Episode 08: The Boy Who Cried Wolf

The Boy Who Cried Wolf is the eighth episode of Season 1 of Between the Lions.

Featured Stories

 * The Boy Who Cried Wolf by Aesop
 * How to Watch Sheep

Gallery
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Quotes

 * It was just a big wig
 * Oh Nuts!
 * Cliff Hanger: Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn't fuzzy, was he?


 * Fuzzy: I am a baldy-waldy!


 * (from Cliff Hanger sketch)


 * Chorus: And that's why he's called Cliff Hanger!


 * Cliff Hanger: Can't hold on much longer.


 * Narrator: And now, back by popular demand… "A Chicken Waits".
 * Hen: Shh! Oh, dear. Shh, shh, shh! What are you doing? This is a library, you can't fire a cannon in here.
 * French Monkey: Not even on Bastille Day
 * Hen: Not even on your birthday. Get it out.
 * Earmuffs


 * Leona: Good point. Studies show girls are better than boys at taking responsibility.


 * Lionel: (snickers) No way. How hard is it to watch sheep?


 * Boy Who Cried Wolf: Hey, I'm just a little boy. I don't know if I'm ready to take on such a big job.


 * Hen: (reading sign) 'If you really need help, wake the big lion.' Okay. All right. Very good. Yes, um...


 * Theo: (sleeptalking) Hungry! Food! Yum, yum, yum...
 * Hen: I shouldn't cry for help unless I really mean it.
 * Theo: I had the strangeness dream about that chicken.

Notes and Trivia

 * The Cliff Hanger segment "Cliff Hanger and the Fuzzy Wuzzy Bear and the Big Wig" airs on this episode and the next one. Adventure 1465, this installment finds Cliff Hanger asking a bear to let down his hair, only to find out it isn't exactly what he expected.
 * This is the only time the grey cursor hand appears in the library before it pulls out the target vowel and takes it to the Martha Reader and The Vowelles segment.
 * This is the second time where the story was written by Aesop, the first was Little Big Mouse.
 * This is Johnny Consonanti's first appearance in the series. He also appears in these Season 1 episodes: To the Ship! To the Ship!, The Old Man, The Roar That Makes Them Run & Piggyback, Piggyback.
 * This episode was released on the Fuzzy Wuzzy, Wuzzy? and Other Stories DVD on June 7, 2005, along with it's 2 bonus episodes Fuzzy Wuzzy, Wuzzy? and The Chap with Caps.
 * This episode was released on The Chap with Caps and More! DVD Boxset on June 7, 2005, along with other eight episodes. They are:
 * The Chap with Caps
 * Fuzzy Wuzzy, Wuzzy?
 * Shooting Stars
 * Pecos Bill Cleans Up the West
 * Pandora's Box
 * Touching the Moon
 * There's a Fly in My Soup
 * Lionel's Great Escape Trick
 * This episode was released on VHS on October 21, 2003, along with it's 18 other episodes. They are:
 * Pecos Bill Cleans Up the West
 * Shooting Stars
 * Touching the Moon
 * 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
 * This episode was released on the Complete First Season 5-Disc DVD Boxset on January 8, 2008. Along with Season 1's other 29 episodes. They are:
 * Episode 01: Pecos Bill Cleans Up the West
 * Episode 02: The Lost Rock
 * Episode 03: Little Big Mouse
 * Episode 04: Farmer Ken's Puzzle
 * Episode 05: Shooting Stars
 * Episode 06: The Hopping Hen
 * Episode 07: Touching the Moon
 * Episode 09: Fuzzy Wuzzy, Wuzzy?
 * Episode 10: Lionel's Antlers
 * Episode 11: To the Ship! To the Ship!
 * Episode 12: The Chap with Caps
 * Episode 13: Pandora's Box
 * Episode 14: Lionel's Great Escape Trick
 * Episode 15: There's a Fly in My Soup
 * Episode 16: The Popcorn Popper
 * Episode 17: Something Fishy
 * Episode 18: Hug, Hug, Hug!
 * Episode 19: The Ram in the Pepper Patch
 * Episode 20: A Peck of Peppers
 * Episode 21: Sausage Nose
 * Episode 22: Red Hat, Green Hat
 * Episode 23: The Lucky Duck
 * Episode 24: The Old Man
 * Episode 25: A King and His Hawk
 * Episode 26: The Roar That Makes Them Run
 * Episode 27: Piggyback, Piggyback
 * Episode 28: The Fox and the Crow
 * Episode 29: Giants and Cubs
 * Episode 30: Be Bop
 * This episode was last broadcasted on PBS in March 2009.
 * This episode aired the same Day as Sesame Street Episode 3893 (With Elmo's World Episode: Babies).
 * Morals of Episode: Telling too many lies can lead to nobody believing you, So ALWAYS tell the truth! Also, don't cry for help unless you really need it.