Episodes
- S9 E1 - Alistair's Time MachineSeptember 15, 199128minLeVar goes to a totally-fictitious spot to find "inventors" from all eras. True to form, these inventors come from the distant past, Reading Rainbow's near-present, and the future. Arnold Stang narrates Alistair's Time Machine, the story of a boy who invents a machine that takes him centuries back in time.Subscribe to PBS KIDS for $4.99/month
- S9 E2 - The Adventures of Taxi DogSeptember 16, 199127minLeVar is a taxi driver in New York for a day, but the focus of this show soon lands on the subject of a service dog as well as how dogs are such good pets to us. Vincent Gardenia reads the story of an adopted stray dog who helps his new owner, a cab driver, get better tips when he entertains the customers on rides.Subscribe to PBS KIDS for $4.99/month
- S9 E3 - The Legend of the Indian PaintbrushSeptember 17, 199128minFor the Pueblo Indian people of New Mexico, Mother Earth plays a crucial role in their art. For LeVar, a visit to the Taos Pueblo in Taos, New Mexico, provides a beautiful backdrop for three Pueblo artists.Subscribe to PBS KIDS for $4.99/month
- S9 E4 - GalimotoSeptember 18, 199127minViewers learn the many uses for wire: from creating objects of wire art and transporting people on the longest tramway in the world, to playing an integral part in a circus act.Subscribe to PBS KIDS for $4.99/month
- S9 E5 - Fox on the JobSeptember 19, 199127minThere's a wide job market out there, but just what kind of job does a person want? In this program are both conventional and unconventional occupations to straddle the flow of the feature book.Subscribe to PBS KIDS for $4.99/month
- S9 E6 - Opt: An Illusionary TaleSeptember 22, 199128minIn this episode, all is not what it seems as LeVar demonstrates optical illusions from the book by Arline and Joseph Baum. He also shows how special effects are created for television; meets artist Christian Thee, who paints trompe l'oeil, or "trick-the-eye," paintings; and shows clips of kids creating their own optical illusions as well as camouflage tricks that animals use to deceive predators.Subscribe to PBS KIDS for $4.99/month
- S9 E7 - Raccoons and Ripe CornSeptember 23, 199128minLeVar spends the day following around wildlife artist and children's book author Jim Arnofsky, who shows LeVar how he is inspired to create the stories by the signs of animals around the woods near his home. Julia Barr reads several of Arnofsky's books: Raccoons and Ripe Corn; Come Out, Muskrats!; and Deer at the Brook.Subscribe to PBS KIDS for $4.99/month
- S9 E8 - The Lady with the Ship on Her HeadSeptember 24, 199128minTurning even crazier, the show plays with our heads in more ways than one. LeVar is the "Head reporter" of a mock-news program called "HEADline News Report" and "reports" on a truly head-spinning array of all things ridiculous about the head.Subscribe to PBS KIDS for $4.99/month
- S9 E9 - Kate Shelley and the Midnight ExpressSeptember 25, 199128minLeVar takes a train ride from California to Washington state. Along the way, we learn about trains and how the transcontinental railroad came to be. Brian Dennehy narrates the true story of how a young teen named Kate Shelley risked her life to save the engineers of a train that crashed into a river when the bridge near her home collapsed.Subscribe to PBS KIDS for $4.99/month
- S9 E10 - Snowy Day: Stories and PoemsSeptember 26, 199127minLeVar travels to Jackson Hole, Wyoming. It is a perfect spot for a few poetry readings and winter observations. Some of which include sledding down hills, playing in the snow, building snow-people, and even meeting someone who races in the famous Iditarod.Subscribe to PBS KIDS for $4.99/month
- S9 E11 - The WallOctober 5, 199227minLeVar visits the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington DC, and discusses its historical significance to helping people learn about the service men and woman who died in the war. Artist Mia Lin, who designed the black granite wall, is profiled as she describes the reasons she chose the materials and design style for the monument.Subscribe to PBS KIDS for $4.99/month
- S9 E12 - Sam the Sea CowOctober 6, 199228minLeVar goes to Florida to help take care of manatee with a crew of marine biology experts. He gets to feed a baby manatee, and assists in returning a rehabilitated manatee back to the ocean. Jason Robards reads the feature story of a true tale about a young manatee named Sam whose curiosity caused him to get stuck in drain pipe, and how he was rescued and returned to the sea.Subscribe to PBS KIDS for $4.99/month
- S9 E13 - Rechenka's EggsOctober 7, 199228minLeVar takes up decorating eggs and shows us that they're one of nature's extraordinary wonders. The author of the featured book shows us how she got the idea for the story. We also see how animals in nature hatch their eggs.Subscribe to PBS KIDS for $4.99/month
- S9 E14 - Sophie and LouOctober 8, 199227minLeVar takes a spirited leap into the world of dance. He gets a mambo lesson from Latin dancer, Jackie Rios, and has a hop while learning some fresh hip-hop moves. LeVar shows that there are different kinds of dancing done all over the world. Lola Falana narrates Sophie and Lou, a story of a young lady who is very shy and lives all alone. Sophie learns to dance by herself until she meets her match.Subscribe to PBS KIDS for $4.99/month
- S9 E15 - Come a TideOctober 11, 199227minLeVar discusses the weather: how it is traced, tracked, and covered in the media. Kids our shown how they can make a "soda bottle tornado", how a barometer works, and read the book, "Come a Tide". All this is prelude to the dramatic footage of Hurricane Hugo as it wrought havoc on South Carolina in 1989.Subscribe to PBS KIDS for $4.99/month
- S9 E16 - Seashore SurprisesOctober 13, 199228minLeVar journeys to the shores of Sanibel Island, off the Gulf Coast of Florida, to witness the tides, feel the sand, and examine some plant life.Subscribe to PBS KIDS for $4.99/month
- S9 E17 - Through Moon and Stars and Night SkiesOctober 14, 199227minWhat is it like to be adopted? In what may be the high point of the 10th season, this show has a lengthy sequence about adopted children in families. Andrew Lei narrates Through Moon and Stars and Night Skies, a story about a boy who was adopted by a pair of parents who wanted a child very much.Subscribe to PBS KIDS for $4.99/month
- S9 E18 - Berlioz the BearOctober 15, 199228minLeVar cruises the musical realms of New York in a program featuring the Boys Choir of Harlem. James Avery narrates the tale of Berlioz the Bear, a story about a bass-playing bear who gets in a jam. His animal friends who play music help him out, but all fail until a bee from inside Berlioz's bass saves the day.Subscribe to PBS KIDS for $4.99/month
- S9 E19 - Amazing GraceOctober 10, 199328minLeVar visits a theater to discuss acting and how pretending to be someone else sometimes helps people express themselves in different ways. He also visits with his friend, Whoopi Goldberg, who was launching her own talk show, and discussed how her unique look has sometimes helped, and hindered her career as an actress/comedienne.Subscribe to PBS KIDS for $4.99/month
- S9 E20 - The Furry NewsOctober 11, 199327minAs LeVar discusses his favorite parts of a newspaper and interviews other people for different viewpoints, other functions of a newspaper staff are explored. Cartoonist Ray Billingsley, who draws Curtis, shows how he illustrates a comic, and a high school newspaper staff is profiled making a weekly publication.Subscribe to PBS KIDS for $4.99/month
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- Audio languages
- English
- Subtitles
- English [CC]
- Directors
- Larry LancitMark MannucciHugh MartinMitch GellerVern OakleyDean ParisotGabrielle de CuirNicholas JacobsEd WisemanHerk Harvey
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- PBS
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