List of Between the Lions episodes

This is the list of episodes for the PBS children's program Between the Lions, which aired from April 3, 2000 to November 22, 2010.

Series overview

Season		Episodes		Originally aired
				First aired	Last aired
	1	30		April 3, 2000	May 12, 2000
	2	25		April 2, 2001	May 5, 2001
	3	10		September 16, 2002	November 18, 2002
	4	5		September 15, 2003	September 19, 2003
	5	10		April 18, 2005	June 21, 2005
	6	10		April 17, 2006	June 19, 2006
	7	10		September 17, 2007	November 19, 2007
	8	10		September 15, 2008	November 17, 2008
	9	10		September 21, 2009	November 23, 2009
	10	10		September 20, 2010	November 22, 2010

Episodes

Season 1 (2000)

#	Title	Original Airdate
1	"Pecos Bill Cleans Up the West"	April 3, 2000
The lions sing a song about how a cowboy caught a tornado, then start to bring him out to see how it's done in the library. The Vowelles: best/mess/the e song Book read: How Pecos Bill Cleaned Up the West: A Tall Tale by Beth Western
2	"The Lost Rock"	April 4, 2000
A rock named Rock (Larry is what Leona calls him) rolls out of a dictionary, but he doesn't remember, so the lions help him find it. The Vowelles: sock
3	"Little Big Mouse"	April 5, 2000
Click feels left out when she and the lions read "The Lion and the Mouse" and start a fan club for the mouse in the story. The Vowelles: hit Book read: The Lion and the Mouse by Aesop
4	"Farmer Ken's Puzzle"	April 6, 2000
Lionel has a new computer game featuring a River crossing puzzle where he must get a cat, a hen and a bag of seeds to the other side, but he can't solve Farmer Ken's puzzle, due to the pigeons' lack of knowledge. Leona tries it herself and solves it perfectly. The Vowelles: men
5	"Shooting Stars"	April 7, 2000
The lions are watching a meteor shower, but find it hard to stay up. Book read: The Night of the Shooting Stars by Arlis Parknark
6	"The Hopping Hen"	April 10, 2000
There are new rules in the library due to the printer not including the 'no's' in the rule signs, and it causes chaos everywhere. Note: The word is found today in the Fred Newman segment. The Vowelles: men
7	"Touching the Moon"	April 11, 2000
A queen in a book tries to touch the moon, but to no avail and Leona can't sleep thinking about it. Book read: The Queen Who Wanted to Touch the Moon retold by Hootie Kaboodle
8	"The Boy Who Cried Wolf"	April 12, 2000
A young shepherd from "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" wants to learn to watch sheep and Lionel and Leona help him, but gets carried away crying wolf. The Vowelles: wig Book read: The Boy Who Cried Wolf by Aesop
9	"Fuzzy Wuzzy, Wuzzy?"	April 13, 2000
Lionel gets annoyed by Fuzzy Wuzzy the Dancing Bear from Leona's book, who comes to life and causes a fan craze in the library. The Vowelles: buzz Book read: The Fuzzy Fuzzy Wuzzy Book illustrated by Buffy Huckabuck
10	"Lionel's Antlers"	April 14, 2000
Lionel finds antlers on his head and his family helps to get them off. The Vowelles: man Book read: Imogene's Antlers by David Small
11	"To the Ship! To the Ship!"	April 17, 2000
Leona gets upset Lionel and Walter won't let her and Clay play pirates because they're girls. The Vowelles: lip Book read: The Adventures of Mississippi Skip and his Pirate Ship by Ipswitch Clipspringer V
12	"The Chap with Caps"	April 18, 2000
The lions help Babs Caplin, the famous author, come up with a good story. The Vowelles: tap Book read: The Chap with Caps by Babs Caplin
13	"Pandora's Box"	April 19, 2000
The cubs bring a box from Greek story about a woman that opens a box and unleashes the hiccups inside, and everyone in the library gets the hiccups. The Vowelles: fox Book read: Greek Myths
14	"Lionel's Great Escape Trick"	April 20, 2000
Lionel wants to escape like the Great Houdini, so he goes onto a website to talk to him in person. Meanwhile, Leona tries to use magic words in hopes of helping Lionel. The Vowelles: kick
15	"There's a Fly in My Soup"	April 21, 2000
