Has the kid seen this 1977 Sesame Street classic? Pinball Countdown, featuring the Pointer Sisters.

Related: animator Abbey Luck’s remake.

Slim Goodbody was something I used to watch on tv as a kid in the 1970s, but I hadn’t quite remembered the dated mix of strange and wonderful that makes the bodysuit so iconic… until we watched this clip.

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The Digestion Song

If you’re looking for the definitive video explaining the science of the digestive system, here it is. 

We do have another digestive system video in our archives, but it’s true: it does not dance and sing.

The very catchy Counting by Fives from Schoolhouse Rock!

Schoolhouse Rock’s Unpack Your Adjectives. Fun! Catchy! Educational! Classic! (Updated video link.)

We aren’t using the telegraph as a metaphor anymore, but why aren’t we still teaching our kids about the central nervous system, peripheral nerves, the autonomic system in cartoons? Don’t our brains get email from our feet?!

Here’s the 1979 classic, Telegraph Line, from School House Rock. (Updated video link.)