Between the Lions intro
Between the Lions was an American children's television series designed to promote reading. It originally aired on PBS from April 3, 2000 to November 22, 2010 and continued airing reruns until 2011. The show was a co-production between WGBH Kids in Boston and Sirius Thinking, Ltd. in New York City, in association with Mississippi Public Broadcasting in Mississippi. The total spanned 130 Episodes from 10 seasons. The show has won seven Daytime Emmy awards between 2001 and 2007. The target audience is children 5-8 years old. On July 7, 2012, it was revealed the show was going be one of PBS Kids Sprout's first shows, but it was replaced by Boohbah in June 20, 2005 and did not air on PBS Kids Sprout.
Logos: WGBH-TV/WGBH Kids/Mississippi Public Broadcasting/Sirius Thinking, Ltd.
Plot[]
It focuses on a family of lions who run a library (Busterfield Library) and their experiences in it. As the show is designed to help children learn about reading, it not only uses a variety of segments, but also features popular storybooks, folktales, and myths.
Cast[]
- Anthony Asbury/Noel MacNeal as Lionel Lion
- Kathryn Mullen/Pam Arciero as Leona Lion
- Jennifer Barnhart as Cleo Lion
- Peter Linz as Theo Lion/Heath the Thesaurus/Announcer Bunny
- Tyler Bunch as Dr. Nitwhite
- Tim Lagasse as Arty Smartypants/Barnaby B. Busterfield III/Gus Rabbit
- Heather Asch as Clay Pigeon/Click the Mouse/Marmy Smartypants
- Rick Lyon as Ted the Scientist Monkey
- Lisa Buckley as Chelsea
- David Matthew Feldman - Monkeys, Ducks
- James Kroupa as Walter Pigeon
- Fred Newman as himself
- Dr. Ruth Westheimer as Dr. Ruth Wordheimer
Funding[]
- U.S. Department of Education
- Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)
- Carnegie Corporation of New York (2000-2001)
- Park Foundation (2000-2002)
- The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations (2000-2001)
- Charles H. Revson Foundation (2000-2001)
- Institute for Civil Society (2000-2002)
- Ready to Learn
- No Child Left Behind Grant (2005-2006)
- Barksdale Reading Institute (2005-2010)
- Cheerios (2000-2001)
- Chick-Fil-A (2003-2011)
- Bright Horizons Family Solutions (2006)
- Viewers Like You (rare occasions)