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The Electric Company

  • 1971–1977
  • 6 seasons
  • Comedy, Family
  • 7.3

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.

Episodes

130 episodes
  1. 1Episode 1

    Oct 25, 1971

  2. 2Show 1

    Oct 25, 1971

    This program concentrates on the two sounds of G.

  3. 3Show 2

    Oct 26, 1971

  4. 4Show 3

    Oct 27, 1971

  5. 5Show 4

    Oct 28, 1971

  6. 6Show 5

    Oct 29, 1971

    The short vowel O, the vowel digraph ou, Silent E, and the suffix -ing are highlighted.

  7. 7Show 6

    Nov 1, 1971

  8. 8Show 7

    Nov 2, 1971

  9. 9Show 8

    Nov 3, 1971

  10. 10Show 9

    Nov 4, 1971

    The combination ad, consonant digraph th and the closing syllable -all are highlighted.

  11. 11Show 10

    Nov 5, 1971

  12. 12Show 11

    Nov 8, 1971

  13. 13Show 12

    Nov 9, 1971

    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.

  14. 14Show 13

    Nov 10, 1971

    Mortimer ound The Director: On silent e s Love of Chair last word: elephant.

  15. 15Show 14

    Nov 11, 1971

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    Nov 12, 1971

  17. 17Show 16

    Nov 15, 1971

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    Nov 16, 1971

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    Nov 17, 1971

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    Nov 18, 1971

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    Nov 19, 1971

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    Nov 22, 1971

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    Nov 23, 1971

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    Nov 24, 1971

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    Nov 25, 1971

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    Nov 26, 1971

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    Nov 29, 1971

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    Nov 30, 1971

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    Dec 1, 1971

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    Dec 2, 1971

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    Dec 3, 1971

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    Dec 6, 1971

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    Dec 7, 1971

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    Dec 8, 1971

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    Dec 9, 1971

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    Dec 10, 1971

  37. 37Show 36

    Dec 13, 1971

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    Dec 14, 1971

    The consonant H, the consonant blend -rd, and the vowel digraph ou are highlighted.

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    Dec 15, 1971

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    Dec 16, 1971

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    Dec 17, 1971

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    Dec 20, 1971

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    Dec 22, 1971

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    Dec 23, 1971

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    Dec 24, 1971

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    Dec 27, 1971

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    Dec 28, 1971

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    Dec 29, 1971

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    Dec 30, 1971

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    Dec 31, 1971

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    Jan 3, 1972

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    Jan 7, 1972

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    Jan 10, 1972

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    Jan 11, 1972

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    Jan 12, 1972

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    Jan 13, 1972

    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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    Jan 14, 1972

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    Jan 17, 1972

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    Jan 18, 1972

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    Jan 19, 1972

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    Jan 20, 1972

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    Jan 21, 1972

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    Jan 24, 1972

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    Jan 25, 1972

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    Jan 26, 1972

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    Jan 27, 1972

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    Jan 28, 1972

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    Jan 31, 1972

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    Feb 1, 1972

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    Feb 2, 1972

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    Feb 4, 1972

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    Feb 3, 1972

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    Feb 7, 1972

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    Feb 8, 1972

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    Feb 9, 1972

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    Feb 10, 1972

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    Feb 11, 1972

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    Feb 14, 1972

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    Feb 15, 1972

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    Feb 16, 1972

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    Feb 17, 1972

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    Feb 18, 1972

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    Feb 23, 1972

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    Feb 24, 1972

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    Feb 25, 1972

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    Feb 28, 1972

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    Feb 29, 1972

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    Mar 1, 1972

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    Mar 6, 1972

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    Mar 7, 1972

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    Mar 8, 1972

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    Mar 9, 1972

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    Mar 10, 1972

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    Mar 13, 1972

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    Mar 14, 1972

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    Mar 15, 1972

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    Mar 16, 1972

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    Mar 17, 1972

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    Mar 21, 1972

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    Mar 22, 1972

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    Mar 23, 1972

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    Mar 24, 1972

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    Mar 27, 1972

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    Mar 28, 1972

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    Mar 29, 1972

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    Mar 30, 1972

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    Mar 31, 1972

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    Apr 3, 1972

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    Apr 4, 1972

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    Apr 5, 1972

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    Apr 6, 1972

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    Apr 7, 1972

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    Apr 10, 1972

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    Apr 11, 1972

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    Apr 12, 1972

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    Apr 13, 1972

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    Apr 14, 1972

  127. 127Show 126

    Apr 17, 1972

  128. 128Show 127

    Apr 18, 1972

  129. 129Show 128

    Apr 19, 1972

    The consonant V and the consonant digraph ch are among the concepts highlighted.

  130. 130Show 129

    Apr 20, 1972

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Series cast

Morgan FreemanMark /Easy Reader /Mel Mounds /Count Dracula /Mad Scientist /The Cop /Marcello780 episodes
Rita MorenoCarmela780 episodes
Mel BrooksBlond-Haired Cartoon Man (voice)780 episodes
Gene WilderLetterman (voice)780 episodes
Joan RiversLetterman Narrator (voice)780 episodes
June AngelaJulie - Member of the Short Circus780 episodes
Judy GraubartWinnie /Jennifer of the Jungle /Julia Grown-Up /The Witch780 episodes
Jim BoydAndy /J. Arthur Crank /Paul the Gorilla /The Blue Beetle /The Wolfman /Loreli Loverly /Max /Steve Awesome the $6.39 Man780 episodes
Zero MostelSpell Binder (voice)650 episodes
Luis ÁvalosRoberto / Dr. Doolats / Igor / Pedro650 episodes
Hattie WinstonSylvia / Valerie the Librarian520 episodes
Bill CosbyThe Milk Man260 episodes
Skip HinnantBoy (Love of Chair)260 episodes
Lee ChamberlinBrenda /Vi /Madame Rosalie /Gladys the Glow-Worm260 episodes
Todd GraffJesse - Member of the Short Circus260 episodes
Bayn JohnsonKelly - Member of the Short Circus260 episodes
Réjane MagloireSamantha - Member of the Short Circus260 episodes
Ken RobertsAnnouncer (Love of Chair)260 episodes

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