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Television series Schoolhouse Rock!Created byDavid McCallCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal language(s)EnglishNo. Of seasons7No. Of episodes64 ProductionRunning time3 minutesProduction company(s)Scholastic Rock, Inc.DistributorReleaseOriginal networkPicture format( ) (1973–2008)( ) (2009)Original releaseJanuary 6, 1973 ( 1973-01-06) –October 4, 2009 ( 2009-10-04)External linksSchoolhouse Rock! Is an series of short films (and later, videos) that aired during the Saturday morning children's programming block on the U.S. Television network.
The topics covered included,. The series' original run lasted from 1973 to 1984; it was later revived with both old and new episodes airing from 1994 to 1996. Additional episodes were produced in 2009 for release. Contents.History Development The series was the idea of David McCall, an advertising executive of McCaffrey and McCall, who noticed his young son was struggling with learning multiplication tables, despite being able to memorize the lyrics of every single song. McCall then hired musician to write a song that would teach multiplication, which became 'Three is a Magic Number.' Tom Yohe, an illustrator at McCaffrey and McCall, heard the song and created visuals to go along with it. Radford Stone, who was in charge of ABC, suggested they pitch it as a television series, which caught the attention of, then vice president of ABC, and cartoon director.
Original series. This section does not any. Unsourced material may be challenged and.Find sources: – ( May 2013) The of the series, 'Three Is a Magic Number,' originally debuted during the debut episode of on September 2, 1971.Schoolhouse Rock!
Debuted as a series in January 1973 with 'Multiplication Rock,' a collection of animated shorts adapting the to songs written by; Dorough also performed most of the songs, with and each performing one during this season. Was the series' first sponsor; later sponsors of the Schoolhouse Rock!
Segments also included,. During the early 1970s, Schoolhouse Rock was one of several short-form animated educational shorts that aired on ABC's children's lineup; others included. Of the three, Schoolhouse Rock was the longest-running.George Newall and Tom Yohe were the executive producers and creative directors of every episode, along with Bob Dorough as musical director. This first season was followed in short order by a second season, run from 1973 to 1975, entitled 'Grammar Rock,' which included nouns, verbs, adjectives, and other (such as, explained in 'Conjunction Junction'). For this second season, the show added the services of, a member of house band, as well as; both of them contributed to the series through the rest of its run. Blossom Dearie returned for a second episode, and joined the cast as a recurring singer.To coincide with the upcoming, a third series, titled 'America Rock,' airing in 1975 and 1976, had episodes covering the structure of the United States government (such as ') along with important moments in American history (examples include 'The Preamble' and 'Mother Necessity').A fourth series, titled 'Science Rock,' followed in 1978 and 1979, and included a broad range of science-related topics.
The season premiere of this season, 'A Victim of Gravity,' parodied elements of the hit film and featured a rare guest appearance from a pop band, with recently reunited doo-wop group providing the vocals. In addition to episodes describing the human body's anatomical systems (the nervous, circulatory, skeletal and digestive systems each received an episode), episodes describing physical sciences such as astronomy, meteorology and electricity were also included, as was 'The Energy Blues,' an environmentalism-themed short.A fifth follow-up series, titled 'Scooter Computer and Mr. Chips,' featuring the titular characters (the only episodes in the series to feature any recurring characters), premiered in the early 1980s and comprised just four segments about technology, then just emerging onto the scene. As the references and depictions became quickly outdated, due to the, these segments stopped airing after 1985 and have not seen reruns in the 1990s revival.1990s.
This section does not any. Unsourced material may be challenged and.Find sources: – ( May 2013) After leaving the airwaves in 1985, the original team reunited to produce two more Grammar Rock segments ('Busy Prepositions' and 'The Tale of Mr. Morton') for television in 1993 with J.
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Sedelmaier Productions, Inc. This was followed in 1995 by a new series, ',' which discussed topics related to money management on both the personal and governmental scale. The first cartoon (also a J. Sedelmaier Production, Inc. Production) was 'Dollars & Sense.' Episodes from the new series aired in rotation with the original segments from 1994 to 1996.acquired Schoolhouse Rock in 1996 along with its acquisition of ABC owner; Schoolhouse Rock was one of only two children's shows ( being the other) to continue airing (albeit in reruns) after the transition to The series as a whole (after 27 years, shortly before the show's 30th anniversary) ceased airing on television in 2000, with newer episodes being released directly to home video.
However, reruns occasionally aired on 's Big Movie Show block in 2004, but soon were removed from the schedule.21st century Starting in 2002, the team once again reunited to produce a new song 'I'm Gonna Send Your Vote to College,' written by and performed by and for the 30th Anniversary VHS and DVD releases. For the new song, Tom Yohe Jr. Took over as lead designer for his father, Tom Yohe Sr., who had died in 2000. Another contemporary song, called 'Presidential Minute,' also written by George Newall which explained the process of electing the in greater detail, was included on the 2008 DVD Schoolhouse Rock!
Election Collection, which centered on songs relating to American history and government.As the theory of was put forth, a new series entitled 'Earth Rock' was created by the original production team, premiered in 2009, and featured 11 environmentally-themed songs.On January 6, 2013, and appeared at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., as part of their ongoing series of free concerts on the Millennium Stage. It was deemed the largest attendance to date of the venue. Dorough played five songs, accompanying himself on the piano: 'Three Is a Magic Number,' 'Figure Eight,' 'Conjunction Junction,' 'Preamble,' and 'I'm Just a Bill.' (Dorough had only performed lead vocals on the original version of 'Three Is a Magic Number.' ) He also performed 'Interjections!' Accompanied by DC-area kids' band.
Rocknoceros also performed 'Electricity, Electricity,' 'Unpack Your Adjectives,' 'Energy Blues,' and 'Fireworks.' On March 20, 2019, it was announced that “Schoolhouse Rock!: The Box Set” (1996) was added to the Library of Congress National Recording Registry in its 2018 class. Episodes.
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