Between the Lions

Season 8 (10 Episodes)

9 Seasons 2008 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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Season 8 Episodes:

Episode 1 Ruby Sings the Blues; The Camel Dances

1. Ruby Sings the Blues; The Camel Dances

Aired: Sep 15, 2008

A loud girl learns to sing; a camel takes up dancing

Episode 2 Mole and the Baby Bird; Owen and Mzee

2. Mole and the Baby Bird; Owen and Mzee

Aired: Sep 22, 2008

Lionel and Leona learn why certain animals are not meant to be pets; some ani...

Episode 3 Stop That Pickle; Chicks and Salsa

3. Stop That Pickle; Chicks and Salsa

Aired: Sep 29, 2008

Lions and a sandwich chase a pickle in the library; Cleo's Book and a Meal sh...

Episode 4 Are You a Snail?; Wonderful Worms

4. Are You a Snail?; Wonderful Worms

Aired: Oct 6, 2008

The Information Hen helps some creatures figure out if they are snails or slu...

Episode 5 Stone Soup; Bee-bim Bop!

5. Stone Soup; Bee-bim Bop!

Aired: Oct 13, 2008

Lionel and Leona make soup with a stone; Korean meal called bee-bim bop.

Episode 6 Bein' With You This Way; How to Be

6. Bein' With You This Way; How to Be

Aired: Oct 20, 2008

A song about how the Lions and friends look alike and different; traits that ...

Episode 7 No One Told the Aardvark; Sea Horse

7. No One Told the Aardvark; Sea Horse

Aired: Oct 27, 2008

Leona pretends to be different animals; sea horse's camouflage.

Episode 8 Elephants Can Paint Too!; Jamaica Louise James

8. Elephants Can Paint Too!; Jamaica Louise James

Aired: Nov 3, 2008

Leona wonders if her stuffed animal, Lovey, can paint; a girl's paintings ins...

Episode 9 Trosclair and the Alligator; The Coyote and the Rabbit

9. Trosclair and the Alligator; The Coyote and the Rabbit

Aired: Nov 10, 2008

A boy tricks a hungry alligator; a hungry coyote is tricked by a rabbit.

Episode 10 I Don't Want a Birthday Party; Knuffle Bunny

10. I Don't Want a Birthday Party; Knuffle Bunny

Aired: Nov 17, 2008

Roodles the Clown doesn't want a birthday party; Leona has everyone in the li...

Info about Between the Lions

Current Status: Ended

Network: PBS

Production Country: United States

Genres: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Music