Submitted by O Perrone

OUAW firmly believes that anything that encourages reading is an automatic win. Add Levar Burton to the mix, and you have a recipe for greatness.

Here’s the intro to the terrific Reading Rainbow:

In case you’ve been living under a rock for the past 30 years or so and don’t know just how truly awesome Levar Burton is apart from Reading Rainbow, he was also:

Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge on “Star Trek: The Next Generation:”

Photo via urbanhonking

Kunta Kinte in the epic miniseries “Roots:”

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He’s also an author:

Photo via fantasticfiction

To paraphrase Levar’s line at the close of every Reading Rainbow, “We’ll see you next time.”

Submitted by makawe22

Here’s Mr. Roger’s goodbye. It’s very touching, and if I were you, I’d break out the tissues before pressing play:

I had to put the next bit below the jump, because…well, you’ll see.

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Submitted by K Mack

Jim Henson gave us a lot: The Dark Crystal, The Muppet Movie, so many memorable Sesame Street characters. And he gave us this–a combo that ranks right up there with peanut butter and chocolate–Kermit the Frog and Debbie Harry of Blondie singing “Rainbow Connection” on the Muppet Show.

WARNING: THIS VIDEO MAY MAKE YOU VERKLEMPT. PLEASE TO BE HAVING KLEENEX STANDING BY. THANK YOU.