The Electric Company

Name: The Electric Company
Genre: Comedy, Family
Released: 1971-10-25
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Morgan Freeman, Rita Moreno, Mel Brooks, Hattie Winston, Gene Wilder

ENDED6 Seasons779 Episodes★ 7.4

The Electric Company is a comedy and family series on PBS that ran from 1971 to 1977, ending after 6 seasons and 779 episodes.

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NetworkPBS

First AiredOct 25, 1971

Last AiredJun 1, 1977

GenreComedy, Family

Runtime28 min

LanguageEnglish

CountryUnited States

ProductionChildren's Television Workshop

The Electric Company is an educational American children's television series that was produced by the Children's Television Workshop for PBS in the United States. PBS broadcast 780 episodes over the course of its six seasons from October 25, 1971 to April 15, 1977. After it ceased production that year, the program continued in reruns from 1977 to 1985, the result of a decision made in 1975 to produce two final seasons for perpetual use. CTW produced the show at Teletape Studios Second Stage in Manhattan, the first home of Sesame Street. The Electric Company employed sketch comedy and other devices to provide an entertaining program to help elementary school children develop their grammar and reading skills. It was intended for children who had graduated from CTW's flagship program, Sesame Street. Appropriately, the humor was more mature than what was seen there.

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Cast

Morgan Freeman

Mark /Easy Reader /Mel Mounds /Count Dracula /Mad Scientist /The Cop /Marcello

Rita Moreno

Carmela

Mel Brooks

Blond-Haired Cartoon Man (voice)

Hattie Winston

Sylvia / Valerie the Librarian

Gene Wilder

Letterman (voice)

Joan Rivers

Letterman Narrator (voice)

Zero Mostel

Spell Binder (voice)

Todd Graff

Jesse - Member of the Short Circus

June Angela

Julie - Member of the Short Circus

Luis Ávalos

Roberto / Dr. Doolats / Igor / Pedro

Judy Graubart

Winnie /Jennifer of the Jungle /Julia Grown-Up /The Witch

Jim Boyd

Andy /J. Arthur Crank /Paul the Gorilla /The Blue Beetle /The Wolfman /Loreli Loverly /Max /Steve Awesome the $6.39 Man

Seasons & Episodes6 seasons · 780 episodes

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Oct 18, 1976

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Oct 19, 1976

Among the concepts featured: the vowel digraph ou.

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E27Crank

Nov 23, 1976

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Nov 26, 1976

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Nov 29, 1976

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E32Witch in the Kitchen

Nov 30, 1976

The short vowel I, the consonant blend sw-, and double consonants are highlighted. This show has a sight word: you.

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Dec 1, 1976

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Dec 7, 1976

The vowel Y and the prefix un- are highlighted. This show has a sight word: is.

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E38Choice

Dec 8, 1976

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Dec 9, 1976

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Dec 10, 1976

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Dec 13, 1976

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E42Good Night

Dec 14, 1976

The vowel pair ay,, the consonant digraph ph, and the ending -ight are highlighted.

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Dec 15, 1976

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Jan 5, 1977

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E59Episode 59

Jun 1, 1977

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Jan 7, 1977

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Jan 10, 1977

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Jan 11, 1977

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Feb 1, 1977

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Feb 2, 1977

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E79Nutty

Feb 3, 1977

The vowel y as in dry and in happy, along with the plural s, are highlighted. This show has a sight word: if.

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E80Laugh

Feb 4, 1977

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Mar 30, 1977

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E119Show 119B

Mar 31, 1977

Among the concepts in this episode: Silent E with U.

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E120Show 120B

Apr 1, 1977

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E121Show 121B

Apr 4, 1977

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E122Show 122B

Apr 5, 1977

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E123Deck

Apr 6, 1977

The consonant D, the consonant blend -ck, the contraction root n't, and Silent E are highlighted.

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E124Or

Apr 7, 1977

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E125Show 125B

Apr 8, 1977

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E126Show 126B

Apr 11, 1977

Featured are the hard and soft sound of c, the consonant blend st, and the vowel sound ar. This show's overview was provided by editor d-jim#1.

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E127Show 127B

Apr 12, 1977

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E128Show 128B

Apr 13, 1977

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E129Show 129B

Apr 14, 1977

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E130Best of TEC

TBA

The two-hour retrospective that launched not only TEC's return to television, but the good era of Noggin.

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E131Coach

Apr 15, 1977

The two sounds of ie, the sound of ch, and words ending in -all are featured.

About The Electric Company

The Electric Company is a comedy, family series on PBS. The show first aired on Oct 25, 1971 and currently has 6 seasons and 779 episodes. The Electric Company has ended. It has a rating of 7.4/10 based on 27 votes. The cast includes Morgan Freeman, Rita Moreno, Mel Brooks, Hattie Winston, Gene Wilder.