I'm 62 years old and i loved watching the electric company.

When Rita Moreno screamed "Hey you guys!" that was the best line of all time I remember all of us kids in school screaming that all the time during recess, and it stuck with us forever lol.

@janellarogers1117

3 жыл бұрын

ME TOO!

@doro626

3 жыл бұрын

For years, I thought that line came from Saturday Night Live.

@gargantuaism

3 жыл бұрын

@@doro626 It's also in the first five minutes of War of the Gargantuas.

@BlackDoveNYC

2 жыл бұрын

Same here!

@davida1251

2 жыл бұрын

I thought the line came from the Goonies

Let’s show this to this new generation that says there was no inclusivity back then! The cast all resemble my group of friends in elementary school. How I miss those times. I love every member of that cast for teaching us great stuff!

Rita Moreno was already famous, but when she did this particular skit, "Hey, you guys!" became her voice trademark!

@kayodephillips5435

3 жыл бұрын

Facts

@3EBstudio

3 жыл бұрын

🤣

@timdailey2690

3 жыл бұрын

Oscar, Emmy, Tony and Grammy award winner

@mebaran73

2 жыл бұрын

I had no idea Rita Moreno was already famous when I watched this show as a kid. I always thought The Electric Company made her famous. I was in my mid-20s before I realized Ms. Moreno was an accomplished stage actress before this show aired.

@gailsalvatore5448

Жыл бұрын

My kids would go nuts when they heard “ Hey you guys! “

God bless you, Rita Moreno. I drove my parents BANANAS shouting "Hey you guys!" But...they never stopped me from watching. Thanks, Rita. 💕

"Could they teach children to read using a television show?" Yep! I was one of those children. I was reading before kindergarten because of Sesame Street and The Electric Company. And, that was back in the day when you weren't expected to know how to read before kindergarten and still had snacks and "Naptime" for a few minutes each day. Thank you Electric Company!

Some 50 years later and I’m still mesmerized and feeling the joy I felt the first time. An amazing show and cast! ❤❤❤❤❤

I'm not sure as kids we realized what s powerhouse cast this was..

@atatterson6992

Ай бұрын

Bill Cosby was the only one famous at the time. I watched this all the time as a white kid, I didn't even notice there were only a couple on the show. All the liberals saying there was massive discrimination back then can BITE ME

one day at a time referenced this. i'm proud

@Adam-zw7lm

5 жыл бұрын

When?!?!?!

@aviezerscop401

5 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah I screamed when I realized cuz I only knew the new EC. Then I watched this and I got so excited cuz the reference got even better.

"Hey you guys!!! " Watching and going down memory lane in 2022!

The Electric Company, Zoom, Sesame Street...I'm so glad I grew up with these great shows!

@raygordonteacheschess5501

2 жыл бұрын

The Zoom kids were freaks.

@eklektikTechno

2 жыл бұрын

Me too!!!! Me too

@TheHiredGun187

Жыл бұрын

Man thank you...for the live of me I couldn't remember the name of the show Zoom...my wife and I were talking abut TV when we were kids

@tipofday

Жыл бұрын

@@TheHiredGun187 LOL, You're welcome! :)

@macorte1972

Жыл бұрын

Remember 3, 2, 1, Contact? We truly did have good shows back in the day…

As a kid i didnt realize how hard these good people wrked to teach us to learn

I knew Morgan Freeman was in it. I had no idea Bill Cosby was. Mind blown!

@TommieGun71

2 жыл бұрын

For some odd reason I don't remember Cosby being on Electric Company, but I remember everyone else.

@TheMonroemomma

Жыл бұрын

I don't think he stayed long on this show. He was also on Captain Kangaroo with Picture Pages. I loved him in that.

@user-vh1ii8yr3s

Ай бұрын

Zero Mostel (The Producers), too.

@aqacefan

27 күн бұрын

@@user-vh1ii8yr3s Yes, Zero Mostel was the voice of The Spellbinder in the Letterman segments. Gene Wilder voiced Letterman, and Joan Rivers was the narrator.

