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COLLECTION · Series · 2000

Between the Lions

Between the Lions is a PBS Kids puppet television series designed to promote reading. The show is a co-production between WGBH in Boston and Sirius Thinking, Ltd., in New York City, in association with Mississippi Public Broadcasting, in Mississippi. The show has won seven Daytime Emmy awards between 2001 and 2007. The target audience is children 4 to 7 years old. It has the same puppet style as Sesame Street and several season 2 episodes, notably in Dance in Smarty Pants, had a few characters from Sesame Street guest appearing. Between The Lions started its 10th and final season on September 20, 2010. The Show Ended in November, 22 2010 Along with Reading Rainbow

Source: TMDB
* 7.6 (8)ComedyFamilyUnited States
Creators
Kathryn Mullen · Christopher Cerf · Michael K. Frith · Lou Berger · Norman Stiles
Countries
United States
Studios
PBS · GBH · Mississippi Public Broadcasting · Sirius Thinking
Runtime
30 min/ep
Release
03/04/2000
Score
7.6 / 10 (8)

Awards and nominations

  • Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming — Television Critics Association
  • Silver World Award — New York Festivals
  • Massachusetts Interactive Media Council — New York Festivals
  • New Media Invision Awards — New York Festivals
  • Parents' Guide to Children's Media Award — 48th Columbus International Film and Video Festival
  • International Reading Association — 48th Columbus International Film and Video Festival
  • Woman's World Magazine — 48th Columbus International Film and Video Festival
  • Outstanding Educational/Instructional Program — Boston/New England Emmy Awards
  • American Library Association — Boston/New England Emmy Awards
  • PBS Online's Eddie Awards — Boston/New England Emmy Awards
  • Parents' Choice Awards — Boston/New England Emmy Awards
  • Winner at Television Critics Association — Parenting Magazine
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Seasons and episodes
Specials
1 episodes
Episode 1. Leading the way to Literacy Special
30 min

No synopsis

Season 1
Season 1
30 episodes · 2000
Episode 1. Pecos Bill Cleans Up the West
2000-04-03 · 30 min

Theo reads the cubs a book about the wild adventures of Pecos Bill, specifically about the time ol' Bill wrangled a tornado. When the tornado escapes from the book, however, and wreaks havoc inside the library, the lions realize there's…

Episode 2. The Lost Rock
2000-04-04 · 30 min

A lost rock mysteriously appears in the library, and he can't remember who he is or where he comes from. The lions then decide to set out and search for clues as to what book the rock belongs in.

Episode 3. Little Big Mouse
2000-04-05 · 30 min

When a mouse from a children's book becomes a hero, everyone in the library floods her with fan mail - which leaves Click the Computer mouse feeling unwanted.

Episode 4. Farmer Ken's Puzzle
2000-04-06 · 30 min

Lionel plays a computer game called ""Farmer Ken's Puzzle"", in which he must figure out how to get a hen, cat, and bag of seed, across a river one at a time. When Leona wants to play, Lionel refuses to let her, claiming: ""The box says…

Episode 5. Shooting Stars
2000-04-07 · 30 min

The lions try to stay awake at night, in order to see a meteor shower. Of course, this is not as easy as it sounds, as Theo says, ""Lions need a solid 22 hours of sleep a day!""

The Hopping Hen
Episode 6. The Hopping Hen
2000-04-09 · 30 min

A Hopping Hen causes a mighty ruckus in the library, so the lions decide to put up ""No Hopping Hen Here"" signs, in order to stop the problem. But the problem is only beginning, because whoever printed the signs left off the word ""No""!

Episode 7. Touching the Moon
2000-04-11 · 30 min

Cleo reads the cubs a bedtime story about a Queen who wants to be able to touch the moon, but can't. However, Leona is then unable to get to sleep without wanting to learn more about how the Queen can reach the moon.

The Boy Who Cried Wolf
Episode 8. The Boy Who Cried Wolf
2000-04-12 · 30 min

Click the Mouse brings the Boy from the story ""The Boy Who Cried Wolf"" out of the storybook, so he can learn more about how to properly care for his sheep.

