- Network: PBS
- Series Premiere Date: Jan 19, 2009
User Score
Generally favorable reviews- based on 6 Ratings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 4 out of 6
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Mixed: 1 out of 6
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Negative: 1 out of 6
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The Electric CompanyYour Score0 out of 10User ScoreGenerally favorable reviews- based on 6 Ratings
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InfraManApr 1, 2009This show is an abomination. The only thing going for it is the title. My kids love the original, this stuff makes us all cringe.
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LissiLMay 27, 2009This is my daughter's favorite favorite tv show. She has learned vocab, phonics, and even how to use some punctuation. The characters are lovable and easy to relate to. The graphics are just out of this world!
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Sep 14, 2010My sons all love this show. The use of hiphop is an inspired addition to the Electric Company tradition and underscores the important interplay between the written word and the spoken word. I also loved the original, and it was right for its time. The new version is right for our time and for our kids today.
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Sep 23, 2011While the new Electric Company gets an A for Effort (why not an E?), the show misses the mark. The characters have the appeal of an after-school program for older kids but with subject matter suitable for kindergarteners. This show is simultaneously so close and so far from that mark.
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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.
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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.
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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.