Rainbow
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.
Cast
Malcolm Lord
Bungle
Roy Skelton
Zippy / George (voice)
Geoffrey Hayes
Himself
Seasons
E1Shapes
Oct 16, 1972
Very first episode - very different to what the show later became. All the well known cast are not here (and did not arrive until 1974). The only recognisable puppet at this point is Zippy, although his voice isn't what we are used to.
E2Farm Animals
Oct 17, 1972
E3Houses
Oct 18, 1972
E4Weather 1
Oct 19, 1972
E5Trains
Oct 20, 1972
E6Painting
Oct 23, 1972
E7Insects
Oct 24, 1972
E8Boats
Oct 25, 1972
E9Land
Oct 26, 1972
E10Clothes
Oct 27, 1972
E11Touch
Oct 30, 1972
E12Reptiles
Oct 31, 1972
E13Work
Nov 1, 1972
E14Books
Nov 2, 1972
E15Furniture
Nov 3, 1972
E16Movement
Nov 6, 1972
E17Fruit and Vegetables
Nov 7, 1972
E18Cats and Dogs
Nov 9, 1972
E19Trees 1
Nov 10, 1972
E20Sounds 1
Nov 13, 1972
E21Autumn
Nov 14, 1972
E22Shoes
Nov 15, 1972
E23Flowers
Nov 16, 1972
E24Illness
Nov 17, 1972
E25Music 1
Nov 20, 1972
E26British Wild Animals
Nov 21, 1972
E27Work 2
Nov 23, 1972
E28Weather 2
Nov 23, 1972
E29Sleep
Nov 24, 1972
E30Sounds
Nov 27, 1972
E31Zoo Animals
Nov 28, 1972
E32Family
Nov 29, 1972
E33Water 1
Nov 30, 1972
Zippy throws a wet sponge at Bungle but hits David by accident. Zippy tells Bungle that a wet sponge is heavier than a dry sponge and David and Bungle find out if he's right.
E34Building
Dec 1, 1972
E35Making Things
Dec 4, 1972
E36Birds
Dec 5, 1972
E37Post
Dec 6, 1972
E38Fish
Dec 7, 1972
E39Party Food
Dec 8, 1972
E40Smell
Dec 11, 1972
E41Babies 1
Dec 12, 1972
E42Fireman
Dec 13, 1972
E43Sky
Dec 14, 1972
E44Shopping 1
Dec 15, 1972
E45Christmas Music
Dec 18, 1972
E46Christmas Tree
Dec 19, 1972
E47Christmas Decorations
Dec 20, 1972
E48Christmas Food
Dec 21, 1972
E49Christmas Post
Dec 22, 1972
E50Indoor Plants
Dec 29, 1972
Roy Skelton joins the cast as the voice of Zippy and George.
E1Movement
Apr 16, 1973
E2Fruit: Oranges and Lemons
May 17, 1973
E3Water: Rivers
Apr 18, 1973
E4Horses
Apr 19, 1973
E5Food
Apr 20, 1973
E6Shapes 2
Apr 23, 1973
E7Insects
Apr 24, 1973
E8Trains
Apr 25, 1973
E9Day and Night
Apr 26, 1973
E10Cars
Apr 27, 1973
Zippy and Bungle sing "Here Comes A Policeman Riding On A Bicycle", while George rings the bell. Telltale sing "Take You Riding In My Car Car".
E11Art: Making Things
Apr 30, 1973
E12Cows and Milk
May 1, 1973
E13Books
May 2, 1973
E14Seasons: Spring
May 3, 1973
E15Farmers and Animals
May 4, 1973
E16Reflections
May 7, 1973
E17Zoo Animals: Monkeys
May 8, 1973
E18Roads and Paths
May 9, 1973
E19The Sea
May 10, 1973
E20Shopping
May 11, 1973
E21Music
May 14, 1973
E22Water Birds
May 15, 1973
E23Wood: Trees
May 16, 1973
E24Weather
May 17, 1973
E25Hospitals: Nurses
May 18, 1973
E26Senses: Taste
May 21, 1973
E27Wild Animals: Lions and Tigers
May 22, 1973
E28Aeroplanes
May 23, 1973
E29Clothes: Uniform
May 24, 1973
E30Musical Instruments 1
May 25, 1973
E31Movement: Up and Down
May 28, 1973
E32Things That Grow
May 29, 1973
E33Dentist
May 30, 1973
E34Goldfish
May 31, 1973
E35Wheels
Jun 1, 1973
E36Sounds 2
Jun 4, 1973
E37Water
Jun 5, 1973
E38Babies
Jun 6, 1973
E39Birds
Jun 7, 1973
E40Buses
Jun 8, 1973
E41Art: Painting
Jun 11, 1973
E42Trees
Jun 12, 1973
David and Bungle look at different trees. Telltale sing "A Tree Asks No Questions".
