Must-See Late Night Clip: Levar Burton Teaches Kids About Twitter on ‘Tweeting Rainbow’

Now that LeVar Burton has raised more than $6 million on Kickstarter to resurrect his classic children’s television show Reading Rainbow, he’s decided to keep his embrace of the internet going strong with a spin-off called “Tweeting Rainbow.” The host premiered a preview for the new project on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Thursday night.

“It’s time to read, what’s in my feed, a Tweeting Rainbow…” Burton sang, before sitting down with some kids to find out what celebrities like Mario Lopez and Snoop Dogg have on their minds.

Watch video below, via ABC:

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