Episode 60: You Can't Catch Me!

"You Can't Catch Me!" is the fifth episode of Season 3 of Between the Lions, and episode 60 in total.

Plot
After Leona receives the book "The Gingerbread Man" for her birthday, she becomes depressed when the fox (at the end of the story) ate up the gingerbread man, and feels she can't enjoy her birthday party. Her family teaches her that it's okay to feel upset when something bad happens to a character you like in a book; Leona cheers up while admitting that although she has to say goodbye to the gingerbread man, she'll never forget him, because she can read his story over and over. With that, Leona decides to enjoy her birthday party.

Segments

 * Martha Reader and The Vowelles singing the fabulous short "a"-- "ah"-- sound in the word "hat". (without crowd cheering and applause) (EKA: Rats)
 * Replaced Letter Songs: The Madison Cats (EKA: The Sad Dad)
 * Dunderhead Lab with Dr. Nitwhite and Watson: Words with at (EKA: The Sad Dad)
 * Rectangular Bugs: scat, cat, catch
 * Fred Says: scratch
 * The Word Doctor with Dr. Ruth Wordheimer: flabbergasted
 * Barnaby Busterfield and the Pigeons: The fox --at the end of the story-- ate up the gingerbread man. And the gingerbread man, he was sad. Oh, happy day!
 * Get Your Mouth Moving: short a
 * Missing Letter: hands
 * Marmy's Poetry Corner: Hands with Susan Lucci [hands understand]
 * Dance in Smarty Pants! (Version 3)
 * Larry the King of Beasts Live with Larry King and Larry the King of Beasts: Radio with the Letters W-H [who, what, where, when, why]
 * Barnaby Busterfield and the Pigeons

Songs

 * Party, Party, Party
 * Happy Birthday Dance!
 * It's Time to Say Good-Bye to the Gingerbread Man

Featured Story
The Gingerbread Man by Pat Hatchman (traditional folk tale)

Quotes
Leona: No, no! I can't eat a birthday cake! The gingerbread man got eaten! The gingerbread man got eaten! (runs off in tears, and the other patrons are dismayed) Cleo: Leona! Theo: Uh, Cleo... uh, I’ll get her. (leaves) Lionel: Whoa. I can't believe Leona's that upset. I mean, it's just a story. It's... it's not like it was a real cookie. And if it was a real cookie, it's a cookie! It's supposed to get eaten. Right, Mom? Cleo: But, Lionel, to Leona, the gingerbread man wasn't just a cookie. He was a character in a story that she really cared about. And when he got eaten, she felt really sad. Hmm. (turns to the other patrons) Everyone, Leona's feeling really sad. And I think I know what to do.

Dan Elias: There's nothing that you can do more valuable for kids than read to them every day. Lionel: Be a designated reader.

Theo: (singing) Remember any time we love anyone is time well spent.

Leona: (singing) Don't want to say goodbye to the Gingerbread Man / He was cute and smart and funny / He was my favorite part / It was a story that I loved with all my heart.

Cleo: Now, now, Leona. Look. Don't you think it would be more fun to wait until the party starts? Then you can open all of your presents at once. Uh, don't you think that would be more fun? Leona: Hmm, wait to open it, huh? Cleo, Leona, Lionel and Theo: Nah! Leona: Come on! Theo: Get him! Cleo: Oh, that's it! Oh, that's my huntress!

Gallery
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Cast

 * Anthony Asbury - Lionel Lion
 * Pam Arciero - Leona Lion
 * Tim Lagasse - Theo Lion, Arty Smartypants, Barnaby B. Busterfield III, Johnny Consonanti, Watson, hands
 * Jennifer Barnhart - Cleo Lion
 * Heather Asch - Marmy Smartypants, Clay Pigeon
 * Tyler Bunch - Dr. Nitwhite
 * Jim Kroupa - Walter Pigeon, Monkey
 * Peter Linz - Theo Lion (Larry King segment only)
 * Fred Newman - himself
 * Chris Phillips - Gingerbread Man, Cow, Ram, Fox
 * Dr. Ruth Westheimer - Dr. Ruth Wordheimer
 * Susan Lucci - herself
 * Dan Elias - himself
 * Al Franken, Oliver Platt, India Arie, Steve Carell, Melissa Etheridge, Mo Lewis, Kelly Ripa, Mo Rocca, Meredith Vieira - Smarty Pants dancers
 * Larry King - himself