{"id":523299,"date":"2022-12-08T02:55:20","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T23:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/schoolhouse-rock-co-creator-george-newall-dead-at-88\/"},"modified":"2022-12-08T02:55:20","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T23:55:20","slug":"schoolhouse-rock-co-creator-george-newall-dead-at-88","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/schoolhouse-rock-co-creator-george-newall-dead-at-88\/","title":{"rendered":"#&#8217;Schoolhouse Rock&#8217; co-creator George Newall dead at 88"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36e97b66c24\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36e97b66c24\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/schoolhouse-rock-co-creator-george-newall-dead-at-88\/#%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98Schoolhouse_Rock_co-creator_George_Newall_dead_at_88%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;&#8216;Schoolhouse Rock&#8217; co-creator George Newall dead at 88&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98Schoolhouse_Rock_co-creator_George_Newall_dead_at_88%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;&#8216;Schoolhouse Rock&#8217; co-creator George Newall dead at 88&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>George Newall, the co-creator of the educational musical cartoon <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/decider.com\/2020\/06\/17\/schoolhouse-rock-disney-plus-history-civics\/\">\u201cSchoolhouse Rock,\u201d<\/a> has died. He was 88. <\/p>\n<p>Newall\u2019s wife, Lisa Maxwell, told the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/12\/07\/arts\/television\/george-newall-dead.html\">New York Times<\/a> he died of cardiopulmonary arrest Nov. 30 in a New York hospital. <\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legacy.com\/us\/obituaries\/name\/george-newall-obituary?id=38286203\">Born June 17, 1934<\/a>, the advertising executive and jazz pianist was the last living founding member of \u201cSchoolhouse Rock.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The children\u2019s series \u2014 which ran from 1973 to 1984 before being revived in the 1990s \u2014 set math, civics, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a> and grammar lessons to music.  <\/p>\n<p>The idea stemmed from a conversation Newall, then a creative director at the McCaffrey &amp; McCall advertising agency, had with agency president <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1999\/04\/20\/business\/david-71-and-joan-mccall-57-die-in-crash.html\">David McCall<\/a> in which McCall expressed frustration that his young sons couldn\u2019t multiply, \u201cbut they can sing along with Jimi Hendrix and the Rolling Stones.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"651\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/george-newall-2.jpeg?w=1024\" alt=\"George Newall of &quot;Schoolhouse Rock&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-24933984\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/george-newall-2.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/george-newall-2.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/george-newall-2.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Tom Yohe (left) and George Newall are the original forces behind \u201cSchoolhouse Rock.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Steve Fenn\/ABC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"814\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/george-newall-death-01-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"&quot;Schoolhouse Rock&quot; co-creator dies\" class=\"wp-image-24934012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/george-newall-death-01-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/george-newall-death-01-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/george-newall-death-01-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cConjunction Junction\u201d is a fan favorite from \u201cSchoolhouse Rock.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Disney <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Entertainment Con<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI asked Ben, and he said, \u2018Oh yeah, my partner, Bob Dorough \u2014 he can put anything to music!\u2019 \u201d Newall told\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2018\/12\/27\/magazine\/lives-they-lived-bob-dorough.html\">the New York Times Magazine<\/a>\u00a0in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe told me Bob had written a song based on the words on the mattress tag that say, \u2018Do not remove under penalty of law,\u2019 \u201d Newall recalled. \u201cSo I brought Bob in, and David gave him the assignment. He came back about two weeks later with <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=J8lRKCw2_Pk\">\u2018Three Is a Magic Number,\u2019 <\/a>and we were all knocked out by it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That tune taught kids about <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>ods, triangles and counting by threes. Multiplication inspired a number of memorable ditties. Other fan favorites include<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wtLMDY4yEbI\"> \u201cInterjection!,\u201d<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HpPEQZl6_d4\">\u201cUnpack Your Adjectives\u201d <\/a>and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8_NzZvdsbWI\">\u201cThe Preamble\u201d<\/a> to the US Constitution.<\/p>\n<p>Tom Yohe \u2014 the agency\u2019s art director and a cartoonist \u2014 illustrated the group\u2019s ideas, and the show was sold to ABC. Yohe\u00a0died in 2000, and Dorough passed\u00a0in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSchoolhouse Rock\u201d won four Emmy Awards and spawned books, recordings and live singalong shows to educate Generation X.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/disneyplus.bn5x.net\/oe1VXY\">The Walt Disney Company<\/a> will reportedly air a national primetime singalong in early 2023 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the series. \u201cThe Official Schoolhouse Rock Guide,\u201d by Newall and Yohe, and an adult coloring book featuring series characters is due out as well.<\/p>\n<p>A celebration of Newall\u2019s life is set for Saturday at the St. Andrews Golf Club in Hastings-on-Hudson.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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