Schoolhouse Rock ! - Wikipedia Schoolhouse Rock ! Schoolhouse Rock ! Created by David McCall Country of origin United States Original language ( s ) English No. of episodes 64 ( list of episodes ) Production Running time 3 minutes Production company ( s ) McCaffrey & McCall Release Original network ABC Picture format 480i ( 4 : 3 SDTV ) ( 1973 -- 2008 ) 1080i ( 16 : 9 HDTV ) ( 2009 ) Original release January 6, 1973 ( 1973 - 01 - 06 ) -- March 31, 2009 ( 2009 - 03 - 31 ) External links Website Schoolhouse Rock ! is an American interstitial programming series of animated musical educational short films ( and later, videos ) that aired during the Saturday morning children 's programming block 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 ; it was later revived with both old and new episodes airing from 1993 to 1999. Additional episodes were produced in 2009 for direct - to - video release. Contents 1 History 1.1 Original series 1.2 1990s 1.3 21st century 2 Episodes 2.1 Multiplication Rock 2.2 Grammar Rock 2.3 America Rock 2.4 Science Rock 2.5 Money Rock 2.6 Earth Rock 3 30th anniversary 4 Tie - ins 4.1 Video releases 5 Schoolhouse Rock Live ! 6 See also 7 References 8 External links History Original series This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( May 2013 ) Schoolhouse Rock ! began as a commercial advertising venture by David McCall, half of the Madison Avenue advertising agency McCaffrey & McCall. The idea came to McCall when he noticed one of his sons, who was having trouble in school remembering the multiplication tables, knew all the lyrics to then - current rock songs. McCall called upon copywriter George Newall, also a jazz pianist, to see if he knew of anyone who was up to the task. They eventually enlisted composer and jazz bebop legend Bob Dorough who solely composed all the `` Multiplication Rock '' tunes. Soon Dave Frishberg, Lynn Ahrens and others came on board to create the various Schoolhouse Rock ! numbers. Performers included not only Dorough and Ahrens, but also included the distinctive voices of such jazz singers as Jack Sheldon, Blossom Dearie, and Grady Tate, pop singer Essra Mohawk, the doo - wop group The Tokens, and others. The first song recorded was `` Three Is a Magic Number '', written by Dorough, and a children 's record was compiled and released. Tom Yohe listened to the first song, and began to doodle pictures to go with the lyrics. He told McCall that the songs would make good animation. When a print workbook version fell through, McCall 's company decided to produce their own animated versions of the songs, which they then sold to ABC ( which was already the advertising company 's biggest account ) based on a demo animation of the original `` Three Is A Magic Number '' for its Saturday morning lineup. Newall and Yohe, along with agency account executive Radford Stone pitched their idea to Michael Eisner, then vice-president of ABC 's children 's programming division. Eisner brought longtime Warner Bros. cartoonist / director Chuck Jones to the meeting to also listen to the presentation. The network 's children 's programming division had producers of its regular 30 - and 60 - minute programs cut three minutes out of each of their shows, and sold General Foods on the idea of sponsoring the segments. The series stayed on the air for 12 years. Later sponsors of the Schoolhouse Rock ! segments also included Nabisco, Kenner Toys, Kellogg 's, and McDonald 's. During the early 1970s, Schoolhouse Rock was one of several short - form animated educational shorts that aired on ABC 's children 's lineup ; others included Time for Timer and The Bod Squad. Of the three, Schoolhouse Rock was the longest - running. The original lineup, consisting of thirty - seven episodes, was recorded and produced between 1972 and 1979. George Newall and Tom Yohe were