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    School House Rock, was a series of educational shorts
    that used to play on the networks during Saturday cartoons.
    
    I have checked with several of my friends about it.
    EVERYONE within my generation loved them.
    
    Most people can quote or sing the songs.
    
    Does anyone know where I can find copies of them?
    
    Cindi

Yeah, school-house rock!

When I was in college, there was a club that showed movies every Friday
and Saturday night.  While people were filing in and getting seated, they
would run School House Rock shorts on the TV's.  *Everyone* knew the words
and would sing along.  (The videos must be available but I'm not sure where
they got them.)"

I didn't watch much TV when I was a kid, but I was allowed to watch public
television, and I know that Electric Company and Sesame Street and Zoom
were as much a part of my world as my real friends were.

"conjuction junction, what's your function..."

D!

    Yeah, sopme friends of my have videos we watch even now of the school
    house rock bits.  VERY cool.
    
    -Jody
    

    I liked Kukla, Fran and Ollie when I was little
    All the Disney stuff
    Curiosity Shop
    
    Current recommendations would include
    The Secret of NIMH
    The Snowman
    The Last Unicorn (some scary parts for smaller kids)
    
    
    -Jody
    

Oh, yeah, "Mouse and Child", a *wonderful* feature length animated film about
a wind-up toy mouse and his mouse-son, and their struggle against an evil
rat who made slaves out of wind-up toys.

D!

    Lolly Lolly Lolly get you adverbs here..
    
    
    
    I'm just a bill, I'm just a bill, sittin' on capital hill...

    Is there an archive where I might FIND these treasures that someone
    knows about?
    
    My faves..
    Movies:
    
    The Secret of NIMH <--- I've seen 12 times
    The Little Mermaid <---- Ursula Got a raw deal
    Beauty and the Beast <---- Though it was scary
    The Wiz
    I hated the Wizard of OZ and H & G renditions because they
    frightened me.
    
    I didn't get to
       An American Tail
       Watership Down
       The Hobbit
    
    or NIMH until much later... but they are high on my list now.
     
    
    Shorts:
    School House Rock
    and  ?? Granny Rock ??<--- The History Equivalent
    
    Shows: 
    The Electric Company
    Zoom 
    Ses. Street <-- I got to go on the set once.  It was great.
                    The really odd thing though...
                    When you try and take a picture of Mr.
                    Snuffalupagus while he is hanging in
                    the rafters up where they store him...
                    the pictures don't come out... You can't
                    see him... Or maybe it is just because
                    an adult took the picture ;->
                   
    Cindi
    
    P.S.  I have also seen Big Bird eat a turkey leg.
    It was a tad macabre, but I got over it.
    It was a little funny, when his co-workers pointed out
    to him at a party that he was eating a bird, he screamed
    in his Big Bird Voice "Oh my G-d I'm a Canibal".
    Don't tell your kids though, they may have nightmares.

    re .7, it's scary to realize I'm noting with people who were kids after
    Sesame Street and Zoom came on TV.
    
    My favorite TV show as a kid was American Bandstand...when Dick Clark
    was really young, and didn't just look it.
    
    Lorna
    

	"The Point"

		Tom_K

    re.8 ...and the Flintstones were on primetime TV!

    
    I wish there'd been Mr. Rogers on when I was a kid.  I'm sure I
    would've loved him.
    
    I love DeGrassi High, now.
    
    Cq

Ick.  I hated Mr. Rogers when I was a kid.  Even when I was 6, I thought
he was just too sicky sweet for words.  I watched Mr. Rogers every day
for two reasons, only: it was on between Sesame Street and Electric Company,
and for the Neighborhood of Makebelieve, which I *loved*.  (Still do, I
admit it.)  But I always thought Mr. Rogers himself was a creep.

What about - Captain Kangaroo?  :-)

D!

    y'know, once I saw mr rogers on a late nite tv talk show.  He talks
    like that to grownups too.
    
    I can hardly stand him, but the kiddos liked him ok.

