The Rise, Fall and (almost) Rise AGAIN of Reading Rainbow
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- Chances are at some point in your life you watched Reading Rainbow. Whether if it were in school or you caught it on PBS, Reading Rainbow was around for over two decades but created a long lasting legacy that reaches far beyond that, with a lot of that in thanks to LeVar Burton. But the story of Reading Rainbow is one filled with inspiration, sadness and almost a comeback. Today, we look into all of that.
Written By: Jordan Fringe
Edited By: Jordan Fringe
Channel Art By: Jerry Meehan
Thanks so much for watching! Do you have any fond memories of Reading Rainbow? Let me know!
Yes and my favorite boom from the series was sunken treasure boom and it told about the atocha treasure wreck
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Grew up on the show. Loved it alongside Arthur, Mr Roger's Neighborhood. We really need more good quality edutainment shows for kids these days as I fear they really are missing out
The Martha Speaks episode, Ludlow Laughs, Gregory The Terrible Eater, Germs Make Me Sick, Perfect The Pig, etc(I still miss the 1980s Reading Rainbow intro). 🎥🎥🎥🎥🎥🎥🎥📺🌈📚📚📚
yes i still watch it on amazon prime
I'm likely not the only one who has pointed this out, but one of the most significant aspects often overlooked in the context of Reading Rainbow and LeVar Burton is that LeVar Burton was diagnosed with dyslexia at the age of 14. This fact is one of the main reasons he was passionate about what he did, and it's also one of the key reasons why people with dyslexia connected with and watched Reading Rainbow.
Wow I didn’t even know that. Makes me appreciate the guy even more!
That is some dedication right there
OKAY STOP IDK THIS AND IM DYSLEXIC TOO AND HE AND THIS SHOW WAS HUGE PART OF MY CHILDHOOD STOP.😭
I am truly flabbergasted...
I had no idea that he BEAT THE HELL out of that learning disability.
He had my admiration, due to my love of the show.
But, he earned my respect due to his levels of courage and relentlessness displayed by his unwavering dedication to overcoming his disability.
i misspelled "no" as "know".
life is funny like that sometimes...
Anyone else remember Wishbone? The series that took us through classic literature as told by a jack russel terrier.
I loved that f*cking dog. Had most of the episodes on VHS so so long ago.
Definitely! You could find full episodes on TH-cam or in parts.
I used to joke with my friend that most of my knowledge of classic literature came from Wishbone. I'd also joke that I don't want to read most classics since if they were any good there'd have been a Wishbone episode 😂
I still remember themes from classics because of Wishbone
I loved wishbone fr
I can’t reccomend LeVar Burton’s podcast, LeVar Burton Reads, enough. He narrates some truly excellent short stories, it really basically is Reading Rainbow for adults.
Between the Lions, too. A great puppetry-based PBS show similarly focused on reading. It was a solid sketch show too.
Guy deserves a national award for being invested in mass child education and pushing an effort towards it
I always loved the Cliffhanger segments of Between the Lions. Such a great show for kids.
@@Arc115YT All of the animated segments were incredibly well done, but Cliff was definitely a standout!
@@jtgdyou mean like the lifetime achievement award he got from the children and family Emmys?? Somebody wasn’t paying attention to the video 👀
LeVar Reads is one of my favorite podcasts, I love how it presents more mature material for the people in their 30's-40's who grew up watching Rainbow.
As someone who was in high school when 'no child left behind' was a big thing, I can say it was a horrible idea. Some teachers went nuts in it worried that if kids failed they would be punished. So many teachers did more and more group projects forcing the A+ kids with the failing kids, making the A+ kids do all the work. It lowered the hard working kids grades, but would raise the failing kids grade to just passing (and that was all that those certain teachers cared about). Some teachers would do shady stuff like extra credit only for failing students, a failing test would get thrown out only for the failing kids, only doing group projects, and more.
