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.Read more
- Seasons
- 6
- Episodes
- 780
- Runtime
- 28m
- Rating
- Rated 7.4 out of 10
This show has ended, so there are no new episodes to remind you about.
Latest episode · aired
Episode 59
S06 · E59 · Aired Jun 1, 1977
Episode guide
Seasons
Starring
Cast
Morgan Freeman
Mark /Easy Reader /Mel Mounds /Count Dracula /Mad Scientist /The Cop /Marcello
Rita Moreno
Carmela
Mel Brooks
Blond-Haired Cartoon Man (voice)
Hattie Winston
Sylvia / Valerie the Librarian
Gene Wilder
Letterman (voice)
Joan Rivers
Letterman Narrator (voice)
Zero Mostel
Spell Binder (voice)
Todd Graff
Jesse - Member of the Short Circus
June Angela
Julie - Member of the Short Circus
Luis Ávalos
Roberto / Dr. Doolats / Igor / Pedro
Judy Graubart
Winnie /Jennifer of the Jungle /Julia Grown-Up /The Witch
Jim Boyd
Andy /J. Arthur Crank /Paul the Gorilla /The Blue Beetle /The Wolfman /Loreli Loverly /Max /Steve Awesome the $6.39 Man
Réjane Magloire
Samantha - Member of the Short Circus
Behind the camera
Creators and crew
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The fine print
Details
- Status
- Ended
- First aired
- Oct 25, 1971
- Last aired
- Jun 1, 1977
- Networks
- PBS
- Country
- United States
- Original language
- English
- Seasons
- 6
- Episodes
- 780
- Community rating
- 7.4 / 10 from 27 votes