I was born at the tail end of 1972. December 29th (feel free to put that in your calendar so you remmeber to say Happy birthday, because I am needy…)
I remember seeing bothe Sesame Street and The Electric Company at a very early age. I was more partial to TEC. Not exactlt sure why, but it was a favorite of mine. It could partly be due to the Spider-man segments, I suppose. That Spide-man was so much better in his actions and moves than the one on CBS for ever how long that ran. It was like watching the REAL Spider-man because he really could do whatever a spider can!
Easy Reader (Morgan Freeman’s recurring character) was so cool and hip. He was probably my favorite character (next to Spider-man) because he loved to read! Anything and everything! I was an early reader, reading schoolastic books at age 3, like “Caps For Sale”, “Three Stories From The House At Pooh Corner”, “Stanley”, “Frog And Toad Are Friends”. “Spooky Tricks” and some others I loved. Easy Reader was a cool cat who loved to read so, so was I!
I believe I learned more reading skills through The Electric Company than I ever did from Sesame Street, personally… I mean, I love the Muppets – WHO DIDN’T? But I believe it was the real people characters that were funny and engaging that I liked.
Here’s THE Rita Moreno talking about it:
