In this task, we ask you to rewrite a sentence in simple English without changing its general meaning. Essentially, you want to make the sentence easier to read by using simpler words, utilizing more straightforward sentence structures, and omitting non-essential information etc.

" Mister Rogers ' Neighborhood " ( also called the " Neighborhood " ) , a half-hour educational children 's program starring Rogers , began airing nationally in 1968 and ran for 895 episodes .
" Mister Rogers ' Neighborhood " began in 1968 and ran for 895 episodes .