>    I can hardly stand him, but the kiddos liked him ok.

Your kids or kids in general?

No one I have ever talked to liked Mr. Rogers as a kid.  One wonders why
they keep him on.

D!

    
    at heinz hall in pittsburgh, i once sat through a particularly dreary
    performance of verdi's requiem. at the conclusion, i heard that oh-so-
    distinctive voice say, 'that was so lovely, i could sit through it
    all over again'. i turned around to see mr. roger's beatific smile.
    
    groan ;^)
    

    my kids liked him ok.  They would watch his "opera" episodes, even tho
    they made me want to upchuck... the kids liked sesame st better

    Yup, Mr. Rogers is a WEENIE, alright! (Great description, D! :*))
    
    But.....I have to admit this, My Mommie tells me that I LOVED him when
    I was a kid (well, I'm still a kid, but...) She sez that I sat in front
    of the TV, MESMERIZED by Ol' Freddy baby!! I CANNOT see this, but I do
    believe her!
    
    Bonnie

    I guess Melissa thought Mr. Rogers was a "weenie" too, because once
    when she was small and she and her cousin were raising cane and getting
    on my nerves, I told them to sit down and watch TV for awhile.  Mr.
    Rogers came on and she said, "But, Mummy, I can't *stand* that man!"
    
    She didn't always have good taste, though.  As a little kid, she used to 
    like to watch Donny & Marie! yuck :-)
    
    But, even Mr. Rogers isn't as obnoxious as toasting President
    Eisenhower, with a glass of milk, with Big Brother Bob Emery!  (I think
    that was his name!) (those not born yet in the '50's don't know what
    you missed!) :-)
    
    I also always hated Howdy Doody, and that boring woman with the silly,
    boring puppets.  
    
    When I was little I used to watch stuff like The Cisco Kid, Wild Bill
    Hickok, Hopalong Cassidy - education stuff like that.
    
    Lorna
    

    
    I did watch Captain Kangaroo when I was a kid, and liked him a lot,
    along with Mr. Greenjeans, the moose and rabbit.  I think Mr. Rogers
    appeals to kids that are about 3 or 4 years old, maybe 5 or 6, but
    he is pretty dreary to anyone older.  He's still on because little kids
    love him.  I think I would've liked him because he looks right at you 
    when he talks, he seems so gentle and sincere, he's reassuring and slow.  
    Most of the men I had contact with as a kid were either perverted or 
    violent and I guess it's Mr. Roger's softness ("weenie-ness"?) that 
    appeals to the kid in me.
    
    CQ

    I always liked Garfield Goose, King of the United States.  He was
    regional Chicago TV, but included neat cartoons like Clutch Cargo and
    Scott McCloud (space angel).
    
    I also liked Roy Rogers and The Mickey Mouse Club.  Couldn't stand
    Howdy Doody.
    
    My son was the right age for early Sesame Street and Electric Company. 
    At that age, we both liked Scooby Doo on Saturday mornings.
    
    Alison

    re .19, well, Melissa was around 3 or 4 when she said she couldn't
    stand him which is why I thought it was funny.  But, then she had never
    been in contact with any perverted or violent men, fortunately, which
    may be why she didn't appreciate his gentleness.
    
    Lorna
    
    

    YES!  GARFIELD GOOSE!  They used to play this theme song at the end and
    show a miniature town panorama, didn't they?  
    
    I'd forgotten all about that!
    
    I also liked The Banana Splits, and Daktari, and I had Jungle Book
    switchplates in my room....
    
    -Jody
    

    
    wow! scott mccloud, space angel!
    *there's* a blast from the past!
    

    My kids *loved* Mr Rors up until about 4 or 5 and then decided
    each and every one that he was awful.
    
    I think he has an incredible insight into the minds of kids from
    around 2 to 5 max.
    
    and I don't mind that he is a weenie.
    
