Reading Rainbow

(06/06/1983–11/10/2006)

Children

PBS (US)30 min

Reading Rainbow is an American children's television series aired by PBS from June 6, 1983 until November 10, 2006 that encouraged reading among children. The award-winning public television series garnered over 200 broadcast awards, including scores of Emmy Awards, many for "Outstanding Children's Series". The series was created under the leadership of Cecily Truett Lancit and Larry Lancit, at Lancit Media Productions in New York. The concept of a reading series for children was inspired by Twila Liggett, Ph.D., of Lincoln, Nebraska of the Great Plains National Instructional Television Library at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln; Paul Schupbach, director of the Great Plains National Instructional Television LIbrary; and Tony Buttino, of WNED-TV Buffalo, New York. The original team included Lynne Brenner Ganek, Ellen Schecter, and LeVar Burton as host.

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Episodes

Season 1

S01E01

Tight Times

June 06, 1983 at 06:30 PM

S01E02

Miss Nelson is Back

June 07, 1983 at 06:30 PM

S01E03

Bea and Mr. Jones

June 08, 1983 at 06:30 PM

S01E04

Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain

June 09, 1983 at 06:30 PM

S01E05

Louis the Fish

June 10, 1983 at 06:30 PM

S01E06

Digging Up Dinosaurs

June 13, 1983 at 06:30 PM

S01E07

Liang and the Magic Paintbrush

June 14, 1983 at 06:30 PM

S01E08

Gila Monsters Meet You at the Airport

June 15, 1983 at 06:30 PM

S01E09

Three Days on a River in a Red Canoe

June 16, 1983 at 06:30 PM

S01E10

The Gift of the Sacred Dog

June 17, 1983 at 06:30 PM

S01E11

Gregory, the Terrible Eater

June 20, 1983 at 06:30 PM

S01E12

Three by the Sea

June 21, 1983 at 06:30 PM

S01E13

Arthur's Eyes

June 22, 1983 at 06:30 PM

S01E14

The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash

June 23, 1983 at 06:30 PM

S01E15

Ty's One Man Band

June 24, 1983 at 06:30 PM

Season 2

S02E01

Hot-Air Henry

September 03, 1984 at 06:30 PM

S02E02

Simon's Book

September 04, 1984 at 06:30 PM

S02E03

Ox-Cart Man

September 05, 1984 at 06:30 PM

S02E04

Mystery on the Docks

September 06, 1984 at 06:30 PM

S02E05

A Chair for My Mother

September 07, 1984 at 06:30 PM

Season 3

S03E01

Paul Bunyon

July 01, 1985 at 06:30 PM

S03E02

The Patchwork Quilt

July 02, 1985 at 06:30 PM

S03E03

Hill of Fire

July 03, 1985 at 06:30 PM

S03E04

The Tortoise and the Hare

July 04, 1985 at 06:30 PM

S03E05

Perfect the Pig

July 05, 1985 at 06:30 PM

Season 4

S04E01

Animal Cafe

June 23, 1986 at 06:30 PM

S04E02

Alistair in Outer Space

June 24, 1986 at 06:30 PM

S04E03

Feelings

June 25, 1986 at 06:30 PM

S04E04

Watch the Stars Come Out

June 26, 1986 at 06:30 PM

S04E05

Mama Don't Allow

June 27, 1986 at 06:30 PM

S04E06

Space Case

June 30, 1986 at 06:30 PM

S04E07

The Milk Makers

July 01, 1986 at 06:30 PM

S04E08

Imogene's Antlers

July 02, 1986 at 06:30 PM

S04E09

Germs Make Me Sick!

July 03, 1986 at 06:30 PM

S04E10

Abiyoyo

July 04, 1986 at 06:30 PM

Season 5

S05E01

The Life Cycle of the Honeybee

June 22, 1987 at 06:30 PM

S05E02

Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie

June 23, 1987 at 06:30 PM

S05E03

Chickens Aren't the Only Ones

June 24, 1987 at 06:30 PM

S05E04

The Paper Crane

June 25, 1987 at 06:30 PM

S05E05

The Runaway Duck

June 28, 1987 at 06:30 PM

S05E06

A Three Hat Day

June 29, 1987 at 06:30 PM

S05E07

Rumpelstiltskin

June 30, 1987 at 06:30 PM

S05E08

Best Friends

July 01, 1987 at 06:30 PM

S05E09

Meanwhile Back at the Ranch

July 02, 1987 at 06:30 PM

S05E10

My Little Island

July 03, 1987 at 06:30 PM

Season 6

S06E01

The Bionic Bunny Show

August 15, 1988 at 06:30 PM

S06E02

Bugs

August 16, 1987 at 06:30 PM

S06E03

The Robbery at the Diamond Dog Diner

August 17, 1987 at 06:30 PM

S06E04

Brush

August 18, 1988 at 06:30 PM

S06E05

The Purple Coat

August 19, 1988 at 06:30 PM

S06E06

Barn Dance!

