Gen Xers unite: Schoolhouse Rock! turns 50 with a star-studded celebration on ABC featuring th

December 2024 · 2 minute read

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If you were a child of the seventies with access to a television on Saturday mornings, you’ve likely already Googled the subject of this article to find out exactly when you can join in on the Schoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Singalong. For the rest of you, whose hearts didn’t almost burst out of your chest upon hearing the news: The celebration, hosted by Ryan Seacrest, will air Wednesday, Feb. 1, on ABC at 8pm ET (7pm CT), and be available to stream the next day on Hulu and at a later date on Disney Plus.

Schoolhouse Rock! was a series of musical animated shorts that first aired in January 1973 between ABC’s Saturday morning children’s programming. Oh yeah, it was also super educational. It used ridiculously catchy songs like “Lolly Lolly Lolly, Get Your Adverbs Here”  “Three Is a Magic Number” and “I’m Just a Bill” to help school-age children better understand grammar, mathematics, U.S. government, and more.

Wednesday night’s nostalgiafest will include the following celebrities singing some of the programs most beloved tunes:

Yes, you read that right. Basketball superstar Shaq will be belting out “Conjunction Junction” with a bunch of kids. Will they hold a candle to Winona Ryder, Ethan Hawke, Steve Zahn, and Janeane Garafolo’s version from Reality Bites (1994), the Gen X-iest movie to ever Gen X? Tune in and find out.

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