No child left behind was a joke. Reading Rainbow encouraged me to want to read. There is a special place in my life and heart for LeVar Burton. He truly was a teacher. Thank you LeVar.

@frankm.2850

Жыл бұрын

Unsurprisingly, the actual goal of No Child Left Behind was to leave as many children behind as possible, because Conservatives are a cancer that destroys everything.

@lpg12338

Жыл бұрын

@@frankm.2850 LOL!!! You still think that there is a difference between dems and repubs, they are two sides to a coin that will always screw over the taxpayers.

@unclerhino9684

8 ай бұрын

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@peterpietrzak1253

3 ай бұрын

That could have lead to it broadcast rights expiring to it at the time?

One of the few men that literally influenced, changed and saved generations of children. Mr. Rogers and Lavar Burton are one of a kind and I am so glad I was able to see them growing up.

@robertgutheridge9672

Жыл бұрын

I could not agree with you more Reading rainbow with a little after my childhood I grew up watching mr. Rogers but my younger brother and sister and even my children watch the Reading rainbow I think what LeVar Burton is doing here is excellent great great choice not only is he a good actor he's also a good human being that doesn't want to see kids stuck behind

@kurtdewittphoto

Жыл бұрын

It was always a special day in elementary school when we got to watch an episode of Reading Rainbow in class.

@pyramidhead138

Жыл бұрын

before my daycare days, i always liked reading rainbow over mr. rogers. i always thought mr rogers was too boring

LeVar is such a good person. He wants to better the world by increasing literacy and that is a noble goal

@Uncle_Bubs_Baits

10 жыл бұрын

if he was so noble he wouldn't make money off of it. He will make bank. his greed is why RR went off the air in the first place

@MrNeumie

10 жыл бұрын

He could make money in easier ways no that is not why. I am cynical but i am not cynical enough to believe that someone can't do something for the common good of us all. So he's making money so what at least he isn't bribing our politicians like many other rich people do. If he was so greedy he wouldn't give a damn about us poor people.

@bigguy2128

10 жыл бұрын

brandon r even if he was making money off it, wouldnt education still benefit? Wouldnt children still be taught?

@Uncle_Bubs_Baits

10 жыл бұрын

yes it would.... but it would also still be on on pbs for free. it was because of HIS greed that it was cancelled!!! so keep blaming bush you parrot ass liberals !

@bigguy2128

10 жыл бұрын

brandon r nothing in this world is free. Like he said, no child left behind cut the funding because its more about testing than encouraging learning. I had to share text books with other kids some days. Education is poorly funded, period. But I'm digressing. The RR app was built with kickstarter. He raised the money the same day it was posted.

Honestly, it CAN succeed as a KZread series. There's LOADS of people on KZread making money off of views, likes, subscriptions, whatever & I think that's the future of Reading Rainbow. The app is great, BUT I feel like it should still be some type of "show" still going on. It might not be on TV, BUT it could work since we're in 2014 and going forward. Also, ANYBODY can watch it. Parents who used to watch it can get a nostalgia boost and their children can learn by watch as well. So basically that "free factor" is still alive, they will get the money to continue as well. Hope someone from their sees this idea. I loved Reading Rainbow as a kid. :)

@RyanKilloran

10 жыл бұрын

I agree. A reading rainbow youtube channel would be ideal.

@Vampkiki

4 жыл бұрын

It isn't allowed sadly. The logistics of copyright infringement and restrictions don't allow this type of programming on KZread sadly. A channel dedicated to book reading for disabled and blind individuals was band due to these issues already. They were told instead books could be read to people through apps that sell books already, so it wasn't protected under equal access for people with disabilities either.

@lashaisrael2151

3 жыл бұрын

♥️ "Reading 🌈"👍👍👍👍👍👍

@michaelgarcia4117

3 жыл бұрын

There is no show, without tv, internet killed the television star, but not the show, the show lives.

@michaelgarcia4117

3 жыл бұрын

Live circus 🎪

I remember going to school or the library super excited with a list of books that were on reading rainbow :3

@crispychaos6768

3 жыл бұрын

I was always bugging my mother to go to the library because of shows like Reading Rainbow, Wishbone, Arthur, Between the Lions. I’m really glad my parents never got cable tv. I grew up on public tv alone and PBS was one of the most watched channel in my house. I loved the kids shows but I also liked the cooking shows like Joanne Weir, Lydia’s Kitchen, and America’s Test Kitchen. And I loved watching Bob Ross and Nature documentaries as well.

