Multiplication Song

Miss Flamiel: Mathematics is the language of the universe. It is the foundation of all science, upon which rests the building of modern civilization. It is the cornerstone for the technological advancement of the human race. Isn't that exciting?

''[The Warners are sleeping on their desks, snoring. So Miss Flamiel throws the ruler and splits in half, waking up the Warners.]''

Yakko: [waking up] Uh, 14!

Wakko: [waking up] Uh, 92!

Dot: Columbus sailed the ocean blue?

Miss Flamiel: Wakko?

Wakko: Yes, Miss Flamiel?

Miss Flamiel: [with the apple in her hand] When an apple fell out of the tree and landed on Isaac Newton, what did it teach him?

Wakko: To sit someplace else?

Miss Flamiel: It taught him gravity which he defined using mathematics. [clears her throat] Dot?

Dot: Yes, Miss Flamiel?

Miss Flamiel: If you have 10 cookies and someone takes away half of them, what will they have?

Dot: A broken hand.

Miss Flamiel: No!

Dot: They will if they try to take my cookies.

Miss Flamiel: They're not trying to take your cookies.

Dot: Well that's what she said.

Miss Flamiel: That's not what I-- Oh, forget it! just forget it, all right?

Dot: All right.

Miss Flamiel: Now, where was I?

Dot: I don't know, you told me to forget.

Miss Flamiel: Today's lesson is multiplication she writes the numbers on the chalkboard.]

Yakko: [throws the crumpled paper in the trash] Woop!

Miss Flamiel: Yakko?

Yakko: Yes, Miss Flamiel?

Miss Flamiel: I want you to multiply 47 x 83.

Yakko: Sounds like a song cue to me.

Miss Flamiel: No, it doesn't.

Yakko: Oh yes, it does. Hit it, Murray! [pushes Miss Flamiel out of the way] 
 * 7 x 3 is 21,
 * Which, as you know,
 * Is just two 10s plus 1, and so,
 * We put the 1 right here,
 * And we carry the 2, one left
 * To the top of the tens place, right next door
 * And we put it on top of the number 4,
 * Which is really four 10s that we multiply
 * Times 3 in the ones place and that's why
 * We now have 12, which we add to the 2
 * That we carry to get 14.
 * See how easy that was?


 * Oho, it's multiplication
 * It's math education.
 * Hey, Albert Einstein said
 * That it's so easy to do. [kisses Einstein on the head]
 * It's simple, it's breezy,
 * It's fun and it's easy,
 * Just buy a calculator,
 * You can multiply, too!
 * [Yakko dances around the classroom while Miss Flamiel snatches the calculator away. Yakko shrugs]

''[Yakko dances around the classroom. Miss Flamiel snatches the calcuulator away. Yakko shrugs.]''
 * And now, the second digit.
 * 7 x 8 is 56,
 * Which, as you know,
 * Is just five 10s plus 6, and so,
 * We put the 6 right here
 * In the tens place, left of the 1
 * And we carry the 5 like we did before
 * To the top of the tens place next to the 4,
 * Then multiply that 4 x 8
 * To get 32. See, isn't this great?
 * Then, we add the 5 that we carried before
 * To get 37, then add once more
 * Straight down to get 3,901!
 * Isn't this swell?


 * Oh, let's give multiplication
 * A standing ovation!
 * Isaac Newton multiplied
 * A couple times two!


 * Yakko and Newton: Times two! Times two! Times two!


 * Yakko: It's simple, it's breezy,
 * It's fun and it's easy,
 * So buy a calculator
 * And study this stuff later [throws book]
 * Maybe someday, you can multiply numbers
 * [Yakko typing numbers on the calculator, just as Miss Flamiel approched] Too, three four five... Recess! he dashes out of the classroom]