December 06, 2007.

Lots of Laughs from a classic old show.

Rating: 4
Great reminiscence of an old favorite that taught lots of us to read! Love seeing Morgan Freeman in his first "starring" role.

December 04, 2007.

Fond memories.

Rating: 4
If you grew up watching TV in the 70s, it will touch you to see some of this stuff again.

December 29, 2007.

ho hum.

Rating: 2
Perhaps this is a little too old for me. It has nothing that I remember about The Electric Company from my childhood. It is also a bit much for my 3 year old. I will keep it and try it again later but first viewing was not exciting at all.

December 29, 2007.

Morgan Freeman grooves!.

Rating: 3
The best part of this nostalgic, but dated, DVD is the skit with Morgan Feeman dancing in those groovy 70's clothes. As one actress says in the extras section, "He's a tall drink of water!" I got the DVD for my kids, who liked it enogh to watch it once, but that was enough for all of us.

December 17, 2007.

A bit of a let down compared to my memory.

Rating: 2
It is the Electric Company, alright-- and your favorites are here, "Easy Reader", "I'm the plumber, I've come to fix the sink", the silhouettes that sound out word pairs (like ggggg- oat, gggg- reat, ggggg- one) etc...

It is all kinds of supa fly and SOOOOO 70s. But, as an adult I notice the "economical" sets and low-tech special effects more than the groovy retro vibe. I think there are more effective videos to teach reading out there, and the Muppet shows and School House Rock stand the test of time better for entertainment value.

The most interesting aspect of the show that I certainly never grasped as a little kid: the cheesy innuendos. It made the first watch thru moderately funny, but not enough so for me to watch it again.

I will be most likely to play this on a TV with no sound during a party.