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What's Eating Gilbert Grape
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What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Lasse Hallström
Produced by
Bertil Ohlsson
David Matalon
Meir Teper
Screenplay by
Peter Hedges
Based on
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
by Peter Hedges
Starring
Johnny Depp
Juliette Lewis
Leonardo DiCaprio
Mary Steenburgen
John C. Reilly
Music by
Alan Parker
Björn Isfält
Cinematography
Sven Nykvist
Edited by
Andrew Mondshein
Production
company
Matalon Teper Ohlsson
Distributed by
Paramount Pictures
Release date
December 17, 1993 (1993-12-17)
Running time
118 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$11 million[1]
Box office
$10 million[2]
What's Eating Gilbert Grape is a 1993 American drama film directed by Lasse Hallström and starring Johnny Depp, Juliette Lewis, Darlene Cates, and Leonardo DiCaprio. The film follows 24-year-old Gilbert (Depp), a grocery store clerk caring for his morbidly obese mother and mentally impaired younger brother in a sleepy Midwestern town. Peter Hedges wrote the screenplay, adapted from his 1991 novel of the same name. The film was well-received; DiCaprio received his first Academy Award nomination for his role.
Contents
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1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production
4 Release
5 Critical reception
5.1 Accolades
6 References
7 External links
Plot[edit]
In the small town of Endora, Iowa, Gilbert Grape (Johnny Depp) is busy caring for Arnie (Leonardo DiCaprio), his brother with a developmental disability, as they wait for the many tourists' trailers to pass through town during an annual Airstreamer's Club gathering at a nearby recreational area. His mother, Bonnie (Darlene Cates), gave up on life after her husband hanged himself in the basement 7 years[3] earlier. She spends almost all of her time on the couch watching TV and eating. With Bonnie unable to care for her children on her own due to her morbid obesity, Gilbert has taken responsibility for repairing the old house and looking after Arnie, who has a habit of climbing the town water tower, while his sisters Amy (Laura Harrington) and Ellen (Mary Kate Schellhardt) do the rest. The relationship between the brothers is of both care and protection, as Gilbert continually enforces the "nobody touches Arnie" policy. A new FoodLand supermarket has opened, threatening the small Lamson's Grocery where Gilbert works. In addition, Gilbert is having an affair with a married woman, Betty Carver (Mary Steenburgen).
The family is looking forward to Arnie's 18th birthday. A young woman named Becky (Juliette Lewis) and her grandmother are stuck in town when the International Harvester Travelall pulling their trailer breaks down. Gilbert's unusual life circumstances threaten to get in the way of their budding romance. In order to spend time with Becky to watch the sunset, Gilbert leaves Arnie alone in the bath. He returns home late and finds that Arnie is still in the bath the following morning, shivering in the (now cold) water; his guilt is compounded by his family's anger. His affair with Betty ends when she leaves town in search of a new life following her husband's death—he drowned in the family's wading pool after suffering a heart attack. Becky becomes close to both Gilbert and Arnie. While they are distracted during one of their talks, Arnie returns to the water tower he is forever trying to climb. Arnie is arrested after being rescued from the top of the tower, causing his mother—who has not left the house in seven years—to become the object of pointing, laughing and gawking from the townspeople as she goes to the police station, forcing Arnie's release.
Soon after, Arnie tries to run away yet again from his bath and in his frustration, Gilbert finally snaps, hitting Arnie several times. Guilty and appalled at himself, Gilbert runs out and drives away in his truck without another word. Arnie also runs out and goes to Becky's, who takes care of him for the evening until he is picked up by his sisters. After some soul searching aided by Becky, Gilbert returns home during the birthday party to make amends to his family for running out and to be forgiven by Arnie which, with only the slightest hesitation, he is. He apologizes to his mother for his behavior and promises that he is not ashamed of her and that he will not let her be hurt any more. She admits to Gilbert her knowledge of what a burden she has become to the family, and he forgives her. He introduces her to Becky—something he had been reluctant to do earlier.
Following Arnie's 18th birthday party, Bonnie climbs the stairs to her bedroom for the first time since her husband's suicide. Arnie later tries to wake her but discovers she has died. The children, not willing to let their mother become the joke of the town by having her corpse lifted from the house by crane, empty their family home of possessions and set it on fire. A year later, Gilbert describes what happened to his family after his mother's death, as Gilbert and his brother Arnie wait by the side of a road for Becky, who arrives with her grandmother, and picks them up.
Cast[edit]
Johnny Depp as Gilbert Grape
Juliette Lewis as Becky
Leonardo DiCaprio as Arnie Grape
Mary Steenburgen as Betty Carver
Darlene Cates as Bonnie Grape
Laura Harrington as Amy Grape
Mary Kate Schellhardt as Ellen Grape
Kevin Tighe as Ken Carver
John C. Reilly as Tucker Van Dyke
Crispin Glover as Bobby McBurney
Penelope Branning as Becky's Grandma
Libby Villari as the Waitress
Production[edit]
What's Eating Gilbert Grape was shot in Texas, in various towns and cities; Austin and Pflugerville were primary locations, as well as Manor, where the water tower featured in the film was located.[4]
Release[edit]
The film had a limited release on December 17, 1993 and wide release on March 4, 1994.[5] The wide release garnered $2,104,938 on its first weekend. Total domestic gross for the film was $10,032,765.[6]
Critical reception[edit]
The film received positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film was given an 89% "Certified Fresh" rating.[7] The New York Times film critic Janet Maslin praised DiCaprio's performance, writing "the film's real show-stopping turn comes from Mr. DiCaprio, who makes Arnie's many tics so startling and vivid that at first he is difficult to watch… The performance has a sharp, desperate intensity from beginning to end."[8] Roger Ebert of Chicago Sun-Times described it as "… one of the most enchanting films of the year" and said that DiCaprio deserved to win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for which he was nominated.[9] Todd McCarthy of Variety found the film a "bemused view on life" and remarked that "Depp manages to command center screen with a greatly affable, appealing characterization."[10] The Washington Post's Desson Howe thought the film was an earnest but highly predictable effort.[11] Film Review praised Leonardo DiCaprio as the mentally handicapped brother, calling it "a performance of astonishing innocence and spontaneity", bringing "a touching credibility to a very difficult part".[12] Film Review quoted the actor:
I had to really research and get into the mind of somebody with a disability like that. So I spent a few days at a home for mentally retarded teens. We just talked and I watched their mannerisms. People have these expectations that mentally retarded children are really crazy, but it's not so. It's refreshing to see them because everything's so new to them.[12]
The film was nominated for the prestigious Grand Prix of the Belgian Syndicate of Cinema Critics.