Thanks Bush
Ah the good old days... when we knew the school lunches were mystery meat and we liked it! 😂
@@dharrsch fuck you mean dog that shit was nasty lol
I think I was one of the dumb kids they tried to help
"That goodwill belongs to us" is such an evil corporation thing to say. Makes me hope WNED goes under
Everyone has heard of Lavar Burton. No one has heard of WNED.
It’s all about the profits for them, not the mission
I met levar burton at a con. Some time after Picard Season 1 was announced and not aired. He talked about Reading Rainbow, possible revival, his Reading Podcast, his passion for reading , Star Trek, How a "Solo Picard series" would not star Harison Ford, and then some woman hijacked the mic for 15 minuets to talk about "Going to school in the 60s and how life was better back in the day"
also this was before Jeopardy
Humanity...
I always have a blast when people tell me how great the good old days was right after (or before) telling me how much it sucked.
Rosy retrospection is the driving force of generational bias.
This and Mr Rogers were my go to growing up. I contribute a lot of my love for literature from watching Reading Rainbow. I unfortunately don't read a lot of books as I once did. But I still try and find time to write poetry now and again. My mother even watched it with me, now and again, and she was able to learn English and become more fluent over time. She really liked the shows on PBS and would even watch them when I was at school. For being a single parent, she really did raise me well and I never got to really tell her that when she was still around.
Shoutout to my 3rd grade teacher Ms. Conidaris. Without her, I would’ve never known what magic this show brings to reading, as well as just being an awesome show. She kept VHS copies of tons of edu-tainment shows and RR was one she’s play 5 or 6 times out of 10, alongside Arthur and/or Magic School Bus. I always used to complain in high school about how I missed out on a lot bc I was born at the tail end of 90s trends (02 kid), but tbh I’m glad I know what it’s like to embrace these moments. Her classroom was always a fun place, and I’ll always be grateful for Ms. C not just because she put me on bygone children’s media, but because she was a genuinely wonderful teacher.
My guidance Mrs Lee was everything. Well I only seen her couple of times a week 1st -5th grade. When middle school 6th grade I visited her home on weekends. When she passed way of old age of 90. She loved so much 200 people came most of which was students from the same elementary. From 30 year at that school. And someone made a Facebook of all her photos that had 2 million views on that Facebook page.
She was a very lovely woman there is special place in heaven for people who touch so many people hearts
When jordi from Star Trek next gen taught every kid to read and it was awesome
We didn't know how good we had it
@@ImTheFatboyyou do know books still exist, right??
@@harleyjo4875what part of their comment made you think they didn’t know that books exist lmao
He didn't teach me to read but he did spark my love for it
I remember the first time seeing Reading Rainbow, and my mind was blown seeing LeVar Burton’s eyes for the first time.
"Teachers noticed they had to spend more time getting gets literacy back to the level it was at before summer break"
I had the opposite occur, in fact my teachers were utterly flabbergasted as to why I was reading so far ahead of the other kids in class, and legitimately annoyed when I said it was because of video games, RPG's specifically... and downright pissed off when my parents confirmed it. They did not like that answer, lol...
my grandma just encouraged reading what you like so comic books it was. in 5th grade i was reading as good or maybe even better than some college level people.
sounds like me :D though my visual condition of legal blindness with limited usable vision means I also preferred audio books which I tended to listen to at 1.5x speed lol
Same. Video games and comic books.
@@GlitchedVision Same. The only reason I learned all the countries on a map was because of the original Street Fighter 2. Before every fight they would say and show Japan or Thailand or India, etc. I played it so much that's how I learned lol.
My mind honestly jumped to old RPG games as a cheat in place of actual books as soon as he started going into how kids don't like books anymore.
LeVar and Bill were like our second dads teaching us about life and science and such through a TV Screen. I will always appreciate that I grew up in the best time period and so many around my age all had that same collective experience to share.
I learned Science from Bill Nye, I learned kindness from Mr Rodgers, I learned to love animals and nature from Steve Irwen, and LeVar Burton planted a small tiny seed in my brain that has only now, as a near 30 year old, started to blossom into a passion for reading and writing stories. They'll never know it, but they shaped me into a better man.
