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Between the Lions (2000)

Between the Lions

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Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musicals

April 3rd, 2000

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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

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Cast

Anthony Asbury
Lionel
Jennifer Barnhart
Cleo
Peter Linz
Theo
Fred Newman
Self
Pam Arciero
Leona
Kathryn Mullen
Leona
Ruth Westheimer
Dr. Ruth Wordheimer
Noel MacNeal
Lionel
Chris Phillips
Cliff Hanger
Stephen Scott Scarpulla
Bunny-Season Announcer
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Directors

Ted May
(2 episodes, 2000-2002)
Richard A. Fernandes
(2 episodes, 2000)
Kathryn Mullen
(2 episodes, 2000)
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Producers

Carol Klein
producer / line producer (44 episodes, 2000-2005)
Stephanie Mills
associate producer
(30 episodes, 2000)
Adam Daniel
associate producer
(16 episodes, 2005-2007)
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Writers

Sean Kelly
writer
(7 episodes, 2000-2002)
Sean Kelly
(8 episodes, 2000-2011)
Sarah Durkee
writer
(2 episodes, 2000)
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Taglines

Get wild about reading

Keywords

mother son relationship
father son relationship
father daughter relationship
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Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

December 6th, 2002 (Australia)
June 19th, 2004 (Brazil)
March 7th, 2001 (France)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

Between the Lions (original title)
Entre osos Leões (Brazil)
Between the Lions (Canada) (English title)
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Locations

Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Jackson, Mississippi, USA
Kaufman Astoria Studios - 3412 36th Street, Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA (studio) (Seasons 1-4)
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Running Times

30 min

Production Companies

WGBH
Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Sirius Thinking Ltd.
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Distribution Companies

PBS International (Non-US)
NHK (Japan)
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) (United States of America) (2000-2010)
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Other Companies

Charles H. Revson Foundation (funding)
Barksdale Reading Institute (funding)
Bright Horizons (funding)
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