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Schoolhouse Rock! (Special 30th Anniversary Edition)

Schoolhouse Rock! (Special 30th Anniversary Edition)
Director: Tom Warburton
Actors: Jack Sheldon, Bob Kaliban, Darrel Stern, Lynn Ahrens, Joshie Armstead
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Category: DVD

List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $14.99
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Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars 519 reviews
Sales Rank: 273

Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 283 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6

MPN: DISD23048D
ISBN: 0788829254
UPC: 786936157826
EAN: 9780788829253
ASIN: B00005JKTY

Release Date: August 27, 2002
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Studio: Buena Vista Home Video Release Date: 07/05/2005 Run time: 221 minutes

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


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5 out of 5 stars Timeless gift!   November 30, 2008
G. L. Phillips (SW Asia)
Schoolhouse Rock! is just what every family with small children needs to balance out the learning at home (or in the car!). I bought several as Christmas gifts, for young and old, as the compilation is as timeless as the art of getting a child to learn what otherwise could be construed as mundane or rote memorization information. My siblings will appreciate the nostalgia, and I believe my nephews will benefit greatly from what I used to see on Saturdays, between all the "cool" shows!


5 out of 5 stars Entertaining and Educational   November 23, 2008
Smile4pjw (USA)
I was elated to be able to purchase this DVD edition. As a young child, these were on Saturday mornings between cartoons. What a shame they have not continued to air these educational clips! Learning will take place without the child even knowing it.


5 out of 5 stars School House Rock   November 17, 2008
super mom
my little one has a hard time memorizing some things for school
but she loves to sing so this really helped her



5 out of 5 stars Schoolhouse Rock Rocks!   November 16, 2008
Anita Smith (Kennesaw, GA)
This brought back a lot of fond memories of "watching the commercials" in between the cartoons on Saturday morning. Anyone over 40 should definitely remember them. I plan on showing them to my grand kids so I can be sure that in today's lackluster education system they will at least have learned AND RETAINED something beneficial.


4 out of 5 stars great for use in the classroom   November 5, 2008
D. Dunne (Monterey, CA USA)
I have found that there is much to be valuable with my third graders. Music is a great medium to anchor learning. Some of the music is "dated" but the kids still love it.

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