Introduction
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Inspired Dog Names in Pop Culture
The show Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood often had people that played multiple characters, a strategy that helped to reinforce the idea that The Neighborhood of Make-Believe was created by imagination. One of the people in Mr. Rogers’ neighborhood that also made frequent appearances in The Neighborhood of Make-Believe was Bob Trow, a radio celebrity and craftsman who Mr. Rogers often visited at his workshop. Along with playing himself in Mr. Rogers’ television neighborhood, Trow also played two important characters in The Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Robert the Troll and Bob Dog. Both characters represented someone who once had trouble controlling themselves but had learned ways in which to be gentler and kinder individuals.
Robert the Troll came to The Neighborhood of Make-Believe from the nearby fictional town of Westwood, and he spoke in a fast-paced gibberish. He was a helpful and friendly sort, but according to the story, this is because Queen Sara Saturday had helped the once wild troll to learn how to behave more gently and kindly to others.
Bob Dog, a dog born in Westwood and the adopted cousin of Ana Platypus, was a little less controlled than Robert the Troll when he first came to visit The Neighborhood of Make-Believe, and he sometimes wore a cage on his head to try and keep himself out of trouble, especially when he was frightened or confused by what was going on around him. Unfortunately, the cage wasn’t quite enough to keep Bob Dog from getting into mischief on occasion, and eventually King Friday the XIII ordered him to go Someplace Else, where he learned more about being tame from Donkey Hodie, who operated a farm there and also had experience with angry outbursts as he himself had used his teeth to get his point across in the past. Once Bob Dog had learned how to control his impulses, he began to visit The Neighborhood ofMake-Believe more often. He enjoyed playing both football and fetch, loved to dance, and he performed in the neighborhood opera A Granddad for Danial, and in the neighborhood play Josephine the Short-Necked Giraffe. The costume that Bob Trow wore as Bob Dog was even seen at Mr. Rogers’ house on the show, once when Bob Trow put the costume on as Mr. Rogers explains the differences between a person in a dog costume and a real dog, and again when Mr. Rogers himself dons the costume and explains that he is still himself, even if he is wearing the costume of Bob Dog.
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Inspired Dog Name Considerations
Male Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Inspired Dog Names
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Chef
Chef Brockett is the owner of Brockett’s Bakery in Mr. Rogers’ neighborhood, and works alongside Edgar Cook in The Neighborhood of Make-Believe
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Oak
The Great Oak Tree was the home of X the Owl and Henrietta Pussycat in The Neighborhood of Make-Believe
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Sneakers
Mr. Rogers put on a cardigan and blue sneakers to relax when he got home from work
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Arthur
Arthur the Aardvark appeared in The Neighborhood of Make-Believe, and Mr. Rogers appeared as an aardvark in the Arthur cartoon
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Bill
Dr. Bill Platypus is the veterinarian and pediatrician in The Neighborhood of Make-Believe
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Bob
Bob Trow is an artist and handyman in Mr. Rogers’ neighborhood and both Robert Troll and Bob Dog in The Neighborhood of Make-Believe
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Chuck
Chuck Aber had several jobs in Mr. Rogers’ neighborhood and was the Associate Mayor of Westwood in The Neighborhood of Make-Believe
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Clock
Daniel Striped Tiger lives in a Grandfather Clock on the edge of The Neighborhood of Make-Believe
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Corney
Cornflake S. Pecially, better known as Corney, lives and works at the Rockit Factory in The Neighborhood of Make-Believe
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Daniel
Daniel Striped Tiger is a shy tiger who lives in a grandfather clock in The Neighborhood of Make-Believe
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David
Mr. David McFeely appears as a mailman who delivers mail to Mr. Rogers’ house and to the denizens of The Neighborhood of Make-Believe
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Edgar
Edgar Cook is the singing castle cook in The Neighborhood of Make-Believe
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Eiffel
Grandpere Tiger lived at the Eiffel Tower in The Neighborhood of Make-Believe
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Francois
Francois Clemmons is a policeman in both Mr. Rogers’ neighborhood and in The Neighborhood of Make-Believe
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Frank
Dr. Frank Frogg was the town pediatrician before moving to Westwood
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Fred
Fred Rogers is the kind and caring host of the show
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Friday
King Friday is the benevolent and but over-reactionary king of The Neighborhood of Make-Believe
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Grandpere
Daniel Striped Tiger’s grandfather who lives in the Eiffel Tower in The Neighborhood of Make-Believe
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H.J.
