The Electric Company (1971): 15 Weird Facts You Didn't Know

#rememberwhen PBS tried to make reading cool by basically screaming the alphabet song at you through a television set? Relive the retro magic of the tec with Bill Cosby, Rita Moreno, Morgan Freeman, and Easy Reader. These kids shows made learning fun and even influenced Sesame Street! The Electric Company (1971): 15 Weird Facts You Didn't Know Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 00:15 - The Electric Company (PBS) — Rita Moreno 02:46 - Easy Reader Regret (PBS) — Morgan Freeman 04:24 - Short Circus Origins (PBS) — Irene Cara 05:56 - Theme Song Origins (PBS) — Giancarlo Esposito 06:53 - Phonics Meets Satire (PBS) — Tom Lehrer 08:23 - Grammy Win for Reading (PBS) — Rita Moreno 09:34 - From Chocolate to Consonants (PBS) — Denise Nickerson 10:37 - Psychedelic Tech for Kids (PBS) 12:17 - What About Naomi? (PBS) — Naomi Foner 14:22 - Paul the Gorilla’s Namesake (PBS) — Paul Dooley 15:38 - 780 Episodes Then Gone (PBS) 17:33 - Future Stars Training Ground (PBS) — Cast Ensemble 19:23 - PBS’s Big Budget Gamble (PBS) — Bill Cosby, June Angela, Lee Chamberlain 20:41 - Quiet Goodbye Finale (PBS) — Judy Graubart 22:06 - Full Circle With Judy (PBS) Check out more Kids Show Deep Dives Here:    • Cartoons / Kids Shows   #ElectricCompany #pbskids #ritamoreno #morganfreeman #billcosby #1970stv #educationaltv #classictv #retrotv #childhoodmemories #irenecara #giancarloesposito #tomlehrer #readingisfunclub #nostalgiatrip