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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 still to air
  1. 1Show 1B

    Oct 18, 1976

  2. 2Show 2B

    Oct 19, 1976

    Among the concepts featured: the vowel digraph ou.

  3. 3Show 3B

    Oct 20, 1976

  4. 4Show 4B

    Oct 21, 1976

  5. 5Show 5B

    Oct 22, 1976

  6. 6Show 6B

    Oct 25, 1976

  7. 7Show 7B

    Oct 26, 1976

  8. 8Show 8B

    Oct 27, 1976

  9. 9Show 9B

    Oct 28, 1976

  10. 10Show 10B

    Oct 29, 1976

  11. 11Show 11B

    Nov 1, 1976

  12. 12Show 12B

    Nov 2, 1976

  13. 13Show 13B

    Nov 3, 1976

  14. 14Show 14B

    Nov 4, 1976

  15. 15Show 15B

    Nov 5, 1976

  16. 16Show 16B

    Nov 8, 1976

  17. 17Show 17B

    Nov 9, 1976

  18. 18Show 18B

    Nov 10, 1976

  19. 19Show 19B

    Nov 11, 1976

  20. 20Show 20B

    Nov 12, 1976

  21. 21Show 21B

    Nov 15, 1976

  22. 22Show 22B

    Nov 16, 1976

  23. 23Show 23B

    Nov 17, 1976

  24. 24Show 24B

    Nov 18, 1976

  25. 25Show 25B

    Nov 19, 1976

  26. 26Show 26B

    Nov 22, 1976

  27. 27Crank

    Nov 23, 1976

  28. 28Show 28B

    Nov 24, 1976

  29. 29Show 29B

    Nov 25, 1976

  30. 30Show 30B

    Nov 26, 1976

  31. 31Show 31B

    Nov 29, 1976

  32. 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.

  33. 33Show 33B

    Dec 1, 1976

  34. 34Show 34B

    Dec 2, 1976

  35. 35Show 35B

    Dec 3, 1976

  36. 36Show 36B

    Dec 6, 1976

  37. 37Show 37B

    Dec 7, 1976

    The vowel Y and the prefix un- are highlighted. This show has a sight word: is.

  38. 38Choice

    Dec 8, 1976

  39. 39Show 39B

    Dec 9, 1976

  40. 40Show 40B

    Dec 10, 1976

  41. 41Show 41B

    Dec 13, 1976

  42. 42Good Night

    Dec 14, 1976

    The vowel pair ay,, the consonant digraph ph, and the ending -ight are highlighted.

  43. 43Show 43B

    Dec 15, 1976

  44. 44Show 44B

    Dec 16, 1976

  45. 45Show 45B

    Dec 17, 1976

  46. 46Show 46B

    Dec 20, 1976

  47. 47Show 47B

    Dec 21, 1976

  48. 48Show 48B

    Dec 22, 1976

  49. 49Show 49B

    Dec 23, 1976

  50. 50Show 50B

    Dec 24, 1976

  51. 51Show 51B

    Dec 27, 1976

  52. 52Show 52B

    Dec 28, 1976

  53. 53Show 53B

    Dec 29, 1976

  54. 54Show 54B

    Dec 30, 1976

  55. 55Show 55B

    Dec 31, 1976

  56. 56Show 56B

    Jan 3, 1977

  57. 57Show 57B

    Jan 4, 1977

  58. 58Show 58B

    Jan 5, 1977

  59. 59Episode 59

    Jun 1, 1977

  60. 60Show 60B

    Jan 7, 1977

  61. 61Show 61B

    Jan 10, 1977

  62. 62Show 62B

    Jan 11, 1977

  63. 63Show 63B

    Jan 12, 1977

  64. 64Show 64B

    Jan 13, 1977

  65. 65Show 65B

    Jan 14, 1977

  66. 66Show 66B

    Jan 17, 1977

  67. 67Show 67B

    Jan 18, 1977

  68. 68Show 68B

    Jan 19, 1977

  69. 69Show 69B

    Jan 20, 1977

  70. 70Show 70B

    Jan 21, 1977

  71. 71Show 71B

    Jan 24, 1977

  72. 72Show 72B

    Jan 25, 1977

  73. 73Show 73B

    Jan 26, 1977

  74. 74Show 74B

    Jan 27, 1977

  75. 75Show 75B

    Jan 28, 1977

  76. 76Show 76B

    Jan 31, 1977

  77. 77Show 77B

    Feb 1, 1977

  78. 78Show 78B

    Feb 2, 1977

  79. 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.

  80. 80Laugh

    Feb 4, 1977

  81. 81Show 81B

    Feb 7, 1977

  82. 82Show 82B

    Feb 8, 1977

  83. 83Show 83B

    Feb 9, 1977

  84. 84Show 84B

    Feb 10, 1977

  85. 85Show 85B

    Feb 11, 1977

  86. 87Show 87B

    Feb 15, 1977

  87. 88Show 88B

    Feb 16, 1977

  88. 89Show 89B

    Feb 17, 1977

  89. 90Show 90B

    Feb 18, 1977

  90. 91Show 91B

    Feb 21, 1977

  91. 92Show 92B

    Feb 22, 1977

  92. 93Show 93B

    Feb 23, 1977

  93. 94Show 94B

    Feb 24, 1977

  94. 95Show 95B

    Feb 25, 1977

  95. 96Show 96B

    Feb 28, 1977

  96. 97Show 97B

    Mar 1, 1977

  97. 98Show 98B

    Mar 2, 1977

  98. 99Show 99B

    Mar 3, 1977

  99. 100Show 100B

    Mar 4, 1977

  100. 101Show 101B

    Mar 7, 1977

  101. 102Show 102B

    Mar 8, 1977

  102. 103Show 103B

    Mar 9, 1977

  103. 104Show 104B

    Mar 10, 1977

  104. 105Show 105B

    Mar 11, 1977

  105. 106Show 106B

    Mar 14, 1977

  106. 107Show 107B

    Mar 15, 1977

  107. 108Show 108B

    Mar 16, 1977

  108. 109Show 109B

    Mar 17, 1977

  109. 110Show 110B

    Mar 18, 1977

  110. 111Show 111B

    Mar 21, 1977

  111. 112Show 112B

    Mar 22, 1977

  112. 113Show 113B

    Mar 23, 1977

  113. 114Show 114B

    Mar 24, 1977

  114. 115Show 115B

    Mar 25, 1977

  115. 116Show 116B

    Mar 28, 1977

  116. 117Show 117B

    Mar 29, 1977

  117. 118Show 118B

    Mar 30, 1977

  118. 119Show 119B

    Mar 31, 1977

    Among the concepts in this episode: Silent E with U.

  119. 120Show 120B

    Apr 1, 1977

  120. 121Show 121B

    Apr 4, 1977

  121. 122Show 122B

    Apr 5, 1977

  122. 123Deck

    Apr 6, 1977

    The consonant D, the consonant blend -ck, the contraction root n't, and Silent E are highlighted.

  123. 124Or

    Apr 7, 1977

  124. 125Show 125B

    Apr 8, 1977

  125. 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.

  126. 127Show 127B

    Apr 12, 1977

  127. 128Show 128B

    Apr 13, 1977

  128. 129Show 129B

    Apr 14, 1977

  129. 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.

  130. 131Coach

    Apr 15, 1977

    The two sounds of ie, the sound of ch, and words ending in -all are featured.

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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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