Between the Lions
Between the Lions

Between the Lions

2000 10 Seasons 140 Episodes ⭐ 7.6 Kids Comedy

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

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

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Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Pecos Bill Cleans Up the West

Theo reads the cubs a book about the wild adventures of Pecos Bill, specifically about the time ol' Bill wrangled a torn

EP 2

The Lost Rock

A lost rock mysteriously appears in the library, and he can't remember who he is or where he comes from. The lions then

EP 3

Little Big Mouse

When a mouse from a children's book becomes a hero, everyone in the library floods her with fan mail - which leaves Clic

EP 4

Farmer Ken's Puzzle

Lionel plays a computer game called ""Farmer Ken's Puzzle"", in which he must figure out how to get a hen, cat, and bag

EP 5

Shooting Stars

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 T

EP 6

The Hopping Hen

A Hopping Hen causes a mighty ruckus in the library, so the lions decide to put up ""No Hopping Hen Here"" signs, in ord

EP 7

Touching the Moon

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 t

EP 8

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

Click the Mouse brings the Boy from the story ""The Boy Who Cried Wolf"" out of the storybook, so he can learn more abou

EP 9

Fuzzy Wuzzy, Wuzzy?

The famous Fuzzy Wuzzy Bear from the classic children's rhyme visits the library, where everyone is immediately caught u

EP 10

Lionel's Antlers

Lionel wakes up one morning, much like he does every day, to find that overnight, he's grown a pair of antlers on his he

EP 11

To the Ship! To the Ship!

The lions learn about a real-life pirate named Ann Bonnie, after Lionel refuses to let Leona play pirates with him (clai

EP 12

The Chap With Caps

Writer Babs Caplan visits the library, hoping to smooth out the bumps in her new book, called ""The Chap With Caps"". It

EP 13

Pandora's Box

After reading the story ""Pandora's Box"", Lionel and Leona come across a similar-looking box, themselves, and wonder if

EP 14

Lionel's Great Escape Trick

Lionel gets a few pointers on the technique of doing magic tricks, from the master magician Harry Houdini, himself. When

EP 15

There's a Fly in My Soup

The Lions try to make Click laugh by reading jokes out of Theo's ""The Universal Encyclopedia of Fly Jokes"" book, only

EP 16

The Popcorn Popper

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 li

EP 17

Something Fishy

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

EP 18

Hug, Hug, Hug!

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

EP 19

The Ram in the Pepper Patch

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

EP 20

A Peck of Peppers

Babs Caplan comes to the library to create a fantastic tongue twister, with some help from the Lions. Then, Babs and Leo

EP 21

Sausage Nose

The Lions watch a video of a foreign film called ""Sausage Nose"", in which a poor couple receives three wishes from a w

EP 22

Red Hat, Green Hat

Leona makes her very own hat, with one red side and one green side. When she walks through the library with it on, one g

EP 23

The Lucky Duck

A cute little duck from a cute little children's book becomes sick and tired of being cute all the time! With Lionel's h

EP 24

The Old Man

Babs Caplan returns to the library to work on her new book called ""The Old Man"". Unfortunately, it has no middle or en

EP 25

A King and His Hawk

Lionel and Leona read a very sad story about a King and his friend, the Hawk. After, Leona wants to take and hide the bo

EP 26

The Roar That Makes Them Run

Lionel and Leona try to convince Theo to show them his Lion-powered ""Mighty Roar that Makes them Run"", but Theo is rel

EP 27

Piggyback, Piggyback

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 wa

EP 28

The Fox and the Crow

When ""The Fox and the Crow"" fable is read in the library, Walter and Clay get angry over the way the crow was depicted

EP 29

Giants and Cubs

Lionel gets upset over the outcome of a baseball game, where the Giants clobbered the Cubs. Theo and Cleo decide it woul

EP 30

Be Bop

The jazzy, rhythmic sounds of Be Bop make their way into the library one day, and soon everyone is singing nonsensical B

EP 1

The Sad Dad

Bruno Kirby plays a Dad whose house is overrun by kids: ""There's hardly enough room to put on pants!"" he complains. Fe

EP 2

Humph! Humph! Humph!

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

EP 3

The Good Seed

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

EP 4

Icarus's Wings

The story of Icarus, the boy who made wax wings and flew too close to the sun, inspires Barnaby B. Busterfield to follow

EP 5

Zoop! Zoop!

