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TV series

The Electric Company

1971 · 6 seasons · 780 episodes

7.4

TMDB audience score
27 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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.

About 364h to watch every episode. An estimate: 780 episodes at the typical episode runtime of 28 minutes.

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Main cast

  • Morgan Freeman
    Mark /Easy Reader /Mel Mounds /Count Dracula /Mad Scientist /The Cop /Marcello
    780 episodes

  • Rita Moreno
    Carmela
    780 episodes

  • Mel Brooks
    Blond-Haired Cartoon Man (voice)
    780 episodes

  • Gene Wilder
    Letterman (voice)
    780 episodes

  • Joan Rivers
    Letterman Narrator (voice)
    780 episodes

  • June Angela
    Julie - Member of the Short Circus
    780 episodes

  • Judy Graubart
    Winnie /Jennifer of the Jungle /Julia Grown-Up /The Witch
    780 episodes

  • Jim Boyd
    Andy /J. Arthur Crank /Paul the Gorilla /The Blue Beetle /The Wolfman /Loreli Loverly /Max /Steve Awesome the $6.39 Man
    780 episodes

  • Zero Mostel
    Spell Binder (voice)
    650 episodes

  • Luis Ávalos
    Roberto / Dr. Doolats / Igor / Pedro
    650 episodes

  • Hattie Winston
    Sylvia / Valerie the Librarian
    520 episodes

  • Bill Cosby
    The Milk Man
    260 episodes

  • Skip Hinnant
    Boy (Love of Chair)
    260 episodes

  • Lee Chamberlin
    Brenda /Vi /Madame Rosalie /Gladys the Glow-Worm
    260 episodes

  • Todd Graff
    Jesse - Member of the Short Circus
    260 episodes

  • Bayn Johnson
    Kelly - Member of the Short Circus
    260 episodes

  • Réjane Magloire
    Samantha - Member of the Short Circus
    260 episodes

  • Ken Roberts
    The Last Word (voice)
    260 episodes

Seasons