The lions try help make Click laugh after telling a bunch of jokes. It doesn't work at first, but at the end, Click makes jokes of her own, and she finally does laugh. The Vowelles: my/cry Book read: The Universal Encyclopedia of Fly Jokes
16	"The Popcorn Popper"	April 24, 2000
A girl in a book called "The Popcorn Popper" tries a popcorn popper, but it won't stop popping because she can't read the instructions. The lions then take the popper out to eat popcorn, but lose the instructions to stop the popper until the library garden is flooded with popcorn. The Vowelles: top Book read: The Popcorn Popper
17	"Something Fishy"	April 25, 2000
After convinced that eagles eat fish after Lionel reads her a "Cliff Hanger" book, Leona dresses up as one so that she could fly. The Vowelles: dish Book read: Cliff Hanger and the Fish and the Eagles by Livingston Dangerously
18	"Hug, Hug, Hug!"	April 26, 2000
The lions read "Pygmalion" and help him learns that love makes statues came to life. The Vowelles: rug
19	"The Ram in the Pepper Patch"	April 27, 2000
A ram escapes from a pepper patch and runs around in the library so he won't get sting from a bee, causing chaos in the library. The Vowelles:jam/ The A Song Book read: Ram in the Pepper Patch
20	"A Peck of Peppers"	April 28, 2000
Lionel, Leona, and Babs try to make up a tongue twister by reading a book about Peter Piper picking pickled peppers. The Vowelles:pep/ The E song
21	"Sausage Nose"	May 1, 2000
A woman in an old movie wishes for a sausage after she receives three wishes, but her husband gets annoyed by the wish, and accidentally wishes for the sausage on her nose, so they go to the library to help them decide what to wish for next, and the lions help them. The Vowelles: dish
22	"Red Hat, Green Hat"	May 2, 2000
When Lionel reads a story about two men arguing about which color a woman's hat is whenever she passes by, Lionel soon realizes that by showing the hat to everyone will lead to the same way as the men's argue, so he has to show Leona what she's done and put everything right. The Vowelles: bed Book read: Red Hat, Green Hat
23	"The Lucky Duck"	May 3, 2000
A duck is tired of being little and cute, so Lionel helps him since he can't take the cuteness either. The Vowelles: mud Book read: The Lucky Duck
24	"The Old Man"	May 4, 2000
Babs writes a story about an old man, but it needs improvement. The Vowelles:an/fan Book read: The Old Man, The Scary Old Man, and The Old Man from another planet by Babs Caplin
25	"A King and His Hawk"	May 5, 2000
When Lionel reads a story a king and his hawk, Leona tries to hide it because it has a sad ending when the king kills the hawk who tried to stop him from drinking poisonous water. The Vowelles: sing Book read: A King and His Hawk
26	"The Roar That Makes Them Run"	May 8, 2000
Lionel and Leona try to make their dad roar really loud, but he won't do it. The Vowelles: fun/up
27	"Piggyback, Piggyback"	May 9, 2000
A king rides on his assistant's back to prevent his feet from getting dirty, which causes Leona to do the same with her dad. The Vowelles:pack/at Book read: The Dirty Smelly King
28	"The Fox and the Crow"	May 10, 2000
The pigeons complain about a book, in which the fox out smarts a crow for a piece of cheese, so the cubs do a remake of the story in which the crow, who holds a very, very, very big piece of cheese in her beak and the fox tries to trick her into singing in hopes of her becoming the queen of all birds, to which the crow lets the cheese hit the fox in the head. The Vowelles: ox Book read: The Fox and the Crow
29	"Giants and Cubs"	May 11, 2000
Leona worries what might happen when Lionel reads a newspaper article about the baseball teams called the Giants and the Cubs and mistakes them both for she thinks they really are. The Vowelles: tub
30	"Be Bop"	May 12, 2000
The lions make music in the library with all sorts of weird things, to which Barnaby B. Busterfield III needs figure as well. The Vowelles:pop/hot Book read: Charlie Parker Played Be Bop By Chris Raschka

Season 2 (2001)

