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America Rock
Number 3
Number of episodes: 12
Original airing: September 20, 1975 - August 27, 2002
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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[]

  1. Schoolhouse Rock Intro (America Rock)
  2. No More Kings
  3. Fireworks
  4. The Shot Heard 'Round the World
  5. The Preamble
  6. Elbow Room
  7. The Great American Melting Pot
  8. Mother Necessity
  9. Sufferin' Till Suffrage
  10. I'm Just a Bill
  11. Three-Ring Government (Not in the 1987 version)
  12. 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):
  1. America Rock starts with: "No More Kings".
  2. And now, let's see some: "Fireworks".
  3. How would you like to hear: "The Shot Heard 'Round the World"?
  4. "The Preamble".
  5. Everybody needs a little: "Elbow Room".
  6. "The Great American Melting Pot".
  7. "Mother Necessity".
  8. And now: "Sufferin' Till Suffrage".
  9. "I'm Just a Bill".
  10. And last, the: "Three–Ring Government".

Gallery[]

See here

Episodes[]

Image Episode Number Episode Title Subject Original Air Date
Nomorekings 1 No More Kings American Independence September 20, 1975
Fireworks 2 Fireworks Declaration of Independence July 3, 1976
Theshotheardroundtheworld 3 The Shot Heard Round the World American Revolutionary War October 18, 1975
Thepreamble 4 The Preamble United States Constitution November 1, 1975
Elbowroom 5 Elbow Room U.S. territorial expansion May 22, 1976
Thegreatamericanmeltingpot 6 The Great American Melting Pot Immigration/Diversity May 1, 1976
Mothernecessity 7 Mother Necessity American inventions July 10, 1976
Sufferintillsuffrage 8 Sufferin' Till Suffrage Women's suffrage February 21, 1976
Imjustabill 9 I'm Just a Bill Legislative Process March 27, 1976
Threeringgovernment 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.
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