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The Electric Company
TV Series (1971 - 1977)
A show aimed at children ages 7 to 10 was designed to teach basic reading concepts to its young viewers. Skits featuring the show's regulars, cartoons, vignettes, and regular features revolved around sound clusters (such as -ly, sh-, oo-) and punctuation marks. On occasion, a fun song was played with the audience challenged to supply the lyrics during the second sing-through.
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06x131 Coach Aired: Apr. 15, 1977The two sounds of ie, the sound of ch, and words ending in -all are featured. [continue reading]
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Type:
Scripted
Premiered:
Oct. 25, 1971
Status:
Canceled/Ended
Runtime:
30 min.
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Episode 32
Season 6, Episode #32
Season 6, Episode #32
Episode 91A
Season 5, Episode #91
Season 5, Episode #91
Episode 475
Season 4, Episode #475
Season 4, Episode #475
Episode 416
Season 3, Episode #416
Season 3, Episode #416
Episode 297
Season 3, Episode #297
Season 3, Episode #297
Episode 290
Season 3, Episode #290
Season 3, Episode #290
Episode: 245
Season 2, Episode #245
Season 2, Episode #245
Episode: 261
Season 1, Episode #261
Season 1, Episode #261
Episode: 249
Season 1, Episode #249
Season 1, Episode #249
Episode 128
Season 1, Episode #128
Season 1, Episode #128
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Series Fun Facts
- The release of the Best of the Electric Company DVD boxed set on 7 February 2006 marked the first time in Sesame Workshop's history that unedited episodes of actual shows from its library…
[show]The release of the Best of the Electric Company DVD boxed set on 7 February 2006 marked the first time in Sesame Workshop's history that unedited episodes of actual shows from its library were made available for purchase by the public.
[hide] - Fargo North, Decoder, is a pun on Fargo, North Dakota. However, it is also a sly reference to the decoding style of reading education, which is the method that the show employed.
- Each episode of the pseudo-soap opera "Love of Chair" ended with the narrator (Ken Roberts) asking the cryptic question "And what about...Naomi?" referring to Naomi Foner-Gyllenhaal, an…
[show]Each episode of the pseudo-soap opera "Love of Chair" ended with the narrator (Ken Roberts) asking the cryptic question "And what about...Naomi?" referring to Naomi Foner-Gyllenhaal, an associate producer of the show during its first two seasons. She is an Oscar-nominated screenwriter (for Running on Empty (1988)), and the mother of actors Jake Gyllenhaal and Maggie Gyllenhaal.
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