E43Occupations: Dustmen
Jun 13, 1973
E44Elephants, Hippos and Rhinos
Jun 14, 1973
E45Toys
Jun 15, 1973
E46Music: Dancing
Jun 18, 1973
E47The Body
Jun 19, 1973
E48Communications
Jun 20, 1973
E49Flowers
Jun 21, 1973
E50Pets
Jun 22, 1973
E51Shapes 3
Jun 25, 1973
E52Clothes
Jun 26, 1973
E53Bridges
Jun 27, 1973
E54Summer
Jun 28, 1973
E55Holidays
Jun 29, 1973
The first Season with the Best known presenter of the show Geoffrey Hayes, and the more familiar characterisation of Bungle.
E1Spring
Mar 4, 1974
E2Nature: Trees
Mar 5, 1974
E3Nature: Gardens
Feb 6, 1974
E4Nature: Farms
Mar 7, 1974
E5Nature: Wild Animals
Mar 8, 1974
E6Places: General
Apr 15, 1974
E7The Zoo
Apr 16, 1974
E8Places: The Shops
Apr 17, 1974
E9Nature: Farm Animals
Apr 18, 1974
E10Places: The Country Side
Apr 19, 1974
E11Places: Playgrounds/Fairs
Apr 22, 1974
E12Sounds: Music
Apr 23, 1974
E13Sounds: Machines
Apr 24, 1974
E14Sounds: Weather
Apr 25, 1974
E15Sounds: Animals
Apr 26, 1974
E16Communications: General
Apr 29, 1974
E17Communications: Telephones
Apr 30, 1974
E18Communications: Roads and Bridges
May 1, 1974
E19Communications: Post Offices
May 2, 1974
E20Communications: Signals
May 3, 1974
E21Nature: Domestic Cats
May 6, 1974
E22Nature: Big Cats
May 7, 1974
E23Nature: Birds
May 9, 1974
E24Nature: Insects
May 10, 1974
E25Home: General
May 13, 1974
E26Home: The Family
May 14, 1974
E27Home: Shopping
May 15, 1974
E28Home: Cooking and Shopping
May 16, 1974
E29Home: Games
May 17, 1974
E30Shapes: General
May 20, 1974
E31Shapes: The Street
May 21, 1974
E32Shapes: Home
May 22, 1974
E33Shapes: The Countryside
May 23, 1974
E34Shapes: Making Things
May 24, 1974
A new group of singers, husband and wife team Rod and Jane join the cast along with Matthew Corbett.
E1Movement: General
Sep 16, 1974
E2Movement: Fast and Slow
Sep 17, 1974
E3Movement: Round and Round
Sep 18, 1974
E4Movement: Up and Down 2
Sep 19, 1974
E5Movement: Backwards and Forwards
Sep 20, 1974
E6Occupations: Milkman
Sep 23, 1974
E7Occupations: Postman
Sep 24, 1974
E8Occupations: Bus Driver
Sep 25, 1974
E9Occupations: Police
Sep 26, 1974
E10Occupations: Nurse
Sep 27, 1974
E11Shapes: Body
Oct 9, 1974
E12Farms: The Farmer
Oct 21, 1974
E13Farms: Cows and Milk
Oct 22, 1974
E14Farms: Chickens and Eggs
Oct 23, 1974
E15Farms: Sheep and Pigs
Oct 24, 1974
E16Farms: Horses
Oct 25, 1974
E17Transport: General
Oct 28, 1974
E18Transport: Ships
Nov 1, 1974
E19Making: Glass and Pottery
Nov 28, 1974
E20Making: Painting
Nov 29, 1974
E21People: Babies
Dec 3, 1974
E22People: Shopping
Dec 4, 1974
E23People: Outings
Dec 5, 1974
E24People: Pets
Dec 6, 1974
E25Weather: Winter Snow
Jan 6, 1975
E26Weather: Spring Rain
Jan 7, 1975
E27Weather: Summer Sun
Jan 8, 1975
E28Weather: Autumn Wind
Jan 9, 1975
E29Weather: Storms and Sea
Jan 10, 1975
E30Shapes: General
Jan 13, 1975
