The Electric Company (1971)
Overview
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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The Electric Company Cast
Morgan Freeman
as Mark /Easy Reader /Mel Mounds /Count Dracula /Mad Scientist /The Cop /Marcello
Rita Moreno
as Carmela
Mel Brooks
as Blond-Haired Cartoon Man (voice)
Gene Wilder
as Letterman (voice)
Joan Rivers
as Letterman Narrator (voice)
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June Angela
as Julie - Member of the Short Circus
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Judy Graubart
as Winnie /Jennifer of the Jungle /Julia Grown-Up /The Witch
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Jim Boyd
as Andy /J. Arthur Crank /Paul the Gorilla /The Blue Beetle /The Wolfman /Loreli Loverly /Max /Steve Awesome the $6.39 Man
Zero Mostel
as Spell Binder (voice)
Luis Ávalos
as Roberto / Dr. Doolats / Igor / Pedro
Hattie Winston
as Sylvia / Valerie the Librarian
Bill Cosby
as The Milk Man
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When was The Electric Company first aired?
The Electric Company came out on October 25, 1971.
Is The Electric Company worth watching?
The Electric Company holds a 7.4/10 average from 27 TMDB user ratings. Viewers generally enjoy it, especially fans of the genre.
