Schoolhouse Rock! (1973)
Schoolhouse Rock! is an American interstitial programming series of animated musical educational short films that aired during the Saturday morning children's programming on the U.S. television network ABC. The topics covered included grammar, science, economics, history, mathematics, and civics. The series' original run lasted from 1973 to 1985, and was later revived with both old and new episodes airing from 1993 to 1999. Additional episodes were produced as recently as 2009 for direct-to-video release.
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Episode 1 - No More Kings
Release Date: 1975-09-27The story of the American Independence movement.
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Episode 2 - The Shot Heard Round the World
Release Date: 1975-10-11Paul Revere's ride signals the start of the American Revolution, whose non-stop action is well known.
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Episode 3 - The Preamble
Release Date: 1975-10-18A song about the Constitution of the United States of America with a focus on its opening statement of principles.
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Episode 4 - Sufferin' 'til Suffrage
Release Date: 1976-02-13Here's how Mott and Howe and Anthony finally won the right to vote.
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Episode 5 - I'm Just a Bill
Release Date: 1976-03-13A bill explains how, if it actually happens, he would get through Congress to become a law.
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Episode 6 - The Great American Melting Pot
Release Date: 1976-04-17A look at the Democratic recipe that built America.
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Episode 7 - Elbow Room
Release Date: 1976-05-01The Schoolhouse Rock view of America's westward expansion.
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Episode 8 - Fireworks
Release Date: 1976-05-22A musical celebration of the Fourth of July.
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Episode 9 - Mother Necessity
Release Date: 1976-07-03A run-through of the needs that inspired some of America's most influential inventions.
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Episode 10 - Three-Ring Government
Release Date: 1979-03-06A kid who's into circuses finds it easy to remember how the branches of the United States government perform.
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Episode 11 - I'm Gonna Send Your Vote to College
Release Date: 2002-08-27No one gets to be President without graduating from the Electoral College!
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Episode 12 - Presidential Minute
Release Date: 2002-08-27Learn about voting for President.