The Electric Company

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Genere: Commedia | Famiglia |

Numero di stagioni: 6
Numero di episodi: 780
Data prima messa in onda: 1971-10-25
Data ultima messa in onda: 1977-06-01

Approfondimenti

The typeface used the most often for the words that appeared on the screen was Franklin Gothic. [...]	D
Because sketches from previous seasons were reused in the same way that Sesamo apriti (1969) re [...]	D
Rita Moreno first said "Hey, you guys!" on episode 19 (season 1, show 19), which became the ser [...]	D
Many characters on the show had names that were puns. Fargo North, Decoder, was a pun on Fargo, [...]	D
Rita Moreno is the only cast member who does not appear in the show's finale, "We're Glad You C [...]	D
"Love of Chair" was a parody of the long-running TV soap opera Love of Life (1951). Ken Roberts [...]	D
Marvel Comics allowed the show to use the character Spider-Man for free. To commemorate the par [...]	D
Bill Cosby left the show as a cast member officially after season 2, although he was billed as [...]	D
Tom Lehrer wrote 10 songs for the show: "Silent E," "L-Y," "The Hound Song," "Snore, Sniff, and [...]	D
The release of the DVD box set "The Best of the Electric Company" on 7 February 2006 marked the [...]	D
Stephen Gustafson named his character after drummer Buddy Rich. June Angela named her character [...]	D
The Blue Beetle appeared on the show toward the end of its run. He was created by the show's wr [...]	D
The original cast LP album, released by Warner Bros. Records in 1972, won a Grammy Award for Be [...]	D
The "Spider-Man" segments debuted in 1974, during the show's fourth season (1974-75). Dancer an [...]	D
The show's writers and curriculum advisors decided that Spider-Man would never speak on the sho [...]	D
Paul the Gorilla was named after original head writer Paul Dooley.	D
Regarded as the first modern comedy-sketch show, its format drew inspiration from The Carol Bur [...]	D
For the "Letterman" sketches, Gene Wilder and Zero Mostel were so excited to be working with ea [...]	D
The tune for the song that Luis Avalos sang about noodles was previously used for a song that F [...]	D
The first four seasons were numbered in consecutive order, 1-520. Season 5 was numbered 1A-130A [...]	D
Original head writer Paul Dooley also appeared in filmed sketches occasionally and voiced many [...]	D
Judy Graubart was the first cast member to appear in the first skit of the first episode. She, [...]	D
Irene Cara was a member of the Short Circus.	D
Bill Cosby used his experience as a cast member of the show toward his doctorate in education ( [...]	D
Lee Chamberlin also left the series after season 2, but she was billed as a cast member for the [...]	D
Rita Moreno's portrayal of Otto the director was modeled after Otto Preminger.	D
Giancarlo Esposito was one of the chorus of children that sang the opening theme song.	D

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Errori

During the song "Apostrophe S" (sung by Lee Chamberlin), after Lee sings "the hat is Jim's and that [...]	D

Frase

The Wall: [referring to Spider-Man] He's so dumb [...]	D
Mel Mounds, the DJ: What time is it?	D
Fargo North, Decoder: When it comes to decoding, [...]	D
Blond-Haired Cartoon Man: Stupid! Listen, stupid [...]	D
Buddy - Member of the Short Circus: [speaking to [...]	D
Narrator, "Love of Chair": And... what about Nao [...]	D
Blond-Haired Cartoon Man: I can't swim. I can't [...]	D
[repeated line] J. Arthur Crank: Who's the dumm [...]	D
Roberto: [to Jim Boyd's character Lt. Krojak/ re [...]	D
Mel Mounds, the DJ: Righteous, delighteous, and [...]	D
Narrator of 'The Adventures of Letterman': Faste [...]	D