Lavar Burton is one the most important people to cause my love of reading.
I said nothing for the grammar.
You could say, with that "Lavar" typo, he really cleaned up.
Right ❤❤❤ and a great actor ❤
Okay so im dyslexic (af), my family werent big readers and worked a lot. I was also in special ed (out of the classroom) through the 2000s until 9th grade (2010). Reading rainbow was a huge push for me to keep trying to read at a very young age. And as a black kid, LaVar was HUGE. Did I tear up watching this? Maybe, probably because reading felt far away and reading rainbow made it feel like I too could read and that reading was for everyone. Idk they put so much work for kids like me, it's pretty dope.
Fyi- i couldnt read until almost middle school but now i have a masters. Reading Rainbow was also special to me and happy to see it was for other people too.
Thank you for sharing this with us.
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Man that’s awesome 😊 so happy for you!
absolute W
God this show was such an important part of my childhood. Jordan, this is probably my favorite video you’ve made so far!
it's such a sad story on how RR struggled and ultimately was screwed over, No Child Left Behind was one of the worst things the gov ever did, since it lowered the bar which didnt encourage harder studying, it only encouraged kids to do just enough. while RR was encouraging learning, and i feel that education lacks that completely.
@@UltimateGamerCC The act also encouraged the "Memorization over Learning" method, which massively harmed education for children everywhere; Just so schools can meet the requirement for certain funding.
As much as I loved Sesame Street as a kid (and I was obsessed), I think Reading Rainbow was my favorite show, even as a toddler. I was just under a year old when it first premiered, and my parents weren't exactly the most warm or involved people, but I was a book kid and looking back now, I can definitely say that this show, and LeVar Burton's warm personality, had a very positive effect on me.
Butterfly in the sky, I can fly twice as high! Take a look, it’s in a book, Reading Rainbow..READING RAINBOW 🌈 I loved reading rainbow as a kid. Idk if the podcast still exists but it’s a podcast called Levar Burton Reads where he reads short stories and it’s amazing!
God I loved this show. No cable TV and elementary school fills my mind. PBS Kids is THE BEST network for children in my opinion.
Levar was the MLK of our generation. He taught us we could do anything - even be scientists and astronauts! I still listen to his podcast every day. Don't give up the dream!!!! I absolutely love that he still reads me stories. He's one of my greatest heroes, and means so much to me.
The lawsuit is BS reading rainbow was doomed and it was only through lavar burtons passion in fundraising that it survived he expanded it and built it into what it was and only after they saw how successful the company could be they wanted the rights back if his company hadn't created the app and the website and all of the other things there would be nothing to even fight over the show would have just been cancelled like all the similar shows of the time but he's the only one that kept it relevant it kept interest going in it and now they see an opportunity to exploit his hard work and all of the donations of people that donated to him and his mission how can they say he can't use his catch phrase they can't own rights to the character he played on the show since he wasn't playing a character that was the whole point he was just being him and considering how much of the way he was on the show was his contribution to the show to begin with them backstabbing him now after he was the sole reason the show was great to begin with so frustrating
Yeah f*ck WNED!
I remember the theme song to Reading Rainbow. It's an iconic piece of childhood theme songs!
Do you remember Wishbone?
Just from the title I thought Company Man had randomly made a video on Reading Rainbow, lol; As for the show itself, I spent quite a bit of time in front of the tv as a youth watching it along side all the other PBS shows, and it really did its job of making me want to continue reading and exploring the countless new worlds that reading books could take you to. The shock of recognizing Burton on Star Trek years later as the reading rainbow guy was priceless for me and my siblings.
Omg yes 😂
Wait. Reading Rainbow had a reboot? 📖🌈
Why did I not know about this
You're not the only one who had no idea.
Butterfly in the sky, I can go twice as high. Take a look, it's in a book, Reading Rainbow!
I can go *anywhere!*
It's sad they don't let shows that are aimed at children and younger audiences put in this much care.
