Developed by sesame alumni, including dave connell, the program ran on pbs from 1971 to 1977. Cast jim boyd, morgan freeman, judy graubart, skip hinnant, rita moreno, lee chamberlin 19711973, bill cosby 19711973 cosby was a regular in the first season, and occasionally. We have resumed very limited warehouse and shipping operations. The electric company is an american educational childrens television series created by paul dooley and produced by the childrens television workshop now called sesame workshop for pbs in the united states. Flashback friday to the day the electric company tried to tell us. With jim boyd, morgan freeman, judy graubart, skip hinnant. With luis avalos, jim boyd, lee chamberlin, bill cosby. My name is kathy melanie henderson and short circus. Bill cosby, rita moreno and morgan freemen in the electric. Check out mel brooks, bill cosby, morgan freeman, rita moreno, joan rivers, and gene wilder getting hip with the lingo can ya dig it. It was produced by the childrens television workshop 19711977sesame workshop 2006 and 20092011 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. The electric company 19711977 electric company wiki fandom.
This led to featuring as a regular in the first season. The first version of this show was mostly known for stories featuring spiderman and occasional appearances by bill cosby. Cast jim boyd, morgan freeman, judy graubart, skip hinnant, rita moreno, lee chamberlin 19711973, bill cosby 19711973 cosby was a regular in the first season, and. In october, 1971, when the electric company started, bill cosby was also. He began graduate work at the university of massachusetts amherst. Featuring the letter l and the word you with favorite sketches including jennifer of the jungle and get a laugh. A team of editors takes feedback from our visitors to keep trivia as up to date and as accurate as possible. The electric company was an educational american childrens television series. For its efforts, the show won 4 of 5 primetime emmy awards it was nominated for, as well as winning one of two daytime emmy awards. The electric company is an emmywinning childrens television series that originally aired on pbs from 19711977.
Fitting, because in 1971, a childrens show called the electric company aired this bill cosby clip in episode 1 of season 1. The electric company originally recorded in august 1, 1971 is an american childrens television series that ran from october 25, 1971 to april 15, 1977. With bill cosby, elsa lanchester, byron morrow, nathaniel taylor. Bill cosby on the tonight show starring jimmy fallon.
Paul plugs the electric company logo in and blows it up by mistake. The bill cosby show the power of a tree tv episode 1971 imdb. Cosby began his career as a standup comic at the hungry i in san francisco during the 1960s. He was 67 years old at the time, but showed no signs of slowing downindeed, he did not one but two twohour shows in the same night, and as manager of the venue, i got to see both of them. Watch the electric company online full episodes of.
The electric company is an american educational childrens television series created by paul. Most of this is from excepts from the best of the electric company. The electric company tv show season 2 episodes list. Season 2 guide for the electric company tv series see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. The electric company was an educational american childrens. It starred morgan freeman, rita moreno, and bill cosby. Plug in to the power of the allnew electric company and follow the adventures of four friends with unique literacy superpowers as they foil the mischievous efforts of some tricky neighborhood pranksters. The musketeer bill cosby flubs his line all for one, and one for all while the director rita moreno loses her temper. In october, 1971, when the electric company started, bill cosby. The electric company season 2 opening titles youtube. After the bill cosby show left the air, cosby resumed his formal education. The electric company simple english wikipedia, the free. Page 2 this category is for questions and answers related to electric company, the, as asked by users of.
For the pbs series the electric company, cosby recorded several segments teaching reading skills to young children. Jan 19, 2009 the electric company that premiered on pbs in 2009 was the first version of this show. More than a mere educational tool, the electric company served as an excellent means of entertainment as well, with taut writing and topnotch performing by a cast of fine names such as morgan freeman, bill cosby, rita moreno, judy graubart, and many others. The shows aim was to teach young schoolaged children reading skills through a series of skits and blackout gags. The electric company season 1 opening titles duration. A comedy variety show that teaches basic phonetic and grammar concepts using liveaction sketches, cartoons, songs, and spiderman episodes. With jim boyd, lee chamberlin, bill cosby, morgan freeman. Mark ruffalo is doubly skilled as identical twins in intensely dark miniseries.
Dec 29, 2006 the musketeer bill cosby flubs his line all for one, and one for all while the director rita moreno loses her temper. Bill cosby full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. The electric company, aimed at children ages 7 to 10, was designed to teach basic reading concepts to its young viewers. This led to featuring as a regular in the first season of the. One of the best shows a kid could watch, bill cosby, morgan freeman, and the rest. Take a ride down memory lane with the 70s show that taught literacy to a generation of kids. Ctw 19711977sesame workshop 200620092011 produced the. Cosby has frequently appeared with the muppets, particularly through sesame street, where he appeared in several inserts filmed during 1970. Skits featuring the shows regulars, cartoons, vignettes, and regular features revolved around sound clusters such as ly, sh, oo and punctuation marks.