E31Shapes: Street 2
Jan 14, 1975
E32Shapes: Home
Jan 15, 1975
E33Shapes: Clothes
Jan 17, 1975
E34Places: Bakery
Feb 10, 1975
E35Places: Shops
Feb 11, 1975
E36Places: Garages
Feb 12, 1975
E37Places: School
Feb 13, 1975
E38Places: Library
Feb 14, 1975
E39Wild Animals: Elephants
Feb 17, 1975
E40Wild Animals: Rhinos
Feb 18, 1975
E41Wild Animals: Monkeys
Feb 19, 1975
E42Wild Animals: Giraffes
Feb 20, 1975
E43Wild Animals: Penguins
Feb 21, 1975
E44Sizes: Tall and Short
Mar 17, 1975
E45Sizes: Full and Empty
Mar 18, 1975
E46Sizes: Near and Far
Mar 19, 1975
E47Sizes: General
Mar 20, 1975
E48Animals: Rabbits and Hares
Mar 24, 1975
E49Animals: Squirrels
Mar 25, 1975
E50Animals: Foxes and Badgers
Mar 26, 1975
E51Animals: Moles and Voles
Mar 27, 1975
E52Animals: Frogs and Toads
Mar 28, 1975
E53Musical Instruments 2
Apr 21, 1975
E54Sounds: People and Animals
Apr 22, 1975
E55Sounds: Domestic
Apr 23, 1975
E56Sounds: Mechanical
Apr 24, 1975
E57Sounds: Natural
Apr 25, 1975
E58Occupations: Airline Pilot
Apr 28, 1975
E59Occupations: Teacher
Apr 29, 1975
E60Occupations: Fireman
Apr 30, 1975
E61Occupations: Zoo Keeper
May 1, 1975
E62Occupations: Dentist
May 2, 1975
E63Pastimes: Play
Jun 2, 1975
E64Pastimes: Swimming
Jun 3, 1975
E65Pastimes: Walking
Jun 4, 1975
E66Pastimes: Painting and Making
Jun 5, 1975
E67Pastimes: Collecting
Jun 6, 1975
E1Shapes: General 2
Sep 8, 1975
E2Shapes: Home 2
Sep 9, 1975
E3Shapes: Shops
Sep 10, 1975
E4Shapes: Useful Things
Sep 11, 1975
E5Shapes: Clothes
Sep 12, 1975
E6Animals: Dogs and Cats
Sep 15, 1975
E7Animals: Lions and Tigers
Sep 16, 1975
E8Animals: Camels
Sep 17, 1975
E9Animals: Beavers
Sep 18, 1975
E10Animals: Small Birds
Sep 19, 1975
E11Makings: Bricks
Oct 13, 1975
E12Makings: Garden
Oct 14, 1975
E13Makings: Cakes
Oct 15, 1975
E14Makings: Boots and Shoes
Oct 16, 1975
E15Makings: Cardboard Boxes
Oct 17, 1975
E16Movement: Up and Down 3
Oct 20, 1975
E17Movement: Fast and Slow
Oct 21, 1975
E18Movement: Backwards and Forwards 2
Oct 22, 1975
E19Movement: Round and Round 2
Oct 23, 1975
E20Movement: General
Oct 24, 1975
E21Places: Factory
Nov 17, 1975
E22Places: High Street
Nov 18, 1975
E23Places: River
Nov 19, 1975
E24Places: Farm
Nov 20, 1975
E25Places: Home
Nov 21, 1975
E26Communications: Roads and Bridges 2
Nov 24, 1975
E27Communications: Newspapers
Nov 25, 1975
E28Communications: Radio
Nov 26, 1975
E29Communications: Post Office 2
Nov 27, 1975
E30Communications: General 2
Nov 28, 1975
E31Christmas Decorations 2
Dec 22, 1975
E32Christmas Post 2
Dec 23, 1975
E33Christmas Present Wrapping
Dec 24, 1975
E34Christmas Music 2
Dec 25, 1975
E35Christmas Party
Dec 26, 1975
E36The Body: Feet and Legs
Dec 29, 1975
E37The Body: Hands and Arms
Dec 30, 1975
E38The Body: Head
Dec 31, 1975
E39Animals: Cats
Jan 26, 1976
E40Animals: Dogs
Jan 27, 1976
E41Animals: Cows
