Reading Rainbow - Season 6
Season 6
Network
Datesaoût 16, 1987 - août 31, 1989
Episodes
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.
août 15, 1988
Season 6Episode 230 min
Bugs
With microorganisms under his belt, LeVar now goes on the lookout for insects.
août 16, 1987
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.
août 17, 1987
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.
août 18, 1988
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.
août 19, 1988
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.
août 27, 1989
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.
août 28, 1989
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.
août 29, 1989
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.
août 30, 1989
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.
août 31, 1989
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