| Schoolhouse Rock! | |
|---|---|
 Schoolhouse Rock. | |
| Format | Educational |
| Created by | David McCall |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Production | |
| Running time | 3 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ABC |
| Original run | 1973 – 2001 |
Schoolhouse Rock! is a U.S. series of fifty-two educational short films featuring songs about schoolhouse topics, including grammar, science, economics, history, mathematics, and politics. Education encompasses both the Teaching and Learning of Knowledge, proper conduct, and technical competency The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A film series is a collection of related films in Succession. Short subject is a format description originally coined in the North American Film industry in the early period of cinema. A song is a Musical composition. Songs contain vocal parts that are performed 'sung' and generally feature Words ( Lyrics) commonly followed Grammar is the field of Linguistics that covers the Rules governing the use of any given natural language. Science (from the Latin scientia, meaning " Knowledge " or "knowing" is the effort to discover, and increase human understanding Economics is the social science that studies the production distribution, and consumption of goods and services. History is the study of the past particularly the written record Those who study history as a Profession are called Historians Etymology Mathematics is the body of Knowledge and Academic discipline that studies such concepts as Quantity, Structure, Space and Politics Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions Originally conceived by Thomas G. Yohe in 1972, the shorts were broadcast on the ABC television network in the U. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. S. between 1973 and 1986. They were then broadcast infrequently during the 1990s and 2000s with new shows created between 1993 and 1996. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999
Initially, Schoolhouse Rock! was played in between each ABC Saturday and Sunday Morning Children's program. Some shows were 27 minutes and others were 57 minutes. The shows would either end at 27 minutes after the hour or at 3 minutes before the hour. ABC ran this from 1972 until 1989. Beginning in 1989, ABC ran Schoolhouse Rock! three times a week on Saturday mornings. Schoolhouse Rock usually aired once at the end of The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show, a collection of Looney Tunes shorts, aired. The Bugs Bunny Show is a long-running American Television Anthology series hosted by Bugs Bunny, that was mainly composed of Looney Tunes is a Warner Bros Animated cartoon series which ran in many movie theatres from 1930 to 1969 In 2001, Schoolhouse Rock! was dropped from ABC; while wholly educational, each episode was only 3 minutes long and thus did not count toward federal E/I requirements (which required that E/I shows be a half hour in length). e/i was the second magazine founded published and edited by electronic music journalist Darren Bergstein following the 1980s to 1990's run of i/e magazine
An additional short, I'm Gonna Send Your Vote To College, was created for the 30th anniversary video release.
Often viewed with nostalgia by members of both late Baby Boomers and Generation X, Schoolhouse Rock! has become part of American popular culture. The term nostalgia describes a longing for the past often in idealized form Baby boomer is a term used to describe a person who was born during the Post-World War II baby boom between 1946 and 1964 Generation X is a term used to describe generations in the United States and other countries born between the approximate years of 1965 to 1981 the late 1950s and 1960s or The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Popular culture (or pop culture) is the Culture — patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activities significance and importance —
The word "rock" is something of a misnomer, as only a few of the songs are in rock format (e. Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. g. , "Elementary, My Dear" and the progressive rock-like "Little Twelvetoes"). Progressive rock (often shortened to " progressive " " prog " or " prog rock " is a form of Rock music that evolved The rest are either jazz (e. Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States g. , "I'm Just a Bill," "Figure Eight"), blues ("Naughty Number Nine"), or straight pop songs (e. The Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of Music based on the use of the Blue notes It emerged as an accessible form of self-expression Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure g. , "A Noun Is a Person, Place, or Thing," "Interjections!," "No More Kings").
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Origins
Schoolhouse Rock! began as a commercial advertising venture by David 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", by Bob Dorough. Bob Dorough (born December 12 1923) is an American Bebop and Cool jazz Pianist, Composer and Vocalese singer It tested well, so a children's record was compiled and released. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public Tom Yohe Sr. listened to the first song, and began to doodle pictures in relation to the lyrics. He informed McCall 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 (which already was McCall's company's biggest advertising account) based on a demo animation of the original "Three Is A Magic Number" for its Saturday morning lineup. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. They pitched their idea to Michael Eisner, who was 27 at the time and vice president of ABC's children's programming division. Michael Eisner (born March 7, 1942) was CEO of The Walt Disney Company from September 22, 1984 to September 30 Eisner brought longtime Warner Bros. cartoonist/director Chuck Jones to the meeting to also listen to the presentation. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Charles Martin "Chuck" Jones ( September 21, 1912 &ndash February 22, 2002) was an American Animator,
The network's children's programming division made producers of its regular 30- and 60-minute programs cut three minutes out of each of their shows, and sold General Foods on the idea of sponsoring the segments. General Foods Corporation was a company whose direct predecessor was established in the USA by Charles William Post ( October 26, 1854 - The series stayed on the air for 12 years. Later sponsors of the Schoolhouse Rock segments included Nabisco, Kenner Toys, Kellogg's, and McDonald's. Nabisco (originally known as Na tional Bis cuit Co mpany is a brand of Cookies and Snacks including brands such as Chips Ahoy! This article is about the toy company For the city see Kenner Louisiana. Kellogg Company (often referred to as simply Kellogg or Kellogg's, or even more formally Kellogg's of Battle Creek) is an American multinational
The last of the original series were four segments about the then-novel personal computer technology. A personal computer ( PC) is any Computer whose original sales price size and capabilities make it useful for individuals and which is intended to be operated The shorts featured two characters by the name of Scooter Computer and Mister Chips, and so these were the only episodes in the series to feature any recurring characters. These episodes were so disliked by the creative team that they promptly wiped all of the episodes. Wiping or junking is an economic move by Radio and Television companies in which old Audiotapes Videotapes and Telerecordings The first of the four is presumed lost; the other three exist on secondhand media.
