The Best of the Best of Electric Company

Directors: Bob Schwarz, Chuck Jones, Henry Behar, John Tracy
Actors: Jim Boyd, Morgan Freeman, Judy Graubart, Skip Hinnant, Rita Moreno
Studio: Shout Factory Theatr
Category: DVD

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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 14 reviews
Sales Rank: 12310

Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 165 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6

MPN: D31006D
UPC: 826663100662
EAN: 0826663100662
ASIN: B000EF5MQS

Theatrical Release Date: October 25, 1971
Release Date: March 7, 2006
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The Best of the Best of Electric Company

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4 out of 5 stars Lots of Laughs from a classic old show    November 6, 2007
Paraven (Hatboro PA)
Great reminiscence of an old favorite that taught lots of us to read! Love seeing Morgan Freeman in his first "starring" role.


4 out of 5 stars Fond memories    November 4, 2007
L. Caro (Austin, Texas United States)
If you grew up watching TV in the 70s, it will touch you to see some of this stuff again.


2 out of 5 stars ho hum    September 29, 2007
H. Radcliffe (California)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful

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.


3 out of 5 stars Morgan Freeman grooves!    September 29, 2007
Cocopuff
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.


2 out of 5 stars A bit of a let down compared to my memory    September 17, 2007
Chelsea B. (Austin, TX USA)
2 out of 8 found this review helpful

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.