Between the Lions

2000 - 2010 TV-Y 30m 7.2

Live-action and animation blend together in this educational fantasy about a family of lions running a library filled with adventurous and musical books.

Lions Theo and Cleo and their cubs Lionel and Leona have many adventures at their library. Usually surrounding the many books within. Whether a daring story about Cliff Hanger, a vocabulary lesson from Chicken Jane, a song from the Monkey Pop-Up Theater and the Vowelles, as well as the lion family in a few zany skits of their own, such as Theo and Cleo as French chefs or Theo and Cleo as pop singers. There's no telling what can happen when you read...Between the Lions!

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Episodes:

Episode 2 The Lost Rock

2. The Lost Rock

Aired: Apr 4, 2000

A lost rock mysteriously appears in the library, and he can't remember who he...

Episode 3 Little Big Mouse

3. Little Big Mouse

Aired: Apr 5, 2000

When a mouse from a children's book becomes a hero, everyone in the library f...

Episode 4 Farmer Ken's Puzzle

4. Farmer Ken's Puzzle

Aired: Apr 6, 2000

Lionel plays a computer game called ""Farmer Ken's Puzzle"", in which he must...

Episode 5 Shooting Stars

5. Shooting Stars

Aired: Apr 7, 2000

The lions try to stay awake at night, in order to see a meteor shower. Of cou...

Episode 6 The Hopping Hen

6. The Hopping Hen

Aired: Apr 9, 2000

A Hopping Hen causes a mighty ruckus in the library, so the lions decide to p...

Episode 7 Touching the Moon

7. Touching the Moon

Aired: Apr 11, 2000

Cleo reads the cubs a bedtime story about a Queen who wants to be able to tou...

Episode 9 Fuzzy Wuzzy, Wuzzy?

9. Fuzzy Wuzzy, Wuzzy?

Aired: Apr 13, 2000

The famous Fuzzy Wuzzy Bear from the classic children's rhyme visits the libr...

Episode 10 Lionel's Antlers

10. Lionel's Antlers

Aired: Apr 14, 2000

Lionel wakes up one morning, much like he does every day, to find that overni...

Episode 12 The Chap With Caps

12. The Chap With Caps

Aired: Apr 18, 2000

Writer Babs Caplan visits the library, hoping to smooth out the bumps in her ...

Episode 13 Pandora's Box

13. Pandora's Box

Aired: Apr 19, 2000

After reading the story ""Pandora's Box"", Lionel and Leona come across a sim...

Episode 16 The Popcorn Popper

16. The Popcorn Popper

Aired: Apr 23, 2000

Lionel and Leona read a book about a popcorn popper, and get the idea to take...

Episode 17 Something Fishy

17. Something Fishy

Aired: Apr 25, 2000

Lionel and Leona learn about Eagles and Fish after reading Cliffhanger's late...

Episode 18 Hug, Hug, Hug!

18. Hug, Hug, Hug!

Aired: Apr 26, 2000

A sculpter named Pygmalion carves a statue of a woman, falls in love with her...

Episode 20 A Peck of Peppers

20. A Peck of Peppers

Aired: Apr 28, 2000

Babs Caplan comes to the library to create a fantastic tongue twister, with s...

Episode 21 Sausage Nose

21. Sausage Nose

Aired: May 1, 2000

The Lions watch a video of a foreign film called ""Sausage Nose"", in which a...

Episode 22 Red Hat, Green Hat

22. Red Hat, Green Hat

Aired: May 2, 2000

Leona makes her very own hat, with one red side and one green side. When she ...

Episode 23 The Lucky Duck

23. The Lucky Duck

Aired: May 3, 2000

A cute little duck from a cute little children's book becomes sick and tired ...

Episode 24 The Old Man

24. The Old Man

Aired: May 4, 2000

Babs Caplan returns to the library to work on her new book called ""The Old M...

Episode 25 A King and His Hawk

25. A King and His Hawk

Aired: May 5, 2000

Lionel and Leona read a very sad story about a King and his friend, the Hawk....

Episode 27 Piggyback, Piggyback

27. Piggyback, Piggyback

Aired: May 9, 2000

After reading a book about a king who rode on his friend's back (because he d...

Episode 28 The Fox and the Crow

28. The Fox and the Crow

Aired: May 10, 2000

When ""The Fox and the Crow"" fable is read in the library, Walter and Clay g...

Episode 29 Giants and Cubs

29. Giants and Cubs

Aired: May 11, 2000

Lionel gets upset over the outcome of a baseball game, where the Giants clobb...

Episode 30 Be Bop

30. Be Bop

Aired: May 12, 2000

The jazzy, rhythmic sounds of Be Bop make their way into the library one day,...

Info about Between the Lions

Current Status: Ended

Network: PBS

Genres: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Music