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 (9)
1. A Noun is a Person, Place, or Thing
10.0Aired 15 September 1973 • 3 min
Many experiences are recounted, introducing characters, locations, and items in vivid detail.
2. Verb: That's What's Happening
10.0Aired 22 September 1973 • 4 min
Learn that Verbs are what's happening!
3. Conjunction Junction
10.0Aired 29 September 1973 • 4 min
A train yard engineer helps us understand conjunctions.
4. Interjections!
10.0Aired 5 January 1974 • 4 min
Reginald, Geraldine, and Franklin show us the power of interjections. "Darn, that's the end."
5. Unpack Your Adjectives
10.0Aired 2 February 1974 • 3 min
A young girl comes home from camping and is asked to describe her adventures.
6. Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, Get Your Adverbs Here!
9.5Aired 2 March 1974 • 3 min
A family business advertises adverbs.
7. Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla
9.5Aired 6 March 1976 • 3 min
A group of good friends and their unusual pets are able to identify each other simply with pronouns.
8. Busy Prepositions
9.0Aired 11 September 1993 • 3 min
Busy ants teach us about prepositions.
9. The Tale of Mr. Morton
8.5Aired 11 September 1993 • 3 min
The story of a shy man trying to win the affections of a woman named Rose.