Schoolhouse Rock - "Interjections!"

My favorite of the "Grammar Rock" tunes, because it shows excitement or emotion and is generally set apart from a sentence by an exclamation point or by a comma when the feeling's not as strong. Music & lyrics by Lynn Ahrens. Vocals by Essra Mohawk. ABC-TV, 1974

[@dartmouthhoop]

I used the "Hurray! I'm for the other team!" line at a game recently....got a few knowing nods from some other fans lol

[@newsspot2]

that's awesome!

[@These2EyesDontLie]

TV Über Ya know he could be saying that just to look cool

[@earlmelvin4635]

Lol! I used to use that one too. One of my favorites.

[@EddieMillerStudios]

I hope you didn't get jumped for it.

[@rdean1]

Lol!

[@SamuelHoskins]

Who came here just to relive their childhood? 😂🤣

[@kennethharden9191]

I'm 52 years old, I remember this from the 80's and I still watch this.

[@emilyrattini8462]

The childhood nostalgia is definitely real, but my school musical this year is Schoolhouse Rock Live, and I’ve got ensemble parts in several songs.

[@eddiethompson1296]

Me!!!❤❤

[@LM-bb9zb]

Me!!! I love School House Rock. Our kids need it because everyone doesn't learn the same. My friends have asked me how do I know the words to so many songs? I'm musically inclined & so is my granddaughter. I definitely have to turn her on to this!

[@kelvinthomas4998]

Me 😅

[@JULZ_RULZ]

Sadly, I just learned tonight that Essra Mohawk passed away on Dec. 11, 2023. I am 58 and still love Schoolhouse Rock. Thank you Essra...may you rest in peace😢❤

[@henrygerecke5376]

RATS! …Let’s hope Lynn Ahrens isn’t gonna be next, despite what some may think.

[@gilwood7530]

Oh no , i didnt hear that

[@officialSgtPepperArc360]

I guess we can all take a moment to say “Darn, that's the end”.

[@JULZ_RULZ]

@@officialSgtPepperArc360 That is great!!!👍😂😂😂!

[@AdamDeLand]

I just learned about this now from your comment, and I can't believe I never found any news report for that, unlike when Bob Dorough passed. Real shame she's gone now since Essra also sang one of my all-time favorite SR songs: "Sufferin' Til Suffrage".

[@davidwilson7082]

True Story . As a kid "I'm just a Bill" got me starting watching Schoolhouse Rock but when i heard this Lady's Beautiful Voice singing this song. I WAS HOOKED.

[@Michael-uu9nv]

I remember these growing up I still enjoy them to this day I was born in 1973 awesome memories

[@foodforinsomnia7026]

Same. I just turned 50 and I just learned the singer just passed away. RIP Essra Mohawk.

[@Michael-uu9nv]

@@foodforinsomnia7026 tv clean back then

[@kelvinthomas4998]

Yeah me too, I just turn 53.

[@ericawatkins7477]

​@@Michael-uu9nvmessage me plz

[@ShyGuy83]

"Hurray, I'm for the other team." R.I.P. Other team guy 1954 - 1974

[@TheAudivisioner]

Look at those Lakers fans. They get mad even when their teams win!

[@sadvibez3734]

SHIT ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME YOU THREW IT THE WRONG WAY UGHHHH

[@Eurn0]

ShyGuy83 other team guy has fucking died

[@jd.3493]

7-7 what a boring fucking game

[@justanotherstranger3672]

@@sadvibez3734 and the crowd started shouting some ✨𝓲𝓷𝓽𝓮𝓻𝓳𝓮𝓬𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷𝓼✨

[@gedias1]

I wonder if today's kids will still appreciate this, with the music of over 40 years ago.

[@nicholashopper5862]

My parents used to put these on for us on long car rides. And from personal experience, today's youth do like it.

[@AImighty_Loaf]

We do. Music is forever timeless. Well, if it's good. And these songs were made with love and care.

