Schoolhouse Rock! (1973): 15 Weird Facts You Didn’t Know
#rememberwhen learning was this fun? We’re looking back at the iconic Schoolhouse Rock! and how Grammar Rock made it easy to learn. This trip down memory lane features the ABC Saturday morning cartoons that made education fun.
Schoolhouse Rock! (1973): 15 Weird Facts You Didn’t Know
Chapters:
00:00 – Intro
00:43 – #15: Math Meets Music — Bob Dorough
02:51 – #14: Naming It “Schoolhouse Rock” — Elvis Presley
03:38 – #13: The 3-Minute Rule
05:04 – #12: Songs Approved by Educators
06:10 – #11: Rediscovered in a Barn
07:17 – #10: The Jazz Master Behind the Music
09:18 – #9: Real Kids, Real Voices
10:56 – #8: A Hip Hop Revival — De La Soul
12:59 – #7: Janet the Galactic Educator — Lynn Ahrens
15:38 – #6: A Bill with Big Impact — Jack Sheldon
18:15 – #5: Teaching the Constitution Through Song
20:38 – #4: Fans Sparked a Comeback
22:21 – #3: Record-Setting Anniversary Concert
23:20 – #2: The Song Everyone Remembers — Jack Sheldon
25:36 – #1: Creators Earned Little, Taught Millions
Watch more Saturday morning classics and deep dives here:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRZTUGHHqdh7F_nZKnlkn7D2DSsoZti8U
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@RememberWhenHQ
March 11, 2026 at 11:32 pm
Remember waking up with a bowl of cereal and learning more from a cartoon than from your actual teacher? Man, “Conjunction Junction” and “I’m Just a Bill” lived rent-free in our brains forever. Which song do you still catch yourself humming?
Be sure to subscribe, and share this one with a friend who still knows every word to “The Preamble.”
More retro deep dives here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRZTUGHHqdh6OxPqp3M0P1Q5DXSKME9ap
@evjimen
March 11, 2026 at 11:32 pm
Counting by 5 fives song
@zendonrey122
March 11, 2026 at 11:32 pm
Back in 1973, the educational establishment thought learning disabilities were a fairy tale.
@BitterMillenial
March 11, 2026 at 11:32 pm
I'm a millenial that got to see the reruns in '93 😊
@debsoderland937
March 11, 2026 at 11:32 pm
Conjunction Junction was by far my favorite. It was my ringtone for my son's school. Never failed to make people smile.
@jenibean9968
March 11, 2026 at 11:32 pm
Shocking that the people who reached the hearts of children while teaching them got paid very little.
@kenlompart9905
March 11, 2026 at 11:32 pm
I was a 70s kid and I loved Schoolhouse Rock as much as the cartoons they were filling time for.
@dakotanorth1640
March 11, 2026 at 11:32 pm
My favourite two are Interplanet Janet and Lolly Lolly Lolly.
@dakotanorth1640
March 11, 2026 at 11:32 pm
The email I got from Bob Dorough is still on my computer.
@lyndahawkins1972
March 11, 2026 at 11:32 pm
Of course I’m just a bill was my favorite. I wish politicians today would listen to it.
@candacecherry2846
March 11, 2026 at 11:32 pm
I remember these
@juliannagrandinetti2964
March 11, 2026 at 11:32 pm
Saturday morning cartoons played when people liked to look forward to something in lou of having everything NOW NOW NOW.
@genburke2656
March 11, 2026 at 11:32 pm
Wholesome nostalgia. Namaste.
@David-k7o9f
March 11, 2026 at 11:32 pm
Born in 64 and remember it like it was yesterday😊 that's definitely how I learned the preamble love it thank you keep up the good work guys and girls❤🎉
@jordanhal2814
March 11, 2026 at 11:32 pm
“Verb” & the one about pronouns are my favorites.
@PTam09
March 11, 2026 at 11:32 pm
My favorite is Adjectives!! Great melody. And that baseline! Sounds like Carole Kaye. Does anyone know who played on that one?
