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- The alphabet is brought to life in a montage of songs, film footage and animation. A friendly giraffe animates each letter of the alphabet which are accompanied by clips of animals furnished by the National Geographic Society.
- LeVar checks out the Library of Congress. Among the activities shown: how a book is delivered to the front desk, the vast film library, and how damaged books are repaired. Arnold Stang reads Alistair in Outer Space, a story about a young boy that is so dedicated to returning library books on time that he doesn't even let getting abducted by space aliens stop him.
- LeVar seems to have a lot of things going wrong for him as he spends a day in the park, causing lots of different emotions. In an animated feature, a group of school children read poems about feelings and how to deal with situations. In another profile, LeVar introduces Koko the Gorilla, who learned to communicate through American Sign Language.
- LeVar goes on a search for microorganisms, distinguishing the good ones from the bad. An animated satire of Hill Street Blues (which ran 1981-1987) shows white blood cells ready to fight germs. Molly Mandlin reads Germs Make Me Sick!, explaining how people can catch colds and diseases from exposure to germs.
- LeVar visits Hawaii to get a closer look at active volcanoes. He studies lava and the way the earth changes after an eruption. Fernando Escandon reads "Hill of Fire", a true story of how a volcano suddenly started to build up in a farmer's field in Mexico, and how the city then had to evacuate.
- LaVar visits the Philadelphia Zoo in Pennsylvania to learn about animals with horns and antlers. In today's featured story, a young girl wakes up one morning to discover she's grown her own pair of antlers.
- Lavar visits a lumberjack camp in the forest. Today's featured book is based on the legend of Paul Bunyan, the giant woodsman.
- LeVar visits a pig farm in Hawaii to find out why pigs are so popular. He also interviews Kermit the Frog to ask him about his famous pig girlfriend, Miss Piggy. James Coco reads the story of "Perfect the Pig", about a little runt pig who makes a wish to have wings in order to be special, and how he found a special person to be his friend and companion.
- There's nothing more LeVar enjoys than doodling. In the featured book, a doodle goes on the loose and it's up to Simon to tame it. The reality is, books take many people and special machinery to make. Such is explained in the song "In the Bindary." Ruby Dee reads the book LeVar is studying, Simon's Book, about how the characters in an unfinished child's drawing come to life and finish the details the artist left out before going to bed.
- LeVar spends a day at the dairy seeing how cows are milked and understanding what care cows need. Alaina Reed Hall reads the story of The Milk Makers, detailing how milk is collected from cows, processed in dairies and sent to grocery stores.
- Julie, Kiki, Leon, and Skye have a sleepover at the Puzzle Place. But they all have trouble getting to sleep and realize they each use different things to help them. Nuzzle and Sizzle search for a place to rest with the couch taken over.
- Leon tries to teach Ben, Skye, and Julie his family's pancake recipe, but they cook their own way so he has no chance. After he cries in frustration, Ben thinks it shows weakness for a male and calls him crybaby.
- In "Robin", the titular character gets a ride from his Uncle Harry, who accidentally runs over a dog. In "Call Me Fishmael", a stick figure character pitches a pirate movie to an off-screen executive. In "Boris the Dog", a narrator recalls how Boris the dog killed his various family members, and a man kills his neighbor before hanging himself. A commercial for the fictitious "Rip-n-Glide" showcases how you can waterski on pavement. And in "Fast Driver", a parody of "Speed Racer", Fast thwarts Professor X in his Warp Six. Also contains "Smoking" and various interstitials.