Reading Rainbow - Season 6

Reading Rainbow - Season 6

Season 6

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DatesAug 16, 1987 - Aug 31, 1989
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Episodes

The Bionic Bunny Show
Season 6Episode 130 min

The Bionic Bunny Show

In both the featured story and on the set of the show "Star Trek: the Next Generation" (which LeVar also stars on) we learn how TV shows are made and how actors in costumes and special effects can make imaginary things seem real.
Aug 15, 1988
Bugs
Season 6Episode 230 min

Bugs

With microorganisms under his belt, LeVar now goes on the lookout for insects.
Aug 16, 1987
The Robbery at the Diamond Dog Diner
Season 6Episode 330 min

The Robbery at the Diamond Dog Diner

LeVar tries to have lunch at a diner, but soon finds himself thrust into work. For some reason, he just doesn't understand luncheonette lingo.
Aug 17, 1987
Brush
Season 6Episode 430 min

Brush

Can inanimate things come to life, as the feature book suggests? LeVar finds out for himself in a factory where all the goods for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade are stored.
Aug 18, 1988
The Purple Coat
Season 6Episode 530 min

The Purple Coat

In New York again, LeVar goes to get a tailor-made jacket. In between comes a visit to the Fashion Institute of Technology.
Aug 19, 1988
Barn Dance!
Season 6Episode 630 min

Barn Dance!

LeVar is in Tennessee where he is going to a barn dance. Along the way, he meets the band who will be playing their Bluegrass music and meets a man who makes his own fiddles. At the barn, LeVar also learns a few dance steps for the big night Roy Clark narrates Barn Dance!, a story about a hoedown that is unlike any other.
Aug 27, 1989
Duncan and Dolores
Season 6Episode 730 min

Duncan and Dolores

There's more to the cat than meets the eye. It culminates with one of the stars of what was then believed to be Broadway's permanence: CATS. Jane Curtain narrates the featured book about a girl who wants a cat. In the story, Duncan and Dolores learn how to be themselves and earn each other's friendship.
Aug 28, 1989
Knots on a Counting Rope
Season 6Episode 830 min

Knots on a Counting Rope

What's a handicap to a determined individual? With LeVar camping out by himself, the show banks itself on a news anchor who had been born with deformed hands and feet. The featured story, Knots on a Counting Rope, tells about how a boy who is blind faces his own fears.
Aug 29, 1989
Mummies Made in Egypt
Season 6Episode 930 min

Mummies Made in Egypt

A camel is out of place in Boston, but LeVar rides one in preparation for a show that takes a close look at mummies. Corrine Orr narrates "Mummies Made in Egypt", a book that gives all the facts about what mummies are, how the ancient Egyptians were mummified, and what they resembled three thousand years ago.
Aug 30, 1989
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters
Season 6Episode 1030 min

Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters

LeVar celebrates the culture of Africa in New York City's Central Park where he learns how African drums are made. Phylicia Rashid narrates Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters, an African tale about a villager who has two beautiful daughters with completely different personalities. Mufaro presents his daughters to the king who is looking for a wife.
Aug 31, 1989

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