I started kindergarten in 1976. We watched Electric Company everyday at school. It was my favorite part of the being at school!

@Ricobaca

4 жыл бұрын

1978 We watched sesame street the first day of Kindergarten.

@lorddiosliving

3 жыл бұрын

Me 1979 it was so fun to watch and with sesame street too

@larniieplayz6285

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting

Extremely difficult to beleive Rita Moreno was pushing 40 when she filmed that episode! She's a total pixie as Millie the Milkman!

@MrJoshinJosh

7 жыл бұрын

A pixie he says. HA!

@ericandy88

5 жыл бұрын

At 87, she still looks pretty great. She has taken great care of herself.

@aviezerscop401

5 жыл бұрын

@@MrJoshinJosh oh yeah....

@allisoncorona8162

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, and if you had the money she has to be able to afford personal trainers and plastic surgeons and dietary supplements, you'd look good when you're 87 too.

@100-wattwarlock9

4 жыл бұрын

@Kitsalp Srewolf not true but every generation continues to age more slowly. With the exception of people who just have good if the average person looked at a picture of their parents when they were the same age you currently are and they will look older, you can keep doing this throughout the generations, just go to a antique photograph page and look at a photo of someone who was 30 in the 1800s, they will look like someone in their fifties today.

What a blast from the past! Cosby, Freeman, Moreno. Kids never had it so good. Thanks to the government, the creators, the actors, and to all the kids that grew up w. this fascinating learning tool.

@raygordonteacheschess5501

6 жыл бұрын

Magic Garden and Wonderama were also cool.

@davidmunson3313

3 жыл бұрын

That was a long time b4 Bill Cosby was indicted in those sex scandals.

@Joe-co4sq

3 жыл бұрын

Amen!

@macm3081

Жыл бұрын

@@davidmunson3313 yes before he was caught but he was raping in 1971 for sure

@adamsamuel8593

Жыл бұрын

​@@davidmunson3313he was never to be arrested he did nothing wrong. They did that to please those stupid activists and shitty groups.

I thank Morgan Freeman for getting me to love reading. I still love reading. Plenty of time to read during these COVID days.

I am 47 years old now I remember watching this as a kid in school now I feel young again

@janellarogers1117

3 жыл бұрын

ME TOO!

@MrCualpha06

3 жыл бұрын

I do too :-)

@cindy3674

3 жыл бұрын

I am 52 years young and theses episodes and sesame street were my favorite from childhood memories. Thinking of me sitting on the floor in front of the TV while Momma was in the kitchen cooking lunch for she and I.

All this time, I knew "The Goonies" was quoting something, but I didn't know it was Rita Moreno's character.

@gargantuaism

3 жыл бұрын

It's also in War of the Gargantuas.

@falconeshield

2 жыл бұрын

People born between 1980 and 1992 know this quote through the Goonies lol

My 5 year old self had a huge crush on Rita back in the early days of this show. Watching this now, 50 years later, I can confirm that I had good taste.

I ate fried baloney sandwiches while watching this as a 6 -year old.

@paulwalrond8836

3 жыл бұрын

I think I'll make one myself right now

@reneleclerc6119

2 жыл бұрын

The thicker the slice, the better.

I was/am so in love with Rita Moreno. I loved this show because of her. "HEY YOU GUYS!!!!!!!"

@jayraskin

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, she was wonderful on it. There are lots of great children's shows on now that teach phonics and reading. This was really the first and only one in the 1970s and 1980s.

@RaymondHng

5 жыл бұрын

Carol Burnett had her Tarzan yell and Rita Moreno had her "Hey you GUUUUYS!!!"

@aviezerscop401

5 жыл бұрын

@@jayraskin the new EC is pretty good except for the rap

@rlove07

4 жыл бұрын

I had such a crush on Rits as a kid she was sexy and perky my type.

@gentillygirl545

4 жыл бұрын

Jennifer of the Jungle was my girl.

Rita Moreno is such an amazing talent

Hell of a cast for a public access show.

