1970s Timewarp: Morgan Freeman and Rita Moreno on The Electric Company

By Adam Stanhope in Video Clips on Aug 9, 2008 at 8:28 am

I was born in January, 1970 and among countless influences that buoyed my childhood years was The Electric Company – an educational show that aired on PBS stations. The Electric Company was for older kids than the Sesame Street set – a show that also played a part in the media exposure of my young life. The Electric Company was the best – and Morgan Freeman as Easy Reader was my favorite. Here he is as the consummately cool Easy Reader along with Rita Moreno as “Carmela.” They don’t make childrens’ television like this anymore. YouTube.

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Creampants
Aug 9th, 2008 at 9:16 am
Wooo hooooo more youtube videos!!!!! :/
CheeseDuck
Aug 9th, 2008 at 11:22 am
LOL
violet
Aug 9th, 2008 at 11:40 am
Bloodhound Gang!
James E.
Aug 9th, 2008 at 12:24 pm
I wish I could tell you that Morgan Freemna, fought the good fight, and youtube let him be. I wish I could tell you that, but the internet is no fairy-tale world.
Adam Stanhope
Aug 9th, 2008 at 12:31 pm
James E:

What does that mean?
Tim Giachetti
Aug 9th, 2008 at 12:34 pm
Really, what the fuck?
sd
Aug 9th, 2008 at 12:41 pm
actually they do make kids shows like this, you havent seen YO GABBA GABBA?
plainswalker75
Aug 9th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
Adam and Tim:

Have neither of you seen Shawshank Redemption?
stacyj
Aug 9th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
That video is the new standard by which I shall judge awesomeness …
Rick
Aug 9th, 2008 at 7:30 pm
Dude…I’m so so glad somebody remembers Easy Reader from the Electric Company. I used to go out on my bike after seeing him on EC and pretend I was Easy Reader.

The first time I saw him in a movie, musta been “Teachers” in about 1984, I just about stood up and shouted, “Hey…That’s Easy Reader!!”

Thanks for the trip down tv memory lane.
Wayne
Aug 9th, 2008 at 8:37 pm
Easy Reader Rubbing Rita! Hubba hubba.
Johnny Cat
Aug 9th, 2008 at 9:47 pm
I had the same experience as Rick, except the first movie I saw him in was Street Smarts. It was like seeing an old friend. He’s still as cool today, in The Black Knight, as he ever was.
JC
Aug 10th, 2008 at 1:05 am
He was looking great!. I hope he gets well soon.
Thomas
Aug 10th, 2008 at 11:20 am
Definitely a Shawshank reference; surprised y’all didn’t get that.
that's what he said
Aug 11th, 2008 at 8:05 pm
my mind is so blown right now. that was awesome.
Noelegy
Aug 16th, 2008 at 6:27 pm
Hey, I was born in January 1970, too! And I have many fond memories of “The Electric Company” and “Sesame Street.” This is just about as cool as it gets: Morgan Freeman in pink bell-bottoms, singing about reading.

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