Features: DVD, Pan and Scan (TV Format), Aspect Ratio 1.33:1, Dolby Digital Stereo, Interviews, Outtakes, New Episode, Show Trivia, 4 Discs
If you were between six and ten years old during the 70s, then there is a good chance you learned to read with help from The Electric Company.
Comedy sketches, music, animation and special effects were the tools of this "video" classroom. Bill Cosby, Morgan Freeman, Rita Moreno, Spider-Man, Road Runner, and others were the teachers.
The show was so terrific that it attracted major talent to do cameos and voice-over work. Joan Rivers, Gene Wilder and Zero Mostel were the voices of The Adventures Of Letterman. Mel Brooks was the voice of the animated Blond-Haired Cartoon Man. The satirist Tom Lehrer wrote ten songs for the show.
The Electric Company was a product of its time-perennially cool and hip, while never wavering from its educational goals; it was full of wit andienergy and made learning to read fun.
So, take a trip back in time with Spider-Man, Letterman, J. Arthur Crank, the Short Circus, Jennifer of the Jungle, DJ Mel Mounds, Easy Reader, Paul the Gorilla, Lorelei the Chicken and all the rest with The Best Of The Electric Company.
Editor's Note
Hilarious, educational, and groovy, the 1970s educational television show and cultural phenomenon THE ELECTRIC COMPANY ran zany comedy and music acts designed to teach kids reading and grammar. The show featured an impressive cast that included stints by Bill Cosby, Morgan Freeman, Rita Moreno, Irene Cara, Joan Rivers, Mel Brooks, and Gene Wilder.
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