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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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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Episode 20
Show 150
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
Episode credits
Guest stars Michael Landon
Episode 36
Show 166
Episode credits
Guest stars Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton
Episode 43
Show 173
Closing: Tune in next time as Crank says - (""Stand back!"") This entry was provided by Peter Smith.
Episode credits
Guest stars Lily Tomlin
Episode 71
Show 201
The sound of V, the consonant digraph sh, and Silent E with a are highlighted.
Where to watch The Electric CompanyEpisode 72
Show 202
Hard C sound, vowel pair ue, and the consonant digraph wh- are highlighted. This episode features a sight word: supermarket.
Where to watch The Electric CompanyEpisode 73
Show 203
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.
Where to watch The Electric CompanyEpisode 74
Show 204
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.
Where to watch The Electric CompanyEpisode 75
Show 205
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.
Where to watch The Electric CompanyEpisode 76
Show 206
The consonant S leads to the consonant blend sn- and the vowel pair ee.
Where to watch The Electric CompanyEpisode 77
Show 207
The consonant K leads to the consonant blend sk. Also featured is the long oo and the ending sound -alk.
Where to watch The Electric CompanyEpisode 78
Show 208
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.
Where to watch The Electric CompanyEpisode 79
Show 209
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.
Where to watch The Electric CompanyEpisode 80
Show 210
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.
Where to watch The Electric CompanyEpisode 97
Show 227
Bag g grease song ea Easy Reader and Lorelei sing about LY silent e punctuation song love of chair
Where to watch The Electric CompanyEpisode 102
Show 232
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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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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