The Electric Company (1971)
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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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Morgan FreemanMark /Easy Reader /Mel Mounds /Count Dracula /Mad Scientist /The Cop /Marcello
Bill CosbyThe Milk Man
Rita MorenoCarmela
Mel BrooksBlond-Haired Cartoon Man (voice)Skip HinnantBoy (Love of Chair)
Hattie WinstonSylvia / Valerie the Librarian
Denise NickersonAllison - Member of the Short Circus
Gene WilderLetterman (voice)
Lee ChamberlinBrenda /Vi /Madame Rosalie /Gladys the Glow-Worm
Joan RiversLetterman Narrator (voice)
Irene CaraIris - Member of the Short Circus
Zero MostelSpell Binder (voice)Movie DNA
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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.
How long is The Electric Company?
The Electric Company has a runtime of 28 minutes.
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