Episode 9. Fuzzy Wuzzy, Wuzzy?
2000-04-13 · 30 min

The famous Fuzzy Wuzzy Bear from the classic children's rhyme visits the library, where everyone is immediately caught up in ""Fuzzy Wuzzy Mania!"" Everyone except Lionel, because if he hears that danged rhyme once more, he's gonna scream!

Episode 10. Lionel's Antlers
2000-04-14 · 30 min

Lionel wakes up one morning, much like he does every day, to find that overnight, he's grown a pair of antlers on his head! To help him feel better, Cleo reads him the book ""Imogene's Antlers"" - also about a kid who woke up one morning…

Episode 11. To the Ship! To the Ship!
2000-04-16 · 30 min

The lions learn about a real-life pirate named Ann Bonnie, after Lionel refuses to let Leona play pirates with him (claiming that there was no such thing as girl pirates).

Episode 12. The Chap With Caps
2000-04-18 · 30 min

Writer Babs Caplan visits the library, hoping to smooth out the bumps in her new book, called ""The Chap With Caps"". It's going to need more than just a little smoothing out - because it has no middle or end!

Episode 13. Pandora's Box
2000-04-19 · 30 min

After reading the story ""Pandora's Box"", Lionel and Leona come across a similar-looking box, themselves, and wonder if they should open it or not. Apparently ignoring the moral of the story, they open it, and unleash a terrible thing to…

Episode 14. Lionel's Great Escape Trick
2000-04-20 · 30 min

Lionel gets a few pointers on the technique of doing magic tricks, from the master magician Harry Houdini, himself. When he locks himself in the closet for his act, though, Leona fears that he's stuck in there, so she asks Click to come…

Episode 15. There's a Fly in My Soup
2000-04-20 · 30 min

The Lions try to make Click laugh by reading jokes out of Theo's ""The Universal Encyclopedia of Fly Jokes"" book, only to find out from Click that computer pointing devices are not programmed for laughter. Can anything make her laugh?

Episode 16. The Popcorn Popper
2000-04-23 · 30 min

Lionel and Leona read a book about a popcorn popper, and get the idea to take the popper out of the book and into the library, so they can pop all the popcorn they want.

Episode 17. Something Fishy
2000-04-25 · 30 min

Lionel and Leona learn about Eagles and Fish after reading Cliffhanger's latest adventure.

Episode 18. Hug, Hug, Hug!
2000-04-26 · 30 min

A sculpter named Pygmalion carves a statue of a woman, falls in love with her, and gives her a hug - only she can't hug him back. The Lions then try to help find ways for the statue to hug Pygmalion.

Episode 19. The Ram in the Pepper Patch
2000-04-27 · 30 min

The naughty ram from the book ""The Ram in the Pepper Patch"" escapes into the library, where he proceeds to make a mess out of everything!

Episode 20. A Peck of Peppers
2000-04-28 · 30 min

Babs Caplan comes to the library to create a fantastic tongue twister, with some help from the Lions. Then, Babs and Leona go head-to-head with the master of all Tongue Twisters, Lionel.

Episode 21. Sausage Nose
2000-05-01 · 30 min

The Lions watch a video of a foreign film called ""Sausage Nose"", in which a poor couple receives three wishes from a wise old woman. Somehow, a sausage gets wished onto the wife's nose, and from there, the characters from the film come…

Episode 22. Red Hat, Green Hat
2000-05-02 · 30 min

Leona makes her very own hat, with one red side and one green side. When she walks through the library with it on, one group of people see the green side, and the other group sees the red side, causing a great big argument among everyone!

Episode 23. The Lucky Duck
2000-05-03 · 30 min

A cute little duck from a cute little children's book becomes sick and tired of being cute all the time! With Lionel's help, the duck tries to become a rock-n-rollin' leather-clad rebel, but no matter how hard he tries, everyone still…

Episode 24. The Old Man
2000-05-04 · 30 min

Babs Caplan returns to the library to work on her new book called ""The Old Man"". Unfortunately, it has no middle or end to it! But with the Lions' help, Babs just might be able to rescue her masterpiece after all.

