The Electric Company, aimed at children ages 7 to 10, is designed to teach basic reading concepts to its young viewers. This popular comedy variety show teaches basic phonetic and grammar concepts.

Skits featuring the show's regulars, cartoons, vignettes, and regular features revolve around sound clusters (such as -ly, sh-, oo-) and punctuation marks. On occasion, a fun song is played with the audience challenged to supply the lyrics during the second sing-through. Through the years, different features were added including "Love of Chair" (1971-1973, a spoof of "Love of Life"), "The Adventures of Letterman" (added in 1972), cartoon segments featuring Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner (1973), and Spider-Man (1974). Five episodes on 1 DVD.

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