The Electric Company
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The Electric Company is an American children's educational television series from the 1970s that used sketch comedy, music, and animation to teach reading and language skills.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
children's educational television series
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television series ⓘ |
| awarded | Daytime Emmy Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Children's Television Workshop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | PBS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educationalFocus |
language skills
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reading ⓘ |
| endDate | 1977-04-15 ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | Joan Ganz Cooney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredCharacter |
Easy Reader
NERFINISHED
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Fargo North, Decoder NERFINISHED ⓘ The Short Circus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredPerformer |
Bill Cosby
NERFINISHED
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Hattie Winston NERFINISHED ⓘ Judy Graubart NERFINISHED ⓘ Luis Ávalos NERFINISHED ⓘ Morgan Freeman NERFINISHED ⓘ Rita Moreno NERFINISHED ⓘ Skip Hinnant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1971-10-25 ⓘ |
| firstAiredYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| format |
animated segments
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live-action segments ⓘ musical numbers ⓘ sketch comedy segments ⓘ |
| genre |
children's television
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educational television ⓘ live-action/animation hybrid ⓘ musical television ⓘ sketch comedy ⓘ |
| hasSpinOff | The New Electric Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastAiredYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| musicUsedFor | mnemonics for reading ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 780 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 6 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyBroadcastAs | daytime series ⓘ |
| originalNetwork |
NET
NERFINISHED
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PBS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Children's Television Workshop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to teach language skills
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to teach reading ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Sesame Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| revivalSeries | The Electric Company (2009 TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| syndication | rerun package for schools ⓘ |
| targetAudience | children aged 7–10 ⓘ |
| teachingMethod |
contextual reading through sketches
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phonics ⓘ |
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