@catspjs6229

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. He was one of a kind who got you to WANT to read not forced.

@TuscanWonder

3 жыл бұрын

@@crispychaos6768 hated reading, but this show did inspire me. And my local PBS station made me want to learn EVERYTHING that could fit into my brain

literally. sacrificing our children. lavar is speaking some real truth.

@Arkylie

8 жыл бұрын

Interesting that you can take the term in more than one way, and they're all bad. We are sacrificing our children in the sphere of literature/literacy.

@kahmyah

5 жыл бұрын

Ookie while i read this comment he literally said that

@gamingsociety3684

Жыл бұрын

Who'd believe with the way things are here / we'd be going anywhere / telling people how to live Who'd believe we'd spend more shipping guns and drugs / than to educate our sons / sorry, that's what they did Youthanasia by Megadeth

@hairedesigned3833

Жыл бұрын

When you said "sacrificing our children", I thought you were talking about abortion aka infanticide aka Child Sacrifice. The left never cared about that though!

Listening to him, even though he looks different, brings a warmth to my heart. His voice always takes me back to as a kid.

@johnathanwill1945

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah hes definitely a GOAT in my book. Always positive and well spoken and ushering in generations of wide eyed imagination.

Love Reading rainbow.....now I do poetry and storytelling. Thank you Levar Burton

@raphysapphire7128

4 жыл бұрын

Exact same here! It's a forever gift some of these leaders gave to us 💕🤞🏾

@Dynamo001

Жыл бұрын

Based on your poor grammar, you didn't learn much on how to write properly. Your sentence structure is horrible, and your lack of proper punctuation is atrocious.

Reading Rainbow was one of the shows that got me to love reading, and I am lucky I am part of that generation that got the chance to experience it. It is sorely missed.

This man had such a massive impact on my childhood. Always loved watching his show and the impact it had on me. I can only hope that my kids will get to experience it just as I did. My hat is off to you Mr. LeVar Burton!

I miss this show so much. I remember watching it all the time when I was younger along with other great shows like: Mister Rogers, Arthur, Bear in the Big Blue House, and a ton of others. I absolutely love to read, and thinking back to this show, maybe that was part of the reason why. A mixture of great teachers, intelligent parents, and quality TV shows taught me from a young age that reading isn't boring or torturous, but it's honestly one of the best modes of entertainment and for hosting ideas. We need more shows like this back again. Happy shows that don't just have to do with constant education, but shows that focus upon creating a love for education. Maybe if we were taught that learning things was fun, there wouldn't be so many kids struggling to get by in school. On a completely different note, I'm going on a binge of old kids show I watched when I was younger and I'm feeling so nostalgic!

@911medicmike

8 жыл бұрын

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@hollypietrzak5214

7 жыл бұрын

Fawksthephoenix1 reading rainbow should have never left the air waves!!!!!

@HuntingTarg

3 жыл бұрын

Most of what is called 'education' is actually intellectual training. Shows and classes like this, that foster a love of knowledge and learning, are becoming dangerously rare.

@michael.tmclean2095

3 жыл бұрын

Reading rainbow I grew Up with.

@tabbenton1449

3 жыл бұрын

Golden age of educational programming

The best show ever! Levar taught me more than my mom did. I'm 32 that was the 90s now my kids watch it and love it 😍 Take a look.. it's in a book

@TuscanWonder

3 жыл бұрын

Same. I should expose my nephews

@marecca87

3 жыл бұрын

@@TuscanWonder lol why wouldn't you 🤷‍♀️

@levarburton4888

2 жыл бұрын

I want to Specially appreciate you for being a big fan. Thanks for your nice comment on my post, it means a lot to me. I want you to send me a message via hangouts using my personal email. Also endeavor to add your name to the text so I can know you are the one texting because I don’t reply unnecessary messages. Hangouts mail: levarburton0@gmail.com

I love Levar Burton and glad that he re-invented himself. I've followed him from Roots, Star Trek, Reading Rainbow and on and on.

@daoyang6055

6 жыл бұрын

James Barrow I love reading rainbow. I also loved between the Lions and many other shows.

