The Electric Company: Morgan Freeman's springboard to stardom

While watching the Golden Globes with my dear friend A. Sunday night and enjoying the tribute to Morgan Freeman, we joked that it would be hilarious if during the montage of highlights from his film career, a clip from his days on The Electric Company was also included. 

There's Freeman in Glory! He's Drivin' Miss Daisy! He's educating Brad Pitt on the seven deadly sins in Seven! Suiting up Bruce Wayne with new bat-gear in The Dark Knight! Look how he became Nelson Mandela in Invictus! Shawshank!

What if Freeman as Count Dracula from a PBS show many of us enjoyed when we were kids was included? And then, there it was...

That "Electric Company" clip caused quite the surge on Twitter. (Okay, maybe a few too many people mentioned it.)

It was an awesome moment (probably the best of the night), puncturing the pomposity of the moment and reminding us all that these award shows often take themselves just a bit too seriously. And if that joke couldn't be made on the Golden Globes, where else could it be done?

However, it was also a reminder of the climb that most actors have to make toward success. Freeman obviously established himself long ago. But even he had to start somewhere. (And for many people, that early role is affectionately remembered from childhood.)

Like I'm sure Freeman wouldn't have gotten a role in Christopher Nolan's Batman movies if he didn't already have the experience of working with Spider-Man on his resume.