Accolades[edit]
Awards
Award
Category
Recipients and nominees
Result
66th Academy Awards Best Supporting Actor Leonardo DiCaprio Nominated
51st Golden Globe Awards Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Leonardo DiCaprio Nominated
65th National Board of Review Awards Best Supporting Actor Award Leonardo DiCaprio Won
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 1993 Best Emerging Actor Leonardo DiCaprio Won
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "What's Eating Gilbert Grape - Box Office Data". The Numbers. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
Jump up ^ "What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
Jump up ^ What's Eating Gilbert Grape (film). 1993. p. 1 hour 11 minutes.
Jump up ^ Clinchy, Don (December 13, 2011). "Lone Star Cinema: What's Eating Gilbert Grape". Slackerwood. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
Jump up ^ "What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) - Weekend Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2008-12-30.
Jump up ^ "What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2008-12-30.
Jump up ^ "What's Eating Gilbert Grape Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2008-12-30.
Jump up ^ Maslin, Janet (1993-12-17). "Movie Review: What's Eating Gilbert Grape". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-12-30.
Jump up ^ Ebert, Roger (1994-03-04). "What's Eating Gilbert Grape". rogerebert.com. Retrieved 2008-12-30.
Jump up ^ McCarthy, Todd (1993-12-06). "What's Eating Gilbert Grape Review". Variety. Retrieved 2008-12-30.
Jump up ^ Howe, Desson (1994-03-04). "What's Eating Gilbert Grape". Washington Post. Retrieved 2008-12-30.
^ Jump up to: a b Cameron-Wilson, James; Speed, F. Maurice (1994). Film Review 1994-5. Great Britain: Virgin Books. p. 148. ISBN 0-86369-842-5.
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Climate of San Diego
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San Diego
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D
2
61
44
2.3
62
46
1.8
64
53
0.8
68
56
0.1
69
59
0.1
71
62
0
77
65
0
77
67
0.2
76
63
0.6
73
58
1
66
49
1.5
62
45
Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
Precipitation totals in inches
Source: NWS[1]
[show]Metric conversion
J F M A M J J A S O N D
50
16
7
58
17
8
46
18
12
20
20
13
3
20
15
1.8
22
17
0.8
25
19
0.5
25
19
3.8
24
17
14
23
14
26
19
9
39
17
7
Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
Precipitation totals in mm
The climate of San Diego, California is categorized as a semi-arid Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification BSh). It enjoys mild, sunny weather throughout the year.[2]
Contents
[hide]
1 Temperatures
2 Precipitation
3 Snow
4 Variation
5 Compared to national averages
6 Monthly averages
7 Sea temperatures
8 Santa Anas
9 Hurricanes
10 May and June clouds
11 Southern Oscillation
12 See also
13 Notes
14 References
15 External links
Temperatures[edit]
Average monthly temperatures range from 57.3 °F (14.1 °C) in January to 72 °F (22 °C) in August, although late summer and early autumn are typically the hottest times of the year with temperatures occasionally reaching 90 °F (32 °C) or higher.[3] Snow and ice are rare in the wintertime, typically occurring only inland from the coast when present. "May gray and June gloom", a local saying, refers to the way in which San Diego sometimes has trouble shaking off the fog that comes in during those months. Temperatures soar to very high readings only on rare occasions, chiefly when easterly winds bring hot, dry air from the inland deserts (these winds are called "Santa Ana winds"). Although confusing to tourists, newcomers, and out-of-the-region newscasters, this makes October San Diego's and the rest of Southern California's fire season and often causes heat waves in October that the weather data cannot show easily.
The record high temperature at the National Weather Service office in San Diego of 111 °F (44 °C) was on September 26, 1963. The record low temperature was 25 °F (−4 °C) on January 7, 1913.[4] The record high temperature was tied only once and happened on September 27, 2010, 47 years and two days after the set record. Several cities near San Diego broke their all-time records that day.[5]
Precipitation[edit]
San Diego has on average 146 sunny days and 117 partly cloudy days a year. The average annual precipitation is less than 12 inches (300 mm), resulting in a borderline arid climate. Rainfall is strongly concentrated in the cooler half of the year, particularly the months December through March, although precipitation is lower than any other part of the U.S. west coast. The summer months are virtually rainless, although subtropical moisture from the North American Monsoon usually results in increased humidity and thunderstorms for at least a few days each summer. Rainfall is highly variable from year to year and from month to month, and San Diego is subject to both droughts and floods. Hurricanes are very rare, although San Diego receives more tropical storms and remnants of tropical storms than anywhere else in California. Famous examples include the 1858 San Diego Hurricane and the 1939 California tropical storm, as well as the remnants of Hurricane Kathleen in 1976, all of which brought several inches of rain and high winds to San Diego. Inland areas like El Cajon can receive over 20 inches per year on average; further inland at higher elevations in the Cleveland National Forest receive more yet, and some areas like Palomar Mountain average more than 40 inches of rainfall per year.
At the National Weather Service office, there are an average of 41 days with measurable precipitation. The wettest year was 1941 with 24.93 inches (63.3 cm) and the driest year was 1953 with 3.23 inches (8.2 cm). The most rainfall in one month was 9.09 inches (23.1 cm) in January 1993. The most rainfall in 24 hours was 3.23 inches (8.2 cm) on April 5, 1926.[6]
Snow[edit]
Snow has been recorded falling on lowland San Diego communities only five times in over 125 years of record-keeping.[7] Snow flurries were last seen in San Diego on February 14, 2008 around 1,700 to 1,800 feet (520 to 550 m), and the last measurable snowfall to hit various neighborhoods and suburbs around the city fell on December 13, 1967. In winter, light snow is common in mountainous regions of east and north San Diego County above 3,000–4,000 feet (910–1,220 m).[8]
Lake Cuyamaca Campground experienced a light dusting of snow in 2017.
