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The Electric Company

  • TV series
  • 1971
  • 6 seasons
  • 780 episodes
7.4

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7.4 out of 10 from 27 votes

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Overview

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.

Roughly 364h to watch every episode. This is an estimate: 780 episodes at the typical episode runtime of 28 minutes.

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Series cast and crew

  • Morgan Freeman

    Morgan FreemanMark /Easy Reader /Mel Mounds /Count Dracula /Mad Scientist /The Cop /Marcello
    780 episodes

  • Rita Moreno

    Rita MorenoCarmela
    780 episodes

  • Mel Brooks

    Mel BrooksBlond-Haired Cartoon Man (voice)
    780 episodes

  • Gene Wilder

    Gene WilderLetterman (voice)
    780 episodes

  • Joan Rivers

    Joan RiversLetterman Narrator (voice)
    780 episodes

  • June AngelaJulie - Member of the Short Circus
    780 episodes

  • Judy GraubartWinnie /Jennifer of the Jungle /Julia Grown-Up /The Witch
    780 episodes

  • Jim BoydAndy /J. Arthur Crank /Paul the Gorilla /The Blue Beetle /The Wolfman /Loreli Loverly /Max /Steve Awesome the $6.39 Man
    780 episodes

  • Zero Mostel

    Zero MostelSpell Binder (voice)
    650 episodes

  • Luis Ávalos

    Luis ÁvalosRoberto / Dr. Doolats / Igor / Pedro
    650 episodes

  • Hattie Winston

    Hattie WinstonSylvia / Valerie the Librarian
    520 episodes

  • Bill Cosby

    Bill CosbyThe Milk Man
    260 episodes

  • Skip HinnantBoy (Love of Chair)
    260 episodes

  • Lee Chamberlin

    Lee ChamberlinBrenda /Vi /Madame Rosalie /Gladys the Glow-Worm
    260 episodes

  • Todd Graff

    Todd GraffJesse - Member of the Short Circus
    260 episodes

  • Bayn JohnsonKelly - Member of the Short Circus
    260 episodes

  • Réjane MagloireSamantha - Member of the Short Circus
    260 episodes

  • Ken RobertsThe Last Word (voice)
    260 episodes

Network
PBS

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