Compare shows like Sesame Street/Reading Rainbow/Mr Rogers/Bill Nye to what they're given now.
We were given such great shows, why should our children be given less?
It's a general trend all across the board now...like even if you compare movie trailers from the 80s and 90s to now, you'll see that it's less about giving information and more about lighting up all our little brain centers. Short videos cater to (and contribute to) short attention spans, children are sat in front of videos that involve bright colors and quickly-changing scenes (hell, so are adults)... Even as someone who largely got to grow up before the Internet became a huge thing, I find myself a victim of it as well. It's definitely frustrating.
During the 90s I watched this series a lot and it certainly made a strong impression on me. Reading Rainbow was definitely one of the best PBS shows ever. I didn’t keep up with it past the time I turned into a teenager but it certainly was an important part of my childhood. Thank you for making this video and bringing back some great memories of this series! Love your channel man!
I have dyslexia, and as a child I was told I was lazy. I remember this show coming on and how I would jump to angerly turn it off. I hated reading, it wasn't fun for me and I was blamed for my own struggles. I wonder if I would have learned of my disability earlier if I had actually sat and watched this show.
I have a coworker with dyslexia. If it helps you are not alone when it comes to regret. He told me he has a great deal of anger over everything that could have been different and he has met many people that felt that too. Anger is too mild of a word for how they felt.
Aw I have found memories of watching Reading Rainbow. Love this show when I was a kid.
I had no idea it has this many seasons. I watch this series around the 2000s.
Thanks for covering the history and information on this show. I had no idea this show went through. And now I know thanks to you.
Same here, although for me it was the 90s.
@@TheZephyrsWind 80s & 90s for me
LeVar Burton always gave me that "Mr Rogers" feeling. I feel like the two of them would have been good friends. I wonder if they ever met.
@NotWhatIamMadeFor: Yes, LeVar Burton and Fred Rogers meet in person both on camera in an episode of Mister Rogers Neiborhood sometime towards the end of its run(that episode is here on You Tube) as well as in private. LeVar even penned a tribute to Fred Rogers for People Magazine in 2003 following Rogers death from stomach cancer.
Reading Rainbow was really fun, it was the show that introduced me to Arthur and other books that ended up becoming popular and getting their animated series! Also anyone remembers Ghostwriter! That show barely gets talked about enough online, PBS barely aired that show when it originally aired and quickly cancelled it and syndicated it on Nick!
ghostwriter was sooo good! i remember finding a VHS of a few episodes at the library as a kid
Wish they would release the rest of the series on DVD. They only did season1 of ghost writer
@@Kisa01 they need to also release the new ghostwriter mysteries on dvd too!
@@Kisa01 I agree, my older sister and I loved Ghostwriter. I really learned quite a bit about writing from watching it, plus being a fan of mystery stories helped me enjoy the show more. I was so sad when it got cancelled due to a lack of funding. Really hope that the rest of the show does get released on DVD/ Blu Ray in the near future. Going to pick up some of the tie in books in the near future as well, since I only read a handful of them when I was grade school.
Thank you so much for making this, Jordan. This is my favorite video of yours. Reading Rainbow is very special to me and many people of my generation and others. Seeing this documentary made me so emotional. Seeing the clips made me nostalgic and the story of how the crew and Lavar worked so hard to keep it going made me get choked up with how wholesome and noble it was.
The weird thing about Levar Burton... for some people, he's Geordi LaForge, and others... he was Levar from Reading Rainbow... others... Kunta Kinte. It was even a joke on his appearance in the NBC sitcom, "Community".
as someone who loved reading rainbow as a kid and is an english teacher now, i have an undying respect for this show and what they’ve done for my generation and the kids of the 80’s as well. it’s such a shame that the good the program set out to do initially and later under LeVar, had so many battles to fight.
Reading Rainbow is a halodeck simulation where Geordi teaches the kids of the federation about the love of reading physical literature
This is now canon.
