The electric company, specifically the recent remake, aired for a few seasons between 2009 and 2011, with reruns playing afterwards. Now i have a 5 year old son, and as he grew, i was surprised at the lack of concrete readingphonetics content on educational tvvideos compared to my childhood in the 70s. Watch the electric company 1970s online full episodes of. Veterans of cancelled tv shows that we lost in june 2009 july 6, 2009. The electric company is an american television series for young ages 6 to 9. The electric company invites your 59 year old children into a playful, funny and musical world that cleverly puts reading and writing at its heart. May, 2008 after over 30 years off the air, pbs is bringing back the childrens classic the electric company. The electric company discovers that danny rebus is trying to cheat his way to victory with annie scramblers help, and it is up to them to put a stop to it. The electric company 2009 tv series pbs kids wiki fandom. The electric company is an american television series for young children ages 6 to 10 on pbs, derived from the 1971 series. Full of didactic stories and engaging song and dance routines, the creators aim to teach young people to read in a downtoearth street style that they will easily understand.
Like the original the electric company, the new the electric company draws from pop culture. Meanwhile, francine and gilda, a new resident in francines building and pranksterintraining, ask manny to build a machine that can help them prevent marcus from becoming the newest member of the electric company. Jim boyd in the electric company 1971 morgan freeman in the electric company 1971 morgan freeman at an event for the electric. The electric company and francine pretend to be the characters from the casey calloway book series in order to solve a mystery and win the title of master detective. Electric company is a full service electrical contractor. May 02, 20 carly was the runner up season 2 of the x factor usa. The electric company media and resources entertain and engage children ages 59 while teaching four. The electric company, aimed at children ages 7 to 10, was designed to teach basic reading concepts to its young viewers. A fourth season was planned, but the show was canceled before it went into production. Can the electric company help him get it back, or will keith be powerless forever. A third and final season debuted february 7, 2011, and ended on. Skits featuring the shows regulars, cartoons, vignettes, and regular features revolved around sound clusters such as ly, sh, oo and punctuation marks. Carly rose sonenclar full episode the electric company. 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 electric company 1970s watch full episodes and clips. The first version of this show was mostly known for stories featuring spiderman and occasional appearances by bill cosby. The electric company game video the prankster planet mission episode 8 pbs kids games. The electric company returns to pbs collider collider. It featured such diverse talent as bill cosby, lee chamberlin, judy. The adventures of letterman is a series of animated skits that was a regular feature on the 1970s pbs educational television series the electric company created by mike thaler, this superhero spoof debuted during the electric company s second season, and quickly became one of the shows most popular segments. The electric company is an american television series for young children ages 6 to 10 on pbs. Will jessica be able to fix things so everyone is back to normal. Watch the electric company 1970s episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. Ken roberts, luis avalos, zero mostel, mel blanc, mel brooks, gene wilder, morgan freeman, bill cosby the electric company 1970s cast, crew and credits tv. Gibbon had left ctw before contacts production officially began, though he was still credited as senior consultant.
Apr 26, 2007 one of the new series in this effort is actually an old favorite the electric company. The electric company tv series 19711977 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. With the help of a beatboxing shortorder cook and a lot of music, the kids keep their neighborhood safe from troublemakers. The series was sometimes referred to as the new electric company to distinguish it from the 1970s series.
Through the electric company, you can help your child become a confident, motivated reader at home. It consisted of sketches, cartoons, and songs, and its large cast included a relatively unknown morgan freeman, who played characters such as vincent the vegetable vampire and easy reader. Pbs broadcast 780 episodes over the course of its six seasons from october. As well as this, the show taught children lessons about friendship, kindness, doing the right thing, and teamwor, targeting 5 to 10 year olds. The electric company tries to help marcus improve his wordball throwing skills so he can join them. Plus, check out more from the electric company, including educator resources, activities for building math skills and vocabulary, and lessons for english language learnersjust browse through this collection page. Learn about the vocabulary words limerick, structure, distract, valid, and invalid with the electric company in the middle of a yearly literary competition. When francine steals the prized rhino beetle, its up to the electric company to get it back in time to save the party. Thirtytwo years after the power was first turned on, a naturalfoods diner opens in new york city that becomes the hangout for four kids who have superhuman powers with words. Decoding, vocabulary, comprehension of connected text, and reading motivation. Welcome to the electric company, where four friends use their super powers and a whole lot of music to keep their neighborhood safe from a bunch of tricky.
Educational games and videos from curious george, wild kratts and other pbs kids shows. Hbo plug in to the power of the allnew electric company and follow the adventures of four friends with unique literacy superpowers. Here youll find full episodes, clips, games and activity sheets to excite even the most reluctant readers. With jenni barber, dominic colon, steven freitas, william jackson harper. Its a multimedia experience thats everywhere kids are on the web, in print, and in communities. It covers specifically english and language arts, teaching pronunciation, spelling, and other grammar skills. A production of the childrens television workshop, the electric company taught phonics and grammar to young viewers through songs and comedic sketches. When francine tries to get in jessicas way by giving her fake tips, the electric company works. Julie member of the short circus 780 episodes, 19711977. Carly rose sonenclar full episode the electric company record breaking. Like the original, this version was produced by sesame workshop.
Pbs broadcast 780 episodes over the course of its six seasons from october 25, 1971, to april 15, 1977. Watch full length episodes, video clips, highlights and more. Learn about the vocabulary words unsure, unbelievably, undo, unfriendly, and unusual with the electric company in an undeniably exciting adventure. After over 30 years off the air, pbs is bringing back the childrens classic the electric company. 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. One smart cookie act 1 the electric company youtube. Explore the vocabulary words skill, feature, athlete and visualize. The pranksters are being very helpful and the electric company is being awfully unfriendly. We have been in business since 83 specializing in the needs of commercial and retail customers. A fistful of confetti the electric company pbs learningmedia. Odd squad is created by tim mckeon fosters home for imaginary friends, adventure time, the electric company and adam peltzman.
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The original electric company ran on pbs for 780 episodes from 1971 to 1977. Limerickoff the electric company pbs learningmedia. The project features comedic storylines, short animations, hip music and celebrities of today. Shes been on multiple on and off broadway productions including les miserables, wonderland, little house on the prairie the musical, night of.