Kino's Storytime

Kino's Storytime, also known as Storytime, is an American children's reading television program which aired on PBS from October 11, 1992 to August 31, 1997.[2] It was produced by KCET in Los Angeles, California. It was available on VHS from Strand Home Video and Video Treasures. It was co-hosted by Anne Betancourt as Lucy, Marabina Jaimes as Mara and Kino, voiced and performed by puppeteer Mark Ritts.[3][4][5][6]

Kino's Storytime
Created byDouglass Bailey
Presented byAnne Betancourt as Lucy
Marabina Jaimes as Mara
Mark Ritts as Kino
Theme music composerJohn Nordstrom II
ComposerJohn Nordstrom II
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes81
Production
Executive producerPatricia Kunkel[1]
Running time30 minutes per episode
Production companyKCET
Release
Original networkPBS
Original releaseOctober 11, 1992 (1992-10-11)[2] –
September 1, 1997 (1997-09-01)

Cast

In addition to being co-hosted by Lucy, Mara and Kino, celebrity guest stars would sometimes visit the series and read stories, including:

Episodes
  1. Owl Babies (May 2, 1994)
  2. Two of Everything (May 3, 1994)
  3. A Mother for Choco (May 4, 1994)
  4. Winnie the Witch (May 5, 1994)
  5. The Last Time I Saw Harris (May 6, 1994)
  6. Eddie and Teddy (May 9, 1994)
  7. One of Three (May 10, 1994)
  8. Anna and the Little Green Dragon (May 11, 1994)
  9. The Little Polar Bear (May 12, 1994)
  10. Rose Meets Mr. Wintergarten (May 13, 1994)
  11. My Little Red Car (May 16, 1994)
  12. Three Wishes (May 17, 1994)
  13. The Magic House (May 18, 1994)
  14. Monster Mama (May 19, 1994)
  15. The Relatives Came (May 20, 1994)
  16. Five Bad Boys (May 23, 1994)
  17. Billy Que and the Dust Dobbin (May 24, 1994)
  18. Mama, Do You Love Me? (May 25, 1994)
  19. The Old Ladies Who Likes Cats (May 26, 1994)
  20. Alistair's Elephant (May 27, 1994)
  21. Ira Sleeps Over (May 30, 1994)
  22. Thanksgiving Is for Sharing (November 28, 1996)
  23. Kristy's Pet (January 1, 1997)
  24. Ira's Show (September 1, 1997)

VHS releases
# Title U.S. Release Date
1Volume 1September 14, 1994
2Volume 2September 14, 1994
3Volume 3September 14, 1994
4Volume 4November 29, 1995
5Volume 5November 29, 1995
6Volume 6November 29, 1995
7Volume 7November 29, 1995
8Volume 8October 23, 1996
9Volume 9October 23, 1996
10Volume 10October 23, 1996

References
  1. Kino's storytime. / Vol. one. worldcat.org. OCLC 34269273.
  2. "October 1992 - 'Storytime,' KCET's First Major Children's Series, Debuts". KCET. September 3, 2014. Archived from the original on May 3, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  3. "Storytime(1994–1997)". imdb.com. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  4. "Storytime". tv.com. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  5. Kino's Storytime Vol.1 [VHS]. ASIN 6303215491.
  6. Heffley, Lynne (October 10, 1992). "TV REVIEWS : A Comfy, Cozy 'Storytime'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 8, 2014.


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