The Electric Company (1971)

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.

7 seasons
780 episodes
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Seasons

Specials
1 episode
Season 1
130 episodes
Season 2
130 episodes
Season 3
130 episodes
Season 4
130 episodes
Season 5
130 episodes
Season 6
130 episodes

Cast and crew

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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
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