The Electric Company opening credits season 6

Electric Company opening credits from season 6

[@rutietooty]

What a blast from the past! I never thought I would ever see the opening for Electric Company again in my life. So great!!!

[@heathenhammer2344]

Was a good show

[@klimber10001]

Wow what a flash back. Those were super great days and this was a part of them 👏👏👏👏💛🧡

[@jimdelp9914]

Wow! I'm getting choked up and teary. Haven't seen this since I was probably eight years old. I'm 46 now. Brings back so many memories. Beautiful!

[@michaelproulx5795]

Jim Delp yes.i usually just tuned in for the lame spidey segments tho......well,at least they weren't lame to me back then.lol

[@Maki-00]

Jim Delp I got choked up the first time I heard this at the age of 30-something. Hadn’t heard it since I was about 8 either.

[@gripitl6878]

I’m 46 also. I really remember this season. I tried to get my daughter who is 11 to watch it. She won’t have anything to do with it. LOL

[@brettshepherd5240]

I know ...isnt it crazy

[@eightiesbabies1980s]

I totally forgot about this show, wow brings back so many memories.

[@Knicksman76]

1976 born here... I remember watching The Electric Company through my 1st year in Jr High. The reruns never got stale to watch over and over... It was Mister Rogers, Captain Kangaroo, Sesame Street, The Electric Company, and 321 Contact for MANY an afternoon in North Carolina... I had 5 channel of PBS at my disposal...Thanks for posting this :)

[@captainkanji]

Born in 1971. This show was freaking epic!!!!!

[@dkereihana]

I loved this show! It was like Saturday Night Live for kids.

[@Wellch]

dkereihana better than SNL!

[@ezaye1991]

Yet this came out before SNL

[@georgemaster689]

Still brings a smile to my face! Kudos PBS!!

[@1EVILZ06]

Never thought of it like that.😂😂😂

[@katiasahar]

This is the opener that I remember. I remember how obsessed I was with seeing the actors in their street clothes, alongside their character. Thx 4 posting.

[@drewhunkins7192]

This show shaped me as a young kid in the mid 1970s. I vividly remember this intro, almost a real piece of my childhood.

[@elmagnifico151]

I'm 50 y old now Miss the 70s Every thing is changed now

[@georgemaster9271]

el magnifico I'm with you on that 1 million %.For me to get my classics fix,DVDs seem to be the way to go,or even KZbin.OTA antennas help as well.

[@JasonL77]

I love how during Morgan Freeman's intro, he just points to the camera & smiles as if to say, "Yeah, I'm Morgan Freeman. The coolest cat on the planet."

[@quietman71]

Hey, he wasn't wrong.

[@chloefletcher6372]

I'm 24 and I used to watch this show as kid, even these classic ones, all thanks to my dad and PBS and them on VHS tapes. One of the greatest children's educational shows of all time. Still love it.

[@keouine]

This season's opening has to rank among the best show openings of all time. love how one sees the characters and then the actors.

[@sidneydelaney]

amazing how a simple one minute tune can take you back 35 yrs to a much happier easier time in your life......i too am thankful for growing up in the 1960's/70's......things were so much simpler then for kids compared to now............this opening tune takes me back to 2nd grade where we got to watch it after lunch if we were good....what a treat that was....sigh...

[@stonecole23]

One of the best intros for any show ever. The whole thing is a celebration of the actors' most memorable characters, with each one seeing them then turning into 'themselves' and saying hello to the kids. Brilliant way to end the shows run.

[@magnusdiridian]

they said hello, and then they said goodbye

[@RandyTheWildHorse]

43 dislikes watched Meet The Press when they were kids.

[@drockboston]

I almost was in tears watching this - this was the theme I remember growing up. I loved this show !

[@ravipeiris4388]

I was in 2nd grade in Ms. Miller's class in Birmingham, Alabama when she would show this in class in 1977. Both her and my dad are now gone, but I love you both.

[@CosmicDigimonFan]

THERE’S TWO BIRMINGHAMS?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

[@raggedyanarchist]

My generation's kids' shows seemed to have themes based on the idea that "kids don't know anything about music... just throw something together". Barney anyone? Because Electric Company was well before my time, I'm hearing this song as an adult, and STILL think it's great. Sounds like something from the musical "Hair". More importantly, it sounds like someone cared enough about his audience to write 'em a great song and not feel like he was "wasting" his material on young ears. I love this.

