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Schoolhouse Rock! is an American interstitial programming series of animated musical educational short films that aired during the Saturday morning children's programming on the U.S. television network ABC. The topics covered included grammar, science, economics,

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Schoolhouse Rock! Season 6 Episode 2 - Tax Man Max
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #1 - Tax Man Max

    S6:E2

    A vaudeville explanation of how taxes work and what they do.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens

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  2. Schoolhouse Rock! Season 4 Episode 1 - A Victim of Gravity
    5.0/10(4 votes)

    #2 - A Victim of Gravity

    S4:E1

    The Tokens harmonize Newton's theory that gravity keeps things down.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Lynn Ahrens

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  3. Schoolhouse Rock! Season 3 Episode 11 - I'm Gonna Send Your Vote to College
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #3 - I'm Gonna Send Your Vote to College

    S3:E11

    No one gets to be President without graduating from the Electoral College!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Bob Dorough

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  4. Schoolhouse Rock! Season 1 Episode 2 - My Hero, Zero
    6.3/10(4 votes)

    #4 - My Hero, Zero

    S1:E2

    When it comes to multiplications, zero is a real hero. It will always be an important number to the world.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Bob Dorough

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  5. Schoolhouse Rock! Season 4 Episode 5 - The Energy Blues
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #5 - The Energy Blues

    S4:E5

    Thirty years later, the world is still singing the "Energy Blues."

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Schoolhouse Rock! Season 1 Episode 4 - The Four-Legged Zoo
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #6 - The Four-Legged Zoo

    S1:E4

    A field trip to a zoo full of quadrupeds lets a group of students practice the 4 times table.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Bob Dorough

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  7. Schoolhouse Rock! Season 1 Episode 8 - Figure Eight
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #7 - Figure Eight

    S1:E8

    At school, a girl daydreams the 8 times multiplication table in the context of a skating pond.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Bob Dorough

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  8. Schoolhouse Rock! Season 1 Episode 7 - Lucky Seven Sampson
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #8 - Lucky Seven Sampson

    S1:E7

    Lucy Seven Sampson is good luck for students when his romp through a store shows them how to multiply by seven.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Bob Dorough

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  9. Schoolhouse Rock! Season 1 Episode 10 - The Good Eleven
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #9 - The Good Eleven

    S1:E10

    A look at one of the easiest numbers to multiply with.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Bob Dorough

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  10. Schoolhouse Rock! Season 1 Episode 11 - Little Twelvetoes
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #10 - Little Twelvetoes

    S1:E11

    A six-fingered and -toed alien opens the question for a farm boy whether their condition would make multiplying by twelve as natural as by ten.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Bob Dorough

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  11. Schoolhouse Rock! Season 2 Episode 9 - The Tale of Mr. Morton
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #11 - The Tale of Mr. Morton

    S2:E9

    The story of a shy man trying to win the affections of a woman named Rose.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Lynn Ahrens

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  12. Schoolhouse Rock! Season 3 Episode 10 - Three-Ring Government
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #12 - Three-Ring Government

    S3:E10

    A kid who's into circuses finds it easy to remember how the branches of the United States government perform.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Bob Dorough

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  13. Schoolhouse Rock! Season 4 Episode 6 - Them Not-So-Dry Bones
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #13 - Them Not-So-Dry Bones

    S4:E6

    A look at what skeletons are really like and do.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Schoolhouse Rock! Season 1 Episode 3 - Elementary, My Dear
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #14 - Elementary, My Dear

    S1:E3

    Noah helps his son learn to multiply by "twos".

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Bob Dorough

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  15. Schoolhouse Rock! Season 1 Episode 6 - I Got Six
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #15 - I Got Six

    S1:E6

    A boy's day in the city and out, overlapping with others' exploits, run through the 6 times table.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Bob Dorough

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  16. Schoolhouse Rock! Season 2 Episode 8 - Busy Prepositions
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #16 - Busy Prepositions

    S2:E8

    Busy ants teach us about prepositions.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Bob Dorough

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  17. Schoolhouse Rock! Season 3 Episode 1 - No More Kings
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #17 - No More Kings

    S3:E1

    The story of the American Independence movement.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Lynn Ahrens

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  18. Schoolhouse Rock! Season 4 Episode 4 - Do the Circulation
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #18 - Do the Circulation

    S4:E4

    An energetic, enthusiastic look at the cardiovascular system.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Lynn Ahrens

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  19. Schoolhouse Rock! Season 4 Episode 7 - Electricity, Electricity
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #19 - Electricity, Electricity

    S4:E7

    A dazzling look at how electricity works.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Bob Dorough

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  20. Schoolhouse Rock! Season 1 Episode 1 - Three Is a Magic Number
    9.5/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Three Is a Magic Number

    S1:E1

    A Magician digs deep into his top hat that proves there's a magic number.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Bob Dorough

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  21. Schoolhouse Rock! Season 1 Episode 5 - Ready or Not, Here I Come
    9.5/10(1 votes)

    #21 - Ready or Not, Here I Come

    S1:E5

    Five, Ten, Fifteen, Twenty- ready or not here I come.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Bob Dorough

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  22. Schoolhouse Rock! Season 1 Episode 9 - Naughty Number Nine
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    #22 - Naughty Number Nine

    S1:E9

    An educational cat and mouse game that unfolds on AQ slapstick pool table.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Bob Dorough

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  23. Schoolhouse Rock! Season 2 Episode 6 - Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, Get Your Adverbs Here!
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    #23 - Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, Get Your Adverbs Here!

    S2:E6

    A family business advertises adverbs.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Bob Dorough

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  24. Schoolhouse Rock! Season 2 Episode 7 - Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    #24 - Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla

    S2:E7

    A group of good friends and their unusual pets are able to identify each other simply with pronouns.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Bob Dorough

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  25. Schoolhouse Rock! Season 3 Episode 4 - Sufferin' 'til Suffrage
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    #25 - Sufferin' 'til Suffrage

    S3:E4

    Here's how Mott and Howe and Anthony finally won the right to vote.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Bob Dorough

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Tax Man Max" is the worst rated episode of "Schoolhouse Rock!". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens, it aired on 6/26/1995. This episode scored 5.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "A Victim of Gravity".