Bill cosby sings hello dilly and cracks up pl letter animation blue on. Bill cosby sings hello dilly and cracks up pl letter animation blue on white j. Dear john was retitled dear john usa when it was shown in the uk. To make matters worse, a neighbor has just gone into labor, and. And there were guest spots on the awardwinning childrens show the electric company and fat albert and the cosby kids 196984 a superlative saturday morning cartoon show supervised by cosby. Pbs broadcast 930 episodes over nine seasons from 1971 to 1977, 2006, and 2009 to 2011.
Check out mel brooks, bill cosby, morgan freeman, rita moreno, joan rivers, and gene. Judy graubart and morgan freeman lose their composure as cosby and. Dear john is an american sitcom that aired on nbc from 1988 to 1992. The bill cosby shows first season dvd set was released in august 2006, and season two has been announced and delayed several times in the years since. The electric company tv series 19711977 trivia imdb. Reviews and scores for movies involving bill cosby. The electric company 19711977 electric company wiki.
The best of the best of the electric company dvd, 2006 ebay. This was the last episode to feature lee chamberlin, douglas grant, denise nickerson, and bill cosby in new sketches and songs. The electric company fun facts page 2 television dg. Punctuation rita moreno, lee chamberlin, short circus, and victor borge. If you were between six and ten years old during the years 1971 through 1985, then there is a good chance you learned to read with help from the electric company. Shout factory is finally making it available directly from their website.
The movie database tmdb is a popular, user editable database for movies and tv shows. Bill cosby is one of the worlds most wellknown entertainers and comedians. The series was originally based on the british sitcom of the same name. Watch the electric company season 1 episode 40 msn.
Childrens television workshop sesame workshop produced 780 episodes of the electric company on pbs which is episodes per season should do the following dvds. Cosby remained with the electric company for the first season. The electric company tv show original intro bill cosby morgan. He then landed a starring role in the television show i spy, followed by his own sitcom the bill cosby show, which ran for two seasons from 1969 to. Watch the electric company online full episodes of season 3. May 20, 2011 bill cosby, rita moreno and morgan freemen in the electric company in 1971 duration. Season 1 season 6 season 5 season 4 season 3 season 2 1 episodes. The electric company the complete series, and the electric company the complete 1st season, the complete 2nd season, the complete 3rd season, the complete 4th season, the. My name is kathy tags 70s bill cosby educational family and kids freeman kathy kids morgan reading song tec vampire. Episodes had a sketch format, with as many as two dozen segments of variable length. With bill cosby as a used car dealer, and morgan freeman as the father of someone he ripped off.
Show 150 is the twentieth episode of the second season of the electric company. Watch as this series unlocks a world of literacy and imagination for kids ages 6 to 9 using games, music videos, and celebrity guest stars in twelve electrifying. During its four season run, the series was bounced to and from various time periods on wednesday, thursday, friday, and saturday nights. His contract with the show called for him to appear on the set for an average of two days a week for a 26week period starting in midseptember 1971. A severe storm with flooding has chet stranded at home without telephone or electrical service. But most notable was a young and thenunknown morgan freeman, who played easy reader and has been trying to live it down ever since.
Show 223 is the ninetythird episode of the second season of the electric company. Hank bill cosby seasons 12 19711973, roberto luis avalos seasons 26 19721977. Turn the power of reading back on with the grooviest of the groovy, the electric company. Rediscover why you loved the wild jennifer of the jungle, the detective work of fargo north, decoder, and the girls of giggles, goggles.
It opened every episode for the rest of season 2, vanished from episodes 261520, returned in episode 1a season 5, episode 1, and lasted until the final episode, b season 6, show. The last two seasons remained in reruns until 1985. The original cast included morgan freeman, rita moreno, bill cosby, judy graubart, lee chamberlin and skip hinnant. He began performing standup in the 1960s, releasing a series of bestselling comedy albums that eventually won five grammy awards. This 1970s breakout hit taught grammar and a love of literacy to a generation of hip young fans. The electric company tv show season 2 episodes list next. William bill cosby 6 episodes 20052017 fat albert 2004 men of honor 2000. After tenth grade, cosby joined the navy and completed high school through a correspondence course. The first time i saw bill cosby perform live, after a life of fandom, was in 2004.