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Fred Rogers Productions/PBS Kids Mister Rogers’ neighborhood is expanding. In rare welcome news of sprawl, PBS Kids is releasing a new puppet-led series called “Donkey Hodie,” inspired from characters in the original Fred Rogers TV show. “Every part of it seems to be infused with joy and heart and humor,” says Adam Rudman, who co-created and co-produced the show with his brother, David. “And I think that’s something that Fred Rogers would appreciate.” The whimsical series for children ages 3-5 starts airing Monday. It can be seen at 10 a.m and 1:30 p.m. weekdays on WTTW-Channe...

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer May 3, 2021 41 This image released by PBS Kids shows the puppet Donkey Hodie from the new series, 'Donkey Hodie,'. (Fred Rogers Productions/PBS Kids via AP) Mister Rogers’ neighborhood is expanding. In rare welcome news of sprawl, PBS Kids is releasing a new puppet-led series called “Donkey Hodie,” inspired from characters in the original Fred Rogers show. “Every part of it seems to be infused with joy and heart and humor,” says Adam Rudman, who co-created and co-produced the show with his brother, David. “And I think that’s something tha...

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.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... Purple Panda and Donkey Hodie are two characters from the series “Donkey Hodie.” (Courtesy of Fred Rogers Productions) In 2018, David and Adam Rudman began work on their latest project, “Donkey Hodie.” Truth is, Fred Rogers came up with the original idea decades prior. After three years of hard work – with plenty of starts and stops due to the pandemic – the PBS Kids series will premier...

Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. Even after the director says, “Cut!,” sometimes puppeteers stay in character. “I said all my lines right!” said Donkey Hodie, as performed and voiced by former Point Park University student Haley Jenkins. And she said it in Donkey’s voice. “It’s a little too Little Caesars,” she said in Duck Duck’s voice between takes before cameras rolled again with a single “thank you” uttered. It was just another day on the set of “Donkey Hodie,” a puppet show spin-off of “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood...