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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- Henry Behar (390 episodes)
- Bob Schwarz (260 episodes)
- John Tracy (130 episodes)
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- Christopher Cerf (260 episodes)
- Jeremy Stevens (260 episodes)
- John Boni (130 episodes)
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- 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] - The first 4 seasons were numbered in consecutive order, 1-520. Season 5 was numbered 1A-130A, and season 6, the last season produced, was numbered 1B-130B. A total of 780 episodes were…
[show]The first 4 seasons were numbered in consecutive order, 1-520. Season 5 was numbered 1A-130A, and season 6, the last season produced, was numbered 1B-130B. A total of 780 episodes were produced, 130 per season, like its sister show, Sesame Street, has done since that show began production.
[hide] - 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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