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5 out of 5 people found the following review useful:
Memorable Saturday Morning Fare!, 4 November 2002
Author: (robocoptng986127@aol.com) from U.S.A

I'm sure we all remember these classic musical shorts from Saturday morning. It premiered ten years before I was born, but I still caught some of them on Saturday morning. I think the two most popular ones of all time were "I'm Just A Bill" and "Conjunction Junction". But there were more cool ones too, like "Electricity! Electricity!" and "Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, Get Your Adverbs Here". It entertained you as well as taught you stuff and that is what so many kid shows are lacking now adays. It taught math, science, history, grammar, all that good stuff!

It's not on anymore but I wish it were. I hear it's celebrating it's 30th anniversary, though it's a year early. Those of you who remember this show know what I'm talking about. Those who don't, well, it was pretty cool. There's really not much more to say. It was a cool show. It might be back someday. If not, I'm sure they're available on video.

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4 out of 4 people found the following review useful:
What can I say..., 20 February 2003
Author: xxlittlekittenxx from United States

...other than these cartoons are my favorite pieces of animation! Schoolhouse Rock educates and entertains seamlessly at the same time, and I've learned so much more from these cartoons than anything in school. This is how we should learn everything!

Both the songs and cartoons are equally brilliant. Bob Dorough, who penned a great number of the tunes (including all of the Multiplication Rock songs, which are my favorites), is a fantastic and underrated songwriter with a sharp sense of humor to match. Lynn Ahrens also contributed some wonderfully memorable songs, my favorite of hers being "A Noun is a Person, Place, or Thing."

Tom Yohe, who was a key designer for this series, was such a wonderful artist who could make the most seemingly simple characters so appealing in their own way (much like the Peanuts characters). He was the artist behind the Conjuction Junction Conductor and the Bill, among many other classic characters. Sadly, he died a few years ago.

But the best songs in the series are the ones not everyone remembers. My favorite Schoolhouse Rock song of all time is "Little Twelvetoes," and even most people who were kids in the '70s don't remember it. It's a bizarre little tune that teaches you how to multiply by 12, and the cartoon itself is even better than the song!

But almost all the songs are really super (with the exception of Money Rock. While it isn't terrible, it just doesn't compare to the classics), and check out the DVD with all the tunes! It includes a new America Rock song, and it's surprisingly delightful. All in all Schoolhouse Rock is a classic that will delight kids for generations.

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3 out of 3 people found the following review useful:
A picnic of education, 27 May 2000
Author: Darth_Voorhees from Chicagoland Area

Teachers will love to show this to their kids.Kids will like the jokes,the music,and much more.It teaches younger viewers a secret early education.It is a great tv show.So all I can say is that it is a picnic of education .Watch out for this tv show.Show it to younger kids.They will love it.better than barney,Blue`s clues,etc

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1 out of 1 people found the following review useful:
Saturday morning memories, 2 April 2003
Author: IrockGswift (IrockGswift@aol.com) from east orange, new jersey

I remember growing up watching these animated shorts about education and politics. The one thing I think most people remember was the themes songs to these shorts because we hear them for so many years. At least five to ten years of our life. They were inspirational and especially after the Bugs Bunny cartoons that aired before these shorts were played on ABC network. My friends and I used to sing these songs and now a lot of young parents (ages 24-33) are bringing their kids up on these animated educational toons buy purchasing the home videos. This is something that can never leave that part of lives. Great Memories!!!

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1 out of 1 people found the following review useful:
Fantastic Series, 11 October 2002
Author: scotty-37 from Berkeley, CA USA

Someone put a lot of love and work into these cartoons. These are some of the cleverest and highest quality work done for children I've ever seen.

They teach people about language, science, math, and US history and politics. Most adults could learn from these cartoons as well as children. The entire time you watch, you're entertained and delighted and then when you're done you've learned something new and you'll remember it for a long time.

This is a prime example of talented people doing something they love and doing it well. For the most part, pure genius!

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3 out of 5 people found the following review useful:
i still hum the songs, 19 August 2002
Author: peeweefan from anytown, usa

Conjunction junction, what's your function...

their function was to teach us with song and rhyme, and to this day, i still remember most of the lyrics. how much fun is it to still enjoy the series, and now i can enjoy them again with my kids

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Timeless and still informative!, 9 December 2009
Author: yet from United States

Even though much of this series dates back to the Nixon-Ford era(!), the tunes are still fresh and the content is still relevant even if the garish Peter Max-ish backgrounds seem a bit much.

For example, "Energy Blues" still rings true today even though it was inspired by a political event.

Yes, I watched these when they first aired and I memorized the (slightly truncated) Preamble and more. Later, the set was restored and reissued on DVD just in time for my son to enjoy. Quite frankly, when it came time to help with science homework, I popped in the previously "banned(*)" Weather Show and in 3 minutes the "highs" and "lows" were as clear as a sunny day! I ripped the audio tracks and play them in the car...electricity, E-LEC-TRICITY! Watch the newest short too...considered "fair and square" my Aunt's fanny! ;) (*) This short was never aired because it contained the words "Greatest Show on Earth," trademark of that famous circus; the reissue cuts those works from the opening and replaces them at the end with circus music. They should have used the music for the opening also.

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A Classic, 16 October 2008

Author: Guitar-8 from Richardson, Texas

While CBS had In The News & NBC never attempted anything until 1978 with The Metric Marvels, ABC had a classic with all those Schoolhouse Rock cartoons. But only on Sundays, the full credits were shown after "Make A Wish" or "Amimals, Animals, Animals". And the songs heard on the full credits; The Good Eleven, Lolly Lolly Lolly, The Preamble or Not so Dry Bones.

My favorite of the bunch will always be "Sufferin 'Till Sufferage", women's rights to vote.

Jack Sheldon's the best performer of the series ad Bill, Conjunction Junction, Rufux Xavier Sasparilla, Energy Globe.

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Interjections!, 18 July 2007

Author: mirosuionitsaki2 from United States

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

I was looking through my workbook and I saw "Interjections" and something just went into my mind. "Interjections, show excitement, show emotion." I may not know the lyrics well but I remember the song. I started to remember the entire lyrics to the song. "Provide an exclamation point or a comma when the feeling's not as strong. So when you're happy.." and so on.

Schoolhouse Rock is something I have seen for a long time, and children will enjoy it for years and years. I remember seeing it a long time ago when I used to live in New Orleans, my teacher then showed it to us again after a test because Schoolhouse Rock is such a fun movie to watch. Even teens enjoy it.

This movie actually has one fault. Sometimes the songs can be distracting. It's so good that you can forget what it's saying. But that is usually rare. The songs will stay in your head and if you remember the lyrics, you remember what the song is teaching you. There are some songs that are too boring though. Example, I remember "Naughty Number Nine" or something like that. Something about a cat and a mouse and a pool table.

I recommend this to anyone, also I recommend it for teachers to show to their students. Specifically Language Arts teachers!

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School House Rock, 17 February 2007

Author: kevjulsapaul from United States

When our oldest child was 3 and 4 years old, we let him watch the School House Rock video. It was entertaining, but educational and not just a lot of mindless nonsense purely for the sake of entertainment. When the time came for him to learn the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution, he already knew it! When he was introduced to his times tables and needed to multiply by 3's, he already knew them! He already knew how to count by 5's too! The same thing happened for multiplying by 8's and 9's!! My suggestion to all parents is this, if you let your child watch videos, make sure this is one that they view often! Great job guys!! Happy Home School Mom

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