Rainbow (Season 19)

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.

  • Poster for Finding Out

    Finding Out (Episode 1)

    Air date: 1987-09-04

  • Poster for Borrowing

    Borrowing (Episode 2)

    Air date: 1987-09-11

    Overview: Jane borrows Geoffrey's Wellington boots so she can dig up some potatoes from the garden and Mrs Smith from next door borrows some sugar. Bungle wants Geoffrey to buy him a jigsaw puzzle he's seen, but doesn't have enough money of his own. Zippy and George borrow Bungle's crayons and drawing book but end up breaking the crayons and wasting all the paper. Bungle gets upset, so George and Zippy agree to let Bungle borrow some of their money so that Geoffrey can buy the jigsaw for him. Rod looks after Bungle, Zippy and George while Geoffrey goes to the shop to buy Bungle the jigsaw and while he's out, Mrs Smith borrows some milk. Rod Jane and Freddy sing "We'd Like To Borrow". Mrs Smith returns with some milk and sugar to replace the milk and sugar she borrowed earlier.

  • Poster for Floating and Sinking

    Floating and Sinking (Episode 3)

    Air date: 1987-09-18

    Overview: Bungle, Zippy and George are supposed to be helping Geoffrey with the washing-up, but instead they are having a lot of fun using the water in the sink to sail their pretend boats. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "Deep Blue Sea".

  • Poster for Monster Makes

    Monster Makes (Episode 4)

    Air date: 1987-09-25

    Overview: Geoffrey pretends to be a funny looking monster and Zippy, George and Bungle make some funny monster masks. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "We'll Make A Monster". Geoffrey makes a sock puppet. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "We'll Make A Monster". Then they help Geoffrey, Zippy, Bungle and George make a monster called Arnold for a party.

  • Poster for Sensitivity

    Sensitivity (Episode 5)

    Air date: 1987-10-02

    Overview: First everyone upsets Bungle, then Jane and finally Tat. What else can go wrong?

  • Poster for Describing

    Describing (Episode 6)

    Air date: 1987-10-09

    Overview: Zippy and George have hidden Bungle's teddy so he tries to find it. Geoffrey's going shopping so Bungle asks him for some crunchy things, Zippy wants some red stuff in a jar and George wants some long stringy things. A lady rings the Rainbow house, but they don't know who he is. Geoffrey returns with the items for Zippy, George and Bungle - breakfast cereal, tomato ketchup and liquorice. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "Here's A Game You Can Play". Maggie reads a story called Zoe's Zoo.

  • Poster for Help

    Help (Episode 7)

    Air date: 1987-10-16

  • Poster for Wind

    Wind (Episode 8)

    Air date: 1987-10-23

    Overview: It's a very stormy night and Bungle, Zippy and George get woken up by the noise of the wind blowing outside. Next morning they all learn about the wind and Geoffrey says a rhyme about the wind. Rod, Jane and Freddy are out in the garden in the wind and they sing a song called "There's Nothing Like A Windy Day". Geoffrey tells the story of "Cocky the Weather Cock".

  • Poster for Moving House

    Moving House (Episode 9)

    Air date: 1987-10-30

  • Poster for Animal Houses

    Animal Houses (Episode 10)

    Air date: 1987-11-06

  • Poster for New Friends

    New Friends (Episode 11)

    Air date: 1987-11-13

  • Poster for Small World 2

    Small World 2 (Episode 12)

    Air date: 1987-11-20

    Overview: Geoffrey shows Zippy, George and Bungle a dollhouse. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "Little Train". Geoffrey makes a little doll for the dollhouse. Bungle imagines what it would be like to be so small that he could fit inside a doll's house.

  • Poster for Bits and Pieces

    Bits and Pieces (Episode 13)

    Air date: 1987-11-27

    Overview: Geoffrey's been to an arts and crafts fair, and George, Zippy and Bungle are so taken by the idea that they decide to hold their own for Rod, Jane and Freddy. First, though, they're going to have to get creative with whatever materials they have lying around.

  • Poster for Rumpelstiltskin

    Rumpelstiltskin (Episode 14)

    Air date: 1987-12-04

    Overview: The Rainbow gang out out the story of Rumpelstiltskin. Zippy tells the story, whilst Rod plays the miller and Bungle plays his daughter. George plays the baby, Geoffrey plays the king, Jane plays the maid and Freddy plays a peasant. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "Fairy Stories".

  • Poster for Souvenirs in the Loft

    Souvenirs in the Loft (Episode 15)

    Air date: 1987-12-11

  • Poster for Decorations

    Decorations (Episode 16)

    Air date: 1987-12-18

    Overview: Geoffrey and Bungle can't find the Christmas decorations to put up, so George suggests they make their own decorations. Geoffrey makes a Christmas tree out of an old cardboard tube, George makes some snowflakes out of old newspapers and Zippy makes a banana snowman. John tells the story of 'The Great Marzipan', a magician who is always forgetting things. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "Happy Christmas". They visit the rainbow house. George uses a magic wand to make a fairy appear at the top of the Christmas tree. Zippy uses the magic wand, but accidentally magics himself into a fairy costume. Everyone sings "Christmas Is Coming".

Rainbow

Seasons

Season 1
5 Season 1
Episodes 50
Season 2
Season 2
Episodes 55
Season 3
Season 3
Episodes 34
Season 4
Season 4
Episodes 67
Season 5
Season 5
Episodes 78
Season 6
Season 6
Episodes 50
Season 7
Season 7
Episodes 61
Season 8
Season 8
Episodes 80
Season 9
Season 9
Episodes 69
Season 10
Season 10
Episodes 73
Season 11
Season 11
Episodes 24
Season 12
8 Season 12
Episodes 36
Season 13
Season 13
Episodes 30
Season 14
Season 14
Episodes 22
Season 15
Season 15
Episodes 29
Season 16
Season 16
Episodes 44
Season 17
Season 17
Episodes 49
Season 18
Season 18
Episodes 54
Season 19
Season 19
Episodes 16
Season 20
Season 20
Episodes 51
Season 21
Season 21
Episodes 24
Season 22
Season 22
Episodes 24
Season 23
Season 23
Episodes 24
Specials
Specials
Episodes 2

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