Jan 28, 1976
E42Animals: Pigs
Jan 29, 1976
E43Animals: Sheep
Jan 30, 1976
E44Food: Apples
Feb 2, 1976
E45Food: Potatoes
Feb 3, 1976
E46Food: Bread
Feb 4, 1976
E47Food: Eggs
Feb 5, 1976
E48Food: Milk and Cheese
Feb 6, 1976
E49Opposites: Loud and Soft
Mar 1, 1976
E50Opposites: Wet and Dry
Mar 2, 1976
E51Opposites: Day and Night
Mar 3, 1976
E52Opposites: Fast and Slow
Mar 4, 1976
E53Opposites: Open and Shut
Mar 5, 1976
E54Transport: Bicycles
Mar 8, 1976
E55Transport: Cars
Mar 9, 1976
E56Transport: Boats
Mar 10, 1976
E57Transport: Trains
Mar 11, 1976
E58Transport: Buses
Mar 12, 1976
E59Wild Animals: Lions
Apr 5, 1976
E60Wild Animals: Monkeys
Apr 6, 1976
E61Wild Animals: Kangaroos
Apr 7, 1976
E62Wild Animals: Giraffes
Apr 8, 1976
E63Wild Animals: Elephants
Apr 9, 1976
E64Places: Seaside
Apr 12, 1976
E65Places: Railway Station
Apr 13, 1976
E66Places: Parks
Apr 14, 1976
E67Places: Hospital
Apr 15, 1976
E68Places: Farm 2
Apr 16, 1976
E69Clothes: Hats
May 10, 1976
E70Clothes: Coats
May 11, 1976
E71Clothes: Dressing Up
May 12, 1976
E72Clothes: Uniforms 2
May 13, 1976
E73Clothes: Shoes
May 14, 1976
E74Birds: Garden Birds
May 17, 1976
E75Birds: Ostriches
May 18, 1976
E76Birds: Penguins
May 19, 1976
E77Birds: Ducks
May 20, 1976
E78Birds: Sea Birds
May 21, 1976
E1Occupations: Bus Conductor
Nov 2, 1976
E2Occupations: Lorry Driver
Nov 3, 1976
E3Occupations: Doctor
Nov 4, 1976
E4Water: Rivers 2
Jan 13, 1977
E5Water: General
Jan 14, 1977
E6Nature: Butterflies
Jan 17, 1977
E7Nature: Bees and Honey
Jan 18, 1977
E8Nature: Spiders
Jan 19, 1977
E9Nature: Fish
Jan 20, 1977
E10Nature: Owls
Jan 21, 1977
E11Top
Feb 14, 1977
E12Bottom
Feb 15, 1977
E13Inside
Feb 16, 1977
E14Outside
Feb 17, 1977
E15Middle
Feb 18, 1977
E16Happy
Feb 21, 1977
E17Sad
Feb 22, 1977
E18Cross
Feb 23, 1977
E19Worries
Feb 24, 1977
E20Caring
Feb 25, 1977
E21Eating
Mar 21, 1977
E22Sleeping
Mar 22, 1977
E23Drinking
Mar 23, 1977
E24Breathing
Mar 24, 1977
E25Growing
Mar 25, 1977
E26Lines
Mar 28, 1977
E27Stripes
Mar 29, 1977
E28Triangles
Mar 30, 1977
E29Squares
Mar 31, 1977
E30Circles
Apr 1, 1977
E31Mother
Apr 25, 1977
E32Father
Apr 26, 1977
E33Grandparents
Apr 27, 1977
E34Brothers and Sisters
Apr 28, 1977
E35Friends
Apr 29, 1977
E36Kitchen
May 2, 1977
E37Bathroom
May 3, 1977
E38Living Room
May 4, 1977
E39Bedroom
May 5, 1977
E40Home: General 2
May 6, 1977
E41Growing: Underground
May 30, 1977
E42Growing: Overground
May 31, 1977
E43Shopping: Greengrocers
Jun 1, 1977
E44Cooking and Eating
Jun 2, 1977
E45Vegetables
Jun 3, 1977
E46Seaside: The Journey
Jun 6, 1977
E47Seaside: Water and Waves
Jun 7, 1977
E48Seaside: Things to be Found
Jun 8, 1977
E49Seaside: Things to Do
Jun 9, 1977
E50Seaside: The Harbour
Jun 10, 1977
Roger Walker replaces Matthew Corbett who leaves the show to continue presenting 'The Sooty Show' for his father.