the executive producers and creative directors of every episode, along with Bob Dorough as musical director. The first season of Schoolhouse Rock, `` Multiplication Rock '', debuted in 1973 and included all of the multiplication tables from two through twelve, with one episode devoted to powers of 10 ( My Hero Zero ) instead of multiples of ten. This original series was followed in short order by a new series, run from 1973 to 1975, entitled `` Grammar Rock '', which included nouns, verbs, adjectives, and other parts of speech ( such as conjunctions, explained in `` Conjunction Junction '' ). For this second season, the show added the services of Jack Sheldon, a member of The Merv Griffin Show house band, as well as Lynn Ahrens ; both of them contributed to the series through the rest of its run. To coincide with the upcoming United States bicentennial, a third series, titled `` America Rock '', airing in 1975 and 1976, had episodes covering the structure of the United States government ( such as `` I 'm Just a Bill '' ) along with important moments in American history ( examples include `` The Preamble '' and `` Mother Necessity '' ). A fourth series, titled `` Science Rock '', followed in 1978 and 1979, and included a broad range of science - related topics such as Do the Circulation, The Body Machine ( a play on The Body Electric ), The Energy Blues, Electricity, E-Lec - Tri-City, and Interplanet Janet ( which is about the solar system ). A fifth follow - up series, titled `` Computer Rock '', featuring the characters Scooter Computer and Mr. Chips ( the only episodes in the series to feature any recurring characters ), premiered in the early 1980s and comprised just four segments about home computer technology, then just emerging onto the scene. As the references and depictions became quickly outdated, due to the rapid advance of technology, these segments stopped airing after 1985 and have not seen reruns in the 1990s revival. 1990s This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( May 2013 ) After leaving the airwaves in 1985, the original team reunited to produce two more Grammar Rock segments ( `` Busy Prepositions '' and `` The Tale of Mr. Morton '' ) for television in 1993 with J.J. Sedelmaier Productions, Inc. of White Plains, NY. This was followed in 1995 by a new series, `` Money Rock '', which discussed topics related to money management on both the personal and governmental scale. The first cartoon ( also a J.J. Sedelmaier Production, Inc. production ) was `` Dollars & Sense ''. Episodes from the new series aired in rotation with the original segments from 1994 to 1996. The Walt Disney Company acquired Schoolhouse Rock in 1996 along with its acquisition of ABC owner Capital Cities / ABC Inc. ; Schoolhouse Rock was one of only two children 's shows ( The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show being the other ) to continue airing ( albeit in reruns ) after the transition to One Saturday Morning. The series as a whole ( after 27 years, shortly before the show 's 30th anniversary ) ceased airing on television in 2000, with newer episodes being released directly to home video. However, the series occasionally was seen airing reruns on Toon Disney 's Big Movie Show block in 2004, but soon got removed from the schedule sometime later. As a result, the series officially came to an end on television and has not seen anymore reruns since. 