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Did you grow up watching The Electric Company 1971 on PBS, or are you a
Gen X childhood TV shows fan wondering why this masterpiece completely vanished? Watching it today, The Electric Company hits different adult stylesuit is much stranger than you remember Electric Company being,
packed with 1970s funk TV music, psychedelic graphics 1970s children
TV, and sharp humor.
In this video, we dive deep into the fascinating history of this
legendary children's literacy TV shows experiment. Born out of an
official Electric Company literacy emergency 1971 and backed by the Pat
Nixon literacy campaign, the children's television workshop hired psycholinguists 18 months research teams to figure out how Electric
Company teach reading without kids notice.
We look back at the incredible cast, including Morgan Freeman's first
role: Easy Reader on Electric Company. YouAll learn why Morgan Freeman terrified Electric Company career fear would trap him in children's
television forever, and look at Rita Moreno EGOT yelling about vowels
on Electric Company with her iconic catchphrase ("Hey, you guys!"). We
also explore the incredible young talent, including a pre-fame Irene
Cara Electric Company Short Circus era.
Plus, we breakdown the legendary segments:
The iconic Electric Company silent E magic trick
The silent Spider-Man who made kids read in the legendary Spidey Super
Stories 1974 segments (where kids had to read a Electric Company
Spider-Man word balloon reading on screen)
Hilarious deep cuts like the Electric Company Fargo North Decoder pun
mistake
We also reveal the unbelievable creative powerhouse behind the scenes, featuring a 1970s funk TV music and soul music children TV show score
by Electric Company Joe Raposo theme song genius, alongside an elite
writers' room featuring Electric Company comedy writers who later wrote
MASH and Everybody Loves Raymond.
Finally, we answer the ultimate mystery: Why was Electric Company
cancelled? ItAs a tragic tale of Sesame Street vs Electric Company.
Discover how it was ultimately beaten by a Big Bird plush toy, how
Electric Company 1977 cancelled money merchandising issues spelled its
doom, and why it became one of those classic PBS shows that vanished
into obscurity despite a brief Electric Company reboot 2009 vs original
1971 attempt.
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that taught us to read 1970s!
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