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The Best Of The Electric Company - Volume 2

directed by: John Tracy (II), Henry Behar, Bob Schwarz, Chuck Jones

: The Best Of The Electric Company - Volume 2
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP DISTRIBUTION
EAN: 0826663101416
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: Shout Factory Theatr
Manufacturer: Shout Factory Theatr
Number Of Items: 4
Publisher: Shout Factory Theatr
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 14, 2006
Running Time: 630 minutes
Sales Rank: 6368
Studio: Shout Factory Theatr
Theatrical Release Date: October 25, 1971



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Description:
With roots in the Motown Sound, Broadway and 'The Carol Burnett Show', The Electric Company became a cultural phenomenon in the ‘70s as the wildly popular educational television show with big laughs and an even bigger message…teaching children basic reading and grammar skills, with the emphasis on fun. Now, even MORE of your favorite episodes are all here in true nostalgic glory, for the first time ever on The Best Of The Electric Company - Volume 2 4-DVD Set!

An impressive cast (such as Bill Cosby, Morgan Freeman, Rita Moreno and many others) embodied characters and enlivened skits the whole world knows and loves: Easy Reader, Fargo North Decoder, Jennifer of the Jungle, J. Arthur Crank, Paul The Gorilla, The Adventures of Letterman, Love of Chair, The Short Circus, Spider-Man, and much more!

Amazon.com:
Each episode was an explosion of creativity. From 1971-1977, The Electric Company made learning to read not just fun, but downright hip. Designed more as a complement than an alternative to Sesame Street, that means skits, animated segments, musical interludes, and funky fashions--always a plus. (Dig those fringed jackets and snakeskin stretch pants.) The cast includes Emmy winner Bill Cosby, Oscar winner Rita Moreno, Fame star Irene Cara (a member of the Short Circus), and a skinny beanpole named Morgan Freeman, who would pick up his own Academy Award a few decades later. In this 20-episode set, cast members Judy Graubart, Luis Avalos, Skip Hinnant, Jim Boyd, and Hattie Winston provide introductions. In addition, pop-ups dispense fun facts, like the show's original title: The Reading Program. As in the first four-disc collection, episodes appear out of sequence, but work fine as stand-alones--although it would be nice to have all of them available at some point. Musical highlights include Freeman's hobo lament 'Shoo Shoo Sunshine' (episode 12), Short Circus funk jam 'Knock Knock Rock' (35A), and let's not forget that 'empowering' theme: 'We're gonna turn it on / we're gonna bring you the power!'

Watch carefully or you'll miss quick-as-a wink cameos from the likes of I Dream of Jeannie’s Barbara Eden (150), Bonanza’s Lorne Green (223), and All in the Family’s Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapleton (166). Other notables to contribute their talents include Tom Lehrer, author of the 'Silent E' song, Mel Brooks, voice behind 'Blond-Haired Cartoon Man,' and Producers pals Gene Wilder and Zero Mostel, voices behind The Adventures of Letterman (with Joan Rivers as narrator and Mostel as the evil Spell Binder). The Electric Company set its sights on children aged 7-10, but there's plenty of fast-paced fun here for younger kids and adults, too. --Kathleen C. Fennessy



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - So great to see these again!
These episodes of The Electric Company not only conjure up wonderfully nostalgic feelings in me, but ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Excellent
I got this for my son but we both get a kick out of watching it, brings back some old memories.


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Bring on volume three!!
For those of you who have kids struggling with reading may I recommend both this and volume one of the ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Educational DVD
Excellent DVD, have a wife who is an Elementary School teacher and this helps to assist in learning educational ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - stands the test of time
Bought for my 7 yr old (first grade) girl and 5 yr old (pre k) girl and 2 yr old boy. The 7 yr old is just learning ... Read More

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