Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. And spoiler alert: Mikey liked it! He really liked it — as did all the other kids who memorized the varied tunes and lessons!

1973: A father’s idea on how to get his son to learn his multiplication tables grew into a cultural touchstone for generations of Americans. That idea of combining multiplication tables and music came ...

"I usually enjoy a good morning hallucination." So began W.T. Woodson High School's energetic production of "Schoolhouse Rock Live!" The musical, based on the ABC-TV series that ran from 1973 to 1985, ...

On January 6, 1973, ABC Television debuted a series of educational short videos on a variety of subjects including math, science, history, grammar, civics, and economics. The first of these videos ...

A young generation befuddled by math began to learn the multiplication tables by singing “Three is a Magic Number.” That song, by Bob Dorough, first ran on children’s shows as a three-minute animation ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image Credit: American Broadcasting Company (ABC) Schoolhouse Rock! is a legendary educational animated series featuring catchy ...

The educational snippets are the ultimate font of Gen X nostalgia. But what is it we’re nostalgic for? By James Poniewozik When I was in second grade, my teacher held a contest: The first students to ...

Back in the heyday of Saturday mornings, back when cartoon viewing was a scheduled date for 8-year-olds and their cereal bowls, back before Nickelodeon made animation into a 24-hour buffet, there ...