I'm glad they are keeping Reading Rainbow alive. Reading isn't just about reading, it's about learning, understanding and using your imagination.

This man's a national treasure.

This guy was my hero when I was a kid, he was passionate about getting kids into reading and for that he was a good influence to the whole world. I am glad it is making a comeback this year!

Thank you Levar, reading rainbow is the reason why I love reading

I used to LOVE this show. I feel old lol. It felt magical when you watched it and you became in tune with the program. It made it feel as if you were a character in the story.

"The shower's in the toilet!! That's amazing!" haha...I remember that episode! Man I miss that show. And they couldn't have picked a better person to host that show.

@mohinderbauer

3 жыл бұрын

What book was tied to that?

@kpolart4137

3 жыл бұрын

Lavar: “The shower’s in the toilet!! That’s amazing!!” Everybody: “That’s where it normally is”

I really really miss this show. They never should’ve taken this off air. I started reading by age 2, and I watched this show. It always fed my imagination and encouraged me to search for stories and grow. Just another way government disrupted something good for no good reason.

Reading Rainbow was everything to me growing up! I absolutely loved it.

@absalom0412

3 жыл бұрын

Same here

I'm 42 years old now, but I remember watching Reading Rainbow for years starting when I was 5 years old. I used to love that show and the theme song was awesome. I sure learned a lot watching Reading Rainbow. I didn't even know LeVar was an actor, I just thought he was the host of the show for all these years.

I don't think I ever missed a show when I was a kid. I loved this show. The books, using your imagination and all the adventures levar went on.

LeVar is my hero. Such an inspiration in the '80s. I think he played a major role in my literacy and definitely was a key player in my love of reading and comprehension. If every man were like LeVar, there would not be a trillion dollar budget on war machines because there would be no need for war.

So they take Reading Rainbow off PBS and leave that other no good crap on the air!! SMH RR is what got me wanting to read back when i was in the 1st grade and up...

I used to hate language and arts when I when in kindergarten but that's the reading rainbow it really helped me. Now I'm just disapointed because I can't watch it anymore it was amazing. I'm eleven now, it really changed my perspective of learning.

Despite it being a great idea to have Reading Rainbow as an app, it still needs to be on television. Yes, we're in the 21st century, but not everybody has internet access at home and iPhones are a LUXURY. Reading needs to be fostered in kids at every economic level. I work with kids on a daily basis who say their computers are broken or non-existent. We still need to be able to turn on the TV and have somebody encourage kids to read. Yes, adults (parents) can have a big influence, but we will always need a backup plan. I hope it goes back on the air, and SOON.

@joshuamitcham1519

4 жыл бұрын

Lavar Burton is a saint. No...Really. Someone needs to get on it. Sainthood. Now.Go!

@HuntingTarg

3 жыл бұрын

Enter the Smart TV, a TV that can run apps.

One more reason to hate no child Left behind. It sounds like a great idea, but instead of 'no child Left behind' he should have called it 'every child held back'. Seriously, in middle school and high school I struggled, not because I couldn't keep up, but because I was too far ahead of my peers, especially in literature and English. There was actually one semester that I failed my English class because I was too far ahead. How wrong is that? And it wasn't just there. I thank God that my parents were willing to fight for my reading privileges even as early as elementry school. Honestly, illiteracy is the worst disease in our society, and is even worse because in most cases is also the most easily cured. I can't tell you how thrilled I am that Reading Rainbow is coming back!

I didn’t even realize how much I’ve missed you Mr LeVar! I loved Reading Rainbow.

LeVar is amazing. I respect his desire to teach and help the children. I grew up watching him on Reading Rainbow. I hope there are more people who are encouraged to help children. God bless him.

During the span of the shows duration, I can say confidently that they influenced MY sons both get into reading and vocabulary at a very young age. What a shame it is no longer on television. So many parents with not much time today that would be served well by educational programming such as reading rainbow.

This man is a legend in education of our youth. What a smart man!

I have very minor dyslexia and wasn't able to read well until 2nd grade. I always loved hearing books read or taking my time reading. Reading Rainbow encouraged me to keep reading and now 3 of my bedroom walls are filled bookshelves.

LeVar Burton I'm 36. I remember how much we learned from sitting on our towels and drinking our chocolate milk and eating our cookies. I'm so happy my nieces and nephews will have the same opportunity as me, thank you.

