

The Electric Company is an educational American children's television series that was produced by the Children's Television Workshop for PBS in the United States. PBS broadcast 780 episodes over the course of its six seasons from October 25, 1971 to April 15, 1977. After it ceased production that year, the program continued in reruns from 1977 to 1985, the result of a decision made in 1975 to produce two final seasons for perpetual use. CTW produced the show at Teletape Studios Second Stage in Manhattan, the first home of Sesame Street. The Electric Company employed sketch comedy and other devices to provide an entertaining program to help elementary school children develop their grammar and reading skills. It was intended for children who had graduated from CTW's flagship program, Sesame Street. Appropriately, the humor was more mature than what was seen there.

Oct 22, 1973
Included in this program is the vowel pair ee.

Oct 23, 1973
Included in this program is the prefix Un-.

Oct 24, 1973
In just one of this episode's contents, the short word pen becomes the starting block for longer words.

Oct 25, 1973
Among the concepts in this episode: the consonant P.

Oct 26, 1973
Included in this episode are the two sounds of ow and the consonant digraph wh-.

Oct 29, 1973
Among the concepts in this episode are the two sounds of G and the consonant digraph th.

Oct 30, 1973
No overview available.

Oct 31, 1973
As part of this program, the consonant D segues into the consonant blend -ld.

Nov 1, 1973
Among the concepts highlighted: the consonant digraph ch.

Nov 2, 1973
No overview available.

Nov 5, 1973
Among the phonetic concepts highlighted: Silent E with A.

Nov 6, 1973
Among the phonetic concepts highlighted: the consonant C.

Nov 7, 1973
No overview available.

Nov 8, 1973
No overview available.

Nov 9, 1973
Among the phonetic concepts highlighted: the suffix -ed.

Nov 12, 1973
Among the concepts highlighted: the consonant digraph th.

Nov 13, 1973
The vowel pair ue, the syllable all, and the consonant digraph ch are highlighted.

Nov 14, 1973
Among the phonetic concepts highlighted: the vowel pair ai and the consonant digraph sh.

Nov 15, 1973
The consonant L segues into the consonant blend -lt.

Nov 16, 1973
No overview available.

Nov 19, 1973
No overview available.

Nov 20, 1973
No overview available.

Nov 21, 1973
No overview available.

Nov 22, 1973
No overview available.

Nov 23, 1973
Discussed: Short U, silent e, and quotation marks.

Nov 26, 1973
No overview available.

Nov 27, 1973
No overview available.

Nov 28, 1973
No overview available.

Nov 29, 1973
No overview available.

Nov 30, 1973
No overview available.

Dec 3, 1973
The vowel digraph ow as in cow, the consonant digraph ch, and punctuation marks are highlighted. This episode has a sight word: and.

Dec 4, 1973
The consonant X (a real rarity), the consonant blend tr-, the vowel pair ea, and the possessive contraction 's are featured.

Dec 5, 1973
The vowel pair ay, the consonant blend st, and the ending -all are highlighted.

Dec 6, 1973
The consonant M segues into the consonant blend sm, followed by the suffix -ed. This episode has a sight word: who.

Dec 7, 1973
The short vowel O, the consonant blend -nd, and punctuation marks are highlighted. The word some becomes the basis of longer words.

Dec 10, 1973
The consonant blend cl-, the vowel digraph oi, and the contraction base n't are highlighted.

Dec 11, 1973
Short I is seen in the word win, which becomes the start of larger words. Also featured are Silent E with I and punctuation marks.

Dec 12, 1973
The consonant J, the consonant blend -mp, and the suffix -ing are featured. This show has a sight word: if.

Dec 13, 1973
The long sound of the vowel digraph oo, the consonant blend sn-, and the combination -ight are highlighted.

Dec 14, 1973
The vowel pair ai, double consonants, and punctuation marks are highlighted. This show has a sight word: you.

Dec 17, 1973
The short vowel E is first up. The word day becomes the basis for longer words. Also highlighted are Silent E with A and the question mark.

Dec 18, 1973
The two sounds of G, segue to the consonant blend gl-, the prefix un-, and the difference in the words is and was.

Dec 19, 1973
The vowel pair ee, the consonant blend fr-, and the consonant digraph sh are highlighted.

Dec 20, 1973
The consonant K segues into the consonant blend sk. Also highlighted are the two sounds of the vowel pair ie and the suffixes -er and -est.

Dec 21, 1973
The vowel pair -ue, the consonant digraph ph, and punctuation marks are highlighted. This show has a sight word: for.

