Kino's Storytime
Appearance
Kino's Storytime | |
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Created by | Douglass Bailey |
Presented by | Anne Betancourt as Lucy Marabina Jaimes as Mara Mark Ritts as Kino |
Theme music composer | John Nordstrom II |
Composer | John Nordstrom II |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of seasons | 3[citation needed] |
No. of episodes | 81[citation needed] |
Production | |
Executive producer | Patricia Kunkel[2] |
Running time | 30 minutes per episode |
Production company | KCET |
Original release | |
Network | PBS |
Release | October 12, 1992[1] – September 1, 1997 |
Kino's Storytime, also known as Storytime, is an American children's reading television program which aired on PBS from October 12, 1992 until September 1, 1997.[1] It was produced by KCET in Los Angeles, California. It was available on VHS from Strand Home Video and Video Treasures. It was co-hosted by Anne Betancourt as Lucy, Marabina Jaimes as Mara and Kino, voiced and performed by puppeteer Mark Ritts.[3][4][5][6]
Cast
In addition to being co-hosted by Lucy, Mara and Kino, celebrity guest stars would sometimes visit the series and read stories, including:
- Tatyana Ali
- Jason Alexander
- Tim Allen
- María Conchita Alonso
- Jeff Altman
- Ed Asner
- John Astin
- René Auberjonois
- James Avery
- Barbara Bain
- Joanie Bartels
- Angela Bassett
- Shari Belafonte
- Valerie Bertinelli
- Mayim Bialik
- Rubén Blades
- Wilford Brimley
- Zachery Ty Bryan
- Brett Butler
- Gabriel Byrne
- Joanna Cassidy
- Rosalind Chao
- Bill Cobbs
- Jim Cogan
- Barry Corbin
- Dave Coulier
- Geena Davis
- Ellen DeGeneres
- Kim Delaney
- Laura Dern
- Rosanna DeSoto
- Paul Dooley
- Michael Dorn
- Kirk Douglas
- Kirsten Dunst
- James Eckhouse
- Héctor Elizondo
- Ellaraino
- Jamie Farr
- Freddy Fender
- Janeane Garofalo
- Teri Garr
- Peri Gilpin
- John Goodman
- Robert Guillaume
- Steve Guttenberg
- Bob Harrison
- Melissa Joan Hart
- Dennis Haskins
- Salma Hayek
- Mariel Hemingway
- Christopher Hewett
- Amy Hill
- Telma Hopkins
- Michael Horse
- David Howard
- Janet Hubert
- Michael Jeter
- Arte Johnson
- Vicki Juditz
- Gordon Jump
- Kim Karnsrithong
- David Keith
- Rae'Ven Kelly
- Leah Komaiko
- Joey Lawrence
- Sharon Lawrence
- Cloris Leachman
- Shari Lewis
- Litefoot
- Ronn Lucas
- Tina Majorino
- Joseph Marcell
- A Martinez
- James McDaniel
- Alley Mills
- Belita Moreno
- Tia and Tamera Mowry
- Martin Mull
- Kathy Najimy
- Denise Nicholas
- Edward James Olmos
- Tom Paxton
- Felton Perry
- David Hyde Pierce
- Amanda Plummer
- Annie Potts
- Paula Poundstone
- Kathleen Quinlan
- Markus Redmond
- Alaina Reed Hall
- Little Richard
- Patricia Richardson
- John Ritter
- Paul Rodriguez
- Marion Ross
- Victoria Rowell
- Theresa Saldana
- Fred Savage
- Tom Selleck
- Jane Seymour
- Madge Sinclair
- Wes Studi
- Patrick Swayze
- Raven-Symoné
- Meshach Taylor
- Katherine Thomerson
- Tamlyn Tomita
- Liz Torres
- Glynn Turman
- Reginald VelJohnson
- Jamie Walters
- Sunni Walton
- Malcolm-Jamal Warner
- Gedde Watanabe
- Carl Weintraub
- Ming-Na Wen
- Cindy Williams
- Kellie Shanygne Williams
- Lois Williams
- Mara Wilson
- Paul Winfield
- Elijah Wood
- Alfre Woodard
- Ping Wu
Episodes
This article is missing information about missing episodes.(May 2021) |
Season 1 (1992-1994)
- Books Read: Anna and the Little Green Dragon; Little Polar Bear; Rose Meets Mr. Wintergarten
- Books Read: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom; Chicken Sunday; Any Kind of Dog
- Books Read: The Relatives Came; Five Bad Boys, Billy Que and the Dustdobbin; Mama, Do You Love Me?
