Electric toothbrush braces). The Broxo Electric Toothbrush was introduced in the U.S. by E. R. Squibb and Sons Pharmaceuticals in 1960. After introduction, it was marketed in the U.S. by Squibb under the names Broxo-Dent or Broxodent. In the 1980s Squibb transferred distribution of the Broxodent line to the Somerset Labs division of Bristol-Myers Squibb. The General Electric automatic toothbrush was introduced in the early 1960s; it was cordless with rechargeable NiCad batteries and although portable, was rather bulky, about the size of a two-D-cell flashlight handle. NiCad batteries of this period suffered from the Memory effect. The GE Automatic Toothbrush came
The Electric Company being the work of independent producers like CTW. The final episode of "The Electric Company" featured a short musical and dance number featuring the final cast members (with the exception of Rita Moreno who did not take part in this episode) including the then-current members of the Short Circus. The lyrics of the song summed up the closure of the series: "We're glad you came to call. We really had a ball. The show is done; we hate to run; we're sorry, but that's all." Following the last original episode on April 15, 1977, "The Electric Company" continued on PBS