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By any chance was this also inspired by something from The Carol Burnett Show as well?

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I don't know how many children improved their reading skills because of LOC, but it was a lot of fun!

What season of _The Electric Company_ is this from? Because I watched it all the time as a wee tot and I'm pretty sure I never saw any of these. By the time I was watching it, though, it was already in reruns, for which I think they only ever aired episodes from the last season or two ('76-'77).

0:57 Morgan Freeman, _The Electric Company_ cast member. That sheer randomness must have been inspired by Monty Python's Flying CIrcus.

Somebody wrote a blatant personal-reminiscence Wikipedia entry on this one recurring sketch. It's pretty priceless. BTW, the "Naomi" in question is Naomi Gyllenhaal (yes, Jake and Maggie's Mom), who worked on the show ("The Electric Company," in case anyone doesn't know) at the time.

This was such a cleverly-written show.

Love these dramas! Grew up watching these and still funny today!;0)

I’m sure someone has pointed out the UA-cam thumbnail picture for this video is “the boy is bending over. “. Umm…😳

The boy is sitting. The boy is wearing pants. The boy is man spreading.

I had a book called Love of Chair where a giant bird picks up the boy while he’s sleeping and Crank keeps shouting “What about Naomi?” I watched Electric Company- but I need saw these slurs until now

Any chance of getting the remaining Love of Chair episodes?

(From season 1, episode #12) Announcer: Will the pants hold up? Will the boy hold up? Will the show hold up? And... what about Naomi? For the answer to these and other questions... Bill Cosby: Did the bell ring? Announcer: ....tune in tomorrow for... Love Of Chair.

Cast members in Love of Chair: Judy Graubart- Episodes 1,19,72,73,128,230 (6) Morgan Freeman- Episodes 5,10,23,26,37,40,59,65,75,218,223,232 (12) Bill Cosby- Only 1 (Episode 12) Lee Chamberlain- Episodes 2,13,21,36,109,204,227 (7) Rita Moreno- Episodes 9,14,209 (3)

As our story begins: 1) The boy is sitting. See the boy sitting. Boy, is he sitting. The boy is getting sick of sitting. 2) The boy is sitting. The boy is watching. See the boy watching. Watch the boy sitting. 5) The boy is sitting. The boy is patting. The boy is patting the dog. The dog is sitting. 9 & 209) The boy is sitting. The boy is sitting up. The boy is sitting tight. The boy is sitting uptight. 10) The boy is sitting. The boy is thinking. The boy is thinking about a girl. The girl is sitting. 12) The boy is sitting. The boy is wearing pants. The boy is bending over. The pants are splitting. 13) The boy is rising. The boy is falling. The boy is sitting. It's only fitting. 14) The boy is sitting. The boy is starting to stand. See the boy starting. Watch him stop. 19) The boy is going to stand. He's going to stand at last. At last, he's going to stand. But first, he's going to sit. 21) The boy is standing. The boy is really standing. It's hard to believe the boy is standing. Must be some misunderstanding. 23 & 223) The boy is on his feet. See the boy on his feet. The boy's feet are tired. The boy is on is foot. 26) The boy is standing. The boy is taking a step. Is the boy taking the right step? No, he is taking the left step. 36) The boy is missing. See the boy missing. See the chair not missing. See the chair there. 37) The chair is sitting. The boy is missing. Where is the boy? The boy is sitting. 40) The boy is sitting. The boy is sitting quietly. He is good at sitting quietly. He has had a lot of practice. 59) The boy is sleeping. The boy is sleeping on the chair. Is he sleeping well? He is sleeping fair. 65) The boy is asleep. The boy is sound asleep. Will he be found asleep? No, he will be lost in sleep. 72) The boy is sleeping. The boy is not awake. He is opening one eye. The boy is half awake. 73) The boy is sitting. The boy has opened his eye. The boy has opened both his eyes. What a surprise. 75) The boy is climbing. He is climbing on the chair. Why does the boy climb the chair? Because it's there. 109) The boy is thinking. The boy thinks very well. He has a good head on his shoulders. He also has a good chair on his head. 128) The boy sees something. See the boy see something. The boy likes what he sees. Will we see what he saw? 130) The boy is watching TV. See the boy watching TV. What is he watching? 204) The boy is sitting. The boy is reading a book. The book is about an Indian Chief. His name is Sitting Bull. 218) The boy is on the chair. See the boy on the chair. The boy is not always on the chair. Off and on, he is there. 227) The boy is going. The boy is going to turn. The boy is turning to go. Go on, boy. It's your turn. 230) The boy is walking. The boy is walking to the door. The boy is walking through the door. The boy's not walking anymore. 232) The boy sees the wall. See the boy see the wall. Seeing it is very easy. It's as plain as the nose on his wall.

