The Electric Company (1971)
Synopsis
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.
First Air Date: 1971-10-25
Last Air Date: 1977-06-01
Number of Seasons: 6
Number of Episodes: 780
Networks: PBS
Top 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)
- June Angela as Julie - Member of the Short Circus
- Judy Graubart as Winnie /Jennifer of the Jungle /Julia Grown-Up /The Witch
- 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
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Ep. 1: The Electric Company Documentary
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