I Got Six Schoolhouse Rock

[@captainblewhard]

I guess nowadays people will question it, but you have to remember the time it was made. Afrocentrism, or "black pride", was thriving in the early 70's, and educators were trying to do more to promote the acceptance and understanding of the black-American culture to the white world. Music is the universal communicator and was used to heal wounds after the riots. It's educational value speaks for itself, obviously.

[@lifeworksndhenterprisesllc6597]

captainblewhard exactly. that is why we still had to teach our children about community organizations like of course black k panthers and Latino panthers in new York city and chicago expo'. my mother is from North Carolina recently they voted against black studies in schools be cause they way white establishment disrespects our history and we got very tired of them cheating us. thanks for showing the genre of our culture appropriation.

[@mendyblue1078]

Wish we had more Afrocentrism in the world in 2020.

[@HyperSonicXtreme]

Same with the Verb song.

[@sauluribe7082]

Also what we called being socially correct and accepting. Even from the Our Gang classics promoting racial harmony.

[@joseflindholm4581]

Before 1980, there was a widespread perception, encouraged by the media, that everyone was getting to a better place, together........

[@aaiken19]

I like how the urgency of the rhythm and layers of instrumentation increase with the multiples of 6.

[@aurorastenulson2562]

Me too

[@OvisTebrown]

You Have Good Ears 💪

[@ge009]

Also the rhythm guitar and keyboards get way more intense

[@DeepShadedGlassesGuy]

I had to read this a few times before i understood it but you're right

[@i.c.improv3425]

RIP Grady Tate. You made some great music! You and all of your School House musicians gave us great memories of Saturday morning cartoons.

[@54321yrrag]

"He had 12 wives, he better be rich" lolol

[@kennnethtreistman1973]

Lucky he didn't have 144, 1,728, 20,736, 248,832 or 2,985,984 wives, LMAO!! I just did six powers of twelve!!

[@mattfromwiisports6137]

they had lot of babys XD

[@jskill908ify]

I didn't think anyone heard that lol

[@Wysiwyg43]

When I was a kid, I'd wonder, "Why does he have to be rich"? At the same time, my dad would be cracking up walking by, with a cup of coffee. I thought he was laughing at me. It took a while to realize what he was laughing at.

[@aurorastenulson2562]

Hahahaha

[@Aramanth]

👉 I like the rich prince who dines at a restaurant where the most expensive thing on the menu is $9! I also love the uncolored backgrounds... simple yet arty! 6️⃣

[@AssOnAPlate187]

This cartoon was made in 1973, so taking into account inflation, $9 then was equal to $48 today.

[@DoubleEdged7]

aramanth he had 72 kids - that money has to last

[@kennnethtreistman1973]

Well, if I become president, $9 will end up being $191,102,976 and $81 would be the cube of $191,102,976!!! 191,102,976 is the sixth power of 24!!

[@pip12111]

aramanth he's got to be cheap look at all the damn kids he has

[@aurorastenulson2562]

Ikr

[@cosmickitty3457]

2:05. "He don't wash no dishes" And his face when the guy falls. My favorite part of the song! And the hair! :D

[@MrJamieMurph4141969]

"Not with SIXTY diamonds," that's for sure; Grady Tate wasn't lying when he said that.

[@kennnethtreistman1973]

How about with 777,600,000 diamonds? That is 60 to the fifth power!!!

[@aurorastenulson2562]

:D

[@1mespud]

Lead vocal by the great renown jazz/studio session drummer/percussionist GRADY TATE!

[@Shovlaxnet]

May he rest in peace!

[@Zeldarw104]

This is my favorite one because of that jazzy/ funky beat! He was great!❤❤❤❤❤✌🎶🎵😊👏👏👏👏

[@aurorastenulson2562]

YEAH

[@videogameboutique2196]

@@aurorastenulson2562 Yeah, Bob Dorough should not be credited as the artist, grady tate sang this episode of school house rock. However, Bob Dorough wrote the song.

[@lifeworksndhenterprisesllc6597]

videogameboutique may he rest in peace too, the real smooth creator of SHR and a real jazz musician himself, I love they don't have coffee in Brazil. hee hee he's very funny. three is a magic number is his only rememberance at 97 he still does his homework but the song hits number four on the billboard jazz single charts.

[@Setebos]

And the lesson of the song: "It makes a big difference how you spread it around."

[@brianbuck70]

No, the lesson is: "He had 12 wives! He better be rich!"