    ;-)
    
    Bonnie

    Bozo the Clown
    Romper Room
    Captain Kangaroo
    Wizard of Oz
    Wonderful World of Disney
    The Grinch that Stole Christmas
    Rudolph The Rednosed Reindeer
    Lassie (with Timmie)
    Lost in Space
    Mary Poppins
    Beatles movies 
    The Monkeys
    
    Kate 

    Skippy (about a kangaroo)
    Flipper (about, of course, a dolphin, or was it a porpoise?)
    
    I used to get home for lunch (before my mom went back to work) to catch
    the Grand Prize Game on Bozo.
    
    -Jody
    

all the Jay Ward cartoons --
	Rocky and Bullwinkle (also known as moose and squirrel.  LOVE Natasha!)
	Peabody and Sherman
	Fractured Fairy Tales -- the best!!!
	Dudley DoRight -- I still have a D.D-R. sweatshirt. My son wears it now)

	George of the Jungle
	Super Chicken

twisted, I know, I know.

    
    Re .26
    
    Oh YES Jody!
    
    Flipper was a dolphin, as I recall.
    And I can still hum the tune for Skippy...
    ("Skippy, Skippy,
      Skippy the bush kangeroo....)
    
    'gail

    The Jetson's
    
    George
    Jane
    Judy
    Elroy
    Astro

    My one and only tv appearance (so far as I know!) was on Romper
    Room..but of course, I managed to have my back to the camera in
    the magic circle! :^)

    Anyone remember the Rex Trailer show?  

    	Amy

	You were on Romper Room?  What year?

	Carla

I was on Ungle Gus, too! God, I had forgotten ALL about that. Talk about
distant past.  Some friend of mine in 1st grade had a birthday part where
we got to be on the show...

D!

    re .9 - I thought I was the only person alive on earth who remembers
    and LOVES "The Point".  Anybody know if I can find it somewhere on
    video?
    
    					Mair
    

    
    My all-time favorite was 'BOOMTOWN'.  I remember it so well...
    my twin brother and I would sit on the livingroom floor and
    actually wave back to the kids!!!
    
    God, it feels like it was yesterday!
    
    Paula

	re: .33 (Mair)

>    re .9 - I thought I was the only person alive on earth who remembers
>    and LOVES "The Point".  Anybody know if I can find it somewhere on
>    video?
    
	"The Point"!  One of my favorites!  I even named my dog,
	who has a pointy head, Elliott Oblio, after "The Point".
	Yes, it is on video -- check the children's section.

	Carla

    G'Day,
    
    	I can't believe that we exported 'Skippy' to the US.  It was a
    popular show here in Australia (in fact they are making plans for
    another series with a few of the original cast members) but I don't
    think it was really export material.
    
    	I actually went to high school with Gary Pankhurst who played Sonny
    in the series.  This was a few years after production had finished and
    he never wanted to talk about it.  A few weeks ago there was an article
    in the paper about 'What ever happened to ...' and they mentioned Gary
    and apparently he still refuses to even admit to anybody that he was
    ever in it.
    
    	Now I live about half hours drive from Waratah Park where the
    series was filmed.  You can go there any day and see as many 'Skippy's'
    as you like.
    
    David.   (What's that Skip?  Time to start work - drat!)
    
     

    
    RE -1
    
    AND you exported to the UK, David! It was a big hit here.
    
    'gail

    
    
    My 5 year old loves Mr. Rogers (he's the family softee) and my 2 1/2
    year old tough guy hates him.  But it seems he's liked for his songs
    (they like the tunes) and the little trolley car that drives around
    the town of Make Believe.  
    
    Personally, I think he's a weenie too.  But, I went to college with
    his son and this poor guy was always being teased by people coming
    up and imitating his father's voice to him.  
    
    Does anyone remember a show called Hot Dog which showed how things
    were made, like footballs or saxaphones or crayons?  I hope so, be-
    cause I'm not sure if I dreamed it or not!
    
    -dorothy
    

>	You were on Romper Room?  What year?