Variation[edit]
Climate in the San Diego area often varies dramatically over short geographical distances, due to the city's topography (the Bay, and the numerous hills, mountains, and canyons), thus exhibiting microclimate: frequently, particularly during the "May gray / June gloom" period, a thick "marine layer" cloud cover will keep the air cool and damp within a few miles of the coast, but will yield to bright cloudless sunshine between about 5 and 15 miles (8.0 and 24.1 km) inland—the cities of El Cajon and Santee for example, rarely experience the cloud cover.
Compared to national averages[edit]
On average San Diego sees 21 days with some precipitation while the rest of the country sees about 110. The national average for mostly sunny days is 213 while San Diego's is 267. San Diego's annual snowfall is 0 inches per year while the nation usually sees an average of 24.2 inches (610 mm) per year. The United States average for days above 90 °F (32 °C) is 37.9 days while San Diego's is only 2.5 days, and there are, on average 0 days below 32 °F (0 °C) in San Diego, while the national average is 88 days. The average low temperature in January for the country is 26.5 °F (−3.1 °C), and for San Diego it is 50 °F (10 °C). The average high temperature in July for San Diego is 76 °F (24 °C). The national average is 86.8 °F (30.4 °C).[6]
Monthly averages[edit]
[show]Climate data for San Diego Int'l Airport (1981–2010 normals,[a] extremes 1874–present)[b]
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °F (°C)
88
(31) 90
(32) 99
(37) 98
(37) 98
(37) 101
(38) 100
(38) 98
(37) 111
(44) 107
(42) 100
(38) 88
(31) 111
(44)
Mean maximum °F (°C)
78.4
(25.8) 79.2
(26.2) 79.8
(26.6) 82.8
(28.2) 79.0
(26.1) 81.2
(27.3) 83.2
(28.4) 85.4
(29.7) 89.5
(31.9) 86.8
(30.4) 82.9
(28.3) 76.6
(24.8) 94.1
(34.5)
Average high °F (°C)
65.1
(18.4) 65.0
(18.3) 65.6
(18.7) 67.5
(19.7) 68.5
(20.3) 70.8
(21.6) 74.6
(23.7) 76.4
(24.7) 75.9
(24.4) 72.8
(22.7) 69.0
(20.6) 64.7
(18.2) 69.7
(20.9)
Average low °F (°C)
49.0
(9.4) 50.7
(10.4) 53.2
(11.8) 55.9
(13.3) 59.4
(15.2) 62.0
(16.7) 65.4
(18.6) 66.7
(19.3) 65.2
(18.4) 60.6
(15.9) 53.6
(12) 48.4
(9.1) 57.5
(14.2)
Mean minimum °F (°C)
41.9
(5.5) 44.6
(7) 47.1
(8.4) 50.7
(10.4) 55.0
(12.8) 59.1
(15.1) 62.5
(16.9) 63.3
(17.4) 60.4
(15.8) 54.4
(12.4) 45.8
(7.7) 41.4
(5.2) 40.3
(4.6)
Record low °F (°C)
25
(−4) 34
(1) 36
(2) 39
(4) 45
(7) 50
(10) 54
(12) 54
(12) 50
(10) 43
(6) 36
(2) 32
(0) 25
(−4)
Average rainfall inches (mm)
1.98
(50.3) 2.27
(57.7) 1.81
(46) 0.78
(19.8) 0.12
(3) 0.07
(1.8) 0.03
(0.8) 0.02
(0.5) 0.15
(3.8) 0.57
(14.5) 1.01
(25.7) 1.53
(38.9) 10.34
(262.6)
Average rainy days (≥ 0.01 in)
6.7 7.1 6.5 4.0 1.4 0.8 0.7 0.4 1.2 2.8 4.1 5.8 41.5
Average relative humidity (%)
63.1 65.7 67.3 67.0 70.6 74.0 74.6 74.1 72.7 69.4 66.3 63.7 69.0
Mean monthly sunshine hours
239.3 227.4 261.0 276.2 250.5 242.4 304.7 295.0 253.3 243.4 230.1 231.3 3,054.6
Percent possible sunshine
75 74 70 71 58 57 70 71 68 69 73 74 69
Source: NOAA (sun and relative humidity 1961–1990)[10][11][12]
Sea temperatures[edit]
Average annual temperature of sea is 65 °F (18 °C), from 59 °F (15 °C) in January to 72 °F (22 °C) in August.[13] Water temperatures have risen since 1950 as measured at Scripps Pier.[14]
Average sea temperature[13]
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
59 °F (15 °C) 61 °F (16 °C) 61 °F (16 °C) 62 °F (17 °C) 64 °F (18 °C) 67 °F (19 °C) 70 °F (21 °C) 72 °F (22 °C) 70 °F (21 °C) 68 °F (20 °C) 65 °F (18 °C) 62 °F (17 °C)
Santa Anas[edit]
The months of September through February bring warm winds from the desert called "Santa Anas". Occurring about 10 days out of the year, these winds bring sometimes hot, but always dry conditions. Inland, and in mountain passes and canyons, they can burst out in gusts of 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) and can lower relative humidity to single digits, although by the coast they rarely see gusts of over 40 miles per hour (64 km/h). They can spread and worsen wildfires. Because these winds blow from east to west, common perception is that they are pulling hot air from the desert. However, it is not uncommon during a Santa Ana condition for the coast to be even hotter than the desert regions. The Santa Ana winds are actually warm due to barometric pressure increases: As the air is pulled down to sea level from the higher altitudes of the Great Basin and Rocky Mountains to the east, it is compressed and its temperature rises.[15]
Hurricanes[edit]
See also: List of California hurricanes
San Diego is only 3° further north than New Orleans, and technically within reach of East Pacific hurricanes. However, the cold California Current off the coast keeps ocean water significantly colder than in the Gulf of Mexico and western Atlantic. As a result, virtually all northbound hurricanes dissipate over Baja California and fail to bring any precipitation to San Diego. The only tropical cyclone known to impact San Diego as a hurricane in around 200 years of record-keeping was the 1858 San Diego Hurricane. Two more cyclones managed to bring tropical storm-force winds to Southern California: the 1939 California tropical storm and the Hurricane Kathleen (1976). While the water is still much colder than in similar Atlantic latitudes, the average surface temperature of the water at Scripps Pier in the California Current has increased by almost 3 degrees since 1950, according to scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography.[14]
May and June clouds[edit]
During the months of May and June, a common natural occurrence brings a thin layer of clouds that covers coastal and inland communities. Some call it "May Gray", or "June Gloom".
