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Reading Rainbow

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1983–2006·Ended·21 Seasons·155 Episodes·30 min·PBS·Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday,Saturday,Sunday · 14:30
Studio: BTPM PBS, Lancit Media Productions, On-Screen Entertainment, RCN Entertainment
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Overview

Journey to exciting places and build a lasting connection with your favorite books. Each episode centers on a theme from a book, or other children's literature, which is explored through a number of segments or stories.

Trailer

Cast

LeVar Burton
LeVar Burton
Self - Host

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Seasons

Season 115 episodes
1983
1
Tight Times
1983-06-06
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2
Miss Nelson Is Back
1983-06-07
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3
Bea and Mr. Jones
1983-06-08
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4
Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain
1983-06-09
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5
Louis the Fish
1983-06-10
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6
Digging Up Dinosaurs
1983-06-13
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7
Liang and the Magic Paintbrush
1983-06-14
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8
Gila Monsters Meet You at the Airport
1983-06-15
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9
Three Days on a River in a Red Canoe
1983-06-16
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10
The Gift of the Sacred Dog
1983-06-17
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11
Gregory, the Terrible Eater
1983-06-20
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12
Three by the Sea
1983-06-21
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13
Arthur's Eyes
1983-06-22
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14
The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash
1983-06-22
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15
Ty's One Man Band
1983-06-23
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Season 25 episodes
1984
1
Hot-Air Henry
1984-01-01
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2
Simon's Book
1984-01-01
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3
Ox-Cart Man
1984-01-01
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4
Mystery on the Docks
1984-01-01
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5
A Chair for My Mother
1984-01-01
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Season 35 episodes
1985
1
Paul Bunyan
1985-07-01
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2
The Patchwork Quilt
1985-07-02
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3
Hill of Fire
1985-07-03
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4
The Tortoise and the Hare
1985-07-05
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5
Perfect the Pig
1985-07-22
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Season 410 episodes
1986
1
Animal Cafe
1986-06-23
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2
Alistair in Outer Space
1986-06-24
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3
Feelings
1986-06-25
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4
Watch the Stars Come Out
1986-06-26
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5
Mama Don't Allow
1986-06-27
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6
Space Case
1986-06-30
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7
The Milk Makers
1986-07-01
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8
Imogene's Antlers
1986-07-02
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9
Germs Make Me Sick!
1986-07-03
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10
Abiyoyo
1986-07-04
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Season 510 episodes
1987
1
The Life Cycle of the Honey Bee
1987-06-22
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2
Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie
1987-06-23
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3
Chickens Aren't the Only Ones
1987-06-24
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4
The Paper Crane
1987-06-25
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5
The Runaway Duck
1987-06-28
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6
A Three Hat Day
1987-06-29
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7
Rumplestiltskin
1987-06-30
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8
Best Friends
1987-07-01
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9
Meanwhile Back at the Ranch
1987-07-02
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10
My Little Island
1987-07-03
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Season 610 episodes
1988
1
The Bionic Bunny Show
1988-08-15
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2
Bugs
1988-08-16
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3
The Robbery at the Diamond Dog Diner
1988-08-17
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4
Brush
1988-08-18
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5
The Purple Coat
1988-08-19
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6
Barn Dance!
1988-08-27
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7
Duncan and Dolores
1988-08-28
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8
Knots on a Counting Rope
1988-08-29
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9
Mummies Made in Egypt
1988-08-30
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10
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters
1988-08-31
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Season 710 episodes
1989
1
Humphrey the Lost Whale: A True Story
1989-07-03
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2
Stay Away from the Junkyard!
1989-07-04
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3
Little Nino's Pizzeria
1989-07-05
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4
Ludlow Laughs
1989-07-06
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5
Dinosaur Bob and his Adventures with the Family Lazardo
1989-07-07
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6
Dive to the Coral Reefs
1990-03-26
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7
Desert Giant: The World of the Saguaro Cactus
1990-03-27
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8
Tooth-Gnasher Superflash
1990-03-28
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9
Bored-Nothing to Do!
1990-03-29
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10
Sports Pages
1990-03-30
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Season 85 episodes
1990
1
The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth
1990-09-10
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2
Jack, the Seal and the Sea
1990-09-11
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3
The Bicycle Man
1990-09-12
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4
Florence and Eric Take the Cake
1990-09-13
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5
Sunken Treasure
1990-09-14
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Season 910 episodes
1991
1
Alistair's Time Machine
1991-09-16
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2
The Adventures of Taxi Dog
1991-09-17
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3
The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush
1991-09-18
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4
