Between the Lions

2000

Between the Lions

7.1 | en | 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

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Seasons & Episodes

EP10 Red Parka Mary & Not Afraid of Dogs

Nov. 22,2010

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EP9 Deep in the Swamp & Trosclair and the Alligator

Nov. 15,2010

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

EP8 Castles, Caves, and Honeycombs; My House

Nov. 08,2010

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.

EP7 My Dog Is As Smelly As Dirty Socks; Just What Mama Needs

Nov. 01,2010

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

EP6 Not Norman;Me And My Cat?

Oct. 25,2010

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EP5 Roller Coaster;What Do Wheels Do All Day?

Oct. 18,2010

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EP4 Pablo The Artist;Dream Carver

Oct. 11,2010

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EP3 City Mouse And Country Mouse;The Happy Hocky Family Moves To The Country!

Oct. 04,2010

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EP2 A Birthday For Cow!;Rabbit's Gift

Sep. 27,2010

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 vocabulary (over, under, around, through, into), and the short i sou

EP1 Three More Little Pigs;The Ants And The Grasshopper

Sep. 20,2010

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 u, the sound represented by the letter m, and synonyms for small (miniscule, little, petite, microscopic, tiny, teeny, diminutive, weeny).

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Released: 2000-04-03 | Released Producted By: WGBH , Mississippi Public Broadcasting Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: http://www.pbskids.org/lions/

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Cast

Fred Newman , Jennifer Barnhart , Kathryn Mullen

Director

Christopher Cerf

Producted By

WGBH , Mississippi Public Broadcasting

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Reviews

TEENQUEEN1171987 This is exactly how I learned how to read. My grandmother gave me what we call the "AT list" You know, words that end it "-at" like, bat, fat, sat, you know. This is exactly the kind of reading this show teaches. And it teaches family values too! I think we should incorporate it into school cirriculums. I know I would! (And I'm a teaching assistant!)I spent a lot of time last year teaching children how to read, but using the methods described in the teacher's book just got the kids more and more confused. So I brought a game of Scrabble to school with me, and followed what they do on the show, I based the entire lesson on one sound, or taught them how silent "e" can change vowel sounds, like pin and pine or plan and plane. And the kids started learning! it was fantastic!Great for kids. 9 out of 10!

stews_house That being said, I am of the opinion that "BTL" is also functional. I live in a state where the public school system has abandoned phonics. Instead, the children are given lists of words to memorize. What I appreciate about this show is that it teaches children how to read. My 4-year old (who is now 8, in 2nd grade and reads on a 5th/6th grade level) learned that letters make sounds and that putting sounds together makes words. That turned out to be an invaluable lesson for him and, later, for my next child (who doesn't begin K-5 until the fall, but already reads 1st grade books). As inane as some of it is (the Cliff Hanger skit is incredibly stupid) if children can pick up the basic tools of phonics, I will support it.

rejoyce_rejoyce I started watching this show last year during a school break, when I was teaching young kids with special needs. I was hooked, & started taping it for my class. Our class' favorite episode was "Huff & Puff" (I cawn't stop HUFFing und PUFFing!). The show has the gift of using known strategies to help kids read (including, yes, Dr. Ruth Wordheimer) that not only entertains them, but also adults - at least baby boomer adults! Favorite adult jokes are "Walter and Clay Pigeon," "Gawain's Word" (which my little guys LOVED to play in class!), the story parodies, especially the "sequels" to "The Three Little Pigs" & "Chicken Jane. No, Mr. Smarty Pants wasn't my favorite, but I couldn't get his little chant out of my head, either! The kids had no idea why I was howling with laughter at the jokes that whizzed by their head, but then, I couldn't understand why my dad laughed at Bugs Bunny & Underdog when I was their age! And yes, the show DID help reinforce what I was teaching my munchkins in class about reading and learning - and taught ME a few things as well. Now, I teach 5th graders & miss having the opportunity to watch it.

ms-hope I just can not begin to understand the negative comments about this show. There is nothing negative about it. My 18 month old son and I watch it every morning and we both love it. It teaches the pronunciation of words, the long & short sounds of vowels, etc. I think this show is wonderful and it will remain a part of my son's daily activities. (I even find myself watching it when he's asleep)