God bless Levardis Burton. So glad he's in good health and still around. 😊❤ He'll always be my childhood hero.

PBS sucks now I learned to read LITERALLY LEARNED TO READ FROM RR AND my favorite shows are gone RR wishbone too

@nicoleackerman205

4 жыл бұрын

Agree the shows used to be good now not so much.

@Indiansmoke1

3 жыл бұрын

They dont want our kids to think. Same as with schools. Trying to brainwash and control.

@CrystalMouse1

3 жыл бұрын

Wishbone is how I remember characters from classic literature. He made a great Sherlock Holms and Mr. Darcy 😁

WE NEED READING RAINBOW ON TV ASWELL.

@stephanie3848

7 жыл бұрын

I agree. I think it would be easier for kids to see it on tv than on an app.

If you see this, Thank you LeVar Burton for bringing reading Rainbow back. May not be on tv the way i grew up watching it. but giving kids every where and parents a chance to see it all again is just wow. you're wonderful. thank you

May God be blessed for his miracles! I am SO happy that Levar's eyes grew back!

This show changed so many lives. Thank you, LeVar!

The Reading Rainbow 🌈 and Lavar Burton was the reason I fell in love with books and reading... He is why I am a book worm today. He opened a world to me and made me see things through books... I will always love the Reading Rainbow 🌈 props to Lavar for keeping it alive and owning the rights.

I loved Reading Rainbow!.. even as an adult I watched that show..it was refreshing, educational, fun to watch..I just love it..and now there's an app for it?..wow!..I never knew that!..how I came to this video was because I was watching Lamont at Large video that was talking about the artist Bob Ross back in the day, and he mentioned "Reading Rainbow" and my heart leaped with the memory of that show and immediately typed this show in the search engine on KZread and hear I am!..Lavar is so awesome!.. even as an actor..but this show will forever be etched in my heart ❤️ Thank you for posting 💯

I grew up watching reading rainbow. That show needs to always be around for our children.

I grew up watching reading rainbow and I LeVar was such a big idol to me throughout my pre-k to 3rd grade era. I thought he was just an actor doing it for the money but I was completely wrong. LeVar is such an inspiration. He is a role model. The fact that his show was canceled and he still wants to help children get into the fun of reading and opening up their world is outstanding. He does this for a noble cause and he has my respect.

Learning to read before you go to school also teaches kids that they don't need to depend on school to learn things. I've never felt that school has been the institution that has taught me the most. I learned most of what I needed for Math 11 on my own by the time I was 11 years old. I won math competitions at the regional level as the only entrant not from a private school. Later, I moved to Asia on my own and went to language classes, but most of what I learned happened in parks and around town talking to old men and women, not from the class itself. Now, granted, I learned to read when I was 2 (my mother made dated audio recordings), but the principle remains the same. My sisters were a bit slower than me, learning at age 5 and 4. Learning how to learn on my own has made a huge difference for me. I hope (and I believe) Burton has spread this value to many people. And back when TNG was still a thing and hadn't been ruined by Kurtzman, my favorite TNG character was Data. Then Geordie. Always fancied myself a bit of an engineer myself. What a legacy LeVar has built.

hearing the theme song to Reading Rainbow brings so many memories of growing up. From all of my childhood friends to actual reading the books featured on the program. Thank you LeVar for this wonderful thing.

Reading Rainbow aired its final original episode on November 10, 2006 and continued to air reruns for 3 years until August 28, 2009.

I always loved his laugh when I was a kid lol his laugh is so contagious and it brings back so many awesome memories! I absolutely adore LeVar! Thank you for being a huge part of my childhood!!

I'd still prefer the tv show back, kids are just reading an iPad. Not an actual physical book. 🙁

@leokupperman7320

7 жыл бұрын

What's the difference if kids are still reading

@mezipe6429

7 жыл бұрын

The difference is they're getting more and more consumed by technology and it's better and cooler to read paper instead of pixels. besides I grew up with the show and it was awesome.

@ghosthead2008

7 жыл бұрын

Because, when you're reading a book, it's just you and the book. When you're reading an ipad, there are multiple other things literally going on in the background, that could be distracting

@oldtwinsna8347

6 жыл бұрын

real reason is that you own physical books forever. not the case with ebooks and DRM. they own you. need some books to educate folks about this.

