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"I Love the 80's 3-D" 1983 (TV Episode 2005)
in the 1983 episode"Nostalgia Critic" Top 11 Catchiest Theme Songs (TV Episode 2008)
Number 10 Spot."Phelous & the Movies" Phailaddin and the Adventure of No Time: Part II (TV Episode 2013)
Theme song plays after a rainbow-colored butterfly in the sky appearsWish I Was Here (2014)
Watched on TV"WatchMojo" Top 10 Educational Kids Shows (TV Episode 2014)
Reading Rainbow is #5.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000" Godzilla vs. Megalon (TV Episode 1991)
Frank mentions it.Jungle Fever (1991)
"What Would You Do?" Trivial Pie-Suit (TV Episode 1993)
Referenced."Saturday Night Live" Jack Black/The Strokes (TV Episode 2002)
Referenced on Weekend Update"Sabrina the Teenage Witch" Shift Happens (TV Episode 2002)
After the spell wears off, Baby K2K tells her secretary's child that she is not LeVar Burton and she is not on the show.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000" Gamera vs. Barugon (TV Episode 1991)
Spoofed in a host segment, with Joel dressed up as Geordi La Forge and talking about books"Yo Awesome Awesome!" Naughty (TV Episode 2001)
Reading Rockstar is a parody of Reading Rainbow"Nostalgia Critic" The Pagemaster (TV Episode 2009)
The Nostalgia Critic spoofs the theme song in an evil fashion."Studio C" Episode #4.4 (TV Episode 2014)
Spoofed as "Tweeting Rainbow""Studio C" Episode #4.5 (TV Episode 2014)
Spoofed as "Tweeting Rainbow"