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 ...

If “Three is a Magic Number,” then what is 50? “Schoolhouse Rock!” debuted a half century ago today. Gen Xers grew up with the inventive and stimulating animated series, which featured infectious ...

Click here for the original audio. The animated songs on "Schoolhouse Rock" educated kids about civics, math and grammar. Historian Paul Ringel reflects on the series and wonders if Americans need an ...

"I usually enjoy a good morning hallucination." So began W.T. Woodson High School's energetic production of "Schoolhouse Rock Live!" The musical, based on the ABC-TV series that ran from 1973 to 1985, ...

From the first notes of the intro (As your body grows bigger/Your mind must flower/It’s great to learn/’Cause knowledge is power!) children of the ‘70s and ‘80s and beyond will recognize the ...

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 ...

If you’ve ever sung along to “I’m Just a Bill” or “Conjunction Junction,” Servant Stage Company has a show for you. The pay-what-you-will theater company will present “Schoolhouse Rock Live! Jr.” from ...

“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. The three-minute animated songs ...