Abiyoyo - Reading Rainbow video

[Larouge07]

This scared me when I was a kid, but it was still fun though, I liked it. I may buy it one day.

[princessmeep1]

this scared th shit out of me when i was 6

[Tizzebow22]

omg that song is annoying as fuarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr­k

but I remembered this book for over 20 years for some reason lol

[mourningstar11]

@sreejithnair94 yeah!....then a reboot!

[vegetasotherwife87]

This story scared the crap out of me when I was little, but when I got older, I actually could tell this story to kids by heart at daycares. Nowdays it would make an AWESOME SyFy movie! :)

[cz121177]

Carlos pena!! <3

[igotacos64]

Abiyoyo gave me nightmared as a kid

[sreejithnair94]

THIS WOULD MAKE AN AWESOME MOVIE!!!!!!!

[CFood0]

Best story from my childhood!

[TrillArtTV]

LMAO.!! AWWW MAN.!! so many memories..iCan't believe this just popped in my head..thanks for posting

[ClassicTVMan1981X]

I wonder who has the Between the Lions episode about Abiyoyo?

[ProblemBr0]

I first read this when i was 5. I hear something outside, jump the f**k outta bed and hid under it. Looking back, completely worth it.

[kingof1337ness]

I live where I can see a bunch of hills from the road in front of my house. Whenever I was least expecting it as a kid, i looked out to the hills and ran inside as fast as I could, because I didn't want Abiyoyo coming after me.

[supaspydamn]

I was terrified ... mortified of this story! lmao

[AnimeFreakAsahi16]

I'm 20 and this is really silly because this was read to us in 1st grade (i.e. when I was 5 or 6) this STILL scares the shit out of me I just hopefully wont have any nightmares tonight

[kabreeBree]

Omg I've been looking for this for like ever! Ima 18 and a freshman in college and I remember this frm wayyyyyyy back in the day like pre-k or kindergarten. And watchin this took me back. THANKS!! :D

[wardbackkatyou]

this might be silly but I'm 14, i heard this when I was in pre-k and honestly till this day I'm still scared ''/

[2000009809]

anytime my brother doesnt do what i want, i just say abiyoyo and he comes running and does what i tell him hahaha

[19lionkingfan]

women scream! *aahh!!* xD lol

[MANEATINGWREATH]

This book scared me when I was a kid. I couldn't sleep for weeks! Great stuff though. 

[likearollingstone257]

My absolute favorite book as a child. I still have the book and tape read by James Earl Jones. It being read by him, one can see why it had such an impact on me.

[lucaseverett9]

where can i get the file of this video. its for my cousins

[blink1031]

I used to have this book. The song just popped into my head today.

[cieralexine]

This totally scared me as a kid! I couldn't sleep especially when he ate the people. It wasn't scary until I heard the narrorator over a casette read it.

[Mrchickenwings1]

Ahhh, memories. im 14 but I can somehow remember the 90's fondly. It was an era of color and and are made for children.I used to wanna have Levar Burton for an uncle or something. Ited be kinda imposable, because im white, but ited still be amazing.

[MissGoodness01]

Wow. We sang the song in kindergarten, and I still remember it. 0__0 This brings back memories.

[DarkCountDooku]

"Just get"

Hehehehe! Great story

[Starluna21]

My friend was listening to a tape of this and it EXPLODED

[mseales]

"ZOOOP! Problem, townsfolk?"

[ForeverBee0302]

This was my favorite book when I was younger. My mom had to read it 4 times a day lol

[AmbassadorJediSpock]

One of my favorite Reading Rainbow episodes

[s8413275]

The scariest part is when he was looking at them when they woke up!

[AO17]

That image of Abiyoyo, appearing in the green pastures, used to give me nightmares, when I was 6.

[lmw91507]

As a mother of a son who is 2 years old, I can imagine this story scaring the crap out of him. 

[cute251000]

i remember the book. I once had a dream Britney spears sang it

[mikepalomino]

I find it amusing how Pete Seeger refers to lullabies as "propaganda" yet Abiyoyo is totally Anti-Giant propaganda ; ) And that father and his wand was a pre-Internet proto-troll zapping people's chairs away: "ZOOP! NO CHAIR" *trollface*

[bigi97100]

this show was the best show on earth when i was little&so was this story.

[justinbebier99]

my teacher showed us that

[TikiShootah]

holy shit now THATS  nostalgia

[tigerqueen007]

This was one of my favorite stories growing up!!!

[RashadRockstarz15]

Me too i had dreams about it chasing me then when i wake up i hear the song i used to hate that fuckin book

[oxmerus]

Hearing this story and seeing this made me feel like a kid again....such relaxed and laid back memiries.

[1wanwan11]

I am really good friends with Pete and I love this book!!

[sk8allday33]

this book is my number one favorite book when i was a child

[DaSupermanOf1990]

Honestly, I did not get nightmares

[BabyGirlGoddess]

nightmare fuel right here.

[oogrooq]

"This machine surrounds hate and ... surrender."

