The Electric Company(1971)

Name: The Electric Company
Genre: Comedy, Family
Released: 1971-10-25
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Morgan Freeman, Rita Moreno, Mel Brooks, Hattie Winston, Gene Wilder

★ 7.3(26)28m780 episodesEnded

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 aired:: 1971-10-25
Country:: US
Network:: PBS

Episodes

Season 1(130)Season 2(130)Season 3(130)Season 4(130)Season 5(130)Season 6(130)

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1. Show 131
1972-10-23
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2. Show 132
1972-10-24
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3. Show 133
1972-10-25
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4. Show 134
1972-10-26
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5. Show 135
1972-10-27
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6. Show 136
1972-10-30
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7. Show 137
1972-10-31
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8. Show 138
1972-11-01
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9. Show 139
1972-11-02
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10. Show 140
1972-11-03
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11. Show 141
1972-11-06
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12. Show 142
1972-11-07
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13. Show 143
1972-11-08
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14. Show 144
1972-11-09
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15. Show 145
1972-11-10
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16. Show 146
1972-11-13
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17. Show 147
1972-11-14
18. Show 148
1972-11-15
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19. Show 149
1972-11-16
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20. Show 150
1972-11-17
Favorite word: Wand graphic win wind showing a couple an apartment rich couple at a resaurant 'Waiter, I want water!' Switch/swim/swing Easy Reader 'wall full of words' Lorne Greene and Michael Landon listen to their boot Robin Hood 'ph' 'telephone' 'My Name is Kathy' Friday credits included
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21. Show 151
1972-11-20
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22. Show 152
1972-11-21
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23. Show 153
1972-11-22
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24. Show 154
1972-11-23
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25. Show 155
1972-11-24
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26. Show 156
1972-11-27
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27. Show 157
1972-11-28
28. Show 158
1972-11-29
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29. Show 159
1972-11-30
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30. Show 160
1972-12-01
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31. Show 161
1972-12-04
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32. Show 162
1972-12-05
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33. Show 163
1972-12-06
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34. Show 164
1972-12-07
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35. Show 165
1972-12-08
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36. Show 166
1972-12-11
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37. Show 167
1972-12-12
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38. Show 168
1972-12-13
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39. Show 169
1972-12-14
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40. Show 170
1972-12-15
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41. Show 171
1972-12-18
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42. Show 172
1972-12-19
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43. Show 173
1972-12-20
Closing: Tune in next time as Crank says - (""Stand back!"") This entry was provided by Peter Smith.
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44. Stand Back
1972-12-21
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45. Show 175
1972-12-22
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46. Show 176
1972-12-25
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47. Show 177
1972-12-26
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48. Show 178
1972-12-27
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49. Show 179
1972-12-28
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50. Show 180
1972-12-29
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51. Show 181
1973-01-01
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52. Show 182
1973-01-02
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53. Show 183
1973-01-03
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54. Show 184
1973-01-04
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55. Show 185
1973-01-05
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56. Show 186
1973-01-08
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57. Show 187
1973-01-09
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58. Show 188
1973-01-10
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59. Show 189
1973-01-11
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60. Show 190
1973-01-12
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61. Show 191
1973-01-15
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62. Show 192
1973-01-16
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63. Show 193
1973-01-17
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64. Show 194
1973-01-18
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65. Show 195
1973-01-19
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66. Show 196
1973-01-22
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67. Show 197
1973-01-23
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68. Show 198
1973-01-24
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69. Show 199
1973-01-25
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70. Show 200
1973-01-26
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71. Show 201
1973-01-29
The sound of V, the consonant digraph sh, and Silent E with a are highlighted.
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72. Show 202
1973-01-30
Hard C sound, vowel pair ue, and the consonant digraph wh- are highlighted. This episode features a sight word: supermarket.