Episode 25. A King and His Hawk
2000-05-05 · 30 min

Lionel and Leona read a very sad story about a King and his friend, the Hawk. After, Leona wants to take and hide the book where no will be able to find it, so they can't read it and be sad like she was. Also, Theo sings about the…

Episode 26. The Roar That Makes Them Run
2000-05-08 · 30 min

Lionel and Leona try to convince Theo to show them his Lion-powered ""Mighty Roar that Makes them Run"", but Theo is reluctant to do so -- after all, they're in a library!

Episode 27. Piggyback, Piggyback
2000-05-09 · 30 min

After reading a book about a king who rode on his friend's back (because he didn't want to get his feet dirty), Leona wants to do the same. So she hops on her dad's back, and doesn't want to let go!

Episode 28. The Fox and the Crow
2000-05-10 · 30 min

When ""The Fox and the Crow"" fable is read in the library, Walter and Clay get angry over the way the crow was depicted as a ""bird brain"", and then protest to have the story banned! The Lions come up with a less extreme approach, and…

Episode 29. Giants and Cubs
2000-05-11 · 30 min

Lionel gets upset over the outcome of a baseball game, where the Giants clobbered the Cubs. Theo and Cleo decide it would be a good idea to bring the Giants into the library, for Lionel to meet them. But when Leona hears about the idea,…

Episode 30. Be Bop
2000-05-12 · 30 min

The jazzy, rhythmic sounds of Be Bop make their way into the library one day, and soon everyone is singing nonsensical Be Bop tunes -- everyone except Barnaby B. Busterfield III, who claims he just doesn't get this Be Bop thing!

Season 2
25 episodes · 2001
The Sad Dad
Episode 1. The Sad Dad
2001-04-02 · 30 min

Bruno Kirby plays a Dad whose house is overrun by kids: ""There's hardly enough room to put on pants!"" he complains. Fed up with all this overcrowding, he decides to seek the advice of an old wise woman in town - who only adds to the…

Humph! Humph! Humph!
Episode 2. Humph! Humph! Humph!
2001-04-03 · 30 min

Lionel's friend, Gus, gets annoyed when Leona asks him to be her designated reader for the day -- because he can't read.

Episode 3. The Good Seed
2001-04-04 · 30 min

Click the Mouse gets a computer virus that turns everything in the library into a total disaster area!

Episode 4. Icarus's Wings
2001-04-05 · 30 min

The story of Icarus, the boy who made wax wings and flew too close to the sun, inspires Barnaby B. Busterfield to follow his dream of...flying! With help from Walter and Clay, of course.

Episode 5. Zoop! Zoop!
2001-04-06 · 30 min

The story of Abiyoyo terrifies Leona, and it takes some cleverness on the part of her mother to help Leona beat her fear.

Episode 6. Clickety-Clack, Clickety-Clack!
2001-04-09 · 30 min

Theo ""borrows"" the typewriter from the book ""Click-Clack Moo!"", and has a hard time letting it go when the cows want it back.

Episode 7. Poetry Day
2001-04-10 · 30 min

It's Alice day in the library, which means everything has something to do with ""Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"", and the backward logic of the looking glass. Calloo Callay!

Episode 8. Bobby the Hopping Robot
2001-04-11 · 30 min

Lionel's new toy, a hopping robot named Bobby, is a real tough job to put together. Lionel, Theo, Cleo, and just about everybody has a try at assembling the robot correctly -- but it still doesn't work! Who could've guessed Leona would…

Teacher's Pet
Episode 9. Teacher's Pet
2001-04-12 · 30 min

Cleo catches the ""I-Can't-Hear-or-Smell-or-Tell-if-Someone's-Sneaking-Up-On-Me"" Flu, right before she's scheduled to go and visit her old teacher.