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

EP 6

Clickety-Clack, Clickety-Clack!

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

EP 7

Poetry Day

It's Alice day in the library, which means everything has something to do with ""Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"", and

EP 8

Bobby the Hopping Robot

Lionel's new toy, a hopping robot named Bobby, is a real tough job to put together. Lionel, Theo, Cleo, and just about e

EP 9

Teacher's Pet

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 g

EP 10

The Last Cliff Hanger

Lionel is devastated (Shocked! Taken Aback! Apalled!) when he discovers that there will no longer be any new ""Cliffhang

EP 11

Pebble Trouble

Featuring the book ""Sylvester and the Magic Pebble"", in which a young donkey boy discovers a magic pebble in the woods

EP 12

Oh, Yes, It Can!

A storyteller visits the library one day, and tells an old story about a Yammering Yam and how it led to a whole series

EP 13

Five, Six, and Thistle Sticks

Lionel's friend, Lenny - a fellow ""Cliffhanger"" aficianado - comes for a visit, after having since moved away. When he

EP 14

Bug Beard

In the story ""Bug Beard"", a woodcutter brings home a grubby, buggy old man he finds in the woods. His wife is not amus

EP 15

Trains and Brains and Rainy Plains

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

EP 16

Quest, Quest, Quest!

Babs Caplan is back with a new story, The Quest for the Chest. And once again, she doesn't get it right. Originally, t

EP 17

The Spider and the Lie

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

EP 18

Why the Baboon's Balloon Went Ka-Boom!

Theo wants to teach the cubs a lesson, which he finds in a book of concatenations called Because a Little Bug Went KA-CH

EP 19

But, Mama, But ...

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

EP 20

Dreaming Shakespeare

It's Shakespeare Day at the Library. Fanfares, flowery language and period costumes are the order of the day (Cleo is d

EP 21

Rats

After someone calls Leona a nasty name on the playground, a friend of the Lions', named Frank, tells a story about Rats,

EP 22

Tweet! Tweet!

An intriguing theory from the book Bone Poems has got the cubs and pigeons thinking: Are birds the descendants of dinosa

EP 23

Good Night, Knight

A famous marionette team is preparing to tell the story of Orlando Furioso and his battle to rescue Angelica from the cu

EP 24

The Chess Mess

It's Alice Day at the library, and everyone is very involved in a page from Through the Looking Glass. Theo, a former w

EP 25

Stop That Chicken!

Chicken Jane escapes from one of her books and ricochets around the library. Every so often, she writes her advice to c

EP 1

Hay Day

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

EP 2

Pigs Aplenty

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

EP 3

What Parakeets Need

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

EP 4

Too Cool

Lionel thinks the new kid at school, Derek Cheetah, is too cool to be on his baseball team. But what does Derek think? G

EP 5

You Can't Catch Me!

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

EP 6

Huff and Puff

Whatever happened to the three little pigs after the wolf received his just deserts? Leona and Lionel want to know, so t

EP 7

Out in Outer Space

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

EP 8

Help!

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

EP 9

Two Coats, One Goat, and One Boat

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

EP 10

Treats!

An advertising Dream Team - creators of the Lions' favorite ""Wheaty Meat Treats"" spot - is hired to create a commercia

EP 1

Art Party

Can Lionel and Leona make sense of a mysterious painting?

EP 2

Grow, Mane, Grow!

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

EP 3

Three Goats, No Waiting

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

EP 4

Step by Step

Leona and Lionel have discovered what appears to be a treasure map and a set of directions that Barnaby B. Busterfield I

EP 5

Dance in Smarty Pants

A new dance craze emerged from a fourth-rate act to capture everyone's attention. Ooh, ah, dance insmarty pants. Lione

EP 1

Pigs, Pigs, Pigs!/The Three Little Pigs

Theo and Leona don pig snouts for another reading of Pigs Apelnty, Pigs Galore first read in the episode ""Pigs Aplenty.

EP 2

The Carrot Seed/The Empty Pot

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

EP 3

Wings/What's in the Box?

First up: Leona warns Lionel not to lean back on his chair, provoking a flashback reading of a Greek myth first read in

EP 4

A Shower of Stars/Two Moons and One Lagoon

It's nighttime at the library roof garden as Theo gives an energetic Leona a reread from the episode Shooting Stars. The

EP 5

The Golden Meaty Awards

EP 6

Click, Clack, Moo/The Little Red Hen

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

EP 7

Sylvester and the Magic Pebble/I Miss You, Stinky Face

EP 8

A Tasty Piece of Cheese/The Lion and the Mouse

EP 9

Earl's Too Cool/When I Was 5

EP 10

It's Red! It's Green!

