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The Electric Company
SERIES: PBS, Friday 5:00p (30 minutes)


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Starring Chris Sullivan, Jenni Barber, Josh Segarra, Ricky Smith, Priscilla Diaz, and Sandie Rosa

The 1970s children's show returns for a new generation.

GENRE(S):	Educational, Family
CREATED BY:	Joan Ganz Cooney
FIRST AIR DATE:	January 19, 2009

Moves to it's regular day, Friday 23 Jan 2009. Times vary according to local PBS channel schedules.

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Newsday Valerie Kellogg

With a visual sensibility that mimics a video game, Web browser and iPhone, as well as a hearty online presence with a social-networking bent, the new Electric Company seems to deliver.

Entertainment Weekly Whitney Pastorek

Though the hip 'n' urban vibe seems overly calculated--did studies show that 8-year-olds respond to beatboxing white dudes?--and the cast is aggressively up with people, you gotta love new characters.

The New York Times Neil Genzlinger

Today’s children will certainly find it watchable and will have better language skills after spending time with it. They just aren’t likely to still be holding it in their hearts 35 years from now.

New York Post Michael Starr

All told, the graphics and the easy-to-follow, fun storylines are sure to entertain the show's easily distracted target audience.

Washington Post Monica Hesse

New technology is good. The latest educational research is good. This new crew is a superhero team we could support--even if we don't quite understand how Wordball solves crimes. None of that was ever what the original "Electric Company" was about, though.

Boston Globe Joan Anderman

Appealing to a super-sophisticated generation of kids is likely to be the biggest challenge for Sesame Workshop, which is producing The Electric Company for PBS.

Los Angeles Times Robert Lloyd

Like everything else in the world, the show is faster, louder and busier, which would not necessarily seem to be the best environment for learning.

New York Daily News David Hinckley

The only problem here is that once in a while the producers and cast get so enthusiastic about their production numbers, their words become almost unintelligible.

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The Electric Company SERIES: PBS, Friday 5:00p (30 minutes)

The Electric Company
SERIES: PBS, Friday 5:00p (30 minutes)