The Electric Company (1971)
- Genre
- comedy, family
- Country
- United States
- Length
- 6 seasons, 780 episodes
- Rating
- 7.3 of 10 from 26 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This children's series uses sketch comedy and short segments to help kids learn reading and grammar. It was made for students who had already watched Sesame Street, so the jokes are a bit more grown-up.
quirkyplayfuleducationallivelyenergeticretrolightheartednostalgic
What happens
The Electric Company is an American educational children's television series produced by the Children's Television Workshop (CTW, now known as Sesame Workshop). It was created by Joan Ganz Cooney, Lloyd Morrisett, and Paul Dooley. The series aired on PBS for 780 episodes over the course of its six seasons from October 25, 1971, to April 15, 1977. The program continued in reruns until October 4, 1985. The Electric Company later reran on Noggin, a channel co-founded by the CTW, from 1999 to 2003. Noggin also produced a compilation special for the show. The Workshop produced the show at Reeves Teletape Studios in Manhattan. The Electric Company employed sketch comedy and various other devices to provide an entertaining program to help elementary school children develop their grammar and reading skills. Since it was intended for children who had graduated from CTW's flagship program, Sesame Street, the humor was more mature than what was seen there. The show was directed by Robert Schwarz (1971 and 1977), Henry Behar (1972–1975), and John Tracy (1975–1976). Writers included Dooley, Tom Whedon, Christopher Cerf (1971–1973), Jeremy Stevens (1972–1974), John Boni, and Amy Ephron (1972–1973). In many areas, a preview special, Here Comes The Electric Company, was seen in syndication through sponsor Johnson Wax on many local commercial stations during the week before its 1971 debut. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Zoom (1972)- More like this series, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.