I totally remember this song growing up - I then managed to piss off my 5th grade teacher when I actually tried to do this on an assignment rather than manually listing out each option like they wanted me to. PBS for the win! ;-)
Funny story with this. I was really bad at math and had a math tutor in 2nd grade. One time I asked her what combinatorics was. She's like where did you hear that? I told her "square one tv" she thought it was ridiculous. "You can't learn anything watching tv" I told her it's on PBS at (whatever time it was) the next day when I came in she was like " keep watching that show!" It was the first time I ever proved an adult wrong 😂
Use combinatorics, a faster way to count Use combinatorics, you can multiply the amounts. Use combinatorics, it’s so easy to do Use combinatorics when you need to let the numbers work for you
Thanks so much for posting this. I'd been wondering what this song was called. It's still very catchy. The title sounds different than she's singing. These videos should be on DVD. A soundtrack album would sell great.
Looks as though Regina and her bandmates have way too much on their hands, LOL, super-cool song (to boot!) =) Just why isn't there a CD of SOTV music videos? Since this is from the creators of Sesame Street and the Electric Company (both of which have already done plenty of merchandise tie-ins, CD's and vinyl LP's among them), a CD showing the music of SOTV would really go flying off the retail shelves. Music like this really is timeless (and the vid here is also a bona fide classic). :-)
That's true greymattersblog. And furthermore, you might have less than 7 bands that you can hire out at the same time because combinatorics don't take into account the musicians who refuse to play together because they don't like each other . But you have to admit, this is a cool song. It's got a great beat and it's easy to dance to.
Holy sh*t, you're here! Hope you're doing great, I was a kid when I watched this. Loved your "Users are losers" for McGruff! You're awesome! Be safe, and bless you!
My favourite Square One song of all time! I could NOT stop singing this after it aired. I wanted SO badly for CTW to release a soundtrack with this on it. And Regina was SO hot to my budding hormones. That face, that hairstyle, and that hip shake in those stretch pants. Combo Jombo indeed!! ❤❤❤❤❤
If i want to know how many octets I can make with 5 Keyboards, 4 Basses, 7 Drums, 6 Guitars, 4 Saxophones, 7 Tambourines, 6 Trumpets, and 5 Cymbals I multiply 5×4×7×6×4×7×6×5
A. Suppose you have to form a Final Fantasy party of 4 members and there are six possible classes to choose: Fighter, Black Belt, Thief, Red Mage, Black Mage, White Mage. You can use more than one of any class and order doesn't matter (e.g. Fighter/Fighter/Black Mage/White Mage is considered identical to Black Mage/Fighter/White Mage/Fighter). How many possible parties of 4 using 6 classes are there? B. Does a function of six variables have the same number of unique fourth derivatives?
Of course, in practice some of the combinations might not work well. Maybe a drummer and a guitarist recently broke up, or maybe a saxophonist and a keyboardist allow their political differences to interfere with their teamwork.
Fine, I'm just saying, since they already have DVD's on Sesame St and Electric Company, both of which have gotten rave reviews on Amazon, still a cool idea that would be sure to sell, though.
Whoever wrote these songs for this show deserves an Emmy.
I totally remember this song growing up - I then managed to piss off my 5th grade teacher when I actually tried to do this on an assignment rather than manually listing out each option like they wanted me to. PBS for the win! ;-)
Funny story with this. I was really bad at math and had a math tutor in 2nd grade. One time I asked her what combinatorics was. She's like where did you hear that? I told her "square one tv" she thought it was ridiculous. "You can't learn anything watching tv" I told her it's on PBS at (whatever time it was) the next day when I came in she was like " keep watching that show!" It was the first time I ever proved an adult wrong 😂
Somebody should bring this, and many other excellent PBS Kids shows from the '80s and '90s, out on DVD ASAP.
Use combinatorics, a faster way to count
Use combinatorics, you can multiply the amounts.
Use combinatorics, it’s so easy to do
Use combinatorics when you need
to let the numbers work for you
Thanks so much for posting this. I'd been wondering what this song was called. It's still very catchy. The title sounds different than she's singing. These videos should be on DVD. A soundtrack album would sell great.