You'd think a star fleet engineer would pick up the technology business real quick.

When my daughter was little I used to watch Reading Rainbow with her. The books that we enjoyed the most I would, eventually, purchase and read to her at night. This series meant a lot to me; more than you will ever know. I will definitely upload the App and now my grandson will be able to enjoy it, as well.

@levarburton4888

2 жыл бұрын

I want to Specially appreciate you for being a big fan. Thanks for your nice comment on my post, it means a lot to me. I want you to send me a message via hangouts using my personal email. Also endeavor to add your name to the text so I can know you are the one texting because I don’t reply unnecessary messages. Hangouts mail: levarburton0@gmail.com

Lavar I grew up watching reading rainbow and I want to say thank you for all of it, I will purchase the subscription for my child and my wife's daycare. Reading rainbow taught me in a way to be a jack of all trades and that has made me successful enough to provide a good life for my family, once again thank you and keep up the good work.

LeVar is such a class act. The production of Reading Rainbow was top notch. The producers clearly understood child development and literacy. It's incredible. The repeats will forever intrigue generations to come. As a teacher, I use Reading Rainbow every chance I get. Kids today still devour this stuff.

Yeah but tv still needs Reading Rainbow Levar !!!...now more than ever !!!

@angiesworld8038

4 жыл бұрын

😫😭

LeVar is SUCH a badass! Damn it man, I love you!

I was shocked when this was cancelled tbh. I loved Reading Rainbow as a kid. Dude literally read books to us. And it worked.

When i was in elementary, born in 1985 and growing up in SoCal (Glendale) we had the Bookmobile, a library on wheels. We got excited about it coming by, and it got kids stoked about reading. We visited the Library weekly, the bookmobile came by once a month. It was another way to get kids to be excited about reading.

Now that I look back, Levar Burton and the characters he played had a big influence on my life. As a child watching the reading rainbow. That show fostered a great drive in me to be curious about the world and literature and his character in Star Trek gave me a drive to solve problems and helped me work well with a team of professionals in solving these problems.

Love Reading Rainbow. Levar is great. Nurturing kids through media can be tough in todays world due to all the different choices children have. When I was a child choices were very limited. Reading Rainbow was often the most entertaining programming on at its time slot. Mindless fun often trumps educational or beneficial activities because of a lack of a fun factor. Can a Reading Rainbow app be more fun than a game like Angry Birds for example. Hypothesis : recreational reading leads to creative thinking and imagination which leads to curiosity which leads to study which leads to academic pursuit which leads to dicovery and innovation which leads to making the world a better place.

LeVar has always been a total class act to me....I admire him so much.

Save our kids from being slaves to electronics. Hang their heads and get hypnotized. No morals, no social intellect, being taught to be tiny consumers…..bring these shows back. These people had genuine intent to help children learn and grow in positive ways. Lavar and mr rogers were solid men that showed us the right way to live and grow in a cruel world.

I remember watching this show In the 90s. So much memories.

Good old days.... i miss them days. No video games, no dvds, just books... thank you Levar!

The editing is amazingly awesome this channel is a blessing! Keep up the work team!

I was really young and I used to like watching this show everytime it comes on PBS kids

I used to watch this back in the mid 2000s?

One of my favorite people of all time! Lavar God bless!

I really miss this show! I loved watching it and learning about different things with lavar burton. He made it fun and interesting

I’m still not a huge fan of reading at all but I remember watching this show and enjoying it for whatever reason

It's true, angles do walk among us. Mr Burton played a such a huge roll in my life. Kept me glued after school watching reading rainbow.

I admire Levar Burton. I like him as Jordi in TNG and himself on Reading rainbow. He accomplished so much .

@lpg12338

Жыл бұрын

True! 👍

reading rainbow will always be one of my favorite shows

Some the best days at school was watching reading rainbow! It made all us kids happy!

Seeing my teachers roll out the old school 19 inch tv ratchet strapped down to the cart was the best part of my childhood because I knew we were about to watch Reading Rainbow. Great 80s memories.

I have so much respect for Mr. Burton. He seems like such a genuinely good person.