Southern Oscillation[edit]
San Diego's wet winter season is influenced by the El Niño Southern Oscillation. During the El Niño phase, San Diego receives more winter storms with warmer and more humid conditions. During the La Niña phase, San Diego becomes drier with cooler and less humid conditions.
See also[edit]
Climate of California
Horse latitudes
Notes[edit]
Jump up ^ Mean monthly maxima and minima (i.e. the highest and lowest temperature readings during an entire month or year) calculated based on data at said location from 1981 to 2010.
Jump up ^ Official precipitation records for San Diego were kept at the Weather Bureau Office in downtown from October 1850 to December 1859 at the Mission San Diego and from November 1871 to June 1939 and a variety of buildings at downtown, and at San Diego Int'l (Lindbergh Field) since July 1939.[9] Temperature records, however, only date from October 1874. For more information on data coverage, see ThreadEx
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency: San Diego climate by month". Wrh.noaa.gov. Retrieved May 4, 2011.
Jump up ^ M. Kottek; J. Grieser; C. Beck; B. Rudolf; F. Rubel (2006). "World Map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification updated". Meteorol. Z. 15: 259–263. doi:10.1127/0941-2948/2006/0130. Retrieved April 22, 2009.
Jump up ^ National-Record High Temp: http://www.vroomvroomvroom.com/maximum-temperatures-in-usa/
Jump up ^ http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?ca7740; http://www.city-data.com/forum/weather/155963-your-record-high-record-low-10.html
Jump up ^ Enloe, Jesse (December 2, 2012). "CA All-Time Highest Max Temperature Records set on September 27, 2010". NOAA. Retrieved December 2, 2012.
^ Jump up to: a b http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?ca7740
Jump up ^ "Rowe, P.: "The Day it Snowed on San Diego" San Diego Union-Tribune, December 13, 2007.
Jump up ^ "Snow play" a popular winter activity at Laguna Mountain Recreation Area, Palomar Mountain and Cuyamaca Rancho State Park (Feb 26 2011)
Jump up ^ Conner, Glen. History of weather observations San Diego, California 1849–1948. Climate Database Modernization Program, NOAA's National Climatic Data Center. pp. 7–8.
Jump up ^ "NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
Jump up ^ "Station Name: CA San Diego Lindbergh FLD". National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
Jump up ^ "San Diego/Lindbergh Field CA Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
^ Jump up to: a b "Pacific Ocean Temperatures on California Coast" - beachcalifornia.com
^ Jump up to: a b Lee, Mike (June 18, 2011). "Is global warming changing California Current?". U-T (San Diego Union Tribune). Retrieved June 20, 2011.
Jump up ^ Fovell, Robert, Professor of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, UCLA, "The Santa Ana Winds FAQ http://people.atmos.ucla.edu/fovell/ASother/mm5/SantaAna/santa_ana_faq.html 2016-03-29
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Huntsville Unit, the location of the State of Texas execution chamber
The list of people executed by the U.S. state of Texas, with the exception of 1819-1849, is divided into periods of ten years.
Since 1819, 1,306 individuals (all but nine of whom have been men) have been executed in Texas as of May 16, 2018.
Between 1819 and 1923, 390 people were executed by hanging in the county where the trial took place.[1] During the American Civil War, three Confederate deserters and a man convicted of attempted rape were executed by firing squad.[1] The law was changed in 1923 requiring executions to be carried out in the electric chair at the Huntsville Unit in Huntsville, Texas. From 1924 to 1964, 361 people were executed in this way.[2] After an eighteen-year gap following Furman v. Georgia, executions were resumed following new capital punishment laws passed by the State of Texas (and upheld in Gregg v. Georgia, which also included a companion case from Texas), among them changing the method of execution to lethal injection.
Since 1982 and as of May 16, 2018, 551 individuals (all of whom were convicted of murder) have been executed by lethal injection at the Huntsville Unit.[3] The number is over four times as many as Virginia[4] (the state with the second-highest total of executions in the post-Gregg era) and over 37 times as many as California (the state with the largest number of death row inmates;[5] California has not executed anyone since January 2006).
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2 See also
3 References
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5 External links
Executions from 1819[edit]
1819–49: 9 executions
1850–59: 18 executions
1860–69: 20 executions
1870–79: 50 executions
1880–89: 64 executions
1890–99: 101 executions
1900–09: 71 executions
1910–19: 51 executions
1920–29: 66 executions
1930–39: 122 executions
1940–49: 78 executions
1950–59: 76 executions
1960–64: 29 executions
1982–89: 33 executions
1990–99: 166 executions
2000–09: 248 executions
Since 2010: 104 executions
See also[edit]
Texas portal
Law portal
Capital punishment in Texas
Capital punishment in the United States
Lists of people executed in the United States
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b The Espy File: 1608–2002. Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
Jump up ^ List of Electrocuted Offenders Archived 2011-06-12 at the Wayback Machine.. Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
Jump up ^ List of Executed Offenders. Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved 07 August 2012.