Ken Roberts, announcer.

Can a boy from a small chair in a big room find happiness as a... 1) Shortstop on the long run 2) Big fish in a small pond 5) Big cheese on a dairy farm 9 & 209) Big hit in a little theater 10) Half back on a front porch 12) Top dog in a pet shop 13) Front man in a side show 14) First mate on the last boat 19) Cowboy in a horse show 21) Good guy in the badlands 23 & 223) Big wig in a barber shop 26) Bus boy in a train station 36) Night man at a day school 37) Hard hat in a soft job 40) Dark horse in a light opera 59) House boy at a barn sale 65) Head man on a foot bridge 72) Strong man on a weak end 73) Fresh man at a stale mate 75) Last man on the first team 109) Back stabber in the front office 128) Running back with a walking stick 130) Boy from a small chair in a big room 131) Book passer in a dime store 204) Long shot in a short story 218) Upper man in the lower grades 227) Under study in an over coat 230) Car hop at a bus stop 232) VIP in the FBI

I believe the announcer was Ken Roberts, who did among others roles, the announcer on the soap opera, "Love of Life"

These segments creeped me out as a kid. It was like the kid was trapped there forever like “No Exit”.

The boy......is well into his 60s by now.

Ouch- brutal

I started watching The Electric Company in 1973. I was 3 years old, and I really picked up literacy from that, before I started school. I did not see "Love Of Chair" until I got the DVD set, so I get the impression that it was phased out. I know that it was found from testing with kids that they picked up the text better at the top of the screen than the bottom, so perhaps they decided not to keep Love of Chair because of the position of the text falling out of favor.

Why didn’t that Michael Cera starring remake of this never get made?

I’m sorry, but is this just priceless or what? Wait, I’m not sorry. This is priceless.

Wow, usually the boy is just sitting. This one had some action!

BUT WHAT ABOUT NAOMI?????

"The electric company presents love of chair & that burning-question what about Naomi? from the kaufman-astoria studios stage-g in millerville-city luzerne-county ioml".

"I hope he's wearing undershorts underneath those ripped-pants".

Episode 232 Season 2 (1973)

Episode 230 Season 2 (1973)

Episode 227 Season 2 (1973)

Idk if my humor is just broken or what but this is hilarious

This was the best part of this show.

The sophistication (per reading) in these segments is brilliantly disguised.

The boy is...getting tired of being asked about Naomi. :P You can see him sarcastically repeating the question.

My introduction to Samuel Beckett at age 6.

Love of chair is the greatest soap-opera parody in the history of public-television.

Greatest soap-opera parody on public-television.

Love of chair "the boy is sitting".

I hope he's wearing any types of underwear.

This Love of Chair scene is from what episode?

What episode is this Love of Chair scene from?

This is from episode #12.

This skit is from what episode?

I thought this was the dumbest thing, it messed with my head. The boy is sitting ??? Who flipping cares .

In a Sociology lecture right now and the lecturer was talking about stuff he used to do when he was a kid. Said they used to watch "Love of Chair." He then proceeded to recite this episode almost verbatim. I'm glad there's a copy on UA-cam cause we all had no clue what he was talking about.

I'm pretty sure Naomi could have got out that suoposed "escape room." #JustSayin

As a little kid I never got this and would yell at the screen what is wrong with this guy??????

humorous,not humerus.

Finally I have a link to explain when I say, "and... what about Naomi?"