The Electric Company

The story

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.

Cast

M Morgan FreemanMark /Easy Reader /Mel Mounds /Count Dracula /Mad Scientist /The Cop /Marcello R Rita MorenoCarmela M Mel BrooksBlond-Haired Cartoon Man (voice) G Gene WilderLetterman (voice) J Joan RiversLetterman Narrator (voice) J June AngelaJulie - Member of the Short Circus J Judy GraubartWinnie /Jennifer of the Jungle /Julia Grown-Up /The Witch J Jim BoydAndy /J. Arthur Crank /Paul the Gorilla /The Blue Beetle /The Wolfman /Loreli Loverly /Max /Steve Aw Z Zero MostelSpell Binder (voice) L Luis ÁvalosRoberto / Dr. Doolats / Igor / Pedro H Hattie WinstonSylvia / Valerie the Librarian B Bill CosbyThe Milk Man

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S Skip HinnantBoy (Love of Chair) L Lee ChamberlinBrenda /Vi /Madame Rosalie /Gladys the Glow-Worm T Todd GraffJesse - Member of the Short Circus B Bayn JohnsonKelly - Member of the Short Circus R Réjane MagloireSamantha - Member of the Short Circus K Ken RobertsThe Last Word (voice) · Announcer (Love of Chair) D Denise NickersonAllison - Member of the Short Circus I Irene CaraIris - Member of the Short Circus L Lily TomlinErnestine the Operator M Mel BlancWile E. Coyote (voice) T Tony Longo C Carroll O'Connor M Michael Landon J Jean Stapleton