The Sesame Workshop, the company behind PBS’ “Sesame Street,” is bringing back its 1970s staple “The Electric Company.” The series, targeted for children ages 6-9, promotes literacy and aims to interest viewers in the joy of reading. The show’s new format will encompass interactive online elements and community-based activities across the country, in addition to adapting a more contemporary style. Writers for the new incarnation include Willie Reale (“A Year With Frog and Toad”), Jeff and Craig Cox (“Blades of Glory”) and Jerome Hairston (“Law & Order: Criminal Intent”). The show’s musical directors are Chris Jackson, Thomas Kail and Bill Sherman, all from Broadway musical “In the Heights.”

I was never a fan of The Electric Company, though I do remember enjoying Spiderman’s appearances. It will be interesting to see if it works in our current culture.

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For some reason I remember this musical number called “Dunking Doughnuts” with the cast of kids singing and dancing while eating doughnuts.  (Anyone who knows me knows I LOVE doughnuts!)  And I kept thinking that the musical piece should be a commercial for Dunkin’ Donuts, the doughnut place.  It’s either The Electric Company or Zoom, but I’m pretty sure it was TEC.  Yeah… completely random memory that’s still in my memory banks.