Reading Rainbow Intro 1983-1999

[Jengirl92]

Is this show still running?

[bexmyxescapex]

@Jengirl92 No. It quit making new episodes in 2006.

[Jengirl92]

@bexmyxescapex That's fairly recent...I guess all good things come to an end.

[SailorShani04]

Only 4 dislikes. Must be a technical error

[Mascro1977]

@SailorShani04

Justin Bieber is on youtube again!

[jdnkng]

everyday after elementary school

[mymule89]

Omg where did my childhood go.. *cries*

[MsCerealKiller]

I love this intro best!

[DuhPrecious]

best children shows of the 90's : Kratt's Creatures, Rugrats (the original), busy world of richard scarry and all the others that used to be on PBS and nickelodeon. Too bad we can't control time. At least re-air all the old shows of the 90's. I'm 22 now and the shows now suck.

[TheChoujinVirus]

@DuhPrecious

because most shows don't focus on the key focus: FAMILY entertainment (keyword Family). Take MLP: FIM. That show has major focus on not just girls but also adult men, main to focus on family entertainment.

as the late Walt Disney once said: "Focus on just children and you're just kill yourself. Adults are just children grown up"

[ChrisStuckmann]

Oh man this reminded me of how my whole class watched this everyday after recess in 2nd grade. The memories :')

[jwsu2003]

Back when PBS was PBS, not PBS kids or PBS Go.

[Bluegoo]

I like how the uploaded posted each year. The little details, folks.

[Yuurihime]

Watched this all the time. Siblings and I sang the intro ^_^

[Libraloco73]

I meant books will always be superior to eReaders to me. A book doesn't freeze up or crash on you.

[Libraloco73]

Books eReaders

[crybabygirl08]

Now and days kids are all "Screw reading! I got technology that can read for me....oooo Shake It Up is on!" >:( Sigh.

[nilepwnsu]

It's pretty cool how everyone here is around the same age as me, since they all remember this....

[liamnaruto]

hey everyone we found a sub culture ..... broines oddd they should be here within an hour actualy 10:30 ish it takes a while

[Shattertry]

@liamnaruto They're already here. :)

[briyahginelle]

why am i crying?

[Darion1A]

Ahh nostalgic times

I swear if you play this in the club people would go nuts

[jf820]

this is y i hate reading books

[animelovergal2002]

I miss my childhood more, seeing this

[nubiantigeress]

it makes me sad that my niece and nephew don't have shows like this :( what are my poor hypothetical children going to do without cool educational television?

[iHemme14]

Nostalgia

[mhz23]

BOOKS!!!

[calliswan]

this was back in the time when tv was good and you could actually find something desent to watch and not this crap they call reality tv

[wobblechic101]

I remember this...

[VermontKindBud]

Wow, I feel old.

[KennethMoreland]

I never watched the show.

But yet that intro will always be remembered.

[notslowpoke]

I remember when they cancelled this...terrible day

[killerbunny]

ohh how i miss this show....is it weird that i cryed happy tears when i watched this

[ChaoFunable]

i hated ths show when i was little..

[BigMac12121983]

Who only watch this for the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" episode? *raises hand*

[ronikaj22]

OMG I used to watch this all the time. Kidds shows of today don't come close to this.

[sugarpiela]

This show reminds me of my childhood worry-free days in the mid 1990's. I used to watch this at my aunt's house when my mom would work. It makes me think of the people who would go there since some of them have passed. I have good memories and the theme brings about those memories. That's good old-fashioned classical conditioning.

[velvet273]

I used to love watching this show in my elementary classroom...fun times as a kid:)

[shredderific1337]

even as a kid i never liked the art in this video... hate that style of drawing

[CCObelsik7]

i loved this when i was a kid

[MokonaModoki4]

OMG I loved this song and show!!! I think i jus had a 50 second Time traveler moment!!! -VKX559-

[SolBadguy314]

Brought to you by Geordi LaForge/Kunta Kinte.

[davidonspecialk]

oh my goodness. I always felt like something needed to happen for me to feel like a grown adult. I'm 25. Iv'e seen my childhood playground built for my old elementary and destroyed in my lifetime, but i think this tops it. i really do feel aged.

[texasboi2real]

IM 26 YRS OLD...IM SO OLD...BUT THIS SONG TAKES ME BACK TO 1990 WHEN I WAS IN KINDERGARTEN :)

[viper2788]

gets me in a good mood all of the sudden... almost like deja vu 

[ThEsHeEn117]

if all of these good educational shows came back today, how education levels would skyrocket. well, at least go back to the way they were.

[EDMfilms]

Kids, when that butterfly comes along and turns you and your friend into an astronaut, you know you've smoked too mu- err, read enough to enhance your imagination :P God i miss this show :)

[RandomLords]

1983-1999. after y2k, the world just stopped reading...

[Mansoul1]

This was a great show in great times.

[fromthip81]

God I am so old, I'm 30 now.

[stupidmonkey84]

@fromthip81 thats not old at all

[bookaddict2000]

This used to be my favorite show!

[CourtneeePaigee]

i cry when i grow up

[Guruman17]

Ahhhh the good old days

[SinsiAlpha]

i always liked the O animation at the end of the intro

[AdamsSeed]

This show got me into reading books and I am forever grateful.

[Piper5468]

I love this, that's one of the things that made me love reading books, that I could enter an adventure simply by opening a book....

[milesgti]

Totally forgot this...