No.	Title	Original airdate
31	"The Sad Dad"	April 2, 2001
Theo reads a story about a man who needs advice on how to get rid of some people in a crowded house, but his house keeps getting even more crowded.
32	"Humph! Humph! Humph!"	April 3, 2001
Lionel gets a new buddy named Gus, who can't read, and has an issue like a camel that gains a hump for being so grumpy all the time. Book read: How the Camel Got His Hump
33	"The Good Seed"	April 4, 2001
A bee stings the computer and causes a virus all over the library. A boy tries to plant a seed, but the seed just won't grow. Book read: The Empty Pot by Demi
34	"Icarus' Wings"	April 5, 2001
The pigeons get the idea of making Busterfield wings from a mischievous boy and his father escapes from the clutches of an evil king. Book read: Icarus's Wings
35	"Zoop! Zoop!"	April 6, 2001
A boy and his father work together to defeat an evil giant. Meanwhile, Leona gets scared of the giant and the family needs to her overcome her fears. Book read: Abiyoyo by Pete Seeger
36	"Clickety-Clack, Clickety-Clack!"	April 9, 2001
A farmer learns that his cows type. Theo also borrows the cows’ typewriter in order to show the cubs how a typewriter works. Book read: Click, Clack, Moo by Doreen Cronin
37	"Poetry Day"	April 10, 2001
Walter and Clay learned about Poetry Day.
38	"Bobby the Hopping Robot"	April 11, 2001
The lions assemble a robot, but can't seem to make the robot work.
39	"Teacher's Pet"	April 12, 2001
Cleo comes down with a flu when she can't use her senses to tell if someone is sneaking up behind her.
40	"The Last Cliff Hanger"	April 13, 2001
Lionel is excited because Livingston Dangerously, the author of the "Cliff Hanger" books, is releasing a new book. However, the new book that just came in is the last book in the series. In this one, Cliff finally gets off the cliff by jumping onto a whale's blowhole, which blasts him onto a beach; as a result, he is relaxing to celebrate his freedom. However, the singing chorus on the helicopter are unhappy now that they are unemployed, and Cliff eventually confesses that he does not like the easy life. Eventually, by convincing Livingston Dangerously via video chat, the ending is altered and Cliff is washed off the beach, onto the whale, and is back to his usual spot on the cliff. Book read: The Last Cliff Hanger by Livingston Dangerously
41	"Pebble Trouble"	April 16, 2001
Leona hides under the table because something is troubling her (which hasn't been discussed throughout the episode). A donkey is not very careful with what he wishes for. Book read: Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig
42	"Oh, Yes, It Can!"	April 17, 2001
The lions start to hallucinate that everything in the library start to talk.
43	"Five, Six and Thistle Sticks"	April 18, 2001
Lionel's best friend Lenny comes to visit, but Lionel becomes upset when he finds out Lenny does not like Cliff Hanger anymore. Books read: Cliff Hanger and Trixie the Tricky Pixie by Livingston Dangerously, Justin Time and the 600 Pounds Chicken by Lulu Zbacken-Towne and When I Was Five by Arthur Howard
44	"Bug Beard"	April 19, 2001
The lions learns about natural habits.
45	"Trains and Brains and Rainy Plains"	April 20, 2001
Lionel and Leona ride a train in a book, causing an illustrated fire in the library. Book read: Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain by Verna Aardema
46	"Quest, Quest, Quest!"	April 23, 2001
Babs comes to the library, again, to write a story. Book read: The Quest for The Chest by Babs Caplin
47	"The Spider and the Lie"	April 24, 2001
Lionel and Click writes a story about a crime genre.
48	"Why the Baboon's Balloon Went Ka-boom!"	April 25, 2001
A pen (Theo's) that falls on the floor causes a chain reaction in the library. Book read: Because a Little Bug Went Ka-Choo by Rosetta Stone (Dr. Seuss)
49	"But, Mama, But..."	April 26, 2001
Cleo is going away for a while, which causes the others to worry. A boy talks to his mother about her adventures in coming home. Book read: I Miss You, Stinky Face by Lisa Mccourt
50	"Dreaming Shakespeare"	April 27, 2001
It's Shakespeare Day in the library.
51	"Rats"	May 1, 2001
Leona learns that even words can be powerful, they shouldn't stop anyone.
52	"Tweet! Tweet!"	May 2, 2001
The pigeons think they have dinosaur relatives. Special guest appearances by Big Bird, Bert and Ernie of Sesame Street. Book read: Bone Poems and Meet the Dinosaurs
53	"Good Night, Knight"	May 3, 2001
Leona accidentally breaks a puppet, so she's asked to fill in.
54	"The Chess Mess"	May 4, 2001
The Lions play a chess game in Wonderland (spoof of Alice in Wonderland). Book read: Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
55	"Stop That Chicken!"	May 5, 2001
Chicken Jane escapes from her book and flies into other books. Book read: Chicken Jane and the Pond

