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| The Best Of The Electric Company - Volume 2 | 
 enlarge | Directors: John Tracy (ii), Henry Behar, Bob Schwarz, Chuck Jones
Studio: Shout Factory Theatr
Category: DVD
List Price: $39.99
Buy New: $22.88
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Avg. Customer Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 21152
Format: Box Set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Running Time: 630 minutes
Number Of Items: 4
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.4 x 1.3
MPN: D310141D
UPC: 826663101416
EAN: 0826663101416
ASIN: B000H6SY1E
Theatrical Release Date: October 25, 1971
Release Date: November 14, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: BRAND NEW AND FACTORY SEALED
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Product Description
With roots in the Motown Sound Broadway and "The Carol Burnett Show" The Electric Company became a cultural phenomenon in the '70s as the wildly popular educational television show with big laughs and an even bigger message....teaching children basic reading and grammar skills with the emphasis on fun. Now even MORE of your favorite episodes are all here in true nostalgic glory for the first time ever on the The Best Of The Electric Company - Volume 4 4-DVD set!An impressive cast (such as Bill Cosby Morgan Freeman Rita Moreno and many more) embodied characters and enlivened skits the whole world knows and loves: Easy Reader Fargo North Decoder Jennifer of the Jungle J. Arthur Crank Paul The Gorilla The Adventures of Letterman Love The Chair The Short Circus Spider-Man and much more!System Requirements:Run Time: 570 minsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS UPC: 826663101416 Manufacturer No: D4D10141
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Each episode was an explosion of creativity. From 1971-1977, The Electric Company made learning to read not just fun, but downright hip. Designed more as a complement than an alternative to Sesame Street, that means skits, animated segments, musical interludes, and funky fashions--always a plus. (Dig those fringed jackets and snakeskin stretch pants.) The cast includes Emmy winner Bill Cosby, Oscar winner Rita Moreno, Fame star Irene Cara (a member of the Short Circus), and a skinny beanpole named Morgan Freeman, who would pick up his own Academy Award a few decades later. In this 20-episode set, cast members Judy Graubart, Luis Avalos, Skip Hinnant, Jim Boyd, and Hattie Winston provide introductions. In addition, pop-ups dispense fun facts, like the show's original title: The Reading Program. As in the first four-disc collection, episodes appear out of sequence, but work fine as stand-alones--although it would be nice to have all of them available at some point. Musical highlights include Freeman's hobo lament "Shoo Shoo Sunshine" (episode 12), Short Circus funk jam "Knock Knock Rock" (35A), and let's not forget that "empowering" theme: "We're gonna turn it on / we're gonna bring you the power!" Watch carefully or you'll miss quick-as-a wink cameos from the likes of I Dream of Jeannie's Barbara Eden (150), Bonanza's Lorne Green (223), and All in the Family's Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapleton (166). Other notables to contribute their talents include Tom Lehrer, author of the "Silent E" song, Mel Brooks, voice behind "Blond-Haired Cartoon Man," and Producers pals Gene Wilder and Zero Mostel, voices behind The Adventures of Letterman (with Joan Rivers as narrator and Mostel as the evil Spell Binder). The Electric Company set its sights on children aged 7-10, but there's plenty of fast-paced fun here for younger kids and adults, too. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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So great to see these again! June 9, 2008
These episodes of The Electric Company not only conjure up wonderfully nostalgic feelings in me, but they are wildly educational for my 5 year-old son. He loves them! What a wonderful series that was way before it's time!
Excellent April 9, 2008
I got this for my son but we both get a kick out of watching it, brings back some old memories.
Bring on volume three!! April 22, 2007
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
For those of you who have kids struggling with reading may I recommend both this and volume one of the Best of the Electric Company! This is a show that has stood up to the test of time. In volume two the cast intros show some of the members graying with age! I wish in volume three they would show "Sing Out" in addition to Billy Licks A Lolly and the L-Y song as previously mentioned! Great time down memory lane with the likes of The Electric Company. Just remember you are never too old to learn!!
Educational DVD March 24, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Excellent DVD, have a wife who is an Elementary School teacher and this helps to assist in learning educational fundamentals.
stands the test of time March 24, 2007
Bought for my 7 yr old (first grade) girl and 5 yr old (pre k) girl and 2 yr old boy. The 7 yr old is just learning the ropes of reading and LOVES these videos. We watch one or two before going to bed. She can really relate to the learning as it relates directly to her classroom experience. Really adds to her understanding. 5 yr old does not have as long of attention span, mostly osmosis education and entertainment. The 2 yr old LOVES these movies, he is just learning to speak and is in speech therapy, so he can relate to the oral skills involved and orients him to our language. AND as for me...LOVE seeing these vintage times and classic actors. Reminds me of my childhood. Love the chance to share times with my kids. The commentaries are way cool too. As usual wish the item was less expensive. A lot of videos on the cd's. Have to be really into them. would buy again, am very proud to have these.
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