Between the Lions

Season 1

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

Where to Watch Season 1

30 Episodes

Pecos Bill Cleans Up the West
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Episode 1Pecos Bill Cleans Up the WestTheo reads the cubs a book about the wild adventures of Pecos Bill, specifically about the time ol' Bill wrangled a tornado. When the tornado escapes from the book, however, and wreaks havoc inside the library, the lions realize there's only one person who can tame that tornado: Pecos Bill, himself!
The Lost Rock
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Episode 2The Lost RockA lost rock mysteriously appears in the library, and he can't remember who he is or where he comes from. The lions then decide to set out and search for clues as to what book the rock belongs in.
Little Big Mouse
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Episode 3Little Big MouseWhen a mouse from a children's book becomes a hero, everyone in the library floods her with fan mail - which leaves Click the Computer mouse feeling unwanted.
Farmer Ken's Puzzle
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Episode 4Farmer Ken's PuzzleLionel plays a computer game called ""Farmer Ken's Puzzle"", in which he must figure out how to get a hen, cat, and bag of seed, across a river one at a time. When Leona wants to play, Lionel refuses to let her, claiming: ""The box says ages 7 and up! Not 4 and down.""
Shooting Stars
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Episode 5Shooting StarsThe lions try to stay awake at night, in order to see a meteor shower. Of course, this is not as easy as it sounds, as Theo says, ""Lions need a solid 22 hours of sleep a day!""
The Hopping Hen
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Episode 6The Hopping HenA Hopping Hen causes a mighty ruckus in the library, so the lions decide to put up ""No Hopping Hen Here"" signs, in order to stop the problem. But the problem is only beginning, because whoever printed the signs left off the word ""No""!
Touching the Moon
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Episode 7Touching the MoonCleo reads the cubs a bedtime story about a Queen who wants to be able to touch the moon, but can't. However, Leona is then unable to get to sleep without wanting to learn more about how the Queen can reach the moon.
The Boy Who Cried Wolf
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Episode 8The Boy Who Cried WolfClick the Mouse brings the Boy from the story ""The Boy Who Cried Wolf"" out of the storybook, so he can learn more about how to properly care for his sheep.
Fuzzy Wuzzy, Wuzzy?
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Episode 9Fuzzy Wuzzy, Wuzzy?The famous Fuzzy Wuzzy Bear from the classic children's rhyme visits the library, where everyone is immediately caught up in ""Fuzzy Wuzzy Mania!"" Everyone except Lionel, because if he hears that danged rhyme once more, he's gonna scream!
Lionel's Antlers
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Episode 10Lionel's AntlersLionel wakes up one morning, much like he does every day, to find that overnight, he's grown a pair of antlers on his head! To help him feel better, Cleo reads him the book ""Imogene's Antlers"" - also about a kid who woke up one morning to find she had grown antlers. When Lionel is still feeling low, his parents try to come up with helpful ""uses"" for his antlers.
To the Ship! To the Ship!
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Episode 11To the Ship! To the Ship!Captivated by a book about pirates, Lionel wants to exclude Leona from pirate play on the ground that she's a girl, until historical pirate Anne Bonney (hardly a role model otherwise) emerges from a book to inform the cubs that there were women pirates, too.
The Chap With Caps
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Episode 12The Chap With CapsWriter Babs Caplan visits the library, hoping to smooth out the bumps in her new book, called ""The Chap With Caps"". It's going to need more than just a little smoothing out - because it has no middle or end!
Pandora's Box
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Episode 13Pandora's BoxAfter reading the story ""Pandora's Box"", Lionel and Leona come across a similar-looking box, themselves, and wonder if they should open it or not. Apparently ignoring the moral of the story, they open it, and unleash a terrible thing to all the library patrons: Hiccups!
Lionel's Great Escape Trick
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Episode 14Lionel's Great Escape TrickLionel gets a few pointers on the technique of doing magic tricks, from the master magician Harry Houdini, himself. When he locks himself in the closet for his act, though, Leona fears that he's stuck in there, so she asks Click to come up with some magic words in order to get her brother out of the closet.
There's a Fly in My Soup