August 27, 1989 at 06:30 PM

S06E07

Duncan and Dolores

August 28, 1989 at 06:30 PM

S06E08

Knots on a Counting Rope

August 29, 1989 at 06:30 PM

S06E09

Mummies Made in Egypt

August 30, 1989 at 06:30 PM

S06E10

Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters

August 31, 1989 at 06:30 PM

Season 7

S07E01

Humphrey the Lost Whale: A True Story

July 03, 1989 at 06:30 PM

S07E02

Stay Away from the Junkyard!

July 04, 1989 at 06:30 PM

S07E03

Little Nino's Pizzeria

July 05, 1989 at 06:30 PM

S07E04

Ludlow Laughs

July 06, 1989 at 06:30 PM

S07E05

Dinosaur Bob and his Adventures with the Family Lazardo

July 07, 1989 at 06:30 PM

S07E06

Dive to the Coral Reefs

March 26, 1990 at 07:30 PM

S07E07

Desert Giant: The World of the Saguaro Cactus

March 27, 1990 at 07:30 PM

S07E08

Tooth-Gnasher Superflash

March 28, 1990 at 07:30 PM

S07E09

Bored–Nothing to Do!

March 29, 1990 at 07:30 PM

S07E10

Sports Pages

March 30, 1990 at 07:30 PM

Season 8

S08E01

The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth

September 10, 1990 at 06:30 PM

S08E02

Jack, the Seal and the Sea

September 11, 1990 at 06:30 PM

S08E03

The Bicycle Man

September 12, 1990 at 06:30 PM

S08E04

Florence and Eric Take the Cake

September 13, 1990 at 06:30 PM

S08E05

Sunken Treasure

September 14, 1990 at 06:30 PM

Season 9

S09E01

Alistair's Time Machine

September 16, 1991 at 06:30 PM

S09E02

The Adventures of Taxi Dog

September 17, 1991 at 06:30 PM

S09E03

The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush

September 18, 1991 at 06:30 PM

S09E04

Galimoto

September 19, 1991 at 06:30 PM

S09E05

Fox on the Job

September 20, 1991 at 06:30 PM

S09E06

Opt: An Illusionary Tale

September 23, 1991 at 06:30 PM

S09E07

Raccoons and Ripe Corn

September 24, 1991 at 06:30 PM

S09E08

The Lady with the Ship on Her Head

September 25, 1991 at 06:30 PM

S09E09

Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express

September 26, 1991 at 06:30 PM

S09E10

Snowy Day: Stories and Poems

September 27, 1991 at 06:30 PM

Season 10

S10E01

Tar Beach

October 05, 1992 at 06:30 PM

S10E02

The Wall

October 06, 1992 at 06:30 PM

S10E03

Sam the Sea Cow

October 07, 1992 at 06:30 PM

S10E04

Rechenka's Eggs

October 08, 1992 at 06:30 PM

S10E05

Sophie and Lou

October 09, 1992 at 06:30 PM

S10E06

Come a Tide

October 12, 1992 at 06:30 PM

S10E07

The Piggy in the Puddle

October 13, 1992 at 06:30 PM

S10E08

Seashore Surprises

October 14, 1992 at 06:30 PM

S10E09

Through Moon and Stars and Night Skies

October 15, 1992 at 06:30 PM

S10E10

Berlioz the Bear

October 16, 1992 at 06:30 PM

Season 11

S11E01

Amazing Grace

October 11, 1993 at 06:30 PM

S11E02

The Furry News

October 12, 1993 at 06:30 PM

S11E03

Mrs. Katz and Tush

October 13, 1993 at 06:30 PM

S11E04

The Salamander Room

October 14, 1993 at 06:30 PM

S11E05

Silent Lotus

October 15, 1993 at 06:30 PM

S11E06

Follow the Drinking Gourd

October 18, 1993 at 06:30 PM

S11E07

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

October 19, 1993 at 06:30 PM

S11E08

Is This a House for Hermit Crab?