A 1987 production of the series for VHS tape featured Cloris Leachman opening the collection and some songs with child dancers and singers. Cloris Leachman (born April 30, 1926) is an Academy Award -winning American Actress of stage, Film and [1][2]
In the 1990s the team reunited to produce Money Rock and two more Grammar Rock segments ("Busy Prepositions" and "The Tale of Mr. Morton"). In 2002, the team once again reunited to produce a new song, "I'm Gonna Send Your Vote To College" for the release of the 30th Anniversary DVD. For the new song, Tom Yohe Jr. took over as lead designer for his father Yohe Sr. , who had died in 2000. [2]
VHS Release
In 1987, Golden Book Video released Schoolhouse Rock on tape. Golden Book Videos are a series of children’s animated videos with short stories based on characters and plots from Little Golden Books and other children’s literature But things weren't quite the same. Actress Cloris Leachman and a litter of annoying, singing children now introduced the timeless segments, and to make room for Cloris and the gang, some spots, including "Three Ring Government," "The Good Eleven" and "Little Twelve Toes" were not included on the videos. Cloris Leachman (born April 30, 1926) is an Academy Award -winning American Actress of stage, Film and Tom Yohe deeply regrets the omissions. Regarding Cloris Leachman, he says, "She's just hideous. She is the antithesis of what we wanted to do. " In reference to the Golden Book Video releases in general, Bob Dorough states, "The quality is poor and there is also some new, inappropriate and inferior material not written by me and more or-less sung by Cloris Leachman and some kids. Bob Dorough (born December 12 1923) is an American Bebop and Cool jazz Pianist, Composer and Vocalese singer " Dorough also makes a point of noting that he "hasn't gotten any royalties from these videos yet. "
In 1995 ABC Video Release 4 Schoolhouse Rock On VHS Including
Multiplication Rock
Grammar Rock
Science Rock
America Rock
25 Anniversary Release
In 1998 Disney bought Schoolhouse Rock! and released 5 VHS tapes entitled Disney Presents Schoolhouse Rock!.
The tapes were:
Multiplication Rock
Grammar Rock
Science Rock
America Rock
Money Rock
CD Release
In 1996 Kid Rhino Released 4 SchoolHouse Rock! CD's In A Folder It Had Bonus Track In Each CD's
Multiplication Rock Had 1 Bonus Track From Schoolhouse Rock! Rocks
Grammar Rock Had 4 Bonus Tracks From Money Rock
America Rock Had 1 Bonus Track From Schoolhouse Rock! Rocks
Science Rock Had 4 Bonus Tracks From Scooter Computer & Mr Chips AKA Computer Rock
In April 1997 Kid Rhino Released The 4 Cd's Again But Without The Bonus Tracks
In 2000 Kid Rhino Released The 4 Cd's In A Lunchbox It Was $49. Rhino Entertainment Company is an American specialty Record label and production company owned by Warner Music Group. In terms of recorded Music, a bonus track is a piece of music which has been included on specific releases or reissues of an Album. Schoolhouse Rock! Rocks is a Tribute album based on the Emmy Award -winning Animated TV series, Schoolhouse Rock!. Rhino Entertainment Company is an American specialty Record label and production company owned by Warner Music Group. Rhino Entertainment Company is an American specialty Record label and production company owned by Warner Music Group. The lunch box, also referred to as a lunch pail or lunch kit. 99. & To This Day The Lunchbox Is Discontinued Also The 4 Cd's & The Folder
Episodes
Multiplication Rock
| Episode Title | Subject | Music By[3] | Lyrics By[3] | Performed By[3] | First Aired[3] | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| My Hero, Zero | 0 | Bob Dorough | Bob Dorough | Bob Dorough | 1973 | [1] |
| Elementary, My Dear | 2 | Bob Dorough | Bob Dorough | Bob Dorough | 1973 | [2] |
| Three Is a Magic Number | 3 | Bob Dorough | Bob Dorough | Bob Dorough | 1973 | [3] |
| The Four-Legged Zoo | 4 | Bob Dorough | Bob Dorough | Bob Dorough (and chorus of children) | 1973 | [4] |
| Ready or Not, Here I Come | 5 | Bob Dorough | Bob Dorough | Bob Dorough | 1973 | [5] |
| I Got Six | 6 | Bob Dorough | Bob Dorough | Grady Tate | 1973 | [6] |
| Lucky Seven Sampson | 7 | Bob Dorough | Bob Dorough | Bob Dorough | 1973 | [7] |
| Figure Eight | 8 | Bob Dorough | Bob Dorough | Blossom Dearie | 1973 | [8] |
| Naughty Number Nine | 9 | Bob Dorough | Bob Dorough | Grady Tate | 1973 | [9] |
| The Good Eleven | 11 | Bob Dorough | Bob Dorough | Bob Dorough | 1973 | [10] |
| Little Twelvetoes | 12 | Bob Dorough | Bob Dorough | Bob Dorough | 1973 | [11] |
