TV series

Between the Lions

2000 · Ended

Overview

Between the Lions is a PBS Kids puppet television series designed to promote reading. The show is a co-production between WGBH in Boston and Sirius Thinking, Ltd., in New York City, in association with Mississippi Public Broadcasting, in Mississippi. The show has won seven Daytime Emmy awards between 2001 and 2007. The target audience is children 4 to 7 years old. It has the same puppet style as Sesame Street and several season 2 episodes, notably in Dance in Smarty Pants, had a few characters from Sesame Street guest appearing. Between The Lions started its 10th and final season on September 20, 2010. The Show Ended in November, 22 2010 Along with Reading Rainbow

Cast

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Peter LinzTheo

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Jennifer BarnhartCleo

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Anthony AsburyLionel

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Kathryn MullenLeona

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Tyler BunchDr. Nitwhite / Walter Pigeon

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Ruth WestheimerDr. Ruth Wordheimer

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Chris PhillipsCliff Hanger (voice)

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Fred Newman

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Pam Arciero

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David Matthew Feldman

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Tim LagasseArty Smartypants

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Heather AschClick / Clay Pigeon

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Full cast · 16

Stephon Marbury

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Tony Longo

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Roma Downey

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Joe JamesThe Librarian

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TMDB ID: 4302 ↗
First aired: 2000-04-03
Last aired: 2010-11-22
Status: Ended
Episode runtime: 30 min
Genres: Kids, Comedy
Creators: Kathryn Mullen, Christopher Cerf, Michael K. Frith, Lou Berger, Norman Stiles
Countries: US
Languages: English