The Electric Company: Season 1

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Season Details & Credits

PBS | Season Premiere Date: January 19, 2009

Starring: Tyler Bunch, Josh Segarra, Ashley Austin Morris

Summary: The 1970s children's show returns for a new generation.

Genre(s): Comedy, Kids

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E28. Oh Danny Boy
Air Date: October 1, 2009
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S1:E27. Mighty Bright Fight
Air Date: September 30, 2009
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S1:E26. A Whole New Francine
Air Date: September 29, 2009

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Valerie Kellogg

With a visual sensibility that mimics a video game, Web browser and iPhone, as well as a hearty online presence with a social-networking bent, the new Electric Company seems to deliver. Read full review

Whitney Pastorek

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. Read full review

Neil Genzlinger

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. Read full review

Monica Hesse

New technology is good. The latest educational research is good. This new crew is a superhero team we could support--even if we don't quite understand how Wordball solves crimes. None of that was ever what the original "Electric Company" was about, though. Read full review

Joan Anderman

Appealing to a super-sophisticated generation of kids is likely to be the biggest challenge for Sesame Workshop, which is producing The Electric Company for PBS. Read full review

Robert Lloyd

Like everything else in the world, the show is faster, louder and busier, which would not necessarily seem to be the best environment for learning. Read full review

David Hinckley

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. Read full review

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DocBubba

Sep 14, 2010

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 andMy 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

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LissiL

May 27, 2009

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!

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Aria

Sep 23, 2011

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.

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InfraMan

Apr 1, 2009

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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