[MrRiggyRiggs]

I hate growing up, :(

[Ang3linahJ]

@MrRiggyRiggs who says you have too ;)

[Inimoulleb]

I CAN GOOO ANWHERE!!! I CAN DO ANYTHING!!! ಥ uಥ

[Andernerd]

@nequillim That had better be sarcastic!

[shitakimushies]

Over forty thousand views and im the first to like? What is wrong with you people!?

[Mr795137]

dude,im trippin balls

[tgiacin435]

this is trippy

[HuntinTracker87]

i like this show

[TheToxicwildhog]

im so glad this ended

[SolidMike]

Butterfly in the sky :|

motha fuckas

[Elmoassasin80]

i dont care which one u think is better i like both of them and i watched both ones when i was little

[angelsgurl]

The memories...summers at my grandma's house, with my siblings.. eating pancakes and watching all these great shows. Good Good times...

[shawngtp]

DIS DAT SHIT RIGHT HERE MY NIGGA

[garydeanbaker]

@shawngtp haha...what?

[mobus2012]

i was always confused how as a kid how he ended up on star trek. like whoa if u read enough books u can go blind and end up in space ..

[nmisa]

I remember this show is the only time I thought reading was cool.

[taylorlautnerlove929]

I remember from first to third grade when we watched this and everyone knew all the words to the song...now it's mostly bill nye...I miss reading rainbow and the magic school bus

[SailorSexyDork]

22 years prior strawberry crunch bars blue popsicles and towelto nap on

[monny287]

I used to watch this show during snacktime in kindergarten. To this day, 16 years later, I have flashbacks to Nilla wafers and pint-sized milk cartons. :)

[theperfectone121212]

Anyone else get goosebumps of nostalgia watching this?

[leoamar4385896]

this makes me want to donated to PBS! I forgot who important they were in my childhood.

[aftershock16509]

thank you, PBS, for defining a part of my childhood.

[metamorphosis743]

i hope they put reading rainbow back on television again especially the old school

one. i love this show and i want to watch again so bad i can taste it.

[premolatino]

I wonder, is this show exclusively a east coast show?

[Seanze329]

@premolatino No I live in Oregon and I would watch this all the time. :)

[roguey123]

@premolatino nope, i watched it all the time in California as a kid

[karenctran]

I grew up with both of the new and the old. Ahhh, the good old times.

[samsoncopter]

I grew up with the new one but I think both of them were perfect.

[gemini6179]

Oh the memories! They don't make shows like this anymore.

[stealthops]

this intro kicks the 1999 one in the ass

[DakariKingMykan]

The only thing that svared me of Reading Rainbow int he old days was the fundings. I mean I could see those things at night when I slept...ooh scary

[thebigaznguy]

reading rainbow, bill nye the science guy, and magic school bus are the best educational shows ever

[froggytv]

@thebigaznguy IKR Bill Nye the Science Guy. Billllll nyeeeee the scienccccceeeee guyyyyyyyyy. BILL BILL BILL BILL!

[Seanze329]

@froggytv Bill Nye came to our school and off stage he was an asshole.

[internetfan2099]

@Seanze329 HE WAS AN A--HOLE? REALLY? I'M SORRY THAT HE CAME OFF THAT WAY. HE SHOULD HAVE KEPT HIS GOOD GUY MENTALITY THAT HE HAD ON THE AIR WHEN HE CAME TO YOUR SCHOOL BACK IN THE DAY. THAT PROBABLY EXPLAINS WHY HE'S NO LONGER ON PBS....

[coldReactive]

I re-colored the logo for you all, check my DeviantART Account (Username: envios)

[Superstats1]

these were the best

[1f5sda]

I remember seeing this opening when I was a kid.

[LeeAnnOfAlderaan]

Holy crap, the last time I can remember watching Reading Rainbow was in 2nd Grade. That was like in 2000.

[ImInCommand]

I haven't watched reading rainbow in over a decade, and when I heard this....immediately remembered it. Damn the 90's were nice to be a kid in.....relax, watch all the great shows, go through all the 90's fads, no worries, no bills....

[Bbfishman]

wow this is scary hearing this honestly....i cant believe somebody found/uploaded this

[RichardVonDoom]

I much prefer the slowmo version

[Blackoreanfemale]

question.......can anyone tell me if they still show reading rainbow?

[Dahrol]

more nostalgia. ;_;

[halodude446]

I remember watching this in slow motion. Freaky shit.

[SlanginRocksNonstop]

i miss the 90's

[TrainerTeddy]

I feel like reading a book now. xDDD

[veggiet2009]

so much better than the newer intro

[RedDawnJensen]

See, this nice animation is being used to show what can happen with imagination.

Im here to tell you that all of this will ACTUALLY HAPPEN TO YOU with nutmeg.

[TelephoneRock4ever]

Oh, wow! I remember this intro! It's been a long time since I watched Reading Rainbow. It was one of the things that helped me learn how to read.

I feel kinda old now, heh heh.  :-)

[bostonscholar]

Every summer day sis & I would watch- she'd write down the books- then we'd go off to library!

[p14y4h0n3]

those were the days. i hated reading but i loved reading rainbow. the opening always made me want to draw on pictures.

[doggunner2]

@p14y4h0n3 Those where the good days man

[p14y4h0n3]

those were the days. i hated reading but i loved reading rainbow. the opening always made me want to draw on pictures.

[matthew3alex]

I really miss this opening.

[PhantomLink29]

I remember the teacher in elementary school putting this on the tv and letting us watch it. Oooooold times!!

[lilrob792]

Ahhhh the good old days

[NikitaFilatovFan3040]

This is old school, except for the 1990s.

[biigzen]

Takes me all the way back.