{"title":"The Electric Company","dateDebut":"1971","dateEnd":"1977","description":"The Electric Company, created by the Children's Television Workshop, was on in the morning about 5 times a day. In the middle of the show they would often have a Spiderman segment which featured live-action mixed with animated backgrounds and thought balloons. The show ended in 1977 but the final two seasons aired in reruns untill 1985. The show's most famous regular is none other than Morgan Freeman.\r\n\r\nA spinoff print magazine was also published in the 1980s.\r\n\r\nCAST:\r\nLuis Avalos -- Roberto; Dr. Doolats; Igor; Pedro (1972-1977) \r\nJimmy Boyd -- Andy; J. Arthur Crank; Paul the Gorilla; The Blue Beetle; The Wolfman; voice of Loreli the Chicken; Steve Awesome -- The $6,000,000.39 Man (1971-1977) (as Jim Boyd) \r\nLee Chamberlin -- Brenda; Vi; Madame Rosalie; Gladys the Glow-Worm (1971-1973) \r\nBill Cosby -- Hank; The Milkman; Ken Kane; The Ice Cream Man (1971-1972) \r\nMorgan Freeman -- Mark; Easy Reader; Mel Mounds -- the DJ; Count Dracula; Mad Scientist; The Cop (1971-1977) Morgan Freeman was also the man under the Spiderman suit.\r\nJudy Graubart -- Winnie; Jennifer of the Jungle; Julia Grownup; The Witch (1971-1977) \r\nSkip Hinnant -- J.J.; Fargo North Decoder; Frankenstein; Supper Man; Clam; Boy in \"Love of Chair\" (1971-1977) \r\nRita Moreno -- Carmela; Otto the Director; Pandora the Little Girl; Millie the Helper (1971-1977), Jennifer of the Jungle \r\nDanny Seagren -- Spider-Man (1974-1977) \r\nHattie Winston -- Sylvia; Valerie the Librarian (1973-1977) \r\nJune Angela -- Julie, member of the Short Circus \r\nGregg Burge -- Dwayne, member of the Short Circus (1973-1975) \r\nIrene Cara -- Iris, member of the Short Circus (1971-1972) \r\nTodd Graff -- Jesse, member of the Short Circus (1975-1977) \r\nDouglas Grant -- Zack, member of the Short Circus (1971-1973)\r\n","leadImageMedUrl":"http:\/\/distro-1.retrojunk.com\/secure\/daa8e3ce74e1e9ae32cab37c538f6d98564b25cf97953ee35f97ed1b1866a984c40f5c\/image\/48c_8e0c5ad3b0.jpg"}