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Under normal circumstances, education was the LAST thing children of the 80s wanted when they sat down with their bowls of cereal to watch Saturday morning cartoons. But tucked in between Inspector Gadget and Thundercats was a little slice of learning called Schoolhouse Rock! In short bursts, these musical cartoons accomplished their goal of teaching America's youth about adverbs, astronomy, and how a bill becomes law, and they did it without us even knowing we were being educated! Diabolical!
By The Latchkey KidsUnder normal circumstances, education was the LAST thing children of the 80s wanted when they sat down with their bowls of cereal to watch Saturday morning cartoons. But tucked in between Inspector Gadget and Thundercats was a little slice of learning called Schoolhouse Rock! In short bursts, these musical cartoons accomplished their goal of teaching America's youth about adverbs, astronomy, and how a bill becomes law, and they did it without us even knowing we were being educated! Diabolical!