Wow I know her best for the MCGruff psa, and her 1986 hit Baby Love. I did not know she did this too.
Looks as though Regina and her bandmates have way too much on their hands, LOL, super-cool song (to boot!) =)
Just why isn't there a CD of SOTV music videos? Since this is from the creators of Sesame Street and the Electric Company (both of which have already done plenty of merchandise tie-ins, CD's and vinyl LP's among them), a CD showing the music of SOTV would really go flying off the retail shelves. Music like this really is timeless (and the vid here is also a bona fide classic). :-)
That's true greymattersblog. And furthermore, you might have less than 7 bands that you can hire out at the same time because combinatorics don't take into account the musicians who refuse to play together because they don't like each other . But you have to admit, this is a cool song. It's got a great beat and it's easy to dance to.
This is so cool to see! Thank u for sharing it ❣️❣️
Holy sh*t, you're here! Hope you're doing great, I was a kid when I watched this. Loved your "Users are losers" for McGruff! You're awesome! Be safe, and bless you!
Fun song! Educational too:-) This is the first time I've ever seen Regina without the colorful tubes that the usually wears in her hair.
I believe by the end of 1987, she stopped using them. Because by 88, the 80's fashion scene was starting to fade or become gritty.
This is the only song of hers I know.
Very awesome song!!
My favourite Square One song of all time! I could NOT stop singing this after it aired. I wanted SO badly for CTW to release a soundtrack with this on it.
And Regina was SO hot to my budding hormones. That face, that hairstyle, and that hip shake in those stretch pants. Combo Jombo indeed!! ❤❤❤❤❤
If i want to know how many octets I can make with 5 Keyboards, 4 Basses, 7 Drums, 6 Guitars, 4 Saxophones, 7 Tambourines, 6 Trumpets, and 5 Cymbals
I multiply 5×4×7×6×4×7×6×5
You're going to have a whole lot of octet bands on your hands. It all multiplies up to 705,600 bands.
You could have a sextet of 6 drummers. That would be a great group.
Only Regina is talented enough to sing a song that makes figuring out math problems sound like fun :-)
irvinetustin A live-action Schoolhouse Rock :-)
She shouldn't get all the credit. This is the best area of math. I love it so much I'm getting my Ph.D. in it.
Totally agree !!!!!
Of course, in practice maybe one of the keyboardists and one of the guitarists just don't get along at all...
Back when PBS was cool after school
how come I never heard the word "combinatoric" in school?
PBS when it was actually good......before that Purple Thing and Hell-mo came into being
sounds like I heard the Mathman theme at the very end!
You did. The Mathman pattern appeared for a second at the end.
A. Suppose you have to form a Final Fantasy party of 4 members and there are six possible classes to choose: Fighter, Black Belt, Thief, Red Mage, Black Mage, White Mage. You can use more than one of any class and order doesn't matter (e.g. Fighter/Fighter/Black Mage/White Mage is considered identical to Black Mage/Fighter/White Mage/Fighter). How many possible parties of 4 using 6 classes are there?
B. Does a function of six variables have the same number of unique fourth derivatives?
i saw a square one vid with a 'noggin' stamp on it. i don't know if they're still playing it, though.
I got here from a note in quantum spin.
same here !
Combinatorics, a faster way to count the possible number of bands you got.
/I love the 80s.
Of course, in practice some of the combinations might not work well. Maybe a drummer and a guitarist recently broke up, or maybe a saxophonist and a keyboardist allow their political differences to interfere with their teamwork.
I know, I bought her "Curiosity" album from eBay
The very one.
Who came here from Anton Bernshteyns Linear Algebra book
because there isn't a cd of square one tv music videos.
Fine, I'm just saying, since they already have DVD's on Sesame St and Electric Company, both of which have gotten rave reviews on Amazon, still a cool idea that would be sure to sell, though.
You won't see the exact same quintet perform twice.
No. CTW pulled out of Noggin after it merged with PBS Kids Sprout!! That just sucks!!
Cyndi Lauper-esque.
Who else is here from Gady's Stats class?
I guess I get confused because is it just one of each group?
Yes