Recently, I started following LeVar Burton on twitter (@levarburton) and today he posted a link about “Reading Rainbow” ending it’s run on PBS. He also asked his followers what their favorite episodes were.
It’s been years since I thought about “Reading Rainbow”, but I remember that I loved watching it! I probably started watching it sometime in the late 80s after it had been on a couple years as I would have only been 4 when it started. I have a few clear memories of episodes – most clearly the one where Burton did a behind the scenes episode about “Star Trek: The Next Generations” – another favorite show at the time (yes I was a Science Fiction geek even then)! I also remember one about him needing to follow clues to his birthday party, and another where he met with someone who did a computer animation for an Asian boat shaped like a dragon – something like that anyway – pretty sure it was from a book? And I still love the Theme Song!
Butterfly in the sky, I can go twice as high
Take a look, it’s in a book – Reading Rainbow.I can go anywhere!
Friends to know and ways to grow – Reading Rainbow.I can be anything!
Take a look, it’s in a book – Reading Rainbow.Reading Rainbow, Reading Rainbow, Reading Rainbow, Reading Rainbow!
Anyone else got memories of “Reading Rainbow” they’d like to share?
