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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.
26 Cast Members
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
Announcer (Love of Chair)
130 Episodes
Denise Nickerson
Allison - Member of the Short Circus
130 Episodes
Irene Cara
Iris - Member of the Short Circus
130 Episodes
