Morgan Freeman Electric Company Easy Reader

Pbs broadcast 780 episodes over the course of its six seasons from october 25 1971 to april 15 1977.

Morgan freeman electric company easy reader.

The electric company is an american educational children s television series created by paul dooley and produced by the children s television workshop now called sesame workshop for pbs in the united states. Morgan freeman started his career as an actor in the theater and aside from a few small film roles the occasional tv gig and a few years as a cast member on the electric company it was theater that kept him the most occupied that all changed in 1987 however when his performance as fast black in the film street smart earned him his first oscar nomination making freeman a full. Before he was driving miss daisy helping andy bust out of shawshank or making gadgets for batman morgan freeman starred in the the electric company from 1971 1977. With jim boyd morgan freeman judy graubart skip hinnant.

Easy reader was a character in the show who loved to read and was played by the actor morgan freeman. The electric company is an american educational television series for children. One of his earliest roles was as an ensemble member on the pbs series the electric company playing easy reader dj mel mounds count dracula and other roles. After it ceased production in 1977 the program continued in reruns until october.

He was of course badass. In 1974 freeman appeared in his electric company role easy reader on sesame. The electric company tv series 1971 2009 morgan freeman as count dracula easy reader mad scientist marcello mark mel mounds the cop. Easy reader morgan freeman pink floyd the electric company the wall.