    	Oh gads, I haven't a clue!  Must be about 20 years ago now 
    (give or take a few).  (Eek!  That sounds so funny....I'm not 
    that old! :^) )

    	amy

    BOOM TOWN, of course.
    Big Brother Bob Emery (I loved his cat clock)
    Felix, the Cat
    Beany and Cecil
    Johny Quest
    
    I remember when Flipper first came on.  It was one of the first shows
    I got to see in ** COLOR **!.  Our neighbor just bought a color TV
    and invited all the kids in the neighborhood over to watch the first
    show of Flipper.
    
    Warner Bros. cartoons (Tweety, Sylvester, Bugs Bunny, The Martian, etc)
    My Favorite - The Road Runner
    
    The Flintstones
    All horror movies, Frankenstein, Wolfman, The Mummy, Creature From the
    Black Lagoon, etc.
    Wonderful World of Disney
    Wild Kingdon with Marlin Perkins
    Discovery (I think). It was a kids info/science show on Sunday AM.
    
    ALL Disney movies.
    All Elvis movies.
    
    Linda
    Boom, boom, Boomtown.  YAHOO!!
    
    

    Kimba, the White Lion.

Oh, wow!  Somebody  else out there used to watch Kimba, the White Lion.  How
about
	Astro Boy
	Marine Boy	All three of these used the same voices;
	Speed Racer	I think that they all were Japanese - the animation
			looks that way.

	Wonderful World of Disney

I grew up in the suburbs of Philadelphia, PA, so here are a few of the local
shows I remember:
	Sally Star
	Pixie Ann
	Wee Willie Webber
These all hosted cartoons and had other characters, etc.  I remember a bunch
of  cartoons  which  starred  a  cat  and a duck(?) which I haven't seen for
years.   Can't  remember anything else about it except that the cat was "the
smart  one"  or  in  charge or something.  The duck(?) would stumble through
things or something like that.

Does anybody out there remember the Soupy Sales Show?

I think  my favorite was Captain Kangaroo.  Back in the days before VCR's, I
was  disappointed  that  going  to  school  was preventing me from seeing my
favorite show.

Then they  introduced  some clone named Captain Noah who just wasn't Captain
Kangaroo.  My brother even had a "Bunnie" puppet which I loved.

I had  a  Cecil puppet (from Beanie and Cecil - another favorite) which said
something when you pulled a string.

The Flintstones
The Saturday Morning cartoons (gosh, they were better than some of
				the drivel now-a-days.  They didn't
				even make toys of most of the characters!
				Whoops!  Soapbox alert!)

A question:
	Does anyone know if the old Hallmark Hall of Fame shows are
	available on video anywhere for renting?  I recall some
	beautifully produced specials ("The Littlest Angel" Note#795.12,
	for example).

-Mary Ann

    I also remember Speed Racer.  And Cocoa the Clown from the Inkwell--
    anyone else remember that?  
    
    I loved Capt Kangaroo--Bunny Rabbit, Mr. Moose, Mr Green Jeans, Dancing
    Bear, and what was his name, the cartoon guy tom something?  
    
    Remember Mr. Peabody and the wayback machine?  
    
    wow---memories!  
    
    Kim

    The cartoon guy was Tom Terrific, and Mighty Manfred, his wonder dog,
    with the enemy "Crabby Appleton, rotten to the core".  To this day,
    umpteen gazillion years later, I think of all my funnels as "Tom
    Terrific hats".  My favorite on Captain, however, was the occasional
    guest "The Banana Man".
    
    Alison

Mr Peabody, Fractured Fairy Tales!, Rocky and Bullwinkle, Bugs - the
best!

I also loved Disney on Sunday night.  Unfortunately, I expected my
own family to be be lovey-dovey and have every feel good and healed at
the end of the night!  Still getting over that one! ;-)

	I too, spent many afternoons w/ Kimba, Marine Boy (and his oxy-gum!)
	and Speed Racer.  Don't forget Jonny Quest!

	What about Johnny Socko and his Giant Robot?  Ultraman too!



