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(Reprinted with absolutely no permission from Newsday.com)

If "The Electric Company" was your childhood PBS TV favorite, you'll have to wait until Feb. 7, 2006 to get your fix. That's when Sesame Workshop (formerly Children's Television Workshop) will release 24 of 780 episodes of the kid (and adult) classic in a four-DVD boxed set.

The 24 episodes will have the most memorable skits, least repetition and best representation of celebrities (including Morgan Freeman, Bill Cosby and Rita Moreno, says Heather Hanssen, a spokeswoman for Sesame Workshop.

From 1971 to 1977, "The Electric Company" entertained and educated young minds in basic reading skills. The soundtrack won a Grammy in 1972, and the writers won an Emmy in 1973. The show's vibe is totally 1970s, complete with trippy colors and cartoon characters with Afros.