List of Reading Rainbow episodes
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This is the following episode list of Reading Rainbow with hosted by longtime executive producer LeVar Burton.
[edit] DVD releases
| DVD Name |
# of Episodes |
Release Date |
No. of Discs |
| Reading Rainbow Favorites |
8 |
July 18, 2006 |
4 |
| Reading Rainbow: Family Matters |
2 |
July 18, 2006 |
1 |
| Reading Rainbow: Man's Best Friend |
2 |
July 18, 2006 |
1 |
| Reading Rainbow: Ocean Life |
2 |
July 18, 2006 |
1 |
| Reading Rainbow: Music, Music Everywhere |
2 |
July 18, 2006 |
1 |
| Reading Rainbow: Let's Go! |
2 |
September 12, 2006 |
1 |
| Reading Rainbow: How's That Made? |
2 |
September 12, 2006 |
1 |
| Reading Rainbow: Birds of a Feather |
2 |
September 12, 2006 |
1 |
| Reading Rainbow: Desert Life |
2 |
September 12, 2006 |
1 |
| Reading Rainbow: Sea To Shining Sea - Stories of America |
2 |
November 7, 2006 |
1 |
| Reading Rainbow: Farm Life |
2 |
November 7, 2006 |
1 |
| Reading Rainbow: Math Is Everywhere |
2 |
November 7, 2006 |
1 |
| Reading Rainbow: Buried Treasures |
2 |
November 7, 2006 |
1 |
[edit] Episode list
[edit] Season 1: 1983 (15 episodes)
| Episode # |
Series # |
Prod. Code |
Title |
Original Airdate(s) |
| 1 |
1 |
101 |
"Tight Times" |
June 6, 1983 |
| 2 |
2 |
102 |
"Miss Nelson Is Back" |
June 7, 1983 |
| 3 |
3 |
103 |
"Bea and Mr. Jones" |
June 8, 1983 |
| 4 |
4 |
104 |
"Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain" |
June 9, 1983 |
| 5 |
5 |
105 |
"Louis the Fish" |
June 10, 1983 |
| 6 |
6 |
106 |
"Digging Up Dinosaurs" |
June 13, 1983 |
| 7 |
7 |
107 |
"Liang and the Magic Paintbrush" |
June 14, 1983 |
| 8 |
8 |
108 |
"Gila Monsters Meet You at the Airport" (Pilot) |
June 15, 1983 |
| 9 |
9 |
109 |
"Three Days on a River in a Red Canoe" |
June 16, 1983 |
| 10 |
10 |
110 |
"The Gift of the Sacred Dog" |
June 17, 1983 |
| 11 |
11 |
111 |
"Gregory the Terrible Eater" |
June 20, 1983 |
| 12 |
12 |
112 |
"Three by the Sea" |
June 21, 1983 |
| 13 |
13 |
113 |
"Arthur's Eyes" |
June 22, 1983 |
| 14 |
14 |
114 |
"The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash" |
June 23, 1983 |
| 15 |
15 |
115 |
"Ty's One-Man Band" |
June 24, 1983 |
[edit] Season 2: 1984 (5 episodes)
| Episode # |
Series # |
Prod. Code |
Title |
Original Airdate(s) |
| 16 |
1 |
201 |
"Hot-Air Henry" |
September 3, 1984 |
| 17 |
2 |
202 |
"Simon's Book" |
September 4, 1984 |
| 18 |
3 |
203 |
"Ox-Cart-Man" |
September 5, 1984 |
| 19 |
4 |
204 |
"Mystery on the Docks" |
September 6, 1984 |
| 20 |
5 |
205 |
"A Chair for My Mother" |
September 7, 1984 |
[edit] Season 3: 1985 (5 episodes)
| Episode # |
Series # |
Prod. Code |
Title |
Original Airdate(s) |
| 21 |
1 |
301 |
"Paul Bunyan" |
July 1, 1985 |
| 22 |
2 |
302 |
"The Patchwork Quilt" |
July 2, 1985 |
| 23 |
3 |
303 |
"Hill of Fire" |
July 3, 1985 |
| 24 |
4 |
304 |
"The Tortoise and the Hare" |
July 4, 1985 |
| 25 |
5 |
305 |
"Perfect the Pig" |
July 5, 1985 |
[edit] Season 4: 1986 (10 episodes)
| Episode # |
Series # |
Prod. Code |
Title |
Original Airdate(s) |
| 26 |
1 |
401 |
"Animal Café" |
June 23, 1986 |
| 27 |
2 |
402 |
"Alistair in Outer Space" |
June 24, 1986 |
| 28 |
3 |
403 |
"Feelings" |
June 25, 1986 |
| 29 |
4 |
404 |
"Watch the Stars Come Out" |
