Old School Reading Rainbow Theme

[32abazz]

LMAO!!! Community

[jaykia]

The biggest joke in the 21st century is looking at youtube page after youtube page and seeing "lol I dun reed books" on the favorite book section on youtube channels. Young people are way too stupid now a days.

[ilnn408]

@jaykia Pretty sure our parents said the same thing

[SurfingCA2]

@jaykia Some of us are to busy writing them.

[crimsonXmaximum]

@SurfingCA2 lol as a writer that doesn't care that much for reading, I love your comment.

[Perselance]

*Cough Cough* Jesse Cox Skyrim Playthrough *Cough Cough*

[Jacobk66]

Anyone ever find it ironic that they made books out to be so great, yet if they were, why would they have to produce a TV show to begin with? It's like saying this is better than that, but to get the most out of this you still have to do that...

[BleedingWalls420]

Watch this shit when you baked. BLOWS YOUR FUCKING MIND SON.

[ahaetulla]

I always hated when my teachers would play this. It's like, UGH. I know how to read and these books are boring.

But the theme song is killer.

[Tehn00bifierer]

Fuck jersey shore, this is my shit.

[gamefreak12321]

SET PHASERS TO LOVE ME!

[42prolly]

As an illiterate, I find this highly offensive.

[Qaphsiel1]

i miss this.

[BoogsterSU2]

So this must be the teaser for next Saturday's new episode called Read It and Weep!

[Megas751]

@BoogsterSU2

Oh you!

[BioHazardTatum]

I was a little kid when this show was on TV... Ah, the memories

[hoghash78]

This is so unexpected,

I would like to thank Mrs. McClain.

And uh, Miss Stonelake.

Hard to imagine how influential teachers are until

you think what an incredible thing it is to be able to read and write.

To the ones that will never hear me say thank you

thank you

[falloutboyrx]

ARIADDNE ARATHOR RIGHT HAR

[NORTHVIDAL]

Dear Lord this brings back some wonderful memories!!!!!!!

[urielbaeza1]

Im high -_-

[kalteich]

I learned more from watching sesame street, reading rainbow, and mr. rogers than i did during high school or my time in college.

[Glocko44]

@kalteich Haha so true.

[purpthedinosaur]

i used to love this show, they are making to many shows like on disney channel they r making shows that r not good

[Batterybunny224]

I gave this video 26 more views...

[OriginalNub]

Rainbow Dash

[inari12700]

brings back great memories

[chikari123]

STAMP

[TalesofGirl4ever]

Aaaaaah, nostalgia! 

[cris808perks]

STAN WARS BROUGHT ME HERE!!! YASSS!

[rosiemom112629]

My second-grade class watched this with the other second-grade 3 times a week that entire year...it was glorious. I also thought LeVar Burton was blind due to TNG.

[UndergroundKing202]

i used to turn this shit off asap and watch yo mtv rap

[tailswad]

why would i read a book im already twice as high

[olalator]

enter shikari?)

[sakurap]

IIIIIIII CAAAAAN GO ANNNNYWHEEEEEEERE!

[IBiteTheHandThatFed]

Taught me to read. Grateful forever.

[nerdygrl647]

I LOVE you Lavar!!!!

[nicko978]

SOOOOOOOO EPIC this brings me back. I CAN GO ANYWHERE!!!

[TerribleMajesty]

so if that SOPA bill passes, videos like this will be removed? SCREW THAT

[mykelinkc]

who sang this? Love it!!

[ganjaman407]

watch this video trippin ballz on acid and ull know what good TV iz all about :) u gotta love tha 80z!

[YOMAMAXXL]

i love this theme song....

[sephiroth7655]

Reading rainbow dash.

[TH3imprimisable]

I just blew the biggest nostalgia load ever

[TheMrBigJeff]

Set phasers to LOVE ME!

[rawkstarjay]

IIIII CAN BE LODDDYY SHLOOOOWWWWW TAKE A LOOK ITS IN A BOOK OF LODDY SHLOOWWWW A LODDYYYY SHLOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWW

[Dragzilla66XL]

I always liked the theme that's it. XD

[50155IMBIAC]

damn i must have been like 2 or 3...

