The Lookback : School House Rock

The Flashback ABC Children's Programming 

    It would be hard to talk about classic chidren's TV blocks with out  looking at this  show ( it would be illegal  not to look at it) .  A way to refresh your memory it was a segment of 3 minutes (less commercial space to fill then )   of educational videos. (Before E/I to boot)  Apparently it was created  as an advertising venture. ( According to Wikipedia, please don't be wrong)
     The idea was , hey kids like Rock and  learning is good so why not combine the two in an interesting way.     The segements were broken up as different episodes and different "series" , the first was "Multiplication Rock" in 1973 .
 
   Three is a magic number    Disney/ Youtube
         The first episode was called "3 is  Magic Number" teaching kids how amazing the number 3 is ( 3 is amazing )  
    "Multiplication Rock"  ran 11 segments in 1973.  That Fall they introduced "Grammar Rock"  it ran between 1973 to 1993 (the final two made to air in 1993 ).  Due to Bi-Centennial fever (achoo) in 1975 they created "America Rock" (it sure does)  to show different aspects of America like history, the constitution, how laws are made, and other aspects.   This series ran from 1975-76 and some in 79 and 2002.

You thought we were going to.. hahhahaha  Disney/Youtube

 "Science Rock" came out in 1978 to teach kids about different elements of Science  (like why your arms are not attached to your head)  
    Almost after being forgotten it came back in 1993 to make those more episodes for the  series they made in the 70's including a couple more Grammar Rock segments.   In 1995 a new series "Money Rock" (nobody must have watched this ) ,which talked about money usage by you and the government.  When   Disney took over it moved on to One Saturday Morning ( it did fit in the E/I )



No comment  / /  Disney /Youtube

It finally did leave TV in 2002, but was released to VHS (later DVD) .  In 2009 a new set of episodes came out on DVD called "'Earth Rock" (for the hippie inside).

On a side note ....The BBC had a favourite (see what we did there?, no really I don't )
   
  Three is such a magic number  // BBC  Lambie Narin


So once again a (short) look at something in the past of TV history.