Jump up ^ "Number of Executions by State and Region Since 1976". Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
Jump up ^ "Death Row Inmates by State and Size of Death Row by Year". Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
Further reading[edit]
Harnsberger, R. Scott. A Guide to Sources of Texas Criminal Justice Statistics [North Texas Crime and Criminal Justice Series, no.6]. Denton: University of North Texas Press, 2011. ISBN 978-1-57441-308-3
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The Electric Company (2009 TV series)
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The Electric Company
Starring
P-Star
Jenni Barber
Josh Segarra
Ricky Smith
Ashley Austin Morris
Chris Sullivan
Coy Stewart
Carly Rose Sonenclar
William Jackson Harper
Country of origin
United States
Original language(s)
English
No. of seasons
3
No. of episodes
52 (list of episodes)
Production
Location(s)
Kaufman Astoria Studios
Running time
28 minutes
Production company(s)
Sesame Workshop
Distributor
PBS
Release
Original network
PBS Kids Go!
Original release
January 23, 2009 (2009-01-23) – April 4, 2011 (2011-04-04)
External links
Website
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The Electric Company is an American television series for young children ages 6 to 9[1][2] on PBS, derived from the 1971 series, and which has the same Alphakids from that series. The series premiered as a four-episode mini-marathon on PBS on January 23, 2009, then became a weekly series with an episode shown each Friday. On September 7, 2009, it became a daily series. Like the original, this version was produced by Sesame Workshop. The last new episode aired on April 4, 2011. A fourth season was planned, but the show was canceled before it went into production. Subsequent showings were reruns. The series was sometimes referred to as The New Electric Company to distinguish it from the 1970s series. It aired on PBS Kids Go! from 2009 to 2013.
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2 Characters
2.1 Main
2.2 The Electric Company
2.2.1 Allies
2.2.2 The Heffenbacher Family
2.3 The Pranksters
2.3.1 Allies
2.4 Animated characters
2.4.1 The Adventures of Captain Cluck
2.4.2 Pets Home Alone
2.4.3 In the Haunted House
2.4.4 Others
2.4.5 Prankster Planet
3 Cast
4 Episodes
5 Songs
5.1 From season 1
5.2 From season 2
5.3 From season 3
6 Critical reception
6.1 Positive
6.2 Negative
7 References
8 External links
Conception[edit]
The new version has similar short animations, 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.
Each story revolves around the Electric Company, a group of teenage literacy heroes who battle a group of neighborhood vandals dubbed the Pranksters. 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.
In the show's nod to the original series, each episode's opening has a Company member call to the others to assemble by yelling "Hey, you guys!!"—a line that (as yelled by Rita Moreno and then Priscilla Diaz) led off the opening sequence of seasons two, five, and six.[1][3][4] 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.
The revival includes interactive Web elements and is promoted and extended via community-outreach projects. The first season consisted of 28 weekly episodes. An additional season of twelve more episodes began airing January 2010. A third season debuted February 7, 2011, and ended on March 28, 2011, with new Company member Marcus and new Prankster Gilda.
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Season 2
Season 3
Josh Segarra Main
P-Star Main
Jenni Barber Main Guest
Ricky Smith Main
Coy Stewart N / A Main
Ashley Austin Morris Main
Dominic Colón Main
William Jackson Harper Main
Sandie Rosa Main
Carly Rose Sonenclar N / A Main
Chris Sullivan Recurring
Lin-Manuel Miranda Recurring
L. Steven Taylor Guest N / A Recurring
Kyle Massey Guest Recurring N / A
The Electric Company[edit]
The Electric Company consists of a group of four friends who protect the neighborhood from the Pranksters. They all have the power to throw word balls, blue magical balls that create words on any surface. Each member has a special skill.
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. Hector is very athletic, showing particular skill at basketball. He once had a fear of beetles. In season three, he becomes the new owner of the Electric Diner. Hector is always the one to go to if there is trouble, and he also has a strong rivalry with Manny because of a limerick contest many years ago, going back to when they were kids. He's friendly with Danny, even though they share a similar rivalry.
Jessica Ruiz (played by P-Star) is Hector's little sister who has a power similar to her brother's — she can replay any word or phrase that she hears, much like a tape recorder. Jessica is confident, yet occasionally brash, especially when it comes to dealing with the Pranksters, particularly Manny. She loves to rhyme and rap. She also looks after Marcus, as he is the youngest and newest member of the Electric Company. Jessica became the hostess of the vocabulary segment at the beginning of each episode starting in Season 2.
Lisa Heffenbacher (played by Jenni Barber) is a well-liked girl who has the power to unscramble any anagram that she finds. Lisa is very smart and excels at science. She has a strong and constant rivalry with Annie, since the latter caused numerous headaches for her. In the season-three premiere, it is revealed in a hovering TV screen that she is traveling with a science program. However, Hector keeps her posted with what's happening in the neighborhood. She was seemingly written off the show, although Jenni Barber did do a few educational commercials for The Electric Company during that season.
Keith Watson (played by Ricky Smith) is the second-oldest member of the Electric Company who can generate images in mid-air, which especially comes in handy when explaining difficult words, and can also magnify images as well. Keith is logical and level-headed and frequently creates solutions for dealing with the Pranksters' tricks. Keith is good at basketball, like Hector. Keith first discovered his power while playing Horse with Hector when saying he wanted an E and threw a wordball at the word. His father was the original owner of the Electric Diner.
Marcus Barnes (played by Coy Stewart) is the newest and youngest member of the Electric Company, who made his debut in season three. He first discovered his wordball power while playing baseball. He has math skills as his powers and uses them to effectively solve math problems. He likes numbers, has good athletic abilities, and always has a craving for waffles along with a love of pickles. Francine disdainfully refers to him as Marty Farms.
Allies[edit]
Shock (played by Chris Sullivan) is a short-order cook at the Electric Diner, where the Company converges when trouble occurs. Shock rarely speaks directly, instead he beat-boxes and uses his hands to act out ideas. In later episodes, however, he speaks normally. He appears in some segments with Jessica, particularly the closing segment.
P.J. Watson (played by Kyle Massey) is Keith's eccentric cousin who appeared in season two. He starred in Lisa's movie and got help from her to write a paper from back home about an old western story in a refrigerator.
Leo Watson (played by L. Steven Taylor) is the proprietor of the Electric Diner and Keith's father. In Season 3, he opens up a new restaurant and passes the diner to Hector, who becomes the owner.
