Schoolhouse Rock, Interjections

The original Saturday morning cartoons. Learn about interjections and their uses.

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[Cannon Crombie]

Too bad that they don't use this as a teaching aid now.

[gbwesq]

I still love this one the best of all the one's I watched 40 years ago...or close enough..1974... Love the platform shoes on the girl with the report card! You cannot do this today...The Best!

[Jeff Clowdus]

I remember watching these every Saturday mornings after the bugs bunny show

[TherealRNO]

And FYI, those two shows you mentioned are good series, too. Somewhat preachy in ways, I'll admit, but they were still good and aren't the mindless drivel we are saddled-bagged with nowadays that makes kids look stupid and make adults cringe. Barring limited exceptions, of course, since each generation has had its highs and lows, but each one seems to recall only the positives as opposed to the negatives.

[TherealRNO]

My point applies to my generation too, not just yours. Take Rugrats for instance, which ran from 1991-2004. Just because 80s and early 90s kids from my generation saw it first doesn't mean the late 90s and early 00s kids didn't see the endless re-runs of it or the 1998 addition of Dil and 2000 addition of Kimi to the cast. As I said, good quality shows are timeless and aren't generation-specific & SHR is counted among that list of quality programming.

[TherealRNO]

Also, a decade is only 10 years. I was born in the last decade of SHR's prime, since it ran from 1973-1985 and I was born in 1984. So I caught the last glimpse of its prime during my first year of life and caught its early 90s five-year return before the series disappeared completely from TV and was released exclusively to VHS and DVD. This being, of course, until the SHR originals reunited in 2001 for "I'm Gonna Send Your Vote to College".

[TherealRNO]

I was not posting conceited or boorish comments and things. And FYI, if the creators say the show is timeless and has endured, why should Gen. X-ers feel entitled to basically bash those born after their generation simply because they weren't alive to witness SHR's prime? In other words, if the creators say it is timeless and has gone on to extend beyond the generation it was created in, Gen. X-ers have no right to argue that their experiences are better than anyone else's.

[iwantoldschool]

1969 is Generation X. I was born in 1968 and simply will not concede to you on this. Really: aren't My Little Pony or Teddy Ruxpin waiting for your memories and omniscience somewhere else on YT?

I made a statement to my generation, dozens n my generation agreed and liked it because they were there and they get it, you saw it, you want some of that agreement and attention, and you're failing.

Conversation ended. My best to you.

[TherealRNO]

It's like people born in 1969 slamming people from Gen. X, Gen. Y, and the current age, because they weren't around when Sesame Street debuted. Sure, those kids in the last year of the 60s and 70s got the first glimpses of that program, but it has endured well past that time period & has remained popular for 43+ years to this day. Good, quality shows do NOT have a generational-specific time frame (even if they have generational content), because anyone can enjoy them. The same applies to SHR.

[TherealRNO]

Honestly, Gen. Y began when the 90s did. And I was born in 84, so I got both the remainder of the 80s--along with countless re-runs of 60s & 70s shows per channels like ABC & Nickelodeon (prior to it creating its own material)--as well as the 90s when it debuted when I was 7 years old or so. So to say I didn't grow up on it simply 'cause I wasn't born when it began makes you sound elitist regarding things you consider your generation, when in actuality, those things endured past your generation.

[iwantoldschool]

Argue as long as you like, you weren't there.

I know it's sad and it makes you feel like you missed a great party.

But you did. Face that now and move along to another site.

[TherealRNO]

Wrong. It ran from 1973-1985, the year after I was born & it re-ran for 5 years after that in syndication during the early 90s, so even if I wasn't around during its prime, I was around to catch it before it was gone. Also, I've had the GRAMMAR ROCK original VHS (the one made before adding "The Tale of Mr. Morton" & "Busy Prepositions") for years & wished to find the whole series since then. Sure, I may have just recently bought the set, but that doesn't mean I can't enjoy it as much as you had.