Reading Rainbow - Season 1

Reading Rainbow - Season 1

Season 1

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DatesJun 6, 1983 - Jun 24, 1983
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Episodes

Tight Times
Season 1Episode 130 min

Tight Times

LeVar visits a pet show and discovers all kinds of unusual pets, including pet rocks. He explains that even during "tight times" there are all kinds of ways to have fun and that working together and using imagination are what is important.

Jun 6, 1983
Miss Nelson is Back
Season 1Episode 230 min

Miss Nelson is Back

LeVar is surprised in this episode as he discovers a mysterious treasure hunt, which leads him to be transformed by a make up artist and then to a mysterious magical performance by Black Stone the Magician. The real surprise turns out to be a birthday party for LeVar.

Jun 7, 1983
Bea and Mr. Jones
Season 1Episode 330 min

Bea and Mr. Jones

LeVar uses the costumes from Reading Rainbow to dress up like people he has always wanted to be, and points out the importance of being ourselves and striving to be all we can be.

Jun 8, 1983
Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain
Season 1Episode 430 min

Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain

LeVar talks about rainy day activities, including an aerial chase of a thunderstorm and puddle hopping. Viewers also get to visit the National Center for Atmospheric research and learn about various aspects of weather and occupations that are dependent upon meteorology.

Jun 9, 1983
Louis the Fish
Season 1Episode 530 min

Louis the Fish

LeVar goes on an exploration of exotic marine life, tide pools, and dolphins while he explains that pretending to be someone else can be exciting and can also be a way of discovering how wonderful it is to be yourself. LeVar visits the New England Aquarium in Boston, Ma, and the Aqua Circus of Cape Cod where trained dolphins Dixie and Dolly reside.

Jun 10, 1983
Digging Up Dinosaurs
Season 1Episode 630 min

Digging Up Dinosaurs

LeVar goes on in the video to explore the fascination of dinosaurs that lived and then disappeared millions of years ago. Humor is interspersed in interviews with a ranger and a paleontologist who take LeVar on a fossil tour of Dinosaur National Monument.

Jun 13, 1983
Liang and the Magic Paintbrush
Season 1Episode 730 min

Liang and the Magic Paintbrush

LeVar explores how art is integrated into many aspects of the Chinese American culture. He takes a trip to New York City's Chinatown and visits with an expert of Chinese calligraphy, a stonecarver who makes LeVar a name stamp, and a gourmet Chinese chef. He also takes viewers to the New York Institute of Technology where he is shown how to use computer graphics to create art. Then LeVar participates in a Chinese parade.

Jun 14, 1983
Gila Monsters Meet You at the Airport
Season 1Episode 830 min

Gila Monsters Meet You at the Airport

LeVar learns more about the West when he joins a biologist who shows him the Arizona desert and tells him about the plant and animal life—and he learns just what Gila monsters are.

Jun 15, 1983
Three Days on a River in a Red Canoe
Season 1Episode 930 min

Three Days on a River in a Red Canoe

LeVar encounters fun and excitement as he goes camping with a group of young friends, and then shares his experiences of an African vacation where he rode a raft down the white water of the dangerous and uncharted Zabezi River.

Jun 16, 1983
The Gift of the Sacred Dog
Season 1Episode 1030 min

The Gift of the Sacred Dog

LeVar visits the Crow Agency in Montana and observes a special ceremony of the Old Elk family. He shows viewers how contemporary and traditional Native American life and traditions meet. Viewers also learn that some words we use have Native American roots.

Jun 17, 1983
Gregory, the Terrible Eater
Season 1Episode 1130 min

Gregory, the Terrible Eater

LeVar explores how people as well as animals need a nutritionally balanced diet. Join him on a fun-filled trip to the San Diego Zoo, Billy and Nanny's Barnyard Café and visit with a famous New York chef.

Jun 20, 1983
Three by the Sea
Season 1Episode 1230 min

Three by the Sea

LeVar learns that telling a story or listening to one can unlock the imagination as he watches Chicago City Limits, an improvisational performance group. Kids tell their own stories in the books they make. While walking the beach, LeVar explores the history and adventure of sea chanteys, and talks with winners of a sand sculpture contest.

Jun 21, 1983
Arthur's Eyes
Season 1Episode 1330 min

Arthur's Eyes

LaVar explores seeing and our other senses, as Bill Cosby tells the story of how the young aardvark, Arthur Read acquired his pair of glasses.
Jun 22, 1983
The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash
Season 1Episode 1430 min

The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash

A school trip to a peaceful farm turns wild when Jimmy's pet boa constrictor escapes.

Jun 23, 1983
Ty's One Man Band
Season 1Episode 1530 min

Ty's One Man Band

This episode leads LeVar on an exploration to a concert in the park where he discovers a rap-band, doo-wa group, jazz band, and salsa band-all different types of music. An a cappella singing group and the talented Ben Vereen add to the mix. Then a visit with the Reading Rainbow's music director shows how he performs magic with a music synthesizer.

Jun 24, 1983

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