The Great Calvero (played by Jason Antoon) is the local magician who performs in the park.
Bandini is Calvero's brother, who was trapped in a painting, but the Electric Company got him out of the painting and reunited him with Calvero.
Mario (played by Lin-Manuel Miranda) is Shock's best friend and a hip-hop emcee. He makes guest appearances alongside Shock in some musical segments.
Sabi or Sammy Spamboni is Manny's little brother, who was frozen by Manny many times but gave the Electric Company advice on to how unfreeze Keith.
Paul the Gorilla was a recurring character on the original show and was the only character brought back for the new series. In the new incarnation, however, he is far more restrained and less vocal.
Dax (played by James Miles) is a Skeleckian and a good friend of Lisa's who sometimes gets the company tied up in his problems, such as getting shrunk and having a steering wheel stolen, and almost getting some cheese stolen by the Pranksters.
Polly Hashimoto is a local author whose books are found in the library. She appears in the episode "One Smart Cookie."
Emily is a friends of Marcus Barnes who dresses as George Washington during the 4th of July celebration in one episode.
Wiki Wiki Walter - Shock's old friend who appeared in an episode as the titular character. It is revealed that he was the one who taught Shock how to beatbox. However, after Shock beats him in a beatboxing match, he called off their relationship. They eventually reconciled near the end of the episode.
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The Heffenbacher Family[edit]
The following family members only appear in "Revolutionary Doughnuts":
Caroline (played by Deborah Rush) is Lisa's mother. When asked, she reveals the family tree of the Heffenbachers and then explains to her daughter that Cordelia was a traitor.
Mildred is Lisa's aunt. She generously allows her niece and her friends to find out about Cordelia.
Cordelia Heffenbacher (also portrayed by Jenni Barber) is Lisa's great-great-great-great-great-great aunt. She was first mentioned by Annie Scrambler saying that she was a traitor, but Lisa proves that Annie was wrong. Cordelia distracted the British Redcoats by offering them doughnuts.
The Pranksters[edit]
The Pranksters are the Electric Company's enemies. In the Prankster Cam segments, each of the Pranksters explain about the letters, with Manny specializing in punctuation and Annie talking about apostrophe-S.
Francine Carruthers (played by Ashley Austin Morris) - The vandalistic leader of the Pranksters. She has the same power as the Electric Company—the ability to generate word balls, except that hers are violet. Francine has a very high opinion of her own intelligence. Most of her plots involve making herself look good at the expense of the Company. In Season 3, she gets an assistant named Gilda Flip. She usually calls Marcus "Marty Farms" and usually gets 100 to 200 presents for her birthday.
Annie Scrambler (played by Sandie Rosa)- A girl who is frequently envious of the accomplishments of others. She has the power to scramble any word or sentence with a stomp of her foot which results in making new words, but sometimes she scrambles existing words to create nonexistent ones. Annie is often jealous of the Electric Company's good luck and sometimes works with her Uncle Sigmund, who is a noted hypnotist, to get back at her rivals. She will work with the Electric Company if she has to, such as to help her uncle out in "Bananas".
Danny Rebus (played by William Jackson Harper) - A suave, sophisticated Prankster. He can turn any sentence into a rebus puzzle. Most of his messages make fun of the Electric Company. Danny is very proud, yet has a touchy personality, being easily offended. He often accuses the Electric Company of making him look bad, promising vengeance. He has helped the Electric Company out on occasion when it benefits him. He is also the most destructive member.
Manny Spamboni (played by Dominic Colón) - The loudest of the Pranksters. He is the only member of the group that does not have any powers, but he is quite skilled in the art of robotics and mechanics. Manny is rude and crude, and uses his many gadgets to make trouble for the Electric Company. He is thought the world of by his mother who says he is her "little angel," although she has put him in his place on occasion, such as chastising him for cheating at a limerick competition.
Gilda Flip (played by Carly Rose Sonenclar) - The newest member of the Pranksters and Francine's assistant. Like Manny, she doesn't appear to have any powers, and her only gadget is her Flip Phone. Instead, she has a natural talent for planning as well as a wide variety of other small talents. She is portrayed by Carly Rose Sonenclar.
Allies[edit]
Sigmund Scrambler (played by Mark Linn-Baker) is Annie's uncle, who works as a hypnotist. He is slightly bumbling, but he helps Annie in her pursuit of bothering the Electric Company.
Sandy Scrambler (played by Ana Gasteyer) is Annie's aunt, who is a hypnotist like Sigmund Scrambler.
Antigone Carruthers (played by Julie Halston) is Francine's mother, who is the CEO of the Antigone Carruthers Corporation. She usually calls the Electric Company the Electricians. Like Francine, she has an inflated opinion of her own importance, and her idea of punishment for Francine's misdeeds are considered incredibly lenient by the Electric Company.
Mrs. Bebe Spamboni (played by Andréa Burns) is Manny's mother. She thinks the world of Manny like any mother would, but doesn't approve when he cheats.
Sandy Rebus is Danny's dog who gave the Electric Company a note in the episode "Pies for Puppies."
Animated characters[edit]
The Adventures of Captain Cluck[edit]
Captain Cluck (voiced by Isabella Palmieri) - Captain Cluck is a chicken-themed child superhero who has brown hair with high short curly pigtails, and wears a pink outfit with a matching mask and cape and also a star belt. She has the ability to correct things. In the "apostrophe-s" segment, passing ten minutes, she arranges a restaurant for all her chickens with separate plates to show whose corn belongs to.
The Poultry Patrol - The Poulty Patrol are the chickens who belong to Captain Cluck. In one of the segments, they all have female names revealed with apostrophes and "s" at the end because they're hens. They are named Amy, Fay, Fran, Gin, Helen, Jan, Jen, Jean, Joan, June and Nan.
The Lost Girl - The Lost Girl is an African American girl who only appears in the comma segment in which she is confused as she looks at her shopping list.
Greg - Greg is a boy listening to music in headphones. He has been yelled at by his best friend.
Pets Home Alone[edit]
Donnie - Donnie is a yellow canary with green wings and a matching tail. Donnie likes to call all of his fur-covered friends, "Fuzzball" and plays with Nuggets' hamster ball to pretend to be an astronaut.