Episode 10. The Last Cliff Hanger
2001-04-13 · 30 min

Lionel is devastated (Shocked! Taken Aback! Apalled!) when he discovers that there will no longer be any new ""Cliffhanger"" books - since the author, Livingston Dangerously, has decided to call it quits. But being the devout…

Episode 11. Pebble Trouble
2001-04-16 · 30 min

Featuring the book ""Sylvester and the Magic Pebble"", in which a young donkey boy discovers a magic pebble in the woods, and somehow wishes himself to be a rock. His parents spend many months out looking for him, and eventually find him…

Oh, Yes, It Can!
Episode 12. Oh, Yes, It Can!
2001-04-17 · 30 min

A storyteller visits the library one day, and tells an old story about a Yammering Yam and how it led to a whole series of unbelievable (but true) events for a farmer, a fisherman, and king.

Episode 13. Five, Six, and Thistle Sticks
2001-04-18 · 30 min

Lionel's friend, Lenny - a fellow ""Cliffhanger"" aficianado - comes for a visit, after having since moved away. When he arrives at the library, however, Lionel finds out that Lenny doesn't like ""Cliffhanger"" anymore. That instead, he…

Episode 14. Bug Beard
2001-04-19 · 30 min

In the story ""Bug Beard"", a woodcutter brings home a grubby, buggy old man he finds in the woods. His wife is not amused by the buggy old man, and so she sets about trying to clean him up. When the buggy man is finally all cleaned up,…

Trains and Brains and Rainy Plains
Episode 15. Trains and Brains and Rainy Plains
2001-04-20 · 30 min

Lionel gets a brainstorm after he hears Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain. What if he and Leona ride a train through the plain of the book?

Episode 16. Quest, Quest, Quest!
2001-04-23 · 30 min

Babs Caplan is back with a new story, The Quest for the Chest. And once again, she doesn't get it right. Originally, there is no action in the story. GUIDING PRINCIPLE: Short E sound.

The Spider and the Lie
Episode 17. The Spider and the Lie
2001-04-24 · 30 min

Lionel writes a Crime Story, which involves Leona, a slippery character named Monkey C. Monkeydew, a missing library card, and a spider.

Why the Baboon's Balloon Went Ka-Boom!
Episode 18. Why the Baboon's Balloon Went Ka-Boom!
2001-04-25 · 30 min

Theo wants to teach the cubs a lesson, which he finds in a book of concatenations called Because a Little Bug Went KA-CHOO! What Theo doesn't know is that, by pulling that book from the middle of a pile, a pen dropped to the floor,…

Episode 19. But, Mama, But ...
2001-04-26 · 30 min

Cleo is about to fly off to visit some newborn cubs. Leona feels she is able to spend a couple of days without her, but can she be sure> And what about everyone else? To ease everyone's feelings, Cleo (with eight minutes to go in the…

Episode 20. Dreaming Shakespeare
2001-04-27 · 30 min

It's Shakespeare Day at the Library. Fanfares, flowery language and period costumes are the order of the day (Cleo is dressed as the female star of Antony and Cleopatra). A method actor is unable to play Romeo and Juliet because Juliet…

Episode 21. Rats
2001-04-30 · 30 min

After someone calls Leona a nasty name on the playground, a friend of the Lions', named Frank, tells a story about Rats, which shows that bad names can hurt just as much as sticks and stones.

Episode 22. Tweet! Tweet!
2001-05-01 · 30 min

An intriguing theory from the book Bone Poems has got the cubs and pigeons thinking: Are birds the descendants of dinosaurs? Walter and Clay Pigeon take that prospect to an extreme. GUIDING PRINCIPLE: Double-e sound.

Good Night, Knight
Episode 23. Good Night, Knight
2001-05-02 · 30 min

A famous marionette team is preparing to tell the story of Orlando Furioso and his battle to rescue Angelica from the curse of Fallerina. It's a story Leona knows by heart, and she has more than a loving desire to see this play.

Episode 24. The Chess Mess
2001-05-03 · 30 min

It's Alice Day at the library, and everyone is very involved in a page from Through the Looking Glass. Theo, a former whiz at chess, accepts Click's challenge to play a few matches. GUIDING PRINCIPLE: Short e sound.

