sweetpeajrt
I'm so thrilled that this is coming to video! I was still very young when this show aired but some things just stuck with me like glue. To this day I still blurt out "Hi, I'm Letter Man" in my sheepish voice and yell out "Able to leap capitol "T" in a single bound." Most people look at me like I have lobsters coming out of my ears but I don't care. I know what I'm talking about. I can still see the shadow heads who had word syllables popping out of their mouth to create one word. I can't wait for my little ones to see it so I can watch them interact with the different skits. AND... I'm really not one of those I-told-you-so people but I can't wait to say "I TOLD YOU SO!" to everyone who didn't believe me that Morgan Freeman was on this show and this is where he pretty much got his start.
kd5ful
I am probably classified as one of those "genX" type people. This show used to air just after "Sesame Street" on PBS, and in my opinion, was the greatest of the educational programs that ever aired. It also launched quite a number of acting careers. I still use some of the sayings from the show such as "one of these things is not like the others", (which is the only one to come to mind at the moment :-). This show was an example of educational TV at it's finest, it taught me a lot about getting along with people, troubleshooting skills, and just to use my brain first, as well as some advanced reading over "Sesame Street". I'd buy these shows on DVD for my kids if I could only find them! I miss it being on the air, so with that in mind, I say.... HEYYYYY YOU GUYSSSS!!!!!!!
Joseph P. Ulibas
The Electric Company (1971-1977) was a P.B.S. show that I saw when I was a young one. Our local station used to broadcast re-runs of this show for several years. I caught quite a few of them when I was about six to nine years old. Some of the stuff I remember from this show was the wild opening, Mr. Easy Reader and The Amazing Spider-Man. They also used to teach simple Spanish phrases and words as well. I wish P.B.S. would bring back this show in a newer more modernized format. I learned a lot watching this show. One of the few shows I would actually watch besides cartoons. This and 3-2-1- Contact were some of my childhood favorites.Watch out for repeats!
Mike Sh.
I was never terribly impressed by cool people. James Dean? A scenery-chewing ham. The Fonz? A clown in a leather jacket. Yes, from the time I was a kid, I always thought cool was overrated. The cool kids in school were either sadistic jerks or so obliviously self-centered that they couldn't see how ridiculous they were. Cool? Bah!But Easy Reader, he was one cool cat who I really liked. Here was a guy who was really cool, in every way. I can't say he was a role model for me, as I could never have hoped to be as cool as he was on his nerdiest days. But I must admit, I thought he was the coolest.Imagine my surprise when Easy Reader turned out to be Morgan Freeman!
