Series synopsis
Between is a Canadian kids comedy television series that premiered on Netflix on May 21, 2015. It ended on August 4, 2016. It was created by Michael McGowan. It stars Jennette McCurdy, Jesse Carere, Ryan Allen and Justin Kelly.
Between the Lions is a PBS Kids puppet television series designed to promote reading. The show is a co-production between WGBH in Boston and Sirius Thinking, Ltd., in New York City, in association with Mississippi Public Broadcasting, in Mississippi. The show has won seven Daytime Emmy awards between 2001 and 2007. The target audience is children 4 to 7 years old. It has the same puppet style as Sesame Street and several season 2 episodes, notably in Dance in Smarty Pants, had a few characters f ...
Premise
Between the Lions is a PBS Kids puppet television series designed to promote reading. The show is a co-production between WGBH in Boston and Sirius Thinking, Ltd., in New York City, in association with Mississippi Public Broadcasting, in Mississippi. The show has won seven Daytime Emmy awards between 2001 and 2007. The target audience is children 4 to 7 years old. It has the same puppet style as Sesame Street and several season 2 episodes, notably in Dance in Smarty Pants, had a few characters from Sesame Street guest appearing. Between The Lions started its 10th and final season on September 20, 2010. The Show Ended in November, 22 2010 Along with Reading Rainbow
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Jennette McCurdy as Wiley Day
- Jesse Carere as Adam Jones
- Ryan Allen as Gord
- Justin Kelly as Chuck Lott
- Kyle Mac as Ronnie
- Samantha Munro as Stacey
- Jack Murray as Mark
- Brooke Palsson as Melissa Day
Supporting cast
- Mercedes Morris as Renee Toffoli
- Stephen Bogaert as Charles Lotts, Sr.
- Krystal Hope Nausbaum as Amanda
- Shailyn Pierre-Dixon as Frances
- Jordan Todosey as Tracey
- Jim Watson as Pat
- Michael Boisvert as Special Forces Guy
- Mark Camacho as Dr. Evans
- Rosemary Dunsmore as Minister Miller
- Kelli Fox as Ruth Jones
- Luke Gallo as James
- Shailene Garnett as Ms. Symonds
Guest cast
- Stephen Bogaert as Charles Lotts, Sr.
- Krystal Hope Nausbaum as Amanda
- Shailyn Pierre-Dixon as Frances
- Jordan Todosey as Tracey
- Jim Watson as Pat
- Michael Boisvert as Special Forces Guy
- Mark Camacho as Dr. Evans
- Rosemary Dunsmore as Minister Miller
- Kelli Fox as Ruth Jones
- Luke Gallo as James
- Shailene Garnett as Ms. Symonds
- Nahanni Johnstone as Dottie Lott
Episodes
This series spans 11 seasons with 104 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 7 | June 23, 2016 | August 4, 2016 |
| Season 1 | 6 | May 21, 2015 | October 21, 2018 |
| Season 2 | 6 | June 30, 2016 | August 4, 2016 |
| Season 3 | 10 | September 16, 2002 | November 18, 2002 |
| Season 4 | 5 | September 15, 2003 | September 19, 2003 |
| Season 5 | 21 | April 18, 2005 | August 21, 2005 |
| Season 6 | 10 | April 17, 2006 | June 19, 2006 |
| Season 7 | 10 | September 17, 2007 | November 19, 2007 |
| Season 8 | 10 | September 15, 2008 | November 17, 2008 |
| Season 9 | 9 | November 23, 2009 | |
| Season 10 | 10 | September 20, 2010 | November 22, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inside Between - Episode 1 | June 23, 2016 |
| 2 | Inside Between - Episode 2 | June 30, 2016 |
| 3 | Inside Between - Episode 3 | July 7, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
School's Out A disease wipes out all the citizens of a town, except for those age 21 and under. |
May 21, 2015 |
| 2 |
Who's the Boss The remaining citizens collect the dead bodies to be burned and hope the quarantine will be lifted. |
May 28, 2015 |
| 3 |
Crossing Lines The power goes out across Pretty Lake, cutting off all communication. |
June 4, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Get Out of Town Quickly running out of food, Adam and Wiley take a risk. Chuck and Harrison form an alliance, Mark makes a mistake he can’t take back, Gord tries to gather resources, and Ronnie meets an intriguing stranger named Renee. |
June 30, 2016 |
| 2 |
Us vs. Them After his failed escape plan, Chuck returns to find that Wiley and Adam have brought in a scientist. Gord and Franny argue over resources. Ronnie helps Renee find her brother. Mark wants to confess to a killing. |
July 7, 2016 |
| 3 |
Hope Wiley seeks out food for Jason. Adam recruits Chuck to find out what Liam's real motives are. Ronnie brings Eric's body to Renee's compound. |
July 14, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hay Day Can Lionel, Leona, and Gus help a girl named Fay turn hay into gold in just one day? |
September 16, 2002 |
| 2 |
