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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOn this day, March 27, 1976, "I'm Just a Bill" was shown for the first time.
For some reason, this amazing fact showed up in an "other tweets" link to Svengoolie's Twitter account.
A bill explains how, if it actually happens, he would get through Congress to become a law in the #SchoolhouseRock episode, "I'm Just A Bill" (sung by #JackSheldon), airing on ABC for the first time 45 years ago today on March 27, 1976.
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The Simpsons parody of this was actually better than the actual.
"There's a lot of flag burners who've got too much freedom / I wanna make it legal for policemen to beat 'em"
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On this day, March 27, 1976, "I'm Just a Bill" was shown for the first time. (Original Post)
mahatmakanejeeves
Mar 2021
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WarGamer
(18,335 posts)1. For a generation of us...
That was our first course in US Politics.
mahatmakanejeeves
(68,816 posts)2. And it was all downhill from there. NT
mahatmakanejeeves
(68,816 posts)3. And that's not all.
Musician #RoyOrbison guest-stars on the CBS action comedy series #TheDukesOfHazzard 40 years ago today in 1981 in the episode "The Great Hazzard Hijack."
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Boomerproud
(9,218 posts)5. Great post. Education or indoctrination?
On a lighter note everyone remembers Conjuction Junction as well. SR was after my time but extraordinarily valuable.
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Takket
(23,559 posts)7. and two years later on this day........
I was born
thanks for sharing. my birthday is kind of a stinker celebritywise lol Mariah Carey being the biggest name, and I've never liked her lol so this is something cool i can say....
ellie
(6,975 posts)8. I love the Simpsons
version.