[@BobbyTanDowd]

I wonder if the creators of all these films realize that they'd help millions of kids with their math, grammar, and civics lessons. I know they all helped me. Also amazed I know the words to almost all of these.

[@noway1343]

Literally why they were made.😅😅

[@mandialbright6624]

Absolutely my favorite Schoolhouse Rock song and the "Throwin' down jacks" transition is one of my all-time faves in any song. I remember just randomly catching SHR during '70s Saturday morning cartoons on ABC and, man, if you were watching another channel, flipped over and saw that you'd missed SHR on ABC, it was a bitter pill and you had no idea when your favorite SHR would pop up again. Back in the day, when you missed TV shows, movies, whatever, that was it. You might catch a rerun in summertime but when they were gone, you had to wait it out and hope you were luckier next time. Good times.

[@billquinn556]

Yes, "6" is my favorite SHR song, with "0" a close second. (I still have to zip through "12" occasionally in my head)

[@Mama-Ames]

My 'SIX' siblings & I grew up LOVING Schoolhouse Rock. We SO looked forward to them on Sat. mornings. My youngest son loves them today! SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK ~ TIMELESS.🙏♥️🇺🇸✌

[@Bongwater33]

Math gets funky!

[@aurorastenulson2562]

Yah!

[@isabellapeters3180]

So true

[@Giselle62]

-i was definitely watching these when they came out and life was very good---this was always a fave of mine. I was a little girl in L.A. and listened to the AM Soul stations.

[@earth2kosmickitty]

Omg,what part of L.A.? I know this is 3 months later reply,but nostalgia brought me here lol :) I was also a lil girl growing up in South Central part of L.A.,otherwise known as da ghetto lol :) i say that lovingly of course... :) but yeah,i also listened to the soul music AM stations haha :) Omg,schoolhouse rock was one of the few fond memories of my childhood,i can still hold on to,hank God for KZbin! lol :) Omg,i am feeling so nostalgic,watching these,wow... :)

[@aurorastenulson2562]

? my brother wanted me to reply LOL

[@vincentfranklin17]

He don't wash no dishes! Not with sixty diamonds! Cool!

[@kennnethtreistman1973]

Would you wash dishes with 12,960,000 diamonds? That's 60 to the fourth!!

[@aurorastenulson2562]

I like that part

[@lifeworksndhenterprisesllc6597]

Vincent Franklin of course not, you ruined the diamond D's but it still cuts glass.

[@viralbuthow000]

RIP Grady Tate, who sung this

[@aurorastenulson2562]

She/he sung it?!

[@hamhockbeans]

He

[@christopherb.5797]

He died 1 year before Bob Dorough. 😭

[@shaheedturner9485]

I love Schoolhouse Rock all of the best songs of all time from 1973 to 2009 on ABC it was one of the longest running Saturday morning shows back in the day!!!!!! The singers became iconic stars of all time!!!! R.I.P. Bob Dorough, Grady Tate and Blossom Dearie!!!!! Thanks for posting this video!!!!! I love it!!!!! I love the 70s!!!!! Can you dig it!!!!

[@amb2745]

Jack Sheldon passed away on December 27th, 2019. He was the singer of Schoolhouse songs like I'm Just a Bill, and Conjunction Junction.

[@shaheedturner]

And don't forget Essra Mohawk too 😢😢😢😢😢 from Interjections 1974 and Suffering Till Sufferage 1976 May she R. I. P too!!!!

[@Andyblarg]

1:45 "that's 54 bucks but they were outa luck cuz 54 bucks won't buy dinner downtown."

[@aurorastenulson2562]

I like that part

[@lifeworksndhenterprisesllc6597]

Andyblarg's Music you better be all the way rich like the chorus said,😂😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆it better not be close to NYC or MIAMI!!!!!!

[@serenitymuszings]

...not for 9!

[@samtinkle9076]

Then there were 6 hungry men They had 9 dollars each (Yeah!)

[@testodude]

not for nine.

[@stevenbaer322]

I was there at that time period in the 1970's as a little kid though. Sometimes we watched it on the school classroom, we enjoyed it and learn it at the same time. Now that I am 53 years old I still love to watch it only as my school time period back then. They sure don't make those cartoons back then to entertain little kids of today era? ☮️✌️🕊️☮️🥴🤭❤️😯

[@DHeaco7]

Dang, that prince dude got busy at least 72 times?!?!?

[@TheMasterswordMaster]

they couldve had twins, triplets or quadruplets, but even so thats a lot.

[@kennnethtreistman1973]

Well, if he had 373,248 that would be ridiculous!!

