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The Electric Company is an American educational children's television series created by Paul Dooley and directed by Robert Schwarz, Henry Behar (1972–1975), John Tracy (1975–1976); written by Dooley, Christopher Cerf (1971–1973), Jeremy Steven (1972–1974) and John Boni/Amy Ephron (1972–1973); and 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 in 1977, the program continued in reruns until October 4, 1985, as the result of a decision made in 1975 to produce two final seasons for perpetual use. The Workshop produced the show at Second Stage, located within the Reeves Teletape Studios (Teletape), in Manhattan, which had been the first home of Sesame Street.
Original Release
10/25/1971 on PBS
US Release
10/25/1971
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jim Boyd | Andy / J. Arthur Crank / Paul the Gorilla / The Blue Beetle / The Wolfman / Loreli Loverly / Max / Steve Awesome the $6.39 Man |
Morgan Freeman | Count Dracula / Mad Scientist / Easy Reader / Mark / Mel Mounds / The Cop / Marcello |
Judy Graubart | Winnie / Jennifer of the Jungle / Julia Grown-Up / The Witch |
Skip Hinnant | Jay-Jay / Fargo North, Decoder / Frankenstein / Supper Man / Clam / Love of Chair boy / Boy (Love of Chair) |
Rita Moreno | Carmela / The Director / Pandora the Little Girl / Millie the Helper |
June Angela | Julie - Member of the Short Circus |
Mel Brooks | Blond-Haired Cartoon Man (voice) / Blond-Haired Cartoon Man |
Luis Avalos | Roberto / Dr. Doolats / Igor / Pedro |
Zero Mostel | Spell Binder (voice) / Spell Binder |
Hattie Winston | Sylvia / Valerie the Librarian |
# | Title | Air Date |
---|---|---|
1 | 1B | Monday, 18 October 1976 |
2 | 2B | Tuesday, 19 October 1976 |
3 | 3B | Wednesday, 20 October 1976 |
4 | 4B | Thursday, 21 October 1976 |
5 | 5B | Friday, 22 October 1976 |
6 | 6B | Monday, 25 October 1976 |
7 | 7B | Tuesday, 26 October 1976 |
8 | 8B | Wednesday, 27 October 1976 |
9 | 9B | Thursday, 28 October 1976 |
10 | 10B | Friday, 29 October 1976 |
11 | 11B | Monday, 01 November 1976 |
12 | 12B | Tuesday, 02 November 1976 |
13 | 13B | Wednesday, 03 November 1976 |
14 | 14B | Thursday, 04 November 1976 |
15 | 15B | Friday, 05 November 1976 |
16 | 16B | Monday, 08 November 1976 |
17 | 17B | Tuesday, 09 November 1976 |
18 | 18B | Wednesday, 10 November 1976 |
19 | 19B | Thursday, 11 November 1976 |
20 | 20B | Friday, 12 November 1976 |
21 | 21B | Monday, 15 November 1976 |
22 | 22B | Tuesday, 16 November 1976 |
23 | 23B | Wednesday, 17 November 1976 |
24 | 24B | Thursday, 18 November 1976 |
25 | 25B | Friday, 19 November 1976 |
26 | 26B | Monday, 22 November 1976 |
27 | 27B | Tuesday, 23 November 1976 |
28 | 28B | Wednesday, 24 November 1976 |
29 | 29B | Thursday, 25 November 1976 |
30 | 30B | Friday, 26 November 1976 |
31 | 31B | Monday, 29 November 1976 |
32 | 32B | Tuesday, 30 November 1976 |
33 | 33B | Wednesday, 01 December 1976 |
34 | 34B | Thursday, 02 December 1976 |
35 | 35B | Friday, 03 December 1976 |
36 | 36B | Monday, 06 December 1976 |
37 | 37B | Tuesday, 07 December 1976 |
38 | 38B | Wednesday, 08 December 1976 |
39 | 39B | Thursday, 09 December 1976 |
40 | 40B | Friday, 10 December 1976 |