OG Reading Rainbow 🌈 fan here, very well done doc Jordan. Brought back many memories of watching the 1st few seasons in pre-K-4th Grade when they were originally aired on my local PBS Stations in Lansing & Detroit.
As someone born in 1980 I grew up on pbs, esp Bob Ross, Reading Rainbow, Sesame Street, and later Square One. They absolutely helped shape my education. I'd fake sick to stay home and watch PBS, feeling I learned more there than in public schools
as a person that didn't learn to read until fourth grade, I LOVED this show! listening to stories and such is so captivating and honestly the only way I was able to get stuff read to me without being called lazy or stupid.
I never watched Reading Rainbow as a kid and even without nostalgia for the show, I was touched by this beautiful tribute to it. Keep up the great work, Jordan!
Reading rainbow is the reason why I have an addiction to books today. I grew up with the show, and loved it.
Holy crap! It went on for that long eh. I do remember it fortunately. Same with Zoom and Mr. Rogers Neighborhood.
I aged out from Zoom , but remember it and RR
Now I'm more depressed that the show was too pure to exist in our failure of a society.
Who sang the theme song at the end? They did a beautiful job!
I’m grateful that I got to watch Levar and RR growing up. And it’s great that it still lives on for new generations.
Did you ever find out? I wanna know, too!
Mr. Rodgers Neighborhood and Reading Rainbow,
two crucial building blocks of many children. Often replicated but equally impactful.
As an English teacher whose family did not have cable until I was in high school, I owe a lot to Reading Rainbow.
So i've been watching through Star Trek: The Next Generation lately because even though I was born in the 90's, I didn't really watch it as a kid and was never interested at all. But like Dad kept talking about it over the years so I finally gave in recently and have been loving it, and by god the Whiplash I had 2 minuets into this video when I had the realization that Geordie was the guy from reading rainbow blew my mind. Like obviously I had seen reading rainbow as a kid, but it wasn't something I went out of my way to watch. Like you said, they wheeled the TV in front of the room and put it on in school multiple times, I saw a few episodes here and there and liked it pretty well. But like I don't have vivid memories of it, just kind of remember the concept. But like as soon as I hear LaVar Burton talk in this video it was an instant realization that the Star Trek guy was also the guy teaching me on the TV when I was growing up lol. Wish I knew that as a Kid! I didn't like Star Trek, but I would have been even more interested in him!
Edit: This is also one of the moments where I realize that all the time I make fun of cartoon/comic characters saying "Well its just this guy you know really well with a little mask on, how can you not tell?" But then literally just throw a visor on a guy and I'm completely clueless. No idea who it is.
Next watch star trek Voyager and after that star trek Deep space nine
@@rutgerb I started with the origional series despite basically everyone I know saying to just skip to next generations, but I was stubborn and I'm kinda glad I was. It was old and cheesy, but it had a charm to it and allot of lore that next generations has carried over, and I like that allot. Originally I was just gonna stop after Generations, but im honestly having a really good time so I think I will continue on after I finish up!
@sasukuto i've never watched the orginals. I rolled into it with Picard (im a 80s/90s) kid, then loved Voyager (its has great characters: like the docter, Nelix, 7of9😍). And deep space nine (has worf in it aswell) is the best ever made with my all time favorits: Garak and Quark.
Enterprise which came out around 2000 and sort of flopped is good aswell. These days star trek Lower decks is a nice addition to the older shows.
Ps. The orville is a great watch aswell. I am so jelaous of you because ive allready seen it all, yeah, besides the orginal but no its the old, cheesy and (i am not American) not my 'culture'/'vibe'
Hey, Jordan Fringe. You should definitely do a "Wait...remember?" video on Between the Lions. I remember watching that show on PBS Kids during my childhood. My favorite segment on that show is The Adventures of Cliff Hanger when a guy named Cliff Hanger (pun intended) tries to get off a cliff through many attempts like for example, saying a tongue twister of a magic word. Would you mind doing a video on Between the Lions?