Nuggets - Nuggets is a magenta Hamster who appears in some live action backgrounds.
Petunia - Petunia is a blue bulldog. She wears a pink bow on her head. She sits right next to the Green-Skinned Mummy from "Haunted House" in the live-action bench and she doesn't like taking baths.
Tom - Tom is an orange kitten, he is very nice and shy and knows how to use a laptop and knows the website "NachosforPets.com" and he put himself in the nachos after Nuggets rushed through the word tomatoes for Tom. He dressed as a pencil dressed as a monster for Halloween.
In the Haunted House[edit]
Werewolf (voiced by Leslie Carrara-Rudolph) - A werewolf with brown fur. He lives in a haunted house with Bat and Mummy.
The Brown Bat (voiced by Cree Summer) - The only flying monster. He lives in a haunted house with Werewolf and Mummy. Bat was once given a present by a monster which turned out to be a mini-version of the monster.
Mummy (voiced by Leslie Carrara-Rudolph) - A green-skinned mummy who wears toilet paper. He has an Indian accent. He lives in a haunted house with Bat and Werewolf. Mummy's favorite dessert is pie.
Aunt Hilegard - Aunt Hilegard is a green-skinned witch with a turbo broomstick. She also has red goggles for her flight.
Others[edit]
The Three Orangutans (voiced by Dominic Colón, Jenni Barber and Josh Segarra) demonstrate things with words that start with "gr", "fl," or "dr"; have "oo" or "ink"; or end with "mb," "ing," or "ed."
Special Agent Jack Bowser (voiced by Tyler Bunch) is a blue android dog who wears a black sweater with a white horizontal stripe on it and is trapped in the treats/things. As he tells us that something is about to explode, he utters, "I can't crack the code to get out! Help me read this." This sketch is a parody of the TV series 24 and in fact each sketch lasts 24 seconds.
Music Man (played by Reggie Watts) is a deep-voiced singer who appears in many segments. He is the only character from the first two seasons to appear in the third season since he appeared in "Wordball Games" fully animated in a different style of Flash animation and actually had spoken dialogue for the first time. His new segments involve him doing some chores for his space alien neighbor and his pesky neighbor, Pesky Eddie, or he'd get zapped and lose one life, by saying the subtitled instructions the alien stated. The segments are made in the style of a video game; where at the opening, Music Man loses his first life and only has two lives left. He was called real name "Z-Kety" with PekoPeko57 in the TV series of the same name and was dubbed by Elmer Baxter Bae.
The Pet Shop Owner is a wacky pet owner who owns many unusual pets, which causes his customers to leave. This segment was replaced with "Pets Home Alone."
Josephine is an African American girl who wants to sell things to the people and the mummy who live in houses.
Felix and Oscar are an animated take-off of The Odd Couple and appear in many segments. Felix is an elderly man wearing a green shirt who makes comments and Oscar is the dim-witted, lanky, and tall teen-aged boy who lives with Felix and has to live without most of his teeth, socks, or deodorant. Although their names aren't revealed, Felix was referred to as Old Man in one episode.
The Two-Headed Long-Necked Monster is completely female and skilled at skiing, and has light-green skin. In addition to calling each other dude, they often argue about the jacket they're wearing. One head with red eyes, lips, and antennae wants it zipped while the other head with blue eyes, lips, and antennae wants it unzipped. They both end up down the hill blaming each other and their purple hooded jacket loses its zipper.
Wrack and Wreck are green and blue robots who love watching TV and eating bolts as a snack.
Ray and Fay are blue monsters with horns on their heads. Ray tries to offer flowers to Fay who's sitting in a bench. She wears pigtails.
Prankster Planet[edit]
An animated segment was shown at the end of each episode starting in 2012. Prankster Planet eventually supplanted the live show - actors were no longer employed, but Sesame Workshop continued to have Prankster Planet cartoons made. Jessica and Marcus visit the Pranksters' space base, where the Pranksters have full power to build inventions to damage words. Now without powers, Jessica and Marcus have to use their wits to turn off the inventions. Although they overcome the obstacles, the Pranksters catch up to them and prevent them from reaching the switch. The viewer is then encouraged to play an online game, in which you test your wits as well. The segment focuses more on measurement (in various forms) than the rest of the show. The first series of segments features Manny Spamboni's Wordsuckeruppenator which enables him to access all the words in the world. Multiple Pranksters appear to defend the off buttons. The second series of segments features Francine's Reverse-a-Ball machine, which reverses words. In this series, Francine watches Jessica and Marcus, along with a studio audience of Manny's robots. "Survey Time" is announced so the audience can vote on an obstacle for the duo, which is graphed. In the episodes alongside, words reverse, which is shown at the end.
Cast[edit]
Cast members include P-Star as Jessica, Jenni Barber as Lisa, Josh Segarra as Hector with Justin Farney yelling, Ricky Smith as Keith, Coy Stewart (Tyson Stewart) as Marcus Barnes, and Chris Sullivan as Shock.
The celebrities who have appeared on the show include Pete Wentz, Samantha Bee, Ne-Yo, Mario, Sean Kingston, Marc Ecko, Jack McBrayer, Tiki Barber, Whoopi Goldberg, Kyle Massey, Common, Swizz Beatz, Good Charlotte, Jimmy Fallon, Dwight Howard, David Lee, Christopher Massey, Wyclef Jean, and Doug E. Fresh. Besides his brief appearances in season one, Kyle Massey had a recurring role in season two as PJ, Keith's eccentric cousin.
Mark Linn-Baker appears occasionally as Annie's uncle Sigmund. Broadway actor-composer Lin-Manuel Miranda does occasional guest appearances and contributes music to the show. He also appears in a season-two episode as Mario, Shock’s friend.
Tommy Kail, the director of Miranda's In the Heights, is one of the musical directors with Bill Sherman and the actor-musician Chris Jackson, a star of the original Broadway production of that show. Members of the hip hop comedy troupe Freestyle Love Supreme (of which Miranda, Sherman, Jackson, and Sullivan are members) make sporadic appearances in the musical segments as well.
