History Characters / SchoolhouseRock

->''"Hey, Little Twelvetoes, I hope you're thrivin'. Some of us ten-toed folks are still survivin'. If you help me with your twelves, I'll help you with your tens, and we could all be friends, Little Twelvetoes. Please come back home..."''

* ButtMonkey: Is tormented by The Pool Cat throughout the song.

* HeartIsAnAwesomePower: Zero's power seems useless on the surface... but then he alters any number by the power of 10 through adding (and presumably removing) zeroes. He also alters weights by the same means, making them literally heavier. He even creates money by altering the $4 written on a piggy bank to a $4,000... and there doesn't appear to be any limit to any of this. Thus, theoretically, he could for instance take a box of "10 guns" and grow it into "1,000,000 guns", enough to supply an army. He could also potentially reduce the opposition's arms, funding, etc. to zero. Granted, he didn't do much in the song besides making some small-time money, but he is still young...

* AdventurerOutfit

* NamedByTheAdaptation: In the ''Grammar Rock'' CD-ROM game, she is named Connie.

* {{Expy}}: Of Minnesota Fats.

->Voiced by: The Tokens

!!Mary Jane

* PintSizedKid One of the shorter kids in her class.

->Voiced by:

->Voiced by: Jack Sheldon

->Voiced by: Jack Sheldon

->Voiced by: Jamie Aff

->"Are you sure Music/DollyParton started this way?"
->Voiced by: Val Hawk

* BigEater: Over the Debt's lifetime, it's garnered an appetite for five trillion greenbacks a year.[[labelnote:*]]And that year was 1998. Twenty years later, the Debt's appetite has quadrupled.[[/labelnote]]

* GoldTooth: One sits among his "trillion-dollar dentures." %%"dentures" can mean the teeth as a whole, natural or replacement.

* DependingOnTheWriter: Her personality has a tendency of changing depending on whose mother she's representing. As UsefulNotes/ThomasEdison and Elias Howe's mothers, she's a {{Good Parent|s}}, as Samuel Morse's mother, she's a directive, but reasonable parents, and as UsefulNotes/TheWrightBrothers' mother, she's a complete and utter [[MyBelovedSmother nagger]].

->Voiced by: Blossom Dearie and Essra Mohawk

->Voiced by: Lynn Ahrens

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[[folder:I'm Just a Bill]]
!!Bill
->"I hope they decide to report on me favorably; otherwise, I may die."
->Voiced by: Jack Sheldon

A bill proposing for school buses to be required to stop at railroad crossings, going through a long, arduous journey to be signed by the President as a law.

* AnimateInanimateObject: He's a rolled up paper with a face, arms and legs.
* AnthropomorphicPersonification: He's a living bill stating that school buses should stop at railroad crossings.
* TheEeyore: He spends almost the entire song frowning and saying that he lacks confidence in himself that he'll become a law.
* KnightInSourArmor: He's incredibly pessimistic and doesn't believe that he'll become a law, but as the boy visiting Washington D.C. points out, he's got so much patience and courage that he's {{determin|ator}}ed to finish what he set out to accomplish.
* SeriesMascot: He's probably the most recognizable character from ''Schoolhouse Rock!'' alongside the Conductor from "Conjunction Junction". If there's going to be a parody of the cartoons, it's a safe bet that Bill will show up.
* WhenHeSmiles: Being signed in as a law at the very end makes Bill have a wide, happy grin on his face in contrast to how pessimistic he was before.

[[folder:The Great American Melting Pot]]

[[folder:Elbow Room]]

[[folder:Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, Get Your Adverbs Here!]]

* TrueCompanions: The trio have a really strong bond between not only themselves but with their animal companions.

->Voiced by: Jack Sheldon

!!Rufus's kangaroo, Rafaella's aardvark and Albert's rhinoceros

[[folder:The Tale Of Mr. Morton]]

->"Roses are red, but Mr. Morton is blue."
->Voiced by: Jack Sheldon

->Voiced by: Lynn Ahrens

* GirlNextDoor: She lives next door to Mr. Morton during their first song, is very upfront about trying to discuss things with him, and becomes LoveInterest/eventual wife.

