Between the Lions

*Between the Lions*
Between the Lions
Genre	Family; Puppetry; Animation; Preschool; Children's; Musical; Adventure; Comedy; Fantasy; Educational; Sketch Comedy; Animated series; Slapstick
Created by	Lou Berger; Christopher Cerf; Michael K. Frith; Kathryn Mullen; Linda Rath; Norman Stiles;
Starring	Fred Newman; Ruth Westheimer; Puppeteers:; Pam Arciero; Anthony Asbury; Heather Asch; Jennifer Barnhart; Tyler Bunch; Jim Kroupa; Peter Linz; Tim Lagasse; Kathryn Mullen; Noel MacNeal;
Theme music composer	Sarah Durkee; Paul Jacobs
Opening theme	"Between the Lions" (sung by Cindy Mizelle)
Ending theme	"Between the Lions"
Composer	Chris Cerf
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	10
No. of episodes	130 (list of episodes)
Production
Production locations	New York City, New York; Jackson, Mississippi
Running time	26 minutes
Production companies	WGBH-TV (2000–07); WGBH Kids (2008–10); Mississippi Public Broadcasting; Sirius Thinking, Ltd.;
Original release
Network	PBS Kids
Release	April 3, 2000 –; November 22, 2010

Between the Lions is an American animated/live-action/puppet educational children's preschool 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, the distributor from seasons 1–10, in Mississippi. The show won nine Daytime Emmy awards between 2001 and 2007. Although it is created by alumni of the fellow PBS children’s show Sesame Street, Between the Lions was not created by Sesame Workshop, nor was it produced with their involvement in any way. The show ran from April 3, 2000 to November 22, 2010, taking over the schedule slot held by The Puzzle Place upon its debut. This TV show was a companion piece to Sesame Street.

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