“Easy Reader“ Makes His 1st Appearance on The Electric Company (1971) | Morgan Freeman & Rita Moreno

“Easy Reader“ Makes His 1st Appearance on The Electric Company (1971) | Morgan Freeman & Rita Moreno Easy Reader (Morgan Freeman) was Out of Sight! as a smooth hipster with a love for reading. He made appearances since season 1 (1971–1972) and was often associated with Valerie the Librarian (Hattie Winston) and Vi (Lee Chamberlin) in her diner. The character’s name was a pun on the movie, “Easy Rider.“ The original cast of The Electric Company included Morgan Freeman, Rita Moreno, Bill Cosby, Judy Graubart, Lee Chamberlin and Skip Hinnant. Most of the cast had done stage, repertory, and improvisational work, with Cosby and Moreno already well-established performers on film and television. Ken Roberts (1971–1973), best known as a soap opera announcer (Love of Life; The Secret Storm), was the narrator of some segments during season one, most notably the parody of the genre that had given him prominence, Love of Chair. Jim Boyd, who was strictly an off-camera voice actor and puppeteer during the first season, began appearing on-camera in the second season, mostly in the role of J. Arthur Crank. Luis Ávalos also joined the cast at that time. #EasyReader #MorganFreeman #TheElectricCompany