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73. Show 203
1973-01-31
The consonant P leads to the consonant blend pr-. After the long A is heard in vowel pairs ai and ay, the program winds down with the double P, comparing supper to Super. This episode includes a sight word: stop.
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74. Show 204
1973-02-01
The consonant H, the ending consonant blend -ld, and the two sounds of the vowel digraph ow are featured, as is silent e with i.
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75. Show 205
1973-02-02
The consonant L leads to the ending consonant blend -lt. The two sounds of the vowel pair ie follow, as does the consonant digraph ph, the plural s, and quotation marks.
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76. Show 206
1973-02-05
The consonant S leads to the consonant blend sn- and the vowel pair ee.
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77. Show 207
1973-02-06
The consonant K leads to the consonant blend sk. Also featured is the long oo and the ending sound -alk.
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78. Show 208
1973-02-07
The short O sound, the consonant blend sp, the vowel pair ea, the suffix -ed, and silent E with O are featured. Closing the proceedings: punctuation.
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79. Show 209
1973-02-08
The consonant R leads to the consonant blend br-. Following that is the vowel pair ow as in brown, the consonant digraph ch and the suffix -ing.
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80. Show 210
1973-02-09
The program begins with the combinations qu-, the consonant blend st, and the vowel pair ai. A large suffix, -tion, is highlighted. Closing the proceedings: silent e and punctuation.
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81. Show 211
1973-02-12
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82. Show 212
1973-02-13
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83. Show 213
1973-02-14
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84. Show 214
1973-02-15
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85. Show 215
1973-02-16
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86. Show 216
1973-02-19
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87. Show 217
1973-02-20
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88. Show 218
1973-02-21
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89. Show 219
1973-02-22
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90. Show 220
1973-02-23
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91. Show 221
1973-02-26
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92. Show 222
1973-02-27
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93. Show 223
1973-02-28
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94. Show 224
1973-03-01
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95. Show 225
1973-03-02
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96. Show 226
1973-03-05
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97. Show 227
1973-03-06
Bag g grease song ea Easy Reader and Lorelei sing about LY silent e punctuation song love of chair
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98. Show 228
1973-03-07
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99. Show 229
1973-03-08
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100. Show 230
1973-03-09
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101. Show 231
1973-03-12
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102. Show 232
1973-03-13
Jump! J jet if Here's Cooking at you dinner/diner Fargo north: Your Dinner is Bitter Diddle Diddle A very short book: The Little Dutch Boy Love of chair
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103. Show 233
1973-03-14
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104. Show 234
1973-03-15
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105. Show 235
1973-03-16
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106. Show 236
1973-03-19
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107. Show 237
1973-03-20
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108. Show 238
1973-03-21
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109. Show 239
1973-03-22
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110. Show 240
1973-03-23
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111. Show 241
1973-03-26
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112. Show 242
1973-03-27
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113. Show 243
1973-03-28
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114. Show 244
1973-03-29
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115. Show 245
1973-03-30
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116. Show 246
1973-04-02
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117. Show 247
1973-04-03
118. Show 248
1973-04-04
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119. Show 249
1973-04-05
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120. Show 250
1973-04-06
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121. Show 251
1973-04-09
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122. Show 252
1973-04-10
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123. Show 253
1973-04-11
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124. Show 254
1973-04-12
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125. Show 255
1973-04-13
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126. Show 256
1973-04-16
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127. Show 257
1973-04-17
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128. Show 258
1973-04-18
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129. Show 259
1973-04-19
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130. Show 260
1973-04-20

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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
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June Angela
Julie - Member of the Short Circus
Luis Ávalos
Roberto / Dr. Doolats / Igor / Pedro
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Judy Graubart
Winnie /Jennifer of the Jungle /Julia Grown-Up /The Witch
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Jim Boyd
Andy /J. Arthur Crank /Paul the Gorilla /The Blue Beetle /The Wolfman /Loreli Loverly /Max /Steve Awesome the $6.39 Man