June 26, 1986 |
| 30 |
5 |
405 |
"Mama Don't Allow" |
June 27, 1986 |
| 31 |
6 |
406 |
"Space Case" |
June 30, 1986 |
| 32 |
7 |
407 |
"The Milk Makers" |
July 1, 1986 |
| 33 |
8 |
408 |
"Imogene's Antlers" |
July 2, 1986 |
| 34 |
9 |
409 |
"Germs Make Me Sick!" |
July 3, 1986 |
| 35 |
10 |
410 |
"Abiyoyo" |
July 4, 1986 |
[edit] Season 5: 1987 (10 episodes)
| Episode # |
Series # |
Prod. Code |
Title |
Original Airdate(s) |
| 36 |
1 |
501 |
"The Life Cycle of the Honeybee" |
June 22, 1987 |
| 37 |
2 |
502 |
"Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie" |
June 23, 1987 |
| 38 |
3 |
503 |
"Chickens Aren't the Only Ones" |
June 24, 1987 |
| 39 |
4 |
504 |
"The Paper Crane" |
June 25, 1987 |
| 40 |
5 |
505 |
"The Runaway Duck" |
June 26, 1987 |
| 41 |
6 |
506 |
"A Three Hat Day" |
June 29, 1987 |
| 42 |
7 |
507 |
"Rumpelstiltskin" |
June 30, 1987 |
| 43 |
8 |
508 |
"Best Friends" |
July 1, 1987 |
| 44 |
9 |
509 |
"Meanwhile Back at the Ranch" |
July 2, 1987 |
| 45 |
10 |
510 |
"My Little Island" |
July 3, 1987 |
[edit] Season 6: 1988-89 (10 episodes)
| Episode # |
Series # |
Prod. Code |
Title |
Original Airdate(s) |
| 46 |
1 |
601 |
"The Bionic Bunny Show" |
August 15, 1988 |
| 47 |
2 |
602 |
"Bugs" |
August 16, 1988 |
| 48 |
3 |
603 |
"The Robbery at the Diamond Dog Diner" |
August 17, 1988 |
| 49 |
4 |
604 |
"Brush" |
August 18, 1988 |
| 50 |
5 |
605 |
"The Purple Coat" |
August 19, 1988 |
| 51 |
6 |
606 |
"Barn Dance!" |
March 27, 1989 |
| 52 |
7 |
607 |
"Duncan and Dolores" |
March 28, 1989 |
| 53 |
8 |
608 |
"Knots on a Counting Rope" |
March 29, 1989 |
| 54 |
9 |
609 |
"Mummies Made in Egypt" |
March 30, 1989 |
| 55 |
10 |
610 |
"Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters" |
March 31, 1989 |
[edit] Season 7: 1989-90 (10 episodes)
| Episode # |
Series # |
Prod. Code |
Title |
Original Airdate(s) |
| 56 |
1 |
701 |
"Humphrey the Lost Whale: A True Story" |
July 3, 1989 |
| 57 |
2 |
702 |
"Stay Away from the Junkyard!" |
July 4, 1989 |
| 58 |
3 |
703 |
"Little Nino's Pizzeria" |
July 5, 1989 |
| 59 |
4 |
704 |
"Ludlow Laughs" |
July 6, 1989 |
| 60 |
5 |
705 |
"Dinosaur Bob and His Adventures with the Family Lazardo" |
July 7, 1989 |
| 61 |
6 |
706 |
"Dive to the Coral Reefs" |
March 26, 1990 |
| 62 |
7 |
707 |
"Desert Giant: The World of the Saguaro Cactus" |
March 27, 1990 |
| 63 |
8 |
708 |
"Tooth-Gnasher Superflash" |
March 28, 1990 |
| 64 |
9 |
709 |
"Bored—Nothing to Do!" |
March 29, 1990 |
| 65 |
10 |
710 |
"Sports Pages" |
March 30, 1990 |
[edit] Season 8: 1990 (5 episodes)
| Episode # |
Series # |
Prod. Code |
Title |
Original Airdate(s) |
| 66 |
1 |
801 |
"The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth" |
September 10, 1990 |
| 67 |
2 |
802 |
"Jack, the Seal and the Sea" |
September 11, 1990 |
| 68 |
3 |
803 |
"The Bicycle Man" |
September 12, 1990 |
| 69 |
4 |
804 |
"Florence and Eric Take the Cake" |
September 13, 1990 |
| 70 |
5 |
805 |
"Sunken Treasure" |
September 14, 1990 |
[edit] Season 9: 1991 (10 episodes)
| Episode # |
Series # |
Prod. Code |
Title |
Original Airdate(s) |
| 71 |
1 |
901 |
"Alistair's Time Machine" |
September 16, 1991 |
| 72 |
2 |
902 |
"The Adventures of Taxi Dog" |
September 17, 1991 |
| 73 |
3 |
903 |
