Schoolhouse Rock - ''The Great American Melting Pot'' 

"Welcome to Ellis Island, may I take you order?" "Yeah, I'll have one Irish stew" "Coming right up!" **Screams are heard from the kitchen**

Love this! As an immigrant from Iraq, I am proud to be part of the USA 🇺🇸

This is what America is truly all about. Celebrating and appreciating the things that make us diverse, not harassing or demoralizing the things that make us diverse.

If only people today would understand this lesson

it’s sad that people today deteriorated to the point where this seems like most of them forgot THIS IS AMERICA.

This was my jam when I was younger!!! Also for those of you concerned about the Africans and other races, "it said it doesn't matter what your skin".

That part in the song with the grandmother and then she has a button that says "Kiss me I'm Polish" really stuck with me since MY grandmother is Polish...

America needs to watch this again. I think the message has been forgotten.

I grew up on Schoolhouse Rock. I absolutely loved it. The Great American Melting Pot was one of my favorites.

My mother watched this in school. I watched it in school. My children watched it school.

The verses are so Joni Mitchell-like with both the melody and the harmony... :)

My family is Mexican we were kicked out from east Texas like 100 or so years ago we went to Mexico.so it’s a strange feeling because I’m an immigrant and at the same time we were here before Texas was American. Not angry about it bad things have always happened but still sad it’s just interesting and unique story to tell my grandchildren how we are immigrants and original colonists, as well as part native because we are meztizo

I watch this in elementary school in 4th grade and it’s sad that some Americans have forgotten this. It’s sad

I’m tearing up because I fear we will loose the idea here if we don’t remember our history. Just a thought. Not meant to be politically charged in anyway.

Never took note of the powerful message of this song until now... I agree wholeheartedly that many can learn so much from this song! Never forget one's roots!

The singer of Lovely Lady Liberty, Lori Lieberman, was the original composer and singer for “Killing Me Softly With His Song” in 1972. But her version didn’t chart. It was Roberta Flack’s version that made the song famous a year later. Lori has a beautiful voice which reminds me a bit of Joni Mitchell.

I'm currently writing a paper about being American. This is very helpful indeed. Long live Schoolhouse Rock!!

If only...this is what America should be

My teacher showed me this and it is just so catchy I can't stop hearing it xD

2:16 - they even represented my Greek Yiayia (grandma), who came to America and had a daughter who married my Irish dad!! Yiayia became an American citizen and was one of the first U.S. women to vote. I still have her Green Card.

48 years later, and the lesson of this song still rings true.

This song is so beautiful, it brings a tear to my eye whenever I hear it.

We need videos like THIS right now in this difficult election year.

In over FORTY years,I still never got out of my head,the little girl sweetly singing:"My Grandmother came from Russia,a satchel on her knee;my grandfather wore his fatherss' cap he'd brought from Italy!!! "ABC Schoolhouse Rock" molded all my educational endeavors!! It was almost like"cheating"to "play" these catchy tunes IN my head as I took tests' and came upon the correct answers!!

Ah yes! The countries of the world! Italy, China, Portugal, France... *Africa.*

Yo anyone else here cause there history teacher played this a couple of hears ago and you finally had flash backs

I always smile when I watch this video, it makes me feel so proud and fortunate to be a part of this wonderful nation and it also fills me with such gratitude for the immigrants who enriched and built this country to what it is today. How lucky to be American and "something else as well". That is why we are the most unique nation on earth.

I personally believe that America is a "salad bowl' instead of a 'melting pot' because when you melt things, it all becomes one thing where you can't distinguish one thing from another. Cultures in America are distinguished, though, by holidays and traditions. In a salad bowl, it's easier to pick out things and distinguish it from others.

i love lori lieberman forever and always

Is anyone else a little disturbed to learn that the book under the Statue of Liberty's arm is essentially the equivalent of "To Serve Man" from that Twilight Zone episode? Irish Stew indeed!

This song is truly what america is about, I’m welsh-irish-german and proud of it

Have you ever seen the movie An American Tail? Fievel and his family came from Russia, Henri the pigeon who built the Statue of Liberty came from France, Tony came from Italy and Bridget came from Ireland. So that was like the great American melting pot.

I love how this was meant for children and people are taking it apart and getting offended so easily.