E1Pull
Dec 26, 1977
E2Push
Dec 27, 1977
E3Lift
Dec 28, 1977
E4Stretch
Dec 29, 1977
E5Winding
Dec 30, 1977
E6Nests
Jan 2, 1978
E7Holes
Jan 3, 1978
E8Shells
Jan 4, 1978
E9Ponds
Jan 5, 1978
E10General
Jan 6, 1978
E11Crawling
Jan 30, 1978
E12Walking
Jan 31, 1978
E13Running
Feb 1, 1978
E14Jumping
Feb 2, 1978
E15Bouncing
Feb 3, 1978
E16Eyes
Feb 6, 1978
E17Nose
Feb 7, 1978
E18Ears
Feb 8, 1978
E19Mouth
Feb 9, 1978
E20Fingers
Feb 10, 1978
E21Own
Feb 27, 1978
E22Take
Feb 28, 1978
E23Give
Mar 1, 1978
E24Share
Mar 2, 1978
E25Choose
Mar 3, 1978
E26The Street
Mar 6, 1978
E27Buildings
Mar 7, 1978
E28People
Mar 8, 1978
E29Pleasure
Mar 9, 1978
E30Nature
Mar 10, 1978
E31Straight
Apr 3, 1978
E32Band
Apr 4, 1978
E33Corner
Apr 5, 1978
E34Edge
Apr 6, 1978
E35Through
Apr 7, 1978
E36Small
Apr 10, 1978
E37Large
Apr 11, 1978
E38Fat
Apr 12, 1978
E39Thin
Apr 13, 1978
E40Size
Apr 14, 1978
E41Movement: River Flow
May 8, 1978
E42Movement: Floating
May 9, 1978
E43In the Water
May 10, 1978
E44Patterns
May 11, 1978
E45Sides
May 12, 1978
E46Putting Together: Toys
May 13, 1978
E47Putting Together: Shapes and Patterns
May 16, 1978
E48Putting Together: Domestic
May 17, 1978
E49Putting Together: Clothes
May 18, 1978
E50People at Work
May 19, 1978
E51Under
Jun 19, 1978
E52Over
Jun 20, 1978
E53Above
Jun 21, 1978
E54Below
Jun 22, 1978
E55Between
Jun 23, 1978
E56Fastening
Jun 26, 1978
E57Brushing
Jun 27, 1978
E58Washing
Jun 28, 1978
E59Polishing
Jun 29, 1978
E60Dressing
Jun 30, 1978
E61Safari Park 1
Jul 1, 1978
E1Wet
Oct 2, 1978
E2Dry
Oct 3, 1978
E3Liquid
Oct 4, 1978
E4Solid
Oct 5, 1978
E5General 2
Oct 6, 1978
E6Mary Mary
Oct 7, 1978
E7Ride a Cockhorse
Oct 10, 1978
E8Humpty Dumpty
Oct 11, 1978
E9Cock a Doodle Doo
Oct 12, 1978
E10Sing a Song of Sixpence
Oct 13, 1978
E11Wild Animals
Nov 7, 1978
E1211/8/1978
Nov 8, 1978
E13Picnic
Nov 9, 1978
Popstar Vince Hill has been invited to the rainbow picnic. Rod, Jane and Roger get things wrong when making and packing the food.
E14Animals: Domestic
Nov 10, 1978
E15Rough
Nov 13, 1978
E16Smooth
Nov 14, 1978
E17Hard
Nov 15, 1978
E18Soft
Nov 16, 1978
E19General 3
Nov 17, 1978
E20Fairies
Dec 11, 1978
E21Gnomes and Elves
Dec 12, 1978
E22Witches
Dec 13, 1978
E23Dragons
Dec 14, 1978
E24Giant 1
Dec 15, 1978
E25Invitations
Dec 18, 1978
E26Hats
Dec 19, 1978
E27Food and Drink
Dec 20, 1978
E28Music and Games
Dec 21, 1978
E29Party
Dec 22, 1978
E30Ding Dong Bell
Jan 15, 1979
E31Little Jack Horner
Jan 16, 1979
E32Crooked Man
Jan 17, 1979
E33Little Bo Peep
Jan 18, 1979
E34Pata Cake
Jan 19, 1979
E35Going Abroad: Vienna
Jan 22, 1979
E36Going Abroad: Vienna 2
Jan 23, 1979
E37Going Abroad: Vienna 3
Jan 24, 1979
E38Going Abroad: Vienna 4
Jan 25, 1979
E39Going Abroad: Vienna 5
Jan 26, 1979
E40Not Well
Feb 19, 1979
E41Lost
Feb 20, 1979
E42Accident
Feb 21, 1979
E43Visit
Feb 22, 1979
E44Mum and Dad Go Out
Feb 23, 1979
E45Oneness of One
Feb 26, 1979
E46Twoness of Two
Feb 27, 1979
E47Threeness of Three
Feb 28, 1979
E48Fourness of Four
Mar 1, 1979
E49Fiveness of Five
Mar 2, 1979
E50Waking Time
Mar 26, 1979
E51Washing Time
Mar 27, 1979
E52Meal Time
Mar 28, 1979
E53Spare Time
Mar 29, 1979
E54Bed Time
Mar 30, 1979
E55Nature: Sounds
Apr 2, 1979
E56People 2
Apr 3, 1979
E57Animals
Apr 4, 1979
E58Music 5
Apr 5, 1979
E59Machines
Apr 6, 1979
