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Schoolhouse Rock! is an American interstitial programming series of animated musical educational short films that aired during the Saturday morning children's programming on the U.S. television network ABC. The topics covered included grammar, science, economics, history, mathematics, and civics. The series' original run lasted from 1973 to 1985, and was later revived with both old and new episodes airing from 1993 to 1999. Additional episodes were produced as recently as 2009 for direct-to-video release.
Schoolhouse Rock! began as a commercial advertising venture by David McCall, half of the Madison Avenue advertising agency McCaffrey & McCall. The idea came to McCall 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, written by Bob Dorough. It tested well, so a children's record was compiled and released. Tom Yohe listened to the first song, and began to doodle pictures to go with the lyrics. He told McCall that the songs would make good animation.
Interjections Schoolhouse Rock.
I'm Just a Bill (Schoolhouse Rock!)
Schoolhouse Rock: Grammar - Conjunction Junction Music Video
Schoolhouse Rock! The Preamble
Schoolhouse Rock - 3 Is A Magic Number
Schoolhouse Rock!: America - The Shot Heard 'Round the World
Schoolhouse Rock: Grammar - Unpack Your Adjectives Music Video
Tea Party - Schoolhouse Rock - No more Kings
Schoolhouse Rock: America - I'm Just a Bill Music Video
Schoolhouse Rock, conjunction junction
Schoolhouse Rock Subjects and Predicates
Schoolhouse Rock - Ready or not, Here I Come! (Fives)
Lolly Lolly Lolly Get Your Adverbs Here - Schoolhouse Rock
Schoolhouse Rock Verbs