Reading Rainbow

Season 3 Episode 4: The Tortoise and the Hare

21 SeasonsJul 05, 1985TV-Y28m8.4

LeVar has entered a bicycle race. He's in competition not just with the other bikers, but with himself as well. This program also includes a lengthy piece on a karate class. Comedienne Gilda Radner reads the Aesop's tale of "The Tortoise...

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Season 3 Episodes:

Episode 1 Paul Bunyan

1. Paul Bunyan

Aired: Jul 1, 1985

Lavar visits a lumberjack camp in the forest. Today's featured book is based ...

Episode 2 The Patchwork Quilt

2. The Patchwork Quilt

Aired: Jul 2, 1985

LeVar visits the Boston Children's Museum to participate with other children ...

Episode 3 Hill of Fire

3. Hill of Fire

Aired: Jul 3, 1985

LeVar visits Hawaii to get a closer look at active volcanoes. He studies lava...

Episode 5 Perfect the Pig

5. Perfect the Pig

Aired: Jul 22, 1985

LeVar visits a pig farm in Hawaii to find out why pigs are so popular. He als...

Episode 6 Animal Cafe

6. Animal Cafe

Aired: Nov 30, -1

LeVar goes to a 24-hour diner to look into night jobs, and profiles people wh...

Episode 8 Feelings

8. Feelings

Aired: Nov 30, -1

LeVar seems to have a lot of things going wrong for him as he spends a day in...

Episode 10 Mama Don't Allow

10. Mama Don't Allow

Aired: Nov 30, -1

LeVar shows how music can help interpret a situation, from meeting alligators...

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Info about Reading Rainbow

Current Status: Ended

Network: PBS

Production Country: United States

Genres:Comedy, Drama, Family, Sci-Fi, Animation, Fantasy

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