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"The Electric Company" (1971) More at IMDbPro »TV series 1971-1977

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"The Electric Company" (1971): Season 6: Episode 32 -- Featuring: Rita on the Run, Witch in the Kitchen, and Mel Mounds' song, "The Sweet Sweet Sway."
"The Electric Company" (1971): Season 5: Episode 91 -- Featuring: Jack and Jill, Crank and the Skunk, Letterman, and the Diver
"The Electric Company" (1971): Season 3: Episode 3 -- Featuring: Please Don't Squeze the Charmin, Sweet Roll, Letterman, and the song "One Word After Another"
"The Electric Company" (1971): Season 2: Episode 118 -- Featuring: Sweet Roll, Man on the Street, and the song "Nobody Loves the Subway"
"The Electric Company" (1971): Season 2: Episode 114 -- Featuring:Mel mounds and the Giggle Goggle girls

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Writers:
Sara Compton (writer)
Paul Dooley (head writer) (1971-1972)
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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 full episode list
Release Date:
25 October 1971 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Hey, you guys! more
Plot:
A comedy variety show that teaches basic phonetic and grammar concepts using live-action sketches, cartoons, songs, and Spider-Man episodes. full summary
Awards:
Won Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins & 7 nominations more
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Another educational program more (36 total)

Cast

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Jim Boyd ... Andy / ... (780 episodes, 1971-1977)

Morgan Freeman ... Count Dracula / ... (780 episodes, 1971-1977)
Judy Graubart ... Jennifer of the Jungle / ... (780 episodes, 1971-1977)
Skip Hinnant ... Clam / ... (780 episodes, 1971-1977)

Rita Moreno ... Carmela / ... (780 episodes, 1971-1977)
June Angela ... Julie - Member of the Short Circus (780 episodes, 1971-1977)

Mel Brooks ... Blond-Haired Cartoon Man (780 episodes, 1971-1977)

Luis Avalos ... Dr. Doolats / ... (650 episodes, 1972-1977)

Joan Rivers ... Narrator of 'The Adventures of Letterman' (650 episodes, 1972-1977)

Gene Wilder ... Letterman (650 episodes, 1972-1977)
Zero Mostel ... Spell Binder (650 episodes, 1972-1977)
Hattie Winston ... Sylvia / ... (520 episodes, 1973-1977)

Melanie Henderson ... Kathy - Member of the Short Circus (520 episodes, 1971-1975)
Steve Gustafson ... Buddy - Member of the Short Circus (520 episodes, 1971-1975)
Danny Seagren ... Spider-Man (390 episodes, 1974-1977)
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Also Known As:
The Reading Program (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
28 min (780 episodes)
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1.33 : 1 more
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USA:TV-Y | USA:TV-Y7 (some epiosodes) | USA:TV-G (1971-1985) | Singapore:G
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Because sketches from previous seasons were reused in the same way that "Sesame Street" (1969) reused its sketches, the first season was in production for approximately 26 weeks, and this dwindled down to approximately 13 weeks of production for the sixth and final season. more
Quotes:
Blond-Haired Cartoon Man: I can't swim. I can't swim. That's true, that's true, I can't swim a stroke. But as far as drowning is concerned you are looking at the king! more
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2 out of 3 people found the following review useful.
Another educational program, 3 May 2003
Author: IrockGswift (IrockGswift@aol.com) from east orange, new jersey

This show displayed a variety of sketches that uses comedy and other means of interest to children about education. I remember seeing this show in the early 80s in syndication on PBS. What I've remembered enjoying on the show was a cartoon named Letterman. In which this little superhero teaches grammer with vowels and prepositions and how they are used in a sentence. I also remember the Spiderman episodes. I had to be around six or seven when this show was aired,though the other segments on the show I vaguely remembered. But if someone had mention this show to me I would remember it as if it was yesterday because of the impact it put on me as a child.

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