- Books Read: The Old Ladies Who Liked Cats; Alistair's Elephant; Ira Sleeps Over
- Books Read: My Little Red Car; Three Wishes; The Magic House; Monster Mama
- Books Read: The Gingerbread Man; The Very Quiet Cricket; Whistle for Willie
- Books Read: Mouse's Birthday; Jonathan and His Mommy; My Grandma Leonie; Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge
- Books Read: Owl Babies; Two of Everything; A Mother for Choco
- Books Read: Timothy Goes to School; Amazing Grace; Rumplestiltskin; My Mom is Excellent
- Books Read: The Happy Day; Maggie and the Pirate; Cuddly Dudley
- Books Read: That's Good! That's Bad!; Horton Hatches the Egg
- Books Read: When Francie Was Sick; Lady Bugatti; Little Peep
- Books Read: The Fish Who Could Wish; Green Wilma; Magic Spring; Stina
- Books Read: The Boy with Square Eyes; Franklin in the Dark; The Rough-Face Girl
- Books Read: Two Badd Babies; Madeline; The Amazing Bone
- Books Read: Froggy Gets Dressed; Ghost's Hour, Spook's Hour; Daley B
- Books Read: The Trouble with Mom; The Dragon of an Ordinary Family; Borreguita and the Coyote
- Books Read: Possum Come A-Knockin'; Elmer; Abuela; The Hungry Thing
- Books Read: Winnie the Witch; The Last Time I Saw Harris; Eddie and Teddy; One of Three
- Books Read: More, More, More Said the Baby; Babushka's Doll; Grandpa's Face
- Books Read: Jamberry; The Ghost-Eye Tree; Baby Rattlesnake
- Books Read: Night Tree; Maebelle's Suitcase; Ruby the Copycat
- Books Read: The Wolf's Chicken Stew; The Emperor's New Clothes; Duckat
- Books Read: The Treasure; Julius, the Baby of the World; The Happy Hedgehog Band
- Books Read: Greetings from Sandy Beach; Socrates; The Rooster Who Went to His Uncle's Wedding
- Books Read: Aunt Isabel Tells a Good One; Sometimes I Like to Be Alone; Morris' Disappearing Bag
- Books Read: Farmer Duck; I Hear a Noise; The Fortune-Tellers
- Books Read: Noisy Nora; Rolling Rose; Effie
- Books Read: The Folks in the Valley; The Banza; Rosie's Baby Tooth
- Books Read: Company's Coming; The Little Red Hen; Engelbert the Elephant
- Books Read: All Pigs Are Beautiful; His Finest Hour; Do Not Open
- Books Read: The Woman Who Outshone the Sun; Which One Would You Chooose?; Gorilla
- Books Read: The Adventures of Taxi Dog; Clean Your Room, Harvey Moon!; The Baby Blue Cat Who Said No; Dear Mr. Blueberry
- Books Read: Maxi, the Hero; Broderick; The Doorbell Rang
- Books Read: "The Erie Canal" from Sea to Shining Sea; The Mitten; Earl's Too Cool for Me; Annie Bananie; Slither McCreep and His Brother, Joe
- Books Read: My Little Brother; Dinner at the Panda Palace; Chrysanthemum
- Books Read: First Pink Light; The Cat Who Lost His Purr; Goldilocks and the Three Bears
- Books Read: A Big Fat Enormous Lie; Super Dooper Jezebel; Not So Fast, Songololo
- Books Read: Ming Lo Moves the Mountain; The Boy and the Ghost; Life is Fun
- Books Read: Princess Smartypants; "Stand Back," Said the Elephant, "I'm Going to Sneeze!"; A Special Trade
SPECIAL: Mucky Moose; Alistair's Elephant; When I Was Little
Season 2 (1995)
- Books Read: The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig; The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
- Books Read: Regina's Big Mistake; The Empty Pot; Wind Says Good Night
- Books Read: Knock, Knock, Teremok!; Little Lumpty; The Grasshopper and the Ants
- Books Read: Going Home; The Tickle-Octopus; The Grumpalump
- Books Read: Subway Sparrow; King Bidgood's in the Bathtub; Ollie Knows Everything
- Books Read: A Hat for Minerva Louise; The Story of a Boy Named Will, Who Went Sledding Down the Hill; Dogteam; Prize in the Snow
- Books Read: Time Train; Pip's Magic; Cabbage Rose
- Books Read: Stop That Pickle!; Swamp Angel
- Books Read: The Whales' Song; The Paper Princess; The Big, Big Sea
- Books Read: Sheila Rae, the Brave; The Rat and the Tiger; A House is a House for Me
- Books Read: Too Many Tamales; La Gallinita Roja; ¿Donde Esta Mi Osito? - Christmas Special
- Books Read: Flower Garden; When the Fly Flew In...; Nathaniel Willy, Scared Silly
- Books Read: Would You Rather...; Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore!; Boodil, My Dog
- Books Read: Frog Went A-Courtin'; Uncle Jed's Barbershop; Stories to Tell from Meet Danitra Brown
- Books Read: Playing Right Field; Pug, Slug, and Doug the Thug; Hunting the White Cow
- Books Read: Donna O'Neeshuck Was Chased by Some Cows; Don't Fidget a Feather!; Nothing at All
- Books Read: A Fairy Went A-Marketing; The Man Who Kept His Heart in a Bucket; Mole's Hill
- Books Read: Bear; The Hunter; It's the Bear!
