'Reading Rainbow' Twitter Account Finally Goes To LeVar Burton

Everyone's favorite storyteller LeVar Burton has finally claimed the @ReadingRainbow Twitter account Tuesday night in a heartwarming tale of shocking internet efficiency. The story starts out innocently enough: @LeVarBurton politely asked for a direct message from the dormant account holder Tuesday morning. But when that failed, Burton turned to the masses.

"Dear @twitter I'm trying to contact the individual who's sitting on @ReadingRainbow but he hasn't Tweeted in #3YEARS Can you help? Thanks!" Burton wrote later that evening, to the delight and joy of all of the 20-somethings who remember the PBS children's show and still feel like they can do anything.

The response was wild. Less than two nostalgia-filled hours and hundreds of retweets later, the Twitter account was finally relinquished from random fan @Loclif's hands to its rightful owner, Burton.

"Thank you everyone for your help!!! #@ReadingRainbow #bydhttmwfi," Burton wrote, officially giving this story a happy ending.

Dear @twitter I'm trying to contact the individual who's sitting on @ReadingRainbow but he hasn't Tweeted in #3YEARS Can you help? Thanks!

— LeVar Burton (@levarburton) February 1, 2012

Thank you everyone for your help!!! #@ReadingRainbow#bydhttmwfi

— LeVar Burton (@levarburton) February 1, 2012

Comments

[NyPrincess]

12:59 PM on 02/19/2012

YAY for LeVar and RR! I loved that show and I hope it makes a huge come back!

[Jennifer Kley]

12:04 PM on 02/03/2012

Good for Levar. I met him once and he was so nice to my 18-year-old self. He purchased earmuffs at a store in Washington, D.C. where I worked.

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[GaryNOVA]

02:10 PM on 02/02/2012

now if he could just get rid of all these annoying butterflies in the sky.

[Loclif]

11:37 AM on 02/02/2012

I need to clear something up. I'm @loclif, and at no time did I control the @readingrainbow twitter account...there has been a big misunderstanding. I'm just a fan who happened to notice when Levar got control and sent him a celebratory tweet. Please correct this. I can't take credit for something I didn't do.

[RichelleRichie]

03:48 AM on 02/02/2012

ITS ABOUT TIME !!! GO LEVAR !! XX

[John Lewis]

03:20 AM on 02/02/2012

They're on twitter instead taking a look in a book.

[aceshigh11]

11:27 PM on 02/01/2012

What a great guy LeVar is!

I used to love Reading Rainbow back in the '80s.

[jokamachi]

11:03 PM on 02/01/2012

Captain, the containment field is collapsing! We're looking at a core breach in less than two minutes!

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[fredimessina]

10:46 PM on 02/01/2012

I'm in my 30's and still know the words to the theme song by heart!!!

[topkatnc]

08:44 PM on 02/01/2012

He is one of the few " entertainers " that I have respect for ..

[Matick]

06:29 PM on 02/01/2012

Where has Levar been? I loved Reading Rainbow and his character in Roots, not to mention Star Trek. He is a gentleman and good actor.

[George Dodge]

05:20 PM on 02/01/2012

How about some props for the guy that kindly gave it up to him?

[jokamachi]

11:04 PM on 02/01/2012

Hey, this is a family website!

[Loclif]

05:48 AM on 02/03/2012

That would be Twitter who did that...not me. I had nothing to do with it, the article is in error.

[salbei]

04:56 PM on 02/01/2012

LaVar is cool. He helped me save money. I bought his Star Trek doll years back When my niece took the dolls clothes off down to his underwear. It was then I realized that I had 2 different dolls. With his clothes on he is Lt. Comdr. Geordi La Forge of Star Trek. Strip him down to his underwear he is Kunta Kinte from Roots.. WOW!! 2 dolls in 1! :)

[msstrick40]

05:55 PM on 02/01/2012

Dayum.

[NaaJane]

07:35 PM on 02/01/2012

total fail.

[wowme]

04:42 PM on 02/01/2012

Kunta Kinte is awsome

[ohiopositive]

04:33 PM on 02/01/2012

He's always seemed like a cool guy to me