Dec 24, 1973
The consonant T leads to the consonant blend -lt. Double letters are also highlighted. This episode has a sight word: to.

Dec 25, 1973
The two sounds of ow, the consonant blend cr, and the ending -tion are highlighted.

Dec 26, 1973
The vowel pair oa, the consonant digraph wh-, and the suffix -ly are highlighted. This show has a sight word: stop.

Dec 27, 1973
The consonant N segues into the consonant blend -nt. The vowel digraph ou and plural S are also highlighted.

Dec 28, 1973
The short vowel A, Silent E with A, and punctuation marks are highlighted. The word can becomes a syllable in larger words.

Dec 31, 1973
The vowel digraph oy, the consonant digraph th, and the suffix -ing are highlighted. This show has a sight word: of.

Jan 1, 1974
The consonant L leads to the consonant blend -ld and the suffix -ed.

Jan 2, 1974
The short i, words beginning with the syllable sea, and silent e with i are highlighted, as are punctuation marks.

Jan 3, 1974
The consonant B segues into the consonant blend br-, the vowel digraph oi, and the contraction 's.

Jan 4, 1974
The vowel pair ow as in cow, the consonant digraph sh, and punctuation marks are highlighted. This show has a sight word: danger.

Jan 7, 1974
The vowel pair ai, the consonant digraph ch, and punctuation marks are covered. This episode has a sight word: was.

Jan 8, 1974
The consonant Y, the consonant blend sn-, the vowel pair ow as in snow, and the contraction n't are highlighted.

Jan 9, 1974
The short U sound leads to the word sun and how it can form the backbone of larger words. Silent E with U is also featured, as are punctuation marks.

Jan 10, 1974
The letter P segues into the consonant blend pl- and then the double P combination. This show has a sight word: or.

Jan 11, 1974
The long sound of the vowel digraph oo, the consonant blend bl-, and the ending -alk are highlighted.

Jan 14, 1974
Discussed: the consonant R, the vowel digraph ow as in grow, the consonant blend gr-, and the same vowel sound spelled two ways: ir and ur.

Jan 15, 1974
Short O sound, compound words, and the word stop are featured.

Jan 16, 1974
The consonant V, the consonant blend -mp, and the suffix -lyare highlighted. This show has a sight word: if.

Jan 17, 1974
The vowel pair oa, the consonant blend fl-, and the suffix -ing are highlighted.

Jan 18, 1974
The vowel pair ay, the consonant digraph wh-, and punctuation marks are highlighted. This show has two sight words: on and off.

Jan 21, 1974
The vowel sounds of y, double consonants, and punctuation marks are highlighted. The word bat becomes the root of longer words.

Jan 22, 1974
The combination qu- and the suffix -ing are highlighted. This show has a sight word: who.

Jan 23, 1974
The consonant blend gl-, the vowel pair -ue, and the consonant digraph ph are highlighted.

Jan 24, 1974
The two sounds of the vowel pair ie, the consonant digraph th, and punctuation marks are highlighted. This show has a sight word: you.

Jan 25, 1974
The consonant Z, the consonant blend sn-, the vowel pair ee, and the possessive contraction 's are highlighted.

Jan 28, 1974
Among the concepts in this program are the consonant blend fr- and the plural -s.

Jan 29, 1974
Among the concepts in this program are the consonant blend st and the word ending -ight.

Jan 30, 1974
Among the concepts in this program: the short A.

Jan 31, 1974
Among the concepts in this episode: the consonant blend gr- and the vowel digraph ow as in cow.

Feb 1, 1974
Among the concepts in this program: the consonant digraph ch.

Feb 4, 1974
No overview available.

Feb 5, 1974
No overview available.

Feb 6, 1974
No overview available.

Feb 7, 1974
The syllable win becomes the basis for larger words.

Feb 8, 1974
Among the concepts in this program: the consonant digraph sh.

Feb 11, 1974
No overview available.

Feb 12, 1974
Among the concepts in this episode: the consonant blend -nk and the vowel pair ea.

Feb 13, 1974
As part of this program, the word day becomes the basis for longer words.

Feb 14, 1974
Among the concepts in this episode: the consonant blend sl- and the suffixes -er and -est.

Feb 15, 1974
Among the concepts in this episode: the consonant blend sw-.

Feb 18, 1974
Among the concepts in this program: short E.

Feb 19, 1974
No overview available.

Feb 20, 1974
Among the concepts in this episode: the vowel pair oa and punctuation marks.

