 The series had its genesis in 1953, when Rogers and Josie Carey joined the newly formed public television station WQED.On April 5, 1954, WQED debuted "The Children's Corner", a program featuring Rogers as puppeteer and composer with Carey as host and lyricist, in an unscripted weekday afternoon live television program.It was this program where many of the puppets, characters and music used in the later series were developed, such as King Friday XIII, Daniel Tiger, and X the Owl.