EP 11

I Don't Want a Birthday Party/Knuffle Bunny

EP 12

Sylvester And the Magic Pebble:

EP 13

I Miss You, Stinky Face:

EP 14

A Tasty Piece of Cheese:

EP 15

The Lion And the Mouse:

EP 16

Earl's Too Cool:

EP 17

When I Was 5:

EP 18

It's Red! It's Green!:

EP 19

Joseph Had A Little Overcoat:

EP 20

The Coyote And the Rabbit:

EP 21

The Gingerbread Man:

EP 1

Mrs. McNosh Hangs Up Her Wash - Knuffle Bunny

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

EP 2

Sheep on a Ship - Mississippi Skip and His Pirate Ship

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

EP 3

Yo! Yes? - Very Loud, Very Big, Very Metal

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

EP 4

I'll Fix Anthony - Jamaica Louise James

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

EP 5

Pete's a Pizza - Pygmalion

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

EP 6

Here Come The Aliens-Abiyoyo

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

EP 7

King Midas - The Dirty Smelly King

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

EP 8

Cheesybreadville & Stolen Smells

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

EP 9

The Coyote and the Rabbit & The Gingerbread Man

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

EP 10

The Goat in the Coat

EP 1

The Problem with Chickens & An Egg Is Quiet

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

EP 2

Spicy Hot Colors & Yesterday I Had The Blues

A colorful piñata holds a meaty surprise for the Lions, who experience a dazzling array of colorful feelings as they re

EP 3

Bear Snores On & Night in the Country

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

EP 4

How to Be a Good Dog & Not Afraid of Dogs

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

EP 5

Dear Mr. Blueberry & I Wanna Iguana

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

EP 6

Violet¬タルs Music & What Instrument Does Alvin Play?

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

EP 7

Moon Rope & Welcome to the Moon

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.

EP 8

The Three-Legged Pot & When Jabo Jammed

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

EP 9

Charlie¬タルs Dinosaur & Here Come the Aliens

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

EP 10

Making Bread & Cheesybreadville

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

EP 1

Ruby Sings the Blues; The Camel Dances

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

EP 2

Mole and the Baby Bird; Owen and Mzee

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

EP 3

Stop That Pickle; Chicks and Salsa

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

EP 4

Are You a Snail?; Wonderful Worms

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

EP 5

Stone Soup; Bee-bim Bop!

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

EP 6

Bein' With You This Way; How to Be

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

EP 7

No One Told the Aardvark; Sea Horse

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

EP 8

Elephants Can Paint Too!; Jamaica Louise James

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

EP 9

Trosclair and the Alligator; The Coyote and the Rabbit

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

EP 10

I Don't Want a Birthday Party; Knuffle Bunny

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

EP 1

Night Shift & Under Construction

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 ri

EP 2

Bugs & Beetle Bop

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

EP 3

Cliff Hanger, the Pheasant, and the Phone & Terrific

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

EP 4

River Story & Salmon in Alaska

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

EP 5

Pigs in Hiding & Stop That Pickle!

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

EP 6

Priceless Gifts; King Midas

EP 7

The Emperor's New Clothes; The Hungry Coat

EP 8

Like a Windy Day; Winter Is the Warmest Season

EP 9

Angelina's Island; Chinese New Year

EP 1

Three More Little Pigs;The Ants And The Grasshopper

Lionel, Leona, and the Wolf each try their hand at writing a sequel to The Three Little Pigs, and Leona finds a way to w

EP 2

A Birthday For Cow!;Rabbit's Gift

The humble turnip stars in this show about birthday celebrations, vegetables, and the gift of giving. Educational Goals:

EP 3

City Mouse And Country Mouse;The Happy Hocky Family Moves To The Country!

EP 4

Pablo The Artist;Dream Carver

EP 5

Roller Coaster;What Do Wheels Do All Day?

EP 6

Not Norman;Me And My Cat?

EP 7

My Dog Is As Smelly As Dirty Socks; Just What Mama Needs

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

EP 8

Castles, Caves, and Honeycombs; My House

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

EP 9

Deep in the Swamp & Trosclair and the Alligator

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

EP 10

Red Parka Mary & Not Afraid of Dogs

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