Reading Rainbow

  • Premiered: Jun 1983
  • Episodes: 155
  • Followers: 8
  • Ended
  • PBS
  • Daily at 14
  • Children Family

Seasons:

You need to be logged in to mark episodes as watched. Log in or sign up.

Season 6
6x2
Bugs
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 16, 1987
With microorganisms under his belt, LeVar now goes on the lookout for insects.
6x3
The Robbery at the Diamond Dog Diner
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 17, 1987
LeVar tries to have lunch at a diner, but soon finds himself thrust into work. For some reason, he just doesn't understand luncheonette lingo.
6x1
The Bionic Bunny Show
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 15, 1988
In both the featured story and on the set of the show "Star Trek: the Next Generation" (which LaVar also stars on) we learn how TV shows are made and how actors in costumes and special effects can make imaginary things seem real.
6x4
Brush
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 18, 1988
Can inanimate things come to life, as the feature book suggests? LeVar finds out for himself in a factory where all the goods for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade are stored.
6x5
The Purple Coat
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 19, 1988
In New York again, LeVar goes to get a tailor-made jacket. In between comes a visit to the Fashion Institute of Technology.
6x6
Barn Dance!
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 27, 1989
LeVar is in Tennessee where he is going to a barn dance. Along the way, he meets the band who will be playing their Bluegrass music and meets a man who makes his own fiddles. At the .. show full overview
6x7
Duncan and Dolores
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 28, 1989
There's more to the cat than meets the eye. It culminates with one of the stars of what was then believed to be Broadway's permanence: CATS. Jane Curtain narrates the featured book about .. show full overview
6x8
Knots on a Counting Rope
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 29, 1989
What's a handicap to a determined individual? With LeVar camping out by himself, the show banks itself on a news anchor who had been born with deformed hands and feet. The featured .. show full overview
6x9
Mummies Made in Egypt
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 30, 1989
A camel is out of place in Boston, but LeVar rides one in preparation for a show that takes a close look at mummies. Corrine Orr narrates "Mummies Made in Egypt", a book that gives all .. show full overview
6x10 Season finale
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 31, 1989
LeVar celebrates the culture of Africa in New York City's Central Park where he learns how African drums are made. Phylicia Rashid narrates Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters, an African tale .. show full overview

If there are missing episodes or banners (and they exist on TheTVDB) you can request an automatic full show update:

Request show update

If you like this show, you may also enjoy: