Yesterday I finally got the long-anticipated DVD that I’d ordered. Something that people my age will want because it brings back memories of childhood, and at the same time something that kids will want because it’s fun, musical, cartoony, and (gasp!) educational.

Schoolhouse Rock was something that used to be on TV every week during Saturday morning cartoons. In my area of the country, it would be on at 9:55, right before the 10:00 show. The creators of Schoolhouse Rock realized, even back then, that people learn better when other intelligences or learning styles are involved. Particularly music. When kids hear a song that teaches them something while watching a cartoon, it sticks with them. Why do you think I can still recite the Preamble to the Constitution? I learned it through Schoolhouse Rock!

Anyway, they’ve come out with the 30th Anniversary Edition! This 2-DVD set is a MUST-HAVE for anybody who liked “Conjunction Junction” or “I’m Just a Bill” or “Three is a Magic Number” or “Interjections!” Here are some reasons why you should get this:

  • It has ALL 46 of the songs!
  • There are Play-All and Shuffle-All features, as well as jukebox features where you can pick the songs you want and then play them.
  • It has the new song “I’m Gonna Send Your Vote to College.”
  • It also has the long-lost song “The Weather Show.”
  • It ALSO has the never-before-released “Scooter Computer and Mr. Chips” set of 3 songs.
  • Arrange-A-Song puzzles
  • Earn-Your-Diploma trivia game
  • Audio commentaries
  • Subtitles, so you can see every word of every song! :-D
  • And other featurettes, music videos, easter eggs, etc.

Isn’t that AWESOME?? Did you even KNOW that there were 46 different songs? They fell into the categories of Grammar Rock, Science Rock, Money Rock, Multiplication Rock, and America Rock. And they even have some of the people who did the original voices to do the talking on the menu options.

Some of the songs I can still sing just about all of the words. Others are very familiar, but I can only remember words here and there. Others are vaguely familiar and still others I’ve never even heard of!

Check it out! Schoolhouse Rock ROCKS!