Funding for Between the Lions

Various corporations, foundations, and other entities provided funding for Between the Lions. Funding credits were presented at the end of individual episodes during their PBS broadcasts or on home video releases. This is a complete list of the funding sources that were identified by name on Between the Lions.


 * Carnegie Corporation of New York (April 3, 2000-March 29, 2002)
 * Park Foundation (April 3, 2000-September 12, 2003)
 * The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations (April 3, 2000-March 29, 2002)
 * Charles H. Revson Foundation (April 3, 2000-March 29, 2002)
 * Institute for Civil Society (April 3, 2000-March 29, 2002)
 * Civil Society Institute (April 1, 2002-September 12, 2003)
 * eToys.com (April 3, 2000-March 30, 2001)
 * Cheerios (April 3, 2000-March 29, 2002)
 * Chick-fil-A (September 15, 2003-November 22, 2010)
 * Bright Horizons Family Solutions (January 23, 2006-July 21, 2006)
 * Ready to Learn Television Cooperative Agreement (April 3, 2000-November 22, 2010)
 * No Child Left Behind (April 18, 2005-September 14, 2007)
 * United States Department of Education (April 3, 2000-November 22, 2010)
 * The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (April 3, 2000-November 22, 2010)
 * Barksdale Reading Institute (December 19, 2005-November 22, 2010)

Leading the Way to Literacy Funding Opening and Closing

 * Theo: Between the Lions presents: Leading the Way to Literacy is funded in part by a Ready to Learn grant from the United States Department of Education through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Season 1 (Version 1) (2000-2001) Opening and Closing

 * Cleo: Between the Lions is funded in part by...
 * Theo: A Ready to Learn grant from the United States Department of Education.
 * Cleo: Through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
 * Theo: That was great, Cleo.
 * Cleo: Shh! There's more.
 * Theo: Oh.
 * Cleo: Major support for Between the Lions is also provided by...
 * Theo: The Carnegie Corporation of New York.
 * Cleo: The Park Foundation. Dedicated to education and quality television.
 * Theo: The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations.
 * Cleo: The Charles H. Revson Foundation.
 * Theo: And the Institute for Civil Society.
 * Female Announcer: There are lot of things would pass along to our kids. The one of the most important of all is a lot of books. Between the Lions is brought to you in part by eToys. Where great ideas come to you.
 * Male Announcer: And the cow says....
 * Cow: Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmoooooo! (Laughing)
 * Male Announcer: Words just wouldn't be the same without O's. Cheerios. Proud sponsor of Between the Lions and helping children learn to read.

Season 1 (Version 2) (2000-2001) Opening and Closing

 * Cleo: Between the Lions is funded in part by...
 * Theo: A Ready to Learn grant from the United States Department of Education.
 * Cleo: Through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
 * Theo: That was great, Cleo.
 * Cleo: Shh! There's more.
 * Theo: Oh.
 * Cleo: Major support for Between the Lions is also provided by...
 * Theo: The Carnegie Corporation of New York.
 * Cleo: The Park Foundation. Dedicated to education and quality television.
 * Theo: The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations.
 * Cleo: The Charles H. Revson Foundation.
 * Theo: And the Institute for Civil Society.
 * Male Announcer: And the cow says....
 * Cow: Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmoooooo! (Laughing)
 * Male Announcer: Words just wouldn't be the same without O's. Cheerios. Proud sponsor of Between the Lions and helping children learn to read.
 * Female Announcer: There are lot of things would pass along to our kids. The one of the most important of all is a lot the books. Between the Lions is brought to you in part by eToys. Where great ideas come to you.

Season 1 VHS Opening and Closing

 * Cleo: Between the Lions is funded in part by...
 * Theo: A Ready to Learn grant from the United States Department of Education.
 * Cleo: Through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
 * Theo: That was great, Cleo.
 * Cleo: Shh! There's more.
 * Theo: Oh.
 * Cleo: Major support for Between the Lions is also provided by...
 * Theo: The Carnegie Corporation of New York.
 * Cleo: The Park Foundation. Dedicated to education and quality television.
 * Theo: The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations.
 * Cleo: The Charles H. Revson Foundation.
 * Theo: And the Institute for Civil Society.
 * Male Announcer: And the cow says....
 * Cow: Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmoooooo! (Laughing)
 * Male Announcer: Words just wouldn't be the same without O's. Cheerios. Proud sponsor of Between the Lions and helping children learn to read.

