Between the Lions Episode Guide

Episode Guide

Between the Lions: Season 9 (2009)

• Season 9 Episode 10: Angelina's Island; Chinese New Year

  The Lions and friends celebrate their heritage; a visitor introduces the group to Chinese New Year.

  Next on: Sunday 20th December 6:30am EST - WTTW (PBS)
• Season 9 Episode 9: Like a Windy Day; Winter Is the Warmest Season

  The Lion family and Click the Mouse try not to let the wind spoil their picnic; Lionel tells Leona that winter is really warm.

• Season 9 Episode 8: The Emperor's New Clothes; The Hungry Coat

  Click the Mouse helps an emperor find the perfect outfit for a coat party.

• Season 9 Episode 7: The Popcorn Popper; Oh, Yes, It Can!

  A popcorn popper stops popping; a talking yam.

• Season 9 Episode 6: Priceless Gifts; King Midas

  King Midas gets what he wishes for, but then wishes he didn't.

• Season 9 Episode 5: Pigs in Hiding; Stop That Pickle!

  Hide and seek; a sandwich hunts for a runaway pickle.

• Season 9 Episode 4: River Story; Salmon in Alaska

  A trip down the river; the family heads to Alaska.

• Season 9 Episode 3: Cliff Hanger, the Pheasant and the Phone; Terrific

  Long-lost adventure story; Leona finds out why 'terrific' doesn't always mean 'terrific.'

• Season 9 Episode 2: Bugs & Beetle Bop

  Theo is afraid of caterpillars; a new singing group visits the library.

• Season 9 Episode 1: Night Shift & Under Construction

  The Lion family helps a monkey who sells ice cream at night; an enormous tree branch falls into the library.

Between the Lions: Season 8 (2008)

• Season 8 Episode 10: I Don't Want a Birthday Party; Knuffle Bunny

  Roodles the Clown doesn't want a birthday party; Leona has everyone in the library looking for Lovey.

• Season 8 Episode 9: Trosclair and the Alligator; The Coyote and the Rabbit

  A boy tricks a hungry alligator; a hungry coyote is tricked by a rabbit.

• Season 8 Episode 8: Elephants Can Paint Too!; Jamaica Louise James

  Leona wonders if her stuffed animal, Lovey, can paint; a girl's paintings inspire Leona to decorate the library with her own works of art.

• Season 8 Episode 7: No One Told the Aardvark; Sea Horse

  Leona pretends to be different animals; sea horse's camouflage.

• Season 8 Episode 6: Bein' With You This Way; How to Be

  A song about how the Lions and friends look alike and different; traits that make a person.

• Season 8 Episode 5: Stone Soup; Bee-bim Bop!

  Lionel and Leona make soup with a stone; Korean meal called bee-bim bop.

• Season 8 Episode 4: Are You a Snail?; Wonderful Worms

  The Information Hen helps some creatures figure out if they are snails or slugs; a search ensues for a missing pet worm.

  Next on: Wednesday 16th December 6:00am EST - WMPT (PBS)
• Season 8 Episode 3: Stop That Pickle; Chicks and Salsa

  Lions and a sandwich chase a pickle in the library; Cleo's Book and a Meal show results in a lively fiesta.

• Season 8 Episode 2: Mole and the Baby Bird; Owen and Mzee

  Lionel and Leona learn why certain animals are not meant to be pets; some animals develop friendships.

• Season 8 Episode 1: Ruby Sings the Blues; The Camel Dances

  A loud girl learns to sing; a camel takes up dancing.

  Next on: Tuesday 22nd December 6:00am EST - WMPT (PBS)

Between the Lions: Season 7 (2007)

• Season 7 Episode 10: Making Bread; Cheesybreadville

  Theo Lion tried to make bread; another bread-baking disaster results in a tasty treat.

• Season 7 Episode 9: Charlie's Dinosaur; Here Come the Aliens

  Dinosaurs roamed the earth long ago; strange creatures from outer space.

• Season 7 Episode 8: The Three-Legged Pot; When Jabo Jammed

  Leona makes a three-legged pot dance; a boy named Jabo doesn't dance or sing, but he can jam.