->Voiced by: Blossom Dearie; Jessica Moodie (computer game)

->"Woah! Boy, that was one, big, ugly bear!"
->Voiced by: Bob Dorough

* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: The backpack girl assumed this was the case, until the boy without glasses spoke a complex mathematical equation, subverting this trope.
* SmugSmiler: The boy with glasses had a smug smirk on his face until he was labeled "Dumb."

->"We have every adverb in the book, so come on down and look."
->Voiced by: Bob Dorough

->"Ready, Pop?"
->Voiced by: Bob Dorough

->"Let's go!"
->Voiced by: Bob Dorough

->'''Voiced by:''' Mike [=DeLeon=] (computer game)

->'''Voiced by:''' Bob Dorough

* TheArk: A reimagining of Noah's Ark...with ''MATH''

->'''Voiced by:''' Bob Dorough; Bill Wise (computer game)

->'''Voiced by:''' Bob Dorough; Jim Canning (computer game)

->'''Voiced by:''' Blossom Dearie; Mary Flanagan (computer game)

->'''Voiced by:''' Mike [=DeLeon=] (computer game)

->'''Voiced by:''' Bob Dorough

->'''Voiced by:''' Lynn Ahrens; Amy Wright (computer game)

->'''Voiced by:''' Zachary Sanders
->''"Yeah, a verb tells it like it is!"''

->'''Voiced by:''' Jack Sheldon

->Voiced by: Essra Mohawk

->"Ouch! That hurt!"
->Voiced by: Bob Dorough (demo); Tom Yohe Jr. (final track)

->"Oh! I've never been so insulted in all my life!"
->Voiced by: Lynn Ahrens

->"Darn, that's the end!"
->Voiced by: Lauren Yohe

->Voiced by: Lynn Ahrens; Amy Wright (computer game)

->"Yeah, a verb tells it like it is!"
->Voiced by: Zachary Sanders

->"'And,' 'But,' and 'Or' get you pretty far!"
->Voiced by: Jack Sheldon

* NiceGuy: The big hobo is quite friendly and polite to The Conductor and offers him a cup of tea.

* LargeHam: Pretty much anyone who talks, to drive the point of how an interjection makes a difference (y'know, because [[ViewersAreMorons kids are stupid]]).

[[folder:Three Is A Magic Number]]

->"'Cause knowledge is power!"

->Voiced by: Mike [=DeLeon=] (computer game)

->Voiced by: Bob Dorough

->Voiced by: Bob Dorough; Bill Wise (computer game)

->Voiced by: Bob Dorough; Jim Canning (computer game)

->Voiced by: Blossom Dearie; Mary Flanagan (computer game)

->Voiced by: Mike [=DeLeon=] (computer game)

%%* CigarChomper

%%* FatBastard

->Voiced by: Bob Dorough

[[folder:The Three Rs]]

[[folder:$7.50 Once a Week]]

A bill proposing for school buses to be required to stop at crossroads, going through a long, arduous journey to be signed by the President as a law.

* AnthropomorphicPersonification: He's a living bill stating that school busses should stop at railroad crossings.

* KnightInSourArmor: He's incredibly pessimistic and doesn't believe that he'll become a law, but as the boy visiting Washington D.C. states, he's got so much patience and courage that he's {{determin|ator}}ed to finish what he set out to accomplish.

* SeriesMascot: He's probably the most recognizable character from ''Schoolhouse Rock'' alongside the Conductor from "Conjunction Junction". If there's going to be a parody of the cartoons, it's a safe bet that Bill will show up.

!Multipication Rock

!Grammar Rock

->"Woah! Boy, that was one big ugly bear!"

!!Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla

!America Rock

[[folder:I'm Just A Bill]]

* SeriesMascot: He's probably the most recognizable character from ''Schoolhouse Rock'' alongside the Conductor from "Conjunction Junction." If there's going to be a parody of the cartoons, it's a safe bet that Bill will show up.

!Science Rock

!Money Rock

[[folder:$7.50 Once A Week]]

!Earth Rock

->"Because knowledge is power!"

