Name: Schoolhouse Rock
Released: 1973-01-06T00:00:00.000Z

TV Show · Kids & Family · Musical

A generation of American kids grew up singing the catchy tunes that were a integral part of "Schoolhouse Rock." These animated shorts incorporate songs that illustrate educational subjects such as history, science, multiplication tables and basic grammar.

1973 · 3m

Director Tom Warburton

EPISODE 1

My Hero, Zero

This song illustrates the importance of the digit zero. A young boy, depicting a superhero, teaches his sceptical elder sister about multiplication by powers of 10 and how zero is the actual hero in the world of numbers.

3m
EPISODE 2

Elementary, My Dear

By counting pairs of animals on Noah's Ark, this song simplifies the concept of multiplying by two for children.

3m
EPISODE 3

Three Is a Magic Number

A Magician digs deep into his top hat that proves three is a magic number.

3m
EPISODE 4

The Four-Legged Zoo

The song simplifies the concept of multiplication for students. Miss Simpson takes schoolkids on a field trip to the zoo, where they learn how to multiply by four through four-legged animals.

3m
EPISODE 5

Ready or Not, Here I Come

This song explains multiplication by fives through the game of hide and seek. As a young boy becomes the seeker while playing the game with his friends, he counts to a hundred using multiples of fives.

3m
EPISODE 6

I Got Six

By counting a variety of things, including balloons, baby chicks, gumballs and eggs, this song demonstrates how to multiply by six.

3m