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Electric Company, The
The Best Of The Electric Company DVD

Electric Company, The
Critic Score
Metascore: 85 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
7.3 out of 10
based on 10 reviews
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Starring Rita Moreno, Morgan Freeman, Bill Cosby, Skip Hinnant, Judy Graubart, Hattie Winston, Luis Avalos, and Jim Boyd

Hey, you guys! This DVD set compiles 20 episodes of the 1970s television series from Children's Television Workshop (creators of Sesame Street), which taught reading and language skills through the use of inventive comedy sketches, music and animation.

GENRE(S): Educational, Family
RELEASE DATE: February 7, 2006
# OF DISCS: 4
# OF EPISODES: 20

What The Critics Said

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91
digitallyOBSESSED Jeff Wilson
The show remains entertaining... despite the dated nature of the clothes and slang used at times; I enjoyed seeing these again, and my son immediately loved them.
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91
The Onion A.V. Club Keith Phipps
The video effects, cheap sets, and awful '70s clothing have aged poorly, but like Sesame Street, Electric Company still stands out for its idealistic innocence and its sheer inventiveness.
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90
Newsday Diane Werts
This set goes the extra mile.
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90
IGN Todd Gilchrist
Ultimately, The Best of The Electric Company is a perfect companion piece to the... Muppet Show: Season One box, both because of its substantial content and ageless appeal.
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90
Boston Globe Steve Greenlee
Marvelous.
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90
Chicago Tribune Louis R. Carlozo
At a time when too many kids shows -- including a few of today's PBS offerings -- suffer from jump-cut editing, soupy scripts and brainless plots, the Emmy award-winning "Electric Company" stands out like the smart, funky kid in a sea of drones wearing mall-store duds.
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83
Entertainment Weekly Kirven Blount
Will induce disorienting time travel. [10 Feb 2006, p.122]
80
PopMatters Dan MacIntosh
Sound educational and entertainment principles are clearly at its center, which makes it still worth watching today.
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80
Under The Radar Nick Hyman
If you are searching for an instant hit of '70s nostalgia or have kids who need some electric edutainment, look no further. [#13, p.103]
70
Variety Josef Adalian
Promises many hours of well-packaged nostalgia for anyone between the ages of 25 to 40.
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What Our Users Said

Vote Now!The average user rating for this tv show is 7.3 (out of 10) based on 8 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

teresa b gave it a10:
I watched the DVDs (first couple) and thought they were hilarious. I'm in my 30s. Note to the reviewer who said "slut" is mentioned in the outtakes on this site (and I believe Amazon). That is NOT correct. If you are talking about the scene where the maid dumps the tray of food, she calls her a "clot" (ie, lazy). If you listen again and agree, please fix your reviews.

Rowan H gave it a2:
Better now perhaps than when I was growing up. But realltydidn't like it then, can just bear to watch it through the cringes in my 30's Proof of the pudding is that I cringed at this when I was 5.

N C gave it an8:
Sean B, chill. Sure, the things you mentioned are off-color and are definitely adult humor but how likely is it that a 3- and 5-year-old know what Tampax or a slut are?

Sean B gave it an8:
Parents BEWARE... On disc #1 there is an outakes section. Pretty funny, but not for kids. Bill Cosby jokes about Tampax, a female cast member laughs so hard she 'pees herself' and Rita Moreno calls another woman a 'slut.' Not what I was expecting from a GREAT kids show while watching the DVDs with my 3 and 5 year old daughters.

S.L. O'Robot gave it a1:
I'm not rating the DVD, but the show overall. As a child, I found "The Electric Company" to be utter crap -- a poor relation to "Sesame Street." Am I the only one who does not remember this show fondly? Come to think of it "Zoom" was horrid, as well. I s'pose I was already a cynic at 9 years ...

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