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Most VHS tapes and DVDs are released and distributed by WGBH, mostly with its video label, WGBH Boston Video from 2001 to 2006 on VHS, and WGBH Boston Video and PBS Distribution from 2005 to 2009 and 2014 on DVD.

Between the Lions Classics Tapes (original release)[]

  • "The Ram in the Pepper Patch" (March 6, 2001)
  • "Red Hat, Green Hat" (March 6, 2001)
  • "Little Big Mouse" (March 6, 2001)
  • "The Lost Rock" (June 12, 2001)
  • "The Lucky Duck" (June 12, 2001)

October 30, 2001[]

Season 1, Volume 1 (6 Video Cassette Box Set)[]

  • "Farmer Ken's Puzzle"
  • "The Hopping Hen"
  • "To the Ship! To the Ship!"
  • "Something Fishy"
  • "Piggyback, Piggyback"
  • "The Fox and the Crow"

Season 2 (25 Video Cassette Box Set)[]

  • "The Sad Dad (Season 2 Premiere)"
  • "Humph! Humph! Humph!"
  • "The Good Seed"
  • "Icarus's Wings"
  • "Zoop! Zoop!"
  • "Clickety-Clack, Clickety-Clack!"
  • "Poetry Day"
  • "Bobby the Hopping Robot"
  • "Teacher's Pet"
  • "The Last Cliff Hanger"
  • "Pebble Trouble"
  • "Oh, Yes, It Can!"
  • "Five, Six, and Thistle Sticks"
  • "Bug Beard"
  • "Trains and Brains and Rainy Plains"
  • "Quest, Quest, Quest!"
  • "The Spider and the Lie"
  • "Why the Baboon's Balloon Went Ka-boom!"
  • "But, Mama, But..."
  • "Dreaming Shakespeare"
  • "Rats"
  • "Tweet! Tweet!"
  • "Good Night, Knight"
  • "The Chess Mess"
  • "Stop That Chicken! (Season 2 Finale)"

October 1, 2002[]

Between the Lions Classics Tapes (2002 re-release with the Announcer Bunny Program Preview)[]

  • "The Lost Rock"
  • "Little Big Mouse"
  • "The Ram in the Pepper Patch"
  • "Red Hat, Green Hat"
  • "The Lucky Duck"

Season 1, Volume 1 (6 Video Cassette Box Set) (2002 re-release with the Announcer Bunny Program Preview)[]

  • "Farmer Ken's Puzzle"
  • "The Hopping Hen"
  • "To the Ship! To the Ship!"
  • "Something Fishy"
  • "Piggyback, Piggyback"
  • "The Fox and the Crow"

Season 2 (24 Video Cassette Box Set; except Dreaming Shakespeare) (2002 re-release with the Announcer Bunny Program Preview)[]

  • "The Sad Dad (Season 2 Premiere)"
  • "Humph! Humph! Humph!"
  • "The Good Seed"
  • "Icarus's Wings"
  • "Zoop! Zoop!"
  • "Clickety-Clack, Clickety-Clack!"
  • "Poetry Day"
  • "Bobby the Hopping Robot"
  • "Teacher's Pet"
  • "The Last Cliff Hanger"
  • "Pebble Trouble"
  • "Oh, Yes, It Can!"
  • "Five, Six, and Thistle Sticks"
  • "Bug Beard"
  • "Trains and Brains and Rainy Plains"
  • "Quest, Quest, Quest!"
  • "The Spider and the Lie"
  • "Why the Baboon's Balloon Went Ka-boom!"
  • "But, Mama, But..."
  • "Rats"
  • "Tweet! Tweet!"
  • "Good Night, Knight"
  • "The Chess Mess"
  • "Stop That Chicken! (Season 2 Finale)"

October 21, 2003[]

Season 1, Volume 2 (19 Video Cassette Box Set)[]

  • "Pecos Bill Cleans Up the West (Season 1 Premiere)"
  • "Shooting Stars"
  • "Touching the Moon"
  • "The Boy Who Cried Wolf"
  • "Fuzzy Wuzzy, Wuzzy?"
  • "Lionel's Antlers"
  • "The Chap with Caps"
  • "Pandora's Box"
  • "Lionel's Great Escape Trick"
  • "There's a Fly in My Soup"
  • "The Popcorn Popper"
  • "Hug, Hug, Hug!"
  • "A Peck of Peppers"
  • "Sausage Nose"
  • "The Old Man"
  • "A King and His Hawk"
  • "The Roar That Makes Them Run"
  • "Giants and Cubs"
  • "Be Bop (Season 1 Finale)"

April 26, 2005[]

Between the Lions Reprints with the Shop WGBH Promo[]

  • "The Good Seed" (re-release with the Announcer Bunny Program Preview, the Chick-fil-A sponsorship ad, and the Shop WGBH Promo)
  • "Dreaming Shakespeare" (re-release with the Announcer Bunny Program Preview, the Chick-fil-A sponsorship ad, and the Shop WGBH Promo)

Seasons 3 and 4 (15 Video Cassette Box Set)[]

  • "Hay Day (Season 3 Premiere)"
  • "Pigs Aplenty"
  • "What Parakeets Need"
  • "Too Cool"
  • "You Can't Catch Me!"
  • "Huff and Puff"
  • "Out in Outer Space"
  • "Help!"
  • "Two Coats, One Goat and One Boat"
  • "Treats! (Season 3 Finale)"
  • "Art Party (Season 4 Premiere)"
  • "Grow, Mane, Grow!"
  • "Three Goats, No Waiting"
  • "Step by Step"
  • "Dance in Smarty Pants! (Season 4 Finale)"

June 7, 2005[]

Between the Lions Early Literacy Kits[]

