Series
Reading Rainbow
“Take a look, it’s in a book, a Reading Rainbow!”
Kids
Journey to exciting places and build a lasting connection with your favorite books. Each episode centers on a theme from a book, or other children's literature, which is explored through a number of segments or stories.
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Seasons & episodes
S1 · 15 epS2 · 5 epS3 · 5 epS4 · 10 epS5 · 10 epS6 · 10 epS7 · 10 epS8 · 5 epS9 · 10 epS10 · 10 epS11 · 10 epS12 · 10 epS13 · 5 epS14 · 5 epS15 · 5 epS16 · 5 epS17 · 5 epS18 · 6 epS19 · 4 epS20 · 5 epS21 · 5 ep
- 1Tight Times6 Jun 1983 · 30mA young girl's father loses his job.
- 2Miss Nelson Is Back7 Jun 1983 · 30mAs part of his birthday celebration, LeVar gets made-up like a movie monster, and then gets involved in Harry Blackstone's magic act. Ruth Buzzi reads Miss Nelson Is Back, all about a group of rowdy students who try to take advantage of their teacher's absence when she's out sick one day, and how she gets revenge on them by pretending to be "the meanest teacher in the world, Viola Swamp."
- 3Bea and Mr. Jones8 Jun 1983 · 30mLeVar is already worn out after working on several scenes all day long on the production of the series. He feels he needs to take on another identity, segueing into introducing the featured book, Bea and Mr. Jones. Madeline Kahn reads the book about a kindergarten student and her father who get so bored with their jobs that they decide to experiment by switching places for the day.
- 4Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain9 Jun 1983 · 30mBringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain
- 5Louis the Fish10 Jun 1983 · 30mLouis the Fish
- 6Digging Up Dinosaurs13 Jun 1983 · 30mTechnically not the first science-related show in its history, LeVar seeks a place where archaeologists retrieve dinosaur bones. At the end of the program, LeVar buries a time capsule, containing (among other things) a can of old Coke and his picture. Linda Gilman reads Digging Up Dinosaurs, a story about how paleontologists unearth dinosaurs skeletons and preserve them in museum exhibits.
- 7Liang and the Magic Paintbrush14 Jun 1983 · 30mLiang and the Magic Paintbrush
- 8Gila Monsters Meet You at the Airport15 Jun 1983 · 30mIn the featured book, a young boy and his family move from New York City to the Southwest and he has many misconceptions about what his new home is like.
- 9Three Days on a River in a Red Canoe16 Jun 1983 · 30mThree Days on a River in a Red Canoe
- 10The Gift of the Sacred Dog17 Jun 1983 · 30mThe first of many programs favoring Native Americans. In this instance, a Midwestern legend suggests how horses arrived to the tribe. Later in this episode is the song "Ancient Places, Sacred Lands" which lists several words originating from various locations of the United States and the tribal meaning of their names.
- 11Gregory, the Terrible Eater20 Jun 1983 · 30mToday's subject is goats and what they eat.
- 12Three by the Sea21 Jun 1983 · 30mThree by the Sea
- 13Arthur's Eyes22 Jun 1983 · 30mLaVar explores seeing and our other senses, as Bill Cosby tells the story of how the young aardvark, Arthur Read acquired his pair of glasses.
- 14The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash22 Jun 1983 · 30mThe Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash
- 15Ty's One Man Band23 Jun 1983 · 30mLeVar is ready to find music everywhere, and he does. This show includes the animation Onomatopoeia. Lou Rawls reads the story of Ty's One-Man Band, about a man who teaches a boy how to make music using household items.
Details
- First aired
- 6 Jun 1983
- Last aired
- 10 Nov 2006
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- PBS
- Episodes
- 155
- Votes
- 52 on TMDB
Cast
LeVar BurtonSelf - Host
