Cast and Crew of The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits

Cast of
The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits

About The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits

When "The Electric Company" made its television debut in October 1971, it was instantly clear that it would fulfill its mission of helping struggling and reluctant readers. With a ground-breaking and diverse cast, clever writing, innovative direction, and an original visual and musical style, the show was so effective that by the end of its first season, nearly a quarter of all US schools were using the show in the classroom. Generations of young people learned to read from the series, making it one of the most important and enduring shows in American television history. "The Electric Company's Greatest Hits and Bits" is a clip-filled celebration featuring many of the series' most popular segments (with Bill Cosby, Morgan Freeman, Rita Moreno and the rest of the multi-talented Electric Company cast), and includes new interviews with cast members Jim Boyd, Judy Graubart, Skip Hinnant, Tom Lehrer, Rita Moreno, and Joan Rivers, as well as with series creator Joan Ganz Cooney.

Full Cast of The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits

Luis Ávalos
plays Self

Jim Boyd
plays Self

Joan Ganz Cooney
plays Self

Bill Cosby
plays Self

Morgan Freeman
plays Self

Morgan Freeman as Self

Morgan Freeman (born June 1, 1937) is an American actor, director, and narrator. Noted for his distinctive deep voice...

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Judy Graubart
plays Self

Skip Hinnant
plays Self

Tom Lehrer
plays Self (voice) , Self

Rita Moreno
plays Self

Rita Moreno as Self

Rita Moreno (born Rosa Dolores Alverío Marcano; December 11, 1931) is a Puerto Rican actress, dancer, and singer. Not...

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Joan Rivers
plays Self

Joan Rivers as Self

Joan Alexandra Molinsky, known professionally as Joan Rivers, was an American comedian, actress, writer, producer, an...

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