Mon, Feb 25, 1974
Today on The Electric Company, the little girl sings, "I Don't Have a Cent".
Jennifer of the Jungle (Judy Graubart) introduces the first topic of the day with her signature cry: "OI-OI-OI-OI-OI!" Yes, it's the OI combination, featured again when Jennifer's best friend Paul the Gorilla (Jimmy Boyd) loses his voice and needs a new voice box courtesy of Dr. Dolots (Luis Avalos). The Short Circus sings a scary yet catchy song about a word that's very useful to watch out for: "Poison"! Otto the Director (Rita Moreno) tries to get movie star Skip Hinnant, who's playing a referee in a football movie, to say "I'll flip the coin", but instead he announces he's going to flip the switch, then flip the pancake! Later, Moreno sings a short little ditty entitled "I Don't Have a Cent", replete with words ending with the NT consonant blend and the "ent" word family. Then comes an exciting three-part event: the "You Must Pay the Rent" saga. First, Stephen Gustafson, Gregg Burge, and Bayn Johnson act out a play about a couple who must pay rent to their sinister landlord - the only prop they need is a black bow tie that can also serve as a hair bow or a mustache. Then, Hinnant, Graubart, and Boyd reenact that same scenario in a silent-movie format with the words appearing onscreen. Finally, the three return to turn the play into a song. Letterman learns a lesson in the NT blend when the Spellbinder turns an ant into a towering giant! The last topic is the ALL sound. Fargo North, Decoder (Hinnant) must help a circus acrobat (Avalos) figure out which consonants should go before each "all" in a note the ringmaster gave him.
Tune in next time when Santa brings lots of toys.
Jennifer of the Jungle (Judy Graubart) introduces the first topic of the day with her signature cry: "OI-OI-OI-OI-OI!" Yes, it's the OI combination, featured again when Jennifer's best friend Paul the Gorilla (Jimmy Boyd) loses his voice and needs a new voice box courtesy of Dr. Dolots (Luis Avalos). The Short Circus sings a scary yet catchy song about a word that's very useful to watch out for: "Poison"! Otto the Director (Rita Moreno) tries to get movie star Skip Hinnant, who's playing a referee in a football movie, to say "I'll flip the coin", but instead he announces he's going to flip the switch, then flip the pancake! Later, Moreno sings a short little ditty entitled "I Don't Have a Cent", replete with words ending with the NT consonant blend and the "ent" word family. Then comes an exciting three-part event: the "You Must Pay the Rent" saga. First, Stephen Gustafson, Gregg Burge, and Bayn Johnson act out a play about a couple who must pay rent to their sinister landlord - the only prop they need is a black bow tie that can also serve as a hair bow or a mustache. Then, Hinnant, Graubart, and Boyd reenact that same scenario in a silent-movie format with the words appearing onscreen. Finally, the three return to turn the play into a song. Letterman learns a lesson in the NT blend when the Spellbinder turns an ant into a towering giant! The last topic is the ALL sound. Fargo North, Decoder (Hinnant) must help a circus acrobat (Avalos) figure out which consonants should go before each "all" in a note the ringmaster gave him.
Tune in next time when Santa brings lots of toys.
Fri, Mar 1, 1974
Today on The Electric Company, Dr. Dolots and his assistant say "kettle".
To start off the episode, Paul the Gorilla (Jimmy Boyd) bursts onto the scene to introduce the first topic, the letter K, and is showered with a round of applause... and bananas. The letter K appears in such words as "kick", "kid", and "ketchup", which is exactly what Dr. Dolots (Luis Avalos) thinks is the treatment that will revive Hattie Winston, who has just fainted. Pandora the Brat (Rita Moreno) sings an upbeat song called "I Get a Kick Out of ICK", all about the ICK word family in words like "sick" and "brick". All too soon J. Arthur Crank (Boyd) interrupts the fun to remind viewers to look out for the SK blend, whether it starts a word like "skeleton" or ends a word like "mask". Winston is in charge of introducing the sight word of the day, "who", followed by a sketch in which Lee Chamberlin and Rita Moreno try to figure out just who sent them a bouquet of flowers. The Blond-Haired Cartoon Man (Mel Brooks) finds himself asking, "Who is that?" when faced with three similar-looking people. Julia Grownup (Judy Graubart) shows up to kick off the final topic, the ED suffix that turns "cook" into "cooked". The very last segment features Avalos as an astronaut obeying orders from Skip Hinnant: "Lift latch." "Latch lifted!" Will the liftoff be a success? Fingers crossed! Scanimate words include "key", "ask", and "screamed".
Tune in next time when Paul will see this sign: "No Jumping, Playing, Throwing".
To start off the episode, Paul the Gorilla (Jimmy Boyd) bursts onto the scene to introduce the first topic, the letter K, and is showered with a round of applause... and bananas. The letter K appears in such words as "kick", "kid", and "ketchup", which is exactly what Dr. Dolots (Luis Avalos) thinks is the treatment that will revive Hattie Winston, who has just fainted. Pandora the Brat (Rita Moreno) sings an upbeat song called "I Get a Kick Out of ICK", all about the ICK word family in words like "sick" and "brick". All too soon J. Arthur Crank (Boyd) interrupts the fun to remind viewers to look out for the SK blend, whether it starts a word like "skeleton" or ends a word like "mask". Winston is in charge of introducing the sight word of the day, "who", followed by a sketch in which Lee Chamberlin and Rita Moreno try to figure out just who sent them a bouquet of flowers. The Blond-Haired Cartoon Man (Mel Brooks) finds himself asking, "Who is that?" when faced with three similar-looking people. Julia Grownup (Judy Graubart) shows up to kick off the final topic, the ED suffix that turns "cook" into "cooked". The very last segment features Avalos as an astronaut obeying orders from Skip Hinnant: "Lift latch." "Latch lifted!" Will the liftoff be a success? Fingers crossed! Scanimate words include "key", "ask", and "screamed".
Tune in next time when Paul will see this sign: "No Jumping, Playing, Throwing".