  • "Shooting Stars: Stars and the Sky" (June 7, 2005)
  • "Zoop! Zoop!: Music All Around" (June 7, 2005)
  • "Oh, Yes, It Can!: Story-telling" (June 7, 2005)
  • "Huff and Puff: Homes and Habitats" (June 7, 2005)
  • "Help!: Helping" (June 7, 2005)

Others[]

  • "Pecos Bill Cleans Up the West and Other Stories"
  • "Shooting Stars and Other Stories"
  • "Fuzzy Wuzzy, Wuzzy? and Other Stories"
  • "The Chap with Caps and More!" (DVD Box Set)

September 27, 2005[]

  • "Farmer Ken's Puzzle and Other Stories"
  • "To the Ship! To the Ship! and Other Stories"
  • "The Popcorn Popper and Other Stories"
  • "The Hopping Hen and More!" (DVD Box Set)

November 21, 2006[]

Season 5 (10 Video Cassette Box Set)[]

  • "Pigs, Pigs, Pigs!/The Three Little Pigs (Season 5 Premiere)"
  • "The Carrot Seed/The Empty Pot"
  • "Wings/What's In the Box?"
  • "A Shower of Stars/Two Moons and One Lagoon"
  • "The Golden Meaty Awards"
  • "Click, Clack, Moo/The Little Red Hen"
  • "Sylvester and the Magic Pebble/I Miss You, Stinky Face"
  • "A Tasty Piece of Cheese/The Lion and the Mouse"
  • "Earl's Too Cool/When I Was Five"
  • "It's Red! It's Green!/Joseph Had a Little Overcoat (Season 5 Finale)"

Season 5 (10 DVD Box Set)[]

  • "Pigs, Pigs, Pigs!/The Three Little Pigs (Season 5 Premiere)"
  • "The Carrot Seed/The Empty Pot"
  • "Wings/What's In the Box?"
  • "A Shower of Stars/Two Moons and One Lagoon"
  • "The Golden Meaty Awards"
  • "Click, Clack, Moo/The Little Red Hen"
  • "Sylvester and the Magic Pebble/I Miss You, Stinky Face"
  • "A Tasty Piece of Cheese/The Lion and the Mouse"
  • "Earl's Too Cool/When I Was Five"
  • "It's Red! It's Green!/Joseph Had a Little Overcoat (Season 5 Finale)"

December 11, 2007[]

Season 7 (10 DVD Box Set)[]

  • "The Problem with Chickens/An Egg is Quiet"
  • "Spicy Hot Colors/Yesterday I Had the Blues"
  • "Bear Snores On/Night in the Country"
  • "How to Be a Good Dog/Not Afraid of Dogs"
  • "Dear Mr. Blueberry/I Wanna Iguana"
  • "Violet's Music/What Instrument Does Alvin Play?"
  • "Moon Rope/Welcome to the Moon"
  • "The Three Legged Pot/When Jabo Jammed"
  • "Charlie's Dinosaur/Here Come the Aliens"
  • "Making Bread/Cheesybreadville"

January 8, 2008[]

  • "Season 1 (5-Disc DVD Box Set)"

March 25, 2008[]

Season 6 (10 DVD Box Set)[]

  • "Mrs. McNosh Hangs Up Her Wash/Knuffle Bunny (Season 6 Premiere)"
  • "Sheep on a Ship/Mississippi Skip and his Pirate Ship"
  • "Yo! Yes?/Very Loud, Very Big, Very Metal"
  • "I'll Fix Anthony/Jamaica Louise James"
  • "Pete's a Pizza/Pygmalion"
  • "Here Come the Aliens/Abiyoyo"
  • "King Midas/The Dirty Smelly King"
  • "Cheesybreadville/Stolen Smells"
  • "The Coyote and the Rabbit/The Gingerbread Man"
  • "The Goat in the Coat (Season 6 Finale)"

September 2, 2008[]

  • "Season 2 (4-Disc DVD Box Set; except Dreaming Shakespeare)"

January 13, 2009[]

  • "Seasons 3 & 4 (3-Disc DVD Box Set)"

2010?[]

  • Animal Stories!
  • Get Cooking!
  • Listen Up!
  • More Animal Stories!

April 15, 2014[]

  • "Vowel Power"

Fun Facts[]

  • The October 30, 2001 releases of Season 1, Vol. 1 (6 Video Cassette Box Set) does not feature the FBI Warning, and starts off with the Season 1 Funding Credits except for the following:
    • Farmer Ken's Puzzle (2001 Release)
    • The Hopping Hen (2001 Release)
    • To the Ship! To the Ship! (2001 Release)
    • Something Fishy (2001 Release)
    • Piggyback, Piggyback (2001 Release)
    • The Fox and the Crow (2001 Release)
  • The October 1, 2002 reprints of Between the Lions Classics Tapes, Season 1, Vol. 1 (6 Video Cassette Box Set), and Season 2 (24 Video Cassette Box Set; except Dreaming Shakespeare) has the Announcer Bunny Program Preview at the beginning of the tape after the FBI Warning.
    • Dreaming Shakespeare is not the only one to be reprinted on VHS on October 1, 2002 with the Announcer Bunny Program Preview.
  • At the end of the tape, some Season 1, Vol. 2 (19 Video Cassette Box Set) on October 21, 2003 releases, The Good Seed and Dreaming Shakespeare on April 26, 2005 reprints, Seasons 3 & 4 (13 Video Cassette Box Set) on April 26, 2005 releases, Between the Lions Early Literacy Kits on June 7, 2005 releases, and Season 5 (10 Video Cassette Box Set) on November 21, 2006 releases to have the Shop WGBH Promo.
    • Both What Parakeets Need and Two Coats, One Goat and One Boat doesn't use the Shop WGBH Promo at the end of the tape.

Gallery[]

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