21st century Starting in 2002, the team once again reunited to produce a new song `` I 'm Gonna Send Your Vote to College '', written by George Newall and performed by Bob Dorough and Jack Sheldon for the release of the 30th Anniversary DVD. For the new song, Tom Yohe Jr. took over as lead designer for his father, Tom Yohe Sr., who had died in 2000. Another contemporary song, called `` Presidential Minute '', also written by George Newall which explained the process of electing the President of the United States in greater detail, was included on the 2008 DVD Schoolhouse Rock ! Election Collection, which centered on songs relating to American history and government. As the theory of climate change was put forth, a new series entitled `` Earth Rock '' was created by the original production team, premiered in 2009, and featured eleven environmentally - themed songs. On January 6, 2013, George Newall and Bob Dorough appeared at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. as part of their ongoing series of free concerts on the Millennium Stage. It was deemed the largest attendance to date of the venue. Dorough played five songs, accompanying himself on the piano : `` Three Is a Magic Number '', `` Figure Eight '', `` Conjunction Junction '', `` Preamble '' and `` I 'm Just a Bill ''. ( Dorough had only performed lead vocals on the original version of `` Three Is a Magic Number ''. ) He also performed `` Interjections ! '' accompanied by DC - area kids ' band Rocknoceros. Rocknoceros also performed `` Electricity, Electricity '', `` Unpack Your Adjectives '', `` Energy Blues '', and `` Fireworks ''. Episodes Main article : List of Schoolhouse Rock ! episodes Multiplication Rock Episode title Subject Music by Lyrics by Performed by Animation & design First aired My Hero, Zero Powers of 10 Bob Dorough Bob Dorough Bob Dorough Focus Design / Tom Yohe January 13, 1973 Elementary, My Dear Multiplication by 2 Bob Dorough Bob Dorough Bob Dorough Phil Kimmelman & Associates / Jack Sidebotham January 27, 1973 Three Is a Magic Number Multiplication by 3 Bob Dorough Bob Dorough Bob Dorough Focus Design / Tom Yohe January 6, 1973 The Four - Legged Zoo Multiplication by 4 Bob Dorough Bob Dorough Bob Dorough with kids chorus Phil Kimmelman & Associates / Bob Eggers February 10, 1973 Ready or Not, Here I Come Multiplication by 5 Bob Dorough Bob Dorough Bob Dorough Phil Kimmelman & Associates / Tom Yohe February 17, 1973 I Got Six Multiplication by 6 Bob Dorough Bob Dorough Grady Tate Phil Kimmelman & Associates / Tom Yohe February 24, 1973 Lucky Seven Sampson Multiplication by 7 Bob Dorough Bob Dorough Bob Dorough Phil Kimmelman & Associates / Rowland B. Wilson February 17, 1973 Figure Eight Multiplication by 8 Bob Dorough Bob Dorough Blossom Dearie Phil Kimmelman & Associates / Tom Yohe February 24, 1973 Naughty Number Nine Multiplication by 9 Bob Dorough Bob Dorough Grady Tate Phil Kimmelman & Associates / Tom Yohe March 17, 1973 The Good Eleven Multiplication by 11 Bob Dorough Bob Dorough Bob Dorough Focus Design / Jack Sidebotham March 24, 1973 Little Twelvetoes Multiplication by 12, base 12 Bob Dorough Bob Dorough Bob Dorough Phil Kimmelman & Associates / Rowland B. Wilson March 31, 1973 No shows were produced featuring the numbers 1 or 10 explicitly, though `` My Hero Zero '' and `` The Good Eleven '' do include those numbers. `` Little Twelvetoes '' introduced the subject of how math arranged on base 12 rather than on base 10 would work, as well as covering multiplication by 12. In 1973, Capitol Records released a soundtrack album of Multiplication Rock ( SJA - 11174 ), featuring all 11 songs. Two tracks, `` My Hero, Zero '' and `` Three Is a Magic Number '' had been edited for TV to keep each video within three minutes. This LP features both songs in their full, uncut forms. Also, the album version of `` The Four - Legged Zoo '' has an ending slightly different from the television version. Released in conjunction with the album was a single ( Capitol 3693 ) with the two Grady Tate -- sung tracks ( `` Naughty Number Nine '' b / w `` I Got Six '' ). Grammar Rock Episode title Subject Music by Lyrics by Performed by First aired A Noun Is A Person, Place Or Thing noun Lynn Ahrens Lynn Ahrens Lynn Ahrens September 15, 