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.
Episodes
1Show 1B
Oct 18, 1976
2Show 2B
Oct 19, 1976
Among the concepts featured: the vowel digraph ou.
3Show 3B
Oct 20, 1976
4Show 4B
Oct 21, 1976
5Show 5B
Oct 22, 1976
6Show 6B
Oct 25, 1976
7Show 7B
Oct 26, 1976

8Show 8B
Oct 27, 1976
9Show 9B
Oct 28, 1976
10Show 10B
Oct 29, 1976
11Show 11B
Nov 1, 1976
12Show 12B
Nov 2, 1976
13Show 13B
Nov 3, 1976
14Show 14B
Nov 4, 1976
15Show 15B
Nov 5, 1976
16Show 16B
Nov 8, 1976
17Show 17B
Nov 9, 1976
18Show 18B
Nov 10, 1976
19Show 19B
Nov 11, 1976
20Show 20B
Nov 12, 1976
21Show 21B
Nov 15, 1976
22Show 22B
Nov 16, 1976
23Show 23B
Nov 17, 1976
24Show 24B
Nov 18, 1976
25Show 25B
Nov 19, 1976
26Show 26B
Nov 22, 1976
27Crank
Nov 23, 1976
28Show 28B
Nov 24, 1976
29Show 29B
Nov 25, 1976
30Show 30B
Nov 26, 1976
31Show 31B
Nov 29, 1976
32Witch in the Kitchen
Nov 30, 1976
The short vowel I, the consonant blend sw-, and double consonants are highlighted. This show has a sight word: you.
33Show 33B
Dec 1, 1976
34Show 34B
Dec 2, 1976
35Show 35B
Dec 3, 1976
36Show 36B
Dec 6, 1976
37Show 37B
Dec 7, 1976
The vowel Y and the prefix un- are highlighted. This show has a sight word: is.
38Choice
Dec 8, 1976
39Show 39B
Dec 9, 1976
40Show 40B
Dec 10, 1976
41Show 41B
Dec 13, 1976
42Good Night
Dec 14, 1976
The vowel pair ay,, the consonant digraph ph, and the ending -ight are highlighted.
43Show 43B
Dec 15, 1976
44Show 44B
Dec 16, 1976
45Show 45B
Dec 17, 1976
46Show 46B
Dec 20, 1976
47Show 47B
Dec 21, 1976
48Show 48B
Dec 22, 1976
49Show 49B
Dec 23, 1976
50Show 50B
Dec 24, 1976
51Show 51B
Dec 27, 1976
52Show 52B
Dec 28, 1976
53Show 53B
Dec 29, 1976
54Show 54B
Dec 30, 1976
55Show 55B
Dec 31, 1976
56Show 56B
Jan 3, 1977
57Show 57B
Jan 4, 1977
58Show 58B
Jan 5, 1977
59Episode 59
Jun 1, 1977
60Show 60B
Jan 7, 1977
61Show 61B
Jan 10, 1977
62Show 62B
Jan 11, 1977
63Show 63B
Jan 12, 1977
64Show 64B
Jan 13, 1977
65Show 65B
Jan 14, 1977
66Show 66B
Jan 17, 1977
67Show 67B
Jan 18, 1977
68Show 68B
Jan 19, 1977
69Show 69B
Jan 20, 1977
70Show 70B
Jan 21, 1977
71Show 71B
Jan 24, 1977
72Show 72B
Jan 25, 1977
73Show 73B
Jan 26, 1977
74Show 74B
Jan 27, 1977
75Show 75B
Jan 28, 1977
76Show 76B
Jan 31, 1977
77Show 77B
Feb 1, 1977
78Show 78B
Feb 2, 1977
79Nutty
Feb 3, 1977
The vowel y as in dry and in happy, along with the plural s, are highlighted. This show has a sight word: if.
80Laugh
Feb 4, 1977
81Show 81B
Feb 7, 1977
82Show 82B
Feb 8, 1977
83Show 83B
Feb 9, 1977
84Show 84B
Feb 10, 1977
85Show 85B
Feb 11, 1977
87Show 87B
Feb 15, 1977
88Show 88B
Feb 16, 1977
89Show 89B
Feb 17, 1977
90Show 90B
Feb 18, 1977
91Show 91B
Feb 21, 1977
92Show 92B
Feb 22, 1977
93Show 93B
Feb 23, 1977
94Show 94B
Feb 24, 1977
95Show 95B
Feb 25, 1977
96Show 96B
Feb 28, 1977
97Show 97B
Mar 1, 1977
98Show 98B
Mar 2, 1977
99Show 99B
Mar 3, 1977
100Show 100B
Mar 4, 1977
101Show 101B
Mar 7, 1977
102Show 102B
Mar 8, 1977
103Show 103B
Mar 9, 1977
104Show 104B
Mar 10, 1977
105Show 105B
Mar 11, 1977
106Show 106B
Mar 14, 1977
107Show 107B
Mar 15, 1977
108Show 108B
Mar 16, 1977
109Show 109B
Mar 17, 1977
110Show 110B
Mar 18, 1977
111Show 111B
Mar 21, 1977
112Show 112B
Mar 22, 1977
113Show 113B
Mar 23, 1977
114Show 114B
Mar 24, 1977
115Show 115B
Mar 25, 1977
116Show 116B
Mar 28, 1977
117Show 117B
Mar 29, 1977
118Show 118B
Mar 30, 1977
119Show 119B
Mar 31, 1977
Among the concepts in this episode: Silent E with U.
120Show 120B
Apr 1, 1977
121Show 121B
Apr 4, 1977
122Show 122B
Apr 5, 1977
123Deck
Apr 6, 1977
The consonant D, the consonant blend -ck, the contraction root n't, and Silent E are highlighted.
124Or
Apr 7, 1977
125Show 125B
Apr 8, 1977
126Show 126B
Apr 11, 1977
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.
127Show 127B
Apr 12, 1977
128Show 128B
Apr 13, 1977
129Show 129B
Apr 14, 1977
130Best of TEC
Date to be announced
The two-hour retrospective that launched not only TEC's return to television, but the good era of Noggin.
131Coach
Apr 15, 1977
The two sounds of ie, the sound of ch, and words ending in -all are featured.
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