Season 13

Season 13

1995-10-02
5 Episodes

Episodes

The Wonderful Towers of Watts

1. The Wonderful Towers of Watts

1995-10-02

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LeVar visits Watts, a neighborhood in Los Angeles. The featured story is about Simon Rhodia and The Watts Towers. Also featured are young Watts residents trying to make the neighborhood a better place.

Martha Speaks

2. Martha Speaks

1995-10-03

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A telephone call has distracted LeVar just as he was about to show the viewers a book about cats. While LeVar's away, his dog, Luke, has the ability to talk and take over her hosting duties. Jo Hayden narrates the story of a dog who has the ability to talk after eating all that alphabet soup. Featuring Charles Fleischer as the voice of Luke.

Alejandro's Gift

3. Alejandro's Gift

1995-10-04

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Alejandro gives the gift of water to various desert animals. Also includes Desert Scenes, At the Oasis, Niagara Falls and book reviews for It Rained on the Desert Today, The Desert Alphabet Book and Water, Water Everywhere.

The Sign Painter's Dream

4. The Sign Painter's Dream

1995-10-05

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LeVar is back in New York (as he always seems to be), this time on Broadway. It's a sign mecca, and part of this program shows the making of a huge advertisement. Jamie Farr tells the story about a cranky sign painter who has a revelation about his job when he's asked to commission a sign for free as a good gesture.

Archibald Frisby

5. Archibald Frisby

1995-10-06

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LeVar gets in his share of scientific method while at an amusement park. He answers questions by observing and using trial and error. Along the way, we learn how different kinds of scientists find answers to their own questions. Arnold Stang reads the featured tale about a young boy, obsessed with science and mathematics, whose mother sends him to summer camp to help him improve his social skills, but his scientific knowledge helps him learn even more, and makes him into a camp hero when he figures out how to win the softball game by calculating trajectories.