Season 2 (2001-2002) Opening and Closing

 * Cleo: Between the Lions is funded in part by...
 * Theo: A Ready to Learn grant from the United States Department of Education.
 * Cleo: Through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
 * Theo: That was great, Cleo.
 * Cleo: Shh! There's more.
 * Theo: Oh.
 * Cleo: Major support is also provided by...
 * Theo: The Carnegie Corporation of New York.
 * Cleo: The Park Foundation. Dedicated to education and quality television.
 * Theo: The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations.
 * Cleo: The Charles H. Revson Foundation.
 * Theo: And the Institute for Civil Society.
 * Male Announcer: And the cow says....
 * Cow: Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmoooooo! (Laughing)
 * Male Announcer: Words just wouldn't be the same without O's. Cheerios. Proud sponsor of Between the Lions and helping children learn to read.

Seasons 1 and 2 (2002-2003) Opening and Closing

 * Cleo: Between the Lions is funded in part by...
 * Theo: A Ready to Learn grant...
 * Cleo: From the US Department of Education. And by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
 * Theo: I love when you said that, Cleo.
 * Cleo: We do have an additional funding to talk about.
 * Theo: Alright, of course. Ahem. Additional support is provided by the Park Foundation.
 * Cleo: Dedicated to education and quality television.
 * Theo: And the Civil Society Institute.
 * Cleo: You know, Theo, I never get tired of telling people about our funders.
 * Theo: Me either. I can do it at least once every day.
 * Cleo: We do.
 * Theo: Oh, yeah, right, we do.

Season 3 (Version 1) (2002-2003) Opening and Closing

 * Cleo: Between the Lions is funded in part by...
 * Theo: A Ready to Learn Television Cooperative Agreement...
 * Cleo: From the US Department of Education...
 * Theo: ...through the Public Broadcasting Service.
 * Cleo: And by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
 * Theo: I love when you said that, Cleo.
 * Cleo: We do have an additional funding to talk about.
 * Theo: Alright, of course. Ahem. Additional support is provided by the Park Foundation.
 * Cleo: Dedicated to education and quality television.
 * Theo: And the Civil Society Institute.
 * Cleo: You know, Theo, I never get tired of telling people about our funders.
 * Theo: Me either. I can do it at least once every day.
 * Cleo: We do.
 * Theo: Oh, yeah, right, we do.

Season 3 (Version 2) (2002-2003) Opening and Closing

 * Cleo: Between the Lions is funded in part by...
 * Theo: A Ready to Learn grant...
 * Cleo: From the US Department of Education...
 * Theo: ...through the Public Broadcasting Service.
 * Cleo: And by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
 * Theo: I love when you said that, Cleo.
 * Cleo: We do have an additional funding to talk about.
 * Theo: Alright, of course. Ahem. Additional support is provided by the Park Foundation.
 * Cleo: Dedicated to education and quality television.
 * Theo: And the Civil Society Institute.
 * Cleo: You know, Theo, I never get tired of telling people about our funders.
 * Theo: Me either. I can do it at least once every day.
 * Cleo: We do.
 * Theo: Oh, yeah, right, we do.

Seasons 1 and 2 (Versions 1) (2003) Opening and Closing

 * Cleo: Between the Lions is funded in part by...
 * Theo: A Ready to Learn grant...
 * Cleo: From the US Department of Education. And by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
 * Theo: I love when you said that, Cleo.
 * Cleo: You know, Theo, I never get tired of telling people about our funders.
 * Theo: Me either. I can do it at least once every day.
 * Cleo: We do.
 * Theo: Oh, yeah, right, we do.

Seasons 1 and 2 (Version 2) (2003) Opening and Closing

 * Cleo: Between the Lions is funded in part by...
 * Theo: A Ready to Learn grant...
 * Cleo: From the US Department of Education, and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
 * Theo: I love when you said that, Cleo.
 * Cleo: You know, Theo, I never get tired of telling people about our funders.
 * Theo: Me either. I can do it at least once every day.
 * Cleo: We do.
 * Theo: Oh, yeah, right, we do.
 * Male Announcer: Why are cows everywhere such strong supporters of Chick-fil-A? Perhaps it's because Chick-fil-A supports quality family programming here on PBS.

Seasons 3 and 4 (Version 1) (2003) Opening and Closing

 * Cleo: Between the Lions is funded in part by...
 * Theo: A Ready to Learn Television Cooperative Agreement...
 * Cleo: From the US Department of Education...
 * Theo: ...through the Public Broadcasting Service.
 * Cleo: And by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
 * Theo: I love when you said that, Cleo.
 * Cleo: You know, Theo, I never get tired of telling people about our funders.
 * Theo: Me either. I can do it at least once every day.
 * Cleo: We do.
 * Theo: Oh, yeah, right, we do.

