THE BEST OF THE BEST OF ELECTRIC COMPANY [IMPORT]

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• Release Year: 1971
• Genre: Family
• Plot: If you were between six and ten years old during the '70's, 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. The show was so terrific that it attracted major talent. In addition to stars Bill Cosby, Morgan Freeman, and Rita Moreno, Joan Rivers, Gene Wilder and Zero Mostel were the characters in 'The Adventures of Letterman.' Mel Brooks was the voice of the animated Blonde-Haired Cartoon Man. The satirist Tom Lehrer wrote ten songs for the shows.; ; 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 and energy and made learning to read fun.; ; So, take a trip back in time with Letterman, Easy Reader, J. Arthur Crank, Fargo North, Decoder, the Short Circus, Jennifer of the Jungle and all the rest with The Best of the Electric Complany.
• Cast: Jim Boyd, Morgan Freeman, Judy Graubart, Skip Hinnant, Rita Moreno, June Angela, Mel Brooks, Luis Avalos, Zero Mostel, Hattie Winston, Melanie Henderson, Steve Gustafson, Danny Seagren, Lee Chamberlin, Bill Cosby, Gregg Burge, Todd Graff, Douglas Grant, Bayn Johnson, Rodney Lewis, Réjane Magloire, Janina Mathews, Irene Cara, Denise Nickerson, Ken Roberts, Paul Julian, Willie Tyler, Carol Burnett, Walt Frazier, Lorne Greene, Lily Tomlin, Mel Blanc, Caroll Spinney, Michael Landon, Gary Owens, Dick Martin, Dan Rowan, David L. Cook, Victor Borge, Barbara Eden, Joe Namath, Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Dean Martin, Richard Paul, Henry Behar, Bob Schwarz, John Tracy, Jeremy Stevens, Christopher Cerf, John Boni, Amy Ephron, Thad Mumford, Sara Compton, Tom Dunsmuir, Jim Thurman, Tom Whedon, Paul Dooley, Elaine Laron
• Director: Henry Behar
• Runtime: 2:45
• Company: Sesame Workshop
• Media Format: Series