Help Resurrect Reading Rainbow

[1COBearsfan]

Im so old I don't even remember it...sheeesh

Do you even remember what you had for breakfast, you old bastard?

 

[malcore]

We were too poor to have a TV, so I missed the PBS preschool stuff. No VCR babysitter with a collection of disney movies and whatnot. But I still watched Mr Rogers and Sesame Street after we got our first TV.

Damn, I feel old.

 

[malcore]

Does it make you feel better that my siblings and I watched this?

A little bit. Thanks.

 

[Urblock]

Damn, I feel old.

That was a nice tv back in it's day.

 

[Ares]

Did you guys walk 5 miles to school everyday? Uphill, both ways? And you fucking liked it?

 

[Urblock]

You forgot the snow.

 

[Nail Polish]

even bearsbud should remember these guys

I think this is more his speed.

I remember all of the above..In fact, after moving to NC, I met Buffalo Bob who lived not far from me..The guy was kind of a recluse

 

[Nail Polish]

Do you even remember what you had for breakfast, you old bastard?

I think I do

 

[KittiesKorner]

my sisters made it onto a taping of the bozo show at wgn back in the day. in fact one of them still talks about it until I tell her to STFU

 

[Nail Polish]

Anyone remember Uncle Johnny Coons who had a lunchtime show?

Every Friday he would give the kids his patented "be good all weekend" speech.

In those days, TV was live, and they didnt even have the 5 second dump button..What was said got aired

This one Friday he gave his speech, and when he was done, he assumed (incorrectly) that they had turned off the microphone/camera...He looked over at some guy off camera and said.."That should hold the little bastards till Monday".

Uncle Johnny Coons never returned to TV land...lol

 

[Nail Polish]

my sisters made it onto a taping of the bozo show at wgn back in the day. in fact one of them still talks about it until I tell her to STFU

My mother took us all see a wild west show featuring The Cisco Kid and Poncho...After the show was over, they were signing autographs in the lobby when Cisco (Duncan Renaldo), who was very handsome, spied my sister who was like 15 at the time..He put his arm around her and planted one right on her lips..lol

Everyone laughed and my sister almost fainted

Imagine if some actor did that today?..jail time!!

 

[Ares]

My mother took us all see a wild west show featuring The Cisco Kid and Poncho...After the show was over, they were signing autographs in the lobby when Cisco (Duncan Renaldo), who was very handsome, spied my sister who was like 15 at the time..He put his arm around her and planted one right on her lips..lol

Everyone laughed and my sister almost fainted

Imagine if some actor did that today?..jail time!!

Ole just pictured Little Finger kissing Sansa and got pissed...

 

[BaBaBlacksheep]

my sisters made it onto a taping of the bozo show at wgn back in the day. in fact one of them still talks about it until I tell her to STFU

I made it to one of the shows as a kid. It was actually very disappointing. The size of the audience was really small and everything just looked way cooler on TV. You're correct in telling your sister to STFU.

 

[94SupraTT]

Goal met in 11 hours. Looks like Reading Rainbow is a go.

http://www.latimes.com/books/jacket...n-reading-rainbow-funding-20140528-story.html

LeVar Burton put out a call for "Reading Rainbow" funding on Kickstarter on Wednesday morning with about five weeks to reach its goal. But less than 11 hours later, donations had exceeded it, totaling more than $1 million..

It was a resounding endorsement for Burton's work in getting kids excited about reading.


Burton, of course, is the actor who had starring roles in "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and the 1970s miniseries "Roots." On "Reading Rainbow" he was the star and also executive producer; the program ran on on PBS television stations from 1983 to 2006.

"Reading Rainbow" sought to ignite a love of reading using the delights of television -- music, animation, taking the camera to exciting places. The show won more than 200 awards, including 26 Emmys.



In 2012, when he was finally able to secure rights to the program, Burton brought it back as an app for tablets. It combines parts of the old show with the new interactivity of tablets, an update of the original idea of using a technology kids embrace to excite them about the process and possibilities of reading.

The Kickstarter funds will support a three-part effort to bring "Reading Rainbow" to kids it doesn't yet reach. He plans to build a web version and a subscription classroom component. With the money raised, "Reading Rainbow" will go to 1,500 classrooms in need for free.


As of 7 p.m. Wednesday the campaign, which can remain online until July 2, had raised more than $1.2 million. Three donors contributed more than $10,000 to receive the perk of a school assembly with Burton, a meet-and-greet and a subscription to the classroom version of "Reading Rainbow."

As testimony to how much people love "Reading Rainbow": More than 5,000 people contributed $5-$10; more than 7,000 gave $50 or more to receive a "Reading Rainbow" T-shirt, mug, or tote bag (for books).

 

[KittiesKorner]

I'd like to believe I helped.

 

[nvanprooyen]

even bearsbud should remember these guys

I went with a friend to the Bozo show when I was a kid. They were picking people to play the grand prize game and the bastard got picked. He won some GI Joe shit. I was kind of jealous.

 

[KittiesKorner]

you should have been. gi joe was the shit back then.

 

[xer0h0ur]

Damn, I feel old.

Dat bish got an iPod input or HDMI for my PS4 bruh?

 

[HeHateMe]

Bozo and his whole cast seemed like drunk idiots to me, but my parents were all about me watching nova so what can I say. Hipster intellectual snobs...

 

[ShiftyDevil]

Damn, I feel old.

I love old TV's, those cabinets were so awesome. I love the built in turn table.

I've always wanted to make a project out of taking one and replacing the electronics in it.

Anyway, on topic, I kickstarted that shit. I have nieces and nephews and Read Rainbow was the best educational kids show imo. So quality, and LaVar Burton is a fucking boss. He was in my favorite kids show and was in the only good Star Trek (suck it nerds, TNG was the best).