该片的主人公弗雷德·罗杰斯（Fred Rogers）是美国最著名、影响最深远的儿童电视节目《罗杰斯先生的邻居》（Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood）的制作人及主持人。他从1968年开始主持的《罗杰斯先生的邻居》，影响了四十年间一代代的美国儿童。

他曾说过：“生活中真正的问题不是我们拥有多少祝福，而是我们用我们的祝福做了什么。有些人拥有许多祝福并把它们珍藏起来，有些人拥有的很少，却把所有的都给了别人。”

他告诉观众“你是特别的”，其实不是普罗大众意义上的特别，也绝非理所应当的不劳而获，而是说人应该享有被爱的权利以及发展出爱人的能力（这也是决定一个人一生幸福的关键所在）。尽管他有些理想主义的色彩，但他却把这种理想主义付诸于行动，也确实温暖了无数人。

他告诉每一个观众，你就是你自己，独一无二。就像小王子对待他的玫瑰花。

他在每天节目最后会说：

“You've made this day a special day, by just your being you. There's no person in the whole world like you, and I like you, just the way you are.”

From the time you were very little, you’ve had people who have smiled you into smiling, people who have talked you into talking, sung you into singing, loved you into loving. Let’s just take some time to think of those extra special people, some may be right here, some may be far away, some may even be in heaven, no matter where they are, deep down you know, they’ve always wanted what was best for you, they’ve always cared about you beyond measure and have encouraged you to be true to the best within you.”花一分钟去想想生命里那些带给你无尽关怀的人，温暖你、帮助你、只希望你好。感恩他们。

“You know, I think everybody longs to be loved, and longs to know he or she is lovable, and consequently, the greatest thing that we can do is to help somebody know that they’re loved and capable of loving.”

“You have to make each day a special day, by just being yourself, there’s nobody else in the whole world who’s exactly like you, and people can like you as exactly as you are, you are special.”

By Fred Rogers

如果我小时候看过这个节目，我的人生可能会从此不一样。