"They've all come to look for America....." -Simon & Garfunkel

As a gay black/African-American millennial, ugh man does this kinda sugar coat what actually happened, (and a slightly incorrect adaptation of the rough "Ellis Island" journey, and the hell those people unfairly went through) but still one of Schoolhouse rock's most lovely/powerful skits/songs, and the vocalist, her voice is magical. Although the peaceful message, which sadly didn't age/transition well in modern times. "Sigh".

My high school teacher made us watch this. It was awesome.

people stop thinking in a negative way and think positive we as Americans need to defend our rights! this world in general needs to love on another

Came here because of John Oliver

My grandmother was there for that. Straight from Ireland. 🇮🇪

This is the America I grew up in. Happy 4th of July to all of my immigrant neighbors.

Have you hear the incident of liberty lurker ?

I miss songs like this to show we are all part of the same country

The pot doesn't have Florida as the panhandle

*Lady Liberty's torch just floats there... odd.* Also one assumes the melting pot is brought to a boil LOL! Still a classic clip! Good lesson, to be "proud to be an American and something else as well".

As the first generation born in the country I always liked this video. My parents and grandparents came legally to this country looking for new opportunities after WWII and found a place where anyone could succeed with hard work and determination (and a bit of luck didn't hurt). My Mother's side spoke English, but my father's side spoke Hungarian and worked hard to learn the common language of their adopted country. Both families brought their customs to the U.S. but adopted this country's customs and beliefs as well and integrated into the community. It is a pity that most of their lessons and values have been forgotten in modern times by many of the immigrants coming into the U.S. these days.😢

This song it’s so fantastic and wonderful about the different countries

:) nostalgic feelings be cool as always

Glad to see "Puerto Ricans" in there, but I find it hilarious when "Swedes, Norwegians, Poles, Armenians, etc." are all listed, but then, in the middle of it all, there's just "Africans." "Africans" and only "Africans." Because, y'know... It's not like that's a continent, or anything.

Native American tribes were here first way before Europeans migrated here as immigrants.

man some people in our government need to listen to this again

So many of us have forgotten this...😕

I imagine this was something for our parents and grandparents. 🖤

Nice to see i wasnt the only inebwho cried watching this again afte all these year's. It really does make me sad to see how divided Our Once Great Nation really is today. Damn, it's a shame.....i can remember when Other Countries wanted to be Us! But now between Trump and Biden Our Country is just a Damn Laughing stock. Dammit We Use to Be the envy of Almost all the other Countries. In the Past, even when we would get Lost we Never turned on each other like we have now. When the Shit would hit the fan we would reach out a Hand to help each other Up so we could ALL Stand shoulder to shoulder to Defend Her. You know, remember back when they said......The Eagle's been flying slow and Flag been flying low and a lot of people are saying that America's fixing to Fall. But speakin just from Me and some People from Tennessee we've got a thing or two to tell you all.....well this Lady may have stumbled but She Ain't NEVER Fell, and if the Russians dont believe that they can all go straight to Hell. Were going to stick together and you can take that to the Bank, thats the Cowboy's and the Hippies and the Rebel's and the Yank's. Dammit......This isn't who We are! We DON'T Hate each other! And i Agree This Needs to get back on the Air for the Younger people to see and learn How We started, and for Us Older one's we need to be reminded on how we started this Great Nation! Think im going to do my part and start Posting this at least Once maybe twice a week, Every Week for a good while! 🇺🇸

There's always room here in America for another who truly wants to be American. We just don't cater to those who have entitled attitudes about it. If you work hard, do your own thing, and don't make problems, you are more than welcome here. My dad know one undocumented citizen who he works with who works his off, and always give back, plus his little boy has cancer, and my dad (who's a big history fanatic, seriously, unless you have five hours or more of free time, dont ask him about history, especially the Vietnam war) is helping him learn about our history so he can take the test and become American. You are more than welcome here, just as long as you want it and you love America and consider yourself an American♥️🇺🇸

Disney should re-release this song. I think an artist should raise awareness that initially, immigration to a free country is one (of many major) reason that makes America so great. I believe that in this day and age, America is quietly going through a period of "disillusionment". We seem to have forgotten the importance of the American Dream and what it stands for, and that the rights and equal opportunity is for all, regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, background, gender, orientation, etc. If you legally obtain the suffix "American" into your identity (African-American, Italian-American, etc), you should have the same chance of acheiving one's own Dream, equally and fairly. We seem to forget. 🇺🇸

_ok so like who is here after watching this in class and it was stuck in ur head so u looked it up again_

I listened to this in US history class 😂

These songs bop, I need them on Spotify

I remember watching this when I was 5.