'forces it to'?

[souljagirltellem]

I remember this from like 1st grade!!

[souljagirltellem]

I remember this from like 1st grade!!!

[NostalgiaAttack]

i always thought the lady in blue was asian when i was in 1st grade

[Gravidtron]

@NostalgiaAttack She is indeed Asian. The illustrator created a very multicultural town for the story to take place in, with all different skins, features, and modes of dress shown, from traditional African to modern American. It drives home the point that the magician and his son were driven away not for any racially charged reasons, but because they were obnoxious!

[ohsotasty08]

my teacher used to read this to us and i was scared outta my mind. i loved & hated this all at the same time.

[darkrose0726]

I actually had a nightmare based off of this because I watched it. That's why I looked it up. My friend and I were talking about nightmares and this is what caused one of the few childhood nightmares I actually remember.

[JennelleBelle]

he had stinkin feet cuz he didnt wash em

[potatoelover95]

scared me to death when i was little haha

[TheForum1000]

I love this book!!!

[mrboombasticx]

I've missed this. Scared me, too, just like a lot of other kids, looks like. Heheh, interestingly enough, Pete Seger never really did answer that "propaganda" question. ;)

[mrboombasticx]

*Seeger

[velvetsnape]

I was really afraid of aliens when I was little and I saw an episode of this where in a story, a spaceship lands in a woman's front yard. I turned the TV off and never watched this show again, lol X D

[velvetsnape]

I loved this story when I was in preschool.

[jamericanboy123]

My mother used to tell me this story when I was a little pickney :) along with bredda anansi(anansi the spider)

[sm1Ley50]

i absolutly LOVE this book

[msulven]

This was one of my children's all time favorite stories. They loved the story on tape and we would all sing the song. My 20 year old daughter recently was fondly reminiscing about it. Reading Rainbow was a great show. Pete Seeger is a great man.

[hikarimoogle]

I would never forget the time my 1st grade teacher read this to us and I was completely terrified. Years later I tried to remember the name of the giant so I can look it up and FINALLY I got it.

[SalasSnake]

Gotta admit, to this day, the shadowy figure of Abiyoyo blotting out the sun, and eating the sheep I find really ominous.

[Shinigame]

OMG I came so hard when I found this! You have no clue what it means to me to see this again.

[irishpump420]

this was an awesome story

[SiestaBay239]

this scared the shit out of me when I was 5

[LimeyLassen]

@SiestaBay239 Sauron's got nothing on Abiyoyo.

[Chrisdarriusean]

@SiestaBay239 Ikr I used to be scared ass hell in my dads green pastures.!!

[ClintonKE]

The little boy's father is an asshole ^_^

[merryhaley]

this was one of my favorite childhood stories!

[ItsNannerpus]

I remember having Abiyoyo on tape and it was read by james earl jones. Can someone put that on youtube?

[ss4tre]

Abiyoyo still gives me nightmares

[oliviathefolkie]

Yay! Pete Seeger!

[Blackoreanfemale]

awe takes me back to the dayz.... Where I didn't have to pay billz and was cooked dinner. ....i wish work had a nap time

[AYCHMENG]

OOOO READING RAINBOW *sits Indian style*

[supamann187]

this shit scared me as a child!!

[hydropwnics420]

Im 22 and out of all the books I read as a kid I will always remember this one.

[BIGFUNonSIRIUS]

Pete Seeger is blowing my damned high for one of my favorite books. His voice is so fucked up to listen to. I couldn't listen to the whole story. Damn.

[jccw227]

My mother used to read this story to me all the time.

[elphabelle07]

for some reason, Abiyoyo scared me A LOT when i was little.

[supercrazy87]

i love this story

[Miketheyoutubization]

Ptinder, please find someone who can upload Zin Zin Zin A Violin episode.

[JoNAt0n]

This story scared the living shit out of me when I was little.

[doritos509]

A NICE COLD GLASS OF... SOMETHING

hahahahhahhaa

[DaddyWalrusguy]

They should make a movie about it

[TelephoneRock4ever]

I first heard Abiyoyo on Between the Lions. To me, it was such a great story, but it scared poor Leona.

[Sambucacat]

It's Georgie La Gorge!

[MiamiViceScott]

That was one of my favorite episodes.

[shar992006]

this is an interesting song...

[MusicalFreakSean]

This book always freaked me out so much as a child! Haha

[littlebluehippo]

I shared this book with two of my elementary library classes last week. It was great hearing a group of 25 kids singing Pete Seeger's iconic "Abiyoyo". They loved the story and wanted to hear it again and again. Thank you for posting this video. I'd love to be able to use it for future storytimes.

[Justuscrazyteenagers]

this was my FAVORIT book when i was a kid!!! thanx man!!!

[Thecyborgman]

my favorite part.. he'd come up to sumone about to drink a nice cold class of...somthing.. lol he culdnt sayWATER OR MILK lol but it has to be som cold sumthing

[bigman88zz]

sometimes i wonder if the father summoned abiyoyo to get revenge on the townspeople for driving him out of town.....