E60Snow and Ice: Clothing
Apr 25, 1979
E61Mischievous
Apr 30, 1979
E62Greedy
May 1, 1979
E63Helpful
May 2, 1979
E64Selfish
May 3, 1979
E65Untidy
May 4, 1979
E66Single
May 7, 1979
E67Co-Operative: Peers
May 8, 1979
E68Co-Operative: Parents
May 9, 1979
E69Competition
May 10, 1979
E70Group
May 11, 1979
E71Long
Jun 4, 1979
E72Short
Jun 5, 1979
E73Full
Jun 6, 1979
E74Empty
Jun 7, 1979
E75General 4
Jun 8, 1979
E76First
Jun 11, 1979
E77Last
Jun 12, 1979
E78Leading
Jun 13, 1979
E79Following
Jun 13, 1979
E80Behind
Jun 14, 1979
E11,2,3,4,5
Oct 26, 1979
E2How
Oct 29, 1979
E3Why
Oct 30, 1979
E4When
Oct 31, 1979
E5Where
Nov 1, 1979
E6Who
Nov 2, 1979
E7Excited
Nov 26, 1979
E8Miserable
Nov 27, 1979
E9Lonely
Nov 28, 1979
E10Awkward
Nov 29, 1979
E11Brave
Nov 30, 1979
E12Arms
Dec 3, 1979
E13Legs
Dec 4, 1979
E14Neck and Head
Dec 5, 1979
E15Shoulders
Dec 6, 1979
E16Wrists and Ankles
Dec 7, 1979
E17Rainbow Xmas Show
Dec 17, 1979
E18Snow and Ice: Where and When
Dec 31, 1979
E19Snow and Ice: What
Jan 2, 1980
E20Snow and Ice: Movement
Jan 9, 1980
E21Snow and Ice: Things To Do
Jan 14, 1980
E22How Do You: Hop and Skip
Jan 21, 1980
E23How Do You: Ride a Bike
Jan 23, 1980
E24How Do You: Swim
Jan 28, 1980
E25How Do You: Swing
Jan 30, 1980
E26Little Tommy Tucker
Feb 4, 1980
E27Baa Baa Black Sheep
Feb 6, 1980
E28London Bridge
Feb 11, 1980
E29To Market
Feb 13, 1980
E30If I was as Fat as
Feb 18, 1980
E31If I was as Thin as
Feb 20, 1980
E32If I was as Tall as
Feb 25, 1980
E33If I was as Small as
Feb 27, 1980
E34If I was as Strong as
Mar 3, 1980
E35Safety: In the Home
Mar 5, 1980
E36Safety: In the Street
Mar 10, 1980
E37Safety: At the Park
Mar 12, 1980
E38Playing with Toys
Mar 17, 1980
E39Work
Mar 18, 1980
E40School Days
Mar 24, 1980
E41Dad's Work
Mar 26, 1980
E42Market Day
Mar 31, 1980
E43Things to do
Apr 2, 1980
E44Visiting Friends
Apr 7, 1980
E45Nursery Rhymes: Blow
Apr 9, 1980
E46Nursery Rhymes: Quick
Apr 14, 1980
E47Nursery Rhymes: Pop
Apr 16, 1980
E48Nursery Rhymes: New
Apr 21, 1980
E49Nursery Rhymes: Harm
Apr 23, 1980
E50Windy
Apr 28, 1980
E51Cloudy
Apr 30, 1980
E52Showery
May 5, 1980
E53Stormy
May 7, 1980
E54Sunny
May 12, 1980
E55Why Do I Hide
May 14, 1980
E56Why Do I Rush Around
May 19, 1980
E57Why Do I Get Shy
May 21, 1980
E58Why Do I Shout
May 26, 1980
E59Why Do I Cry
May 28, 1980
E60Pets: Dogs
Jun 2, 1980
E61Pets: Cats
Jun 4, 1980
E62Pets: Mice
Jun 9, 1980
E63Pets: Goldfish
Jun 11, 1980
E64Pets: Tortoises
Jun 16, 1980
E65Traditional Tales: Jack and the Beanstalk
Jun 18, 1980
The Rainbow gang is being very creative indeed and putting together their own version of 'Jack and the Beanstalk'. Jane plays Jack and Bungle the Giant. Zippy is Jack's mother (Mrs Beanstalk). Rod is the evil wizard who sells Jack the beans and Geoffrey and Freddy for some reason are a clown double act called 'Tea and Cocoa'. George wanted to be the cow, but ends up being Georgieporgy when the two clowns take the part of the cow.
E66Traditional Tales: Goldilocks
Jun 23, 1980
E67Traditional Tales: Babes in the Wood
Jun 25, 1980
E68Traditional Tales: Cinderella
Jun 30, 1980
E69Traditional Tales: Little Red Riding Hood
Jul 2, 1980
Freddy Marks replaces Roger Walker, creating the best remembered line up of the "Rainbow" Singers 'Rod, Jane and Freddy'.
