The Electric Company 52 years old
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.
Credits
Morgan Freeman
Mad Scientist
Morgan Freeman
Count Dracula
Morgan Freeman
Easy Reader
Rita Moreno
Carmela
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Morgan Freeman He was 34 , now 86 years old | as Mad Scientist |
| Morgan Freeman He was 34 , now 86 years old | as Count Dracula |
| Morgan Freeman He was 34 , now 86 years old | as Easy Reader |
| Mel Blanc He was 63 , 81 years old when he died | |
| Rita Moreno She was 39 , now 92 years old | as Carmela |
| Joan Rivers She was 38 , 81 years old when she died | |
| Gene Wilder He was 38 , 83 years old when he died | |
| Lily Tomlin She was 32 , now 84 years old | |
| Michael Landon He was 34 , 54 years old when he died | |
| Todd Graff He was 12 , now 64 years old | |
| Bill Cosby He was 34 , now 86 years old | |
| Zero Mostel He was 56 , 62 years old when he died | |
| Mel Brooks He was 45 , now 97 years old | |
| Luis Ávalos He was 25 , 67 years old when he died | |
| Skip Hinnant He was 31 , now 83 years old | |
| Carroll O'Connor He was 47 , 76 years old when he died | |
| Denise Nickerson She was 14 , 62 years old when she died | |
| Tony Longo He was 1952 , 1996 years old when he died | |
| Irene Cara She was 12 , now 65 years old | |
| June Angela She was 12 , now 64 years old | |
| Jean Stapleton She was 48 , 90 years old when she died | |
| Lee Chamberlin She was 33 , now 86 years old |
Crew
| Name | Job title |
|---|
The Electric Company (52 years)
Ended
- First Air Date: 1971-10-25
- Runtime: [28,30] minutes
- Number of Episodes: 781