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Podcast: Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson
Episode: Mister Rogers Made Friday The 13th A Fun Day In The Neighborhood Of Make-Believe
Description: The trope about Friday the 13th is that it's extra-unlucky and scary, so to address any fears his young viewers might have about this day, Mister Rogers decided to make it a really fun day, especially for the King of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. Plus: today in 1991, Nirvana had quite a wild release party for their landmark record "Nevermind."
HOW MR. ROGERS MADE FRIDAY THE 13TH LESS SCARY (Now I Know)
FOOD FIGHT! Nirvana gets thrown out of their record release party on Friday the 13th, 1991 (Dangerous Minds)
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