My collector thermos that I’m not ashamed to still use
My reflection this week goes to my early childhood memories of the Schoolhouse Rock! series. If you were a kid growing up in the 70s or early 80s then you would remember these musical educational cartoon shorts that would air between Saturday morning cartoons.
Schoolhouse Rock! was a great idea because those short catchy tunes did teach me information that I can still recall as an adult.
Unfortunately there is not an official Schoolhouse Rock! website. I only came across Wikipedia facts which states that the series creator was David McCall and it ran from 1973 – 1985.
There is a 30th anniversary DVD released in 2002 that has all original 46 shorts. I own the collection and it’s sold by Disney. You can also look up any Schoolhouse Rock! video on You Tube.
Some of the more popular Schoolhouse Rock! shorts were: “Three Is A Magic Number,” “I’m Just A Bill” and “Conjunction Junction.” My favorites included: “Interplanet Janet,” “Figure Eight,” and “Unpack Your Adjectives.”
Now, “Interplanet Janet” appealed to me the most because I use to love drawing planets and learning about the solar system as a kid.
On wiki it states that Lynn Ahrens wrote and performed “Interplanet Janet.” (1978) And thanks to “Interplanet Janet” I will always remember facts about the sun because:
“She’s been to the sun it’s a lot of fun. It’s hotspot! It’s a gas! hydrogen and helium in a big bright glowing mass.”
Below is the “Interplanet Janet” video shared from Us Chronicle’s You Tube Channel.
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