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The Best of the Electric Company

Henry Behar (Director), John Tracy (II) (Director) Rated:
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Format: DVD
4.8 out of 5 stars 173 customer reviews
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Special Features

  • Cast Interviews
  • Creative Team Interview
  • Joan Ganz Cooney "Then and Now"
  • Outtakes
  • Karaoke Version of "Silent E"
  • New Episodes Intros by Rita Moreno
  • Show Trivia

Product Details

  • Directors: Henry Behar, John Tracy (II), Bob Schwarz
  • Format: Multiple Formats, Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
  • Language: English
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 4
  • Rated:
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  • Studio: Shout! Factory
  • DVD Release Date: February 7, 2006
  • Run Time: 630 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (173 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000AA4F2O
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #32,506 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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5.0 out of 5 starsHey You Guys! It's about time!
By David Michael Cohen on August 25, 2005
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As any child of the 70's will tell you, "The Electric Company" was a milestone in educational TV. Its educational emphasis was on basic word recognition, spelling and pronunciation. The fact that so many adults recall specific scenes from the show (as evidenced on numerous message forums) attests to the show's potenecy.

What really set "The Electric Company" apart was its high standards. The cast included many acclaimed actors (including oscar-winner Rita Moreno and Bill Cosby) and actors who earn their star status later (such as Morgan Freeman and June Angela). As for the music and dialogue, it was nothng short of brilliant. The show made frequent use of humor that could be appreciated by all age groups. Contrast that to most children's fare today, which talks down to children and seems designed to alienate adults.

One aspect that stood out for me was the frequency of inter-racial couples in the show's skits. Not only did such couples appear (which you rarely see today) but the characters did not make a big deal about it, unlike say, Sesame Street, where they seem to insist on applauding themselves every time two people of different ethnicities interact.

My one concern is the comment that they are targetting the adult nostalgia market. It makes the show seem dated. I used to watch the show on Noggin with my daughter, and I can truthfully say that the show is every but as effective, and as enjoyable, as it was back in the day.
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5.0 out of 5 starsA POWER THAT NEVER GOES OUT ONCE ACQUIRED!
By LaShawn N. Hardy on February 26, 2006
As another child of the 70's that grew up on this show, and learned to read before beginning school, I have to say that I am so suprised that it took till 2006 for this show to be released on dvd. Better still, I fail to understand why it is not still running on television. Sesame Street has been on the air since 1969. Why not have the next level on as well. The Electric Company was one of the BEST teachers of reading. In one episode you got MANY skills: phonics...decoding...pronunciation...blends...sentence structure...capitalization...punctuation...all included in fun sketches and musical selections. I VIVIDLY remember the Punctuation song...and BOOM...as well as Letterman and Spiderman. My teachers would have us watch the Electric Company *and the Letter People* just about EVERYDAY as a part of our reading program.

I am now a teacher of grades 7 and 8 in a Pre-K - 8 building. And for 8 years one of the struggles is getting the kids to read...and helping them read upper level material when they don't have the skills they should have gotten at an earlier age. the kids don't understand the material they have to read because they can't understand the words they are reading...they can't sound them out...they don't have the simple decoding skills that we all got as kids with the help of strong phonics programs and shows like The Electric Company and the Letter People. How can we expect them to get the meaning of the text when they can't get past, "What is this word and what does it mean?" So believe you me when I say that there is a market out there for The Electric Company today. And for those critics that say that the show is too dated:

I did a little experiment:

The Question: Does the time period of the show take away from it's importance to education?Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starswe're gonna turn it on......we're gonna bring you the powwwwer!!
By David M. Rossi on November 22, 2005
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The Electric Company was just what it's name implies: a company of players, presenting an energetic show of fun sketches and animation with word sounds and letters on an almost electric level. I used to love to tune in to this show, even at the age of 4 which was earlier than the show's target audience of 6- 7. So many reviewers here have commented on the show's obvious appeal to even adults, but it's so much more than that. The fast paced show is obviously tuned to the merits of Sesame Street's 1970's approach to smart children's programming but unlike Street which is so heavily geared towards very young kids, Company pays off huge dividends in entertainment for anyone who is a fan of sketch comedy.

As for the reviewer discussing hidden agendas or messages in the show, come on, lets get real here. The Electric Company was designed to be a phonics teaching medium that is STILL light years ahead of any of the many boring, pedantic excuses for learning systems or shows of today. The message is fun, and as a professional in the field of alternative modes of education for developmentally or crisis challenged kids, I can tell you that if you make learning fun and the child doesn't know he or she is learning, that's the most winning formula there is. Bottom line: if you are a fan of the show, buy the "best of" dvd's so that they get the message that we want ALL of the episodes of the show, not just what they consider the best ones. If you never have seen the show but are curious about it or love sketch comedy, check the show out. I promise you, you won't be disappointed. For the rest who want so much to find something wrong with ANYTHING positive, please go elsewhere to find your negative dosage.Read more ›
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3.0 out of 5 starsPreviews not kid appropriate
By M. Gingras on February 20, 2006
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This is a great set of DVD's for this show. However, I do think parents should be aware of the previews for other shows that seem targeted to the 30-something crowd and not something I would want my 4 and 7 year old to see. For example, there is a scene in one of the preview ads for a show where a girl asks a guy, "so, you want to have sex?" NOT a DVD that you can just pop in for your little kid and walk away. I was VERY disappointed in this marketing ploy.
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Looked for this for a long time. Glad to find it to give to my son who remembers it well.

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Published 14 months ago by Trevor Smith
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A great show that is timeless. Plenty of episodes for the price. (However, I thought the price was a little high considering the fact that DVD prices have gone down significantly. Read more

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5.0 out of 5 starsMe and my teen boys absolutely love this! I love that they enjoy...

Me and my teen boys absolutely love this! I love that they enjoy watching what I watched when I was little. They love the humor in it. We watch it almost every night. :)

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