Between the Lions

Between the Lions (1999)★ 7.2/10

TV-Y · US · 30 min · April 3, 2000 · 11 seasons

  • Comedy
  • Family
  • Fantasy
  • Music

Directed by: Richard A. Fernandes, Kathryn Mullen, Lisa Simon, Linda K. Rath, Ted May

Written by: Sean Kelly, Norman Stiles, Sarah Durkee, Louise Gikow, Kathryn Mullen

Live-action and animation blend together in this educational fantasy about a family of lions running a library filled with adventurous and musical books.

Original title
Between the Lions
Storyline
Lions Theo and Cleo and their cubs Lionel and Leona have many adventures at their library. Usually surrounding the many books within. Whether a daring story about Cliff Hanger, a vocabulary lesson from Chicken Jane, a song from the Monkey Pop-Up Theater and the Vowelles, as well as the lion family in a few zany skits of their own, such as Theo and Cleo as French chefs or Theo and Cleo as pop singers. There's no telling what can happen when you read...Between the Lions!
Rating
7.2 / 10 · 1,712
Companies
Mississippi Public Broadcasting, Sirius Thinking Ltd., WGBH, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), NHK, PBS International
Release dates
  • US April 3, 2000
  • FR March 7, 2001
  • GB June 19, 2001
  • DE July 3, 2001
  • RU November 20, 2001
  • JP May 3, 2002
  • AU December 6, 2002
  • BR June 19, 2004