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Color Me a Rainbow was a religious children's show that first aired in 1987 on the American Christian Television Station (ACTS), which was a precursor to today's Hallmark Channel. The show was produced by Shepherd & Associates in Lincoln, Nebraska. more...

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The main theme of the show was to teach about Jesus Christ in a child-friendly matter. The main characters included the puppets Froggie (a green male frog), Crow (a blue female crow), and Turtle (a green male turtle), along with their human mother/guardian named Jana Hacker as well as an elementary school-aged girl (name unknown) who hosted the mini-segments involving making crafts. In addition to the crafts, each episode included a Bible verse sing-a-long with children playing simple instruments. Lastly, the subject of each episode is discussed with several children providing their answers to questions provided by Jana and/or the puppets.

Kids were also encouraged to send in fan letters (with Froggie writing the responses) as well as their own drawings of rainbows (some of which were presented on the show). Staring with the 7th episode, Froggie shows some of the letters, rainbow drawings, and even pictures of some of the show's fans. The show also sold many types of Color Me A Rainbow merchandise, such as the videos, T-shirt, coloring book, and other things through the use of commercials hosted by the puppets. These commercials were not included in the videos.

Episode List

#1 - Hey, Kids! It's Jesus! He's Our Creator!
Bible Verse Sing-a-long: Genesis 1:1
Craft: Celery cars
While Jana and the puppets plant begonias, they discover with the help of two songs that Jesus created the entire world and everything in it.

#2 - Hey, Kids! It's Jesus! He's Our King!
Bible Verse Sing-a-long: Revelations 15:3
Craft: Mini-treasure cans
The puppets as well as children learn about Jesus' Kingdom using pretend castles (with Crow pretending to be a king, despite the fact that she's female), as well as different rules and laws for their home, school, country, and even in Jesus' Kingdom of Heaven.

#3 - Hey, Kids! It's Jesus! He's Our Shepherd!
Bible Verse Sing-a-long: John 10:11, John 10:27
Craft: Lamb bookmarks
When Froggie gets lost in a grocery store, he discovers that Jesus protects him as well as all his children as his Shepherd, particurally when they are lost.

#4 - Hey, Kids! It's Jesus! He's Our Light!
Bible Verse Sing-a-long: John 8:12
Craft: Sand candles
The puppets learn while changing a light bulb and later creating a sand candle that Jesus is the light and what this light does.

#5 - Hey, Kids! It's Jesus! He's Our Friend!
Bible Verse Sing-a-long: John 15:12
Craft: Friendship necklaces
The puppets have a slumber party where Froggie reads his autograph book from his friends and he and the rest of the gang realize that the Bible is God's version of an autograph book and that Jesus is our best friend.

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