No shows were produced featuring the numbers 1 or 10 explicitly, though Zero was a lesson in base 10, and thus sense was about the number. Bob Dorough (born December 12 1923) is an American Bebop and Cool jazz Pianist, Composer and Vocalese singer Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. In mathematics Two has many properties in Mathematics. An Integer is called Even if it is divisible by 2 ---- In mathematics Three is the first odd Prime number, and the second smallest prime In mathematics Four is the smallest Composite number, its proper Divisors being and. This article discusses the number five. For the year 5 AD see 5. In mathematics Six is the second smallest Composite number, its proper Divisors being 1, 2 and 3. Grady Tate, (born January 14 1932 in Durham, North Carolina) is a Hard bop and Soul-jazz Drummer. In mathematics Seven is the fourth Prime number. It is not only a Mersenne prime (since 23 &minus 1 = 7 but also a In mathematics 8 is a Composite number, its Proper divisors being 1, 2, and 4. Blossom Dearie (born April 28 1926) is an American Jazz Singer and Pianist, often performing in the Bebop genre In mathematics Nine is a Composite number, its proper Divisors being 1 and 3. Mathematics For any number x: x ·1 = 1· x = x (1 is the multiplicative identity The decimal ( base ten or occasionally denary) Numeral system has ten as its base.
Grammar Rock
| Episode Title | Subject | Music By[3] | Lyrics By[3] | Performed By[3] | First Aired[3] | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unpack Your Adjectives | adjective | George R. In Grammar, an adjective is a word whose main syntactic role is to modify a Noun or Pronoun, giving more information about the Newall | George R. Newall | Blossom Dearie | 1975 | [12] |
| Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, Get Your Adverbs Here | adverb | Bob Dorough | Bob Dorough | Bob Dorough | 1974 | [13] |
| Conjunction Junction | conjunction | Bob Dorough | Bob Dorough | Jack Sheldon and Terry Morel | 1974 | [14] |
| Interjections! | interjection | Lynn Ahrens | Lynn Ahrens | Essra Mohawk | 1974 | [15] |
| Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla | pronoun | Bob Dorough | Kathy Mandary | Jack Sheldon | 1977 | [16] |
| Verb: That's What's Happening | verb | Bob Dorough | Bob Dorough | Zachary Sanders | 1974 | [17] |
| A Noun Is A Person, Place Or Thing | noun | Lynn Ahrens | Lynn Ahrens | Lynn Ahrens | 1973 | [18] |
| Busy Prepositions | preposition | Bob Dorough | Bob Dorough | Jack Sheldon and Bob Dorough | October 24, 1993 | [19] |
| The Tale of Mr. Blossom Dearie (born April 28 1926) is an American Jazz Singer and Pianist, often performing in the Bebop genre Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "Conjunction Junction" is a song written by Bob Dorough as part of the Schoolhouse Rock! series of educational songs and videos Jack Sheldon (born November 30, 1931) is an American Bebop and West Coast jazz Trumpeter, Singer, and Actor. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. An interjection is a Part of speech that usually has no connection with the rest of the sentence and simply expresses Emotion on the part of the speaker Lynn Ahrens (born October 1, 1948) is an American Musical theatre Lyricist who most-frequently works with Stephen Flaherty Essra Mohawk (born Sandra Elayne Hurvitz on 23 April, 1948) is an American Singer-songwriter who has recorded a dozen albums In Linguistics and Grammar, a pronoun is a Pro-form that substitutes for a (including a noun phrase consisting of a single Noun) with or Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays For English usage of verbs see the wiki article English verbs. In Grammar, a preposition is a Part of speech that introduces a prepositional phrase. Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Morton | subject and predicate | Lynn Ahrens | Lynn Ahrens | Jack Sheldon | December, 1993 | [20] |
Science Rock
| Episode Title | Subject | Music By[3] | Lyrics By[3] | Performed By[3] | First Aired[3] | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Body Machine | nutrition | Lynn Ahrens | Lynn Ahrens | Bob Dorough and Jack Sheldon | 1979 | [21] |
| Do The Circulation | cardiovascular system | Lynn Ahrens | Lynn Ahrens | Joshie Armstead, Mary Sue Berry, & Maeretha Stewart | 1979 | [22] |
| Electricity, Electricity | electricity | Bob Dorough | Bob Dorough | Zachary Sanders | 1979 | [23] |
| The Energy Blues | energy conservation | George Newall | George Newall | Jack Sheldon | 1978 | [24] |
| Interplanet Janet | the at the time 9 planet solar system | Lynn Ahrens | Lynn Ahrens | Lynn Ahrens | 1978 | [25] |
| Telegraph Line | nervous system | Lynn Ahrens | Lynn Ahrens | Jaime Aff and Christine Langner | 1979 | [26] |
| Them Not-So-Dry Bones | skeletal system | George Newall | George Newall | Jack Sheldon | 1979 | [27] |
| A Victim Of Gravity | gravity | Lynn Ahrens | Lynn Ahrens | The Tokens | 1978 | [28] |
| The Weather Show | weather | Lynn Ahrens | Lynn Ahrens | Bob Kaliban | 1979 | [29] |
America Rock
| Episode Title | Subject | Music By[3] | Lyrics By[3] | Performed By[3] | First Aired[3] | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elbow Room | U.S. territorial expansion | Lynn Ahrens | Lynn Ahrens | Sue Manchester | 1976 | [30] |