Stop That Chicken!
Episode 25. Stop That Chicken!
2001-05-04 · 30 min

Chicken Jane escapes from one of her books and ricochets around the library. Every so often, she writes her advice to characters in other books. GUIDING PRINCIPLE: Short o sound.

Season 3
10 episodes · 2002
Episode 1. Hay Day
2002-09-16 · 30 min

Can Lionel, Leona, and Gus help a girl named Fay turn hay into gold in just one day?

Episode 2. Pigs Aplenty
2002-09-23 · 30 min

Theo and Cleo leave Marmy in charge of the cubs, and she throws a big pig party in the library. Uh-oh...

Episode 3. What Parakeets Need
2002-09-30 · 30 min

Theo and Cleo give the cubs a pet parakeet, but will Sweety Tweety talk?

Episode 4. Too Cool
2002-10-07 · 30 min

Lionel thinks the new kid at school, Derek Cheetah, is too cool to be on his baseball team. But what does Derek think? Guest Starring Mo Lewis of the New York Jets.

Episode 5. You Can't Catch Me!
2002-10-14 · 30 min

Lionel gives Leona ""The Gingerbread Man"" book for her birthday. Will it spoil her party? Guest Starring Larry King and Susan Lucci.

Episode 6. Huff and Puff
2002-10-21 · 30 min

Whatever happened to the three little pigs after the wolf received his just deserts? Leona and Lionel want to know, so they write their own sequels to the story! Guest Starring Teresa Weatherspoon of the New York Liberty and Vanessa…

Episode 7. Out in Outer Space
2002-10-28 · 30 min

Grandpa Lion visits the library to tell the cubs a true story about a friend who traveled out in outer space.

Episode 8. Help!
2002-11-04 · 30 min

The search for a lost book helps Theo and Cleo teach the cubs about responsibility.

Episode 9. Two Coats, One Goat, and One Boat
2002-11-11 · 30 min

Lionel's copy of a very rare Cliff Hanger book is missing! Did some bunny take it? Guest Starring Dan Elias, Melissa Etheridge, and Kelly Ripa.

Treats!
Episode 10. Treats!
2002-11-18 · 30 min

An advertising Dream Team - creators of the Lions' favorite ""Wheaty Meat Treats"" spot - is hired to create a commercial for the library. But it seems the team needs a little help. Guest Starring Vanessa Williams, Oliver Platt, and Jon…

Season 4
5 episodes · 2003
Episode 1. Art Party
2003-09-15 · 30 min

Can Lionel and Leona make sense of a mysterious painting?

Episode 2. Grow, Mane, Grow!
2003-09-16 · 30 min

Lionel is still a growing cub, but he'll do anything to grow a grown-up mane like his dad's!

Three Goats, No Waiting
Episode 3. Three Goats, No Waiting
2003-09-17 · 30 min

Lionel is ready to stage The Three Billy Goats Gruff. The trouble is finding someone inherently fierce enough to play the Troll.

Episode 4. Step by Step
2003-09-18 · 30 min

Leona and Lionel have discovered what appears to be a treasure map and a set of directions that Barnaby B. Busterfield III left behind. It's off on a treasure hunt for the lions and pigeons.

Dance in Smarty Pants
Episode 5. Dance in Smarty Pants
2003-09-19 · 30 min

A new dance craze emerged from a fourth-rate act to capture everyone's attention. Ooh, ah, dance insmarty pants. Lionel, feisty as always, wants to show Theo and Cleo these new dance steps.