Pigs Aplenty Theo and Cleo leave Marmy in charge of the cubs, and she throws a big pig party in the library. Uh-oh... |
September 23, 2002 |
| 3 |
What Parakeets Need Theo and Cleo give the cubs a pet parakeet, but will Sweety Tweety talk? |
September 30, 2002 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Art Party Can Lionel and Leona make sense of a mysterious painting? |
September 15, 2003 |
| 2 |
Grow, Mane, Grow! Lionel is still a growing cub, but he'll do anything to grow a grown-up mane like his dad's! |
September 16, 2003 |
| 3 |
Three Goats, No Waiting Lionel is ready to stage The Three Billy Goats Gruff. The trouble is finding someone inherently fierce enough to play the Troll. |
September 17, 2003 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pigs, Pigs, Pigs!/The Three Little Pigs Theo and Leona don pig snouts for another reading of Pigs Apelnty, Pigs Galore first read in the episode ""Pigs Aplenty."" Midway into the show, Lionel dons three pig snouts as he reads to Leona The Three Little Pigs, heard previously in the episode ""Huff and Puff."" |
April 18, 2005 |
| 2 |
The Carrot Seed/The Empty Pot From their roof garden, Lionel and Theo marvel at a flower that gets at Theo's sinuses. Includes re-readings of stories first heard in the episodes |
April 25, 2005 |
| 3 |
Wings/What's in the Box? First up: Leona warns Lionel not to lean back on his chair, provoking a flashback reading of a Greek myth first read in Icarus's Wings (from Season 2). Then the library, seen from the inside for the first time this season, receives a reprint (and a reread) of Pandora's Box. |
May 2, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mrs. McNosh Hangs Up Her Wash - Knuffle Bunny The cubs find unusual items on Mrs. McNosh's clothesline. |
April 17, 2006 |
| 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. |
April 24, 2006 |
| 3 |
Yo! Yes? - Very Loud, Very Big, Very Metal Making a new friend can be as easy as saying "yes"; Leona m akes her brother happy with a music video with noisy construction vehicles. |
May 1, 2006 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Problem with Chickens & An Egg Is Quiet Chickens that do not lay eggs; eggs that do not hatch. |
September 17, 2007 |
| 2 |
Spicy Hot Colors & Yesterday I Had The Blues A colorful piñata holds a meaty surprise for the Lions, who experience a dazzling array of colorful feelings as they read, play, and hope for the rain to end. |
September 24, 2007 |
| 3 |
Bear Snores On & Night in the Country Cleo sleeps through a noisy party; night creatures make noises. |
October 1, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ruby Sings the Blues; The Camel Dances A loud girl learns to sing; a camel takes up dancing |
September 15, 2008 |
| 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. |
September 22, 2008 |
| 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. |
September 29, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Night Shift & Under Construction The Lion family helps out a monkey who sells ice cream in the middle of the night, and tries to figure out how to get rid of the enormous tree branch that fell into the library. |
September 21, 2009 |
| 2 |
Bugs & Beetle Bop Can Cleo and the cubs cure Theo of his fear of caterpillars? And, get ready for the sensational singing group coming to the library: The Beetles! |
September 28, 2009 |
| 3 |
Cliff Hanger, the Pheasant, and the Phone & Terrific The Cliff Hanger fan club enjoys a long-lost adventure story, and Leona finds out why "terrific" doesn't always mean terrific. |
October 5, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Three More Little Pigs;The Ants And The Grasshopper 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. Educational Goals: Highlights the joys of reading and introduces key literacy skills. Focuses on short u, the sound represented by the letter m, and synonyms for small (miniscule, little, petite, microscopic, tiny, teeny, diminutive, weeny). |
September 20, 2010 |
| 2 |
A Birthday For Cow!;Rabbit's Gift The humble turnip stars in this show about birthday celebrations, vegetables, and the gift of giving. Educational Goals: Highlights the joys of reading and introduces key literacy skills. Features vocabulary about vegetables, relational vocabulary (over, under, around, through, into), and the short i sou |
September 27, 2010 |
| 3 | City Mouse And Country Mouse;The Happy Hocky Family Moves To The Country! | October 4, 2010 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Netflix |
|---|---|
| First aired | May 21, 2015 |
| Last aired | August 4, 2016 |
| Runtime | 44 minutes |
| Status | canceled |