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Re: Photos of PNLTC display at GATS
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Fri, 23 Nov 2001 09:30:11 GMT
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Mark Sandlin wrote:
> In article <Gn6p2x.AuK@lugnet.com>,
> "Richard Noeckel" <Shroud_of_kung_fu@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> > Trust Me... it was on "Sesame Street"!!!
> > That's where i first saw it...
> > Back in '86 i think
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> I think you're mistaken.
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> Schoolhouse Rock was created specifically by ABC-TV for their Saturday
> morning cartoon lineup. It was aired exclusively on ABC.
I concur. Memories are a funny thing though. Hard to distrust your own.
According to the creators of Schoolhouse Rock, Tom Yohe and George Newall
[1], the series ran on ABC until the mid-eighties, when it was shelved
and largely forgotten for a decade. There is no mention of it ever airing
on PBS, nor does my copy of "Sesame Street Unpaved: Scripts, Stories,
Secrets, and Songs" [2] have any mention of it.
Additionally, the concepts of Schoolhouse Rock, parts of speech,
multiplication tables, science concepts, and history, are FAR too
advanced for Sesame Street's demographic of four- and five-year-olds,
preparing to enter school. [also: 2] They're still working on letters and
numbers, and some basic phonetics.
I'm glad so many people have such fond memories of this, though. I should
also mention that the lyrics and music for C. Jct. (and many other SHR
favorites) were written and sung by Bob Dorough, a great Jazz musician.
Look him up on Amazon and play some samples of his music. Great stuff!
Rick Clark
PNLTC
1. In their introduction to "Schoolhouse Rock: The Official Guide,"
c.1996, American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.
2. by David Borgenicht, c.1998, Children's Television Workshop
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| Hi Everyone, Here's some photos of the PNLTC Display at GATS. (URL) hung out with the guys yesterday for about 5 hours, answered questions (no I will not leave the drawbridge up when the train comes along), and had a good time. Enjoy the pics. (...) (23 years ago, 19-Nov-01, to lugnet.announce)
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