dirtylibrarian

One of my favorite shows on television when I was little was The Electric Company. This was usually part of a marathon preceded by Sesame Street and Mr. Rogers, and sometimes followed by 3-2-1 Contact.

My recent rediscovery of Morgan Freeman as Easy Reader and his pal Valerie the Librarian makes me wonder if the motivation to follow my chosen career didn't have earlier seeds planted than I had once thought. Perhaps to my young self, being a librarian meant you got to hang out with people as cool as this -->

I checked out the Best of Electric Company DVD from the library, and found it was much more seeped in the drug culture of the time than I recalled. Funny how that works. I'm sure 10 years from now I'll look back and feel the same way about glow stick and pre-schoolers, though.

Regardless, I'm delighted to see that Sesame Workshop Appoints Project Director for The Electric Company.


I'm not sure what they will do with it, but as long as it is fun and builds literacy, I'm all for it. And if Morgan Freeman comes back, I'm watching.