Season 3 (2002)

#	Title	Original Airdate
56	"Hay Day"	September 16, 2002
A girl gives deals to a troll to let him turn straw into gold thread. Book read: Rumpelstiltskin by Raymond Jay Haywire
57	"Pigs Aplenty"	September 23, 2002
Cleo and Theo are going out, and Marmy Smartypants is Lionel and Leona's babysitter. When they decide to have a "Pig Party", Click thinks that a disaster is imminent. Book read: Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore! by David M. McPhail
58	"What Parakeets Need"	September 30, 2002
Book read: The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss
59	"Too Cool"	October 7, 2002
Book read: Earl's Too Cool for Me by Leah Komaiko
60	"You Can't Catch Me!"	October 14, 2002
It's Leona's birthday and her family reads her the story of "The Gingerbread Man." However, she becomes very sad at the end of the story when he gets eaten by the fox. Book read: The Gingerbread Man by Pat Hatchman
61	"Huff and Puff"	October 21, 2002
After hearing the story of "The Three Little Pigs," Leona writes a sequel in which the Big Bad Wolf gets better after getting his tail burned while Lionel's depicts him being brought back to life by a mad scientist and renamed "the Wolf-inator" who blows the brick house down and is chased away by the pigs as robots. Book read: The Three Little Pigs by Muffy Huffington
62	"Out in Outer Space"	October 28, 2002
Lionel and Leona's maternal grandfather comes to the library and tells a story about Ellen Ochoa, a friend who is the first Hispanic woman in space. Lionel and Leona make their biography about him.
63	"Help!"	November 4, 2002
Books read: The Little Red Hen by Mel Helper; Henry, the Very Helpful Red Herring by Helen Yelper
64	"Two Coats, One Goat and One Boat"	November 11, 2002
A man makes things out of an old overcoat. Books read: Cliff Hanger and the Enchanted Goat by Livingston Dangerously; Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback
65	"Treats!"	November 18, 2002

Season 4 (2003)

#	Title	Original Airdate
66	"Art Party"	September 15, 2003
67	"Grow, Mane, Grow!"	September 16, 2003
Lionel tries to use a device to make his mane grow longer. He also makes up a song called "Grow, Mane, Grow".
68	"Three Goats, No Waiting"	September 17, 2003
Lionel directs the "Three Billy Goats Gruff" play, but he has trouble finding someone who's scary enough to play the part of the Troll. Book read: Three Billy Goats Gruff
69	"Step by Step"	September 18, 2003
70	"Dance in Smarty Pants"	September 19, 2003

Season 5 (2005)

#	Title	Original Airdate
71	"Pigs, Pigs, Pigs! & The Three Little Pigs"	April 18, 2005
72	"The Carrot Seed & The Empty Pot"	April 25, 2005
A boy tries to prove he can grow a large carrot, but he does not succeed.
73	"Wings & What's In the Box?"	May 2, 2005
A boy disobeys his father's warnings, then Leona has fun with an empty box.
74	"A Shower of Stars & Two Moons and One Lagoon"	May 9, 2005
(1.) A lion cub sees stars for the first time. (2.) Then, Lionel and Leona make up a story about touching the moon.
75	"The Golden Meaty Awards"	May 16, 2005
Lionel gives out awards for his favorite songs in the show.
76	"Click Clack, Moo & The Little Red Hen"	May 23, 2005
(1.) A farmer's cows go on strike while typing, (2.) And then a hen tries to do things by herself without any help.
77	"Sylvester and the Magic Pebble & I Miss You, Stinky Face"	May 30, 2005
(1.) A donkey makes a bad wish using a magic pebble. (2.) Then a boy imagines all the adventure his mother will have when coming home.
78	"A Tasty Piece of Cheese; The Lion and the Mouse"	June 6, 2005
79	"Earl's Too Cool; When I Was Five"	June 13, 2005
80	"It's Red! It's Green!; Joseph Had a Little Overcoat"	June 21, 2005
(1.) Two men argue over a hat. (2.) Then a man make things out of his old overcoat until there's nothing left.