	-Andy

    re Alison:
    
    You remember the Banana Man Too?  I loved him!  Real looney.  I don't
    know anyone else who remembers him.  They all think I'm making the
    whole thing up!
    
    Local programming - Hartford CT - Ranger Andy
    
    	Oh, my name is Ranger Andy 
    	And I've travelled all around
    	And I would like to tell you folks
    	About the things I've found...
    
    The theme song, or what I remember of it.
    
    /Wendy
    

    	Has anyone mentioned Chitty Chitty Bang Bang?  That was one of
    my favorite movies as a kid.  Escape from Witch Mountain was
    another...

    	amy

    I also remembered these over the weekend.  I'm surprised no one
    else has mentioned these yet.
    
    Fury
    My Friend Flicka
    Shazzam
    Alakasam (a magic show)
    Hullabaloo
    Shindig
    and, last but not least:
    
    RIN TIN TIN
    
    Linda
    Still a TV buff
    

    
    	Does anyone remember the show that was on about 15+ yrs ago
    	with dolls (?) in a submarine?? It was a show that was on 
    	every day, but I can't remember much about it...
    

    .48  Oh yeah!  Ranger Andy!  I grew up in Hartford too, West Hartford
    actually!   My little brother was on that show.
    
    My favorite on Captain Kangaroo was the Kellogg's cereal commercial
    when they had the train go around with the bowl, the cereal came down
    the chute and the milk came down another chute.  Anyone remember that?
    (or am I just dreaming?!)  Dancing Bear didn't talk did he?  He didn't
    have a mouth....
    
    -dorothy

    re.48 Wasn't the Banana Man part of the ads for Banana-flavored
    Maypo breakfast cereal? 
    
    And I remember Ranger Andy and 'the song that never ends' too ;-)

    I don't remember the Banana Man being part of an ad campaign.  I
    believe that he was only on on Saturday mornings.  He pulled bananas
    from all sorts of unlikely places, bunches and bunches of them, and the
    only sound he made was a sort of astonished "Ohhhh".
    
    I also liked Roy Rogers.
    
    Alison

Another Ranger Andy fan here.  My mother still has one of his records
that I used to listen to (over and over again no doubt ;-)

john

    
    One movie I loved as a kid was The Parent Trap.
    
    The Wonderful World of Disney had its ups and downs, one double
    episode I remember loving was one where the kids follow clues
    along with this old sea captain to find buried treasure...cool.
    
    Another Saturday morning "Scooby Doo" fan.
    
    I used to make real sure I was home from school by 4 PM to catch
    Star Trek reruns (I was a little young to appreciate it when it was
    on during prime time).  My little brother and I watched it together.
    Had to watch them on the old clunker in the celler that you had to
    use a pliers to turn the channel.  Why?  My mother let my
    even-younger-siblings use the good TV for "Sesame Street" on at the same
    time.
    
    Oh yeah, I liked The Electric Company and Zoom.  I was too old for
    Mr. Rogers and Sesame Street by the time they came on.
    
    LOVED Captain Kangaroo, Mr. Green Jeans, and Mr. Moose as a real
    little kid.
    
    And the Grinch Who Stole Christmas, of course, every Christmas.
    

    I keep think of more shows.
    
    Lance Link, Secret Chimp
    The Monkees
    
    There was also this really weird cartoon show where the characters
    were caroon animation, but the mouths were the mouths of real 
    people.  Anyone remember that show?  
    
    Linda  A TV addict from day 1
    

    Lance(lot) Link!!  hahahahahahahahahah I had forgotten all about
    that show! It was one of my faves!
    
    Thanks for the smile!
    
    with love,
    cheyenne

    The 'toon with the human mouths was "Clutch Cargo".  What were the
    plots about?  I don't know.  I was paying too much attention to the
    weirdness of it to notice.
    
    /Wendy 

    YES!!! Cluthc Cargo.  
    
    All I remember about the cartoon is the weird mouths.
    
    How about the Partridge Family
    Brady Bunch
    Gilligan's Island
    Robin Hood with Richard Greene
    
    Linda