Electric Company Crank

[POTRADS]

unfortunately, CRack had yet to reach the streets but these TEC actors were just as good

[anne91276]

Please tell me who the man's real name? I loved him so much as a comedian!!!

[ramadya2226]

Who's THA DUMMY RUNNIG THIS SHOW!!!!!!!!!!

[yaya4now2]

he sorta reminds me of Ed Norton (but crankier of course), Jackie Gleason's side kick -- what can I say?? I like old t.v. programs!

[garusell]

The One and Only J. Arthur Crank! Rock on!

[Klopecs]

Crank was such a Bitch!

[texasghost]

Now I remember something after seeing this..they used to always refer back to..."Who's running this show?"

[kataisa3]

lol Crank was Ralph Kramden for children.

[JohannaGotTalent41]

so right a cross between peteter griffin and archie bunker

[BricktownBubba]

This would explain the rise of the crank epidemic of the 80's and 90's

[notredamehesamighty]

What great memories I had of this show as a kid... I was a bit too old for the educational aspects of it, but man, was it funny. And what a line up of talent... the great character actor Jim Boyd, Bill Cosby, Rita Moreno, Morgan Freeman to name just a few. Memorable characters too... "J. Arthur Crank", Rita's crazy director, "Fargo North De-Coder" and my favorite, "Easy Reader". Great stuff!

[phantassm]

What's up with the description?? this was/is a GREAT show.

[TnseWlms]

Anybody remember Crank's "outtake" introducing a TEC episode:

Crank: "This episode of Sesame Street has been brought to you by the letters 'cr'."

Director: "Cut! No, Crank, The Electric company! Take two. Action"

Crank: "This episode of Sesame Street has been brought to you by The Electric Company"

[emlsox4life]

Can anybody upload the segments featuring "3 or 5 seconds" from 1975-1977 where a cast member or character from the show tries to read a word within the time limit(3 or 5 seconds)? Those segments were my favorites! This segment is one of my favorites,especially that alarm going off after Crank says his name.

[Nergoil]

The dummy writing that stuff was Tom Whedon - Joss Whedon's father.

[38Squid]

Sounds like Frank Rizzo from the Jerky Boys.

[quirpco]

He kinda reminds me of Jackie Gleason.

[spareco]

words like crack cocaine.brought to you by the letters CIA.

[Mahogany1974]

Haha that's a good one.

[spareco]

thank you

[Ev105]

Kinda a cross between Peter Griffin and Archie Bunker.

[Qermaq]

Actually, character was indeed modeled after Bunker.

Confetti dump was 6 inches too far left stage. hah.

[Mahogany1974]

You know what? I have to agree that's pretty much he reminds me of.

[eci4r]

@Ev105 one out of two ain't bad

[stevenscottoddballz]

"You're driving me CRAZY!" Uhhh...too late, Crank. Nature beat the "dummy" to it!

[reddfoxx36]

WHO'S THE DUMMY RUNNIN THIS SHOW LOL

[Mahogany1974]

I like when he says that lol.

[adamcharney]

Where did they get the money for all that confetti?

[QBCNetwork]

Probably borrowed it from The New Treasure Hunt (LOL)!

[mrjimmyg]

Who was the best character Jim Boyd played? Blue Bettle, Steve Awesome, J. Arthur Crank or Paul

[MyNameIsMissyS]

I'll vote for Steve Awesome, since the singer on "I Feel Light As The Air" isn't among the choices. :)

[Originalman320]

@mrjimmyg You forgot that Jim Boyd was also the werewolf.

[grabbyhands]

Crank and Easy Reader were the main two characters I remembered from EC. And Spidey, of course.

[sttonknod]

Jim Boyd was great as Crank and the Blue Beetle. He played many of my favorite characters on the Electric Company. Does anyone have a video for the song Crank sang that went with 's you don't have to guess you know they belong to me? I have been hoping to find that one for years. I hope somone will post more Crank songs and also The Blue Beetle.

[knightryderrwn]

I'd like to see "Crank, get the skunk out of the trunk!"

[knightryderrwn]

Never mind...just found it!!

[puppyshoes]

He was on Spider Man playing The Prankster

[murielsartre]

Aw, who doesn't love Jim Boyd? He's so awesome.

[quirpco]

He IS awsome!

[heyheyheydude]

I'm going crazy just watching this! LOL plus for some reason I;m thinking of Prince and Gnarls Barkley(hint, hint, song title)

[Lurkerbunny]

Crank is awesome, thanks for uploading this (finally I know where that clip from the opening came from!)

[TerryT1976]

This is one of my favorite skits since it reminds me of the show's opening titles for Seasons 5 and 6. LOL!

[kll510]

I like when he says "Your driving me crazy!" and he crosses his eyes. LOL so funny.

[ISNorden]

Crank was well-named; I can identify with him at my age. Nifty new logo by the way...

[Crotchrot]

Thanks. I'm not completely happy with it, but I don't have the software to let me cut out the logo only. I love the Crank character. He and Paul the Gorilla have always been my favorites.