October 20, 1993 at 06:30 PM

S11E09

And Still the Turtle Watched

October 21, 1993 at 06:30 PM

S11E10

June 29, 1999

October 22, 1993 at 06:30 PM

Season 12

S12E01

Nosey Mrs. Rat

October 03, 1994 at 06:30 PM

S12E02

Borreguita and the Coyote

October 04, 1994 at 06:30 PM

S12E03

Summer

October 05, 1994 at 06:30 PM

S12E04

Once There Was a Tree

October 06, 1994 at 06:30 PM

S12E05

Appelemondo's Dreams

October 07, 1994 at 06:30 PM

S12E06

The Lotus Seed

October 10, 1994 at 06:30 PM

S12E07

Hail to Mail

October 11, 1994 at 06:30 PM

S12E08

Stellaluna

October 12, 1994 at 06:30 PM

S12E09

My Shadow

October 13, 1994 at 06:30 PM

S12E10

Ruth Law Thrills a Nation

October 14, 1994 at 06:30 PM

Season 13

S13E01

The Wonderful Towers of Watts

October 02, 1995 at 06:30 PM

S13E02

Martha Speaks

October 03, 1995 at 06:30 PM

S13E03

Alejandro's Gift

October 04, 1995 at 06:30 PM

S13E04

The Sign Painter's Dream

October 05, 1995 at 06:30 PM

S13E05

Archibald Frisby

October 06, 1995 at 06:30 PM

Season 14

S14E01

Fly Away Home

October 08, 1995 at 06:30 PM

S14E02

Uncle Jed's Barber Shop

October 09, 1995 at 06:30 PM

S14E03

How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World

October 10, 1995 at 06:30 PM

S14E04

Owen

October 11, 1995 at 06:30 PM

S14E05

How Many is a Million?

April 12, 1996 at 06:30 PM

Season 15

S15E01

Always My Dad

October 07, 1996 at 06:30 PM

S15E02

Bread is for Eating

October 08, 1996 at 06:30 PM

S15E03

Hotel Animal

October 09, 1996 at 06:30 PM

S15E04

Someplace Else

October 10, 1996 at 06:30 PM

S15E05

Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin

October 11, 1996 at 06:30 PM

Season 16

S16E01

On the Day You Were Born

April 07, 1997 at 06:30 PM

S16E02

Hip Cat

April 08, 1997 at 06:30 PM

S16E03

Regina's Big Mistake

April 09, 1997 at 06:30 PM

S16E04

Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message

April 10, 1997 at 06:30 PM

S16E05

The Carousel

April 11, 1997 at 06:30 PM

Season 17

S17E01

Math Curse

October 05, 1998 at 06:30 PM

S17E02

My Life with the Wave

October 06, 1998 at 06:30 PM

S17E03

Saturday Sancocho

October 07, 1998 at 06:30 PM

S17E04

When Aunt Lena Did the Rhumba

October 08, 1998 at 06:30 PM

S17E05

Worksong

October 09, 1998 at 06:30 PM

Season 18

S18E01

The Shaman's Apprentice: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest

October 23, 2000 at 06:30 PM

S18E02

Pet Stories You Don't Have to Walk

November 20, 2000 at 07:30 PM

S18E03

Lemonade for Sale

January 19, 2001 at 07:30 PM

S18E04

The Secret Shortcut

February 16, 2001 at 07:30 PM

S18E05

My America: A Poetry Atlas of the United States

March 16, 2001 at 07:30 PM

S18E06

Badger's Parting Gifts

April 20, 2001 at 06:30 PM

Season 19

S19E01

The Tin Forest

September 02, 2002 at 06:30 PM

S19E02

Max

September 03, 2002 at 06:30 PM

S19E03

Enemy Pie

September 05, 2002 at 06:30 PM

S19E04

Our Big Home: An Earth Poem

September 06, 2002 at 06:30 PM

Season 20

S20E01

Visiting Day

December 15, 2004 at 07:30 PM

S20E02

Unique Monique

December 16, 2004 at 07:30 PM

S20E03

Mr. George Baker

December 17, 2004 at 07:30 PM

S20E04

Beegu

January 20, 2005 at 07:30 PM

S20E05

Two Old Potatoes and Me

January 21, 2005 at 07:30 PM

Season 21

S21E01

The Biggest Test in the Universe

November 06, 2006 at 07:30 PM

S21E02

I Lost My Tooth in Africa

November 07, 2006 at 07:30 PM

S21E03

Boxes for Katje

November 08, 2006 at 07:30 PM

S21E04

Game Day

November 09, 2006 at 07:30 PM

S21E05

Show Way

November 10, 2006 at 07:30 PM