[SteamTeamRedubUK]

Reading Rainbow > Dora the Explorer

[yuiidragon]

Oh my god this just so much nostalgia.

[gurlzrool]

that awesome moment when you haven't watched the show in 10 years, yet know all the lyircs :)

[Weekwah]

ahhh childhood memories...

[BoogsterSU2]

This will be Read It and Weep, in a nutshell.

[klowdz1]

holy crap!

GO AWAY CHILDHOOD!

[cenasgay9111]

damn.....

[bcasey25raptor]

fuck i remember this vaguely.

[Pennyinmouth]

community brought me here

[esnapXD]

Nostalgia'd hard

[jademming]

the creators of that intro must have been on mushrooms....or acid

[pinkshinobi1]

That butterfly gotz skills! >:O



[MultiMrsmiley]

Oh....My dear sweet baby jesus of nazareth.... D':

[pots2112]

In other news: this is a fucking baller jam.

[TheSkuLLcomedyShow]

If you're reading this, thank Reading Rainbow. :)

[holyshitcockballs]

@TheSkuLLcomedyShow

LOL. <3 This made me lawl.

[britjonas22]

@TheSkuLLcomedyShow okk

[Andronos]

@TheSkuLLcomedyShow

that should be a bumper sticker

[Bobsagot90]

@TheSkuLLcomedyShow Too bad they never showcased the U.S. Constitution. Ron Paul 2012!!!

Butterflies in the sky...I can go twice as high...

[shisnoking]

@TheSkuLLcomedyShow Or your kindergarten teacher......

[iApocalyptic]

When we watched this in school, everyone would sing the intro together :')

[Abracamoron]

Fluttershy in the sky,

Party with Pinkie Pie,

take a look,

in Twilight's book,

a Sonic Rainboom

[MetalGear1022]

>season 2 episode 16

[Sparkledash1]

@MetalGear1022 oh you....

[Nieghorn]

I prefer the Jim Morrison version.  ;)

[UltraRockSounds]

@Nieghorn Hellyeah ;)

[Nieghorn]

@UltraRockSounds It seems to have been pulled, though! :( (There's a monster at the end of this book ... good night moon ... )

[moznico]

And SADLY my daughter will Never see this show like I did. Junk on TV. I loved my books like they were my friends (was bullied)...I miss my books.

[urielbaeza1]

I wonder if i was high as a kid too lol. But damn this shit brings me back !!

[Ididnttakeyourwallet]

Set phases to LOVE ME

[xOrashix]

I miss this show

[Sereniama]

Back then when TV was smart....

[dragonridley]

@Sereniama

Oh how we miss those days...

[inari12700]

back when tv was GREAT

[allofthelights30]

wooooooooooow makes me wish i could be a kid again lol

[90sbaby92]

@soap1on1a1rope1 everybody was under some imagination influence as a kid.. people do drugs now to get back to that lol

[SteamWolfy]

#baked 

[soap1on1a1rope1]

Was I high when I was young

[Kovaelin]

Was this on TV or did I watch this in class?

[k3man365]

i loved to watch this when i was 6 years old and still i do :)

[silvermist1216]

I can't believe that I still remember every word to this theme...those were the days. The only difference is that now I know that you can't trust everything you read in a book.

[nubzy10]

Ohh god I this brings back so many torture memories from first grade....

[materialgirl8707]

I miss this show so much. When I heard this theme song it brought tears to my eyes because it brought back wonderful childhood memories. I remember watching this with my mom and dad in the afternoons when I was a little girl. Life was so much more beautiful and simple back then. Thanks to Reading Rainbow and Storytime and Muppet Babies and Sesame Street, my childhood was simply beautiful! ;)

[materialgirl8707]

It's a horrible shame that we do not have shows for children on PBS anymore that promotes and encourages reading for children. All they have now is crap like wordgirl or new electric company that are just awful because they have no beauty or imagination. Kids today are at risk for growing up as illiterates with no imagination at all

[gr8pillock]

@materialgirl8707 You must not be watching the same PBS we have in these parts. Between the Lions is pretty effing superb, AND has a spectacular theme song. Just sayin... :)

[ronpaulisnumber1]

ohhhhhh my gosh overwhelming nostalgia FTW

[Elephanzee]

Those were the days! I used to watch Reading Rainbow all the time. :)

[hospitaler808]

that fucking synth intro is epic, someone make tune withi it

[BrittaDallas]

my childhood!