@beatledan858
March 11, 2026 at 11:32 pm
The football player #30 who busts through the concrete was, and still is, my favorite. Thanks for making me young again for a minute.
@patchgen
March 11, 2026 at 11:32 pm
Surprised that the creators didnt get paid well or royalties. I am forever grateful for all the contributors that made my childhood fun, education and love for learning.
@patchgen
March 11, 2026 at 11:32 pm
Interplanet Janet is my favorite.
@keritoodle1613
March 11, 2026 at 11:32 pm
"Electricity ,Electricity" is my JAM!
@KaosandRiot
March 11, 2026 at 11:32 pm
The artists were all high and it was the 70s. Us kids were just used to it and the crazier the better
@c.michaelaustin2268
March 11, 2026 at 11:32 pm
Who thought that the singer of Conjunction Junction was a black man when they first saw it? I did! Not until I bought the video in 2012 did I learn the truth! LOL!!
@johnb.8529
March 11, 2026 at 11:32 pm
Grab your powder, grab your gun. Report to General Washington.
@douglasbachman3990
March 11, 2026 at 11:32 pm
I use to watch this during my every Saturday morning Cartoon routine when I was a child in the 60s, I thought it was cool to watch this as well! It was just apart of my Saturday morning those were the good old days of my childhood! Since the 90s has passed into the 2000s it just seems living life now has changed so much not for the good, but time must go on, because before you know it the Lord above has a plan for me when He takes me home to paradise!
@randawilliams9243
March 11, 2026 at 11:32 pm
I had the record.
@meechipeachi
March 11, 2026 at 11:32 pm
Great American Melting Pot is still my belief in what USA can be❤
@Sheworkshardforthemoney
March 11, 2026 at 11:32 pm
Interplanet Janet always reminded me of Rocky Horror Picture Show.
@ttthecat
March 11, 2026 at 11:32 pm
My favorite was the melancholy song "Figure Eight."
@lees3117
March 11, 2026 at 11:32 pm
I’m 57 and I still watch school house rock. Thank goodness for YouTube. Forever a customer to YouTube money well spent.
@matthewjay660
March 11, 2026 at 11:32 pm
"Don't drown your food, in mayo, salt, ketchup, or goop."
@20lazytiger
March 11, 2026 at 11:32 pm
Could you imagine remaking Janet with the revised solar system, expoplanets, KBO's etc…
…not that Disney would revive the series…but they hit gold with the Muppet show ..so who knows…?
@smi2le4ever
March 11, 2026 at 11:32 pm
Bobs voice is up there with Casey Kasem, Fred Welker, Mel and many others as a voice instantly recognized and loved.
@JamesSalter-n8y
March 11, 2026 at 11:32 pm
I am sorry this is horrible.. I love schoolhouse rock. I don’t need to know all this stuff that doesn’t make need to be known.
@cynthiasisk2798
March 11, 2026 at 11:32 pm
In California we had to take the Constitution Test in Eight grade. School House Rock saved me.
@dawnkindnesscountsmost5991
March 11, 2026 at 11:32 pm
18:55 Um, hello, we were watching Scooby Doo AND Schoolhouse Rock, because they were both on ABC in the 70s and 80s. Get your facts straight, man.
@19chucki74
March 11, 2026 at 11:32 pm
Electricity. Conjunction Junction. The Preamble. No More Kings. Fireworks. Verb. The Shot Heard Round The World. These still live rent free in my head to this day, and I love it. Helped develop my grammar, history and patriotism at a young age.
@forwardfaith
March 11, 2026 at 11:32 pm
Any Canadian will tell you that 3 is a magic number.
@AbbyNormal5150
March 11, 2026 at 11:32 pm
you guys are amazing with these videos. My favorite saying:
Leg or be Dragged. ॐ
@KAP1984
March 11, 2026 at 11:32 pm
I swear the people today need to listen to im just a bill. Lol They have no clue how laws are passed
@nsnyder0602
March 11, 2026 at 11:32 pm
Blossom Dearie 💕
@shirleydavis4191
March 11, 2026 at 11:32 pm
Verb.
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