[pokinsmot]

oh wow... ive been trying to find this for a loooooong time! one of my favorite memories as a kid. still makes me smile. thank you so much.

[scmoviefan]

I remember this... never forgot it actually lol!!

[katania22]

I am sooooo showing this to my students...I told them this story in a traditional storytelling format to spark their imagination. This would be a great follow up. They just adore the story. I wish they would bring reading rainbow back for this generation. They are missing an important aspect to brain development. Thanks so much for posting!

[xdfgf]

This made me a fan of Pete Seeger as a child and I've been one ever since. Thanks for the memory.

[dawngoth20]

cool

[Rotard12a]

I missed this one as a kid but in a way i think it worked out well. it's easy to get caught up in nostalgia, but this gave me, very personally, a chance to see the show with new eyes... and it was great

[Miketheyoutubization]

How about Peter And The Wolf instead.

[ptinder]

I don't really have any other things to upload...

[NaTaSBlood]

@ptinder DO you have the rest of this episode??????????????? Like the computer animation part where they go... DO DO DO DO DO DO DO DEY DEY DEY DO DO. :)

[Miketheyoutubization]

How about Caves (which was published by Thomas Y. Crowell) instead.

[Aware2128]

@Miketheyoutubization How bout you STFU!

[motorghost]

@Miketheyoutubization let me guess...you're white.

[Miketheyoutubization]

ptinder, please upload Blackberry Ink on Reading Rainbow.

[ptinder]

I'm not familiar with that book, and I don't have a copy. Sorry :(

[sammyindazone456]

and before i saw this on between the lions when i was 7,lol SCARY!!!!!

[pilagiba]

When I first heard this story, I was scraed and I had bad dreams all the time that Abiyoyo would come and eat me and steal my lunch money.

Then again, I was five..

[sammyindazone456]

lol, me too, i was scared too. i was in kinder garden!!

[TheNinthDoctor]

I totally remember this one! One of my favorites.

[jayabhaen]

thanks so much for this. i watched this as a 4 yr old and always remembered it.

[bacondude1985]

what a stupid story hahaha

[drunkdonutboy]

FUCK YEAAHHH!!!!

[deionc]

i bet they were innocent back then too. by time by class got to we, the rotten bugers turned it into ill be yo hoe!

[runningcow13]

"... Lullabies are propaganda songs... so I compromised, as one does in this world."

Awesome.

[NiGHTSChao689]

One of my favorite childhood stories

[BigBrotherMateyka]

Ah, such good times seeing this great show on TV.

[RoboGamer2200]

Abiyoyo's shadow looks like a ape-like figure, doesn't it?

[Blossom44100]

I also like how the grown ups said, "TAKE THAT THING OUTTA HERE!

[Blossom44100]

I like the part when he said, You take your wand and your tricks and you n' your son just git!

[LTFrostbite]

Abiyoyo gave me Nightmares as a young child.

[Uhlexisx03]

same here

[DeaneRenata]

@LTFrostbite ok i laughing

[BATMAN4EVER987]

@LTFrostbite i was scared that he would rip off my roof and eat me

[Kd72009]

Wow! This was my favorite episode & I loved this book!!!! Anyone know what the name of the episode was or if there are more clips of it on here? Thanks for adding it! =)

[ptinder]

I'm pretty sure it's just called "Abiyoyo" or maybe a longer version of the book title-- it's episode #35.

[JAQ4]

this story scared the shit out of me when i was little, had nightmares of Abiyoyo commin to eat me & everything. lol

[aecsuper2]

same. im still scared

[IsoscelesKramer]

I loved this song as a kid! Nice touch with Pete Seeger.

[tiggathetiger]

Ah! I wish I knew that was Pete Seeger when I watched this in 4th grade!

[MsDBleu]

brings back so many memories!!!

[Universal973]

Reading Rainbow is a great show, that just brings out the positive things in life!! It really helps people appreciate the variety in life!!

[theunderpass]

Oh man this takes me back...

[allenspidey]

Levar Burton is a pimp.

[kronikels1]

Thanks for the upload, this was one of my favorite episodes back in the day.

[bigman88zz]

abiyoyo! its showtime!

[griotte15]

A great story. Checkout Abiyoyo Returns at your local library.

Love Pete Seeger and all he stands for in his life.

[mystic132]

This was the most terrifying story I ever heard when I was a little kid.

[NHavocJ]

@mystic132 Seriously. I was like in pres school when I heard this story it was told in a poorly light room.

[Panamaschild]

@mystic132 LOL! I thought I was the only one who was freaked out when I first saw this on reading rainbow. And this is supposed to be based on a South African "lullaby"?!! Tough kids lol!

[thedon150x]

thanks for puttin this up man! didnt think i would find this anywhere.

[ptinder]

you're welcome! I couldn't find it anywhere either, which is why I uploaded it :)

[jwynder0244]

This was my favorite story when i was a little kid