[portzblitz]

OhMyGodStellar. Thanks. Just as visceral as it ever was...

[OverlordR]

Not Chaka. Tina Fabrique sang it. Even the trivia ticker on the R&B Classics channel on Music Choice gets it wrong. I understand the mistake; there are a handful of vocalists who sound like a lesser version of Chaka (YouTube the names to see what I mean): Tina Fabrique, Barbara Pennington, Bonita Taylor of Hi-Gloss, Berniece Watkins of Mahogany, and Taka Boom, Chaka's younger sister.

[mariahrocks22]

i miss this too much

[AnbusKi]

can someone make a dubstep rmx?

[jewbybrother579]

@AnbusKi don't you fucking dare. that would ruin it. you just don't mix the past with the present.

[Buhnanaas]

good old days..

[bonnilishus1]

Lmao last comment

[aerohurtz]

wow, this was realy nostalgic to watch . . . but dont take my word for it.

[cheezkid]

Holy fucking nostalgia Batman!

[uzi9millimetuh]

God this song makes my cock hard!!1

[katiexsoftball92]

this show was my absolute favorite!!! (:

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[slade6alpha]

LookWithin2012

[The14Pugs]

I get a Link: Faces of Evil (CDI) vibe out of all the madness here... :B

[BRIANGOODSP33D]

need full version

[TRNCakaprodigy]

set phasers to LOVE ME!!!!

[MrUnsugarcoated]

I remember watching this show. They said this was supposed to make me like reading but i never did. I still hate reading to this day. I dont know why i hate reading, may be because im black.

[MsSeterra]

@MrUnsugarcoated Funny, this show made me LOVE reading & i'm BLACK! lol

[MrUnsugarcoated]

@MsSeterra You might be from a higher class black neighborhood. Im from the poor class black hood where the envirment does not teach you to do more in your education but instead it teaches you to hang out, have sex, smoke, drink, kill. Its hard to grow up where i did and still try to stay postitive. But dont worrie, Im now 21 and doing better these days. But I still hate to read. I have problems getting through the bible and im a Christ follower.

[MsSeterra]

@MrUnsugarcoated Well, I hope things KEEP getting better for you! :)

[tommyquinn12]

wow glad im not the only one, because this song and video really takes me back to the good ole days! Gives me a warm nostalgic feeling, those times were the best!

[ulrimi30]

this would be an awesome acid trip

[256unknown]

@ulrimi30 agreed 

[killquik327]

happy i grew up in this era,, good times

[dragondude21Rumble]

I watched 1 episode and I hated it. now I love this cartoon. XD

[HamonLord]

I won't lie, but when I watched this intro as a kid everytime, it made me almost sexually orgasm in awesomeness (even for a kid that hasn't reached puberty).

[HamonLord]

OMG memories! 

[jackslater230011]

I always associate this song with my dad. Every Friday after school I would do my homework, watch Reading Rainbow and just as the credits would start rolling, my dad would be pulling in to the driveway to pick me and my brother up for the weekend. It also reminds me of Back to the Future, X-men, the Fox Kids Club, and Eek the Cat. Good times.

[MSTODD110]

I didn't realize so many people felt the same as I did about this great time in life.

[GullianceYute]

Memories... Damn I wish I could go back on time, I can almost taste the apple sauce I used to eat while watchin this in 1st grade.

[IamParis07]

I kinda feel like crying, this theme song.. just brings back soo many memories that i had when i was a kid.

[killquik327]

@IamParis07 damn i feel the same lol



[thenewzorro1]

the quality programming of our day vs current disney crap.

[jay7missprophet]

Nostalgia Bomb!!!

[EvilHippy38]

@jay7missprophet Right? God, it feels like multiple lifetimes ago now.

[jay7missprophet]

@EvilHippy38 i know right?

[XCharger]

wow.. i remember that intro when i was a kid.. i miss that show how much does a slightly used childhood cost.