E1How Do You: Throw
Oct 16, 1980
E2Fruit: Apples
Nov 5, 1980
E3Aesop's Fables: Disobedient Donkey
Nov 24, 1980
E4Aesop's Fables: Hare and Tortoise
Nov 26, 1980
E5Aesop's Fables: The Fox and the Grapes
Dec 1, 1980
E6Aesop's Fables: The Boy Who Cried Wolf
Dec 3, 1980
E7Aesop's Fables: Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
Dec 8, 1980
E8Aesop's Fables: The Ant and the Dove
Dec 10, 1980
E9Actions: Dropping Things
Dec 15, 1980
E10Actions: Losing Things
Dec 17, 1980
E11Daydreams
Dec 21, 1980
E12Nightdreams
Dec 24, 1980
E13Rainbow Christmas
Dec 26, 1980
E14Actions: Bumping Into
Dec 29, 1980
E15Actions: Breaking Things
Dec 31, 1980
E16Polly Put the Kettle On
Jan 5, 1981
E17Old Mother Hubbard
Jan 7, 1981
E18Hickory Dickory Dock
Jan 12, 1981
E19Old King Cole
Jan 14, 1981
E20Buying and Selling
Jan 19, 1981
E21Play: Boys and Girls
Jan 21, 1981
E22Succeeding
Jan 26, 1981
E23Failing
Jan 28, 1981
E24Understanding
Feb 2, 1981
E25Confusion
Feb 4, 1981
E26Houses: Straw
Feb 9, 1981
E27Houses: Wood
Feb 11, 1981
E28Houses: Brick
Feb 16, 1981
E29Houses: Tents
Feb 18, 1981
E30Do What I Do
Feb 23, 1981
E31Aesop's Fables: The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg
Feb 25, 1981
E32Aesop's Fables: The Dog and the Shadow
Mar 2, 1981
E33Aesop's Fables: The Fox and the Goat
Apr 3, 1981
E34Aesop's Fables: The Fir-Tree and the Bramble
Mar 9, 1981
E35Do as I Say
Mar 11, 1981
E36Come Dance with Me
Mar 16, 1981
E37Let's Sing Together
Mar 18, 1981
E38Can/Can't
Mar 23, 1981
E39Won't/Will
Mar 25, 1981
E40Don't Know/Knowing
Mar 30, 1981
E41Love
Apr 1, 1981
E42Don't Want To
Apr 6, 1981
E43Hate
Apr 8, 1981
E44Hardly Ever
Apr 13, 1981
E45Often
Apr 15, 1981
E46Always
Apr 20, 1981
E47Never
Apr 22, 1981
E48Holding
Apr 27, 1981
E49Stroking
Apr 29, 1981
E50Toys 2
May 4, 1981
E51Bits and Pieces 3
May 6, 1981
E52What Shall I Play
May 11, 1981
E53What Shall I Wear
May 13, 1981
E54What Shall I Eat
May 18, 1981
E55What Shall I Make
May 20, 1981
E56Trip 1: Space
May 25, 1981
E57Trip 2: Underground
May 27, 1981
E58Trip 3: Seaside
Jun 1, 1981
E59Trip 4: By Plane
Jun 3, 1981
E60Getting Out
Jun 8, 1981
E61Looking
Jun 10, 1981
E62Listening
Jun 15, 1981
E63Getting In
Jun 17, 1981
E64Taste
Jun 22, 1981
E65Smell
Jun 24, 1981
E66Careful
Jun 29, 1981
E67Contrary
Jul 1, 1981
E68Stubborn
Jul 6, 1981
E69Slow
Jul 8, 1981
E70Grumpy
Jul 13, 1981
E71Mean
Jul 15, 1981
E72Quick
Jul 20, 1981
E73Lazy
Jul 22, 1981
E1Counting 1
Oct 12, 1981
E2Counting 2
Oct 14, 1981
E3Right
Oct 19, 1981
E4Wrong
Oct 21, 1981
E5Music 7
Oct 26, 1981
E6Music 8
Oct 28, 1981
E7Right Tools for the Job: Episode 1
Nov 2, 1981
E8Right Tools for the Job: Episode 2
Nov 4, 1981
E9Busy
Nov 9, 1981
E10Hasty
Nov 11, 1981
E11Different Things, Same Name: Episode 1
Nov 16, 1981
E12Different Things, Same Name: Episode 2
Nov 18, 1981
E13Holes: Episode 1
Nov 23, 1981
E14Holes: Episode 2
Nov 25, 1981
E15Shadows
Nov 30, 1981
E16Reflections
Dec 2, 1981
E17Movement: Episode 1
Dec 7, 1981
E18Movement: Episode 2
Dec 9, 1981
E19Give It a Try
Dec 14, 1981
E20Jobs Mums and Dads Do
Dec 16, 1981
E21Frustration
Dec 21, 1981
E22Calm and Relaxed
Dec 23, 1981
E23Winter/Spring
Dec 28, 1981
E24Summer/Autumn
Dec 30, 1981
E1Other People Who Help
Jan 4, 1982
E2Caring About
Jan 6, 1982
E3Wondering
Jan 11, 1982
E4Anticipation
Jan 13, 1982
E5Collection
Jan 18, 1982
E6Delivery
Jan 20, 1982
E7The Whiners
Jan 25, 1982
Bungle spends all day complaining about every little thing, everyone else joins in which makes Geoffrey so angry he threatens to "Go for a walk". Zippy then throws a Cake across the room meant for Rod, Jane and Freddy's tea party.