[@raymondclark6232]

I am 49 years old,i learn a lot from schoolhouse rock on ABC.This is a good tool for 70's kids like myself.

[@newsspot2]

you should watch the Schoolhouse Rock special at 7 p.m. ET on Sunday, 9/7/2014 on ABC

[@bosslady759]

My 6 year old loves it..I loved it..rock on, schoolhouse rock!

[@lwolf3427]

Absolutely !!!!!Raymond

[@albertseanchen7929]

Raymond Clark always remembered “a noun is a person, place or thing 🎶...” from Schoolhouse Rock 👍🏾😄.

[@davidwilson7082]

They should definitely bring it back or make it part of Scholastic Curriculum.

[@kimg9344]

Saturday Mornin, cap'n crunch, an School House Rock!! Used to live for that!

[@Pjparty69]

Kim G me to.

[@robertvansile6331]

So did I. But in addition to cap'n crunch, it was also Count Chocula and Lucky Charms!

[@quinnrollen]

Apple Jacks! The best part: THE MILK DRINK!

[@Alphahydro]

That was all a child needed back then. Life was good.

[@yama5182]

Kim G ...yep, Fruity Pebbles ...

[@urkoolUncle]

This is my Favorite from School House Rock !!!! I was in AWE to hear my son singing tunes from School House Rock! He's 7; I'm over 50 !! (They're STILL Classics in school !!)

[@StukInBuf]

My 5th-Grade daughter is in her school's presentation of "Schoolhouse Rock" set for sometime this spring.

[@urkoolUncle]

SuperPat88 Awesome!

[@wpuddin]

I’m 59 years old and I told my grand daughter school house rock was the Gracie’s Corner of our day…I still remember the songs

[@PrincessButterflySadie]

I cracked up when that guy said "Hurray! I'm for the other team!"

[@ambermedellin6832]

What a geek! I wanted to slap him.

[@peterdarker1]

But when it looked like he was gonna get his ahz whooped, he took that bass out his voice and went into "or by a comma when the feeling's not as strong" mode when he repeated it lol

[@morganlocker5620]

The way the girl says 'wow' OMG

[@hoobananaz]

I know!!!! That’s the funniest part to me!

[@KBAFourthtime]

The first time, or the second time?

[@riftekharuddin]

Did anyone notice how the snake at 1:38 was the one that was scared of the girl? School house rock: throwing shade since 1974

[@albertseanchen7929]

Zarina Sultana in reality snakes 🐍 are more afraid of humans than we are of them. So the tune got it right 😄.

[@DougHeise]

R.I.P. to the great Essra Mohawk!

[@pookiebear364]

I played these for my college students an at the end of the term i heard them humming the song during finals!!! I still know the worrds Hurray!!!!!

[@amyarchie3439]

I’m 50. I learned more from Schoolhouse Rock than I did from school

[@mondoarchuleta9693]

Finding these videos just takes me back. I still catch myself singing them. Good times

[@boot_leg_ramen_noodle]

indeed !!!

[@ricardohuff8774]

This never gets old, the new gen needs to see this gem.

[@romytaveras7155]

no internet. sunny bright days of the 80's

[@hannahhenn3627]

we were talking about thins in class. my teacher was saying how they were followed by and exclamation point, and i yelled out: "or by a comma when the feeling's not as strong.

[@juanitajones6900]

I found myself crying after watching this. I can't believe it's been so long.

[@boot_leg_ramen_noodle]

same here...

[@Cweisman35]

RIP Essra Mohawk. 😥

[@pearlslade6915]

Awesome! Throwback from when I was 5 back in the early seventies...🥰😁🤣😂

[@fab4fan4ever64]

I learned the Preamble to the Constitution from watching Schoolhouse Rock, and I still SING it...

[@benseac]

A few years back my nephew had to learn it for his high school class. When he was asked if I knew it, I sang him the song.

