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 (8)
1. Dollars And Sense
10.0Aired 10 September 1994 • 3 min
Becky Sue needs a loan to buy a new guitar.
2. Tax Man Max
Aired 26 June 1995 • 3 min
A vaudeville explanation of how taxes work and what they do.
3. Where The Money Goes
10.0Aired 13 July 1995 • 3 min
A father explains to his son why certain things have to be considered when it comes to money before things like a school band trip can receive funds.
4. Making $7.50 Once a Week
10.0Aired 23 October 1995 • 3 min
A boy learns, through trial and error, how to make his finances last.
5. Tyrannosaurus Debt
10.0Aired 21 January 1996 • 3 min
A monster called the national debt gobbles up huge piles of dollars.
6. This For That
10.0Aired 6 May 1996 • 3 min
It is a musical story about the beginnings of money, from the early stages before it existed to the standards of today.
7. Walkin' On Wall Street
10.0Aired 12 September 1996 • 3 min
A pidgeon explains how and why stocks change on Wall Street and the best way to make a good investment.
8. The Check's In The Mail
10.0Aired 22 November 1996 • 3 min
The story of how checks work in society, from the point of sale through the banking process.