| Fireworks | Declaration of Independence | Lynn Ahrens | Lynn Ahrens | Grady Tate | 1976 | [31] |
| The Great American Melting Pot | immigration/melting pot | Lynn Ahrens | Lynn Ahrens | Lori Lieberman | 1977 | [32] |
| I'm Gonna Send Your Vote to College | Electoral College | George R. According to a tradition that can be tracked back to Aristotle, every sentence can be divided in two main constituents, one being the subject of the sentence and the In traditional Grammar, a predicate is one of the two main parts of a sentence (the other being the subject, which the predicate modifies Events in December Union Day of Romania (1 December World AIDS Day ( December 1) National Day of Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Nutrition (also called nourishment or aliment) is the provision to cells and Organisms of the materials necessary (in the form of food to support This is an article about the rock music band "Circulatory System" The Energy Blues is one of the original 46 songs from the Schoolhouse Rock! series Energy conservation is the practice of decreasing the quantity of energy used The Solar System consists of the Sun and those celestial objects bound to it by Gravity. The nervous system is a Network of specialized cells that communicate information about an animal's surroundings and itself In Biology, the skeleton is a strong and often a rigid framework that supports the body of an animal holding it upright and giving it shape and strength (Also skeletal Gravitation is a natural Phenomenon by which objects with Mass attract one another The Tokens are an American male Doo-wop vocal group from Brooklyn New York. The weather is a set of all the phenomena occurring in a given Atmosphere at a given Time. Manifest Destiny was the belief that the United States was destined to expand from the Atlantic seaboard to the Pacific Ocean. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States Declaration of Independence is a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4 1776 announcing that the thirteen American colonies then Grady Tate, (born January 14 1932 in Durham, North Carolina) is a Hard bop and Soul-jazz Drummer. Immigration refers to the movement of people among countries While the movement of people has existed throughout human history at various levels modern immigration implies long-term The melting pot is an analogy for the way in which homogeneous societies develop in which the ingredients in the pot (people of different cultures races and religions are Lori Lieberman is an American singer She was born in California and grew up in Switzerland, and signed a deal with Capitol Records in the early 1970s Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays An electoral college is a set of many electors who are empowered to elect a candidate to a particular Office. Newall and Bob Dorough | George R. Newall and Bob Dorough | Jack Sheldon | 2002* | [33] |
| I'm Just a Bill | legislation | Dave Frishberg | Dave Frishberg | Jack Sheldon | 1975 | [34] |
| Mother Necessity | American inventions | Bob Dorough | Bob Dorough | Bob Dorough, Jack Sheldon, Blossom Dearie, & Essra Mohawk | 1977 | [35] |
| No More Kings | American independence | Lynn Ahrens | Lynn Ahrens | Lynn Ahrens | 1975 | [36] |
| The Preamble | United States Constitution | Lynn Ahrens | Lynn Ahrens | Lynn Ahrens | 1975 | [37] |
| The Shot Heard 'Round The World | American Revolutionary War | Bob Dorough | Bob Dorough | Bob Dorough | 1976 | [38] |
| Sufferin' Till Suffrage | women's suffrage | Bob Dorough | Tom Yohe | Essra Mohawk | 1976 | [39] |
| Three Ring Government | separation of powers | Lynn Ahrens | Lynn Ahrens | Lynn Ahrens | 1979 | [40] |
* I'm Gonna Send Your Vote to College was never officially aired on TV. "I'm Just a Bill" is a Schoolhouse Rock! segment which first aired in 1975 Legislation (or " Statutory law " is law which has been promulgated (or " Enacted quot by a Legislature or other Governing Dave Frishberg (born 23 March 1933) is an American Jazz Pianist, Vocalist and composer born David Frishberg Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. An invention is a new form composition of matter device or Process. In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme Law of the United States. In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" Separation of powers, a term ascribed to French Enlightenment Political philosopher Baron de Montesquieu, is a model for the Governance
Money Rock
| Episode Title | Subject | Music By[3] | Lyrics By[3] | Performed By[3] | First Aired[3] | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dollars and Sense | interest and loans | Dave Frishberg | Dave Frishberg | Val Hawk and Bob Dorough | [41] | |
