About this season
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.
Episodes (130)
1. Show 1B
Aired 18 October 1976
2. Show 2B
Aired 19 October 1976
Among the concepts featured: the vowel digraph ou.
3. Show 3B
Aired 20 October 1976
4. Show 4B
Aired 21 October 1976
5. Show 5B
Aired 22 October 1976
6. Show 6B
Aired 25 October 1976
7. Show 7B
Aired 26 October 1976
8. Show 8B
Aired 27 October 1976
9. Show 9B
Aired 28 October 1976
10. Show 10B
Aired 29 October 1976
11. Show 11B
Aired 1 November 1976
12. Show 12B
Aired 2 November 1976
13. Show 13B
Aired 3 November 1976
14. Show 14B
Aired 4 November 1976
15. Show 15B
Aired 5 November 1976
16. Show 16B
Aired 8 November 1976
17. Show 17B
Aired 9 November 1976
18. Show 18B
Aired 10 November 1976
19. Show 19B
Aired 11 November 1976
20. Show 20B
Aired 12 November 1976
21. Show 21B
Aired 15 November 1976
22. Show 22B
Aired 16 November 1976
23. Show 23B
Aired 17 November 1976
24. Show 24B
Aired 18 November 1976
25. Show 25B
Aired 19 November 1976
26. Show 26B
Aired 22 November 1976
27. Crank
Aired 23 November 1976
28. Show 28B
Aired 24 November 1976
29. Show 29B
Aired 25 November 1976
30. Show 30B
Aired 26 November 1976
31. Show 31B
Aired 29 November 1976
32. Witch in the Kitchen
Aired 30 November 1976
The short vowel I, the consonant blend sw-, and double consonants are highlighted. This show has a sight word: you.
33. Show 33B
Aired 1 December 1976
34. Show 34B
Aired 2 December 1976
35. Show 35B
Aired 3 December 1976
36. Show 36B
Aired 6 December 1976
37. Show 37B
Aired 7 December 1976
The vowel Y and the prefix un- are highlighted. This show has a sight word: is.
38. Choice
Aired 8 December 1976
39. Show 39B
Aired 9 December 1976
40. Show 40B
Aired 10 December 1976
41. Show 41B
Aired 13 December 1976
42. Good Night
Aired 14 December 1976
The vowel pair ay,, the consonant digraph ph, and the ending -ight are highlighted.
43. Show 43B
Aired 15 December 1976
44. Show 44B
Aired 16 December 1976
45. Show 45B
Aired 17 December 1976
46. Show 46B
Aired 20 December 1976
47. Show 47B
Aired 21 December 1976
48. Show 48B
Aired 22 December 1976
49. Show 49B
Aired 23 December 1976
50. Show 50B
Aired 24 December 1976
51. Show 51B
Aired 27 December 1976
52. Show 52B
Aired 28 December 1976
53. Show 53B
Aired 29 December 1976
54. Show 54B
Aired 30 December 1976
55. Show 55B
Aired 31 December 1976
56. Show 56B
Aired 3 January 1977
57. Show 57B
Aired 4 January 1977
58. Show 58B
Aired 5 January 1977
59. Episode 59
Aired 1 June 1977
60. Show 60B
Aired 7 January 1977
61. Show 61B
Aired 10 January 1977
62. Show 62B
Aired 11 January 1977
63. Show 63B
Aired 12 January 1977
64. Show 64B
Aired 13 January 1977
65. Show 65B
Aired 14 January 1977
66. Show 66B
Aired 17 January 1977
67. Show 67B
Aired 18 January 1977
68. Show 68B
Aired 19 January 1977
69. Show 69B
Aired 20 January 1977
70. Show 70B
Aired 21 January 1977
71. Show 71B
Aired 24 January 1977
72. Show 72B
Aired 25 January 1977
73. Show 73B
Aired 26 January 1977
74. Show 74B
Aired 27 January 1977
75. Show 75B
Aired 28 January 1977
76. Show 76B
Aired 31 January 1977
77. Show 77B
Aired 1 February 1977
78. Show 78B
Aired 2 February 1977
79. Nutty
Aired 3 February 1977
The vowel y as in dry and in happy, along with the plural s, are highlighted. This show has a sight word: if.
80. Laugh
Aired 4 February 1977
81. Show 81B
Aired 7 February 1977
82. Show 82B
Aired 8 February 1977
83. Show 83B
Aired 9 February 1977
84. Show 84B
Aired 10 February 1977
85. Show 85B
Aired 11 February 1977
87. Show 87B
Aired 15 February 1977
88. Show 88B
Aired 16 February 1977
89. Show 89B
Aired 17 February 1977
90. Show 90B
Aired 18 February 1977
91. Show 91B
Aired 21 February 1977
92. Show 92B
Aired 22 February 1977
93. Show 93B
Aired 23 February 1977
94. Show 94B
Aired 24 February 1977
95. Show 95B
Aired 25 February 1977
96. Show 96B
Aired 28 February 1977
97. Show 97B
Aired 1 March 1977
98. Show 98B
Aired 2 March 1977
99. Show 99B
Aired 3 March 1977
100. Show 100B
Aired 4 March 1977
101. Show 101B
Aired 7 March 1977
102. Show 102B
Aired 8 March 1977
103. Show 103B
Aired 9 March 1977
104. Show 104B
Aired 10 March 1977
105. Show 105B
Aired 11 March 1977
106. Show 106B
Aired 14 March 1977
107. Show 107B
Aired 15 March 1977
108. Show 108B
Aired 16 March 1977
109. Show 109B
Aired 17 March 1977
110. Show 110B
Aired 18 March 1977
111. Show 111B
Aired 21 March 1977
112. Show 112B
Aired 22 March 1977
113. Show 113B
Aired 23 March 1977
114. Show 114B
Aired 24 March 1977
115. Show 115B
Aired 25 March 1977
116. Show 116B
Aired 28 March 1977
117. Show 117B
Aired 29 March 1977
118. Show 118B
Aired 30 March 1977
119. Show 119B
Aired 31 March 1977
Among the concepts in this episode: Silent E with U.
120. Show 120B
Aired 1 April 1977
121. Show 121B
Aired 4 April 1977
122. Show 122B
Aired 5 April 1977
123. Deck
Aired 6 April 1977
The consonant D, the consonant blend -ck, the contraction root n't, and Silent E are highlighted.
124. Or
Aired 7 April 1977
125. Show 125B
Aired 8 April 1977
126. Show 126B
Aired 11 April 1977
Featured are the hard and soft sound of c, the consonant blend st, and the vowel sound ar. This show's overview was provided by editor d-jim#1.
127. Show 127B
Aired 12 April 1977
128. Show 128B
Aired 13 April 1977
129. Show 129B
Aired 14 April 1977
130. Best of TEC
The two-hour retrospective that launched not only TEC's return to television, but the good era of Noggin.
131. Coach
Aired 15 April 1977
The two sounds of ie, the sound of ch, and words ending in -all are featured.