Season 5
21 episodes · 2005
Pigs, Pigs, Pigs!/The Three Little Pigs
Episode 1. Pigs, Pigs, Pigs!/The Three Little Pigs
2005-04-18 · 30 min

Theo and Leona don pig snouts for another reading of Pigs Apelnty, Pigs Galore first read in the episode ""Pigs Aplenty."" Midway into the show, Lionel dons three pig snouts as he reads to Leona The Three Little Pigs, heard previously in…

The Carrot Seed/The Empty Pot
Episode 2. The Carrot Seed/The Empty Pot
2005-04-25 · 30 min

From their roof garden, Lionel and Theo marvel at a flower that gets at Theo's sinuses. Includes re-readings of stories first heard in the episodes

Wings/What's in the Box?
Episode 3. Wings/What's in the Box?
2005-05-02 · 30 min

First up: Leona warns Lionel not to lean back on his chair, provoking a flashback reading of a Greek myth first read in Icarus's Wings (from Season 2). Then the library, seen from the inside for the first time this season, receives a…

A Shower of Stars/Two Moons and One Lagoon
Episode 4. A Shower of Stars/Two Moons and One Lagoon
2005-05-09 · 30 min

It's nighttime at the library roof garden as Theo gives an energetic Leona a reread from the episode Shooting Stars. Then, under a full moon, Cleo gives Lionel and Leona a story from the episode Touching the Moon.

The Golden Meaty Awards
Episode 5. The Golden Meaty Awards
2005-05-16 · 30 min

No synopsis

Click, Clack, Moo/The Little Red Hen
Episode 6. Click, Clack, Moo/The Little Red Hen
2005-05-23 · 30 min

Built from material first seen in Clickety-clack, Clickety-clack! (from Season 2) and Help! (from Season 3).

Episode 7. Sylvester and the Magic Pebble/I Miss You, Stinky Face
2005-05-30 · 30 min

No synopsis

A Tasty Piece of Cheese/The Lion and the Mouse
Episode 8. A Tasty Piece of Cheese/The Lion and the Mouse
2005-06-06 · 30 min

No synopsis

Earl's Too Cool/When I Was 5
Episode 9. Earl's Too Cool/When I Was 5
2005-06-13 · 30 min

No synopsis

It's Red! It's Green!
Episode 10. It's Red! It's Green!
2002-10-14 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 11. I Don't Want a Birthday Party/Knuffle Bunny
30 min

No synopsis

Episode 12. Sylvester And the Magic Pebble:
2005-06-19 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 13. I Miss You, Stinky Face:
2005-06-26 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 14. A Tasty Piece of Cheese:
2005-07-03 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 15. The Lion And the Mouse:
2005-07-10 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 16. Earl's Too Cool:
2005-07-17 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 17. When I Was 5:
2005-07-24 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 18. It's Red! It's Green!:
2005-07-31 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 19. Joseph Had A Little Overcoat:
2005-08-07 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 20. The Coyote And the Rabbit:
2005-08-14 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 21. The Gingerbread Man:
2005-08-21 · 30 min

No synopsis

Season 6
10 episodes · 2006
Episode 1. Mrs. McNosh Hangs Up Her Wash - Knuffle Bunny
2006-04-17 · 30 min

The cubs find unusual items on Mrs. McNosh's clothesline.

Episode 2. Sheep on a Ship - Mississippi Skip and His Pirate Ship
2006-04-24 · 30 min

Slipping and sliding take place when sheep and pirates take to the high seas.

Episode 3. Yo! Yes? - Very Loud, Very Big, Very Metal
2006-05-01 · 30 min

Making a new friend can be as easy as saying "yes"; Leona m akes her brother happy with a music video with noisy construction vehicles.

Episode 4. I'll Fix Anthony - Jamaica Louise James
2006-05-08 · 30 min

A big brother and jack-in-the-box need fixing; an artist ha s a plan to fix up a dreary subway station.

Episode 5. Pete's a Pizza - Pygmalion
2006-05-15 · 30 min

A father turns his son into a pizza; hugs bring a statue to life.

Episode 6. Here Come The Aliens-Abiyoyo
2006-05-22 · 30 min

Strange creatures lurk in outer space, but even stranger creatures dwell right here on earth.

Episode 7. King Midas - The Dirty Smelly King
2006-05-29 · 30 min

King Midas gets what he wished for. King Chuck the Mucky Muck wishes he weren't so smelly.