[@radiorob7543]

+Ruby Doomsday TV shows during this era put a lot of effort into their theme music. I was around during this time, and music was BIG business, and extremely popular.

[@tideoftime]

+Ruby Doomsday I grew up in the 70's/80's, and songs for kids' shows from the late 60's thru the late 70's *did* have a lot more effort/talent put into them. The Electric Company was just one example; most all of the music/songs for School House Rock were *awesome*, and even semi-imports like The Bugaloos (via SId and Marty Krofft) still counted because they played as much to a US audience as to the British (and they had legit-awesome music). EC was the *shit* when I was little in the 70s -- all of my friends and I loved it.

[@raggedyanarchist]

+tideoftime That's so cool. I will look into your other mentions! I've actually been really interested in this very topic just lately. Aside from just EC, all the Children's Television Workshop programs seem to have had top notch music direction back in the day. 321 Contact had probably my favorite theme of the lot, and Sesame Street under Joe Raposo's music direction... seriously, there are songs on Sesame Street about what sound N makes that are more musically literate than much of what's played on the radio nowadays. It's really fascinating.

[@raggedyanarchist]

+Radio Rob It's a shame. Theme songs really do seem to be fast of their way to becoming a lost art form.

[@radiorob7543]

As you know, The Osmond's played & possibly wrote the music for a few the Krofft shows. I love the music to Lost Saucer. I also own a couple Kaptain Kool & the Kongs radios, even though I don't necessarily totally dig the music. Nobody's mentioned "Hot Fudge". Probably because it wasn't as good as the previously mentioned.

[@stephenkern3689]

Loved The Electric Company..I miss the 70's..

[@georgemaster6826]

I do,too!

[@McQueenPress]

This is the show I watched before I knew "who people were." Irene Cara, Rita Moreno, Bill Cosby, Morgan Freeman, Joan Rivers, Gene Wilder... years later I had the aha moment. THAT'S who taught me how to read!!!

[@andresuston7692]

👍

[@georgemaster689]

Great stuff to watch!

[@SuperRicky4444]

Congratulations Rita I grew up watching you.Thank you so much for everything you've done.

[@Sanctum1972]

THAT is the most famous opening of all the Electric Company seasons I grew up with and one I remember the most. Morgan's da man.

[@gabullstud]

This kids show was sheer genius from its time. I had so many good memories and things I learned from this show as a kid. Those were the days!!

[@ladyofthelake1123]

Memories! OMG - I'm 49 and watching that just made me feel 8.

[@leannah.8288]

I loved this show when I was a kid! This intro has always been on my mind ever since. Wow, some things you just NEVER forget! Thanks for posting this great memory.

[@tskinner5439]

Now THIS is the Electric Company opening I remember.. YES......

[@georgemaster9271]

T Skinner Me,too! I saw the TEC reboot,and it sucked BIG TIME! I'm from the first generation of this show.

[@dafightguy]

What a blast from my childhood! Looking at it now, it's amazing how much they invested in casting great stage and character actors (Freeman, Moreno, Cosby and others). And that it was important for the show to express they were just oridnary people playing roles, "make believe" for our entertainment and benefit. They did a great thing by this show. And letting each actor showcase their skills was awesome too. I'm SO glad I came across this. Never quite realized how much influence it had on me.

[@kbrownn23]

This will forever bring back memories to me. I remember watching this when I was in 2nd grade back in 78. Long time ago. Loved this show!

[@fever_spike]

OMG THE NOSTALGIA...I WASN'T READY FOR THIS FEEL TRIP

[@kduideo]

This makes me CRY.....My WHOLE FAMILY was alive....

[@charlesf.roland542]

The good ole' days !!!

[@leavemealoneok1970]

I hear ya...good memories

[@Thizlamic]

Ken M You aint the only one man.

[@BlackAmericaUSA]

...and then, the whole world changed.

[@zamp6969]

Ken M same here 😞

[@babylove8541]

WoW! This brings back so many wonderful memories. Me & my brother would watch this after school back in 1977, I was 11.

