The Electric Company
Seen it?1971 | 6 seasons | 28 min | Comedy, Family
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Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh and families. If you loved The Muppet Show, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny, feel-good.
- The pace
- 6 seasons, but most episodes stand on their own, so you can dip in anywhere (about 28 minutes each).
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- Made in 1971: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Ran for 6 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 153K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Sunday Safe Bet. Here's how each season stacks up.
- Season 11971 · 130 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 21972 · 130 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 31973 · 130 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 41974 · 130 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 51975 · 130 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 61976 · 130 episodesNot rated yet
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Cast & crew
- Morgan FreemanMark /Easy Reader /Mel Mounds /Count Dracula /Mad Scientist /The Cop /Marcello
- Rita MorenoCarmela
- Mel BrooksBlond-Haired Cartoon Man (voice)
- Hattie WinstonSylvia / Valerie the Librarian
- Gene WilderLetterman (voice)
- Joan RiversLetterman Narrator (voice)
- Zero MostelSpell Binder (voice)
- Todd GraffJesse - Member of the Short Circus
- June AngelaJulie - Member of the Short Circus
- Luis ÁvalosRoberto / Dr. Doolats / Igor / Pedro