| Making $7. Interest is a fee paid on borrowed capital Assets lent include Money, Shares, Consumer goods through Hire purchase, major assets A loan is a type of Debt. This article focuses exclusively on monetary loans although in practice any material object might be lent 50 Once a Week | budget | Dave Frishberg | Dave Frishberg | Dave Frishberg | [42] | |
| Where The Money Goes | paying bills | Rich Mendoza | Rich Mendoza | Jack Sheldon | [43] | |
| Tax Man Max | taxes | Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty | Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty | Patrick Quinn | [44] | |
| Walkin' On Wall Street | stock exchange | Dave Frishberg | Dave Frishberg | Dave Frishberg | [45] | |
| This For That | barter | George R. Budget (from French bougette, purse generally refers to a list of all planned expenses and revenues A banknote (often known as a bill, paper money or simply a note) is a kind of Negotiable instrument, a Promissory note made by a Stephen Flaherty (born September 18, 1960) is an American composer of Musical theatre in collaboration with Lynn Ahrens. Patrick Dominic Quinn ( February 12, 1950, Philadelphia – September 24, 2006, Bushkill, Pennsylvania) was an A stock exchange, share market or bourse is a Corporation or Mutual organization which provides "trading" facilities for Stock Barter is a type of Trade in which goods or services are directly exchanged Newall | George R. Newall | Bob Dorough | [46] | |
| Tyrannosaurus Debt | budget deficit | Tom Yohe | Tom Yohe | Bob Dorough and Bob Kaliban | [47] | |
| The Check's In The Mail | using checks | Bob Dorough | Bob Dorough | Luther Rix | [48] |
Scooter Computer and Mr. A budget deficit occurs when an Entity (often a Government) spends more Money than it takes in A cheque (spelled check in American English) is a Negotiable instrument instructing a Financial institution to pay a specific amount of Chips (a. k. a. Computer Rock)
| Episode Title | Subject | Music By[3] | Lyrics By[3] | Performed By[3] | First Aired[3] | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction | computers | Lynn Ahrens, Tom Yohe and Bob Dorough | Lynn Ahrens, Tom Yohe and Bob Dorough | Darrell Stern and Bob Kaliban | 1983 | [49] |
| Hardware | computer hardware | Dave Frishberg | Dave Frishberg | Darrell Stern and Bob Kaliban | 1983 | [50] |
| Software | computer software | Lynn Ahrens | Lynn Ahrens | Darrell Stern and Bob Kaliban | 1983 | [51] |
| Number Cruncher | computerized statistics | Dave Frishberg | Dave Frishberg | Darrell Stern Aff and Bob Kaliban | 1984 | [52] |
Schoolhouse Rock! The Official Guide
In 1996 Hyperion published Schoolhouse Rock! The Official Guide (SBN 0-7868-8170-4). A computer is a Machine that manipulates data according to a list of instructions. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Typical PC hardware A typical Personal computer consists of a case or chassis in a tower shape (desktop and the following parts Motherboard Statistics is a mathematical science pertaining to the collection analysis interpretation or explanation and presentation of Data. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Hyperion is a general-interest book publishing division of The Walt Disney Company, established in 1991. Written by Tom Yohe and George Newall. the book includes synopses,lyrics and production notes about each of the shorts created to date except "The Weather Show," which was the subject of pending litigation and so could not be included. Lyrics (in singular form Lyric) are a set of words that accompany music either by speaking or singing
The Schoolhouse Rock! Songbook
In 1996 Cherry Lane Music Published The Schoolhouse Rock Songbook The Book Includes Lyrics & Notes It Includes 10 Songs Such As
Conjunction Junction
Dollars And Sense
Electricity, Electricity
The Great American Melting Pot
I'm Just A Bill
Interplanet Janet
Lolly Lolly Lolly Get Your Adverbs Here
My Hero Zero
No More Kings
Three Is The Magic Number. Lyrics (in singular form Lyric) are a set of words that accompany music either by speaking or singing
Trivia
- The America Rock series was made in 1976 to coincide with the United States bicentennial. The United States Bicentennial was celebrated on Sunday July 4, 1976, the 200th Anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence
- "Three-Ring Government" was made in 1976, but not aired for several years out of concern that some politicians might be offended by the circus analogy. A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person A circus is most commonly a traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, Clowns trained animals trapeze acts Hoopers, tightrope walkers Analogy is both the cognitive process of transferring Information from a particular subject (the analogue or source to another particular subject (the target and [4]
- Lauren Yohe, the daughter of Schoolhouse Rock creator Tom Yohe, is the little girl that voiced the classic line "Darn! That's the end" in "Interjections!"
