There was a Big Bang Theory episode lately which featured not only a reference to but also a cameo of "television's Lavar Burton," which I realized with excitement most of my Australian friends had utterly no hope of getting. What else is one's blog for but to enlighten one's sadly-lacking-into-knowledge-of-American-children's-television-personalities friends? Precious little.
And so, without further ado, Lavar Burton was the host of Reading Rainbow. Surely you've heard of Reading Rainbow? It wasn't quite Sesame Street or Mister Rogers, but it was a worthy competitor. It introduced kids to tons of different books and always featured three children giving their reviews of different books. Lavar was a household name, though it wasn't until I saw his named printed on the Big Bang credits that I realized it was a "v" and not an "m" in the middle, but nemervind. Lavar is a legend, and his cameo was fantastic.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
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A slight update. It seems his name is spelled LeVar Burton, and, according to Wikipedia, he's actually been involved in way more than Reading Rainbow (though it is definitely a major claim to fame for him). Potentially of more interest in Big Bang Theory was his involvement with Star Trek ... though both could be, in my opinion, quite legitimate.
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