The Electric Company
"The Electric Company," aimed at children ages 7 to 10, was designed to teach basic reading concepts to its young viewers. Skits featuring the show's regulars, cartoons, vignettes, and regular features revolved around sound clusters (such as -ly, sh-, oo-) and punctuation marks. On occasion, a fun song was played with the audience challenged to supply the lyrics during the second sing-through. Through the years, different features were added including "Love of Chair" (1971-1973, a spoof of "Love of Life"), "The Adventures of Letterman" (added in 1972), cartoon segments featuring Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner (1973), and Spider-Man (1974).
- 1971-1977
- 6 seasons
- Noggin
- Family, Comedy
- TV-G
"The Electric Company," aimed at children ages 7 to 10, was designed to teach basic reading concepts to its young viewers. Skits featuring the show's regulars, cartoons, vignettes, and regular features revolved around sound clusters (such as -ly, sh-, oo-) and punctuation marks. On occasion, a fun song was played with the audience challenged to supply the lyrics during the second sing-through. Through the years, different features were added including "Love of Chair" (1971-1973, a spoof of "Love of Life"), "The Adventures of Letterman" (added in 1972), cartoon segments featuring Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner (1973), and Spider-Man (1974).
Season 3 Episode Guide
130 Episodes 1973 - 1974
Episode 1
261
Mon, Oct 22, 1973 29 mins
Featuring please don't squeeze the Clarmin, sweet roll, Letterman, and the song "One Word Comes After Another."
Episode 2
262
Tue, Oct 23, 1973
Episode 3
263
Wed, Oct 24, 1973
Episode 4
264
Thu, Oct 25, 1973
Episode 5
265
Fri, Oct 26, 1973
Episode 6
266
Mon, Oct 29, 1973
Episode 7
267
Tue, Oct 30, 1973
Episode 8
268
Wed, Oct 31, 1973
Episode 9
269
Thu, Nov 1, 1973
Episode 10
270
Fri, Nov 2, 1973
Episode 11
271
Mon, Nov 5, 1973
Episode 12
272
Tue, Nov 6, 1973
Episode 13
273
Wed, Nov 7, 1973
Episode 14
274
Thu, Nov 8, 1973
Episode 15
275
Fri, Nov 9, 1973
Episode 16
276
Mon, Nov 12, 1973
Episode 17
277
Tue, Nov 13, 1973
Episode 18
278
Wed, Nov 14, 1973
Episode 19
279
Thu, Nov 15, 1973
Episode 20
280
Fri, Nov 16, 1973
Episode 21
281
Mon, Nov 19, 1973
Episode 22
282
Tue, Nov 20, 1973
Episode 23
283
Wed, Nov 21, 1973
Episode 24
284
Thu, Nov 22, 1973
Episode 25
285
Fri, Nov 23, 1973
Episode 26
286
Mon, Nov 26, 1973
Episode 27
287
Tue, Nov 27, 1973
Episode 28
288
Wed, Nov 28, 1973
Episode 29
289
Thu, Nov 29, 1973 29 mins
Featuring: Easy Reader, Letterman, and the song "Candy Candles"
Episode 30
290
Fri, Nov 30, 1973 29 mins
Featuring: Letterman and Preston's Prize Pretzels
Episode 31
291
Mon, Dec 3, 1973
Episode 32
292
Tue, Dec 4, 1973
Episode 33
293
Wed, Dec 5, 1973
Episode 34
294
Thu, Dec 6, 1973
Episode 35
295
Fri, Dec 7, 1973
Episode 36
296
Mon, Dec 10, 1973
Episode 37
297
Tue, Dec 11, 1973 29 mins
Featuring: Rita on the Run, Letterman, Fargo North Decoder, and The Parrot and the Plumber
Episode 38
298
Wed, Dec 12, 1973
Episode 39
299
Thu, Dec 13, 1973
Episode 40
300
Fri, Dec 14, 1973
Episode 41
301
Mon, Dec 17, 1973
