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Jessica became the host of the vocabulary segment at the beginning of each episode starting with 'The Limerick Slam'. She also looks after Marcus, as he is the youngest and newest member of the Electric Company. Jessica is confident, yet occasionally brash, especially when it comes to dealing with the Pranksters, particularly Manny. Jessica has a power similar to her brother's – she can replay any word or phrase that she hears, much like a tape recorder. Jessica Ruiz (played by Priscilla 'Star' Diaz) is Hector's younger sister who is a talented rapper.He is friendly with Danny, even though they share a similar rivalry. Hector is always the one to go to if there is trouble, and he also has a strong rivalry with Manny due to a limerick contest many years ago, going back to when they were kids. In season 3, he becomes the new owner of the Electric Diner. Hector is very athletic, showing particular skill at basketball. Hector Ruiz (played by Josh Segarra) is the oldest member and leader of the Electric Company, who has the power to replay any image that he sees, much like a video camera.They all have the power to throw wordballs, blue magical balls that create words on any surface. The Electric Company consists of a group of four friends who protect the neighborhood from the Pranksters. A fourth and final season had new episodes planned, but ultimately scrapped and instead aired eight past episodes from the first two seasons with new content and interstitials, which began airing on July 9, 2012.Ĭharacters Main Character Later re-airings of 'The Flube Whisperer,' 'He's Not Frozen, He’s Immobile,' 'Dirty Laundry,' 'Out to Launch,' 'Lost and Spaced,' 'Franscent,' 'Trouble Afoot,' 'Gravity Groove,' 'The Orangachoke,' and all airings of the third season were focused on both expressive reading and the five Ws. Later episodes omit Jessica saying the five words and went straight to the episode. A third season debuted on February 7, 2011, and ended on April 4, 2011, with new Company member Marcus and new Prankster Gilda (named for Saturday Night Live cast member Gilda Radner). A second season consisting of twelve episodes began airing on January 18, 2010. The first season consisted of 28 weekly episodes. The revival includes interactive Web elements and is promoted and extended via community-outreach projects.

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Other nods to the original series include appearances by Paul the Gorilla and updated versions of the soft-shoe silhouette segments in which words are sounded out.

In one episode, an actor who plays one of the Pranksters yells the opening line, as her normal character had switched bodies with one of the Electric Company members.

In a nod to the original series, each episode's opening has a Company member call on the others to assemble by yelling 'Hey, you guys!!'-a line that (as yelled by Rita Moreno) led off the opening sequence of seasons two, five, and six. The heroes' headquarters is the Electric Diner, where their friend Shock, a beat-boxing short-order cook who also appears in the short-form segments, resides. The new version has similar short animations, parodies, sketches, and music videos to those seen in the original show, but each episode also features a story line designed to teach four to five vocabulary words with a mix of hip-hop- or contemporary R&B-style music.Įach story revolves around the Electric Company, a group of tween and teen literacy heroes who battle a group of neighborhood vandals dubbed the Pranksters. On some services, the series is called The New Electric Company to distinguish it from the 1971–77 series. The series aired reruns on HBO Kids on HBO Family from January 1, 2016, until November 1, 2020, as part of HBO's deal with Sesame Workshop. The series ran on PBS Kids Go! from January 19, 2009, to Augwith reruns continuing on PBS until August 31, 2014. It is a reboot of the 1971 series of the same name. The Electric Company is an American educational children's television series produced by Sesame Workshop and developed by Karen Fowler. For the original 1971 series, see The Electric Company.

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