The Electric Company


Creato da:
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. When [...] D
Because sketches from previous seasons were reused in the same way that Sesamo apriti (1969) reused [...] D
Rita Moreno first said "Hey, you guys!" on episode 19 (season 1, show 19), which became the series' [...] D
Many characters on the show had names that were puns. Fargo North, Decoder, was a pun on Fargo, Nort [...] D
Rita Moreno is the only cast member who does not appear in the show's finale, "We're Glad You Came t [...] D
"Love of Chair" was a parody of the long-running TV soap opera Love of Life (1951). Ken Roberts, who [...] D
Marvel Comics allowed the show to use the character Spider-Man for free. To commemorate the partners [...] D
Bill Cosby left the show as a cast member officially after season 2, although he was billed as a fea [...] D
Tom Lehrer wrote 10 songs for the show: "Silent E," "L-Y," "The Hound Song," "Snore, Sniff, and Snee [...] D
The release of the DVD box set "The Best of the Electric Company" on 7 February 2006 marked the firs [...] D
Stephen Gustafson named his character after drummer Buddy Rich. June Angela named her character afte [...] D
The Blue Beetle appeared on the show toward the end of its run. He was created by the show's writers [...] D
The original cast LP album, released by Warner Bros. Records in 1972, won a Grammy Award for Best Al [...] D
The "Spider-Man" segments debuted in 1974, during the show's fourth season (1974-75). Dancer and pup [...] D
The show's writers and curriculum advisors decided that Spider-Man would never speak on the show bec [...] 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 Burnett [...] D
For the "Letterman" sketches, Gene Wilder and Zero Mostel were so excited to be working with each ot [...] D
The tune for the song that Luis Avalos sang about noodles was previously used for a song that Fargo [...] D
The first four seasons were numbered in consecutive order, 1-520. Season 5 was numbered 1A-130A, and [...] D
Original head writer Paul Dooley also appeared in filmed sketches occasionally and voiced many one-s [...] D
Judy Graubart was the first cast member to appear in the first skit of the first episode. She, as we [...] 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 (EdD). [...] D
Lee Chamberlin also left the series after season 2, but she was billed as a cast member for the show [...] 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

Connessioni

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Stagioni

NTitoloSoggettoData della prima messa in ondaNumero di episodi
0SpecialiSpeciali1D
1Stagione 1Stagione 11971130D
2Stagione 2Stagione 21972130D
3Stagione 3Stagione 31973130D
4Stagione 4Stagione 41974130D
5Stagione 5Stagione 51975130D
6Stagione 6Stagione 61976130D

Cast

Gene Wilder
Gene Wilder
(Letterman (voice))
Hattie Winston
Hattie Winston
(Sylvia / Valerie the Librarian)
Jim Boyd
Jim Boyd
(Andy /J. Arthur Crank /Paul the Gorilla /The Blue Beetle /The Wolfman /Loreli Loverly /Max /Steve Awesome the $6.39 Man)
Joan Rivers
Joan Rivers
(Letterman Narrator (voice))
Judy Graubart
Judy Graubart
(Winnie /Jennifer of the Jungle /Julia Grown-Up /The Witch)
June Angela
June Angela
(Julie - Member of the Short Circus)
Luis Ávalos
Luis Ávalos
(Roberto / Dr. Doolats / Igor / Pedro)
Mel Brooks
Mel Brooks
(Blond-Haired Cartoon Man (voice))
Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman
(Mark /Easy Reader /Mel Mounds /Count Dracula /Mad Scientist /The Cop /Marcello)
Rita Moreno
Rita Moreno
(Carmela)
Réjane Magloire
Réjane Magloire
(Samantha - Member of the Short Circus)
Todd Graff
Todd Graff
(Jesse - Member of the Short Circus)
Zero Mostel
Zero Mostel
(Spell Binder (voice))