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ALL THE SONGS THAT HELPED GEN X LEARN--AND A FEW FOR GEN X TOO
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items GEN X: we were practically feral. This means we were all at least partly raised by the tv. It's where we learned our greatest lessons!
Okay not Gen X. But a great teaching song!
We Don't Talk About Pluto - Encanto Parody
Tom Lehrer singing the elements is great, Danielle Radcliff singing the song for no real reason on the Graham Norton show, even better!
Daniel Radcliffe sings "The Elements" - The Graham Norton Show - Series 8 Episode 4 - BBC One
There have been a few added, so don't study for your chemistry song with ONLY this song.
Tom Lehrer's "The Elements" animated
Not just a song about pronouns, it's also a story about a sweet little alternative family!
Schoolhouse Rock Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla (Pronouns)
If LMM would have taught me about silent e, I would have definitely learned it quicker!
Silent 'e' - Shock & Lin-Manuel Miranda (The Electric Company)
From the 70s educational series on the metric system. I remember an arts and crafts section that started with “busy hands are happy hands.” Didn't really sell the idea.
The Metric Marvels - Meter Man - 1978
If you still have the state capitals stuck in your brain, chances are you have the animaniacs to thank!
Wakko's 50 State Capitols with Lyrics/Subtitles
Electric Company has always been the coolest of kids' educational shows. Here it demonstrates how!
James Iglehart - "Silent 'e'" Music Video (The Electric Company)
Learning about how rhymes work!
Fat Cat (1973)
Learning how to persevere. As taught by a very cute, very tiny kitten.
Classic Sesame Street - Trying and Trying Again
I guess we were supposed to be learning that taking a bath is fun? Or was this early sponsored content by the National Rubber Duck Sales Association?
Sesame Street Rubber Ducky Song
It's such a part of pop culture, some Gen Z folks didn't even know this originated with Sesame Street!
Classic Sesame Street - Kermit and Susan play One of these things
This is the part where Mr Rogers told us “your parents will probably disappoint you.” But in song.
Sometimes People Are Good
This is practically a Gen X anthem. I mean, “just do it and stop complaining about it.” The last part was implied.
You've Got To Do It
This was supposed to teach us not to eat grown up pills, thinking it was candy. But it taught us that medication is cute and can sing.
We're not candy! (80s poison control PSA) original voices.
I loved Mr Yuk and he had a great theme song, complete with weird gas passy noises in the background. For a while it really seemed like not getting poisoned was really all on the kids. And then at some point they realized they needed to stop putting ...
Mr. Yuk - Full Theme
This is where Gen X learned that it's strangers that are going to hurt you and definitely not your uncle or a childhood friend's dad or a priest.
Patch The Pony - Nay Nay From Strangers Stay Away
This was supposed to teach our parents to talk to us in advance and not surprise us with deaths and divorces and moving and such. It was unsuccessful.
I Like To Be Told | Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood
Hey you guys!!!!!! That's what Gen X knows Rita Moreno from. And also how we learned about sounds that consonant blends made. And also, who can forget the adventures of LETTER MAN!. This is a cute compilation from classic Electric Company episodes.
THE ELECTRIC COMPANY! HITS AND BITS! 2007
One of the most infuriating aspects of Sesame Street was no one believing Big Bird about the existence of his best friend, the large (wooly mammoth maybe?) brown animal named Snuff--alufus? The folks from the Street changed this in 1985 for some good...
Muppet History--why can everyone see Snuffie now?