America Rock | |
Number | 3 |
Number of episodes: | 12 |
Original airing: | September 20, 1975 - August 27, 2002 |
Producer: | |
Production Order | |
previous Grammar Rock |
next Science Rock |
America Rock (also known as History Rock) is the third Schoolhouse Rock series, which goes over the history of the United States, as well as their systems of government.
This series premiered on television in 1975-1976.
In 1996 and 2002, two new respective songs, Presidential Minute and I'm Gonna Send Your Vote to College were produced for TV and DVD.
Chapters[]
- Schoolhouse Rock Intro (America Rock)
- No More Kings
- Fireworks
- The Shot Heard 'Round the World
- The Preamble
- Elbow Room
- The Great American Melting Pot
- Mother Necessity
- Sufferin' Till Suffrage
- I'm Just a Bill
- Three-Ring Government (Not in the 1987 version)
- End Credits
Script[]
- Schoolhouse Rocky: Hey, chef, what's the special today?
Chef: Homemade apple pie with a side of: America...
Children: Rock! - Bob Dorough (V/O):
- America Rock starts with: "No More Kings".
- And now, let's see some: "Fireworks".
- How would you like to hear: "The Shot Heard 'Round the World"?
- "The Preamble".
- Everybody needs a little: "Elbow Room".
- "The Great American Melting Pot".
- "Mother Necessity".
- And now: "Sufferin' Till Suffrage".
- "I'm Just a Bill".
- And last, the: "Three–Ring Government".
Gallery[]
Episodes[]
Image | Episode Number | Episode Title | Subject | Original Air Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | No More Kings | American Independence | September 20, 1975 | |
2 | Fireworks | Declaration of Independence | July 3, 1976 | |
3 | The Shot Heard Round the World | American Revolutionary War | October 18, 1975 | |
4 | The Preamble | United States Constitution | November 1, 1975 | |
5 | Elbow Room | U.S. territorial expansion | May 22, 1976 | |
6 | The Great American Melting Pot | Immigration/Diversity | May 1, 1976 | |
7 | Mother Necessity | American inventions | July 10, 1976 | |
8 | Sufferin' Till Suffrage | Women's suffrage | February 21, 1976 | |
9 | I'm Just a Bill | Legislative Process | March 27, 1976 | |
10 | Three-Ring Government | Separation of powers | February 3, 1979 |
Trivia[]
- In the 1987 version, the songs are in this order:
- No More Kings
- The Shot Heard Round the World
- The Preamble
- Fireworks
- I'm Just a Bill
- Elbow Room
- Mother Necessity
- Sufferin' Till Suffrage
- The Great American Melting Pot
- Three-Ring Government is absent from the 1987 version.