[[folder:Three Is A Magic Number]]

!!The Magician
->Voiced by: Mike [=DeLeon=] (computer game)
* RuleOfThree: What the song is about.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Ready Or Not, Here I Come]]

[[folder:I Got Six]]
* MarryThemAll: The prince has twelve wives wearing traditional Arabic hoods and veils.
* MassiveNumberedSiblings: The prince has '''72''' children, six with each of his wives.
[[/folder]]

A FarmBoy pondering over the nature of twelve when he has [[FirstContactFarmer First Contact]] with an alien.

[[folder:Unpack Your Adjectives]]
!!Backpack Girl
->Voiced by: Blossom Dearie; Jessica Moodie (computer game)
* AwesomeBackpack: Not only is hers twice her size, but she can make a tent out of it.
* BootsOfToughness: Wears a large pair for the more muddy parts of her travels.
* CrazyPrepared: At least when presented with something to describe.
* NamedByTheAdaptation: In the CD-ROM games, she is named Molly.
!!Tortoise
->"Woah! Boy, that was one big ugly bear!"
->Voiced by: Bob Dorough
* LoyalAnimalCompanion: To the Backpack Girl.
!!"Dumb" and "Brainy"
* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: The backpack girl assumed this was the case, until the boy without glasses spoke a complex mathematical equation, subverting this trope.
* SmugSmiler: The boy with glasses had a smug smirk on his face until he was labeled "Dumb."
!!Tall Girl and Small Boy
* GiantFootOfStomping: Once one became the tallest and one became the smallest, the tall girl smushed the small boy under her sandal.
* GiantWoman: The tall girl got taller until only her legs could fit onscreen.
* IncredibleShrinkingMan: The small boy got smaller until he was barely over half his initial height.
* {{Jerkass}}: The small boy laughed at the tall girl because of her growth.
!!Bear
* BearsAreBadNews: An adjective used to describe this bear is "scary".
* ExtremeOmnivore: It ate the adjectives "hairy" and "scary".
!!Boyish-faced Man

[[folder:Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, Get Your Adverbs Here!]]
!!Lolly, Lolly, and Lolly (In General)
!!Lolly Sr.
->"We have every adverb in the book, so come on down and look."
->Voiced by: Bob Dorough
!!Lolly Jr.
->"Ready, Pop?"
->Voiced by: Bob Dorough
!!Lolly III
->"Let's go!"
->Voiced by: Bob Dorough

* WeightWoe: Briefly implied when he's singing about food. He comments that he could "grow thin or fat," then immediately decides to avoid it because "I'm fat enough now!"

->”Darn, that's the end!”

[[folder:Verb: That's What's Happening]]
!!Verb
->"Yeah, a verb tells it like it is!"
->Voiced by: Zachary Sanders
* CoolShades: He wears blue sunglasses.
* JackOfAllTrades: He demonstrates all sorts of talents.
* PerpetualSmiler: He almost always has a heroic grin.
* SuperheroesWearCapes: He has a blue one.

[[folder:A Noun Is A Person, Place, Or Thing]]
!!The Noun Girl
->Voiced by: Lynn Ahrens; Amy Wright (computer game)
* OhCrap: Has this reaction to the bandits chasing her train.
* NamedByTheAdaptation: In the ''Grammar Rock'' CD-ROM game, she is named Connie.
* PerpetualSmiler: Smiles for most of her song.
* SuddenlyVoiced: She speaks normally in the DVD intro, as opposed to singing or using a text bubble. She also speaks normally in the CD-ROM games.

!!The Noun Girl's Brother
!!The Noun Girl's Best Friend
!!Mrs. Jones
* LaserGuidedKarma: Sends her dog to harass the narrator and her brother. They give the dog a bone, thus causing Mrs. Jones to be the one barked at.
* TookALevelInKindness: Implied. The noun girl's brother gives her a flower, thus apparently changing Mrs. Jones's personality.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Busy Prepositions]]
!!The Prepositions
[[/folder]]

* GirlNextDoor: She lives next door to Mr. Morton during their first song, and becomes LoveInterest/eventual wife.

