Schoolhouse Rock!
Schoolhouse Rock!
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Premiered:
- Network: ABC
- Category: Series
- Genre: Educational
- Type: Animated
- Concept:Created by David McCall
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Plot Synopsis
SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK! is a short-form animated educational series that aired in the 1970s and 1980s during breaks in Saturday morning cartoons. Each episode futures focuses on a single subject, including grammar, history, science, and mathematics.
The songs and characters have become cultural icons.
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On Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at 8pm ET/PT, ABC premiered "Schoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Singalong," a one-hour special featuring Ryan Seacrest as headmaster and host. Dust off your dictionaries and grab that hairbrush microphone to sing along with the classic SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK! hits that are as educational as they are catchy, all in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the beloved series. Performances include:
Black Eyed Peas: Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla" and "Three Is A Magic Number"
Derek Hough and Hayley Erbert: "Figure Eight"
Jason Biggs and Jenny Mollen: "I'm Just a Bill"
Julianne Hough: "Interplanet Janet"
The Muppets & Fortune Feimster: "Unpack Your Adjectives"
Ne-Yo: "Verb: That's What's Happening"
Raven Symone and Kal Penn: "Interjections!"
Retta: "Ready or Not, Here I Come"
Stars from Disney on Broadway: "A Noun is a Person, Place or Thing"
"A Noun is a Person, Place or Thing" will be performed by the stars from Disney's Broadway productions of "Aladdin" and "The Lion King," Michael Maliakel, Bonita Hamilton and Mduduzi Madela, The North American Tour of "Aladdin," Marcus M. Martin, the original Broadway cast of "Newsies," Kara Lindsay and The Paper Mill Playhouse production of "Hercules," Charity Dawson.