The Electric Company

J.J. (Skip Hinnant)
Carmela (Rita Moreno)
Brenda (Lee Chamberlain)
Mark (Morgan Freeman)
Hank (Bill Cosby)
Winnie (Judy Graubart)
Andy (Jim Boyd)
Roberto (Luis Avalos)
and Sylvia (Hattie Winston)

The Adventures of Letterman

Letterman was a super hero who battled the villain Evil Spell Binder. The animation was created by John and Faith Hubley and the voices were provided by Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder with Joan Rivers doing the narration.

Blond Haired Cartoon Man

This was a cartoon character who read aloud the words that would appear on a screen. The funny thing was that the words were often mixed up or otherwise didnt seem to make sense to him. Mel Brooks provided the voice for the character.

The Blue Beetle

The Blue Beetle was a super hero who always seem to mess things up for those he tried to help. Voice by Jim Boyd.

The Director

This character was played by Rita Moreno who could never seem to get the actors to read the cue cards correctly. Marcello, played by Morgan Freeman, was her assistant who tried to hold the cue cards while Moreno hit it with her riding crop out of frustration when trying to get the actors to read the words.

Dr. Doolots

This was a parody of Dr. Doolittle in which the Doctor, played by Luis Avalos used words to treat his patients.

Easy Reader

Easy Rider was another character played by Morgan Freeman. He was a cool, hippie like guy who loved reading and teaching others to read the "word of the day".

Fargo North, Decoder

Skip Hinnant played this detective who's job was to decode mixed up words and phrases using his own crazy machines, for example one was constructed from an antique ringer washer.

Five Seconds

In the middle of the show the viewers were told that they had five seconds to read a word that was shown on the screen.

Giggles, Goggles

This skit involved two people trying to have a communication with one of them invariably misusing a word. The two would get confused for awhile until they figured out what was going on. The two friends were usually played by Rita Moreno and Judy Graubart.

Here's Cooking at You

A character called Julia Grown-Up, played by Judy Graubart, which was a paradoy of Julia Child's cooking show.

Vincent the Vegetable Vampire

Morgan Freeman played the part of this funny, but cool, vampire which was a parody of Dracula. The Frankenstein monster, played by Skip Hinnant, and the Wolfman, played by Jim Boyd appeared in many of the skits.

The Short Circus was a singing and dancing group of children who helped viewers learn how to read.

The Cast:
June Angela as Julie
Irene Cara as Iris
Stephen Gustafson as Buddy
Melanie Henderson as Kathy
Douglas Grant as Zach
Denise Nickerson as Allison
Bayn Johnson as Kelly
Gregg Burge as Dwayne
Janina Mathews as Gail
Réjane Magloire as Samantha
Rodney Lewis as Charlie
Todd Graff as Jesse

June Angela appeared on the show throughout it's entire 780 episode running. She was 11 years old when she first joined the cast. Irene Cara went on to become a music star and appeared in Flashdance and Fame. Denise Nickerson played the part of Violet Beauregarde in the original Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory.

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