[@kennnethtreistman1973]

What about if he had 191,102,976 babies at once, what would that be called?

[@kennnethtreistman1973]

These are new ridiculously extremely high numbers I know about simply because I know third, fourth, fifth and sometimes even sixth powers of some numbers that nobody knows about except Mars mathematicians!!!

[@aurorastenulson2562]

Hehe

[@trevornelson3162]

I tutor children in mathematics. When we get to multiplication, I show them a DVD with these multiplication songs after explaining the process. Parents are always surprised I knew of this show from my childhood.

[@vincentfranklin17]

Funky! This brings back good memories!

[@aurorastenulson2562]

So dose

[@_shedonist_]

This song is a frickin jam!!!!!!!

[@Zeldarw104]

yes it is!! 😍😍

[@aurorastenulson2562]

YAH

[@jefflopez6262]

Dig the funk.This was my favorite as a kid.Love the "Panther" like cat at the end.These were great learning tools for my generation.

[@Shadowwand]

Imagine if we got a remastered version of the School House Rock Videos. Updated audio takes, more budget for animation. Damn that sounds great

[@gnomeofwar]

Funkiest Jam of the series

[@spacecowboybebop3853]

Verb was pretty darn funkdified

[@reakwonscott2052]

this bring back my childhood memorial

[@aurorastenulson2562]

Me too

[@stantonrogers]

1:15 Going to the candy store. I'll take six of these and six of those, and six of them, and six of the other, and also six of the red, six of the white, and six of the blue. I'm putting it in one bag,That's 42.

[@ZBreezee-nb2rl]

F in the Chat for those 9 Hungry Men

[@kingsaintides7227]

F

[@karoltowns8384]

I learned so much from Schoolhouse Rock!

[@MarzanWorldwide]

I watched this Saturday mornings on ABC!!!!

[@Quartzquiz333]

I watched this on Sundays after "Animals, Animals, Animals" with Hal Linden.

[@RichRavingYt]

The last time I saw this was 7 years ago in elementary. Still remember it like yesterday.

[@eggsandtunafishcake]

You guys have absolutely no idea how helpful this has been this alone and I promise you THIS ALONE out of everything else helped me to master my multiplication

[@yonskii]

dat bass line

[@ronaldhighsmith272]

o2wf

[@aurorastenulson2562]

I like it

[@AmIWonderWoman]

The grooviest of all of the School House Rock songs! Nothing can beat it, though Verb comes pretty close. However, this one will forever be my fave!

[@elijahvigil7467]

we watched this in 3rd grade at Rich Pond Elementary. I remember me and my class would watch it just to sing along, unaware we were learning our times tables lol

[@xKingGeorgeTheThirdx]

It's how I learned what my prepositions and adverbs were/

[@elijahvigil7467]

Mormon Jesus right on man. good times lol

[@gabemiller4882]

I love watching😍😍 Schoolhouse Rock ! I watch this when , I was 7 years old 😉😁😁😊😊

[@hackareslacksbruh430]

2:53 The sound of the Subways tire screech in this use to scare me. But now not so much anymore.

[@wallofvideo]

-"what you gonna play now? -"bobby, i don't know, but whats'n'ever i play, it's got to be funky!" -"yeah!" -"1,2,3, i got six ..."

[@isaacbutler8828]

Top ten favorite SHR cartoon ever!! Earworm right now!!

[@weid7070]

Hell yeah! Groovin'

[@zank_frappa]

I used to love this one. Nice to see it again!

[@brianjude6789]

*(NUMBER 29):* "Here's Number 29. I got nothing, but six in 'I Got Six!' It’s so like, groovy, man!"

[@rayekwonscott3152]

I love all the old school music

[@kayandaeddings4803]

Rayekwon Scott I have all of these videos on DVD. I watch it almost every week.

[@rayekwonscott3152]

Can I call you sometimes then

[@flewggle]

This was my favorite school house rock video.

[@Whtxombi]

This perfectly illustrates what is wrong with the world today. There isn't nearly enough funk! Gotta have that funk and get down with your fine self.

[@michaelrushlander7696]

awesome guitar, bass, and vocals

[@andreapatane4204]

This song is very jazzy even though Grady Tate died from Alzheimer’s Disease complications 2 years ago. 😿

[@labelledamedumanor4876]

Schoolhouse Rock looks like a spin-off of Sesame Street. Maybe the same animators provided sketches for both t.v. shows.

