[.ca] Schoolhouse Rock! (Special 30th Anniversary Edition)

From Amazon.com:
It's a good bet that any American kid growing up in the '70s or '80s learned some elementary lesson from the seminal musical series Schoolhouse Rock!. Airing from 1973 to 1984 (and often revived), the ABC Saturday morning shorts effortlessly introduced kids to grammar, science, multiplication, money, and American history--three minutes at a time. In one smart, comprehensive 2-disc set, all 46 songs and plenty of extras are collected. The four creators developed the series slowly, a welcome diversion from their advertising agency jobs, and ended up taking home four Emmys over the years. The background material includes 10 audio commentaries and a making-of feature for the new song, "I'm Gonna Send Your Vote to College." The DVD subtitle option is a great bonus for those who need to know every word from such favorites as "Three Is a Magic Number," "Interjections," "I'm Just a Bill," and "Conjunction Junction." (Ages 3 and older) --Doug Thomas

Wow! Hurray! Hey! Hallelujah!:
Yes, I'm using all the Interjections from SchoolHouse Rock to sing it's praises. I grew up with Schoolhouse Rock, but to be honest I thought about it only when my husband and I laughed nostalgicly about memorable songs like Conjunction Junction. Then, he bought the 30th anniversary edition for our daughter (he was trying to qualify for free shipping when he was buying the Tripletts of BelleVille!). So, it can be said that neither of us anticipated how fantastic this DVD would be -- STILL! My 3 year old LOVES it, and I can't say enough great things about the creative lyrics that teach grammar, numbers and how the body works (maybe I should reach into my bag of adjectives, which my daughter charmlingly calls "magictives"). It is the one DVD we own that I don't feel any apprehension about evil or scary characters, dark plots or questionable character influences (which are startling present in many videos for preschoolers). If you're wondering about getting this video, wonder no more. It is a timeless winner that won't disappoint (unless you're looking for dark plots and questionable character influences!)

Felt like I was 5 again:
I could not believe they finally released this gem on DVD. Schoolhouse Rock was the greatest thing ever to happen to Saturday mornings. I do not think there is any child born after 1970 who did not learn from this. Very rare is the product that educates+entertains at the same time. I learned about our country's beginning through "No More King"+"Shot heard round the World"+the Solar System from "Interplanet Janet". My personal favorites are "Preamble"+"Interjections". Along with Sesame Street+Mr.Rogers this was probably the most influential program for my Genereation. Parents of today have been given a great gift for thier own children. Schoolhouse Rock Rocks!!!

School House Rock:
I learned more from this as a kid than in school. To expensive on Amazon, I got it cheaper at my local Vons grocery store.

Re: Jason James Taylorville, KY:
Mr. James I hope you have learned a valuable lesson from this experience. Read the product information before you buy it. You can look at the picture and see that it's animated/a cartoon. Come on don't trash the video because you didn't bother to read the product information before you bought it. I'm sure that you saw the cover on the DVD after you took it out of the package. I can't believe you opened it and actually watched it. Well, to each his own.

NOTHING LIKE IT!:
Everyone of these shorts is a freakin' miracle...and sadly forgotten. People under 30 years of age never even heard of SHR! I know times change but how can something of this quality and charm go missing from the mass consciousness. Every melody ever created for these shorts is genious. GET IT AND DON'T LET YOUR CHILDREN FORGET IT!