Classic "Schoolhouse Rock" cartoons like “I’m Just a Bill” and “Conjunction Junction” had their origin in an advertising worker's frustration about his kids' education.

“Schoolhouse Rock” premiered on television 50 years ago. The series taught a generation about math, grammar, history and civics, including how a bill becomes a law.

Schoolhouse Rock! presented a perfect solution. “It was probably the quickest deal in television history,” co-creator George Newall said of the pitch to Eisner, who happened to be meeting with ...

When my kids were school-aged, I got the full “Schoolhouse Rock” DVD set for them, which is to say, I got it for me. (You can now stream the ’70s seasons, plus a brief 1980s series about ...

Schoolhouse Rock cartoons were for us at a time when not much was. They were silly and fun and catchy. They were also educational enough that parents couldn’t really complain. Watching them now, it’s ...

Other knockout “Schoolhouse Rock” tracks include the Tokens (of “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” fame) crooning the doo-wop anthem “A Victim of Gravity,” which relays the physics of gravity ...

It's been 50 years since Schoolhouse Rock appeared on Saturday morning TV to teach kids about math, grammar and history. We're listening back to portions of our interviews with some of the people ...

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 ...

La Porte Little Theatre will perform “Schoolhouse Rock Live!” July 21-30 in La Porte. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 82°F. ... 📆 Today in History Post-Tribune.

Then, "Schoolhouse Rock" is 50 years old. The educational, ... Paul Ringel, history professor at High Point University in North Carolina, joins us. Accessibility links.