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    The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits

    60'

    2006-11-25

    7

    Documentary

    Overview:

    When "The Electric Company" made its television debut in October 1971, it was instantly clear that it would fulfill its mission of helping struggling and reluctant readers. With a ground-breaking and diverse cast, clever writing, innovative direction, and an original visual and musical style, the show was so effective that by the end of its first season, nearly a quarter of all US schools were using the show in the classroom. Generations of young people learned to read from the series, making it one of the most important and enduring shows in American television history. "The Electric Company's Greatest Hits and Bits" is a clip-filled celebration featuring many of the series' most popular segments (with Bill Cosby, Morgan Freeman, Rita Moreno and the rest of the multi-talented Electric Company cast), and includes new interviews with cast members Jim Boyd, Judy Graubart, Skip Hinnant, Tom Lehrer, Rita Moreno, and Joan Rivers, as well as with series creator Joan Ganz Cooney.

    Cast

    1

    Self

    Luis Ávalos

    1

    Self

    Jim Boyd

    1

    Self

    Joan Ganz Cooney

    1

    Self

    Bill Cosby

    7

    Self

    Morgan Freeman

    1

    Self

    Judy Graubart

    1

    Self

    Skip Hinnant

    1

    Self (voice)

    Tom Lehrer

    2

    Self

    Rita Moreno

    1

    Self

    Joan Rivers

    1

    Self

    Tom Lehrer

    Details:

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          1. Vote Count: 2
          2. Popularity: 0.5918
          3. Status: Released
          4. Original title:The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits

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