@DavidBDavis-lz7bt

3 жыл бұрын

Great theme song, cast, writing. I agree with Rita--I loved the mix of comedy, music and animation. There were plenty of good comedy/variety shows on TV back then, but The Electric Company was really one of my favorites. Nothing but good memories of it.

I love that the last word was "Groovy!" 😂 1970's Perfection! ✌❤

I grew up in the 1970s. Was in elementary school from fall of 1969 to spring 1977. In 2nd grade and 3rd grade, we watched this when it came on; our teachers herded us into a private room and we watched TV. Looking back, it's remarkable there was a TV show whose educational content was worthy of giving over a half hour of class time that could have gone to something else.

@sherila4834

Жыл бұрын

I was one of those kids whose teacher showed us The Electric Company in class! Did you by any chance go to Brentwood Elementary School in Los Angeles? (I think my teacher's name was Mrs. Wiener.)

@Struwwel2

Жыл бұрын

Nope. Not Brentwood in LA. I attended Rolling Green Elementary in Urbandale, IA, a suburb of Des Moines. My 2nd grade teacher was Miss Indra. 3rd grade, Mrs Milligan.

I have asked people if they remember The Electric Company and not one does. Sad because this was really a great show.

@jameswhipple5658

3 жыл бұрын

I do I do !! The skits where Morgan Freedom holds a cue card & the actor keeps saying the wrong word, the Rita as the director keeps hitting the cue card with her riding crop was so hilarious...🇨🇦🇨🇦👍😎😂😂

@jameswhipple5658

3 жыл бұрын

Oops, then * Rita

@microbios8586

2 жыл бұрын

I don't think it taught kids anything meaningful. But it was great entertainment

@lisahollingsworth6899

Жыл бұрын

You are hanging with the wrong people!

I am one of the kids they helped teach to read and more. They helped with every day things like mesuring, talking on the phone. And, the most important thing this show did, was not talk down to kids. They would do a skit like the first milkman skit and just assumed all of us would know Bottle and laugh that she could not get it. But, at the same time help those who might not yet be there by giving all the right clues.

87 years old and amazing ❤️

I haven't seen this in 50 years! Thanks for uploading this. This is from my childhood generation. 1970's children's television was the BEST-- Sesame Street, Mister Roger's Neighborhood, The Electric Company, Fat Albert, Schoolhouse Rock, after-school specials, and more.

@glenrosarian2352

Жыл бұрын

I forgot to mention Land of the Lost, Sigmund and the Seamonster, H.R. Puffinstuff, The Banana Splitz, and Saturday morning cartoons.

@madbrowniac7871

10 ай бұрын

"Schoolhouse Rock" as well. Couldn't even find those in The TV Guide!😂🎤👨‍🎓👩‍🎓🇺🇸📺B.W.

Moreno and Cosby are really good at this. The talent is incredible.

I was 7 years old, my second grade teacher used to show this on TV in the classroom!

We watched this every morning in school grades 1-4 !

If they were in Canada, it could mean "one bag of milk."

@SJHFoto

5 жыл бұрын

Yep, I said that

@careliacarelita2294

3 жыл бұрын

🤓🍶

I knew Tom Lehrer had written SILENT E and L-Y for The Electric Company. I just learned he wrote a total of ELEVEN songs for the show! The Professor will celebrate his 93rd birthday on April 9th.

@jayraskin

3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic comic-songwriter. It is nice to hear he is still around.

Any one else coming here after watching ONE DAY AT A TIME !!!😍😘❤💓

Love you Rita! I’m 50 and loved this as a kid

I started watching the Electric Company when I was about 6 years old, but because I was in first grade in 2006, I only got to see it on DVD, which was fine with me.

Can you believe Rita was 40 years old in this? She looks 20.

Oh my Lord. What wonderful memories this brought back. I had no idea Morgan Freeman was on this show. But it's been 40+ years since I seen it. Back when things were simpler for children. God bless you all

I'm 55 and loved this show, still do ! Great things leave great impressions on kids

I never missed a show! I loved the electric company so much!