H.J. Elephant occasionally visited The Neighborhood of Make-Believe from nearby Westwood
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Hula
A Spanish speaking mouse from The Neighborhood of Make-Believe who is talented with a Hula Hoop
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Joe
Joe Negri is a jazz guitarist who owns Negri’s Music Shop in Mr. Rogers’ neighborhood, and is a handyman in The Neighborhood of Make-Believe
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Mr. Anybody
Mr. Anybody officiated at the wedding of King Friday and Sara Saturday and was responsible for the trolley's signature whistle
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Paul
Aliens from the Planet Purple, where all males are named Paul and all females Pauline, visit The Neighborhood of Make-Believe
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Rockit
The rocking chair factory that was run by Cornflake S. Pecially in The Neighborhood of Make-Believe was called Rockit
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Sergio
Sergio Pinto is an employee of Brockett’s Bakery
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Tadpole
Dr. and Mrs. Frogg have a son named Tadpole Frogg
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Tony
Tony Chiroldes runs a toy, book, and costume shop in Mr. Rogers’ neighborhood
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Tuesday
Prince Tuesday is the son of King Friday and Queen Sara Saturday
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X
X the Owl is a cheerful owl who lives in an old oak tree in The Neighborhood of Make-Believe and loves learning new things
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Yo-Yo
Yo-Yo LaBelle was a friend of Daniel Striped Tiger who came from the stars
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Female Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Inspired Dog Names
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Ana
Ana Platypus is the daughter of Dr. Bill and Elsie Jean Platypus in The Neighborhood of Make-Believe
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Audrey
In Mr. Rogers’ neighborhood Audrey Roth owns Audrey Cleans Everything; in The Neighborhood of Make-Believe she is King Friday’s telecan operator and goes by Miss Paulifficate
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Betsy
Betsy McFeely is the wife of mailman David McFeely
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Betty
Betty Aberlin is the owner of Betty’s Little Theatre in Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood, and King Friday’s niece Lady Aberlin in The Neighborhood of Make-Believe
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Cardigan
Mr. Rogers put on a cardigan and blue sneakers to relax when he got home from work
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Collette
Grandpere Tiger’s granddaughter is named Collette Tiger
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Donkey
Donkey Hodie operates a Washer Dryer Sorter Dumpster in Someplace Else, a part of The Neighborhood of Make-Believe
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Elaine
Lady Elaine Fairchild runs the Museum-Go-Round in The Neighborhood of Make-Believe
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Elsie Jean
The wife of Dr. Bill Platypus in The Neighborhood of Make-Believe
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Emilie
Miss Emilie, the Poetry lady, taught poetry in Mr. Rogers’ neighborhood and in The Neighborhood of Make-Believe
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Harriet
Harriet Elizabeth Cow is a school teacher in Someplace Else, a part of The Neighborhood of Make-Believe
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Henrietta
Henrietta Pussycat is X’s neighbor in The Neighborhood of Make-Believe, who speaks English punctuated by meows
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Josephine
One of the plays performed in The Neighborhood of Make-Believe was Josephine the Short-necked Giraffe
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Koko
Mr. Rogers once visited Koko the Gorilla
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Latrobe
Fred Rogers hometown was Latrobe, Pennsylvania
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Maggie
Mr. Rogers’ neighbor Maggie Stewart is Mayor Maggie, the Mayor of Westwood in The Neighborhood of Make-Believe
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Margaret
Princess Margaret H Lizard was a college student with King Friday XIII
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Marilyn
Physical Education teacher Marilyn Barnett often visited Mr. Rogers to show him new exercises
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Mary
Mr. Rogers’ neighbor Mary Sweeny is Cousin Mary Owl in The Neighborhood of Make-Believe
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Mrs. Frogg
The original curator of the Museum-Go-Round and the wife of Dr. Frogg, moved to Westwood with her husband
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Panda
A purple panda from the Planet Purple visits The Neighborhood of Make-Believe
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Pauline
Aliens from the Planet Purple, where all males are named Paul and all females Pauline, visit The Neighborhood of Make-Believe
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Platypus
Dr. Bill, Elsie Jean, and Ana Platypus live in a platypus mound in The Neighborhood of Make-Believe
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Sara
The queen of The Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Sara Saturday, was originally from Westwood
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Sesame
Mr. Rogers visited Sesame Street several times
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Tele-can
The residents of The Neighborhood of Make-Believe sometimes communicate by using the tele-can
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Tomorrow
The song that Mr. Rogers sang at the end of many of the episodes was Tomorrow
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Trolley
The trolley to The Neighborhood of Make-Believe signaled the transition from Mr. Rogers’ neighborhood to The Neighborhood of Make-Believe
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Yoshi
Talented opera singer Yoshi Ito is King Friday’s royal pilot in The Neighborhood of Make-Believe
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Zookeenies
The Flying Zookeenies were in charge of running the trolley and performed for King Friday’s birthday
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