The Electric Company: Season 1
  • Network: PBS
  • Series Premiere Date: Jan 23, 2009
  • Season #: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4
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Metascore
74 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critics What's this?

User Score
7.8 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 6 Ratings

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  • Summary: The 1970s children's show returns for a new generation.
  • Genre(s): Comedy, Kids

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Whitney Pastorek
    83
    Though the hip 'n' urban vibe seems overly calculated--did studies show that 8-year-olds respond to beatboxing white dudes?--and the cast is aggressively up with people, you gotta love new characters.
  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Neil Genzlinger
    80
    Today’s children will certainly find it watchable and will have better language skills after spending time with it. They just aren’t likely to still be holding it in their hearts 35 years from now.
  3. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Michael Starr
    75
    All told, the graphics and the easy-to-follow, fun storylines are sure to entertain the show's easily distracted target audience.
  4. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: David Hinckley
    60
    The only problem here is that once in a while the producers and cast get so enthusiastic about their production numbers, their words become almost unintelligible.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 4
  3. Negative: 1 out of 4
  1. DocBubba
    10
    My sons all love this show. The use of hiphop is an inspired addition to the Electric Company tradition and underscores the important interplay between the written word and the spoken word. I also loved the original, and it was right for its time. The new version is right for our time and for our kids today.… Expand
  2. LissiL
    10
    This is my daughter's favorite favorite tv show. She has learned vocab, phonics, and even how to use some punctuation. The characters are lovable and easy to relate to. The graphics are just out of this world!… Collapse
  3. Aria
    5
    While the new Electric Company gets an A for Effort (why not an E?), the show misses the mark. The characters have the appeal of an after-school program for older kids but with subject matter suitable for kindergarteners. This show is simultaneously so close and so far from that mark.… Expand
  4. InfraMan
    2
    This show is an abomination. The only thing going for it is the title. My kids love the original, this stuff makes us all cringe.

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