I was a voracious reader as a kid. I suspect this show had something to do with that.
Thanks for sharing.
Years later, I remember seeing him start to get traction in Hollywood and thought, "Hey! That's the guy from the Electric Company!"
I had the opportunity to chat with him once. I asked him how many people remember and ask him about Easy Reader. He lit up and says only grey haired people remember Easy, but the light in their eyes warms his heart.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM22mzqWUec
Morgan Freeman narrating a silly Spider Man comic book / live action mashup is surreal and hilarious. And incorporating the reading part is subtle and most kids watching don't realize it's meant to teach them to read.
I used to watch the Electric Company just waiting for the Spider Man segment, back before there was limitless Spider Man movies and cartoons available on Disney+.
And it's impressive that Marvel lent one of their most valuable pieces of intellectual property to an educational effort. But it probably helped them marketing the character and merchandising efforts.
Along with the Bugaloos and all those crazy Sid and Marty Krofft shows! I loved that stuff as a kid. Although I think Land of the Lost was my favorite, certainly a little less out there than most of their shows...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.R._Pufnstuf
i recall a number of years back, a props warehouse was broken into and freddy the magic flute was stolen, i wonder who has him and where he will show up.
Here's a good-quality clip of that (6th season, 1977):
Apparently Sloth was locked alone in a room with a TV, which is where he got the catch phrase from.
And Schoolhouse Rock: Ready or Not, Here I Come; Conjunction Junction; I'm Just a Bill; The Preamble