Reading Rainbow: Season 3

5 episodes Premiered Jul 1, 1985 Updated Sep 28, 2026

Previously on Reading Rainbow

Season 3 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Reading Rainbow Season 2.
⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.

Season 3 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 3: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (2): Crucial lore & season climaxes

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S3·E1 Mytharc

Paul Bunyan

Jul 1, 1985 · 30 min

Lavar visits a lumberjack camp in the forest. Today's featured book is based on the legend of Paul Bunyan, the giant woodsman.

S3·E2 Core

The Patchwork Quilt

Jul 2, 1985 · 30 min

The Patchwork Quilt

S3·E3 Core

Hill of Fire

Jul 3, 1985 · 30 min

Hill of Fire

S3·E4 Core

The Tortoise and the Hare

Jul 5, 1985 · 30 min

LeVar has entered a bicycle race. He's in competition not just with the other bikers, but with himself as well. This program also includes a lengthy piece on a karate class. Comedi

S3·E5 Mytharc

Perfect the Pig

Jul 22, 1985 · 30 min

LeVar visits a pig farm in Hawaii to find out why pigs are so popular. He also interviews Kermit the Frog to ask him about his famous girlfriend, Miss Piggy.James Coco reads the st