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 1B
1976-10-18
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2. Show 2B
1976-10-19
Among the concepts featured: the vowel digraph ou.
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3. Show 3B
1976-10-20
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4. Show 4B
1976-10-21
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5. Show 5B
1976-10-22
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6. Show 6B
1976-10-25
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7. Show 7B
1976-10-26
8. Show 8B
1976-10-27
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9. Show 9B
1976-10-28
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10. Show 10B
1976-10-29
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11. Show 11B
1976-11-01
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12. Show 12B
1976-11-02
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13. Show 13B
1976-11-03
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14. Show 14B
1976-11-04
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15. Show 15B
1976-11-05
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16. Show 16B
1976-11-08
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17. Show 17B
1976-11-09
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18. Show 18B
1976-11-10
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19. Show 19B
1976-11-11
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20. Show 20B
1976-11-12
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21. Show 21B
1976-11-15
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22. Show 22B
1976-11-16
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23. Show 23B
1976-11-17
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24. Show 24B
1976-11-18
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25. Show 25B
1976-11-19
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26. Show 26B
1976-11-22
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27. Crank
1976-11-23
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28. Show 28B
1976-11-24
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29. Show 29B
1976-11-25
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30. Show 30B
1976-11-26
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31. Show 31B
1976-11-29
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32. Witch in the Kitchen
1976-11-30
The short vowel I, the consonant blend sw-, and double consonants are highlighted. This show has a sight word: you.
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33. Show 33B
1976-12-01
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34. Show 34B
1976-12-02
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35. Show 35B
1976-12-03
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36. Show 36B
1976-12-06
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37. Show 37B
1976-12-07
The vowel Y and the prefix un- are highlighted. This show has a sight word: is.
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38. Choice
1976-12-08
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39. Show 39B
1976-12-09
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40. Show 40B
1976-12-10
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41. Show 41B
1976-12-13
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42. Good Night
1976-12-14
The vowel pair ay,, the consonant digraph ph, and the ending -ight are highlighted.
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43. Show 43B
1976-12-15
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44. Show 44B
1976-12-16
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45. Show 45B
1976-12-17
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46. Show 46B
1976-12-20
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47. Show 47B
1976-12-21
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48. Show 48B
1976-12-22
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49. Show 49B
1976-12-23
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50. Show 50B
1976-12-24
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51. Show 51B
1976-12-27
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52. Show 52B
1976-12-28
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53. Show 53B
1976-12-29
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54. Show 54B
1976-12-30
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55. Show 55B
1976-12-31
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56. Show 56B
1977-01-03
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57. Show 57B
1977-01-04
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58. Show 58B
1977-01-05
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59. Episode 59
1977-06-01
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60. Show 60B
1977-01-07
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61. Show 61B
1977-01-10
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62. Show 62B
1977-01-11
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63. Show 63B
1977-01-12
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64. Show 64B
1977-01-13
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65. Show 65B
1977-01-14
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66. Show 66B
1977-01-17
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67. Show 67B
1977-01-18
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68. Show 68B
1977-01-19
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69. Show 69B
1977-01-20
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70. Show 70B
1977-01-21
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71. Show 71B
1977-01-24
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72. Show 72B
1977-01-25
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73. Show 73B
1977-01-26
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74. Show 74B
1977-01-27
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75. Show 75B
1977-01-28
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76. Show 76B
1977-01-31
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77. Show 77B
1977-02-01
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78. Show 78B
1977-02-02
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79. Nutty
1977-02-03
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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80. Laugh
1977-02-04
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81. Show 81B
1977-02-07
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82. Show 82B
1977-02-08
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83. Show 83B
1977-02-09
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84. Show 84B
1977-02-10
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85. Show 85B
1977-02-11
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87. Show 87B
1977-02-15
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88. Show 88B
1977-02-16
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89. Show 89B
1977-02-17
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90. Show 90B
1977-02-18
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91. Show 91B
1977-02-21
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92. Show 92B
1977-02-22
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93. Show 93B
1977-02-23
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94. Show 94B
1977-02-24
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95. Show 95B
1977-02-25
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96. Show 96B
1977-02-28
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97. Show 97B
1977-03-01
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98. Show 98B
1977-03-02
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99. Show 99B
1977-03-03
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100. Show 100B
1977-03-04
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101. Show 101B
1977-03-07
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102. Show 102B
1977-03-08
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103. Show 103B
1977-03-09
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104. Show 104B
1977-03-10
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105. Show 105B
1977-03-11
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106. Show 106B
1977-03-14
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107. Show 107B
1977-03-15
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108. Show 108B
1977-03-16
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109. Show 109B
1977-03-17
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110. Show 110B
1977-03-18
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111. Show 111B
1977-03-21
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112. Show 112B
1977-03-22
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113. Show 113B
1977-03-23
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114. Show 114B
1977-03-24
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115. Show 115B
1977-03-25
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116. Show 116B
1977-03-28
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117. Show 117B
1977-03-29
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118. Show 118B
1977-03-30
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119. Show 119B
1977-03-31
Among the concepts in this episode: Silent E with U.
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120. Show 120B
1977-04-01
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121. Show 121B
1977-04-04
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122. Show 122B
1977-04-05
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123. Deck
1977-04-06
The consonant D, the consonant blend -ck, the contraction root n't, and Silent E are highlighted.
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124. Or
1977-04-07
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125. Show 125B
1977-04-08
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126. Show 126B
1977-04-11
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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127. Show 127B
1977-04-12
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128. Show 128B
1977-04-13
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129. Show 129B
1977-04-14
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130. Best of TEC
The two-hour retrospective that launched not only TEC's return to television, but the good era of Noggin.
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131. Coach
1977-04-15
The two sounds of ie, the sound of ch, and words ending in -all are featured.

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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
J
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