Seasons 3 and 4 (Version 2) (2003) Opening and Closing

 * Cleo: Between the Lions is funded in part by...
 * Theo: A Ready to Learn Television Cooperative Agreement...
 * Cleo: From the US Department of Education...
 * Theo: ...through the Public Broadcasting Service.
 * Cleo: And by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
 * Theo: I love when you said that, Cleo.
 * Cleo: You know, Theo, I never get tired of telling people about our funders.
 * Theo: Me either. I can do it at least once every day.
 * Cleo: We do.
 * Theo: Oh, yeah, right, we do.
 * Male Announcer: Why are cows everywhere such strong supporters of Chick-fil-A? Perhaps it's because Chick-fil-A supports quality family programming here on PBS.

Season 5 (Version 1) (2005)

 * Announcer Bunny: Between the Lions is funded in part by a Ready to Learn, No Child Left Behind grant. From the US Department of Education, through the Public Broadcasting Service.
 * Male Announcer: Why are cows everywhere such strong supporters of Chick-fil-A? Perhaps it's because Chick-fil-A supports quality family programming here on PBS.

Season 5 (Version 2) (2005)

 * Announcer Bunny: This is your Announcer Bunny with the following announcement. Between the Lions is funded in part by a Ready to Learn, No Child Left Behind grant. From the US Department of Education, through the Public Broadcasting Service. But wait, kids, there's more.
 * Male Announcer: Why are cows everywhere such strong supporters of Chick-fil-A? Perhaps it's because Chick-fil-A supports quality family programming here on PBS.

Season 5 (Version 3) (2005)

 * Announcer Bunny: Between the Lions is funded in part by a Ready to Learn, No Child Left Behind grant. From the US Department of Education, through the Public Broadcasting Service. And by the Barksdale Reading Institute.
 * Male Announcer: Why are cows everywhere such strong supporters of Chick-fil-A? Perhaps it's because Chick-fil-A supports quality family programming here on PBS.

Season 5 (Version 4) (2005)

 * Announcer Bunny: This is your Announcer Bunny with the following announcement. Between the Lions is funded in part by a Ready to Learn, No Child Left Behind grant. From the US Department of Education, through the Public Broadcasting Service. And by the Barksdale Reading Institute. But wait, kids, there's more.
 * Male Announcer: Why are cows everywhere such strong supporters of Chick-fil-A? Perhaps it's because Chick-fil-A supports quality family programming here on PBS.

Season 6 (Version 1) (2006) Opening and Closing

 * Announcer Bunny: This is your Announcer Bunny with the following announcement. Between the Lions is funded in part by a Ready to Learn, No Child Left Behind grant. From the US Department of Education, through the Public Broadcasting Service. And by the Barksdale Reading Institute. But wait, kids, there's more.
 * Female Announcer: Bright Horizons. We provide working families with child care and early education. At Bright Horizons, we believe every child is full of potential. Ready to grow and ready to learn.
 * Male Announcer: Why are cows everywhere such strong supporters of Chick-fil-A? Perhaps it's because Chick-fil-A supports quality family programming here on PBS.

Season 6 (Version 2) (2006) Opening and Closing

 * Announcer Bunny: This is your Announcer Bunny with the following announcement. Between the Lions is funded in part by a Ready to Learn, No Child Left Behind grant. From the US Department of Education, through the Public Broadcasting Service. And by the Barksdale Reading Institute. But wait, kids, there's more.
 * Male Announcer: Why are cows everywhere such strong supporters of Chick-fil-A? Perhaps it's because Chick-fil-A supports quality family programming here on PBS.
 * Female Announcer: Bright Horizons. We provide working families with child care and early education. At Bright Horizons, we believe every child is full of potential. Ready to grow and ready to learn.

Season 6 (Version 3) (2006) Opening and Closing

 * Announcer Bunny: Between the Lions is funded in part by a Ready to Learn, No Child Left Behind grant. From the US Department of Education, through the Public Broadcasting Service. And by the Barksdale Reading Institute.
 * Female Announcer: Bright Horizons. We provide working families with child care and early education. At Bright Horizons, we believe every child is full of potential. Ready to grow and ready to learn.
 * Male Announcer: Why are cows everywhere such strong supporters of Chick-fil-A? Perhaps it's because Chick-fil-A supports quality family programming here on PBS.

Season 6 (Version 4) (2006) Opening and Closing

 * Announcer Bunny: Between the Lions is funded in part by a Ready to Learn, No Child Left Behind grant. From the US Department of Education, through the Public Broadcasting Service. And by the Barksdale Reading Institute.
 * Male Announcer: Why are cows everywhere such strong supporters of Chick-fil-A? Perhaps it's because Chick-fil-A supports quality family programming here on PBS.
 * Female Announcer: Bright Horizons. We provide working families with child care and early education. At Bright Horizons, we believe every child is full of potential. Ready to grow and ready to learn.

