The Electric Company
Originally on: PBS (30 min.)
Status:
Ended
Premiered:
October 25, 1971
Last Aired:
April 15, 1977
Show Categories:
Children, Variety Shows 
On the heels of its fabulously successful Sesame Street, the Children's Television Workshop (CTW) created The Electric Company . With its roots in Motown Sound, Broadway and Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, The Electric Company drew attention for six years as the most popular instructional television show. It would win an Emmy for Outstanding Children's Series, and its soundtrack album earned a...
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Episodes
add »The two-hour retrospective that launched not only TEC's return to television, but the good era of Noggin.
Aired: Monday April 26, 1999
| 780. Show 130B - Coach | Apr 15, 1977 | 0 Reviews | 8.30 |
| 779. Show 129B | Apr 14, 1977 | 0 Reviews | 1.00 |
| 778. Show 128B | Apr 13, 1977 | 0 Reviews | 1.00 |
| 777. Show 127B | Apr 12, 1977 | 0 Reviews | 1.10 |
News Headlines
- external: US House Panel Cuts Funding for PBS 2005-06-17
- external: 'Electric' Phenom Returns to TV 2005-06-07
- external: 'Electric Company' on DVD? 2005-06-01
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10.0
"Influential"Perfect A perfect mixture of Educational TV blended with fun, fun, imagination.....animation and really really really hot babes............June (Julie) Angela...... Bayn (Kelly) Johnson.... oh yeahhhhhhhh Continue » Posted Mar 20, 2008 4:09 pm PST |
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10.0
"Personal favorite"Perfect The adventures of Letterman!!!! and>.....TION,(shun,shun, shun,shun)TION,(shun,shun ,shun,shun)lol.My younger brother and I sing this all the time.It makes those of us that remember smile.Weekday afternoons after school was an escape and entertaining for us Continue » Posted Oct 23, 2007 10:00 am PST |
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7.8
"Classic"Good I SO loved Electra Woman and Dyna Girl!! Continue » Posted Sep 23, 2007 2:21 am PST |
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"Bring it back!"Superb Hey, you GUYS!!! Continue » Posted Jul 22, 2007 5:52 am PST |
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"Classic"Perfect Hey, you guys!!! Who could forget this opening?! Continue » Posted Jul 4, 2007 6:01 pm PST |
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Show Vital Stats
Show: The Electric Company
Popularity Rank: 648 of 17,545
Ratings Rank: 3,527 of 17,545
Show Reviews: 22
People Tracking: 140
Popularity Rank: 648 of 17,545
Ratings Rank: 3,527 of 17,545
Show Reviews: 22
People Tracking: 140
Show
Score: 7.3 Good 235 votes
Score: 7.3 Good 235 votes
perfect: 57 (24.3%)
great: 55 (23.4%)
abysmal: 41 (17.4%)
superb: 37 (15.7%)
Other: 45 (19.2%)
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