- Books Read: Hi!; The Shepherd Boy; Amber on the Mountain
- Books Read: Owl Eyes; Tops & Bottoms
- Books Read: Miss Spider's Tea Party; Elvira; Wilson Sat Alone; "We Could Be Friends" from I Like You, If You Like Me: Poems of Friendship
Season 3 (1996-1997)
- Books Read: The House That Drac Built; Big Pumpkin; The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything; Halloween Howls: Riddles That Are a Scream - Halloween Special
- Books Read: Is Your Mama a Llama?; Storm Boy; The Monkey and the Crocodile
- Books Read: My Mama Had a Dancing Heart; Mirette on the High Wire; Twist with a Burger, Jitter with a Bug
- Books Read: Suddenly!; Courtney; The Gullywasher
- Books Read: Contrary Mary; The Perfect Orange; This and That
- Books Read: Babushka Baba Yaga; The Old Dog; The Painter
- Books Read: Jessica; I'm Coming to Get You!; Listen, Buddy
- Books Read: Buz; A Flea in the Ear; If...; "Hey Bug" from Sunflakes: Poems for Children; "Song of the Bugs" from Nibble, Nibble: Poems for Children
- Books Read: The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear; The Leopard's Drum; Honey Paw and Lightfoot
- Books Read: 'Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving; How Many Days to America?; Over the River and Through the Wood - Thanksgiving Special
- Books Read: The Old, Old Man and the Very Little Boy; More Than Anything Else; Knoxville, Tennessee
- Books Read: Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse; Once There Was a Bull...(frog)
- Books Read: What is the Sun?; Sally and the Limpet; Secret Place; What a Wonderful World
- Books Read: Turnip Soup; The Dark at the Top of the Stairs; Night in the Barn
- Books Read: Truck Song; The Ghost of Nicholas Greebe; The Wide-Mouthed Frog
- Books Read: This is Our House; Tacky the Penguin; The Most Beautiful Kid in the World; From Bed to Bus
- Books Read: In the Rain with Baby Duck; Two Mrs. Gibsons; The Butterfly Seeds
- Books Read: When I Was Five; The Paperboy; The Fiddler of the Northern Lights
- Books Read: Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin; The Lion and the Little Red Bird; Outrageous, Bodacious Boliver Boggs!
- Books Read: Grandma's Cat; The Old Woman Who Named Things; Lost
VHS releases
# | Title | U.S. Release Date |
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1 | Volume 1 | September 14, 1994 |
2 | Volume 2 | September 14, 1994 |
3 | Volume 3 | September 14, 1994 |
4 | Volume 4 | November 29, 1995 |
5 | Volume 5 | November 29, 1995 |
6 | Volume 6 | November 29, 1995 |
7 | Volume 7 | November 29, 1995 |
8 | Volume 8 | October 23, 1996 |
9 | Volume 9 | October 23, 1996 |
10 | Volume 10 | October 23, 1996 |
References
- ^ a b "October 1992 - 'Storytime,' KCET's First Major Children's Series, Debuts". KCET. September 3, 2014. Archived from the original on May 3, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
- ^ Kino's storytime. / Vol. one. OCLC 34269273.
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ignored (help) - ^ "Storytime(1994–1997)". imdb.com. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
- ^ "Storytime". tv.com. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
- ^ Kino's Storytime Vol.1 [VHS]. ASIN 6303215491.
- ^ Heffley, Lynne (October 10, 1992). "TV REVIEWS : A Comfy, Cozy 'Storytime'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
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