Season 6 (2006)

#	Title	Original Airdate
81	"Mrs. McNosh Hangs Up Her Wash; Knuffle Bunny"	April 17, 2006
A lady hangs up a lot of weird things on her wire. Then, a baby misplaces her favorite toy.
82	"Sheep on a Ship; Mississippi Skip and His Pirate Ship"	April 24, 2006
83	"Yo! Yes? & Very Loud, Very Big, Very Metal"	May 1, 2006
A boy tries to get a friend to play with him. Then, Lionel watches a music video about vehicles.
84	"I'll Fix Anthony & Jamaica Louise James"	May 8, 2006
85	"Pete's a Pizza & Pygmalion"	May 15, 2006
A boy is sad that he can't go out to play as it is raining, so his father decides to cheer him up by turning him into a pizza. Then, the lions read a Greek myth about a sculpture maker who learns that love makes statues come to life.
86	"Here Come the Aliens & Abiyoyo"	May 22, 2006
Lionel and his friends believe that there are aliens in the library, but Lionel becomes disappointed when he realizes there aren't. Later, a boy and his father work together to defeat an evil giant.
87	"King Midas & The Dirty Smelly King"	May 29, 2006
A greedy king wishes that everything he touches turns to gold. He gets the wish, but soon wishes he hadn't. Later, a king rides on his assistant's back to prevent his feet from getting dirty.
88	"Cheesybreadville & Stolen Smells"	June 5, 2006
89	"The Coyote and the Rabbit & The Gingerbread Man"	June 12, 2006
A rabbit in a desert challenges a coyote to a race around the world. Later, a gingerbread man gets chased by people and animals who want to eat him.
90	"The Goat in the Coat"	June 19, 2006

Season 7 (2007)

#	Title	Original Airdate
91	"The Problem With Chickens; An Egg Is Quiet"	September 17, 2007
92	"Spicy Hot Colors; Yesterday I Had the Blues"	September 24, 2007
Cleo reads a story about colors and what Mexican things are that color. Then, a boy tells how colors can describe his family and friends' feelings.
93	"Bear Snores On; Night in the Country"	October 1, 2007
Some animals have a party and interrupt a bear's sleep. Then, Click reads a story about what happens in the countryside at nighttime.
94	"How to Be a Good Dog; Not Afraid of Dogs"	October 8, 2007
A cat tries to get a dog to behave. Then, a boy who thinks he's fearless tries to get over his fear of dogs.
95	"Dear Mr. Blueberry; I Wanna Iguana"	October 15, 2007
A girl writes letters to her teacher about whales. Then a boy tries to convince his mother to get him a pet iguana.
96	"Violet's Music; What Instrument Does Alvin Play?"	October 22, 2007
97	"Moon Rope; Welcome to the Moon"	October 29, 2007
98	"The Three-Legged Pot; When Jabo Jammed"	November 5, 2007
A boy tries to get a heavy pot up a hill, and when Leona gets it out of the book, she tries to make it dance. Then, Fred Newman tells a story about a boy who loves to make music.
99	"Charlie's Dinosaur; Here Come the Aliens"	November 12, 2007
100	"Making Bread; Cheesybreadville"	November 19, 2007
The lions watch a video about a man who goes to a bakery to learn how to make bread. Later, a disaster in the kitchen creates a brand new treat.

