About this season
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
Episodes (10)
1. Mrs. McNosh Hangs Up Her Wash - Knuffle Bunny
Aired 17 April 2006 • 30 min
The cubs find unusual items on Mrs. McNosh's clothesline.
2. Sheep on a Ship - Mississippi Skip and His Pirate Ship
Aired 24 April 2006 • 30 min
Slipping and sliding take place when sheep and pirates take to the high seas.
3. Yo! Yes? - Very Loud, Very Big, Very Metal
Aired 1 May 2006 • 30 min
Making a new friend can be as easy as saying "yes"; Leona m akes her brother happy with a music video with noisy construction vehicles.
4. I'll Fix Anthony - Jamaica Louise James
Aired 8 May 2006 • 30 min
A big brother and jack-in-the-box need fixing; an artist ha s a plan to fix up a dreary subway station.
5. Pete's a Pizza - Pygmalion
Aired 15 May 2006 • 30 min
A father turns his son into a pizza; hugs bring a statue to life.
6. Here Come The Aliens-Abiyoyo
Aired 22 May 2006 • 30 min
Strange creatures lurk in outer space, but even stranger creatures dwell right here on earth.
7. King Midas - The Dirty Smelly King
Aired 29 May 2006 • 30 min
King Midas gets what he wished for. King Chuck the Mucky Muck wishes he weren't so smelly.
8. Cheesybreadville & Stolen Smells
Aired 5 June 2006 • 30 min
A kitchen disaster creates a new treat; a boy gets in troub le for smelling treats without paying for them.
9. The Coyote and the Rabbit & The Gingerbread Man
Aired 12 June 2006 • 30 min
A clever rabbit tricks a hungry coyote; a fox tricks a ging erbread man.
10. The Goat in the Coat
Aired 19 June 2006 • 30 min