Rainbow
Comedy • Series

Rainbow

6.8/10 1972 23 Seasons 1044 Episodes Canceled

Children's puppet programme featuring music and stories. Join George, Bungle, Zippy, and all their friends at the Rainbow House, always an exciting place to be.

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Season 18 Episodes

E1
Touch and Feel
1986

Bungle, Zippy and George learn about how different things can feel smooth, rough, hard, soft, hot and cold to touch. Geo…

E2
Being Sensible
1986

Bungle wants to buy some sweets as a surprise for the others and he goes off to the sweet shop without telling anyone. G…

E3
Special Times
1986
E4
Africa
1986
E5
Italian
1986

Geoffrey is learning to speak Italian. Bungle, Zippy and George learn about Italy, its people and food, and they watch a…

E6
Favourite Things
1986

Bungle is busy sorting out old clothes for a jumble sale. He finds an old sweater of Geoffrey's and wants to put it in t…

E7
Hard Worker
1986

Geoffrey is outside in the shed working very hard making a table. Bungle complains when the noise of Geoffrey's hammerin…

E8
Mirrors
1986

Bungle, Zippy and George find out all about mirrors and reflections. Geoffrey reads the story of The Very Old, Large Mir…

E9
Multi Cultural: Indian
1986

Bungle, Zippy and George learn about India and Indian culture. They watch film of a girl and her Indian family, at schoo…

E10
Horses II
1986
E11
Party Preparation
1986

The Rainbow team prepare for their 1000th Birthday Party. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "We're Going To A Party".

E12
1000th Birthday Party
1986

The Rainbow team celebrate their 1000th episode!! Special party guests are Matthew Corbett and Sooty, Christopher Lill…

E13
Multi Cultural: Chinese
1986
E14
Geoffrey Gets It Wrong
1986

Geoffrey is busy tidying up the house ready for his sister's visit, but he has got the date she is supposed to be coming…

E15
Getting Your Own Way
1986

Everyone is trying to get their own way. George wants to play a game of Happy Families, but Zippy wants to play Snakes a…

E16
Nursery Rhymes 1
1986

Zippy and George sing "Hickory Dickory Dock", but the mouse doesn't seem to be running down the clock. Then they act out…

E17
Falling Out and Making Up
1986

George is building a tower with his building blocks and Bungle is doing a drawing. But Bungle wants the table all to him…

E18
What Shall We Do
1986
E19
Caring for Others
1986
E20
Nursery Rhymes 2
1986

Geoffrey, Zippy, George and Bungle sing "Five Current Buns In A Baker's Shop". Geoffrey tells everyone he'll be baking s…

E21
Visit to the Theatre
1986

It's a very special occasion today. Geoffrey is taking Zippy and George to the theatre to see Peter Pan. Bungle has a co…

E22
Rainbow Christmas Show
1986
E23
Keeping the Peace
1987

Zippy takes George's toy car he's playing with, which makes George angry. Geoffrey keeps the peace between them by sugge…

E24
Creativity
1987
E25
Highwayman
1987

The Rainbow gang act out the story of Dick Turnip the highway man. Barron Bungle Warren's daughter Jane has her necklace…

E26
How
1987

Zippy and George receive some party invitations in the post, but sadly there's not one for Bungle. Bungle, Zippy and Geo…

E27
Machines
1987

The washing machine has broken down, so Geoffrey, Bungle, Zippy and George are at the laundrette. While there they find …

E28
Family Ties
1987

Geoffrey receives a phone call telling him that Grandad has had an accident and is in hospital. He tells Bungle, Zippy a…

E29
Cats
1987
E30
I Want to Be a Pop Star
1987

Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "Heartbeat". Zippy, George and Bungle decide they want to be popstars just like Rod, Jane and …

E31
What Happens If
1987

Geoffrey tells Bungle not to touch the dominos he's lined up on the table while he goes out of the room, but Bungle wond…

E32
If I Were Invisible
1987
E33
Small World
1987

George wants to see a fairy, but Geoffrey tells him they're not real, but he still wants to see one anyway. Geoffrey loo…

E34
Helping Out
1987
E35
Visit to a Safari Park
1987

Zippy, George and Bungle are packing their picnic for their trip to a Safari Park. Geoffrey explains to George that a Sa…

E36
Easter
1987
E37
Frogs
1987

Bungle and Geoffrey see a frog in the garden and decide to play a game of leapfrog. Zippy says he's never seen a real li…

E38
Co-Operation
1987

Geoffrey is decorating the spare bedroom for Auntie Jo's visit, but he's finding it difficult doing the work on his own.…

E39
Keeping Fit
1987

Geoffrey is in the garden doing exercises to prepare for a race he's running in for charity, but Zippy thinks he's being…

E40
Guess Who I Am
1987

Zippy, George and Bungle pretend to be Rod, Jane and Freddy and then Geoffrey pretends to be someone else. Rod, Jane and…

E41
Watch Out
1987

Geoffrey finds Bungle has left his toy cars on the floor and a pot of water on the edge of the table and tells him he sh…

E42
Chatterbox
1987

Auntie Patsy comes to visit, but much to everyone's irritation, won't give them a minute's peace with her constant chatt…

E43
Smile Please
1987

Geoffrey takes some photos of Bungle, Zippy and George with his camera. Then they look at some old photographs. Freddy t…

E44
Town Living
1987

Bungle, Zippy and George are playing with a model of a town they've made. They find out about what it is like living in …

E45
Country Living
1987

George and Zippy pretend to run a village shop. Geoffrey is their first visitor, who comes and stays for a chat and tell…

E46
Car Boot Sale
1987

The gang are holding a car boot sale in their garden. Bungle makes a poster to let people know about the sale, while Zip…

E47
Mail Order
1987
E48
Ugly Duckling
1987

The Rainbow gang act out the story of the Ugly Duckling. George plays The Ugly Duckling, Geoffrey plays Farmer / Brewste…

E49
Words
1987
E50
Do It Yourself
1987
E51
Hare and Tortoise
1987

The Rainbow gang act out the story of The Tortoise And The Hare. George plays the tortoise, Zippy plays the hare and Bun…

E52
Numbers
1987

The Rainbow gang start counting things and give themselves their own number. Bungle is number 4 but where has he gone?

E53
Shipwreck
1987

Geoffrey and Bungle build a ship out of cardboard boxes and are pretending to be sailors setting out on a voyage. But Zi…

E54
Gadgets
1987

Bungle, Zippy and George find out about gadgets and how they can help make jobs and tasks easier. Geoffrey demonstrates …

Cast

Malcolm Lord
Malcolm Lord
Bungle
Roy Skelton
Roy Skelton
Zippy / George (voice)
Geoffrey Hayes
Geoffrey Hayes
Himself

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