[lilblackfish2009]

dam what kind drugs were takin lol

[hallmonitor98]

I used to read books...then I started smoking weed

[DaGreatLotie]

Oh my fuggin gosh!!! This just took me so far back... Nostalgia!

[thickbabyjay]

I loved this show in elementary school! I would watch this with my kids.

[rofflemows2]

dragons kick ass.

[badbeatking80]

I use to come after elementary school and watch this with my brother.....great song, great memories

[hgchatgurl1]

@dibstah Amen

[dibstah]

Memories. Sweet memories. I'd watch this, Wishbone, Where In The World Is Carmen San Diego, Ghost Writer, and Shinging Time Station Magic School Bus, and Bill Nye. Oh and Mr. Rogers Nieghborhood. All this on PBS. I miss my childhood.

[KiingNadaa]

TAKE A GLANCE, ITS IN MY PANTS.

[toxicbaloon]

If this was on today, maybe it could give kids some positive influence. Reading is great, but nowadays people are too invested in video games to sit down and enjoy a good book :c

[spacepope1]

162 dislikes? How the fuck can you dislike this!

[gtavicecityfan02]

Idiots of Gmod briught me here

[anuangelseyes]

being little in the 80s was great-it was its own time-ever since the end of the mid 90s its all turned into idolizing ghetto thug superstars-little kids watch garbage now-shows like this were good and had morals....unlike today-now everythings about money.rims,gems and drugs...its all bullshit now.

[MrWilly7369]

@anuangelseyes I completely agree growing up in the 80's Was awesome now that we look back on it and see where Television has gone and lost most of its good family values and great animated cartoon series.....

[Blendix3]

Wow ! Tears : / This Brought Back So much Innocent and Good Memories !

[BLARGHALT]

This intro taught me there's no difference between a good book and bad acid.

[62jmc89]

Reading Rainbow and bill nye the science guy that was my child hood

[Averysavoy04]

childhood...<3simple times

[KaliBoyinPDX]

Luv this show! 25 years later and Im still singin that song!

[nutlil2]

hahahahim like older now and i still love hearing this song!

[KevinTheBestest]

donald glover on community did the best cover of this :)

[0000YumYum0000]

This is the older version. This makes me so sad because life was so much more simpler back then. I wish I could go back :*-(

[Fayme20]

@0000YumYum0000 Me too :( The 90s will ALWAYS be the greatest era ever. 

[hospitaler808]

@0000YumYum0000 you cant you fail

[materialgirl8707]

@0000YumYum0000 I know what you mean my friend, i empathize with you!!

[ZeroPermission]

OMG. Play Moves Like Jagger dubstep remix by Eos over this video... wow.

[peaceandmetal88]

Reading Rainbow, hosted by Lt. Commander Geordie La Forge.

[Schererererer]

Effects of LSD

[moniquelemons]

Man this brings me back when I was a kid waiting in front of the tv till it came on.

[richcoolerearth]

Damn. I loved listening to this theme song.

[DarkAngelbaby1985]

My buddies was bored in art class so somebody would mess with the tv and we'd be painting while watch these shows

[thercpoop]

:O

[kaleb10987]

Can you send me the video

[ciokoye]

Jimmy Fallon sent me here

[3bdooTube]

I remember that fucking butterfly.

[zach3893]

The nostalgia........

[Milomia9]

BOOKS PWN MOVIES!!!!!!!!!!!

[Reiki151]

oh my god, my nostalgia gland is about to burst!

[frozenflamegaby]

i have a feeling we can recreate this faster with an ipad and limited experience...

[xenomorph1287]

@michaeljacksonlov6 me too

[michaeljacksonlov6]

i love this song but it makes me cry cuz i know my childhhod is over

[imaballa130]

Jimmy Fallon rocks.

[deanarel]

Whoever wrote these lyrics must have been high as a kite or has no sense for ambiguity.

[TheDSil]

@deanarel SMOKIN JAYS AND READIN BOOKS

[CamCoEntertainment]

When Jimmy Fallon did this as Jim Morrison, it was amazing :D

[LizardLoverAnna]

Oh man how i remember being young and watching this

[Alexizizcrazy]

Man, this makes me cry. I definitely miss this part of my life. Everything was so much better back then...

This was one of my favorite shows as a kid. Wow... So many memories...