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Tom Hanks as Mr. Rogers refers to an image of actor Tom Hanks dressed in costume as children's television icon Mr. Rogers in an advertisement for an upcoming film where the actor plays the character. The image circulated on Twitter on September 27th, 2018, where it was commented on as being particularly wholesome, especially in contrast with the day's news related to the Brett Kavanaugh SCOTUS Hearings.

Origin

On September 27th, 2018, the Twitter account for Sony Pictures^[1] tweeted an image of Tom Hanks as Mr. Rogers, announcing a film was in development and to be released in October of 2018. The tweet gained over 17,000 retweets and 50,000 likes (shown below).

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After the tweet was published, it was quickly shared on Twitter, often with captions referencing how it was welcome on that day as Americans watched hearings about Brett Kavanaugh's sexual assault allegations regarding his SCOTUS nomination. For example, user @swankmotron shared it with the caption "Who needs something wholesome to look at right now?", gaining over 120 retweets and 390 likes (shown below, left).

Other tweets celebrated the image without reference to the day's events. For example, Twitter user @NickdeSemlyen called it "the most wholesome image in the universe," gaining over 110 retweets and 330 likes (shown below, left). User @Dantej21 posted the photo with the caption "wipes tears" (shown below, right). The reactions were covered by Daily Dot^[2] and Buzzfeed.^[3]

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