Series

Between the Lions

2000 · 10 seasons · Kids · Comedy

IMDb

7.1

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

Peter Linz

Theo

Jennifer Barnhart

Cleo

Anthony Asbury

Lionel

Kathryn Mullen

Leona

Heather Asch

Click / Clay Pigeon

Tyler Bunch

Dr. Nitwhite / Walter Pigeon

Ruth Westheimer

Dr. Ruth Wordheimer

Chris Phillips

Cliff Hanger (voice)

Fred Newman

Pam Arciero

David Matthew Feldman

Tim Lagasse

Arty Smartypants

• Christopher CerfWriter · Executive Producer
• Keri HornWriter
• Brian MuehlWriter
• Jennifer HamburgWriter
• Ray MessecarWriter
• Luis SanteiroWriter
• Beth KirschWriter · Producer
• Judith StoiaWriter · Executive Producer
• Candy KugelWriter
• Carin Greenberg BakerWriter

First aired

April 3, 2000

Last aired

November 22, 2010

Status

Ended

Original language

English

Episodes

140

Genres

Kids, Comedy

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  Season 130 episodes · 2000
• Season 225 episodes · 2001
• Season 310 episodes · 2002
• Season 45 episodes · 2003
• Season 521 episodes · 2005
• Season 610 episodes · 2006
• Season 710 episodes · 2007
• Season 810 episodes · 2008
• Season 99 episodes
• Season 1010 episodes · 2010