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 131
Aired 23 October 1972
2. Show 132
Aired 24 October 1972
3. Show 133
Aired 25 October 1972
4. Show 134
Aired 26 October 1972
5. Show 135
Aired 27 October 1972
6. Show 136
Aired 30 October 1972
7. Show 137
Aired 31 October 1972
8. Show 138
Aired 1 November 1972
9. Show 139
Aired 2 November 1972
10. Show 140
Aired 3 November 1972
11. Show 141
Aired 6 November 1972
12. Show 142
Aired 7 November 1972
13. Show 143
Aired 8 November 1972
14. Show 144
Aired 9 November 1972
15. Show 145
Aired 10 November 1972
16. Show 146
Aired 13 November 1972
17. Show 147
Aired 14 November 1972
18. Show 148
Aired 15 November 1972
19. Show 149
Aired 16 November 1972
20. Show 150
Aired 17 November 1972
Favorite word: Wand graphic win wind showing a couple an apartment rich couple at a resaurant 'Waiter, I want water!' Switch/swim/swing Easy Reader 'wall full of words' Lorne Greene and Michael Landon listen to their boot Robin Hood 'ph' 'telephone' 'My Name is Kathy' Friday credits included
21. Show 151
Aired 20 November 1972
22. Show 152
Aired 21 November 1972
23. Show 153
Aired 22 November 1972
24. Show 154
Aired 23 November 1972
25. Show 155
Aired 24 November 1972
26. Show 156
Aired 27 November 1972
27. Show 157
Aired 28 November 1972
28. Show 158
Aired 29 November 1972
29. Show 159
Aired 30 November 1972
30. Show 160
Aired 1 December 1972
31. Show 161
Aired 4 December 1972
32. Show 162
Aired 5 December 1972
33. Show 163
Aired 6 December 1972
34. Show 164
Aired 7 December 1972
35. Show 165
Aired 8 December 1972
36. Show 166
Aired 11 December 1972
37. Show 167
Aired 12 December 1972
38. Show 168
Aired 13 December 1972
39. Show 169
Aired 14 December 1972
40. Show 170
Aired 15 December 1972
41. Show 171
Aired 18 December 1972
42. Show 172
Aired 19 December 1972
43. Show 173
Aired 20 December 1972
Closing: Tune in next time as Crank says - (""Stand back!"") This entry was provided by Peter Smith.
44. Stand Back
Aired 21 December 1972
45. Show 175
Aired 22 December 1972
46. Show 176
Aired 25 December 1972
47. Show 177
Aired 26 December 1972
48. Show 178
Aired 27 December 1972
49. Show 179
Aired 28 December 1972
50. Show 180
Aired 29 December 1972
51. Show 181
Aired 1 January 1973
52. Show 182
Aired 2 January 1973
53. Show 183
Aired 3 January 1973
54. Show 184
Aired 4 January 1973
55. Show 185
Aired 5 January 1973
56. Show 186
Aired 8 January 1973
57. Show 187
Aired 9 January 1973
58. Show 188
Aired 10 January 1973
59. Show 189
Aired 11 January 1973
60. Show 190
Aired 12 January 1973
61. Show 191
Aired 15 January 1973
62. Show 192
Aired 16 January 1973
63. Show 193
Aired 17 January 1973
64. Show 194
Aired 18 January 1973
65. Show 195
Aired 19 January 1973
66. Show 196
Aired 22 January 1973
67. Show 197
Aired 23 January 1973
68. Show 198
Aired 24 January 1973
69. Show 199
Aired 25 January 1973
70. Show 200
Aired 26 January 1973
71. Show 201
Aired 29 January 1973
The sound of V, the consonant digraph sh, and Silent E with a are highlighted.
72. Show 202
Aired 30 January 1973
Hard C sound, vowel pair ue, and the consonant digraph wh- are highlighted. This episode features a sight word: supermarket.
