The Electric Company 1973 | S.2 E.123 | PBS 4/11/73 | Dangerous Dan, Whimper Whine, Gidget | Noggin

Show 253 (Season 2, Episode 123) of the original The Electric Company which first aired on PBS on 4/11/73. Recorded from Noggin in 2003 via Comcast Cable in Eugene, Oregon.
Episode contains:
Cast A news reporter (Luis Avalos) interviews Gorgeous Gidget, who turns out to be Paul the Gorilla in surprise.
Letter G
He’s Going, Going, Going!
Cast Three Cheerleaders (Winnie, Brenda, and Carmela) cheer a football player until he's "gone." He then appears behind the three cheerleaders saying "good" in the process.
Fargo North’s First Appearance
Fargo North Gus (Bill Cosby) visits Fargo North, Decoder's office to decode a mysterious letter from his wife, Gert. One letter is missing from the message, which turns out to be the letter G.
Good Gracious
Slip of the Lip GR
Slip of the Lip Game Show J.J. introduces a man (Bill Cosby) who says various "GR" words to win prizes.
Grasshopper
Message Man Keep Off the Grass
Slow Reader Cartoon After Slow Reader reads a sign that says "Keep off the grass!," a policeman comes by telling him to do what the sign says.
Marching Band Why
Marching Band Film A marching band forms the word "Why?"
Whimper and Whine
Cast/Song Whimper and Whine (Buddy and Julie) sing about their respective names in a song.
What?
Cartoon Gibberish, "What?"
Winnie’s Phone Call
Cast Winnie receives a phone call and asks "What?," "When?," "Where?," and "Which?"
Funky Hourglass
Scanimate Animation Transition Animation
(different music)
UE is for Glue
Cast Mark glues the word "glue" on a wall.
Avenue
Scanimate Animation Avenue word animation
True Blue Sue
Cartoon/Song A barefoot girl in a blue dress sings "True Blue Sue."
(Animated by John and Faith Hubley)
A Very Short Book Little Boy Blue
A Very Short Book "Little Boy Blue"
Drumroll Please
Transition Animation Pattern interlude
Cinderella Has the Smallest Feet
Cast Cinderella's two stepsisters (Lee & Rita) have small and smaller feet (respectively), but only her foot, the smallest, fits the glass slipper perfectly. The prince's servant then gives her a ticket for illegally parking her pumpkin outside the palace.
Deep Deeper Deepest
Film Scuba divers go "deep," "deeper," and "deepest" under the sea.
The Strongest House
Skit The three little pigs have houses that are "strong," "stronger," and "strongest." The first two pigs' houses get destroyed by wind. The third pig's house, which is the strongest, manages to hold up against the wind; the chair the pig sits in, however, breaks in the process.
ER Versus EST
Heavy Danger
I Smell Danger
Cast Carmela and Winnie are in a Haunted House and smell danger.
Dangerous Dan
Cast Dangerous Dan (Skip Hinnant) turns out to be riding a tricycle like a little boy.
Easy Reader in the Dark
Cast Easy Reader finds himself in a room filled with explosives and sign that says "Danger! Don't light matches. Explosives!"