!! King George William Fredrick III

[[folder:Fireworks]]
!!Paperboy

[[folder:The Shot Heard 'Round The World]]

[[folder:The Preamble]]

[[folder:Elbow Room]]

[[folder:Mother Necessity]]
!!Mother Necessity
->Voiced by: Blossom Dearie and Essra Mohawk
* AnthropomorphicPersonification: Of humanity's inclination and reasoning for innovation.

[[folder:Sufferin' Til Suffrage]]

[[folder:I'm Just A Bill]]
!!Bill
* AnimateInanimateObject: He's a rolled up paper with a face, arms and legs.
* AnthropomorphicPersonification: He's a living bill stating that school busses should stop at railroad crossings.
* SeriesMascot: He's probably the most recognizable character from ''Schoolhouse Rock'' alongside the Conductor from "Conjunction Junction." If there's going to be a parody of the cartoons, it's a safe bet that Bill will show up.

[[folder:Do The Circulation]]

[[folder:Electricity, Electricity]]
!!The Electrician
* {{Jerkass}}: Shocks a sheep with static electricity and finds it amusing.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Gets shocked himself after messing with a sheep using electricity.
* TheStoic
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Interplanet Janet]]
!!Interplanet Janet
* AngelicAliens: Her design holds a lot of divine imagery. Her wings are curved like a bird's and her exhaust funnel resembles a skirt.
* BizarreAlienBiology: Her appearance is quite AmbiguouslyHuman. She could be a generic HumanoidAlien in a rocketship suit, or the rocket is part of her body.
* NonMammalMammaries: What else would the two circles on her can represent?
* SuddenAnatomy: In roughly half her scenes, she's missing arms; and only once (in "Solar Power to the People") does she show legs.
* SuperSpeed: Necessary to casually jaunt through the solar system.

[[folder:Them-Not-So-Dry Bones]]
!!Barbershop Quartet
->Voiced by: Jack Sheldon
* DemBones: The second singer from the left turns into a skeleton, and the short one's skeleton leaps out of his skin.
* TheToothHurts: The short singer hasn't been taking proper care of the bones commonly referred to as "teeth", as biting into an apple causes him great pain.

[[folder:A Victim Of Gravity]]
!!Greaser
->Voiced by: The Tokens
* BornUnlucky: As a result of being a victim of gravity, the ''[[IncrediblyLamePun gravity]]'' of every situation he's in results in things always going wrong for him. Whether it's dropping the dishes, having a TraumaCongaLine of things attempting to fall on him before he falls himself, or ''somehow'' falling right out of the sky.
* ButtMonkey: Frequently falls over and makes a fool out of himself. Justified, since he's the titular "Victim of Gravity".
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: He's really a victim of gravity!
!!Mary Jane

[[folder:The Weather Show]]
[[/folder]]

!Money Rock

[[folder:Dollars And Sense]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:$7.50 Once A Week]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Where The Money Goes]]
[[/folder]]

->Voiced by: Patrick Quinn

[[folder:Walkin' On Wall Street]]
!!Lester the Investor
->Voiced by: Dave Frishberg
A rock pigeon that knows his way around the stock market.
%%* TalkingAnimal
!!Leeroy
->Voiced by: Dave Frishberg
Lester's stock broker. Yeah, he's a human. ''So?''
!!The Paperboy
A Manhattan boy selling newspapers on Wall Street.

[[folder:This For That]]
!!Caveman
* BeenThereShapedHistory: InUniverse, he's responsible for the creations of the barter system and modern currency.
* TheAgeless: Didn't visibly age between the dawn of man and modern day.

[[folder:The Check's In The Mail]]

!Earth Rock

[[folder:Bob, Jack & Luke]]
!!Bob, Jack & Luke

%%* ThreeAmigos

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[[folder:Report From The North Pole]]

[[folder:Save The Ocean]]

[[folder:Solar Power To The People]]

[[folder:Windy & The Windmills]]

[[folder:Don't Be A Carbon Sasquatch]]

[[folder:The Three R's]]
[[/folder]]