- The short "The Preamble" has a slightly abridged wording of the Preamble to the United States Constitution. The song starts, "We the people, in order to form a more perfect union. . . ", but the actual document starts, "We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union. . . . "
- If you watch "The Preamble" carefully, you will notice a bunch of voters dropping their ballots into a ballot box during the year 1787. The last "voter" is a little girl, who is dragged away by an adult before she can drop in her ballot. This was more than just a cute chuckle, as women did not receive universal suffrage until 1920, though they could vote in some jurisdictions at various times prior to that.
- "Fireworks" contains an error. Grady Tade incorrectly says that Philip Livingston helped write the Declaration of Independence. Philip Livingston ( January 15, 1716 &ndash June 12, 1778) was an American merchant and statesman from New York City. It was actually Robert Livingston, although Philip Livingston did sign and support the document.
- Originally called Scholastic Rock, the series name was changed to Schoolhouse Rock when lawyers at Scholastic Corporation, a children's publisher, objected. The Scholastic Corporation (or sometimes referred to as Scholastic Press; in other cases Scholastic Inc
- In "Busy Prepositions", Bob Dorough lists the "nine or ten" prepositions that "do most all of the work" and correctly states that "for" is a preposition. However, the word "far", which is an adjective or adverb, appears on the screen in its place.
- "Three Is A Magic Number" has been adopted by both the Irish television station TV3 Ireland and the British television station BBC Three as their theme tunes. TV3 Ireland was the first independent Television channel in Ireland, entirely funded by revenue from advertising BBC Three is a television channel from the BBC broadcasting via Digital cable, terrestrial, IPTV and satellite platforms In 2006, the Blind Melon version of "Three is a Magic Number" was used by Three in Australia as part of an advertising campaign. Blind Melon is an American rock band that originally existed from 1991 to 1995 and ceased with the death of lead vocalist Shannon Hoon shortly after the release of the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Blind Melon cover was also featured at the end of the movie You, Me and Dupree. You Me and Dupree is a Comedy film released on July 14, 2006. Portions of "Three Is A Magic Number" were also sampled and used in a song entitled "The Magic Number" by hip-hop group De La Soul on their album 3 Feet High and Rising. De La Soul is a Grammy Award-winning hip hop group They are best known for their eclectic sampling and quirky surreal lyrics and their contributions to the evolution 3 Feet High and Rising is the influential debut album from American hip-hop trio De La Soul, released in 1989 "Three Is A Magic Number" is notable for its musical sophistication and its use of the kalimba. The kalimba is an instrument in the Percussion family It is a modernized version of the African Mbira.
- One subtlety of note is that, in many of the episodes, the producers added in staff names in unlikely places. Prime examples: "Tyrannosaurus Debt", where Tom Yohe's name is on the $10 bill; "The Preamble", where the voting booth has Jack Sheldon's and Lynn Ahrens' names on it; and "Ready or Not, Here I Come!", where there is a boy wearing a T-shirt labeled "Camp Yohe".
- The release of "Sufferin' Till Suffrage" coincided with the height of the 70's women's liberation movement and the push to ratify the proposed Equal Rights Amendment. Feminism is a discourse that involves various movements theories, and Philosophies which are concerned with the issue of Gender difference, advocate Ratification is the act of giving official sanction or approval to a formal document such as a treaty or constitution The Equal Rights Amendment ( ERA) is a failed proposed amendment to the United States Constitution intended to guarantee equal rights under the
- In the mid-1980s, when Schoolhouse Rock left ABC, it was replaced first by a series of exercise shorts hosted by Mary Lou Retton (capitalizing on her Olympic fame) for one season, then by Puerto Rican teen band Menudo. Mary Lou Retton (born January 24 1968 is an American gymnast. For the Mexican soup see Menudo (soup. Menudo is a Latino Boy band that was formed in the 70s by producer Edgardo
- "The Good Eleven", "Lolly Lolly Lolly Get Your Adverbs Here", "The Preamble", and "Them Not-So-Dry Bones" were the tunes heard on the closing credits of their respective Rock. These "closing credit" runs were aired only on Sunday mornings at the end of the final episode that morning (around noon).
- In "Walkin on Wallstreet", Lester mentions that Leroy uses Dollar cost averaging, an investing strategy that has been questionable since 1979, but has been generally accepted by most financial advisors as a safe way to diversify risk for the average investor. Dollar cost averaging &mdash also known as a constant dollar plan or in the United Kingdom as pound-cost averaging &mdash is an Investing technique
- When Multiplication Rock first began airing, the opening of each short would begin with a jingle that sang "Multiplication Rock, brought to you by Nabisco, You'll find quality in our corner" with the Zero Hero boy sticking out of the corner of the screen. Another variation, for sponsor General Foods, included the lyrics "brought to you by your very favorite general, General Foods. "
- According to the DVD commentary and her official website, Lynn Ahrens was a copy secretary at McCaffrey and McCall when she first began writing lyrics, music and singing for the show.
