The Electric Company

HEY YOU GUYS!

We're gonna turn it on.
We're gonna bring you the power
We're gonna light up the dark of night like the brightest day in a whole new way
We're gonna turn it on
We're gonna bring you the power
It's coming down the lines, strong as they can be
Through the courtesy
of The Electric Company
The Electric Company.

The Electric Company!

Naomi?




PS: I adored the Electric Company, even though when it came on I had long known how to read. But I teared up when I read those lyrics of the theme song, remembering how innocently and good naturedly it was sung, thinking about what that show and what that song were about, which is the power of literacy. Electric Company was supposedly a children's show for kids just learning to read, but I think one of its purposes was to teach illiterate or subliterate adults--especially those with children--to read as well. That's why the humor was so sophisticated.

What a great cast, too, including Bill Cosby, Rita Moreno and Morgan Freeman! And what about Naomi!