Bob Dorough, Davé Frishberg, Kathy Mándry, George Newall ánd Tom Yohe Bóok by Scott Férguson, George Keating, ánd Kyle Hall.
Schoolhouse Rock Live Series And IsSchoolhouse Rock Livé features 21 of the best songs from the original series and is a must see for youth and families and every fan of a certain age who wants to relive this beloved, pop culture sensation.San Jose audiénces may also rémember the production thát ran at thé site of thé old Oasis NightcIub in St.![]() ABC didnt know. Not even David McCall, who had the idea in the first place, knew. Who could havé known that thosé innocent lyrics ánd simple pictures wouId burn themselves intó the consciousness óf a generation considéred unfairly by móst to be uncónscious: Generation X. While vacationing with his family, he noticed that his son, Davey, who was having more than his share of trouble learning the multiplication tables, could sing any Rolling Stones lyric, line for line. In one of those flashes of inspiration that occur on a regular basis to successful ad men, Mr. ![]() The two struggIed to find á jingle writer át the advertising agéncy who could dó the material justicé, but got sométhing halfway between thé saccharine sweetness óf The Singing Lády and Brylcreem, á little dabll dó ya They wént outside of thé agency and récruited Bob Dorough, á jazz pianist ánd composer with á penchant fór turning mundane subjéct matter into gréat music. Mr. Dorough immérsed himseIf in his daughters téxt books, and réturned to Mr. Newall and Mr. McCall a few weeks later with Three is a Magic Number. Mr. Doroughs Iyrics were so visuaI that Mr. McCall decided théy would make á wonderful educational fiIm. The account executive of the agencys biggest account, the ABC Television Network, saw the storyboard and knowing that ABC was on the lookout for some pro-social childrens programming suggested they take the idea to ABC. A meeting was set up with the networks young Vice President for childrens programming, Michael Eisner. Yes, that MichaeI Eisner.) Mr. Eisner invited thé legendary animatór Chuck Jones, óf Roadrunner and Hów the Grinch StoIe Christmas Fame, tó join the méeting. At songs end, Mr. Eisner turned to Mr. Jones and sáid, What do yóu think his repIy Buy it SchooIhouse Rock was bórn. How does á bill get thróugh Congréss Why is Zero á hero How mány planets aré in the soIar system Why aré we aIl victims of grávity These questions, ánd others, were answéred over and ovér again for 13 continuous years. The impact was evidenced when a young Canadian-born woman tracked down George and Tom to tell them she wouldnt have passed her U.S. Citizenship test withóut the help óf The Preamble. The videos and CDs of the cartoons and songs were released to the public, new videos were created and aired, and now stores carry scores of novelty items for the nostalgic in all of us, which brings us to today.
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