"Schoolhouse Rock!" (1973) TV series 1973-2000

User Rating:

8.2/10   

Director:

Tom Warburton

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

6 January 1973 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Short | Family | History | Musical

Plot:

A series of shorts illustrating various songs that teach multiplication tables, science, grammar, American history, and economics.

Plot Keywords:

Educational | Cult Favorite | Rock 'n' Roll | Surrealism | Kids And Family

Awards:

4 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Lauren Yohe	...	Girl (1 episode, 1974)
Tom Yohe	...	King George III (1 episode, 1975)

Also Known As:

"ABC Schoolhouse Rock" (USA) (complete title)
"America Rock" (USA) (third season title)
"Grammar Rock" (USA) (second season title)
"Multiplication Rock" (USA) (first season title)
"Scholastic Rock" (USA) (working title)
"School House Rock" (USA) (alternative spelling)
"Science Rock" (USA) (fourth season title)

Runtime:

USA:3 min (52 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (1973-1984) | Stereo (1993-1995)

Certification:

Singapore:G | USA:TV-Y

Company:

American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

Trivia:

The show lasted on ABC until 1986, but was back on the air in 1992. New episodes were released in 2002 for the video and DVD, including "I'm Going to Send Your Vote to College". These episodes were produced by Thomas Yohe Jr., continuing the work of his father who died in 2000.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Family Guy: Brian Wallows and Peter's Swallows (#3.17)" (2002)

Education made for fun.

I remember first seeing "School House Rock" on the ABC channel back in the 90s. And to this day, it's still a memorable collection of animated songs.

The whole series revolves on 5 different teaching topics including: Grammar, Multiplication, Science, Economics, & American History. Every short would contain a different character or a cast of characters that resemble or present the topic they're talking about. And their guaranteed to be entertaining and educational at the same time. The songs are well thought up and the idea of the cartoons are creative in my opinion.

From home entertainment to elementary teaching, School House Rock has always been the right choice for giving out good lessons in basic learning. It's been a rare gem for thousands of people who grew up watching it & it's continuously being loved by newer generations today.

It's Family Friendly, Cool, Catchy, and Fantastic to watch time again and again. Perfect for the entire family to watch or to show in your grade school class room, just cause it's school related.