[@drmpilot365]

Evidently no sales tax on that $54.00 bill either! lol

[@aurorastenulson2562]

Hahahaha

[@Blondiechickie1972]

I love this funky music :D

[@taurnguard]

Me watching this when I was a kid: "How is that kid exhaling helium to blow up those balloons?" I was too smart for my own good.

[@SuperDachshund]

One of the grooviest School House Rock vids. Love it! "Each one loaded down with 6 casks of oil and spice. Brought quite a price. 6x11 is 66. 11x6. [fingering the cash] He had 12 wives! He better be rich. Each one had 6 kids. Six children each. 6x12 is 72. 12x6. Ha! totally cool!

[@Horyzeson]

RIP GRADY TATE!!!!

[@aurorastenulson2562]

:(

[@ks-jr5nb]

I got Six...that's all there is...

[@majindrebeatz3166]

Ahhhh, memories

[@kingsaintides7227]

So funky

[@InweTaralom]

Loved it!

[@NBK1122]

31 people don't have six

[@hyperpowerfulform5132]

Good one, that one made me chuckle.

[@Radonkey]

really???

[@Radonkey]

ya sure??

[@canaisyoung3601]

Now up to 37 (still not divisible by 6).

[@sydboski]

37 idiots!

[@scorpvids24]

"it makes a big difference how you spread it around". So true.

[@gaoutlaw]

If not for for the help of School House Rock, all these years later I still wouldn't understand multiplication.

[@stiksmommy5079]

Apparently 58 people had a miserable childhood.

[@MarisolLopez-hp7go]

One of my All-Time Fave Schoolhouse Rock videos!! #JazzyMath

[@guitaleleoeuvre]

I love love love the "stumble-stagger" on the 1st bar of this song, then the RECOVER! (It "sounds" like a "glitch", but I think it was accidentally intentional. Y'know, to F w our minds here in the future!) B cause, I distinctly remember it from when I was a kid on Saturday mornings back in the 70's! Also, I just GOTTA cover this song sometime soon! (I already did '3 Is a Magic Number')

[@roncee6554]

fushickens and shaq rapped over it, the song is called "wuts up doc" or "can we rock".

[@dawnallen9168]

2:52 MYY EEEAAAARRRRSSSSS

[@andreafeelsfantastic]

At first I wondered why balloons this kid blew up with his mouth floated like helium balloons, but it's probably because 6 is 2 times 3, and 3 is a magic number.

[@zanuai9729]

0:41 GOT EM lol

[@roofdonkey]

Hah! "He better be rich!"

[@kylestubbs8867]

This one's got a different art style than the others. I didn't think it was SHR at first.

[@keneticam]

"6 hungry men, they had nine dollars each", small man in back pulls out cash from his hat. LOL

[@cosmonovaelixar4826]

At "2:50" it sounded as if the kid got ran over by the Subway train. o.e

[@cosmonovaelixar4826]

***** So true in hindsight xD

[@x-man9473]

Cosmonova Elixar. Final destination 3 inspired

[@aurorastenulson2562]

Yes

[@aurorastenulson2562]

Ya that is what my sister says to me all the time

[@kingsaintides7227]

He made it home safe

[@TZER0]

2:55 That is the fastest and most violent death I’ve seen on children’s television.

[@kingsaintides7227]

You didnt see shit

[@kendalltisinger2587]

The first Schoolhouse rock short to feature a black _main_ character

[@dannywapbang]

Uhhh, Verb?

[@playsbass1969]

grady tate 1973

[@aurorastenulson2562]

Cool

[@JHATDRUMMER1976]

Love playing drums to this

[@chaosemporium3901]

The music in this song and the verb song hit different.

[@KBAFourthtime]

R.I.P., Grady Tate.

[@jdsk800]

Not to mention that Bob Dorough passed away recently. Consider them lucky. Those two have lived very long and full lives.

[@aurorastenulson2562]

:(

[@jdsk800]

And now Jack Sheldon is joining them up there after a very long run.

[@jdsk800]

And now Jack Sheldon is joining them up there after a very long run.

[@MrJamieMurph4141969]

Notice the colors on the six balloons that the boy taking the subway is carrying-red,orange,yellow,green,blue,and purple-each balloon's color,is a color,of,the rainbow,or spectrum. I wonder if the popping sound we seem to hear at the very end, is supposed to be the balloons popping,as the boy boards the subway(in which case,the subway door would close on the balloons,thus popping them?)

[@lilgiggler35]

At the end the sound you here is the subway cars braking and then the air release . The sounds are clearer if you listen with headphones or ear buds.