1973 Verb : That 's What 's Happenin ' verb Bob Dorough Bob Dorough Zachary Sanders September 22, 1973 Conjunction Junction conjunction Bob Dorough Bob Dorough Jack Sheldon, Terry Morel and Mary Sue Berry November 17, 1973 Interjections ! interjection Lynn Ahrens Lynn Ahrens Essra Mohawk February 23, 1974 Unpack Your Adjectives adjective George R. Newall George R. Newall Blossom Dearie March 2, 1974 Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, Get Your Adverbs Here adverb Bob Dorough Bob Dorough Bob Dorough April 13, 1974 Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla pronoun Bob Dorough Kathy Mandary Jack Sheldon April 27, 1976 Busy Prepositions preposition Bob Dorough Bob Dorough Jack Sheldon and Bob Dorough September 11, 1993 The Tale of Mr. Morton subject and predicate Lynn Ahrens Lynn Ahrens Jack Sheldon September 11, 1993 This segment introduces Jack Sheldon and Lynn Ahrens as series regulars. `` Conjunction Junction '' and `` A Noun Is A Person, Place, Or Thing '' were Sheldon and Ahrens ' debuts on Schoolhouse Rock ! respectively. `` Busy Prepositions '' ( aka `` Busy P 's '' ) and `` The Tale of Mr. Morton '' were produced for Schoolhouse Rock ! 's return to ABC in 1993 with J.J. Sedelmaier Productions, Inc. producing the animation. America Rock Episode title Subject Music by Lyrics by Performed by First aired No More Kings American independence Lynn Ahrens Lynn Ahrens Lynn Ahrens & Bob Dorough September 20, 1975 The Shot Heard Round the World American Revolutionary War Bob Dorough Bob Dorough Bob Dorough October 18, 1975 The Preamble United States Constitution Lynn Ahrens Lynn Ahrens Lynn Ahrens November 1, 1975 Sufferin ' ' til Suffrage Women 's suffrage Bob Dorough Tom Yohe Essra Mohawk February 21, 1976 I 'm Just a Bill Legislative process Dave Frishberg Dave Frishberg Jack Sheldon March 27, 1976 The Great American Melting Pot Immigration in America Lynn Ahrens Lynn Ahrens Lori Lieberman May 1, 1976 Elbow Room Westward Expansion Lynn Ahrens Lynn Ahrens Sue Manchester May 22, 1976 Fireworks Declaration of Independence Lynn Ahrens Lynn Ahrens Grady Tate July 3, 1976 Mother Necessity Invention Bob Dorough Bob Dorough Bob Dorough, Blossom Dearie, Essra Mohawk, and Jack Sheldon July 10, 1976 Three Ring Government Branches of government Lynn Ahrens Lynn Ahrens Lynn Ahrens March 13, 1979 I 'm Gonna Send Your Vote to College Electoral College George R. Newall and Bob Dorough George R. Newall and Bob Dorough Jack Sheldon and Bob Dorough August 27, 2002 Presidential Minute ( The Campaign Trail ) Voting For President George R. Newall George R. Newall and Tom Yohe, Jr. Jack Sheldon August 27, 2002 `` I 'm Gonna Send Your Vote to College '' and `` Presidential Minute '' were produced for DVD. Science Rock Episode title Subject Music by Lyrics by Performed by First aired Victim of Gravity Gravity Lynn Ahrens Lynn Ahrens The Tokens September 16, 1978 Interplanet Janet The solar system Lynn Ahrens Lynn Ahrens Lynn Ahrens November 18, 1978 The Body Machine Nutrition and digestion Lynn Ahrens Lynn Ahrens Bob Dorough and Jack Sheldon January 6, 1979 Do the Circulation Circulatory system Lynn Ahrens Lynn Ahrens Joshie Armstead, Mary Sue Berry, and Maeretha Stewart March 10, 1979 The Energy Blues Energy conservation George Newall George Newall Jack Sheldon March 27, 1979 Them Not - So - Dry Bones Skeletal system George Newall George Newall Jack Sheldon May 5, 1979 Electricity, Electricity Electricity Bob Dorough Bob Dorough Zachary Sanders May 19, 1979 Telegraph Line Nervous system Lynn Ahrens Lynn Ahrens Jamie Aff and Christine Lagner June 30, 1979 The Greatest Show on Earth ( The Weather Show ) Weather Lynn Ahrens Lynn Ahrens Bob Kaliban July 14, 1979 Sometime after its initial airing, The Greatest Show on Earth, also known as The Weather Show, was pulled from broadcast rotation