I grew up on this show and I’ve been obsessed with Morgan Freeman ever since. I also Loved the show Zoom... these shows were entertaining as well as educational. They were innovative and ahead of their time... still a great teaching tool today👌🏽☺️💯🦋

@TheMonroemomma

Жыл бұрын

Same! I have loved Morgan Freeman from the moment I saw him on The Electric Company.

Rita commented on the hard work put into multiple sketches & musical numbers. I can barely imagine the stress that Skip, Morgan, & Bill were likely under, keeping track of their lyrics & chairs for "Grumble, Growl, & Grunt."

I grew up on this show and I had fond memories of the cast. You filed that away and then wait 48 years to see this again on KZread. Rita Moreno - always remembered her but I never knew the other cast members names as a kid. At 54 - I sure do. Can't believe Cosby and Freeman were in that group. I remember them but never put it together until tonight. Crazy!

Little known fact: Bill Cosby was on the first season of The Electric Company. With other great PBS kids shows like Sesame Street, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood and ZOOM the 70s were a great time to be a kid! 😎

@blockmasterscott

Жыл бұрын

It's weird seeing Bill and Morgan as young people!

@jkingvevo2472

Жыл бұрын

Actually he was on TEC during the second season as well….

I loved The Electric Company. I still do. 💜💜💜

Cosby and Rita also got hired once by the Baxters to look after the house while they were away on vacation. Millie has to figure out scrambled instructions: "Walk the plants, pick up the dog, and water the mail."

Boy....I remember watching The Electric Company and I learned a lot. The good ole days.

When she said "one banana of milk" Rita probably had her mind on her Chiquita Banana commercial.

I love these old electric company episode s please play them now

@dakotanorth1640

5 жыл бұрын

I have this episode from a "Best of" box set. I had a crush on Buddy from Short Circus back then. The cute blonde boy near the beginning of this. Warning: contains Bill Cosby

Aside from educational TV, the 1970's had 2 educational songs that were on Billboard charts. In 1970, the Jackson 5 had a hit called "ABC" (Easy as 1-2-3) and in 1972/73, The Carpenters had a hit called "Sing" (Sing A Song) which was featured on "Sesame Street."

This was the most meaningful acting they ever did. Brilliant way to teach Reading!

This was ''Educational Television'' for stoners... Damn good show Watched it EVERYday...

This makes me so happy!!!!! ✌️

Rita Moreno,undisputed queen of the Puertoricans! I have been in love with her since I was 4 years old. I am now 51. Unmarried. Why? Because Rita is already married. 🥰😂

hav'nt seec E C since 70's thanks for the memories.

4:28 “HEY YOU GUYYYYYS!!!!” Classic Rita Moreno.

I remember loving Morgan Freeman's character as a little kid. The only thing I still remember from Electric Company is the intro where he walked with that swagger and gave a the camera a friendly finger gun point. I think that's why I still subconsciously love seeing him in movies, he's the cool friendly guy.

I had a huge crush on her watching these as a kid

Best childhood tv show, still enjoy

I always wondered what happened w you. Thank You, for the education 1971 I was going on 7 years old.. You've touched MILLIONS of lives.

That line always cracks me up every time!!

How did they keep from laughing during this sketch? No wonder "HEY YOU GUYYYYYS!" became Rita Moreno's catchphrase.

@pico5669

5 ай бұрын

& not only it became Rita Moreno’s phrase, it was later used in the 2009 reboot of TEC!

HEY YOU GUYS !!!!!!! That turned out to be in the opening soon after ..this is the bit they took it from....loved this show with Dennis nickerson and Morgan freemen and Spider-Man. Love the. OR. Song.

oh wow! i remember the milkman scene! i not seen it since the 70s😆

HEY YOU GUYS , we watched this every morning in school in 1971. I was in the 5th grade in Georgia. I remember Morgan Freeman { one of my favorite actors } dancing like a young Michael Jackson lol, Oh my iv'e gotten old.

