Relive the culture sensation Schoolhouse Rock!
Conjunction Junction, what's your function? In the 70's and 80's, the catchy Schoolhouse Rock tunes taught millions of children the fundamentals of math, grammar, science, history, and money three minutes at a time.
Schoolhouse Rock is a series of 46 educational short films that were originally conceived by Thomas G. Yohe in 1972 that aired on ABC Saturday mornings between 1973 to 1986 and infrequently during the 1990's and 2000's.
Origins of Schoolhouse Rock
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Schoolhouse Rock was a commercial advertising venture by David McCall. The idea came to David when he noticed one of his sons, who was having trouble in school remembering the multiplication tables, knew the lyrics to many current rock songs. The first song recorded was "Three Is A Magic Number", by Bob Dorough. It tested well, so a children's record was compiled and released. Tom Yohe Sr. listened to the first song, and began to doodle pictures in relation to the lyrics. He informed David that these songs would make good animation.When a print workbook version fell through, McCall's company decided to produce their own animated versions of the songs, which they then sold to ABC based on a demo animation of the original "Three Is A Magic Number" for its Saturday morning lineup. They pitched their idea to Michael Eisner, who was at the time head of ABC's children's programming division. Eisner brought longtime Warner Bros. cartoonist/director Chuck Jones to the meeting to also listen to the presentation.
The network's children's programming division made it's cartoon-producers cut three minutes out of each of their shows, and sold General Foods on the idea of sponsoring the segments. The series stayed on the air for 12 years.
Source
Schoolhouse Rock - Special 30th Anniversary Edition DVD
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Schoolhouse Rock! (Special 30th Anniversary Edition)
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Choose your favorite Schoolhouse Rock Episode!
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#1
I'm Just a Bill
9 points
#2
Three Is a Magic Number
My personal favorite!4 points
#3
Verb: That's What's Happening
3 points
#4
Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla
3 points
#5
I Got Six
1 point
#6
Naughty Number Nine
1 point
Boomer Lens of the Week!
This lens was picked as a America Rock Episodes
No More Kings (independence)Fireworks (Declaration of Independence)
The Shot Heard 'Round The World (American Revolution)
The Preamble (United States Constitution)
Elbow Room (U.S. territorial expansion)
The Great American Melting Pot (immigration/melting pot)
Mother Necessity (American inventions)
Sufferin' Till Suffrage (women's suffrage)
I'm Just A Bill (legislation)
Three Ring Government (separation of powers)
I'm Gonna Send Your Vote to College (Electoral College election)
Grammar Rock Episodes
Unpack Your Adjectives (adjective)Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, Get Your Adverbs Here (adverb)
Conjunction Junction (conjunction)
Interjections! (interjection)
Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla (pronoun)
Verb: That's What's Happening (verb)
A Noun Is A Person, Place Or Thing (noun)
Busy Prepositions (preposition)
The Tale of Mr. Morton (subject and predicate)
Science Rock Episodes
The Body Machine (nutrition)Do The Circulation (cardiovascular system)
Electricity, Electricity (electricity)
The Energy Blues (energy conservation)
Interplanet Janet (solar system)
Telegraph Line (nervous system)
Them Not-So-Dry Bones (skeletal system)
A Victim Of Gravity (gravity)
The Weather Show (weather)
Schoolhouse Rock Audio CD's available at Amazon.com
Best of Schoolhouse Rock
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Schoolhouse Rock! Rocks
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Schoolhouse Rocks the Vote!: A Benefit for Rock the Vote
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Schoolhouse Rock! (1973 TV Series)
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Multiplication Rock Episodes
My Hero, ZeroElementary, My Dear (2)
Three Is a Magic Number (3)
The Four-Legged Zoo (4)
Ready or Not, Here I Come (5)
I Got Six (6)
Lucky Seven Sampson (7)
Figure Eight (8)
Naughty Number Nine (9)
The Good Eleven (11)
Little Twelvetoes (12)
Money Rock Episodes
Making $7.50 Once a Week (budget)
Where The Money Goes (paying bills)
Tax Man Max (taxes)
Walkin' On Wall Street (stock exchange)
This For That (barter)
Tyrannosaurus Debt (budget deficit)
The Check's In The Mail (using checks)
Computer Rock Episodes
Scooter Computer & Mr. Chips
Introduction (computers)Hardware (computer hardware)
Software (computer software)
Number Cruncher (computerized statistics)
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SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK!: THE OFFICIAL GUIDE
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School House Rock! 3rd & 4th Grade Essentials
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Select Schoolhouse Rock Episodes available at YouTube.com
Visitor Feedback
Hello fellow Schoolhouse Rock fans! Do you have any favorite Saturday morning memories of watching Schoolhouse Rock that you would like to share? Also, if you have any suggestions on how to improve this lens just let me know.
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FESA
Wow, I had forgotten! Great memories, great times with the kids. Thanks, Fran Posted September 01, 2007 |
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KarenHS2
Cool deal. My 6 year old watched some of the vids with me. Still good stuff!! Posted August 23, 2007 |
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krismac67
Thanks for the trip down memory lane!! I remember them well! Posted August 19, 2007 |
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Jimi
While some of the toons I watched were not the greatest, I always loved these vignettes. Thanks for helping me jog the memory. I've forgotten most of them, lol! Posted August 11, 2007 |
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sonia_simone
I also stumbled you, dugg you, Posted August 10, 2007 |