[@towringer]

Roll Call: Skip Hinnant, Judy Graubart, Morgan Freeman, Lee Chamberlain, Jim Boyd, Rita Moreno and Luis Avalos. I always loved Rita's transformation into that sequined outfit and that drumming at 1:06.

[@carterroane3534]

towringer Lee Chamberlain had left by then. Thats Hattie Winston.

[@xpez9694]

the woman screaming...Gilda Radner...all of these people are great talents in the early days. I believe you will find Laurence Fishburn in the cast either on sesame street or TEC!

[@seanmontgomery801]

I'd love for them to show Hattie Winston getting those 4 nightmares in episode 15 A singing Help!Help!Help!(episode had h,ow,s and sightword danger)also 14 A (ay,pl and sightword is),Crank missing the word grouch in 3 seconds twice and the word and in 3,but that one,I agree he was gypped.Buddy and Kelly's reading battle with the word of,The stop sketch where Morgan and Lee are in the theater and Mark can't stop laughing,Brenda is irritated,Reason is,Judy keeps tickling him.I wouldn't mind that,if I was dating a beautiful woman and then a rather crazy woman was tickling me,I'd be hysterical too,but try to enjoy the movie,it would be difficult..

[@ericdunn360]

Judy and Hattie had some gorgeous dresses on too.

[@PapagenoMF]

@@xpez9694 The woman screaming "Hey you guys" is Rita Moreno, not Gilda Radner.

[@zomborama]

Just the theme makes my hairs stand on end and brings a tear to my eye every time. Very fond memories of watching this on channel 13 in the 70s NYC.

[@999manman]

I get deliriously happy, tearful even, whenever I watch this intro!!! I feel sad that my kids will never live in such a cool era.

[@dkt1976dt]

This show brings back soo many great memories for me, i love the 70s.

[@kimickowoodroffe9835]

I really miss the old tv shows

[@georgemaster9271]

I miss the old shows,myself.

[@alanespinoza6086]

I'm with you on this because in those days TV had heart and education... I mean you actually learned something and I really miss those days! 😀👍💙🇺🇸

[@georgemaster9271]

@@alanespinoza6086 I'm with you there 😁

[@a.b.sproductionsllc]

I wasn’t born when Electric Company was on but back in 1996-97 when I was in 2nd Grade the teacher used to make us watch EC every Friday before a Spelling Test. For whatever reason i don’t know, but I loved watching it. I thought I it was amazing and made me want to work in TV. Thank you Mrs. Cedrone for introducing me to this show.

[@yaywhewclips242]

Whatta fabulous show!! It actually almost chokes me up thinking growing up in the greatest era for pop culture ( years 4 me it was 1974-1984)

[@jonnyjib]

notgrillo collector/ gamer absofuckingliutely!!

[@AstroMayan]

So Morgan Freeman just jogs in the park in some fly ass leisure wear?

[@Soul_Education]

AstroMayan Your comment seriously made me LOL 😂 for about 5 minutes!

[@BigDaddy-xx1gk]

He was so goddamn cool it was just stupid. Flyest mf'er on childrens television

[@robertrodriguez787]

Easy Reader hell yeah

[@michaelnewton1332]

Morgan Freeman does whatever the hell he wants!!!

[@Skibibbles]

@@BigDaddy-xx1gk And the way he points at the camera is his way of saying “And don’t you forget it either!”

[@1BlubeTube]

Just as I remember it, never forgotten.

[@the_Beef_Man]

I never forget the 'Hey you guys!' In the opening!

[@jimraw1]

Actually if you listen carefully, Rita Morena shouts "Hey You GUYYYYY" - people just filled in the s in their mind - but its not Hey You Guys.

[@TheSkete]

jimraw1 It's "guys",I heard her say that herself in an interview just a few years ago.I know you can't really hear the s but that's what was intended.Also her last name is Moreno,not Morena.

[@Astraldragon1]

jimraw1 your right in the intro she does say "Hey You Guy! as to why people think it is Hey You Guys!.. it .is because in one segment when she is dressed as a police woman and learning to say "Stop" when catching crooks.. two crooks run by and she blows her whistle and says HEY YOU GUYS!

[@Qermaq]

Astraldragon1 Guys is part of the catch-phrase. She said "guys" but the "s" got cut off in mastering.

[@JTDutch]

... "We're gonna tell you the truest words that you ever heard anybody say." What a great show! Wonderful memories.