41 | 41B | Monday, 13 December 1976 |
42 | 42B | Tuesday, 14 December 1976 |
43 | 43B | Wednesday, 15 December 1976 |
44 | 44B | Thursday, 16 December 1976 |
45 | 45B | Friday, 17 December 1976 |
46 | 46B | Monday, 20 December 1976 |
47 | 47B | Tuesday, 21 December 1976 |
48 | 48B | Wednesday, 22 December 1976 |
49 | 49B | Thursday, 23 December 1976 |
50 | 50B | Friday, 24 December 1976 |
51 | 51B | Monday, 27 December 1976 |
52 | 52B | Tuesday, 28 December 1976 |
53 | 53B | Wednesday, 29 December 1976 |
54 | 54B | Thursday, 30 December 1976 |
55 | 55B | Friday, 31 December 1976 |
56 | 56B | Monday, 03 January 1977 |
57 | 57B | Tuesday, 04 January 1977 |
58 | 58B | Wednesday, 05 January 1977 |
59 | 59B | Thursday, 06 January 1977 |
60 | 60B | Friday, 07 January 1977 |
61 | 61B | Monday, 10 January 1977 |
62 | 62B | Tuesday, 11 January 1977 |
63 | 63B | Wednesday, 12 January 1977 |
64 | 64B | Thursday, 13 January 1977 |
65 | 65B | Friday, 14 January 1977 |
66 | 66B | Monday, 17 January 1977 |
67 | 67B | Tuesday, 18 January 1977 |
68 | 68B | Wednesday, 19 January 1977 |
69 | 69B | Thursday, 20 January 1977 |
70 | 70B | Friday, 21 January 1977 |
71 | 71B | Monday, 24 January 1977 |
72 | 72B | Tuesday, 25 January 1977 |
73 | 73B | Wednesday, 26 January 1977 |
74 | 74B | Thursday, 27 January 1977 |
75 | 75B | Friday, 28 January 1977 |
76 | 76B | Monday, 31 January 1977 |
77 | 77B | Tuesday, 01 February 1977 |
78 | 78B | Wednesday, 02 February 1977 |
79 | 79B | Thursday, 03 February 1977 |
80 | 80B | Friday, 04 February 1977 |
81 | 81B | Monday, 07 February 1977 |
82 | 82B | Tuesday, 08 February 1977 |
83 | 83B | Wednesday, 09 February 1977 |
84 | 84B | Thursday, 10 February 1977 |
85 | 85B | Friday, 11 February 1977 |
86 | 86B | Monday, 14 February 1977 |
87 | 87B | Tuesday, 15 February 1977 |
88 | 88B | Wednesday, 16 February 1977 |
89 | 89B | Thursday, 17 February 1977 |
90 | 90B | Friday, 18 February 1977 |
91 | 91B | Monday, 21 February 1977 |
92 | 92B | Tuesday, 22 February 1977 |
93 | 93B | Wednesday, 23 February 1977 |
94 | 94B | Thursday, 24 February 1977 |
95 | 95B | Friday, 25 February 1977 |
96 | 96B | Monday, 28 February 1977 |
97 | 97B | Tuesday, 01 March 1977 |
98 | 98B | Wednesday, 02 March 1977 |
99 | 99B | Thursday, 03 March 1977 |
100 | 100B | Friday, 04 March 1977 |
101 | 101B | Monday, 07 March 1977 |
102 | 102B | Tuesday, 08 March 1977 |
103 | 103B | Wednesday, 09 March 1977 |
104 | 104B | Thursday, 10 March 1977 |
105 | 105B | Friday, 11 March 1977 |
106 | 106B | Monday, 14 March 1977 |
107 | 107B | Tuesday, 15 March 1977 |
108 | 108B | Wednesday, 16 March 1977 |
109 | 109B | Thursday, 17 March 1977 |
110 | 110B | Friday, 18 March 1977 |
111 | 111B | Monday, 21 March 1977 |
112 | 112B | Tuesday, 22 March 1977 |
113 | 113B | Wednesday, 23 March 1977 |
114 | 114B | Thursday, 24 March 1977 |
115 | 115B | Friday, 25 March 1977 |
116 | 116B | Monday, 28 March 1977 |
117 | 117B | Tuesday, 29 March 1977 |
118 | 118B | Wednesday, 30 March 1977 |
119 | 119B | Thursday, 31 March 1977 |
120 | 120B | Friday, 01 April 1977 |
121 | 121B | Monday, 04 April 1977 |
122 | 122B | Tuesday, 05 April 1977 |
123 | 123B | Wednesday, 06 April 1977 |