because the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus objected to its use of their trademark slogan ( which was in the questioned title ) and filed a lawsuit against the network for copyright infringement. As a result, the 1995 VHS of the program ( and subsequent VHS reissues ) deleted the song. However, it was included in the 1987 Schoolhouse Rock VHS release, and in 2002 it was included on the bonus disk of the 30th Anniversary DVD ( see below ). Money Rock Episode title Subject Music by Lyrics by Performed by First aired Dollars and Sense Interest and loans Dave Frishberg Dave Frishberg Val Hawk and Bob Dorough September 10, 1994 Tax Man Max Taxes Stephen Flaherty Lynn Ahrens Patrick Quinn June 26, 1995 Where the Money Goes Family bills and expenses Rich Mendoza Rich Mendoza Jack Sheldon July 13, 1995 $7.50 Once a Week Budget Mark Chapalonis Dave Frishberg Dave Frishberg October 23, 1995 Tyrannosaurus Debt Budget deficit and United States national debt Tom Yohe Tom Yohe Bob Dorough and Bob Kaliban January 21, 1996 This for That Barter and the history of currency George R. Newall George R. Newall Bob Dorough May 6, 1996 Walkin ' on Wall Street Stock exchange Dave Frishberg Dave Frishberg Dave Frishberg September 12, 1996 The Check 's in the Mail Using checks Bob Dorough Bob Dorough Luther Rix and Bob Dorough November 22, 1996 Earth Rock Episode title Subject Music by Lyrics by Performed by First aired Report from the North Pole Climate change Bob Dorough George R. Newall Bob Dorough, Jack Sheldon, Bob Kaliban and Barry Carl March 31, 2009 ( 2009 - 03 - 31 ) The Little Things We Do Energy conservation Lynn Ahrens Lynn Ahrens Lynn Ahrens, Jack Sheldon, Bob Dorough, Bob Kaliban, Val Hawk, Vicki Doney and Nancy Reed The Trash Can Band Recycling Lynn Ahrens Lynn Ahrens Lynn Ahrens, Luther Rix, Bob Dorough and Eric Weissberg You Oughta Be Savin ' Water Water conservation Sean Altman and Barry Carl George R. Newall Barry Carl, Sean Altman, Elliott Kerman The Rainforest Rainforests Lynn Ahrens Lynn Ahrens Tituss Burgess Save the Ocean Oceans Sean Altman Sean Altman Sean Altman, Inna Dukach, Jon Spurney, Patti Rothberg, Barry Carl and Eric Booker Fat Cat Blue : The Clean Rivers Song Marine Debris Andy Brick Andy Brick Jack Sheldon, Bob Kaliban, Val Hawk, Vicki Doney and Nancy Reed A Tiny Urban Zoo Gardens George Stiles Anthony Drewe Barrett Foa, Shoshana Bean, and George Stiles Solar Power to the People Solar energy Lynn Ahrens Lynn Ahrens Lynn Ahrens, Val Hawk, Vicki Doney and Nancy Reed Windy and the Windmills Wind power Bob Dorough George R. Newall Bob Dorough, Jack Sheldon, Val Hawk, Vicki Doney and Nancy Reed Do n't Be a Carbon Sasquatch Carbon footprints Bob Dorough Bob Dorough Bob Dorough The 3 R 's Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Bob Dorough Jack Johnson Mitchel Musso 30th anniversary This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( May 2013 ) To coincide with the 30th anniversary, Walt Disney released a VHS in 2002 featuring the Top 25 songs of the series. The countdown, which was succeeded by `` I 'm Gonna Send Your Vote to College '', ran as follows, in reverse order : `` Conjunction Junction '' `` I 'm Just A Bill '' `` Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, Get Your Adverbs Here '' `` Electricity, Electricity '' `` Interjections ! '' `` The Preamble `` Three Is a Magic Number '' `` Interplanet Janet '' `` A Noun Is a Person, Place, or Thing '' `` The Shot Heard ' Round The World `` My Hero, Zero '' `` Figure Eight '' `` No More Kings '' `` Unpack Your Adjectives '' `` Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla '' `` Ready Or Not, Here I Come '' `` Elementary, My Dear '' `` Dollars and Sense '' `` The Great American Melting Pot '' `` Mother Necessity '' `` Naughty Number Nine '' `` Telegraph Line '' `` Them Not - So - Dry Bones '' `` Verb : That 's What Happening '' `` Elbow Room '' Tie - ins Several tie - ins were released in 1996 : Schoolhouse Rock ! Rocks, a tribute album featuring covers of Schoolhouse Rocks songs performed by alternative rock acts Schoolhouse Rock ! The Official Guide ( ISBN 0 - 7868 - 8170 - 4 ), written by Tom Yohe and George Newall, and including synopses, lyrics, and production notes about each of the shorts created to date, except `` The Weather Show, '' which was the subject of pending litigation and so could not be included. `` The Weather Show '' was shown with all the other Science Rock episodes in 1979. The Schoolhouse Rock Songbook ( Cherry Lane Music ), containing sheet music for ten songs. Schoolhouse Rock ! Soundtrack The 4 CD release with bonus tracks on each CD was released on June 18, 1996 by Rhino Records. The Best of Schoolhouse Rock ( ISBN 1 - 56826 - 927 - 7 ) was released in 1998 jointly by American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. and Rhino Records. In addition to the above, Rhino Records also released Schoolhouse Rocks the Vote ! : A Benefit for Rock the Vote, a tribute album containing covers and original songs in the style of Schoolhouse Rock, all with an electoral theme. It was released on August 18, 1998. Video releases A 1987 production of the series for VHS tape featured Cloris Leachman opening the collection and some songs with child dancers and singers. Three songs ( namely `` Three Ring Government, '' `` The Good Eleven, '' and `` Little Twelve Toes '' ) were not included on the videos. In 1995, ABC Video and Image Entertainment released two volumes of Schoolhouse Rock on LaserDisc, `` Schoolhouse Rock Volume 1 : America Rock and Grammar Rock '' ( ID3245CC ), and `` Schoolhouse Rock Volume 2 : Multiplication Rock and Science Rock '' ( ID3383CC ). For both volumes the first side was in the CLV Extended Play format and the second was in the frame - accessible CAV format, and both contained CX - encoded analog and digital audio soundtracks. The `` Grammar Rock '' volume included the 1993 shorts `` Busy Prepositions '' and `` The Tale of Mr. Morton. '' In 1994, ABC / King Features sold exclusive licensing rights for apparel to Coastal Concepts, Inc. of Vista California, the first company to produce School House Rock Apparel. Tom Yohe worked with contemporary artist Skya Nelson to create over 50 new designs and update the School House Rock image for a new market which sold $1.1 million in its first year and exploded selling over $12 million the next year. A variety of bands working with Rhino Records were furnished with newly minted School House Rock T - shirts for the music videos youth market. The licensing rights were expanded to include other manufacturers in 1996. In 1995, ABC teamed with Paramount Home Video and re-released four segments of Schoolhouse Rock ! on VHS with alternative covers and opening. In 1997 - 1998 for the show 's 25th anniversary, Walt Disney Home Video released five segments on VHS, along with `` Money Rock '' being released on 1998. On August 27, 2002 Walt Disney Home Entertainment released a 2 - disc DVD set to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the show. The set features 52 of the 64 episodes, including the lost `` Scooter Computer and Mr. Chips '' segments, with the exception of `` Introduction ''. `` The Weather Show '' and `` Presidential Minute '' are found on the bonus disc, the former in modified form with the problematic lyric removed, and the latter viewable only upon completing the `` Earn Your Diploma '' Trivia Game. An abbreviated VHS, featuring the `` top 46 '' episodes plus `` I 'm Gonna Send Your Vote to College, '' was released at the same time ( see above ). In 2008, DVDs of individual Schoolhouse Rock series were released for classroom use. On September 23, 2008, the `` Schoolhouse Rock - Election Collection '' was released, including 14 songs about American history and the government and a `` new to DVD '' song. On March 31, 2009, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment released `` Schoolhouse Rock - Earth '', including 11 newly written and animated songs as well as `` Energy Blues ''. DVD name Ep # Release date Additional information Schoolhouse Rock ! Special 30th Anniversary Edition 52 August 27, 2002 All 46 original episodes Audio Commentary `` I 'm Gonna Send Your Vote to College '' Making Of `` The Weather Show '' Top Ten Jukebox Top 20 Countdown `` Earn Your Diploma '' Trivia Game ( plays `` Presidential Minute '' once you have earned your diploma ) Arrange - a-Song Puzzle 4 Music Videos by Contemporary Artists Emmy Awards Featurette `` Three is a Magic Number '' Nike Commercial `` I 'm Gonna Send Your Vote to College '' in DTS 5.1 Surround Computer Rock segments Schoolhouse Rock ! Election Collection 14 September 23, 2008 10 America Rock songs, 1 Science Rock song, and 3 Money Rock songs Bonus song : `` Presidential Minute '' Map of the United States Schoolhouse Rock ! Earth 13 March 31, 2009 11 all - new songs about conservation Bonus Song : `` The Energy Blues '' Music video : `` The Three Rs '' by Mitchel Musso Schoolhouse Rock Live ! A musical theatre adaptation of the show, titled Schoolhouse Rock Live ! premiered in 1996. It featured a collaboration between artists Scott Ferguson, Kyle Hall, George Keating, Lynn Ahrens, Bob Dorough, Dave Frishberg, and Kathy Mandry, utilizing some of the most famous songs of Newall and Yohe. A follow - up production entitled Schoolhouse Rock Live, Too, written by the same team as Schoolhouse Rock Live !, premiered in Chicago in 2000. See also Television in the United States portal Cartoon portal 1970s portal 1980s portal 1990s portal 2000s portal List of Schoolhouse Rock ! episodes The Metric Marvels Look and Read # Songs References Jump up ^ `` SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK LIVE ! > HISTORY ''. Schoolhouserocklive.net. Retrieved 24 April 2018. ^ Jump up to : `` Unofficial history of Schoolhouse Rock ! ''. Archived from the original on 2008 - 06 - 28. ^ Jump up to : `` Schoolhouse Rock DVD news : Announcement for Schoolhouse Rock - Earth - TVShowsOnDVD.com ''. Tvshowsondvd.com. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2018. ^ Jump up to : `` Globat Login ''. Davemackey.com. Retrieved 24 April 2018. Jump up ^ Video : America Rock, packaged as commercial video, 1987 Jump up ^ `` Disney Education Store : Classroom Favorites ''. Amazon.com. Retrieved 24 April 2018. Jump up ^ `` Schoolhouse Rock ! Election Collection DVD Review ''. Ultimatedisney.com. Retrieved 24 April 2018. Jump up ^ Schoolhouse Rock Live !, MTI, accessed August 9, 2013 External links Wikiquote has quotations related to : Schoolhouse Rock ! Official website Schoolhouse Rock ! on IMDb Schoolhouse Rock ! at TV.com Schoolhouse Rock Live Schoolhouse Rock ! Episodes List of Schoolhouse Rock ! episodes `` I 'm Just a Bill '' `` Three Is a Magic Number '' People Lynn Ahrens Blossom Dearie Bob Dorough Dave Frishberg Essra Mohawk George Newall Jack Sheldon Grady Tate Albums Schoolhouse Rock ! Soundtrack ( 1996 ) Schoolhouse Rock ! Rocks ( 1996 ) Schoolhouse Rocks the Vote ! : A Benefit for Rock the Vote ( 1998 ) Related topics `` The Day the Violence Died '' `` The Magic Number '' The Metric Marvels Children 's programming on the American Broadcasting Company By decade 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s Individual blocks ABC Kids ( 2002 -- 2011 ) Litton 's Weekend Adventure ( 2011 -- present ) Interstitial programs The Bod Squad Schoolhouse Rock ! 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Question: who wrote conjunction junction what's your function
Answer: Bob Dorough