About this season
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.
Episodes (11)
1. Three Is a Magic Number
9.5Aired 6 January 1973 • 4 min
A Magician digs deep into his top hat that proves there's a magic number.
2. My Hero, Zero
6.3Aired 20 January 1973 • 3 min
When it comes to multiplications, zero is a real hero. It will always be an important number to the world.
3. Elementary, My Dear
9.0Aired 27 January 1973 • 4 min
Noah helps his son learn to multiply by "twos".
4. The Four-Legged Zoo
8.0Aired 27 January 1973 • 3 min
A field trip to a zoo full of quadrupeds lets a group of students practice the 4 times table.
5. Ready or Not, Here I Come
9.5Aired 3 February 1973 • 3 min
Five, Ten, Fifteen, Twenty- ready or not here I come.
6. I Got Six
9.0Aired 10 February 1973 • 3 min
A boy's day in the city and out, overlapping with others' exploits, run through the 6 times table.
7. Lucky Seven Sampson
8.5Aired 17 February 1973 • 3 min
Lucy Seven Sampson is good luck for students when his romp through a store shows them how to multiply by seven.
8. Figure Eight
8.0Aired 24 February 1973 • 3 min
At school, a girl daydreams the 8 times multiplication table in the context of a skating pond.
9. Naughty Number Nine
9.5Aired 3 March 1973 • 3 min
An educational cat and mouse game that unfolds on AQ slapstick pool table.
10. The Good Eleven
8.5Aired 10 March 1973 • 3 min
A look at one of the easiest numbers to multiply with.
11. Little Twelvetoes
8.5Aired 17 March 1973 • 3 min
A six-fingered and -toed alien opens the question for a farm boy whether their condition would make multiplying by twelve as natural as by ten.