124 | 124B | Thursday, 07 April 1977 |
125 | 125B | Friday, 08 April 1977 |
126 | 126B | Monday, 11 April 1977 |
127 | 127B | Tuesday, 12 April 1977 |
128 | 128B | Wednesday, 13 April 1977 |
129 | 129B | Thursday, 14 April 1977 |
130 | 130B | Friday, 15 April 1977 |
131 | Coach | Friday, 15 April 1977 |
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Directors
Henry Behar, Robert Schwartz, John Tracy
Writers
Jeremy Stevens, Christopher Cerf, John Boni, Amy Ephron, Thad Mumford, Tom Dunsmuir, Tom Whedon, Sara Compton, Jim Thurman, Paul Dooley, Elaine Laron, Albert Rosenzweig, Alan Riefe
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jim Boyd | Andy / J. Arthur Crank / Paul the Gorilla / The Blue Beetle / The Wolfman / Loreli Loverly / Max / Steve Awesome the $6.39 Man |
Morgan Freeman | Count Dracula / Mad Scientist / Easy Reader / Mark / Mel Mounds / The Cop / Marcello |
Judy Graubart | Winnie / Jennifer of the Jungle / Julia Grown-Up / The Witch |
Skip Hinnant | Jay-Jay / Fargo North, Decoder / Frankenstein / Supper Man / Clam / Love of Chair boy / Boy (Love of Chair) |
Rita Moreno | Carmela / The Director / Pandora the Little Girl / Millie the Helper |
June Angela | Julie - Member of the Short Circus |
Mel Brooks | Blond-Haired Cartoon Man (voice) / Blond-Haired Cartoon Man |
Luis Avalos | Roberto / Dr. Doolats / Igor / Pedro |
Zero Mostel | Spell Binder (voice) / Spell Binder |
Hattie Winston | Sylvia / Valerie the Librarian |
Melanie Henderson | Kathy - Member of the Short Circus |
Stephen Gustafson | Buddy - Member of the Short Circus / Buddy - Member of the Short Circus (as Stephen Gustafson) |
Danny Seagren | Spider-Man |
Lee Chamberlin | Brenda / Vi / Madame Rosalie / Gladys the Glow-Worm |
Bill Cosby | Hank / The Milkman / Ken Kane / Marko the Magician / The Ice Cream Man / The Milk Man |
Gregg Burge | Dwayne - Member of the Short Circus |
Todd Graff | Jesse - Member of the Short Circus |
Doug Grant | Zack - Member of the Short Circus (as Douglas Grant) / Zack - Member of the Short Circus |
Bayn Johnson | Kelly - Member of the Short Circus |
Rodney Lewis | Charlie - Member of the Short Circus |
Producers
Name | Role |
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David D. Connell | Executive Producer |
Joan Ganz Cooney | Executive Producer |
Samuel Y. Gibbon Jr. | Executive Producer |
David D. Connell | Producer |
Joan Ganz Cooney | Producer |
Naomi Foner | Producer |
Edith Zornow | Producer |
Andrew B. Ferguson Jr. | Producer |
Florence Weinsoff | Producer |
Wibby Ritchey | Producer |
Charles Raymond | Producer |
Joan Lufrano | Producer |
Kathleen Corkett | Producer |
Samuel Y. Gibbon Jr. | Producer |
Editors
Diana Wenman, Winston Ferguson, Gene Wilder, Patrick McKenna, Jerry Newman
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1973 | Emmy | Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming - Entertainment/Fictional | Won |
1973 | Emmy | Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming - Entertainment/Fictional | Nominated |
1973 | Emmy | Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming - Entertainment/Fictional | Nominated |
1972 | Emmy | Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming - Programs | Nominated |