[@bkthin]

grady tate r.i.p

[@aurorastenulson2562]

:(

[@lifeworksndhenterprisesllc6597]

Baron Keels he also sung the windmills of your mind from the crown heights affair .

[@wearethenkenyerosya8660]

i love this is it the best good for School

[@EvanMcCarter]

>lobster for 9 dollars thanks for the inflation, federal reserve!

[@aurorastenulson2562]

Yep

[@aqacefan]

Time was, lobster was served to prison inmates because it was deemed unfit for consumption. Heck of a shift in perception!

[@TheCarin12]

I didn't understand the math, but that rocked.

[@TheCarin12]

umm...because I have a life and a sense on humour?

[@HungryForTastyFoodAndComicArt]

Whoahhhhhhh nelly, the background singers gots some sexxxxxxy voices! dayyyyyumn!

[@SolarFarle]

I remember watching this at elementary school.

[@RichRavingYt]

Same

[@elizabethdavis9964]

The best one they did. Hands down

[@caboose365]

1:48 lobster for 9$! hell yeah lets go! oh wait this was in 1973 so thats over 50$ adjusted for inflation. okay fuck that.

[@jennifercooper2166]

Is It just me, or at the end It sounded like the kid got ran over by the subway , _ ,

[@kennybegeske8824]

I Like Schoolhouse Rock

[@theoneandonlymem432]

Rest in peace, Grady Tate. January 14th, 1932 to October 8th, 2017 31314 days, alzheimer’s disease

[@kennybegeske8824]

More Schoolhouse Rock

[@isabellapeters3180]

This song better be a hit

[@benjamincastro6063]

i love the end of the video with the subway station sound

[@bluescluesfan4645]

1:21 that reminds me of the tootsie pop lollipop

[@googelman]

here is the lyrics if u want it: I got six. That's all there Is. 6 x 1 is 6, 1 x 6 He got six. I put mine with his and we got twelve 6 x 2 is 12, 2 x 6 I got six, you got six, She got six. We got eighteen all together. If we can get'em all together. 6 x 3 is 18, 3 x 6 I got six In my right hand, Six In my left hand, Six on my head. And you got six in your pocket. Put'em all on the floor-that's twenty-four. 6 X 4 IS 24, 4 x 6 I got six red hens. They laid five eggs each. All the eggs hatched out, And the yard was full of thirty little chicks. 6 x 5 is 30, 5 x 6 One fine day, They all started in to lay. I got thirty-six eggs and I took 'em in the house, And I put'em in boxes, Six eggs each. Six boxes. Aw, 6 x 6 is 36, 6 x 6 Going to the candy store- I'll take six of these and six of those and six of them and six of the others. And also six of the red, six of the white, and six of the blue. I'll put'em in one bag-that's forty-two. 6 x 7 is 42, 7 x 6 Oh, I'm throwin' down jacks, Pickin' up six. I made eight tricks And didn't miss a lick. 6 x 8 is 48, 8 x 6 Nine hungry men had six dollars each (Aw!) and that's fifty-four bucks, But they were out of luck. Cause fifty-four bucks won't buy dinner downtown. Not for nine. Then there were Six hungry men They had nine dollars each (Yeah!) And they went downtown, and the waiter said "Sit down!" Oh, it makes a big difference how you spread it around. 6 x 9 is 54, 9 x 6 See that prince over there (Yeah!) The one with the fuzzy hair. He's got six rings on every finger. He don't wash no dishes, Not with sixty diamonds. 6 x 10 is 60, 10 x 6 He brought along eleven camels. Now, ain't that nice. (Ain't that nice) Each one loaded down with six casks of oil and spice. Brought quite a price. 6 x 11 is 66, 11 x 6 He had twelve wives. He better be rich. Each one had six kids-six children each. 6 x 12 is 72, 12 x 6 But me, I got six. (I got six) That's all there is. (That's all there is) 6 x 1 is 6 (6 x 1 is 6) 1 x 6 (l x 6) I got six. (I got six) That's all there is. (That's all there is)

[@KBAFourthtime]

Thumbs up if you saw the last part of this episode in the beginning of the music video for Better Than Ezra's cover of "Conjunction Junction."

[@ingospelthisweek]

It's not racist. School House Rock is celebrating 40 years. So, the look and music would have depicted the culture at the time. Black pride...big afros.

[@truthakaruntayahholiday2219]

I love it

[@mikemeuller5579]

I love this song! I love this. How does the water put the pen on his toung? that'ts wired!

[@dougd8930]

i like it!

[@theoneandonlymem432]

Wait, who else sang with Grady Tate in "I Got Six"?