Anyone else here because of Last Week Tonight?

Thank you John Oliver for reminding me that Lady Liberty will boil us all. Like America didn’t already have a million other problems.......

As a high schooler, this song always brings me back to elementary school.

After seeing this for the first time I spent all these years thinking that book the Statue of Liberty is holding was a cookbook.

As your body grows bigger, your mind must flower.

This is WHY this country is the beacon of the world. ALL of our collective ideas, creations, work, better intentions, cultures, art, mustic, books, common goals, contributions, makes this the most vibrant country on earth. We are because we are ALL included here. To believe otherwise, is to hide your head in the sand. It isn’t just white americans who fought, sacrificed and died for this country, it was many skin colors, backgrounds, cutlures, ethnicities, religious affilitations, men and women who originated from every corner of the globe. How great it is to come from a country like that. We are still the envy of the world BECAUSE of our diversity and opportunities. Don’t forget that about America. It seems many have.

Man! This was the 2nd time I've SEEN this, and there were PARTS which had me laughing (INSIDE myself, mind you!)

Notice how theyre all europeans

what about the African immigrants . Asians , native Americans

Watching this is in 2020, wishing everyone still felt this way... 🙁

This song is so fire 💕

We School House Rock the musical at our school, and some of my fellow stagehands and I thought it was hilarious to make Donald Trump parodies to all the songs, and this one will forever remain my favorite. "Lovely lady Donald Trump" 😂😂😂 We still get a good laugh out of that

Bring back memories 😆

Honestly, I owe my obsession with history to School House Rock!

Apparently this song doesn’t apply anymore 😔

No mention of the Native Americans or their plight . . .

I'm tearing up with nostalgia

idk why but every time i watch this i cry

Lol all of the nationalities/ ethnicities in the book and just “Africans”

Can we make sure the president elect watches this before inauguration? It seems there are a lot of life lessons he missed out on as a kid.

Ah, it used to be this way, not so much anymore.

I remember when we used to learn from each other & not get angry if someone appreciated (not appropriated) another culture.

A German flag 300 years before Germany was even created. wat.

When I was a kid, I had this on a cassette tape and book.

I didn't realize how much i paid attention until i remembered this song and the preamble song😭😭😭😭

America really IS a melting pot, and not a "salad bowl". However, the only way to represent this in a video would involve the depiction of a lot of interracial sex, so...

John Jay of New York,1787 "With equal pleasure I have as often taken notice, that Providence has been pleased to give this one connected country, to one united people; a people descended from the same ancestors, speaking the same language, professing the same religion, attached to the same principles of government, very similar in their manners and customs, and who, by their joint counsels, arms and efforts, fighting side by side throughout a long and bloody war, have nobly established their general Liberty and Independence." -John Jay, Federalist No. 2[

My teacher showed me this,and now it is stuck in my head

I feel like the "Melting Pot", perhaps like America itself, doesn't have one universal definition over the past hundred years, anymore than "what does it mean to be American?" Does the Melting Pot mean that, as Henry Ford and Woodrow Wilson wanted, other immigrants abandon their cultural heritage to accept an Americanized norm? Or, as the video implies, a more salad, multicultural nation that is made of many cultures working in unison? Whatever the case, I hope that the song itself, like the idea of America, brings about the good in people over the bad.

I had this book as a child my grandmother from Lithuania read this to me. My grandfather from Ireland, my Catholic mother and my Jewish Dad ..they all read this to me .... I have always been told I've thought differently maybe an idealist...wasnt that what this was though?! We need to get rid of the corporation and get back to the people. 😢

Why are they not showing these anymore, knowledge is power, maybe that's the problem they want to keep us stupid.

I loved Schoolhouse Rock when I was growing up. Some of the shorts age better than others. This one hasn't aged particularly well!

One of my favorite school house rock episodes! Back when people were proud to be Americans.

One important lesson even our government hasn't learned (or so it seems).

Oh how Americans have forgotten this..

Someone should play this for Trump and his administration! 😂

So anybody can be the president…..even if everybody HATES you.

My favorite Schoolhouse Rock song!

*(NUMBER 19):* Number 19 of the all-time favorites is: "The Great American Melting Pot."

I like how at 0:53 they have English, Dutch, Swedes, Norwegians, etc.. and then they just have *Africans*

There are some politicians that I'd like to show this one to.