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Episode 15There's a Fly in My SoupThe Lions try to make Click laugh by reading jokes out of Theo's ""The Universal Encyclopedia of Fly Jokes"" book, only to find out from Click that computer pointing devices are not programmed for laughter. Can anything make her laugh?
The Popcorn Popper
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Episode 16The Popcorn PopperLionel and Leona read a book about a popcorn popper, and get the idea to take the popper out of the book and into the library, so they can pop all the popcorn they want.
Something Fishy
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Episode 17Something FishyLionel and Leona learn about Eagles and Fish after reading Cliffhanger's latest adventure.
Hug, Hug, Hug!
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Episode 18Hug, Hug, Hug!A sculpter named Pygmalion carves a statue of a woman, falls in love with her, and gives her a hug - only she can't hug him back. The Lions then try to help find ways for the statue to hug Pygmalion.
The Ram in the Pepper Patch
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Episode 19The Ram in the Pepper PatchThe naughty ram from the book ""The Ram in the Pepper Patch"" escapes into the library, where he proceeds to make a mess out of everything!
A Peck of Peppers
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Episode 20A Peck of PeppersBabs Caplan comes to the library to create a fantastic tongue twister, with some help from the Lions. Then, Babs and Leona go head-to-head with the master of all Tongue Twisters, Lionel.
Sausage Nose
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Episode 21Sausage NoseThe Lions watch a video of a foreign film called ""Sausage Nose"", in which a poor couple receives three wishes from a wise old woman. Somehow, a sausage gets wished onto the wife's nose, and from there, the characters from the film come to the library looking for advice on what to spend their last wish on.
Red Hat, Green Hat
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Episode 22Red Hat, Green HatLeona makes her very own hat, with one red side and one green side. When she walks through the library with it on, one group of people see the green side, and the other group sees the red side, causing a great big argument among everyone!
The Lucky Duck
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Episode 23The Lucky DuckA cute little duck from a cute little children's book becomes sick and tired of being cute all the time! With Lionel's help, the duck tries to become a rock-n-rollin' leather-clad rebel, but no matter how hard he tries, everyone still finds him so gosh darn cute.
The Old Man
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Episode 24The Old ManBabs Caplan returns to the library to work on her new book called ""The Old Man"". Unfortunately, it has no middle or end to it! But with the Lions' help, Babs just might be able to rescue her masterpiece after all.
A King and His Hawk
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Episode 25A King and His HawkLionel and Leona read a very sad story about a King and his friend, the Hawk. After, Leona wants to take and hide the book where no will be able to find it, so they can't read it and be sad like she was. Also, Theo sings about the greatness of reading sad, sad books.
The Roar That Makes Them Run
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Episode 26The Roar That Makes Them RunLionel realizes he has never heard his father roar. When Theo tries to explain that a library is no place for a lion's roar, Lionel decides that his father must not be a real lion, and hides his head in shame.
Piggyback, Piggyback
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Episode 27Piggyback, PiggybackLeona is read a story about a rather unkingly king who wanted to be carried about so he wouldn't get his feet dirty. Leona then decides she'd like to be carried piggyback, too, and dad Theo tries to oblige.
The Fox and the Crow
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Episode 28The Fox and the CrowWhen ""The Fox and the Crow"" fable is read in the library, Walter and Clay get angry over the way the crow was depicted as a ""bird brain"", and then protest to have the story banned! The Lions come up with a less extreme approach, and suggest that they re-write the story to make the crow the one who comes out on top.
Giants and Cubs
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Episode 29Giants and CubsLionel gets upset over the outcome of a baseball game, where the Giants clobbered the Cubs. Theo and Cleo decide it would be a good idea to bring the Giants into the library, for Lionel to meet them. But when Leona hears about the idea, she thinks they mean the big ""Fee Fi Fo Fum"" Giants!
Be Bop
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Episode 30Be BopThe jazzy, rhythmic sounds of Be Bop make their way into the library one day, and soon everyone is singing nonsensical Be Bop tunes -- everyone except Barnaby B. Busterfield III, who claims he just doesn't get this Be Bop thing!