Episode guide
Reading Rainbow: Season 9
10 episodes · first aired Sep 16, 1991
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- 1 Alistair's Time Machine Sep 16, 1991 · 30m LeVar 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…
- 2 The Adventures of Taxi Dog Sep 17, 1991 · 30m LeVar 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…
- 3 The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush Sep 18, 1991 · 30m LeVar's featured story is about a young Native American tribesman who finds his spiritual calling in life as a natural painter. His assignment is a special task that will influence him and…
- 4 Galimoto Sep 19, 1991 · 30m Viewers 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.
- 5 Fox on the Job Sep 20, 1991 · 30m There'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…
- 6 Opt: An Illusionary Tale Sep 23, 1991 · 30m In 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…
- 7 Raccoons and Ripe Corn Sep 24, 1991 · 30m LeVar 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…
- 8 The Lady with the Ship on her Head Sep 25, 1991 · 30m Turning 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…
- 9 Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express Sep 26, 1991 · 30m LeVar 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…
- 10 Snowy Day: Stories and Poems Sep 27, 1991 · 30m LeVar 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…