PBS Icons Live On Thanks to ... Autotune Weird music videos go viral By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff Posted Aug 21, 2012 2:52 PM CDT 8 comments Comments PBS Icons Live On Thanks to ... Autotune Mister Rogers takes you on a trip through the garden of your mind. (YouTube) Bob Ross sounds like a very soothing robot after being auto-tuned. (YouTube) Something about Julia Childs' auto-tuned voice is just plain unsettling. (YouTube) 1 of 3 (Newser) – PBS is out to prove it's still hip, by making dead people sing. The beloved network has rolled out three YouTube videos that it's hoping will go viral and re-kindle America's love-affair with public broadcasting. Each features clips of a beloved PBS icon (Julia Child, Bob Ross, and Mister Rogers) that have been re-cut and autotuned by musician John Boswell into jaunty tunes that, believe it or not, are actually kind of catchy. "PBS sometimes … gets criticized for being peas and carrots or being appealing only to your mind, and I don't think that's true," a digital executive tells the Boston Herald. "What we wanted to do with these videos was make sure they provoked people to think, but at the same time touch their hearts." So far it's certainly drawing attention; as of this writing the Mister Rogers clip has almost 6.5 million views. View 1 image My Take on This Story Report a story error Show results without voting | 16% Annoying 11% Hilarious 3% Intriguing 3% Depressing 68% Brilliant 0% Scary