[@arethawhite3712]

Loved this show back in the day 👍🏿💖💖,so educational!!! Thanks for the flashback of my childhood 👍🏿💖🙂‼️ Be blessed and safe 🙏🏿‼️

[@bk2158]

I used to watch this every afternoon after getting off the bus

[@samanthasaunders2043]

I have The Electric Company on DVD at home, both The Best of the Best of The Electric Company, The Best of The Electric Company, and The Best of The Electric Company: Volume 2. I didn’t grow up in the 70s, but my mother got the DVDs for me when I was six or seven years old, and I fell in love with them. Every once in a while, I’ll take them out and watch them on my laptop. My favorite catchphrase is “HEY YOU GUYS!!!!” That was a great show and me and my mother would watch it a lot when I first got the DVDs. It helped me improve my reading and phonics skills, I got better with learning my punctuation with the song “Punctuation”, and so much more. I never had trouble with reading, but I needed a bit of a boost of energy, besides a reading log where I was required to read a book for 20 minutes.

[@dananola]

Coolest kid's show ever.

[@honeybearfur]

I really enjoy seeing all these old clips and hearing the songs you just can't find anywhere else but here! Hearing this song takes me back to a more simple time when life wasn't so complicated! Thank you poster for the respite!

[@author]

I love the theme song to this intro. I loved it back then, and I still love it.

[@snoops71]

Being able to remember watching this show, along with so many other good ones, makes me glad to be almost 40 :)

[@Billo1281]

I'm guessing this is where "sloth" from the Goonies got "Hey you guuuuys?"

[@xaenon]

Yuppers. Talk about an obscure reference.

[@legalboxers]

was thinking the same thing!

[@chipdrusano]

Billo1281 But Chunk was annoying as hell!!!

[@SpeedRacer1125]

Because he watched TV all the time. The family kept him hidden away with just a TV.

[@trinitymplayers]

And the voice yelling this was channeling the late comedian Lou Costello of Abbott and Costello fame (only he normally yelled "HEY, ABBOOOOOOT!!!!")

[@ellimoemoe74]

I m smiling from ear to ear i miss the good programs like this one

[@peck404]

god.... music just touches something deep inside of this I feel like I'm in the moment it's 1972 like the power that they saying with God In My Soul Man😃😃😃

[@JosephHF]

I got tired of waiting for the remixed & remastered version to be released, and had to learn it on guitar instead. Those vox, though, with the brass, must have sounded amazing during mixdown.

[@e.hernandez6422]

as I watched,I felt Young again...sad :)

[@drewhunkins7192]

I know exactly what you're saying. This show mesmerized me as a young boy in the mid 1970s, I remember this intro like it was yesterday. The entire show, everything about it, the styling, the actors, music, etc. helped shape me as an adult. I want to somehow thank them.

[@deezostrong3235]

u are sooooo right I was thinking that same exact thing

[@JosephHF]

I hate to sound like an old fart here, but something has bothered me for a while... even the most rough comparison of theme songs of childrens' shows from back then with the ones of the present day shows a striking devolution of form and complexity. This is not meant as a condemnation of musical pieces which consist of one chord from beginning to end (Remain In Light was a pop-trance masterpiece IMO), but really, how come nearly every kids' show consists of one chord now? Do the current crop of youngsters not deserve better? Hell, this was public television, for crying out loud. The bar was already set low, and yet they made this, I'm guessing for very little money as well. I could be missing something, so could anyone please show me any current work on par with this theme song so I can reverse my opinion concerning the apparent downfall of Western artistry?

[@kenpalmer1965]

Now this is the introduction of The Electric Company that I remember the most. Fabulous memories! It makes me wish I was a kid again!

[@whiskers1965]

god i loved this show when i was a kid ... i liked this seasons intro the most because it showed all the actors out of costume and the guy who played the clown was so adorable

[@NaptownLady]

God, this brings back so many memories of preschool, KG and beyond....I love being a 70s baby!! :)

[@peppermint383]

The Seventies were so boss. Today's "E/I" programming sucks compared to the Electric Company!

[@georgemaster689]

Wished that The Electric Company could come back like Mister Rogers did in 2018!

