Episodes (30)

Pecos Bill Cleans Up the West
S01E01 · Pecos Bill Cleans Up the West

Apr 02, 2000

The library's family of lions demonstrate their wonderful facility for bringing books to life by taking folklore figure Pecos Bill out of the pages of a book to join them in the library.

The Lost Rock
S01E02 · The Lost Rock

Apr 03, 2000

Illustrating the dictionary's definition of "rock" is a stone that longs to "rock and roll to freedom," so the lions oblige him by lifting him from the dictionary's pages.

Little Big Mouse
S01E03 · Little Big Mouse

Apr 04, 2000

The story of the day is an update of the classic tale of the mouse, let go by a lion, who, to the lion's surprise, is able to keep her promise to the lion to be helpful to him someday in return.

Farmer Ken's Puzzle
S01E04 · Farmer Ken's Puzzle

Apr 05, 2000

Cub Lionel and the pigeons attempt an animated computer-game version of the classic river-crossing puzzle, telling Lionel's little sister Leona that the game is too advanced for a four-year-old.

Shooting Stars
S01E05 · Shooting Stars

Apr 06, 2000

The whole Lion family stay up, fighting off sleep, to view a spectacular meteor shower.

The Hopping Hen
S01E06 · The Hopping Hen

Apr 08, 2000

New signs arrive for the library, ordering the hopping of hens and other strange commands, puzzling the Lion family and the library's patrons, until Cleo figures out that each sign lacks the word "not."

Touching the Moon
S01E07 · Touching the Moon

Apr 10, 2000

The classic story of the king who wanted to touch the moon becomes that of Una Cartoon, an apparently Caribbean "queen who wanted to touch the moon soon." The bedtime story leaves cub Leona sleepless with her desire to touch the moon herself.

The Boy Who Cried Wolf
S01E08 · The Boy Who Cried Wolf

Apr 11, 2000

The classic tale that warns against calling for help when it's not needed is illustrated with much humor and music.

Fuzzy Wuzzy, Wuzzy?
S01E09 · Fuzzy Wuzzy, Wuzzy?

Apr 12, 2000

"Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn't fuzzy, was he?" Even Theo gets a kick out of the corny lines, but seven-year-old Lionel deems such humor beneath him.

Lionel's Antlers
S01E10 · Lionel's Antlers

Apr 13, 2000

Lionel wakens with antlers, but the lion cub is nearly as taken aback by the nonchalant reaction of his parents, who merrily suggest he become a coat rack in this tune-filled episode.

To the Ship! To the Ship!
S01E11 · To the Ship! To the Ship!

Apr 16, 2000

Captivated by a book about pirates, Lionel wants to exclude Leona from pirate play on the ground that she's a girl, until historical pirate Anne Bonney (hardly a role model otherwise) emerges from a book to inform the cubs that there were women pirates, too.

The Chap with Caps
S01E12 · The Chap with Caps

Apr 17, 2000

The lion family again comes to the aid of hapless author Babs Kaplan, who has written a story with a beginning and a middle but no end.

Pandora's Box
S01E13 · Pandora's Box

Apr 18, 2000

Lionel and Leona hear the story of Pandora and her box but fail to heed its warning: they find a similar box, open it, and unleash a rash of hiccups among the library's patrons.

Lionel's Great Escape Trick
S01E14 · Lionel's Great Escape Trick

Apr 19, 2000

Lionel's emulation of his latest hero, Houdini, has little sister Leona worried that her brother will disappear permanently.

There's a Fly in My Soup
S01E15 · There's a Fly in My Soup

Apr 20, 2000

Sensible, no-nonsense computer mouse Click warns the lions that she cannot be made to laugh, even at corny jokes about flies.

The Popcorn Popper
S01E16 · The Popcorn Popper

Apr 22, 2000

The cubs read a book about a village with no readers that becomes inundated with popcorn because no one can read the instructions on the popcorn popper to turn off the machine.

Something Fishy
S01E17 · Something Fishy

Apr 24, 2000

Leona, skeptical of Lionel's claim that there are fish-eating eagles, asks Click to disguise her as a fish and drop her into a book about eagles.

Hug, Hug, Hug!
S01E18 · Hug, Hug, Hug!

Apr 25, 2000

Classical mythological figure Pygmalion emerges from a book to seek the lion family's aid in bringing his beloved statue to life.

The Ram in the Pepper Patch
S01E19 · The Ram in the Pepper Patch

Apr 26, 2000

The ram in the pepper patch escapes from his book to run wild in the library, wreaking havoc.

A Peck of Peppers
S01E20 · A Peck of Peppers

Apr 27, 2000

Leona and flaky library visitor Babs Kaplan test Lionel's impressive ability to rattle off tongue twisters.

Sausage Nose
S01E21 · Sausage Nose

Apr 30, 2000

The cubs listen to the classic tale of how a couple, granted three wishes, spent them as sausage, sausage attached to the wisher's nose, sausage gone from the wisher's nose.

Red Hat, Green Hat
S01E22 · Red Hat, Green Hat

May 01, 2000

A tale from Africa illustrates for the cubs the value of friendship and of seeing things from the other person's point of view.

The Lucky Duck
S01E23 · The Lucky Duck

May 02, 2000

Leona exclaims over the cuteness of a fluffy yellow duck in a book, but the duck is tired of being thought cute, so Lionel tries to help the duck change his image, starting by muddying him up a bit.

The Old Man
S01E24 · The Old Man

May 03, 2000

Flaky would-be author Babs Kaplan comes to the library with a story that's far from ready for publication until she gets some help from the Lion family.

A King and His Hawk
S01E25 · A King and His Hawk

May 04, 2000

The tale of a king and his winged pet teaches the cubs about friendship and trust. It's also an occasion for Leona to understand that stories don't always end happily.

The Roar That Makes Them Run
S01E26 · The Roar That Makes Them Run

May 07, 2000

Lionel realizes he has never heard his father roar. When Theo tries to explain that a library is no place for a lion's roar, Lionel decides that his father must not be a real lion, and hides his head in shame.

Piggyback, Piggyback
S01E27 · Piggyback, Piggyback

May 08, 2000

Leona is read a story about a rather unkingly king who wanted to be carried about so he wouldn't get his feet dirty. Leona then decides she'd like to be carried piggyback, too, and dad Theo tries to oblige.

The Fox and the Crow
S01E28 · The Fox and the Crow

May 09, 2000

The cubs hear the classic tale of the crow flattered by a fox into dropping her piece of cheese.

Giants and Cubs
S01E29 · Giants and Cubs

May 10, 2000

Hearing a newspaper story written in classic sports hyperbole about how the Giants clobbered the Cubs, lion cub Lionel is in distress until the players emerge from the story to explain that the Cubs often clobber the Giants in return.

Be Bop
S01E30 · Be Bop

May 11, 2000

The cubs learn about the music of jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker through a tuneful poem.

About

Between the Lions Season 2 (2000) is released on Apr 02, 2000 and the latest season 11 of Between the Lions is released in 2010. Watch Between the Lions online - the English Animation TV series from United States. Between the Lions is directed by Ted May,Richard A. Fernandes,Kathryn Mullen,Linda K. Rath and created by Sean Kelly with Anthony Asbury and Jennifer Barnhart.

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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United States

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English

Production Companies:

Mississippi Public Broadcasting, Sirius Thinking Ltd., WGBH

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