Schoolhouse Rock! - Multiplication Rock | 
| Director: Tom Warburton
Actors: Bob Dorough, Blossom Dearie, Christine Langner, Sue Manchester, Mary Sue Berry
Studio: Walt Disney Video
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Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 32
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 30 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 1569494096
UPC: 760894709334
EAN: 9781569494097
ASIN: 1569494096
Theatrical Release Date: January 6, 1973
Release Date: August 5, 1997
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From 1973 to 1985, a generation of kids watching Saturday morning television learned the function of conjunctions and the preamble to the U.S. Constitution with the help of an animated series called Schoolhouse Rock! The brainchild of executives at McCaffrey and McCall Advertising, the three-minute segments combined whimsical cartoons with catchy music (rock was only one of the styles) to help kids learn seemingly dry topics as easily as they could learn popular songs. Multiplication Rock tackles the multiplication tables, covering numbers 0 through 12 (but not 1 or 10), and chances are few people who grew up watching can multiply by 3 or 5 without hearing the familiar voice of composer-singer Bob Dorough. Other underlying talent included jazz drummer Grady Tate ("I Got Six," "Naughty Number Nine") and jazz pianist Blossom Dearie ("Figure Eight"), who contributed vocals. (Subsequent installments would feature many other jazz musicians and songs written by jazz pianist-composer Dave Frishberg and future Broadway composer Lynn Ahrens, who at the time was a fledgling secretary for McCaffrey and McCall.) Years later, the series was considered so hip that now-grown-up rock stars rerecorded the songs, and Multiplication Rock includes a music video of "Electricity, Electricity" by Goodness. --David Horiuchi
Description
SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK takes children on a fantastic scholastic learning adventure. The same great songs you knew and loved as a kid are now available to a whole new generation. Each volume in this special collection features exclusive bonus programming of some of today's hottest rock stars singing their favorite SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK! song. Learning multiplication tables is easy when you sing along with MULTIPLICATION ROCK. Songs include "My Hero, Zero"; "Elementary, My Dear" (multiplying by 2); "Three Is A Magic Number"; "The Four-Legged Zoo"; "Ready Or Not, Here I Come" (multiplying by 5); "I Got Six"; "Seven Sampson"; "Figure Eight"; "Naughty Number Nine"; "The Good Eleven"; and "Little Twelvetoes."
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Any kid can Learn Multiplication from this video April 30, 1999
bhrusk@earthlink.net (Seattle, Wa)
46 out of 46 found this review helpful
As a child I had a horrible time learning my Multiplication tables. Watching these animated lessons on Saturday morning made a world of difference. As a parent now, I have a child with the same difficulties and this video had him doing the tables in his head in only a few weeks. This is an invaluable resource for any child learning multiplication.
Make Learning Multiplication Easy and Fun. June 10, 2000
Colleen D. Gallagher (Pittsburgh, PA)
30 out of 33 found this review helpful
Wow, these songs really help the kids learn their facts. Thesongs are catchy and they review the concepts of multiplication. Iusually introduce a song at a time along with a printed version of the words to the song. [...] If you teach you need this tape!
One of the best instructional videos in the world!!! April 17, 1999
18 out of 19 found this review helpful
I remember watching this on television when I was a child and learning my multiplication tables. When I found it was available publically, I immediately purchased it for my son who is now 11. He remembers his the same way I remembered mine -- by singing the songs!!! I would recommend all of the Schoolhouse Rock videos for anyone who has children, because it's never to early to learn. By the way, the only way I can remember the Preamble to the Constitution of the United States is to sing the song from America Rock!
The best way to learn your times tables!! June 20, 2001
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
“It’s elementary my dear.” That is the phrase that always stuck out in my mind. When I first saw this video, I was nine years old. My teacher showed my class this video just once and...Boom! Multiplication became fun and easy. All we did was sing those catchy songs when we had trouble remembering our times tables. Even today I sing the “Three is a magic number” song when I multiply something by three. My sister now does the same thing. I have a little sister and I wanted her to see the video as well. She is younger than I was when I first saw the video but now we both sing along with Schoolhouse Rocky and the gang. We both benefitted from this video. It not only sings about numbers but this video sings about life, dreams, and animals. It uses the best ways to teach multiplication and each way is unique and special. Like “The Four- Legged Zoo” and “The Good Eleven”. If you have a sister or brother who doesn’t like or just doesn’t get multiplication, then show them this video!
A Schoolhouse Rock Testimonial January 26, 2003
Lisa (Atlanta, GA United States)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
When I was in third grade I never could get my times tables down pat- the sevens and twelves proved especially tricky. So my mom checked out this video from the library, and that changed immediately. I could rattle off my multiplication tables as fast as everybody else after watching this only a few times. Amazing! That same year I got put in advanced math. Coincidence? I think not! All the songs were just so catchy. I loved it when I saw the NIKE commercial playing "Three is the Magic Number", that's one of my favorites. Anyways, parents, this is a great buy for your kids and I doubt that you'll get tired of the tunes.
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