Reading Rainbow: Season 1
Episodes
Miss Nelson Is Back
Jun 7, 1983 · 30 min
As part of his birthday celebration, LeVar gets made-up like a movie monster, and then gets involved in Harry Blackstone's magic act. Ruth Buzzi reads Miss Nelson Is Back, all abou
Bea and Mr. Jones
Jun 8, 1983 · 30 min
LeVar is already worn out after working on several scenes all day long on the production of the series. He feels he needs to take on another identity, segueing into introducing the
Digging Up Dinosaurs
Jun 13, 1983 · 30 min
Technically not the first science-related show in its history, LeVar seeks a place where archaeologists retrieve dinosaur bones. At the end of the program, LeVar buries a time caps
Gila Monsters Meet You at the Airport
Jun 15, 1983 · 30 min
In the featured book, a young boy and his family move from New York City to the Southwest and he has many misconceptions about what his new home is like.
Three Days on a River in a Red Canoe
Jun 16, 1983 · 30 min
Three Days on a River in a Red Canoe
The Gift of the Sacred Dog
Jun 17, 1983 · 30 min
The first of many programs favoring Native Americans. In this instance, a Midwestern legend suggests how horses arrived to the tribe. Later in this episode is the song "Ancient Pla
Gregory, the Terrible Eater
Jun 20, 1983 · 30 min
Today's subject is goats and what they eat.
Arthur's Eyes
Jun 22, 1983 · 30 min
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.
Ty's One Man Band
Jun 23, 1983 · 30 min
LeVar is ready to find music everywhere, and he does. This show includes the animation Onomatopoeia. Lou Rawls reads the story of Ty's One-Man Band, about a man who teaches a boy h