  Next on: Today at 2:30pm EST - WNET (PBS)
• Season 7 Episode 7: Moon Rope; Welcome to the Moon

  Leona is on a mission to find out if you can climb to the moon on a rope and if there is a fox on the moon.

• Season 7 Episode 6: Violet's Music; What Instrument Does Alvin Play?

  Lionel and Leona learn about the many instruments they can play.

• Season 7 Episode 5: Dear Mr. Blueberry; I Wanna Iguana

  Notes help solve a mystery of a whale in a swimming pool; an iguana as a family pet.

• Season 7 Episode 4: How to Be a Good Dog; Not Afraid of Dogs

  A cat tries to teach a dog how to behave; a boy realizes dogs aren't as scary as he thought.

  Next on: Thursday 17th December 6:00am EST - WMPT (PBS)
• Season 7 Episode 3: Bear Snores On; Night in the Country

  Cleo sleeps through a noisy party; night creatures make noises.

• Season 7 Episode 2: Spicy Hot Colors; Yesterday I Had the Blues

  A colorful pinata has a meaty surprise for the lions.

• Season 7 Episode 1: The Problem With Chickens; An Egg Is Quiet

  Chickens that do not lay eggs; eggs that do not hatch.

Between the Lions: Season 6 (2006)

• Season 6 Episode 10: The Goat in the Coat

  Lionel's book vanishes from the library, but his friend Gus surprises him with a special gift.

• Season 6 Episode 9: The Coyote and the Rabbit & The Gingerbread Man

  A clever rabbit tricks a hungry coyote; a fox tricks a gingerbread man.

  Next on: Friday 18th December 6:00am EST - WMPT (PBS)
• Season 6 Episode 8: Cheesybreadville & Stolen Smells

  A kitchen disaster creates a new treat; a boy gets in trouble for smelling treats without paying for them.

• Season 6 Episode 7: King Midas; The Dirty Smelly King

  King Midas gets his wish, then regrets it; King Chuck the Mucky Muck wishes he wasn't so smelly.

  Next on: Tomorrow at 6:00am EST - WMPT (PBS)
• Season 6 Episode 6: Here Come the Aliens; Abiyoyo

  Strange creatures are not only in outer space, but on earth as well.

• Season 6 Episode 5: Pete's a Pizza; Pygmalion

  A father turns his son into a pizza; hugs bring a statue to life.

• Season 6 Episode 4: I'll Fix Anthony; Jamaica Louise James

  A big brother and jack-in-the-box need fixing; an artist has a plan to fix up a dreary subway station.

  Next on: Monday 14th December 6:00am EST - WMPT (PBS)
• Season 6 Episode 3: Yo! Yes?; Very Loud, Very Big, Very Metal

  Making a new friend can be as easy as saying 'yes'; Leona makes her brother happy with a music video with noisy construction vehicles.

• Season 6 Episode 2: Sheep on a Ship; Mississippi Skip and His Pirate Ship

  Slipping and sliding take place when sheep and pirates take to the high seas.

• Season 6 Episode 1: Mrs. McNosh Hangs Up Her Wash; Knuffle Bunny

  The cubs find unusual items on Mrs. McNosh's clothesline.

Between the Lions: Season 5 (2005)

• Season 5 Episode 10: It's Red! It's Green!; Joseph Had a Little Overcoat

  Two folk tales are about a red hat and an old overcoat.

• Season 5 Episode 9: Earl's Too Cool; When I Was Five

  Making new friends while keeping old ones.

• Season 5 Episode 8: A Tasty Piece of Cheese; The Lion and the Mouse

  A fox goes for cheese; a mouse ends up in the paws of a lion.

  Next on: Tuesday 15th December 6:00am EST - WMPT (PBS)
• Season 5 Episode 7: Sylvester and the Magic Pebble; I Miss You, Stinky Face

  Being away from family.

• Season 5 Episode 6: Click, Clack, Moo; The Little Red Hen

  Farm animals teach Lionel and Leona about writing and helping.

• Season 5 Episode 5: The Golden Meaty Awards

  Lionel is master of ceremonies for an awards show featuring favorite tunes and tasty awards.