Episode 8. Cheesybreadville & Stolen Smells
2006-06-05 · 30 min

A kitchen disaster creates a new treat; a boy gets in troub le for smelling treats without paying for them.

Episode 9. The Coyote and the Rabbit & The Gingerbread Man
2006-06-12 · 30 min

A clever rabbit tricks a hungry coyote; a fox tricks a ging erbread man.

Episode 10. The Goat in the Coat
2006-06-19 · 30 min

No synopsis

Season 7
10 episodes · 2007
Episode 1. The Problem with Chickens & An Egg Is Quiet
2007-09-17 · 30 min

Chickens that do not lay eggs; eggs that do not hatch.

Spicy Hot Colors & Yesterday I Had The Blues
Episode 2. Spicy Hot Colors & Yesterday I Had The Blues
2007-09-24 · 30 min

A colorful piñata holds a meaty surprise for the Lions, who experience a dazzling array of colorful feelings as they read, play, and hope for the rain to end.

Episode 3. Bear Snores On & Night in the Country
2007-10-01 · 30 min

Cleo sleeps through a noisy party; night creatures make noises.

Episode 4. How to Be a Good Dog & Not Afraid of Dogs
2007-10-08 · 30 min

A cat tries to teach a dog how to behave; a boy realizes dogs aren't as scary as he thought.

Episode 5. Dear Mr. Blueberry & I Wanna Iguana
2007-10-15 · 30 min

Notes help solve a mystery of a whale in a swimming pool; an iguana as a family pet.

Episode 6. Violet¬タルs Music & What Instrument Does Alvin Play?
2007-10-22 · 30 min

Lionel and Leona learn about the many instruments they can play.

Episode 7. Moon Rope & Welcome to the Moon
2007-10-29 · 30 min

Leona is on a mission to find out if you can climb to the moon on a rope and if there is a fox on the moon.

The Three-Legged Pot & When Jabo Jammed
Episode 8. The Three-Legged Pot & When Jabo Jammed
2007-11-05 · 30 min

Leona makes a three-legged pot dance; a boy named Jabo doesn't dance or sing, but he can jam.

Charlie¬タルs Dinosaur & Here Come the Aliens
Episode 9. Charlie¬タルs Dinosaur & Here Come the Aliens
2007-11-12 · 30 min

Dinosaurs roamed the earth long ago; strange creatures from outer space.

Making Bread & Cheesybreadville
Episode 10. Making Bread & Cheesybreadville
2007-11-19 · 30 min

Theo Lion tried to make bread; another bread-baking disaster results in a tasty treat.

Season 8
10 episodes · 2008
Episode 1. Ruby Sings the Blues; The Camel Dances
2008-09-15 · 30 min

A loud girl learns to sing; a camel takes up dancing

Episode 2. Mole and the Baby Bird; Owen and Mzee
2008-09-22 · 30 min

Lionel and Leona learn why certain animals are not meant to be pets; some animals develop friendships.

Episode 3. Stop That Pickle; Chicks and Salsa
2008-09-29 · 30 min

Lions and a sandwich chase a pickle in the library; Cleo's Book and a Meal show results in a lively fiesta.

Episode 4. Are You a Snail?; Wonderful Worms
2008-10-06 · 30 min

The Information Hen helps some creatures figure out if they are snails or slugs; a search ensues for a missing pet worm.

Episode 5. Stone Soup; Bee-bim Bop!
2008-10-13 · 30 min

Lionel and Leona make soup with a stone; Korean meal called bee-bim bop.

Episode 6. Bein' With You This Way; How to Be
2008-10-20 · 30 min

A song about how the Lions and friends look alike and different; traits that make a person.

Episode 7. No One Told the Aardvark; Sea Horse
2008-10-27 · 30 min

Leona pretends to be different animals; sea horse's camouflage.

Episode 8. Elephants Can Paint Too!; Jamaica Louise James
2008-11-03 · 30 min

Leona wonders if her stuffed animal, Lovey, can paint; a girl's paintings inspire Leona to decorate the library with her own works of art.