[@jamesr.317]

Same! 7th grade - 1980/81

[@JULZ_RULZ]

"We the People...in order to form a perfect union...🎶🎹🎤☺ As parents, we have to teach our kids ourselves. I bought my son School House Rock videos/DVDs when he was little (really for me and My husband!😁) . Do they even sell it anymore? My son is 25...I am 59 and my husband is 63. We loved Schollhouse Rock and still, every now and again, listen to it!👍

[@user-ii4vn8hw7z]

Yay! I grew up with Schoolhouse Rock.

[@robertjackson1536]

Me too and I still love em!

[@KBAFourthtime]

Now may Essra rest in peace.

[@7munkee]

I loved schoolhouse rock when I was a kid. Shit I'm 48 and still do.

[@brianjude6789]

Sponge Bob is right 7munkee.

[@allanhernandez2508]

Me too! I'm right behind you at 47. Schoolhouse Rock was the few minutes between their programming.

[@nicholashylton6857]

Me too! "Interjections!" & "Interplanet Janet" will always be my favourites from Schoolhouse Rock.

[@brianfoster7064]

54 and still love 'em.

[@WiSHNUKEs]

Im 17 and im blessed i listened to these as well

[@tonialoconte]

Schoolhouse Rock was something special! I still love it. (I'd have used a comma, but the feeling's pretty strong.)

[@jackvan8170]

I remember these school house songs as a kid and this one was my favorite. love the vocalist voice. damn I'm 56, time goes by so fast, try not to waste any of it.

[@bonniespruin6369]

I loved these growing up. 🥰

[@crymouse]

I’m 22 and I love these. I have autism and my parents used to play these for me and my brother when I was younger, it helped me learn a lot and become a great writer. I’m in college now

[@jonathandennis3203]

I love the excitement everyone shows with their interjections

[@phatoutdoors306]

I just used Reginald as a sermon illustration to explain the interjection the Apostle Paul uses in Galatians 3:1... "Oh! You foolish Galatians!" After over 30 years I learned more from School House Rock on Saturday mornings than any English class... LOL

[@FrankCarrado]

Essra Mohawk truly nailed this vocal...couldn't imagine anyone else singing this.

[@unicornman147]

My class loved this one when I was in fifth grade lmao. It's so catchy

[@Rescue162]

1:49 - All these years later, I still sing the part about the football game "The game was tied at 7-all, uh-huh!" RIP Essra Mohawk.

[@christiemyers3878]

Schoolhouse Rock is how I learned The Preamble to The Constitution!! I probably have seen every Schoolhouse Rock cartoon!! Still love them!!

[@julie53112]

I wish they put these back on TV** thank goodness for KZbin

[@davidlafleche1142]

Julie Frett Most of these songs are better than the junk they play on the radio today!

[@terrybo8]

I haven't seen this since I was a little kid in our suburban Maryland middle class home in the 70's when it aired on our MASSIVE 19 inch color T.V. I learned so much from School House Rock and more importantly, never forgot all of the practical lessons in the lyrics of those catchy tunes that I would time and time again draw upon to help me in my daily life The animation and songs are fun, well written and engaging making complex systems like Math, Language and Politics easy to understand and remember. I'm so pleased to see people of all ages discovering these timeless gems.. Knowledge is power. Knowledge made into an animated music video with a catchy song that you'll never forget is GENIUS. So enjoy and be sure to watch them ALL! Peace, Love and Understanding

[@RageTVHTX]

I could swear I heard the little girl at the end say “Damn, that’s the end” one Saturday morning

[@hoodlambo]

Damn! Sucks! Screw!

[@therealsapdad1942]

"Crap! That's the end!" Roger the alien

[@luisautley4920]

I wish they would bring schoolhouse rock back I sure miss it 💙💙

[@vulcan2882]

When my aunt was teaching college English she had everybody in her classes watch each and every School House Rock video and write a report about each subject. She told them they would be graded on them, she did the same with me and my siblings and cousins. We learned a lot from each video and so did all of her now formor students.

[@zizwop]

I love how Geraldine went from I'm getting a restraining order to hey, you're kind of cute.