73. Show 203
Aired 31 January 1973
The consonant P leads to the consonant blend pr-. After the long A is heard in vowel pairs ai and ay, the program winds down with the double P, comparing supper to Super. This episode includes a sight word: stop.
74. Show 204
Aired 1 February 1973
The consonant H, the ending consonant blend -ld, and the two sounds of the vowel digraph ow are featured, as is silent e with i.
75. Show 205
Aired 2 February 1973
The consonant L leads to the ending consonant blend -lt. The two sounds of the vowel pair ie follow, as does the consonant digraph ph, the plural s, and quotation marks.
76. Show 206
Aired 5 February 1973
The consonant S leads to the consonant blend sn- and the vowel pair ee.
77. Show 207
Aired 6 February 1973
The consonant K leads to the consonant blend sk. Also featured is the long oo and the ending sound -alk.
78. Show 208
Aired 7 February 1973
The short O sound, the consonant blend sp, the vowel pair ea, the suffix -ed, and silent E with O are featured. Closing the proceedings: punctuation.
79. Show 209
Aired 8 February 1973
The consonant R leads to the consonant blend br-. Following that is the vowel pair ow as in brown, the consonant digraph ch and the suffix -ing.
80. Show 210
Aired 9 February 1973
The program begins with the combinations qu-, the consonant blend st, and the vowel pair ai. A large suffix, -tion, is highlighted. Closing the proceedings: silent e and punctuation.
81. Show 211
Aired 12 February 1973
82. Show 212
Aired 13 February 1973
83. Show 213
Aired 14 February 1973
84. Show 214
Aired 15 February 1973
85. Show 215
Aired 16 February 1973
86. Show 216
Aired 19 February 1973
87. Show 217
Aired 20 February 1973
88. Show 218
Aired 21 February 1973
89. Show 219
Aired 22 February 1973
90. Show 220
Aired 23 February 1973
91. Show 221
Aired 26 February 1973
92. Show 222
Aired 27 February 1973
93. Show 223
Aired 28 February 1973
94. Show 224
Aired 1 March 1973
95. Show 225
Aired 2 March 1973
96. Show 226
Aired 5 March 1973
97. Show 227
Aired 6 March 1973
Bag g grease song ea Easy Reader and Lorelei sing about LY silent e punctuation song love of chair
98. Show 228
Aired 7 March 1973
99. Show 229
Aired 8 March 1973
100. Show 230
Aired 9 March 1973
101. Show 231
Aired 12 March 1973
102. Show 232
Aired 13 March 1973
Jump! J jet if Here's Cooking at you dinner/diner Fargo north: Your Dinner is Bitter Diddle Diddle A very short book: The Little Dutch Boy Love of chair
103. Show 233
Aired 14 March 1973
104. Show 234
Aired 15 March 1973
105. Show 235
Aired 16 March 1973
106. Show 236
Aired 19 March 1973
107. Show 237
Aired 20 March 1973
108. Show 238
Aired 21 March 1973
109. Show 239
Aired 22 March 1973
110. Show 240
Aired 23 March 1973
111. Show 241
Aired 26 March 1973
112. Show 242
Aired 27 March 1973
113. Show 243
Aired 28 March 1973
114. Show 244
Aired 29 March 1973
115. Show 245
Aired 30 March 1973
116. Show 246
Aired 2 April 1973
117. Show 247
Aired 3 April 1973
118. Show 248
Aired 4 April 1973
119. Show 249
Aired 5 April 1973
120. Show 250
Aired 6 April 1973
121. Show 251
Aired 9 April 1973
122. Show 252
Aired 10 April 1973
123. Show 253
Aired 11 April 1973
124. Show 254
Aired 12 April 1973
125. Show 255
Aired 13 April 1973
126. Show 256
Aired 16 April 1973
127. Show 257
Aired 17 April 1973
128. Show 258
Aired 18 April 1973
129. Show 259
Aired 19 April 1973
130. Show 260
Aired 20 April 1973