- ABC stopped airing "The Greatest Show On Earth" (aka "The Weather Show") in the 1990s due to a lawsuit brought by Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus, which has trademarked the phrase. Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus was started when the Circus created by James Anthony Bailey and P An edited version of the short, eliminating the offending phrase, is included on the 30th anniversary DVD set. The segment previously had been included in the first VHS release of the series, issued by Golden Books Home Video in the 1980s, but was left out of a 1990s VHS series issued by Buena Vista Home Video. The Golden Books video series did not include "The Good Eleven," "Little Twelvetoes," and "Three Ring Government. "
- According to the DVD liner notes, "Little Twelvetoes" is dedicated to the Duodecimal Society of America, which changed its name in 1978 to the Dozenal Society of America, an organization which promotes the base-12 number system. The duodecimal system (also known as base -12 or dozenal) is a Numeral system using twelve as its base.
- Computer Rock characters Scooter Computer & Mr. Chips also appeared in a children's book explaining how computers can calculate numbers. Scooter is trying to earn money to buy building supplies in order to build a clubhouse. He and Mr. Chips meet a kindly shopkeeper who wants to buy an unused business adjacent to his shop in order to sell more goods and give Scooter a job. Mr. Chips calculates how much the shopkeeper will need to sell in order to retire the loan.
- Schoolhouse Rock! was adapted into a live musical production, performed off-Broadway, called "Schoolhouse Rock Live!". Off-Broadway plays or musicals are performed in New York City. It told the story of a teacher preparing for his first day teaching a class and his many different personalities.
References in Popular Culture
- "I'm Just A Bill", arguably Schoolhouse Rock!'s most famous episode, has been spoofed several times:
- On The Simpsons episode The Day the Violence Died, a Schoolhouse Rock!-esque cartoon called "I'm An Amendment To Be" aired in place of an Itchy and Scratchy cartoon (after Chester Lampwick won the settlement in the copyright case and bankrupted I&S Studios), about an amendment against flag burning hoping to be ratified. " The Day the Violence Died " is the eighteenth episode of The Simpsons ' seventh season, which originally aired March Jack Sheldon (who voiced the bill in "I'm Just A Bill") voiced the Amendment in "I'm An Amendment To Be".
- In Family Guy, There are numerous title references. Family Guy is an animated American television sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane that airs on Fox and regularly on other In the episode Brian Wallows and Peter's Swallows, After being told that it's illegal to remove a Rare swallow after the bird finally found its nesting place, the zoologist ends saying,“It’s great to learn, ’cause knowledge is power!”. "Brian Wallows and Peter's Swallows" is an episode of Family Guy. Another episode titled "Mr. Griffin Goes to Washington", Jack Sheldon voices a piece of paper named Bill who's sitting on the stairs of Capitol Hill and gets picked up by a wandering street cleaner before he can finish his song. "Mr Griffin Goes to Washington" is the 31st episode of Family Guy.
- In American Dad!, Stan sings about Oliver North and the Iran-Contra scandel in a segment that spoofs the style of Schoolhouse Rock in the episode "Stanny Slickers II: The Legend of Ollie's Gold". American Dad! is a satirical American animated series produced by Underdog Productions and Fuzzy Door Productions for 20th Century Oliver Laurence North (born October 7 1943 in San Antonio Texas) is an American best known for his involvement in the Iran-Contra Affair. Stanny Slickers II The Legend of Ollie's Gold is an episode of the television program American Dad!.
- The Daily Show aired a Schoolhouse Rock spoof purporting to explain the uselessness of midterm elections. The Daily Show (known in its current incarnation as The Daily Show
- Saturday Night Live aired a TV Funhouse parody called "Conspiracy Theory Rock" that told of the media overtaking the government. Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City Because it also mocked GE (the company that owns NBC), it was only shown once on the season 23 episode hosted by Julianne Moore (with musical guest: The Backstreet Boys). Julianne Moore (born December 3 1960 is an Academy - and BAFTA -nominated and Emmy - and Golden Globe -winning American Actress Backstreet Boys are a Grammy -nominated American pop group They were the first group launched by fallen Boy band mogul Lou Pearlman. It can now be seen on video websites such as YouTube and is featured on the DVD version of the SNL special "The Best of TV Funhouse", which highlights the animated segments created by Rob Smigel from this sketch show. Saturday TV Funhouse is the title of a recurring Skit on NBC 's Saturday Night Live featuring cartoons created by longtime
- Saturday Night Live's rival show, MADtv, had a recurring sketch called "Public Schoolhouse Rock" that made fun of controversial trends in public schools, such as overmedicating hyperactive students, selling junk food in vending machines, and, overcrowding classrooms. MADtv, is an American Sketch comedy television series based on the humor magazine Mad.
- "The Sensitive Male" segment of Johnny Bravo is a tribute to Schoolhouse Rock. Johnny Bravo is an American animated series created by Van Partible. Jack Sheldon also provided the voice of the Sensitive Male who teaches Johnny how to fake sincerity towards women.