• Season 5 Episode 4: A Shower of Stars; Two Moons and One Lagoon

  The Lion family stays up to watch a meteor shower before reading a story about a queen.

• Season 5 Episode 3: Wings; What's in the Box?

  The cubs learn about warnings and why they should pay attention to them.

• Season 5 Episode 2: The Carrot Seed; The Empty Pot

  The flower seed planted for the emperor does not grow.

• Season 5 Episode 1: Pigs, Pigs, Pigs!; The Three Little Pigs

  Pigs run amok in the story 'Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore.'

Between the Lions: Season 4 (2003)

• Season 4 Episode 5: Dance in Smarty Pants

  Lionel tries to teach his parents the latest dance craze.

• Season 4 Episode 4: Step by Step

  The lions find a map and go hunting for a library treasure.

• Season 4 Episode 3: Three Goats, No Waiting

  Lionel writes and directs the play 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff.'

• Season 4 Episode 2: Grow, Mane, Grow!

  Lionel will do anything to grow a mane like his father's.

• Season 4 Episode 1: Art Party

  Lionel and Leona try to make sense of a mysterious painting.

Between the Lions: Season 3 (2002)

• Season 3 Episode 10: Treats!

  An advertising team creates a commercial for the library.

• Season 3 Episode 9: Two Coats, One Goat, and One Boat

  Lionel's copy of a rare book is missing.

• Season 3 Episode 8: Help!

  Theo and Cleo teach the cubs about responsibility while searching for a lost book.

• Season 3 Episode 7: Out in Outer Space

  Grandpa Lion tells the cubs a story of a friend who traveled in space.

• Season 3 Episode 6: Huff and Puff

  Leona and Lionel write a sequel to the story of the three little pigs.

• Season 3 Episode 5: You Can't Catch Me!

  Leona receives the book 'The Gingerbread Man' for her birthday.

• Season 3 Episode 4: Too Cool

  Lionel thinks Derek Cheetah is too cool to be on his baseball team.

• Season 3 Episode 3: What Parakeets Need

  Theo and Cleo give the cubs a parakeet.

• Season 3 Episode 2: Pigs Aplenty

  Marmy throws a pig party in the library.

• Season 3 Episode 1: Hay Day

  Lionel, Leona and Gus try to help Fay turn hay into gold.

Between the Lions: Season 2 (2001)

• Season 2 Episode 25: Stop That Chicken!

  Chicken Jane flies out of her book into the library.

• Season 2 Episode 24: The Chess Mess

  Alice Day.

• Season 2 Episode 23: Good Night, Knight

  Knight Orlando Furisos tries to save Angelica.

• Season 2 Episode 22: Tweet! Tweet!

  Walter and Clay Pigeon meet Tyrannosaurus Rex.

• Season 2 Episode 21: Rats

  When words cause pain.

• Season 2 Episode 20: Dreaming Shakespeare

  A chicken looking for a book stars in a Shakespearean play.

• Season 2 Episode 19: But, Mama, But ...

  Leona thinks she is too big to miss her mother.

• Season 2 Episode 18: Why the Baboon's Balloon Went Ka-Boom!

  A balloon bursts and a bug sneezes.

• Season 2 Episode 17: The Spider and the Lie

  Click the Mouse judges the words of Leona and Monkey C.

• Season 2 Episode 16: Quest, Quest, Quest!

  Faith Prince stars in a story about two knights and a villain.

• Season 2 Episode 15: Trains and Brains and Rainy Plains

  The cubs ride a train into a book about the rain.

• Season 2 Episode 14: Bug Beard

  A woodcutter and his wife (Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee) need help to get bugs out of a beard.

• Season 2 Episode 13: Five, Six, and Thistle Sticks

  Best friends Lionel and Lenny do not like the same things.

• Season 2 Episode 12: Oh, Yes, It Can!

  Some talking objects include yams, gloves and hammers.

• Season 2 Episode 11: Pebble Trouble

  Leona will not come out from under a table.

• Season 2 Episode 10: The Last Cliff Hanger

  Lionel is sad that an author writes his last cliffhanger.

• Season 2 Episode 9: Teacher's Pet

  Cleo has a very unusual flu.

• Season 2 Episode 8: Bobby the Hopping Robot

  A hopping robot does not hop.

• Season 2 Episode 7: Poetry Day

  Pigeons Walter and Clay learn all about poetry.

• Season 2 Episode 6: Clickety-Clack, Clickety-Clack!

  Theo wants to keep a borrowed typewriter.

• Season 2 Episode 5: Zoop! Zoop!

  Mom and a ukulele help calm Leona's fear of a giant.

• Season 2 Episode 4: Icarus's Wings

  Barnaby B. Busterfield III flies.

• Season 2 Episode 3: The Good Seed

  Click the Mouse has a computer virus.

• Season 2 Episode 2: Humph! Humph! Humph!

  Gus becomes irritated when Leona ask him to read to her.

• Season 2 Episode 1: The Sad Dad

  A father has animals in his house after taking advice from a wise woman.

Between the Lions: Season 1 (2000)

• Season 1 Episode 30: Be Bop

  Jazz shoes come out of a book and dance in the library.

• Season 1 Episode 29: Giants and Cubs

  Leona thinks giants are coming to the library to clobber the cubs.

• Season 1 Episode 28: The Fox and the Crow

  Walter and Clay Pigeon want a book to be banned from the library.

• Season 1 Episode 27: Piggyback, Piggyback

  Leona wants to ride on her father's back forever.

• Season 1 Episode 26: The Roar That Makes Them Run

  Leona and Lionel want their father to roar.

• Season 1 Episode 25: A King and His Hawk

  Lionel reads a sad story to Leona.

• Season 1 Episode 24: The Old Man

  Babs Caplan visits the library to write a scary story.

• Season 1 Episode 23: The Lucky Duck

  Lionel tries to help a duck stop being cute.

• Season 1 Episode 22: Red Hat, Green Hat

  Leona's hat causes trouble in the library.

• Season 1 Episode 21: Sausage Nose

  Theo, Cleo, Lionel and Leona watch a video.

• Season 1 Episode 20: A Peck of Peppers

  Lionel thinks he can say any tongue twister.

• Season 1 Episode 19: The Ram in the Pepper Patch

  A rambunctious ram leaves his book and terrorizes everyone.

• Season 1 Episode 18: Hug, Hug, Hug!

  A sculptor falls in love with his statue.

• Season 1 Episode 17: Something Fishy

  Leona tries to make a dream come true.

• Season 1 Episode 16: The Popcorn Popper

  Click takes a magic popcorn popper out of a book.

• Season 1 Episode 15: There's a Fly in My Soup

  Everyone tells jokes to Click the Mouse to make her laugh.

• Season 1 Episode 14: Lionel's Great Escape Trick

  Lionel ties himself up with rope and tries to escape without magic words.

• Season 1 Episode 13: Pandora's Box

  Lionel and Leona want to open a mysterious box.

• Season 1 Episode 12: The Chap With Caps

  The lions help a writer fix a story.

• Season 1 Episode 11: To the Ship! To the Ship!

  Lionel and Walter Pigeon will not let Leona and Clay Pigeon play the pirate game.

• Season 1 Episode 10: Lionel's Antlers

  Lionel wakes up with antlers on his head.

• Season 1 Episode 9: Fuzzy Wuzzy, Wuzzy?

  Fuzzy Wuzzy.

• Season 1 Episode 8: The Boy Who Cried Wolf

  Lionel and Leona teach a shepherd to shout when his sheep are threatened.

• Season 1 Episode 7: Touching the Moon

  Leona wants a queen to touch the moon.

• Season 1 Episode 6: The Hopping Hen

  Lionel posts new rules in the library.

• Season 1 Episode 5: Shooting Stars

  The lions try to stay awake to watch a meteor shower.

• Season 1 Episode 4: Farmer Ken's Puzzle

  Lionel will not let Leona play a computer game.

• Season 1 Episode 3: Little Big Mouse

  Lionel and Leona start a fan club for a mouse.

• Season 1 Episode 2: The Lost Rock

  A rock rolls out of its book and forgets which one it belongs in.

• Season 1 Episode 1: Pecos Bill Cleans Up the West

  A storybook tornado blows through the library.