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 Victim of Gravity
5.0Aired 16 September 1978 • 3 min
The Tokens harmonize Newton's theory that gravity keeps things down.
2. Interplanet Janet
10.0Aired 18 November 1978 • 3 min
A solar system tour of the planets.
3. The Body Machine
9.5Aired 6 January 1979 • 3 min
A trip that makes understanding the digestive system easy to swallow.
4. Do the Circulation
9.0Aired 10 March 1979 • 3 min
An energetic, enthusiastic look at the cardiovascular system.
5. The Energy Blues
7.7Aired 27 March 1979 • 3 min
Thirty years later, the world is still singing the "Energy Blues."
6. Them Not-So-Dry Bones
8.5Aired 5 May 1979 • 3 min
A look at what skeletons are really like and do.
7. Electricity, Electricity
9.0Aired 19 May 1979 • 3 min
A dazzling look at how electricity works.
8. Telegraph Line
10.0Aired 30 June 1979 • 3 min
Your nervous system sends that urgent message to your brain.
9. The Greatest Show on Earth (aka The Weather Show)
10.0Aired 7 July 1979 • 3 min
Learn about weather and how it is created.