Hosted by Captain Kangaroo's Bob Keeshan, the episodes are half-hour animated adaptations of some of the most beloved children's books published at the time of airing, including How to Eat Fried Worms. Other episodes included Dragon's Blood and Ratha's Creature.
CBS Storybreak (Season 1)
The Great Ringtail Garbage Caper (Episode 1)
Air date: 1985-03-30
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A raccoon community is faced with a reduced garbage and natural-food supply.
Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China (Episode 2)
Air date: 1985-04-06
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: This story is a thousand years older than the familiar Cinderella story.
Robbut: A Tale of Tails (Episode 3)
Air date: 1985-04-13
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A rabbit, dissatisfied with the tail that nature gave him, assumes the tails of other animals.
How to Eat Fried Worms (Episode 4)
Air date: 1985-04-20
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A boy named Billy bets that he can eat a worm a day for 15 days.
Zucchini (Episode 5)
Air date: 1985-04-27
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Zucchini, a rare black-footed ferret, escapes from the zoo he was born in to look for his real home on the prairie.
Hank the Cowdog (Episode 6)
Air date: 1985-05-04
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Hank the Cowdog, the intrepid head of ranch security, faces a challenge from a chicken killer on the loose.
The Double Disappearance of Walter Fozbek (Episode 7)
Air date: 1985-05-11
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Walter Fozbek wakes up in a world inhabited by dinosaurs where humans have been extinct for a million years.
Chocolate Fever (Episode 8)
Air date: 1985-05-18
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: The first known case of ""Chocolate Fever"" occurs in a boy who dotes on the stuff and suddenly breaks out in little brown spots.
Dragon's Blood (Episode 9)
Air date: 1985-05-25
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A bonded orphan on a distant planet vows to earn his freedom by training a dragon to be a champion fighter.
Arnold of the Ducks (Episode 10)
Air date: 1985-06-01
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: ""Arnold of the Ducks"" is a lost boy who is found by ducks and reared as their own.
