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*A series of "Garfield" comic strips from the '90s feature a fictional television program viewed on the character's television entitled "Uncle Roy"- Uncle Roy may very well be a parody of Mister Rogers as he appears to open the week in a very warm and inviting manner (much as Mr. Rogers) but then, unlike the real-world equivalent, he is revealed to be a sleazy, indebted deadbeat who eventually takes to verbally abusing his viewers.

*A skit titled 'Battle of the PBS Stars Part 1: Boxing' on the sketch comedy show [[Second City Television]] featured [[Mr. Rogers]] (portrayed by Martin Short) facing [[Julia Child]] (portrayed by John Candy) with [[Howard Cosell]] (portrayed by Eugene Levy) commentating at ringside. The fight is close until Mr. McFeely surreptitiously hands Rogers the loaded King Friday puppet which Rogers then uses to club Julia Child. Rogers is declaireddeclared the winner despite the "weapon". Cosell states that it is a dark day in Mr. Rogers' neighborhood.

*An early [[1980s]] recurring ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' skit entitled "Mister Robinson's Neighborhood" starred [[Eddie Murphy]] as a parody of Rogers, hosting a supposed children's show from a run-down row home in a bad area. The skit title was appropriated by tennis shoe conglomerate [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] in the late 1980s featuring NBA star [[David Robinson]].