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Reading Rainbow is an American half-hour educational children's television series that aired on PBS Kids from June 6, 1983 to November 10, 2006, with a total of 155 half-hour episodes spanning over 21 seasons. The show encouraged children to read. In 2012, an iPad and Kindle Fire educational interactive book reading and video field trip application was launched bearing the name of the program.
Original Release
06/06/1983 on PBS
US Release
06/06/1983
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| LeVar Burton | Self - Host |
| Jennifer Betit Yen | Self |
| Arnold Stang | Self |
| Fred Newman | Self / Dr. Skull |
| Michael Ansara | Self - Narrator |
| Vincent Gardenia | Self |
| Stephen Horelick | Self |
| Doug Parvin | Camper / Self |
| Ruby Dee | Self |
| Laura Haymann | Self |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Biggest Test in the Universe | Monday, 06 November 2006 |
| 2 | I Lost My Tooth in Africa | Tuesday, 07 November 2006 |
| 3 | Boxes for Katje | Wednesday, 08 November 2006 |
| 4 | Game Day | Thursday, 09 November 2006 |
| 5 | Show Way | Friday, 10 November 2006 |
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Directors
Larry Lancit, Mark Mannucci, Hugh Martin, Feliks Norski, Dean Parisot, Vern Oakley, Ed Wiseman, Nicholas Jacobs, Richard Hendrick, Fred Surr, Steve Zink, Gabrielle de Cuir, Michael Sporn, Herk Harvey
Writers
Ellen Schecter, Ronnie Krauss, Jill Gluckson, Mark Saltzman, Lou Berger, Peter Barton, Ellis Weiner, Mark Eisman, Cecily Truett, Jeanne Marie Laskas, Twila Liggett, Barbara DeRubertis, Loriann Champagne Smith, Andrew Gutelle, Lydia Wilen, Fred Surr, Patti Sullivan, Kristin Laskas Martin, Mitchell Kriegman
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| LeVar Burton | Self - Host |
| Jennifer Betit Yen | Self |
| Arnold Stang | Self |
| Fred Newman | Self / Dr. Skull |
| Michael Ansara | Self - Narrator |
| Vincent Gardenia | Self |
| Stephen Horelick | Self |
| Doug Parvin | Camper / Self |
| Ruby Dee | Self |
| Laura Haymann | Self |
| Patrick Stewart | Self |
| Lisa Drew | Singer in Fourtune |
| Charisma Largy | Singer in Fourtune |
| Larry Mabrey | Singer in Fourtune |
| Eric Mabrey | Singer in Fourtune |
| Madeline Kahn | Self |
| James Earl Jones | Self |
| Jerry Stiller | Dinosaur Comic |
| Lauren Tom | Self |
| Bill Cosby | Self |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Tony Buttino | Executive Producer |
| Twila Liggett | Executive Producer |
| Jill Gluckson | Producer |
| Cecily Truett | Producer |
| Larry Lancit | Producer |
| Aaron Levine | Producer |
| Ronnie Krauss | Producer |
| Ed Wiseman | Producer |
| Nan Schweiger | Producer |
| Sudie Anning | Producer |
| Stacey Raider | Producer |
| Ellen Schecter | Producer |
| Don Boswell | Producer |
| David C. McCourt | Producer |
| Norma Seegal | Producer |
| Robin Fogelman | Producer |
| Kathy Kinsner | Producer |
| Orly Berger | Producer |
| Lynne Brenner Ganek | Producer |
| Sherman Bryce | Producer |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1996 | Emmy | Outstanding Children's Program | Nominated |
| 1985 | Emmy | Outstanding Children's Program | Nominated |
