Reading Rainbow
Season 8
5 listed hours · 1983–2006 · PBS
From the desk
How this season is filed
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TV Flash files Season 8 of Reading Rainbow (1983–2006) on PBS as a mid listed season (8; 8 of 21) — 5 listed hours, 1990-09-10–1990-09-14 from “The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth” (S08E01) to “Sunken Treasure” (S08E05). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.
- S08E01
The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth
The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth — Season 8, Episode 1 of Reading Rainbow. Aired 1990-09-10. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
- S08E02
Jack, the Seal and the Sea
Jack, the Seal and the Sea — Season 8, Episode 2 of Reading Rainbow. Aired 1990-09-11. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
- S08E03
The Bicycle Man
The Bicycle Man — Season 8, Episode 3 of Reading Rainbow. Aired 1990-09-12. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
- S08E04
Florence and Eric Take the Cake
Florence and Eric Take the Cake — Season 8, Episode 4 of Reading Rainbow. Aired 1990-09-13. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
- S08E05
Sunken Treasure
Sunken Treasure — Season 8, Episode 5 of Reading Rainbow. Aired 1990-09-14. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
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