Episodes[edit]
Main article: List of The Electric Company (2009 TV series) episodes
Season
Episodes
Originally aired
First aired
Last aired
1 28 January 23, 2009 (2009-01-23) October 2, 2009 (2009-10-02)
2 12 January 25, 2010 (2010-01-25) May 7, 2010 (2010-05-07)
3 12 February 7, 2011 (2011-02-07) April 4, 2011 (2011-04-04)
Songs[edit]
From season 1[edit]
Song Title
Episode
Main Character Performers
We've Got Skills "Skills" Hector, Jessica, and Lisa[5]
Take the Pledge Keith, Hector, Jessica, Lisa[6]
100% Human "Scent of a Human" Hector
The Nature Lover "Lights, Camera, Beetles!" Danny
Where's and Why's "Call Me Tiki" Jessica[7]
Are We Gonna Make It "Lost and Spaced" Electric Company, Dax, Francine[8]
"We Are the Merry Pransker Band" - Annie Scrambler and Manny Spamboni (with Francine on the tuba)
"The Limerick Slam" - Hector, Jessica, Manny and Mrs. Spamboni
"Sigmund Scrambler's Habit-Breaking Hypnotism Tent Advertisement/The Last Note" - Annie, Lisa, Hector and Sigmund Scrambler
"Keith's Birthday Song for Dad" - Keith and Electric Company
"Follow Through" - Lisa
"One Part You and One Part Me" - Lisa and Francine
"Love" - Manny
"Help Me Clear My Name" - Hector
"The Cheese Song" - Lisa, Hector and Electric Company
"The Danny Rebus Blues" - Danny
From season 2[edit]
"Sheriff Frank vs. Negative Apple" - Mario and Danny
"Follow The Clues" - Polly
"Don't Undo Undanny" - Danny and Jessica
"Separate the Truth From the Lies" - Lisa
"The Francine Hotel Jingle" - Francine and Mrs. Carruthers
"Compromise" - Electric Company and Pranksters
"Down With the Skeleckians" - Jessica and Skeleckian crowd
"Observe the Ape" - Sigmund, Natalie McNally, Lisa and Annie
"Hey, Bluefoot (The Friendship Call)" - Manny and Electric Company
"Good Friends Good as Gold" - Jessica, Jules and group
"Great" - Lisa and Cordelia Heffenbacher
From season 3[edit]
"Wordball on His What?" - Hector, Jessica and Marcus Barnes
"Gilda Breaking Records" - Gilda Flip and kids
"Here Come the Animals Dressed As Monsters" - Hector, Jessica, Marcus, Keith and Shock
"Appreciate a Zero" - Danny and Annie
"Little Puppies" - Jessica and puppies
"The Electric Company Doesn't Like You" - Danny and Manny
"Take Back This Return-a-Ball" - Francine, Gilda, Hector, Keith, Jessica, Marcus and chorus
"Beatbox" - Doug E. Fresh and crowd
"I Love My Power" - Manny and his robot
"Add a Chicken" - Rob and chorus
"Junior Assistant" - Francine, Hector and chorus
Critical reception[edit]
Positive[edit]
The show received generally positive reviews from critics, and currently[when?] has a 74/100 score on Metacritic, based on eight reviews. Newsday said "With a visual sensibility that mimics a video game, Web browser and iPhone, as well as a hearty online presence with a social-networking bent, the new Electric Company seems to deliver."
Entertainment Weekly said "Though the hip ’n’ urban vibe seems overly calculated, did studies show that eight-year-olds respond to beatboxing white dudes? And the cast is aggressively up with people. You gotta love new characters."
Negative[edit]
Reviews that cited negative aspects of the show compared it to the 1970s Electric Company.
The New York Daily News said, "The only problem here is that once in a while the producers and cast get so enthusiastic about their production numbers [that] their words become almost unintelligible."
The New York Times stated[9] that although the new series is respectable, "it all feels a little corporate somehow" and "today’s children will certainly find it watchable and will have better language skills after spending time with it. They just aren’t likely to still be holding it in their hearts 35 years from now."
The Los Angeles Times called the story aspects of the show "unnecessarily complicated and off the point,"[10] citing that the 1970s series "spent more time teaching, at no cost to entertainment".
The Washington Post praised the new series but stated that it was reminded of Ghostwriter (another PBS series produced by Sesame Workshop), not the 1970s Electric Company. "The original show—low concept, high energy—knew that words didn't have to have literal superpowers in order to be worthwhile and, occasionally, magical."[2]
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b [1] Davis, Michael. “PBS Revives a Show That Shines a Light on Reading.” The New York Times, Vol. CLVII, No. 54,308, p. E2, 5/12/2008. Retrieved from NYTimes.com on May 12, 2008.
^ Jump up to: a b Hesse, Monica (January 23, 2009). "'Electric' Is Rewired For the '00s". The Washington Post.
Jump up ^ ""The Electric Company" to return in 2009". Current.org. 2008-12-22. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
Jump up ^ Netburn, Deborah (January 11, 2009). "The Electric Company". Los Angeles Times.
Jump up ^ theelectriccompany (2009-01-16), We've Got Skills (The Electric Company), retrieved 2016-06-15
Jump up ^ theelectriccompany (2009-06-04), Take the Pledge (The Electric Company), retrieved 2016-06-15
Jump up ^ KIDS, PBS. "The Electric Company: Music Video: Are We Going to Make It? . VIDEO | PBS KIDS". pbskids.org. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
Jump up ^ "electric company are we gonna make it - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
Jump up ^ Genzlinger, Neil (January 19, 2009). "Back From the '70s, Without the Zaniness". The New York Times.
Jump up ^ Zeitchik, Steven. "Entertainment - entertainment, movies, tv, music, celebrity, Hollywood - latimes.com - latimes.com". Calendarlive.com. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
External links[edit]
Official website
The Electric Company (2009 version) on IMDb
The Electric Company (2009 version) at TV.com
Season one press kit
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Season three press kit
Season four press kit
Literacy Learning with The Electric Company
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