- The Drawn Together episode Foxxy vs. the Board of Education has a Schoolhouse Rock!-esque musical sequence explaining how American school systems are keeping African-American students from succeeding so they can buy tacky items, such as gold teeth and "pimped-out rides"
- Sumo of the Opera (a 24th Veggie episode silly song of "Schoolhouse Polka" about Schoolhouse Rock!). Drawn Together is an American Animated television series, which ran on Comedy Central from October 27, 2004 to November " Foxxy vs the Board of Education " is the ninth episode of the animated series Drawn Together. "Sumo of the Opera" is the 24th episode in the VeggieTales series
List of songs used in movie soundtracks
- "Three is a Magic Number" in Slackers (2002) and Never Been Kissed (1999)
- "Conjunction Junction" in Reality Bites (1994) and Detroit Rock City (1999)
- "I'm Just a Bill" in Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003), and Reality Bites (1994)
- "Figure Eight" in The Squid and the Whale (2005)
Schoolhouse Rock! Rocks
- Deluxx Folk Implosion (I'm Just a Bill)
- Blind Melon (Three Is A Magic Number)
- Better Than Ezra (Conjunction Junction)
- Goodness (Electricity, Electricity)
- Pavement (No More Kings)
- Ween (The Shot Heard 'Round the World)
- The Lemonheads (My Hero, Zero)
- Biz Markie (The Energy Blues)
- Moby (Verb: That's What's Happening)
- Chavez (Little Twelvetoes)
- Man or Astro-man? (Interplanet Janet)
- Buffalo Tom (Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, Get Your Adverbs Here)
- Daniel Johnston (Unpack Your Adjectives)
- Skee-Lo (The Tale of Mr. Slackers is a 2002 comedy movie directed by Dewey Nicks and stars Devon Sawa, Jason Schwartzman, Jaime King and Never Been Kissed is a 1999 comedy directed by Raja Gosnell and starring Scream 's Drew Barrymore and David Arquette Reality Bites is a 1994 film written by Helen Childress and featuring the directorial debut of Ben Stiller. Legally Blonde 2 Red White & Blonde, is the 2003 sequel to 2001 's Legally Blonde. Reality Bites is a 1994 film written by Helen Childress and featuring the directorial debut of Ben Stiller. The Squid and the Whale is a 2005 Dramatic Film written and directed by Noah Baumbach. Schoolhouse Rock! Rocks is a Tribute album based on the Emmy Award -winning Animated TV series, Schoolhouse Rock!. The Folk Implosion was an American Indie rock / lo-fi band founded in the early 1990s by Lou Barlow and John Davis Blind Melon is an American rock band that originally existed from 1991 to 1995 and ceased with the death of lead vocalist Shannon Hoon shortly after the release of the Better Than Ezra is an American Alternative rock trio based in New Orleans Louisiana. Goodness was a rock band from Seattle Washington ( US) led by Carrie Akre, formerly of Hammerbox and now primarily a solo Pavement was an American Indie rock band in the 1990s Although they experienced only moderate commercial success they achieved a significant cult Ween is an Alternative rock group formed in 1984 in New Hope Pennsylvania when Aaron Freeman and Mickey Melchiondo met in an eighth grade typing class The Lemonheads are an American Alternative rock band formed in 1986 by singer/guitarist Evan Dando, who has been the only constant member Marcel Theo Hall (born April 8 1964 in Harlem New York) better known by his Stage name Biz Markie, is a Rapper, DJ, and Comedian Richard Melville Hall, also known as Moby (born September 11, 1965 in Harlem, New York) is an American DJ Chavez is an Math rock / Post-hardcore band from New York active in the national club scene Man or Astro-man? is a Surf rock group that formed in Auburn Alabama in the late 1980s and came to prominence in the 1990s Buffalo Tom is an Alternative rock band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in the 1980s Daniel Dale Johnston (born January 22 1961 is an American Singer, Songwriter, Musician, and Artist. Skee-Lo (born Antoine Roundtree March 5 1973) is a Rapper who was moderately popular in the mid-1990s. Morton)
DVD Release
On August 27, 2002 Buena Vista Home Video released a 2-disc DVD featuring 51 of the 52 episodes (the only one missing being the presumed-lost Computer Rock segment) as well as many special features. Also see general Walt Disney Studios or Buena Vista. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures is a motion picture and television feature The release coincided with the 30th anniversary of the show. An abbreviated VHS, featuring the "top 25" episodes plus "I'm Gonna Send Your Vote to College," was released at the same time.
| Cover Art | DVD Name | Ep # | Release Date | Additional Information |
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 | Schoolhouse Rock- Special 30th Anniversary Edition | 51 | August 26, 2002 |
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References
External links
- Schoolhouse Rock at the Internet Movie Database
- Unofficial Schoolhouse Rock website-listen to the songs
- Lyrics and other information on Schoolhouse Rock
- Podcast on the history of Schoolhouse Rock
- Schoolhouse Rock Lyrics and Video Links
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