[@hoobananaz]

I know some people like that

[@RaymondPrioleau]

I miss these on Saturday mornings.

[@thomasmitchell1408]

Sound of my Saturday mornings in chicago in the early 80s.

[@kelvinthomas4998]

Me too, I'm from Chicago too.

[@chrissullivan4496]

Now every Saturday morning you hear gunshots

[@ABOVE639]

Rip Essra and thanks for the memories!!

[@gregkulig8463]

70's......my favorite decade

[@paulmech3610]

Essra was good friends with my sister. One day I was giving her a ride somewhere in Philadelphia when my front tire blew out. It was right near my friend's house so we went over there. My friend was playing his guitar and Essra was singing... I remember him telling me that he "got the chills" I got the tire fixed and the next thing I knew we were at some Asian friends house of Essras Chanting to a Buddha and dinging a bell "nam-myoho-renge-kyo" R.I.P. Essra

[@rubygracemoseley8144]

I saw a word that looked like Interjection in school and I’ve been stuck on this song for the past 30 minutes. Thought I’d listen to it! 😂😂 This is my favorite SHR song.

[@jebeja]

AWESOME memories, we truly need to bring this back to TV, with children having so many problems with reading and writing, since phonics has been taken of of the schools.

[@darlenehackett151]

It's 2019 and i still love love loveee this cartoon

[@maxmallett]

Don't mind me just revisiting my childhood

[@maxmallett]

oops, forgot to use a comma

[@jessieb54]

i remember when my school performed this! it was so much fun!

[@trevonpernell0814]

22 years old, and this is a CHILDHOOD DEFINER.

[@stephenscanlon9763]

The snake saying eek gets me each time.

[@victorpeng5355]

Same! 😂😂

[@lilcarmenlynn1143]

The soundtrack of my adolescents. Also, this is my favorite "SHR," song. I was learning and didn't even realize it.

[@user-uj9zj4uv5r]

Happy 50th anniversary to interjections!

[@MrOmgfreak]

omg you guys .. let me get off here before i start crying.. i miss my mom everyday such good times back then...i was 6yrs old

[@Michael-uu9nv]

School house rock is a gemstone.

[@dannawilson4116]

Loved this little grammar song.

[@Paego_]

This was always my favorite song from the Grammar Rock game

[@davidlafleche1142]

This is the BEST song, and my all-time favorite!

[@reneenayfabnaynay5679]

Out of all the school house rocks songs, this is my favorite too!

[@eugenehoffman9238]

SHIT! That's the end, bring back my child hood, still crazy at 55yrs old.

[@taylormariah5325]

4th grade memories!

[@urmomlol2318]

You're probably were in 4th grade lmao

[@alanmorris7669]

For some reason, I just got a craving for a bowl of cereal.

[@memory-nownow-anticipation7087]

The great Essra Mohawk on vocals.

[@marshallthefirepup8372]

This is my favorite School House Rock song. I remember all the memories of watching School House Rock at school with my class. This'll never get old for me.

[@averyturner6741]

My dad likes the "Hurray! I'm for the other team!"

[@rilettacox9769]

I know its funny

[@KBAFourthtime]

Did you know that was Bob Dorough doing that line?

[@daveadamson3825]

I love this series the best program on at the time my sister and me would watch this everytime it came on for being 49 I love this program my sister even has the dvd version of "School House Rock"

[@natehill8069]

1:00 They are saying - if a girl objects to your attentions, keep pushing it, she'll change her mind. Get you locked up today.

[@tenacious-e3o]

Elementary school memories...

[@ir10031981]

Schoolhouse Rock intro that we all know began in 1980 or 1981. the color background credits began in 1983 or 1984.

[@victoriamendoza8585]

classic sesame street the count and cookie monster apples youtube

[@fatheroffab]

My favorite of all time!!

[@michaelherrington7236]

Man, my childhood memories!

