes of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood on PBS and other TV shows. PBS stopped airing the show weekly in September 2009, but it remains on-air on some stations such as KAWB and KTCI in Minnesota. Most of the episodes from this era are also available for download or burn-on-demand at Amazon.com, and will stream on Twitch. Also appears on a few VHS & DVD releases of episodes from Playhouse Video, CBS/Fox Video and Anchor Bay Entertainment.

Editor's Note: The first proper on-screen logo for any Fred Rogers-related company, this is a favorite of many who grew up watching Mister Rogers' Neighborhood from the 1980s through the 2000s.

3rd logo

(2001-2012)

Nickname: "The Neighborhood Trolley"

Logo: We see the word:

Family

Communications

with drawing of a "Neighborhood Trolley" on the top right of the Family Communications logo. Unlike the previous logo, There is no lowercase I's minus the dots. The web address www.fci.org is on the bottom of the logo.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None

Availability: Seen at the beginning of each episode of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood episodes on the 2005 DVD set by Anchor Bay Home Entertainment.

Editor's Note: Not as well-known as the regular in-credit logo, it's almost as simple, but the iconic trolley will evoke warm memories of the Neighborhood.

The Fred Rogers Company

(September 3, 2012-)

Logo: Superimposed on the end credits is a grey brush stroke drawing of Fred Rogers' head, next to the words "Fred Rogers" in a large red font, and "the" and "company" are above and below the words, respectively. Below all that is "The legacy lives on".

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: The closing theme of the show.

Availability: Current. Seen at the end of the credits of Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, Peg+Cat, and Odd Squad. This logo is removed on UK airings of Odd Squad on CBBC.

Editor's Note: This logo may bring back nostalgic memories to those who grew up watching Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, and should have similar resonance for the younger generation growing up on the company's modern shows.

Fred Rogers Productions

1st logo

(May 2018-)

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Logo: TBA

FX/SFX: TBA

Music/Sounds: Daniel Tiger giggling.

Availability: Brand New. First appeared on the 4th season of Daniel Tigers Neighborhood.

Editor's Note:Viewers of Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood may find it cute and endearing, while some fans of Mister Rogers' Neighborhoodmay not be too pleased to see Fred Rogers' image replaced with that of the animated Daniel Tiger.