Seasons 7-8 (Version 1) (2007-2008)

 * Announcer Bunny: This is your Announcer Bunny with the following announcement. Between the Lions is funded in part by: A cooperative agreement from the US Department of Education. And the Corporation for Public Broadcasting's Ready to Learn grant. And by the Barksdale Reading Institute. Thank you, thank you! But wait, there's more. (DVD Version: National corporate funding was provided by Chick-fil-A.)
 * Male Announcer: Why are cows everywhere such strong supporters of Chick-fil-A? Perhaps it's because Chick-fil-A supports quality family programming here on PBS.

Seasons 7-8 (Version 2) (2007-2008)

 * Announcer Bunny: Between the Lions is funded in part by: A cooperative agreement from the US Department of Education. And the Corporation for Public Broadcasting's Ready to Learn grant. And by the Barksdale Reading Institute.
 * Male Announcer: Why are cows everywhere such strong supporters of Chick-fil-A? Perhaps it's because Chick-fil-A supports quality family programming here on PBS.

Seasons 8-9 (2008-2009)

 * Announcer Bunny: This is your Announcer Bunny with the following announcement. Between the Lions is funded in part by: the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. A cooperative agreement from the US Department of Education's Ready to Learn grant. And by the Barksdale Reading Institute. Thank you, thank you! But wait, there's more.
 * Male Announcer: Why are cows everywhere such strong supporters of Chick-fil-A? Perhaps it's because Chick-fil-A supports quality family programming here on PBS.

Seasons 8-10 (2008-2010)

 * Announcer Bunny: Between the Lions is funded in part by: the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. A cooperative agreement from the US Department of Education's Ready to Learn grant. And by the Barksdale Reading Institute.
 * Male Announcer: Why are cows everywhere such strong supporters of Chick-fil-A? Perhaps it's because Chick-fil-A supports quality family programming here on PBS.

Season 10 (2010)

 * Announcer Bunny: This is your Announcer Bunny with the following announcement. Between the Lions is funded in part by: the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. A private corporation funded by the American people. A cooperative agreement from the US Department of Education's Ready to Learn grant. And by the Barksdale Reading Institute. Thank you, thank you! But wait, there's more.
 * Male Announcer: Why are cows everywhere such strong supporters of Chick-fil-A? Perhaps it's because Chick-fil-A supports quality family programming here on PBS.

VHS and DVD Releases

 * Leading the Way to Literacy Funding - "Pecos Bill Cleans Up the West and Other Stories", "Farmer Ken's Puzzle and Other Stories", "Shooting Stars and Other Stories", "Fuzzy Wuzzy, Wuzzy? and Other Stories", "To the Ship! To the Ship! and Other Stories", "The Popcorn Popper and Other Stories"
 * Season 1 Funding (Without eToys) - "The Lost Rock", "Little Big Mouse", "The Ram in the Pepper Patch", "Red Hat, Green Hat", "The Lucky Duck"
 * Season 1 Funding - "Pecos Bill Cleans Up the West", "Pecos Bill Cleans Up the West and Other Stories", "The Lost Rock", "Farmer Ken's Puzzle", "Farmer Ken's Puzzle and Other Stories", "Shooting Stars", "Shooting Stars and Other Stories", "The Hopping Hen", "Touching the Moon", "The Boy Who Cried Wolf", "Fuzzy Wuzzy, Wuzzy?", "Fuzzy Wuzzy, Wuzzy? and Other Stories", "Lionel's Antlers", "To the Ship! To the Ship!", "To the Ship! To the Ship! and Other Stories", "The Chap with Caps", "Pandora's Box", "Lionel's Great Escape Trick", "There's a Fly in My Soup", "The Popcorn Popper", "The Popcorn Popper and Other Stories", "Something Fishy", "Hug, Hug, Hug!", "The Ram in the Pepper Patch", "A Peck of Peppers", "Sausage Nose", "The Lucky Duck", "The Old Man", "A King and His Hawk", "The Roar That Makes Them Run", "Piggyback, Piggyback", "The Fox and the Crow", "Giants and Cubs", "Be Bop"
 * Season 2 Funding - "The Sad Dad", "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 3 Funding (with The Park Foundation and the Civil Society Institute) - "Hay Day", "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 4 Funding (with Chick-fil-A) - Art Party", "Grow, Mane, Grow!", "Three Goats, No Waiting", "Step by Step", "Dance in Smarty Pants"
 * Seasons 7-10 Funding - "Season 1 (The Lost Rock Includes 6 Episodes!, Touching the Moon Includes 6 Episodes!, Pandora's Box Includes 6 Episodes!, The Ram in the Pepper Patch Includes 6 Episodes!, A King and His Hawk Includes 6 Episodes!)", "Season 2"