Between the Lions

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
Between the LionsSeries

Details

First aired
3 Apr 2000
Seasons
10
Episodes
140
  • TMDB 7.6
Last aired
22 Nov 2010
Genres
  • Kids
  • Comedy
Status
Ended
Network
PBS
Episode runtime
30 min
Countries
  • US
Original language
en
Original title
Between the Lions
Writers
Ray MessecarLuis SanteiroBeth KirschKen ScarboroughSharon LernerCarin Greenberg BakerJennifer HamburgBrian MuehlGentry MenzelKeri HornCandy KugelJudith StoiaChristopher CerfJoe FallonLouise GikowSarah DurkeeFred NewmanJudy FreudbergSean KellyPeter K. HirschKathy WaughKathy WaughNorman Stiles

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