Do you remember the gorilla suits? Morgan Freeman and Rita Moreno? The “Last Word” lightbulb? If you were a beginning reader in the ’70s and ’80s, chances are you do. And now PBS and Sesame Workshop have good news for you (and your kids): a full season of The Electric Company is coming back to the air in 2009.
Reformatted for the hip-hop age
Like the original series, which starred Morgan Freeman, Bill Cosby and Rita Moreno and used comedy sketches, superhero skits, and more to engage kids (watch video clips here), the new version of “Electric Company” aims to inspire literacy among children with a half-hour program in tune with the age of hip-hop. Producers promise a more dance-oriented 30 minutes.
Linda Simensky, senior director of programming for PBS Kids, told the New York Times, “It’s the old one mixed with ‘High School Musical.’'
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