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"I'm Just a Bill" is a 1976 Schoolhouse Rock! segment, featuring a song of the same title written by Dave Frishberg. The segment debuted as part of "America Rock," the third season of the Schoolhouse Rock! series. It is represented in popular culture more than most parts of the educational television series.
To coincide with the upcoming United States Bicentennial, a third season, America Rock, airing in 1975 and 1976, had music videos covering the structure of the United States government (such as "I'm Just a Bill") along with important moments in American history (examples include "The Preamble" and "Mother Necessity").
A proposed transportation bill, depressed about the long and arduous legislative process and eager to be signed into law, sits on the steps to Capitol Hill and laments his plight to a young boy standing nearby, explaining the legislative process along the way. To his delight, the bill is signed into law at the end of the song.
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1976 7. "The Great American Melting Pot" Lori Lieberman: 3:08 Lynn Ahrens 8. "Mother Necessity" Bob Dorough, Jack Sheldon, Blossom Dearie, & Essra Mohawk 3:00 Bob Dorough 9. "Sufferin' Till Suffrage" Essra Mohawk 3:00 Bob Dorough, Tom Yohe 10. "I'm Just a Bill" Jack Sheldon 3:00 Dave Frishberg 1975 11. "Three-Ring Government" Lynn Ahrens 3:00 ...
His voice is perhaps best known from the Schoolhouse Rock! cartoons of the 1970s, such as "Conjunction Junction" and "I'm Just a Bill". He appeared in two episodes of Johnny Bravo as the Sensitive Man. He sang a few songs in the episodes similar to the Schoolhouse Rock! style.
If the $2 bill was minted and printed before 1976, it would likely be worth more than its face value on the collectibles market. In some cases, it might be worth only $2.25.
Schoolhouse Rock Live! is a musical with music and lyrics by various artists and a book by George Keating, Scott Ferguson, and Kyle Hall. It is based on the animated musical educational series of short videos titled Schoolhouse Rock! created by David McCall.