Galimoto
1991-09-19
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5
Fox on the Job
1991-09-20
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6
Opt: An Illusionary Tale
1991-09-23
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7
Raccoons and Ripe Corn
1991-09-24
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8
The Lady with the Ship on her Head
1991-09-25
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9
Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express
1991-09-26
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10
Snowy Day: Stories and Poems
1991-09-27
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Season 1010 episodes
1992
1
Tar Beach
1992-10-05
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2
The Wall
1992-10-06
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3
Sam The Sea Cow
1992-10-07
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4
Rechenka's Eggs
1992-10-08
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5
Sophie and Lou
1992-10-09
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6
Come a Tide
1992-10-12
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7
The Piggy in the Puddle
1992-10-13
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8
Seahorse Surprises
1992-10-14
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9
Through Moon and Stars and Night Skies
1992-10-15
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10
Berlioz the Bear
1992-10-16
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Season 1110 episodes
1993
1
Amazing Grace
1993-10-11
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2
The Furry News
1993-10-12
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3
Mrs. Katz and Tush
1993-10-13
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4
The Salamander Room
1993-10-14
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5
Silent Lotus
1993-10-15
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6
Follow the Drinking Gourd
1993-10-18
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7
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
1993-10-19
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8
Is This a House for Hermit Crab?
1993-10-20
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9
And Still the Turtle Watched
1993-10-21
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10
June 29, 1999
1993-10-22
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Season 1210 episodes
1994
1
Nosey Mrs. Rat
1994-10-03
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2
Borreguita and the Coyote
1994-10-04
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3
Summer
1994-10-05
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4
Once There Was a Tree
1994-10-06
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5
Appelemando's Dreams
1994-10-07
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6
The Lotus Seed
1994-10-10
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7
Hail to Mail
1994-10-11
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8
Stellaluna
1994-10-12
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9
My Shadow
1994-10-13
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10
Ruth Law Thrills a Nation
1994-10-14
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Season 135 episodes
1995
1
The Wonderful Towers of Watts
1995-10-02
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2
Martha Speaks
1995-10-03
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3
Alejandro's Gift
1995-10-04
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4
The Sign Painter's Dream
1995-10-05
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5
Archibald Frisby
1995-10-06
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Season 145 episodes
1995
1
Fly Away Home
1995-10-08
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2
Uncle Jed's Barber Shop
1995-10-09
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3
How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World
1995-10-10
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4
Owen
1995-10-11
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5
How Much is a Million?
1995-10-12
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Season 155 episodes
1996
1
Always My Dad
1996-10-07
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2
Bread is for Eating
1996-10-08
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3
Hotel Animal
1996-10-09
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4
Someplace Else
1996-10-10
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5
Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin
1996-10-11
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Season 165 episodes
1997
1
On the Day You Were Born
1997-04-07
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2
Hip Cat
1997-04-08
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3
Regina's Big Mistake
1997-04-09
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4
Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message
1997-04-10
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5
The Carousel
1997-04-11
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Season 175 episodes
1998
1
Math Curse
1998-10-05
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2
My Life with the Wave
1998-10-06
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3
Saturday Sancocho
1998-10-07
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4
When Aunt Lena Did the Rhumba
1998-10-08
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5
Work Song
1998-10-09
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Season 186 episodes
2000
1
The Shaman's Apprentice: A Tale of the Amazon Rainforest
2000-10-23
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2
Pet Stories You Don't Have to Walk
2000-11-20
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3
Lemonade For Sale
2001-01-19
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4
The Secret Shortcut
2001-02-16
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5
My America: A Poetry Atlas of the United States
2001-03-16
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6
Badger's Parting Gifts
2001-04-20
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Season 194 episodes
2002
1
The Tin Forest
2002-09-02
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2
Max
2002-09-03
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3
Enemy Pie
2002-09-05
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4
Our Big Home: An Earth Poem
2002-09-06
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Season 205 episodes
2004
1
Visiting Day
2004-12-15
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2
Unique Monique
2004-12-16
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3
Mr. George Baker
2004-12-17
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4
Beegu
2005-01-20
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5
Two Old Potatoes and Me
2005-01-21
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Season 215 episodes
2006
1
The Biggest Test in the Universe
2006-11-06
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2
I Lost My Tooth in Africa
2006-11-07
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3
Boxes for Katje
2006-11-08
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4
Game Day
2006-11-09
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5
Show Way
2006-11-10
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Added: 6/2/2026Updated: 6/4/2026