Happy Birthday, School House Rock

School House Rock holds a special place in my heart, probably because I grew up with the educational clips in between my regular cartoon schedule as a kid growing up in the 1970s and 1980s.  Nothing screams Saturday morning to me more than eating cereal and watching School House Rock.

On January 6, 1973, when I was just four years old, School House Rock started teaching lessons on everything from arithmetic to American history and government.  They did it with cute cartoons and catchy songs.  These cartoons were not very long, in fact, they were peppered through commercials and the regular Saturday morning cartoons.

The coolest part of it all.  If you know School House Rock, it's probably because one or more of your teachers watched it too and decided to play it in class.

Check out my two favorite School House Rock cartoons.

Every time I show this one to my class, almost the entire class is singing along by the end of the song.

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Go to YouTube and watch a few more School House Rock videos. Then tell me, which one is your favorite?