🎵Cliff Hanger hanging from a cliff... And that's why he's called Cliff Hanger🎶 Can't. Hold. On. Much. LOOOOOONNNNGGERRR
I agree, but you don’t have to take my word for it. I love Mr. Britain.
Sues for the control over property needed to fleece the brand for money.
"We are making a new Reading Rainbow show because we care about educating a new generation."
When they only licensed RR to Burton so they could piggy back off of his name, not so he could do his job with the product.
Right.
Makes perfect sense.
At this point, everyone knows LaVar Burton Reads is really just Reading Rainbow. Who do they think they are kidding just because they took the brand away and made their own version of the show.?
It's like Conan getting fired from the Tonight Show all over again. The license holders thinking he can't just take his fans with him with his own name recognition.
I remember watching this show in elementary and it sparked my interest in reading books, i wasn't interested in literature but reading rainbow helped me experience in wanting to try out different things that i enjoy, bill nye made learning fun but reading rainbow was a treasure.
Butterfly in the sky
I can go twice as high!
@@tommyhetrickTake a look, it's in a book.
@@edgarmartinez7371 A Reading Rainbow….
I can go anywhere!
I had a chance to be one of the kids on the show talking about books as the interviews where in filmed in public libraries. I did not do it tho. As iwas 5 and could not find my mom to ask if it was ok. That was 32 years ago. Man I'm old😂
This world has become so disgusting we're just being taught how to be good little wage slaves rather than learning how to become independent and intelligent full human beings that's only saved for the people who can afford it smfh.
Well a hell of a lot more went on with Reading Rainbow then I thought. I just thought the show died(Thanks Dubya as if we didn't have enough reasons to hate you) and that was that. Had no idea about the apps, Kickstarter campaign or the massive lawsuit that screams of corporate greed to me.
Bush killed Reading Rainbow... goddamn
🎶Butterfly in the sky,
I can fly twice as high. 🎶
Just take a look! It's in a book!
I wonder if Sonic X will ever be covered
Very soon actually
@@JordanFringe94 you need to do a video on sonic satam at some point since that series is s tier sonic show and it had its own legacy with fans resurrecting it for a season 3
@@JordanFringe94also don’t forget danger rangers is another PBS kids show that needs a video and people do remember it
Duuuuude, you need to make a video about Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.
I once made LeVar Burton food, didn’t meet him at all, but one of the servers came in the kitchen and said “yo I just gave the reading rainbow dude some food!!”
And then I just went about my day because I live in California and that shits pretty common.
Great video as always.
I remember this show as a kid, I was a little kid watching this in the early 80's and through grade school. I mean I loved it when I saw Levar Burton go from hosting this, to starring another show I loved. Star Trek TNG, I feel as if I grew up watching the guy. Still this show was one of my favorites, as my mom was a teacher who read to my sister and I. This was a golden era for edutainment, something I feel is a much needed concept to return.
I watched Reading Rainbow and Mister Rogers religiously as a kid.
I was firmly a PBS kid.
As a kid I never quite liked reading at school. Books were entertaining or not. Today I don't foster a "love of reading" but an "appreciation of reading". I encourage and remind kids of non-fiction. There are books on how to play games, how to win at games, doing magic, crafts like origami, friendship bracelets, cooking & baking, how to take photos. Books of facts and just neat stuff. I encouraged them that "reading just needs a click" there is just a point when you realize you can get *more* information from Reading than other ways, and you have control over it.
WNED is an example of “just because you’re correct doesn’t mean you’re right”. They were probably right that levar was using their intellectual property without their consent, but he’s not doing so out of some selfish desire for money but to spread the love of reading to a new generation: the whole point of the show in the first place. WNED should’ve just let him do what he was doing, or talked with him privately to gain more input over it if they cared that much. I hope there isn’t too much ill will because I would like to see reading rainbow return one day
I always liked reading rainbow because as long as I can remember was wanting to read and loving reading. Most kids my age hated reading and did not seem to do it for fun like I did so having a show focused on reading brought a smile to my face that maybe it would encourage other people to enjoy books. It mostly failed, most kids today have no attention span and their reading comprehension is utter garbage, but it was worth a try and I am sure it made at least some children aware of the joy of fiction.
