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.
Cast, crew and production details
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
Season 6 episodes
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Episode 2
Show 2B
Among the concepts featured: the vowel digraph ou.
Where to watch The Electric Company
Episode 32
Witch in the Kitchen
The short vowel I, the consonant blend sw-, and double consonants are highlighted. This show has a sight word: you.
Where to watch The Electric CompanyEpisode 37
Show 37B
The vowel Y and the prefix un- are highlighted. This show has a sight word: is.
Where to watch The Electric CompanyEpisode 42
Good Night
The vowel pair ay,, the consonant digraph ph, and the ending -ight are highlighted.
Where to watch The Electric CompanyEpisode 79
Nutty
The vowel y as in dry and in happy, along with the plural s, are highlighted. This show has a sight word: if.
Where to watch The Electric CompanyEpisode 119
Show 119B
Among the concepts in this episode: Silent E with U.
Where to watch The Electric CompanyEpisode 123
Deck
The consonant D, the consonant blend -ck, the contraction root n't, and Silent E are highlighted.
Where to watch The Electric CompanyEpisode 126
Show 126B
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.
Where to watch The Electric CompanyEpisode 130
Best of TEC
The two-hour retrospective that launched not only TEC's return to television, but the good era of Noggin.
Where to watch The Electric CompanyEpisode 131
Coach
The two sounds of ie, the sound of ch, and words ending in -all are featured.
Guest stars Tony Longo
Where to watch The Electric CompanyEpisode information updated Jul 22, 2026
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