paligap said:

I still know all the words to the preamble to the Constitution thanks to Schoolhouse Rock.

I guess I'm part of the old club now too.

sextonseven said:

welcome!!

Everytime i happen to hear or see one of these, I have to laugh. I used to love Schoolhouse Rock. I would watch cartoons on Saturday afternoon when I was a kid and groove to Schoolhouse Rock. My favorite is "I'm Only a Bill" yes, I'm only a bill sitting on Capitol Hill.
If I ever have Kids, I'll be buying them the DVD since they don't air them anymore.

Supernova said:

"...I'm Gonna Get You There, If you're Verrrryyy Carrrefffuuulllll[...."

I remember and loved Schoolhouse Rock, it was the best part of Saturday morning cartoons.
My favorite is Conjunction Junction. Others I looked forward to seeing were Interplanet Janet, Interjections and Lolly, Lolly, Lolly get your adverbs here.

My hero Zero!

Stax said:

"...with only 10 digits including zero,
you can count as high as you could ever go....
Forever, towards Infinity...
No one ever gets there, but you could try..."

Wow -- great thread, paligap!

I have very fond memories of these cartoons -- looked forward to them every Saturday morning!

I also have that DVD (I've had it for over two years now). I still watch those cartoons every so often -- the songs are great.

And I also learned the Preamble by listening to Schoolhouse Rock. If someone asked the class to recite the Preamble when I was in grade school, they were about to be treated to a song...

paligap said:

I love the intro to that song!

Mr. Morton is the subject of my sentence and what the predicate says, he does.

Mr. Morton walks.
Mr. Morton talks.
Mr. Morton reads.

Mr. Morton loves!


[Edited 3/21/05 19:49pm]

I love this thread


takes me right back to my childhood in the 70s

Stax said:

Yessss!! Actually, "the Tale Of Mr. Morton" is my current favorite, one of their more recent additions...I wish this one had been around back in the day...

todd305 said:

Yep, I bet most of us can still recite it, because of that song...:lol:Can't get it out of my head....

Tom Yohe, the man that was one-half of the team behind the Schoolhouse Rock shorts, spent his final years working at the same nyc ad agency as me . . . He looked like an angelic grandfather. I used to occasionlly bump into him in the hallways or elevators, and would nod hello to him. He'd always smile and be cordial (unlike many of the uptight assholes who populated this particular company) . . .I had every intention of dropping by his office at some point, to thank him for Interjections (WOW) at least.

Sadly, Mr. Yohe passed and I never had the chance to show my gratitude.

trashoblanco said:

Wow, really? That's cool that he was so nice.....

Yeah, I'd love to get to talk to one of the "Schoolhouse" creators...I missed Bob Dorough (Schoolhouse Rock songwriter/vocalist) when he came to town with his jazz trio...

Hotlegs said:

Me three.

born in 66'

love these, these were a saturday morning ritual with me

Hey I was born in '83..but..they showed Schoolhouse Rock after my Saturday Morning Cartoons 2!I have the DVD.I love them all but these are my top ten.
My Favorites:
1. 3 Is the Magic Number
2.Figure 8
3.Lolly,lolly,lolly Get Your Adverbs Here
4.Rufus Xavier Sasparilla
5.Interjections
6.Unpack Your Adjectives
7.Verb ,That's What's Happening
8.Noun is a Person,Place,or Thing
9.Fireworks
10.Conjunction Junction

NikkiH said:

Oh, Kool!! I didn't know they showed 'em that far into the 80's... My bad.....

paligap said:

They showed them into the 90's actually...I think the country singer one is from the 90's ...

NikkiH said:

Your're right. I remeber my students in the class that I teach talking about that particular one. I told them that this one nothing compared to the ones I grew up with and I brought in the video tape.