"The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush" |
September 18, 1991 |
| 74 |
4 |
904 |
"Galimoto" |
September 19, 1991 |
| 75 |
5 |
905 |
"Fox on the Job" |
September 20, 1991 |
| 76 |
6 |
906 |
"Opt: An Illusionary Tale" |
September 23, 1991 |
| 77 |
7 |
907 |
"Raccoons and Ripe Corn" |
September 24, 1991 |
| 78 |
8 |
908 |
"The Lady with the Ship on Her Head" |
September 25, 1991 |
| 79 |
9 |
909 |
"Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express" |
September 26, 1991 |
| 80 |
10 |
910 |
"Snowy Day: Stories and Poems" |
September 27, 1991 |
[edit] Season 10: 1992 (10 episodes)
| Episode # |
Series # |
Prod. Code |
Title |
Original Airdate(s) |
| 81 |
1 |
1001 |
"Tar Beach" |
October 5, 1992 |
| 82 |
2 |
1002 |
"The Wall" |
October 6, 1992 |
| 83 |
3 |
1003 |
"Sam the Sea Cow" |
October 7, 1992 |
| 84 |
4 |
1004 |
"Rechenka's Eggs" |
October 8, 1992 |
| 85 |
5 |
1005 |
"Sophie and Lou" |
October 9, 1992 |
| 86 |
6 |
1006 |
"Come a Tide" |
October 12, 1992 |
| 87 |
7 |
1007 |
"The Piggy in the Puddle" |
October 13, 1992 |
| 88 |
8 |
1008 |
"Seashore Surprises" |
October 14, 1992 |
| 89 |
9 |
1009 |
"Through Moon and Stars and Night Skies" |
October 15, 1992 |
| 90 |
10 |
1010 |
"Berlioz the Bear" |
October 16, 1992 |
[edit] Season 11: 1993 (10 episodes)
| Episode # |
Series # |
Prod. Code |
Title |
Original Airdate(s) |
| 91 |
1 |
1101 |
"Amazing Grace" |
October 11, 1993 |
| 92 |
2 |
1102 |
"The Furry News" |
October 12, 1993 |
| 93 |
3 |
1103 |
"Mrs. Katz and Tush" |
October 13, 1993 |
| 94 |
4 |
1104 |
"The Salamander Room" |
October 14, 1993 |
| 95 |
5 |
1105 |
"Silent Lotus" |
October 15, 1993 |
| 96 |
6 |
1106 |
"Follow the Drinking Gourd" |
October 18, 1993 |
| 97 |
7 |
1107 |
"If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" |
October 19, 1993 |
| 98 |
8 |
1108 |
"Is This a House for Hermit Crab?" |
October 20, 1993 |
| 99 |
9 |
1109 |
"And Still the Turtle Watched" |
October 21, 1993 |
| 100 |
10 |
1110 |
"June 29, 1999" |
October 22, 1993 |
[edit] Season 12: 1994 (10 episodes)
| Episode # |
Series # |
Prod. Code |
Title |
Original Airdate(s) |
| 101 |
1 |
1201 |
"Nosey Mrs. Rat" |
October 3, 1994 |
| 102 |
2 |
1202 |
"Borreguita and the Coyote" |
October 4, 1994 |
| 103 |
3 |
1203 |
"Summer" |
October 5, 1994 |
| 104 |
4 |
1204 |
"Once There Was a Tree" |
October 6, 1994 |
| 105 |
5 |
1205 |
"Appelemondo's Dreams" |
October 7, 1994 |
| 106 |
6 |
1206 |
"The Lotus Seed" |
October 10, 1994 |
| 107 |
7 |
1207 |
"Hail to Mail" |
October 11, 1994 |
| 108 |
8 |
1208 |
"Stellaluna" |
October 12, 1994 |
| 109 |
9 |
1209 |
"My Shadow" |
October 13, 1994 |
| 110 |
10 |
1210 |
"Ruth Law Thrills a Nation" |
October 14, 1994 |
[edit] Season 13: 1995 (5 episodes)
| Episode # |
Series # |
Prod. Code |
Title |
Original Airdate(s) |
| 111 |
1 |
1301 |
"The Wonderful Tower of Watts" |
October 2, 1995 |
| 112 |
2 |
1302 |
"Martha Speaks" |
October 3, 1995 |
| 113 |
3 |
1303 |
"Alejandro's Gift" |
October 4, 1995 |
| 114 |
4 |
1304 |
"The Sign Painter's Dream" |
October 5, 1995 |
| 115 |
5 |
1305 |
"Archibald Frisby" |
October 6, 1995 |
[edit] Season 14: 1996 (5 episodes)
| Episode # |
Series # |
Prod. Code |
Title |
Original Airdate(s) |
| 116 |
1 |
1401 |
"Fly Away Home" |
