Electric Company Pbs 1970s

With its roots in motown sound broadway and rowan martin s laugh in the electric company drew attention for six years as the most popular instructional television show.

Electric company pbs 1970s. Decoding vocabulary comprehension of connected text and reading motivation. One of my fav electric company animated shorts probaby from the hubleys. The electric company is an american educational children s television series created by paul dooley and produced by the children s television workshop now called sesame workshop for pbs in the united states. 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.

From its first episode on oct. Here you ll find full episodes clips games and activity sheets to excite even the. Ken roberts luis avalos zero mostel mel blanc mel brooks gene wilder morgan freeman bill cosby. Skits featuring the show s regulars cartoons vignettes and regular features revolved around sound clusters such as ly sh oo and punctuation marks.

On the heels of its fabulously successful sesame street the children s television workshop ctw created the electric company. It would win an emmy for outstanding. The electric company 1970s. 25 1971 until it was canceled in 1977 freeman starred on the electric company a sketch comedy program on pbs that helped kids with their reading and grammar.

The electric company aimed at children ages 7 to 10 was designed to teach basic reading concepts to its young viewers. Morgan freeman as you may have never seen him before. The electric company media and resources entertain and engage children ages 5 9 while teaching four crucial areas of literacy that are challenging for struggling readers. Comedy sketches music animation and special effects were the tools of this video classroom.

From episode 26 1971.