Reading Rainbow - Season 4

Reading Rainbow - Season 4

Season 4

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DatesJun 23, 1986 - Jul 4, 1986
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Episodes

Animal Cafe
Season 4Episode 130 min

Animal Cafe

LeVar goes to a 24-hour diner to look into night jobs, and profiles people who have occupations in the evening and early morning hours, like radio DJ's, bakers, cab drivers, and police officers. In a separate story, a man ventures into a cave to see bats and other nocturnal animals. Martin Short narrates the story of "Animal Cafe," about a cat and dog who operate a third shift restaurant for all the animals in their neighborhood while keeping it a secret from their human owner.
Jun 23, 1986
Alistair in Outer Space
Season 4Episode 230 min

Alistair in Outer Space

Alistair is on his way to return library books when he is captured in a spaceship by two creatures called Goots. Also includes Library of Congress, Maps and Globes, Conan the Librarian, Book Care and Repair and book reviews for Check it Out! The Book about Libraries, Commander Toad and Maps and Toads.
Jun 24, 1986
Feelings
Season 4Episode 330 min

Feelings

Pictures, dialogues, poems, and stories portray a variety of emotions we all feel - jealousy, sadness, fear, anger, joy, love, etc. Also includes Let's Make Music, Feeling Sad, Meet Koko and Penny and book reviews for Honey, I Love and Other Love Poems, Fireflies! and Loudmouth George and the Sixth-Grade Bully.
Jun 25, 1986
Watch the Stars Come Out
Season 4Episode 430 min

Watch the Stars Come Out

Viewers visit Ellis Island, the port of entry into America for millions of immigrants who came with hopes and dreams-and see footage of immigrants arriving. A.J. Annello, who works for the company that restored the Statue of Liberty, gives LeVar a tour and tells about why and how Lady Liberty has been restored.

Jun 26, 1986
Mama Don't Allow
Season 4Episode 530 min

Mama Don't Allow

When Miles gets a saxophone for his birthday, neither his parents nor his neighborhood can stand the racket! No one guesses what's in store for them, when Miles and his Swamp Band receive and invitation to play at the Alligator Ball. Also includes Alligator Farm, Meet Fred Newman, Visit the Creole Queen, and The Saxophone Player and book reviews for Miranda, Apt. 3 and Alligator Shoes.
Jun 27, 1986
Space Case
Season 4Episode 630 min

Space Case

Is there life on other planets and stars? LaVar sends a message to aliens who might be watching and a radio telescope in Puerto Rico is profiled. Today's featured story is about a being from outer space who visits Earth.
Jun 30, 1986
The Milk Makers
Season 4Episode 730 min

The Milk Makers

LeVar spends a day at the dairy seeing how cows are milked and understanding what care cows need. Alaina Reed Hall reads the story of The Milk Makers, detailing how milk is collected from cows, processed in dairies and sent to grocery stores
Jul 1, 1986
Imogene's Antlers
Season 4Episode 830 min

Imogene's Antlers

LaVar visits the Philadelphia Zoo in Pennsylvania to learn about animals with horns and antlers. In today's featured story, a young girl wakes up one morning to discover she's grown her own pair of antlers.
Jul 2, 1986
Germs Make Me Sick!
Season 4Episode 930 min

Germs Make Me Sick!

LeVar goes on a search for microorganisms, distinguishing the good ones from the bad. An animated satire of Hill Street Blues (which ran 1981-1987) shows white blood cells ready to fight germs. Molly Mandlin reads Germs Make Me Sick!, explaining how people can catch colds and diseases from exposure to germs.
Jul 3, 1986
Abiyoyo
Season 4Episode 1030 min

Abiyoyo

In one of the rare times Reading Rainbow uses a studio set, LeVar tells about storytelling through music. The then-new art of music videos is first up, with clips of Who's Johnny (among others). Pete Seeger appears on the set to perform his version of Abiyoyo. Also unique to htis episode: all the book reviewers share the stage with LeVar.
Jul 4, 1986

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