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The man who taught thousands of kids -- and adults -- about grammar and math through song has died. Bob Dorough, the creator of 'Schoolhouse Rock' passed away at age 94. His granddaughter Corin Wolf ...
The educational snippets are the ultimate font of Gen X nostalgia. But what is it we’re nostalgic for? By James Poniewozik When I was in second grade, my teacher held a contest: The first students to ...
It's the 50th anniversary of "Schoolhouse Rock!," the children's television show that made learning a blast. The popular show, which premiered on Jan. 6, 1973 and ran every Saturday morning until the ...
Painted production cell of "I'm just a Bill" from "Schoolhouse Rock." (Kari Rene Hall/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) Editor's note: This segment was rebroadcast on Nov.15, 2024. Click here for ...
On January 6, 1973, ABC Television debuted a series of educational short videos on a variety of subjects including math, science, history, grammar, civics, and economics. The first of these videos ...
Friday is T-shirt Day at the office. The writers and editors of LNP’s Watchdog team recently embraced casual Fridays, and while shorts and open-toed shoes are still frowned upon, T-shirts — ...
Starting Saturday, April 15, generations of families can enjoy Schoolhouse Rock! classics such as "Conjunction Junction," "Lolly, Lolly, Lolly Get Your Adverbs Here," and "Interplanet Janet" through ...