# Need to ID some literate PBS frogs **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 1, 2023, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-id-some-literate-pbs-frogs/986386 "2023-07-01T00:04:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2023, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-id-some-literate-pbs-frogs/986386/1 "2023-07-01T00:04:45Z")
I can’t remember the name of the series and it surprisingly isn’t googling up. It is a kid’s show about reading where in the opening credits there are clamation frogs. One frog is hopping around passing out books to other frogs while saying “readit”, until he reaches one frog that says “wroteit”. Aaaaaand…go! ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2023, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-id-some-literate-pbs-frogs/986386/2 "2023-07-01T18:06:48Z")
“Frog and Toad Together” was a claymation series of short stories from the books. Try those on YouTube? ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2023, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-id-some-literate-pbs-frogs/986386/3 "2023-07-01T18:50:34Z")
No, that’s not it. This was a “Reading Rainbow” type show to promote reading. What I’m describing was the title sequence for each episode. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2023, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-id-some-literate-pbs-frogs/986386/4 "2023-07-01T18:58:49Z")
Was it READIT, with John Robbins? > **[The Boxcar Children | Deadwood City, The Third Planet from Altair | Who's in...](https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/jd473f15k/section/6682xn10j)** ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2023, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-id-some-literate-pbs-frogs/986386/5 "2023-07-01T19:02:39Z")
Yes, after heavier googling, I just found that and was coming here to post that very link. The video starts at around 1:20. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2023, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-id-some-literate-pbs-frogs/986386/6 "2023-07-01T19:07:49Z")
Every episode is [on archive.org](https://archive.org/details/read-it) ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2023, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-id-some-literate-pbs-frogs/986386/7 "2023-07-05T01:11:15Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > One frog is hopping around passing out books to other frogs while saying “readit”, until he reaches one frog that says “wroteit”. I thought that was hilarious even before I saw the video. It’s just one of those inexplicably perfect little jokes. Thanks! 😁