Episode 9. Trosclair and the Alligator; The Coyote and the Rabbit
2008-11-10 · 30 min

A boy tricks a hungry alligator; a hungry coyote is tricked by a rabbit.

Episode 10. I Don't Want a Birthday Party; Knuffle Bunny
2008-11-17 · 30 min

Roodles the Clown doesn't want a birthday party; Leona has everyone in the library looking for Lovey.

Season 9
9 episodes
Episode 1. Night Shift & Under Construction
30 min

The Lion family helps out a monkey who sells ice cream in the middle of the night, and tries to figure out how to get rid of the enormous tree branch that fell into the library.

Episode 2. Bugs & Beetle Bop
30 min

Can Cleo and the cubs cure Theo of his fear of caterpillars? And, get ready for the sensational singing group coming to the library: The Beetles!

Episode 3. Cliff Hanger, the Pheasant, and the Phone & Terrific
30 min

The Cliff Hanger fan club enjoys a long-lost adventure story, and Leona finds out why "terrific" doesn't always mean terrific.

Episode 4. River Story & Salmon in Alaska
30 min

The cubs take a trip down the river, and the whole family heads to Alaska.

Episode 5. Pigs in Hiding & Stop That Pickle!
30 min

The Lion family plays hide-and-seek, then joins a sandwich on the hunt for a runaway pickle in the library.

Episode 6. Priceless Gifts; King Midas
30 min

No synopsis

Episode 7. The Emperor's New Clothes; The Hungry Coat
30 min

No synopsis

Episode 8. Like a Windy Day; Winter Is the Warmest Season
30 min

No synopsis

Episode 9. Angelina's Island; Chinese New Year
30 min

No synopsis

Season 10
10 episodes · 2010
Episode 1. Three More Little Pigs;The Ants And The Grasshopper
2010-09-20 · 30 min

Lionel, Leona, and the Wolf each try their hand at writing a sequel to The Three Little Pigs, and Leona finds a way to work and play. Educational Goals: Highlights the joys of reading and introduces key literacy skills. Focuses on short…

Episode 2. A Birthday For Cow!;Rabbit's Gift
2010-09-27 · 30 min

The humble turnip stars in this show about birthday celebrations, vegetables, and the gift of giving. Educational Goals: Highlights the joys of reading and introduces key literacy skills. Features vocabulary about vegetables, relational…

Episode 3. City Mouse And Country Mouse;The Happy Hocky Family Moves To The Country!
2010-10-04 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 4. Pablo The Artist;Dream Carver
2010-10-11 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 5. Roller Coaster;What Do Wheels Do All Day?
2010-10-18 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 6. Not Norman;Me And My Cat?
2010-10-25 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 7. My Dog Is As Smelly As Dirty Socks; Just What Mama Needs
2010-11-01 · 30 min

The Lion family turns a box of junk into self-portraits, and Leona tricks Lionel into cleaning her room.

Episode 8. Castles, Caves, and Honeycombs; My House
2010-11-08 · 30 min

Leona helps a snail find a new home in the library's new All Different Kinds of Homes wing, and Lionel moves into a new home too.

Episode 9. Deep in the Swamp & Trosclair and the Alligator
2010-11-15 · 30 min

Lionel tries to frighten Leona with creepy, crawly swamp things, and a clever boy tricks a hungry alligator.

Episode 10. Red Parka Mary & Not Afraid of Dogs
2010-11-22 · 30 min

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Cast by season
Peter Linz
Peter Linz
Theo
Jennifer Barnhart
Jennifer Barnhart
Cleo
?
Anthony Asbury
Lionel
Kathryn Mullen
Kathryn Mullen
Leona
Tyler Bunch
Tyler Bunch
Dr. Nitwhite / Walter Pigeon
Ruth Westheimer
Ruth Westheimer
Dr. Ruth Wordheimer
Chris Phillips
Chris Phillips
Cliff Hanger (voice)
Fred Newman
Fred Newman
Pam Arciero
Pam Arciero
?
David Matthew Feldman
Tim Lagasse
Tim Lagasse
Arty Smartypants
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