Between the Lions

Season 5

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 5
21 Episodes
  • Pigs, Pigs, Pigs!/The Three Little Pigs
    E1
    Episode 1Pigs, Pigs, Pigs!/The Three Little PigsTheo 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.""
  • The Carrot Seed/The Empty Pot
    E2
    Episode 2The Carrot Seed/The Empty PotIn the first story, a little boy's persistence in watering and caring for his plant is rewarded. In the second, the emperor of China chooses his successor by apparently testing the gardening talents of his youngest subjects--while really making a test of their integrity.
  • Wings/What's in the Box?
    E3
    Episode 3Wings/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.
  • A Shower of Stars/Two Moons and One Lagoon
    E4
    Episode 4A Shower of Stars/Two Moons and One LagoonIt's nighttime at the library roof garden as Theo gives an energetic Leona a reread from the episode Shooting Stars. Then, under a full moon, Cleo gives Lionel and Leona a story from the episode Touching the Moon.
  • The Golden Meaty Awards
    E5
    Episode 5The Golden Meaty AwardsThe "stars" of previous episodes are to receive edible treats at the library's own awards show, but as all the honorees appear to be absent, master of ceremonies Lionel is happy to accept the awards in their stead.
  • Click, Clack, Moo/The Little Red Hen
    E6
    Episode 6Click, Clack, Moo/The Little Red HenBuilt from material first seen in Clickety-clack, Clickety-clack! (from Season 2) and Help! (from Season 3).
  • Sylvester and the Magic Pebble/I Miss You, Stinky Face
    E7
    Episode 7Sylvester and the Magic Pebble/I Miss You, Stinky FaceIn the first story, the parents of a young donkey are distressed when he doesn't return home. In the second, a mother on a business trip calls her son to tell him how much she misses him.
  • A Tasty Piece of Cheese/The Lion and the Mouse
    E8
    Episode 8A Tasty Piece of Cheese/The Lion and the MouseToday's story features a taste for cheese leading a red fox to perform a sneaky deception on a crow. The other story is based on the African folktale where a mouse is prey to a lion.
  • Earl's Too Cool/When I Was 5
    E9
    Episode 9Earl's Too Cool/When I Was 5
  • It's Red! It's Green!
    E10
    Episode 10It's Red! It's Green!
  • I Don't Want a Birthday Party/Knuffle Bunny
    E11
    Episode 11I Don't Want a Birthday Party/Knuffle Bunny
  • Sylvester And the Magic Pebble:
    E12
    Episode 12Sylvester And the Magic Pebble:
  • I Miss You, Stinky Face:
    E13
    Episode 13I Miss You, Stinky Face:
  • A Tasty Piece of Cheese:
    E14
    Episode 14A Tasty Piece of Cheese:
  • The Lion And the Mouse:
    E15
    Episode 15The Lion And the Mouse:
  • Earl's Too Cool:
    E16
    Episode 16Earl's Too Cool:
  • When I Was 5:
    E17
    Episode 17When I Was 5:
  • It's Red! It's Green!:
    E18
    Episode 18It's Red! It's Green!:
  • Joseph Had A Little Overcoat:
    E19
    Episode 19Joseph Had A Little Overcoat:
  • The Coyote And the Rabbit:
    E20
    Episode 20The Coyote And the Rabbit:
  • The Gingerbread Man:
    E21
    Episode 21The Gingerbread Man:
Cast of Season 5
  • Peter LinzTheo
  • Jennifer BarnhartCleo
  • Anthony AsburyLionel
  • Kathryn MullenLeona
  • Tyler BunchDr. Nitwhite / Walter Pigeon
  • Ruth WestheimerDr. Ruth Wordheimer
  • Chris PhillipsCliff Hanger (voice)
  • Fred Newman
  • Pam Arciero
  • David Matthew Feldman
  • Tim LagasseArty Smartypants
 
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