[@MommieDearest67]

I meant to say that I remember watching this with my friends when we were little squirts....6 and 7 and we thought we were so cool! I remember SCREAMING in unison with Rita Moreno "HEY YOU GUYS" when the show started! We would get so excited about this show! Loved this show so much!

[@raphaelweb9677]

0:16 oh that funky 70’s music, I love it....

[@DULABHAILE]

I just said to my wife, i wish this show was on for our two year old to see, it was extremely educational in an effortless way. Great to see it again...Thanks!!

[@xanderzane4291]

Loved watching the show back in the 70's and 80;s. The opening music always got me pumped and ready to go to school in the mornings. This used to come on after Sesame Street on PBS when I lived in Boston. There is still an Electric Company show, but it's horrible now.

[@TheBlackUnfold]

XanderZane You haven't learned anything then

[@georgemaster9271]

XanderZane WGBH is your PBS station,just like WNET New York is mine(until I moved to Los Angeles in 1988,now it's KOCE 50 Los Angeles/Huntington Beach(Orange County)).

[@louieg40]

Damm time flies ..I used to watch this show years go in the mid seventies..in my opinion those were the best moments of our lives, for those of us in the late thirties to early forties...AWSOME

[@gjc82071]

Morgan Freeman sure has come a long loooooong way.

[@markxxx21]

Morgan Freeman is not only "one cool cat," he is the coolest cat in all of catsville.

[@zannapics]

wow - this takes me back. Isn't it amazing that you can watch something you haven't seen in 30 years and it's all so familiar!

[@deezostrong3235]

from 40 to 49 sends chills I love that part

[@indianahoosiersfan1970]

Me too

[@Maki-00]

OMG! That’s the best part!

[@stevemtc1]

Y

[@dobie315]

Wow, i just got chills and a tear came to my eye....Haven't heard this in 36 years....

[@jwilliams7554]

Had no idea this intro was old when I was watching reruns at 4-5 years old in 1985

[@georgemaster9271]

J Williams that's because PBS made an agreement with CTW to show the last two seasons(1975-77)from 1977-85.Hopefully that'll clear up any confusion.

[@VanderWaals40]

My favorite opening for this show! Loved this show as a kid! Still love the theme song and this particular opening!!!!!!!

[@Huffz-d6g]

HEY YOU GUYSSSSSS!!!! !

[@eightiesbabies1980s]

William all my memories just came flooding back when I heard this HEY YOU GUYSSS!! lol I remember I used to yell this out too as a kid haha

[@Danpgood]

wow, crazy, the nature of memory. I haven't seen this for at least 25-30 years, and my brain still remembers somehow... so familiar... awesome video. Thanks!

[@anthonyruiz3562]

Hello all you back in the day people. Let's see how many of you can remember that Bill Cosby was even a cast member of The Electric Company? Signed, Stuck In The Old School. PS. It's The Only School That Matters

[@thatjpwing]

Anthony Ruiz He actually earned some of his PhD credits by appearing on “The Electric Company”

[@themightyknee]

Respect to the best show ever came on tv. It helped me learn english as a second language.

[@georgemaster9271]

themightyknee That's wonderful! I'm glad to know that this show was a great teaching tool for you.

[@peppermint383]

0:46: We and Bill Clinton learn what "is" is.

[@chaddavidroberts]

I just had such a mad rush of visual memories from when I was 2-5 years old!!! I remember thinking how cool it was that the 'people were walking right at me'...3D-style. My eyes had never seen anything like that...it was like watching the Ice Capades for the 1st time. Such radiant colors, spectacular visuals and sounds you've never seen and heard before. It was magical. If I could relive my childhood again...

[@uglyavocado0933]

just learned that that's rita moreno yelling 'hey you guys'

[@markxxx21]

Did you know the black lady, the librarian, was the nurse on Becker?

[@georgemaster9271]

@@markxxx21Yes.Cozi TV now has the show.She's also on the second TEC box set doing an intro to an episode.

[@boeingbrj1]

Best kids show ever from the 70's. Ever......... No contest. This is what our youth today need. I wish PBS, etc would show classic 70's shows like this one. Awesome memories with this show. A better time, better place. The 70's.

[@LoneWanderer101]

Contrary to those upbeat lyrics the Electric Company would like to state that it will NOT be bringing you the power because you haven't paid your bill...

[@LoneWanderer101]

FluffyKitty 12345 yeah?

