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Between the Lions

Summary Five years in the making, Between the Lions has set out to get kids "wild about reading". Between the Lions is written by many of the major greats of Sesame Street, such as Christopher Cerf. Many former Arthur staff are involved as well, including Joe "Toolbox" Fallon and Ken Scarborough. New episodes are now airing! In every episode, th...

Written By: Bill Shribman

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Between the Lions
S5 • Episode 1
Pigs, Pigs, Pigs/The Three Little Pigs
Air Date: Apr 18, 2005
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Summary Five years in the making, Between the Lions has set out to get kids "wild about reading". Between the Lions is written by many of the major greats of Sesame Street, such as Christopher Cerf. Many former Arthur staff are involved as well, including Joe "Toolbox" Fallon and Ken Scarborough. New episodes are now airing! In every episode, th...

Created By: Kathryn Mullen, Lou Berger

Season Episodes

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Episode 1 • Apr 18, 2005
Pigs, Pigs, Pigs/The Three Little Pigs
Theo and Leona don pig snouts for another reading of "Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore". Halfway through this episode, Lionel dons three pig snouts as he reads to Leona the "Three Little Pigs".
Episode 2 • Apr 25, 2005
The Carrot Seed/The Empty Pot
Episode 3 • May 2, 2005
Wings/What's in the Box?
The cubs revisit two cautionary tales from classic mythology: first that of Icarus and his flight too close to the sun, then that of Pandora and her box of misfortunes.
Episode 4 • May 9, 2005
A Shower of Stars/Two Moons and One Lagoon
Episode 5 • May 16, 2005
The Golden Meaty Awards
The "stars" of previous episodes are to receive edible treats at the library's own awards show, but as all the honorees appear to be absent, master of ceremonies Lionel is happy to accept the awards in their stead.
Episode 6 • May 23, 2005
Click, Clack, Moo; The Little Red Hen
Farm animals from two different storybooks have a lot to teach Lionel and Leona about the power of writing and the value of frequently assisting other people for either chores or emergencies.
Episode 7 • May 30, 2005
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble/I Miss You, Stinky Face
In the first story, the parents of a young donkey are distressed when he doesn't return home. In the second, a mother on a business trip calls her son to tell him how much she misses him.
Episode 8 • Jun 6, 2005
A Tasty Piece of Cheese; The Lion and the Mouse
Today's story features a taste for cheese leading a red fox to perform a sneaky deception on a crow. The other story is based on the African folktale where a mouse is prey to a lion.
Episode 9 • Jun 13, 2005
Earl's Too Cool/When I Was Five
The story of the little boy awed by his "cool" classmate Earl is reviewed in the first segment. In the second story, a six-year-old looks back at his remarkable personal growth and maturation over the previous year.
Episode 10 • Oct 14, 2002
It's Red, It's Green; Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
In today's first story, two men argue over a hat. In today's second story, a man designs anything else out of his old overcoat until there is nothing remaining for him.
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Anthony Asbury

Lionel, Lionel Lion, Arty Smartypants

Jennifer Barnhart

Cleo, Grey Hand, Information Hen (segment: "Information Hen")

Peter Linz

Theo, Heath the Thesaurus, Announcer Bunny

Fred Newman

Self, The Golf Announcer, Self (segment: "Fred Says")

Pam Arciero

Leona

Kathryn Mullen

Leona

Ruth Westheimer

Dr. Ruth Wordheimer, Dr. Ruth Wordheimer (segment: "The Word Doctor with Dr. Ruth Wordheimer"), Ruth Westheimer (segment: "The Word Doctor with Dr. Ruth Wordheimer")

Noel MacNeal

Lionel

Chris Phillips

Cliff Hanger

Stephen Scott Scarpulla

Bunny-Season Announcer

Makeeba Mooncycle

Self

Tim Lagasse

Arty Smartypants, Barnaby B. Busterfield III, Arty Smartypants (segment: "The Great Smartini"), Barnaby B. Busterfeild III, Fuzzy Wuzzy, Gus, Larry the Lost Rock

Michael K. Frith

Announcer Bunny (segment "Bertice Berry"), Cliff Hanger Narrator, Sam Spud, Sam Spud (segment: "Sam Spud: Par-Boiled Potato Detective"), Sir "et", The Lion

Alison Fraser

Babs Caplan

Heather Asch

Clay Pigeon, Click, Girl Monkey, The Mouse

Tyler Bunch

Walter Pigeon, Dr. Nitwhite (segment "Dunderhead Lab with Dr. Nitwhite and Watson")

Jim Napolitano

Additional Roles

Jasmine Guy

Self

Bertice Berry

Self

Faith Prince

Lady Esther

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