TV series
The Electric Company
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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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.
Season 1 episodes
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Episode 6
Show 5
The short vowel O, the vowel digraph ou, Silent E, and the suffix -ing are highlighted.
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Episode 10
Show 9
The combination ad, consonant digraph th and the closing syllable -all are highlighted.
Where to watch The Electric CompanyEpisode 13
Show 12
The short O sound is tops among the phonetics concepts in this episode. (No pun intended.) But the show also discusses the consonant digraph sh.
Where to watch The Electric CompanyEpisode 14
Show 13
Mortimer ound The Director: On silent e s Love of Chair last word: elephant.
Where to watch The Electric CompanyEpisode 38
Show 37
The consonant H, the consonant blend -rd, and the vowel digraph ou are highlighted.
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Episode 60
Show 59
Hum hot dog hold on there ar off hop/hope ing ing w/Lorelei Milkman Love of chair heros last word: holding
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Episode 129
Show 128
The consonant V and the consonant digraph ch are among the concepts highlighted.
Where to watch The Electric CompanyEpisode information updated Jul 23, 2026
More about The Electric Company
Cast
Bill CosbyThe Milk Man
Morgan FreemanMark /Easy Reader /Mel Mounds /Count Dracula /Mad Scientist /The Cop /Marcello
Rita MorenoCarmela
Mel BrooksBlond-Haired Cartoon Man (voice)
Denise NickersonAllison - Member of the Short Circus
Hattie WinstonSylvia / Valerie the Librarian
Gene WilderLetterman (voice)Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 780
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
PBSUnited States
Children's Television WorkshopUnited States
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