Excited to see this! I have such fond memories of watching Reading Rainbow.
I would love to see a similar kickstarter for other shows I also enjoyed - The Magic School Bus first in my mind. I just rediscovered all the shows on Netflix and I've been watching all the episodes.... I _just_ discovered that a lot of the guests on the show are celebrities like Dom DeLuise, Elliott Gould, Alex Trebek and more, and I can't find another show quite like it. It dates itself here and there - like the series finale was about computers and features floppy drives - but The Friz is unparalleled on so many levels. She was a great role model while I was young.
My second choice after Reading Rainbow would be Square One. I had only watched it between the ages of five and nine, but it literally put me three years ahead in mathematics during elementary school. (Helped along by a fantastic teacher too.)
I have a three year old who loves The Magic School Bus. If I'm not around and she's watched it without me I'm always surprised with the things she remembers from it that she's able to talk to me about.
I watched a lot of Reading Rainbow as a kid. I loved it, but I was already an avid reader.
I would love to see a similar kickstarter for other shows I also enjoyed - The Magic School Bus first in my mind. I just rediscovered all the shows on Netflix and I've been watching all the episodes.... I _just_ discovered that a lot of the guests on the show are celebrities like Dom DeLuise, Elliott Gould, Alex Trebek and more, and I can't find another show quite like it. It dates itself here and there - like the series finale was about computers and features floppy drives - but The Friz is unparalleled on so many levels. She was a great role model while I was young.