Remember When shared 15 really interesting facts about the classic 1970s PBS kids show The Electric Company, specifically regarding the famous celebrities who got their start by teaching kids to read. This list includes such stars as Rita Moreno, Morgan Freeman, Giancarlo Esposito, and the late Irene Cara. Other famous names behind the scenes include Tom Lehrer, Chuck Jones, Paul Dooley, and Joe Raposo.
PBS tried to make reading cool by basically screaming the alphabet song at you through a television set? Relive the retro magic of the tec with Bill Cosby, Rita Moreno, Morgan Freeman, and Easy Reader. These kids shows made learning fun and even influenced Sesame Street!
Morgan Freeman on ‘The Electric Company’
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