[@pattifanalwayz]

Darn That's the end

[@VBaskin2010]

No It's "Darn!, that's the end!"

[@TherealRNOwwfpooh]

Wrong use of GRAMMAR, my friend. It would either be: "Darn! That's the end." OR - when the feeling's not as strong - "Darn, that's the end."

[@AImighty_Loaf]

Yall some old heads in the comments. Where my Gen Z peeps at? Love how generational these songs are.

[@hoodlambo]

Not Gen Z, but 32 here. My first time coming across this was the MadTV parody 😂

[@gutwrenchingkeys7873]

Rest easy Essra

[@l.salisbury1253]

2:09 - "SHIT! You threw the wrong way!" "FUCK! You just lost the game!"

[@casidyalldredge223]

adriana -roblox adventures You're not the only one. And I'm 14.

[@ralphvelez8984]

This is my favorite schoolhouse rocks

[@StukInBuf]

Imagine(for the football scene) if that was actually in Philly(Vets Stadium, or JFK Stadium)... the "Hurray! I'm for the other team" guy would probably leave on a stretcher.

[@EddieMillerStudios]

Most likely.

[@canaisyoung3601]

No, a body bag.

[@kimberlyoldschool]

Philly could do its own video on specialized interjections 😂

[@shinpowerpelt]

2:36 ‘Or excited’ ‘WOW👹!’

[@kathrynhill5796]

I love the football moment of the song. Because me, my mom, and my dad would always get ticked off whenever our NFL team gets an interception or a penalty. We would say, “Aw, come on!” or “He just had it!”

[@almaestrada4692]

I love this song

[@brianjude6789]

Me too, because it’s my favorite.

[@kerronthedon9306]

Who sung it??

[@brianjude6789]

Was it Lynn Ahrens?

[@zamp6969]

The ”WOW” girl is my fave!

[@imperiallegionnaire8344]

Damn straight!

[@TherealRNOwwfpooh]

And Lynne ("A Noun is a Person, Place, or Thing" & "Interplanet Janet") did a good job writing it. Tom Yohe Jr., his brother, & their kid sister Lauren also did a good job entering the family business as voices for Reginald, the "Rats!" kid, & the little "Darn, that's end!" cheerleader before growing up to take over the reigns of animating, starting with "The Tale of Mr. Morton" & "Busy Prepositions" additions to GRAMMAR ROCK & even a 2001 return with "I'm Gonna Send Your Vote to College".

[@anthonymorgan3032]

Grew up to this will never forget my forvorite one is skate a figure 8

[@madbrowniac7871]

@anthonymorgan5032: Courtesy of the late great Miss Blossom Dearie.😊B.W.

[@bigsarge8795]

We seriously need to bring this back

[@ralphvelez8984]

Wow a masterpiece

[@TheAudivisioner]

During the 1970's entertainment and education were in the same time frame. CBS also had a newsreel following some of it's Saturday morning lineups.

[@madbrowniac7871]

@TheAudivisioner: "Saturday Morning News" Hosted by Christopher Glenn. 30 Second Vignettes.🤔📺B.W.

[@reymondjames1726]

Great voice.

[@cuerollen]

Not only is the animation great- but the song is just awesome and absolutely clever!

[@gage2654]

This was on the radio the other day lol.

[@carlh1964]

R.I.P. Essra Mohawk December 11

[@MegaLoyal13]

I love school house rocks

[@ambermedellin6832]

The kid saying "ouch" was on my mind since it was on Disney Plus during early summer vacation. Ouch!

[@alexanderip1003]

same when he is mooning (exposing his naked butt) to receive that injection of health (cures common cold)

[@Aramanth]

1:41 💯 Love the groovy chick who got an A+ on her report card!

[@user-dl3vx7kz3e]

It was a brilliant way to appeal to kids,we were watching cartoons anyway why not teach along with Hong Kong phooy ..my favorite song was interjections

[@DeliRevv]

I always lost it at “RATS!”😂

[@somewherenbtween4860]

I loved this one!!!!