Feb 21, 1974
No overview available.

Feb 22, 1974
Among the concepts in this episode: the consonant L.

Feb 25, 1974
Among the concepts in this episode: the word ending -all.

Feb 26, 1974
Among the concepts in this episode: the vowel digraph oi.

Feb 27, 1974
Among the concepts in this episode: Y as a vowel.

Feb 28, 1974
Among the concepts in this episode: the prefix un-.

Mar 1, 1974
Among the concepts in this episode: the consonant K.

Mar 4, 1974
Among the concepts in this episode: the consonant blend fl-.

Mar 5, 1974
Among the concepts in this episode: the short A.

Mar 6, 1974
The consonant blend br- and the vowel pair ai, are featured, along with the pair of words is and was.

Mar 7, 1974
No overview available.

Mar 8, 1974
Among the concepts in this episode: the consonant digraph ch.

Mar 11, 1974
The vowel pair ie and the consonant digraph th are highlighted. This show has a sight word: for.

Mar 12, 1974
The two sounds of C are first up. One sound segues into the consonant blend cl-. Also featured are Silent E with U and plural S.

Mar 13, 1974
The short vowel I, the consonant blend sp-, and the contraction ending 's are highlighted.

Mar 14, 1974
The vowel pair ea, the consonant blend cr-, and the suffix -tion are highlighted.

Mar 15, 1974
The combination qu- and the ending -ly are highlighted. This show has a sight word: to.

Mar 18, 1974
The consonant V, the consonant blend gl, and the possessive 's are highlighted. This show has a sight word: or.

Mar 19, 1974
The consonant S, the vowel digraph ou, and the ending -ing are highlighted.

Mar 20, 1974
The two sounds of the vowel digraph ow, the consonant digraph sh, and punctuation marks are highlighted. This show has a sight word: you.

Mar 21, 1974
The consonant X, the consonant blend pl-, the vowel pair ay, and the prefix un are featured.

Mar 22, 1974
The short vowel U leads to the short word sun, a basis for longer words. Also featured are double consonants.

Mar 25, 1974
The consonant blend tr-, the vowel pair ee, the consonant digraph ph, and punctuation marks are highlighted.

Mar 26, 1974
The consonant z, the consonant blend pr-, Silent E with any vowel, and the suffixes -er and -est are highlighted.

Mar 27, 1974
The consonant P, the vowel digraph ow as in cow, and the ending -ight are highlighted.

Mar 28, 1974
After a piece on short O, the syllable sea is the root for larger words. Double consonants and punctuation marks are also highlighted.

Mar 29, 1974
The consonant blend st, the vowel pair ai, and the consonant Y are featured.

Apr 1, 1974
The vowel pair oa, the consonant digraph th, and the suffix -all are featured.

Apr 2, 1974
The short A, the consonant blend sl, and Silent E are featured. This episode has a sight word: and.

Apr 3, 1974
The two sounds of G, the consonant blend dr, and the suffix -ed are featured. This episode has a sight word: danger.

Apr 4, 1974
The consonant blend cl, the two sounds of C, the vowel pair ea, and the prefix un- are presented in this episode.

Apr 5, 1974
The vowel digraph oi, the consonant digraph ch, and the contraction n't are featured.

Apr 8, 1974
Two vowel sounds of Y (both imitating long vowels), the consonant blend cr-, and quotation marks are highlighted.

Apr 9, 1974
The consonant B leads to the consonant blend br- and the two sounds of the vowel digraph oo. Plural s is also mentioned.

Apr 10, 1974
The consonant M leads to the consonant blend -mp and the suffix -ly. This episode has a sight word: stop.

Apr 11, 1974
The vowel pair -ue, the consonant blend cl-, and the consonant digraph wh- are featured. This episode has a sight word: if.

Apr 12, 1974
The vowel pair ee, the consonant blend sw-, and the suffix -ing are presented.

Apr 15, 1974
The consonant n leads to the consonant blend sn-. Also featured are the vowel pair ea and the possesive 's.

Apr 16, 1974
The consonant K leads to the consonant blend -nk and the suffix -ing.

Apr 17, 1974
The letter T leads to the consonant blend -lt. Silent E appears with every vowel.

Apr 18, 1974
The vowel digraph ou, the consonant digraph sh, and the combination -alk are featured.

Apr 19, 1974
The consonant F, the two sounds of the vowel digraph ow, the combination all, and Silent E with A are featured. This episode has a sight word: off.