[@lxolxo7]

+Lone Wanderer Lol! Oh Snap, that was a good one! PEEECE!

[@fever_spike]

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

[@КГБКолДжорджКостанца]

Don't give a fuck if i hadn't paid my bill😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@natureschild1]

Those were the days! I loved the Electric Company as a kid, especially the beginning

[@Dazzler69]

Breaking this down. I think the show was about Crank. The cop is investigating, the drug cartel is in Africa, unfortunately Morgan F was hooked and looking for it in a denim suit, the cops lab was analyzing evidence (no computer labs back then) they advertise for Crank with another meth head who is having visions, they show next that kids can get addicted to to also, they go to the Dr who makes the Crank, and finally they show their end game with everyone on Crank including Spider-man. The End.

[@pacmanindy]

In my childhood, everywhere I went “The Electric Company” somehow followed me. I watched it at home, my babysitter’s house, my grandparents’ house, and school. This was an educational experience.

[@999manman]

Have you seen Rita Moreno lately? She is 85 and still pretty hot! I kid you not!

[@hippojuice23]

She's in the new One Day at a Time!

[@ericdunn360]

I read in a magazine about the new version of West Side Story that Rita is in and that she is in her 90s.

[@999manman]

@@ericdunn360 whoa!!!

[@rosielaydee]

Thank you for posting this, I yell"HEY YOU GUYS" as a joke to my boys when they are messing around. They are like what is wrong with you? I told them it's from a show i grew up with. Now they know, I wish i could get this on my phone. It would be great, every time i hear it makes me smile. Thanks again

[@benjaminspecland8947]

You are a freaking LEGEND for that.

[@uptownGeneral103]

Family guy brought me here

[@chloefletcher6372]

Really dude? This is one of the great educational kid's shows of all time and because they made a reference on Family Guy, you just now learned this show. Gees where were you as a kid?

[@radiorob7543]

+Chloe Fletcher They probably aren't old like us, and weren't born yet.

[@rocketcab]

.... Born in 1969.... and I'm full of goosebumps right now....

[@ThunderFist1978]

This is the era I grew up watching! Awesome stuff!

[@diamonddave45]

That REALLY brought back memories!!! Geeze, haven't seen that opening for over 30 years!

[@Nostalgia2AKA]

OMG!!! This is the opening I watched. Ah...the memories... Look at Spidey in the back. That was one of my fav skits. LOL

[@carolki1315]

Omg!! I would watch the reruns in the early 80s!! I haven’t heard this theme song since back then

[@tomservo75]

Wow!! All sorts of childhood memories coming back here. I haven't seen that intro in over 20 years!

[@coalcracker92]

that cheezy song still runs through my head..and after hearing it again for the first time since i was 8-9 y/o..back in 1981-82...i'll be hummin it at work.

[@nicolekenna7822]

Loved this growing up in the late 70's, early 80's ❤❤

[@goldenboi778]

This was one of my all time favorite shows..

[@leeharris9958]

This show was IT when I was growing up. Loved the Spider-Man skit most of all. And Rita Moreno was kickin it with that Carol Brady hairdo.

[@eurasian73]

I remember this intro as a kid back in the late 70s. This brings back a lot of memories.

[@strumpeteer]

I just got back from a long road trip and I just wanted to thank you from the bottom of my heart for giving me a ride there.

[@edwardwbalen]

Rita Moreno's HEY YOU GUYS at the beginning is the best past of the whole sequence, as far as I'm concerned. That's what grabs and holds your attention.

[@towringer]

I love when Rita transforms into the sexy Latina, and that drumming as the letters form at 1:07. This show was a great part of my 70's childhood.

[@davidmoore535]

I always love the Heyyyyy Youuuuu Guuuuuysss!!!!!!!

[@Valcali2024]

Use to watch this when I was a kid, thanks for the memories!

[@brownstownmike]

Wow...does this ever bring back memories! Still my favorite PBS show of all time. Hard to believe the clip's over 30 years old.

[@ALLYG65]

1974-75; 4th grade, Brown Elementary School, Columbia, TN. Every morning, 10 a.m., we got to watch The Electric Company. Seems like a lifetime ago.

[@tackymiri11]

Wow wow wow I just wanted to cry. So many years since I heard that song. How innocent we all were.