Episode 42
302
Tue, Dec 18, 1973
Episode 43
303
Wed, Dec 19, 1973
Episode 44
304
Thu, Dec 20, 1973
Episode 45
305
Fri, Dec 21, 1973
Episode 46
306
Mon, Dec 24, 1973
Episode 47
307
Tue, Dec 25, 1973
Episode 48
308
Wed, Dec 26, 1973
Episode 49
309
Thu, Dec 27, 1973
Episode 50
310
Fri, Dec 28, 1973
Episode 51
311
Mon, Dec 31, 1973
Episode 52
312
Tue, Jan 1, 1974
Episode 53
313
Wed, Jan 2, 1974
Episode 54
314
Thu, Jan 3, 1974
Episode 55
315
Fri, Jan 4, 1974
Episode 56
316
Mon, Jan 7, 1974
Episode 57
317
Tue, Jan 8, 1974
Episode 58
318
Wed, Jan 9, 1974
Episode 59
319
Thu, Jan 10, 1974
Episode 60
320
Fri, Jan 11, 1974
Episode 61
321
Mon, Jan 14, 1974
Episode 62
322
Tue, Jan 15, 1974
Episode 63
323
Wed, Jan 16, 1974
Episode 64
324
Thu, Jan 17, 1974
Episode 65
325
Fri, Jan 18, 1974
Episode 66
326
Mon, Jan 21, 1974
Episode 67
327
Tue, Jan 22, 1974
Episode 68
328
Wed, Jan 23, 1974
Episode 69
329
Thu, Jan 24, 1974
Episode 70
330
Fri, Jan 25, 1974
Episode 71
331
Mon, Jan 28, 1974
Episode 72
332
Tue, Jan 29, 1974
Episode 73
333
Wed, Jan 30, 1974
Episode 74
334
Thu, Jan 31, 1974
Episode 75
335
Fri, Feb 1, 1974
Episode 76
336
Mon, Feb 4, 1974
Episode 77
337
Tue, Feb 5, 1974 29 mins
Featuring the Blue Beetle; Fargo North, Decoder; and Letterman.
Episode 78
338
Wed, Feb 6, 1974
Episode 79
339
Thu, Feb 7, 1974
Episode 80
340
Fri, Feb 8, 1974
Episode 81
341
Mon, Feb 11, 1974
Episode 82
342
Tue, Feb 12, 1974
Episode 83
343
Wed, Feb 13, 1974
Episode 84
344
Thu, Feb 14, 1974
Episode 85
345
Fri, Feb 15, 1974
Episode 86
346
Mon, Feb 18, 1974
Episode 87
347
Tue, Feb 19, 1974
Episode 88
348
Wed, Feb 20, 1974
Episode 89
349
Thu, Feb 21, 1974
Episode 90
350
Fri, Feb 22, 1974 29 mins
Featuring the Blue Beetle, Jennifer of the Jungle, and Letterman.
Episode 91
351
Mon, Feb 25, 1974
Episode 92
352
Tue, Feb 26, 1974
Episode 93
353
Wed, Feb 27, 1974
Episode 94
354
Thu, Feb 28, 1974
Episode 95
355
Fri, Mar 1, 1974
Episode 96
356
Mon, Mar 4, 1974
Episode 97
357
Tue, Mar 5, 1974
Episode 98
358
Wed, Mar 6, 1974
Episode 99
359
Thu, Mar 7, 1974
Episode 100
360
Fri, Mar 8, 1974
Episode 101
361
Mon, Mar 11, 1974
Episode 102
362
Tue, Mar 12, 1974
Episode 103
363
Wed, Mar 13, 1974
Episode 104
364
Thu, Mar 14, 1974
Episode 105
365
Fri, Mar 15, 1974
Episode 106
366
Mon, Mar 18, 1974
Episode 107
367
Tue, Mar 19, 1974
Episode 108
368
Wed, Mar 20, 1974
Episode 109
369
Thu, Mar 21, 1974
Episode 110
370
Fri, Mar 22, 1974
Episode 111
371
Mon, Mar 25, 1974
Episode 112
372
Tue, Mar 26, 1974
Episode 113
373
Wed, Mar 27, 1974
Episode 114
374
Thu, Mar 28, 1974 29 mins
Featuring: Paul at the Seashore, Message Man, and "The Blob Song"
Episode 115
375
Fri, Mar 29, 1974
Episode 116
376
Mon, Apr 1, 1974
Episode 117
377
Tue, Apr 2, 1974
Episode 118
378
Wed, Apr 3, 1974
Episode 119
379
Thu, Apr 4, 1974
Episode 120
380
Fri, Apr 5, 1974
Episode 121
381
Mon, Apr 8, 1974
Episode 122
382
Tue, Apr 9, 1974
Episode 123
383
Wed, Apr 10, 1974
Episode 124
384
Thu, Apr 11, 1974
Episode 125
385
Fri, Apr 12, 1974
Episode 126
386
Mon, Apr 15, 1974
Episode 127
387
Tue, Apr 16, 1974
Episode 128
388
Wed, Apr 17, 1974
Episode 129
389
Thu, Apr 18, 1974
Episode 130
390
Fri, Apr 19, 1974