Just watchec the DVD today she said the famous hey you Guuuuuuyyysss 4 times😁

the show came out in 71 but I was born a year later. Bout time I got old enough to watch it (76-77), Tne Short Circus was on the show and my favorite..The Adventures of Letterman

I just love when she does her trademark yell!!

And Rita Moreno and Morgan Freeman would go on to be in two of the most amazing prison dramas of all time - “The Shawshank Redemption” and “OZ”. Bill Cosby would go on to serve actual time.

@macondo0143

2 жыл бұрын

good one mate !

@jayraskin

Жыл бұрын

And the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania by an 8-0 ruling found that the trials that he had been subjected to at the age of 80, while he was blind, were illegal because they violated his constitutional rights. Eternal shame on the mad DA and vile Judge who did this.

I grew up with these shows sesame 5:47 Street mister, Rodgers, electric company. I read very well when I started school

It was shown on philippine tv way back 1979, I will always go home from school in a hurry , every afternoon, to watch the tv show. The Electric Company is part of my childhood!

OMG I remember this show!! I loved it as a kid!!

Straight out of my own childhood! I knew Rita Moreno best when she used to work on the children's show opposite Seasame Street called "The Electric Company". With her trademark yell, "HEY YOU GUYS!!!" And I learned how to read from watching every episode.

I just learned that this show is where Sloth got that line from when he shouted hey you guys in The Goonies

I like this much better now that I'm old, Grumble Growl and Grunt is Great!

I used to watch in 1979 electric company and 1980 it really was fun and educational

Oh my gosh I feel old!! I remember watching this as a kid😁😁😁

It dawned on me why a lot of us love Morgan Freeman's voice. We grew up listening to him and didn't even know as we didn't exactly know he was going to be the greatest voice of our time!

I was 1yrs old when this first aired on Television!!

1971 was a good year!

I thought this show was on in 1970. The reason I know is my father never let my sister and I watch EC b/c he could not stand Bill Cosby. And He passed away in 1970 so it could not be 1971. He said it was not educational but my sister and I loved the show!

I just love the old ones!! but I wish I had season three!!

This show looked so fun! What a cast and groovy presentation

Yes, I so remember this show and watching it in school. Learning a lot of basic early learning skills in school. The times was so laid back then. Using pencils and paper made us think in school.

Gimme Five!!!!! I remember us kids doing that all the time in the early 70s LOL!!!!!!!! And don't forget the "Gimme some skin!" 👍

If they paid extra a barrel of milk. These people were great,loved the intro,"Hey you guys"!!!

It was my favorite ever and still is. Thank you so much 😊😍☺️ remembering my childhood

Back in 1973, I was in the 3rd grade..my teacher would bring out the TV and put on The "Electric Company"....Such memories!!!!

I was with The Electric Company since the very first episode as a 6 year old... ahem, 6 and a half (Remember when THAT was important?); and, being to old for Sesame Street and too cool for Mister Rogers (silly me), The Electric Company was perfect! Thank you to everyone who made it happen! HEY, YOU GUYS!!!!!!

Fun fact. Joan Rivers did the voiceover for a regular feacher called "The Adventurs Of Letterman" on the show.😊

@Quartzquiz333

3 жыл бұрын

More fun facts: Zero Mostel was The Spellbinder and Gene Wilder was Letterman!

That milk segment is pretty awesome for its quick but understated humor... something I want to show my daughter as she grows up, but that's definitely going to lead to an uncomfortable conversation later about how actors are not their characters.

I like that the white guy is moving his arms on beat during the hello part. I always dug that. Set a good tone.

I love Electric Company when I was growing up in the 70s. It was one of my favorite TV shows. I didn't think I would be watching Electric Company as a grown up on my tablet.

Perfect. Thank you!

I started watching The Electric Company when I was in Kindergarten at St. Andrew Elementary School in Cincinnati.

My mom used to yell HEY YOU GUYS! To call us to dinner! Sounded just like her. 🤣

Crazy effects for those days

All grown up now and reading like a boss. Thank you 🙏