April 8, 1996 |
| 117 |
2 |
1402 |
"Uncle Jed's Barbershop" |
April 9, 1996 |
| 118 |
3 |
1403 |
"How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World" |
April 10, 1996 |
| 119 |
4 |
1404 |
"Owen" |
April 11, 1996 |
| 120 |
5 |
1405 |
"How Much Is a Million?" |
April 12, 1996 |
[edit] Season 15: 1996 (5 episodes)
| Episode # |
Series # |
Prod. Code |
Title |
Original Airdate(s) |
| 121 |
1 |
1501 |
"Always My Dad" |
October 7, 1996 |
| 122 |
2 |
1502 |
"Bread Is for Eating" |
October 8, 1996 |
| 123 |
3 |
1503 |
"Hotel Animal" |
October 9, 1996 |
| 124 |
4 |
1504 |
"Someplace Else" |
October 10, 1996 |
| 125 |
5 |
1505 |
"Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin" |
October 11, 1996 |
[edit] Season 16: 1997 (5 episodes)
| Episode # |
Series # |
Prod. Code |
Title |
Original Airdate(s) |
| 126 |
1 |
1601 |
"On the Day You Were Born" |
April 7, 1997 |
| 127 |
2 |
1602 |
"Hip Cat" |
April 8, 1997 |
| 128 |
3 |
1603 |
"Regina's Big Mistake" |
April 9, 1997 |
| 129 |
4 |
1604 |
"Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message" |
April 10, 1997 |
| 130 |
5 |
1605 |
"The Carousel" |
April 11, 1997 |
[edit] Season 17: 1998 (5 episodes)
| Episode # |
Series # |
Prod. Code |
Title |
Original Airdate(s) |
| 131 |
1 |
1701 |
"Math Curse" |
October 5, 1998 |
| 132 |
2 |
1702 |
"My Life with the Wave" |
October 6, 1998 |
| 133 |
3 |
1703 |
"Saturday Sancocho" |
October 7, 1998 |
| 134 |
4 |
1704 |
"When Aunt Lena Did the Rhumba" |
October 8, 1998 |
| 135 |
5 |
1705 |
"Worksong" |
October 9, 1998 |
[edit] Season 18: 2000-2001 (6 episodes)
| Episode # |
Series # |
Prod. Code |
Title |
Original Airdate(s) |
| 136 |
1 |
1801 |
"The Shaman's Apprentice: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest" |
October 23, 2000 |
| 137 |
2 |
1802 |
"Pet Stories You Don't Have to Walk" |
November 20, 2000 |
| 138 |
3 |
1803 |
"Lemonade for Sale" |
January 19, 2001 |
| 139 |
4 |
1804 |
"The Secret Shortcut" |
February 16, 2001 |
| 140 |
5 |
1805 |
"My America: A Poetry Atlas of the United States" |
March 16, 2001 |
| 141 |
6 |
1806 |
"Badger's Parting Gifts" |
April 20, 2001 |
[edit] Season 19: 2002 (4 episodes)
| Episode # |
Series # |
Prod. Code |
Title |
Original Airdate(s) |
| 142 |
1 |
1901 |
"The Tin Forest" |
September 2, 2002 |
| 143 |
2 |
1902 |
"Max" |
September 3, 2002 |
| 144 |
3 |
1903 |
"Enemy Pie" |
September 5, 2002 |
| 145 |
4 |
1904 |
"Our Big Home: An Earth Poem" |
September 6, 2002 |
[edit] Season 20: 2004-2005 (5 episodes)
| Episode # |
Series # |
Prod. Code |
Title |
Original Airdate(s) |
| 146 |
1 |
2001 |
"Visiting Day" |
December 15, 2004 |
| 147 |
2 |
2002 |
"Unique Monique" |
December 16, 2004 |
| 148 |
3 |
2003 |
"Mr. George Baker" |
December 17, 2004 |
| 149 |
4 |
2004 |
"Beegu" |
January 20, 2005 |
| 150 |
5 |
2005 |
"Two Old Potatoes and Me" |
January 21, 2005 |
[edit] Season 21: 2006 (5 episodes)
| Episode # |
Series # |
Prod. Code |
Title |
Original Airdate(s) |
| 151 |
1 |
2401 |
"The Biggest Test in the Universe" |
November 6, 2006 |
| 152 |
2 |
2402 |
"I Lost My Tooth in Africa" |
November 7, 2006 |
| 153 |
3 |
2403 |
"Boxes for Katje" |
November 8, 2006 |
| 154 |
4 |
2404 |
"Game Day" |
November 9, 2006 |
| 155 |
5 |
2405 |
"Show Way" |
November 10, 2006 |