Young me watched him on Reading Rainbow. Young adult me watched him on Star Trek. How do you not respect a man like Lavar Burton? Especially when you've grown up with him. I wish you all the best Sir, and thank you!

I'm stoked they brought Reading Rainbow back as an app. Kids loved the tv show and now they can love the app. It will make children WANT to read. I'm so proud of LeVar!! He's a hero for the people.

THE SHOWER'S IN THE TOILET

@The_D0RK_KNIGHT

10 жыл бұрын

THAT"S AMAZING!

I became familiar with Levar from both Reading Rainbow, and Star Trek TNG. I grew up with both, and I always thought it was really cool how the guy that played Geordi LaForge - engineer (though not originally) was also the one showing off all the cool stuff in Reading Rainbow. Both shows were two of my favorites, and honestly, I've always liked educational shows and documentaries, and I think part of that was the fact that I grew up watching Reading Rainbow, Mr. Rogers Neighborhood, and similar. It brings me joy to know that he worked to bring the content back so that new generations can experience it. IMO they should also look into a streaming service of their own, and try to include older episodes of the show in addition to new content. That may never come to pass, but I can dream. It would be a way for new generations to watch it, and see older content, and a way for those of us that grew up on the show to look back on it again. As I type this, the theme song is playing in my head lol. I'll never forget Reading Rainbow.

I loved LaVar reading to me in the 90s That and Wishbone and when the Kratt brothers weren't cartoons and actually hanging out with exotic animals. The 90s were a cool time

We love you LeVar, thank you for helping me love to read. I'm 34 soon and my kids love it too and so many others ❤

I miss that show so much! The song always brings back so many memories 💘

Making experiences like reading FUN!! Making it an adventure, not a chore, is a wonderful thing. I haven't watched the recent kids' shows on PBS (and I had aged out when RR was on air, but understand that it had great impact on getting kids excited about reading), but when I came to the US at age 8, I spent HOURS in front of PBS, soaking up the culture, the language - Sesame Street (which I was already familiar with), Mr Rogers, Zoom, Villa Allegre (OK, let's mix in some Spanish with the English). All kept me mesmerized, all the while, I was learning. We need shows that both ENGAGE and TEACH kids at the same time - they don't even have to realized that they are learning, but just that they are having fun, and their brains are soaking up all the information as they do.

I was born in 99 and so glad I came up in the last seasons of these great shows like reading rainbow.

Just found this but it's great to know what he did for it. Reading Rainbow showed me a lot of books I loved as a child.

Awesome interviews like these really being out the best in a person while enlightening the viewer

I miss Reading Rainbow so much. Because of this show I was introduced to so many great books as a child. My children will be watching the same educational programming that PBS brought me as a kid. We need more educational programming a morally driven cartoons for our children today!!!!!

I grew up on reading rainbow, my daughters are 5 & 3 and they go to sleep to reading rainbow early episodes. Thank you Levar 🙏🏽

THE SHOWER IS IN THE TOILET! That's AMAZING!

I'm so glad Reading Rainbow is back. Grew up watching the show on tv. Lots of kids today just dont have that love for reading. So glad he bought the rights to the series.

I grew up happily watching this show , & now I'm going to make a reading rainbow for adults to get knowledge, hopefully we can work together one day soon.

Levar Burton has done more to educate children then any politician has in the modern age, Levar is a great man, great actor, and great educator.

Its the wild west! I like that! We are making it up as we go along again arent we? In a way i knew that but lol. Im glad im creative. And blessed to had been inspired by the RR.

I grew up watching Reading Rainbow amongst other shows, I gotta say. Definitely gonna always be a place in my heart for these shows.

Reading Rainbow, Mr. Rogers, Sesame Street, Mr. Wizard, The Joy of Painting. I wish every kid in the future could grow up with those five programs.

The Reading Rainbow app is definitely something worth paying for!

I loved Reading Rainbow! Now I work in a library. I can’t believe promoting the love of reading was considered a luxury...

This man had ALL of us reading as kids! I really wish they would vring this back, but for us adults! I haven't sat down with a good book in some YEARS and it would be awesome to maybe have a book club on an app

I grew up watching this man from a very young age. I'm 34 now and it's surreal to see him still in action. It's a shame so many kids would have missed out if he didn't care as much as he did.

And now they're Kickstarting a proper free version. :D There's still a lot of love for this series!