Hey You Guys!

Recently I took a little trip down memory lane thanks to YouTube. Somehow I wound up looking up old children’s shows that I used to watch as a kid. Sesame Street, Captain Kangaroo, The Great Space Coaster, 3-2-1 Contact to name a few. I found one that really brought back memories that some of you older folks out there might recall as well. It was called The Electric Company and I stopped everything to watch it, getting upset if I missed even the opening credits. I remember the energy the show had and its ability to capture my attention with the unique skits and other short scenes aimed at teaching me everything from counting to adjectives. I probably learned most of my sentence structure from that show and enjoyed every minute.

While searching the videos I noticed the difference between seasons in the opening credits and thought that it evolved a lot since I watched it. Then I came across a video titled “The Electric Company (2009) Intro.” Apparently they have brought the show back and the new opening credits, at least to me, seem a bit off topic. It starts out with the characteristic “Hey You Guys!” but then moves into some sort of hip hop meets rap type of theme. I have embedded each of the intros here, first the one I remember as a kid and then the “new” one. I’m not sure, but I could swear some of the kids are grabbing themselves in the latest version. What do you think of the new show? I have yet to see anything beyond the opening credits but from what I have seen, I say bring out the re-runs of the original. At least it doesn’t teach kids to grab themselves!