Season 8 (2008)

#	Title	Original Airdate
101	"Ruby Sings the Blues; The Camel Dances"	September 15, 2008
A loud girl learns how to sing. Then, a camel decides to perform ballet in front of other animals.
102	"Mole and the Baby Bird; Owen and Mzee"	September 22, 2008
A mole learns that some animals shouldn't be pets. Later, Lionel reads a story about a hippopotamus and a turtle who become friends.
103	"Stop That Pickle; Chicks and Salsa"	September 29, 2008
A pickle goes on the loose, so some foods come to life to chase after the pickle, but they're too slow to catch it. Later, some farm animals decide to make some Southwestern food after they grow tired of the same foods given to them.
104	"Are You a Snail?; Wonderful Worms"	October 6, 2008
The Information Hen reads a story about what people would do if they were snails. Later, Lionel and Leona help a monkey find her missing pet worm.
105	"Stone Soup; Bee-Bim Bop!"	October 13, 2008
Cliff Hanger reads a book about a village who helps a couple of aliens make a special soup. Then, a girl helps her mother make dinner.
106	"Bein' With You This Way; How to Be"	October 20, 2008
Lionel, Leona, and their friends watch a music video about being different. Later, Lionel and Leona read a story about pretending to be different animals.
107	"No One Told the Aardvark; Sea Horse"	October 27, 2008
108	"Elephants Can Paint, Too!; Jamaica Louise James"	November 3, 2008
109	"Trosclair and the Alligator; The Coyote and the Rabbit"	November 10, 2008
110	"I Don't Want a Birthday Party; Knuffle Bunny"	November 17, 2008

Season 9 (2009)

#	Title	Original Airdate
111	"Night Shift; Under Construction"	September 21, 2009
112	"Bugs; Beetle Bop"	September 28, 2009
113	"Cliff Hanger, the Pheasant, and the Phone; Terrific"	October 5, 2009
114	"River Story; Salmon in Alaska"	October 12, 2009
115	"Pigs in Hiding; Stop That Pickle!"	October 19, 2009
116	"Priceless Gifts; King Midas"	October 26, 2009
117	"The Popcorn Popper; Oh, Yes, It Can!"	November 2, 2009
118	"The Emperor's New Clothes; The Hungry Coat"	November 9, 2009
119	"Like a Windy Day; Winter Is the Warmest Season"	November 16, 2009
Note: This episode has animated segments by CloudKid featuring the Lions, replacing the usual puppet segments.
120	"Angelina's Island; Chinese New Year"	November 23, 2009

Season 10 (2010)

#	Title	Original Airdate
121	"Three More Little Pigs/The Ants and the Grasshopper"	September 20, 2010
Lionel, Leona, and the Wolf each try their hand at writing a sequel to The Three Little Pigs, and Leona finds a way to work and play. Note: This episode has animated segments by CloudKid featuring the Lions, replacing the usual puppet segments.
122	"A Birthday for Cow!/Rabbit's Gift"	September 27, 2010
The humble turnip stars in this show about birthday celebrations, vegetables, and the gift of giving.
123	"City Mouse and Country Mouse/The Happy Hocky Family Moves to the Country!"	October 4, 2010
Click the Mouse trades places with a real mouse, and the country comes to the library.
124	"Pablo the Artist/Dream Carver"	October 11, 2010
The Lion family is inspired to create works of art, and Gus is inspired when he and Lionel work on a page from the Cliff Hanger Coloring Book.
125	"Roller Coaster/What Do Wheels Do All Day?"	October 18, 2010
Leona is finally ready-or is she?-to take the training wheels off her bike, and Squeaky the Wheel has the audience rolling with laughter in the library.
126	"Not Norman/Me and My Cat?"	October 25, 2010
Theo feels as unappreciated as a goldfish named Norman, and a malfunctioning computer gets the Lion family all mixed up.
127	"My Dog Is as Smelly as Dirty Socks/Just What Mama Needs"	November 1, 2010
The Lion family turns a box of junk into self-portraits, and Leona tricks Lionel into cleaning her room.
128	"Castles, Caves, and Honeycombs/My House"	November 8, 2010
Leona helps a snail find a new home in the library's new All Different Kinds of Homes wing, and Lionel moves into a new home too.
129	"Deep in the Swamp; Trosclair and the Alligator"	November 15, 2010
Lionel tries to frighten Leona with creepy, crawly swamp things, and a clever boy tricks a hungry alligator.
130	"Red Parka Mary; Not Afraid of Dogs"	November 22, 2010
Leona and her friend Sadie are scarier than they think, and a boy learns that dogs aren't so scary after all.