Its been a while since I watched reading rainbow 🌈 , its good to see it again.
Reading Rainbow Song, Beakmans World Song and Where On Earth is Carmen San Diego Song Hits Differently
Tony Buttino is my grandpa. It's so cool to see his work be appreciated! Thank you for this! I'll send it to him.
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“Remember PBS children’s broadcasting?”
I was like 7 weeks old when this show launched, I never knew that. It was just always there, I figured it stretched back to the 70s.
That actually made me cry. It just sounds like they were being greedy and they didn’t like he was carrying a property without them.
Also lots of books that have been long forgotten. I wonder where history will take today's books?
I was thinking growing up without a dad levar and mr. rodgers were basically dads to me, levar was the only male that read to me ever till i had male teacher in 5th grade so reading rainbow was very special to me in colorodo as a kid i remeber thier was summer reading list but prize was a water park ticket that was awesome
I remember specifically an episode where he took a trip to see the inside of a slave ship. I think he was reading the drinking gord. But I never watched at school, I was just a PBS kid
Maybe the downfall has something to do with his stance that children should have access to adult-oriented literature, because, "...that's where all the good stuff is!"
Reading Rainbow was a huge part of my childhood. This was a show my mom and I loved to watch together. I remember looking for the books I saw on Reading Rainbow when I went to the library. Another thing the show got me into was genealogy. I saw it on an episode of Reading Rainbow one day and I became obsessed with tracing my family history.
Hm so i guess reading rainbow was not trademark because I remember when little in California there was a teacher supply store called reading rainbow I would love going there with my mom they had toys and books everywhere
That sound that plays at the end of the theme song i got a friend of mine to make it a sound notification for me!
I've had so many people after hearing my phone go off ask me, "is that Reading Rainbow?!"
I remember when reading rainbow told me my children would be going to school in a radiation suite because we will no longer have an atmosphere because of climate change.....
Pretty crazy to think that Critical Role raised more money than Reading Rainbow.
This made me cry and also go watch the twenty minute Lifetime Achievement speech. So good!!! Thank you, you are my nostalgia rabbit hole and it’s a pleasure every time
I remember how much I wanted to be one of the review kids in this show, even after my reading level exceeded that of the show's library
I think because I didn’t read much back then or read any of the books featured on the show I never really connected with the show that much plus I rarely saw it cuz I was too hooked on the big 3
I was a Wishbone kid,thou.
This is a series that would definitely benefit from a reboot and get people interested in reading and storytelling
Greed kills movements. They could have work together to make the brand bigger but greed killed it
F Jordan, your tearing me up watching this.
I definitely never watched Reading Rainbow at school, just Magic School Bus and Bill Nye the Science Guy, however I did watch Reading Rainbow every single day at home
DMX doing the reading rainbow theme was peak meme culture
Momma don't allow no music to play around here was my song as a kid!!! Still no idea what that book is called.
This may be one of the most important videos on TH-cam. LaVar for President.
I never thought I'd have a good thought for Rick Berman.
I grew up with my older siblings watching reading rainbow and it was fun for me too. The animation in the OG opening always fired up my imagination and I always wanted to be one of those kids recommending books to others 😅
When the cart rolled in, you knew life just got a tad better!! 😘👌
The best that TV can be... Fortunately for everyone to witness is all that work from the crew and the unstoppable energy from the host recorded forever. The biggest benefit, of course, is the interest in reading presented lovingly to children during the time of their lives when life-long interests begin.
So greedy business people killed reading raindow.. 😒
Thanks for recognizing Levar and much of an impact he had
Why hadn’t I known about this. I would have donated
The amount of research and detail you put into making this video was absolutely amazing! Well done!
Anyone remember Eureka's Castle? I loved that show so much along with Fraggle Rock.
My older sister won a contest as a kid and was featured on Reading Rainbow