E8The Know-It-Alls
Jan 27, 1982
Getting tired of Zippy's insistance that he knows everything, the Rainbow gang act out the story of Mr Know It All, a man who thinks he knows everything.
E9The Moodies
Feb 1, 1982
The Rainbow picnic is canceled when it rains. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "Smile, Smile" to make everyone feel happy again.
E10Bossy Boots
Feb 3, 1982
Zippy runs around demanding everyone go to the park. Zippy tells Rod his plinky plonk music sounds terrible and demands he write a song about going to the park.
E11Can I
Feb 8, 1982
Everyone is making Jane a present for her birthday.
E12Must I
Feb 10, 1982
Bungle doesn't want to put his toys away, Freddy falls over them and gets angry. Geoffrey explains to Bungle that that there are certain things they must do, even when they don't want to.
E13Tricks and Jokes
Feb 15, 1982
George and Zippy play some jokes on Bungle. Bungle and Zippy try to trick Freddy but he's 'one step ahead of them'. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "The Joke's On Me".
E14Magic
Feb 17, 1982
E15Juggling and Balancing
Feb 22, 1982
E16Clowning
Feb 24, 1982
Geoffrey pretends to be a clown in a clown act with Rod, Jane and Freddy. He then explains you don't need to dress up with face paint to be a clown. We then see some footage of a female clown entertaining some children.
E17Who Saw It
Mar 1, 1982
E18Who Heard It
Mar 3, 1982
Geoffrey is in the garden trying to call the rainbow house cat in, but can't find it. upstairs Bungle, Zippy and George hear strange noises and keep running down stairs, Freddy and Geoffrey (who are chatting around a table) think they are making it all up.
E19Living Together: Episode 1
Mar 8, 1982
E20Living Together: Episode 2
Mar 10, 1982
E21Facial Disguises
Mar 15, 1982
Everyone is dressing up to go to a fancy dress party.
E22Body Costumes
Mar 17, 1982
Following directly from the previous episode, It's fancy dress party day.
E23High in the Sky
Mar 22, 1982
E24Under the Sea
Mar 24, 1982
E25In the Ground
Mar 29, 1982
E26On Top of the Mountain
Mar 31, 1982
E27Sardines in a Tin
May 5, 1982
E28Room to Spread
Apr 7, 1982
E29Fit and Healthy: Episode 1
Apr 12, 1982
E30Fit and Healthy: Episode 2
Apr 14, 1982
E31Invisible
Apr 19, 1982
E32Hanging On
Apr 21, 1982
E33Mystery Bag
Apr 26, 1982
E34Vanishing Box
Apr 28, 1982
Bungle, Zippy and George meet a magician and try to copy his tricks. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "Vanishing Act".
E35The Abuse of George
May 3, 1982
Everyone is taking advantage of George, people give him too much to do, make him to their jobs and blame him for everything. Geoffrey, Zippy and Bungle go for a walk and make George stay at home to wait for Rod, Jane and Freddy. He feels very sad and sings a sad sad song. Rod notices George and sings with him, letting him know he is a friend, he has a place and is appreciated.
E36George Won't Ask
May 5, 1982
Follows on almost directly from the last episode. George is too shy to ask for help, Geoffrey explains that it's okay to ask for things, and say no. George begins to be bolder
E1Blowing
Jan 7, 1983
E2Pumping
Jan 14, 1983
E3Getting Up Out of Bed
Jan 21, 1983
E4Going to Bed
Jan 28, 1983
E5Giving
Feb 4, 1983
E6Receiving
Feb 11, 1983
E7Counting Rhymes: Episode 1
Feb 18, 1983
E8Counting Rhymes: Episode 2
Feb 25, 1983
E9Who Lost It
Mar 4, 1983
E10Who Took It
Mar 11, 1983
E11Keeping Things Clean
Mar 18, 1983
E12Getting Things Dirty
Mar 25, 1983
E13What Happened to Jack and Jill
Apr 1, 1983
E14What Happened to Tommy Tucker
Apr 8, 1983
E15Physical Differences: Size
Apr 15, 1983
E16Physical Differences: Shape
Apr 22, 1983
E17Pirates
Apr 29, 1983
E18Individual Needs
May 6, 1983
E19Basic Needs
May 13, 1983
E20Spacemen
May 20, 1983
E21Make Up Your Mind
May 27, 1983
E22Going Somewhere
Jun 3, 1983
E23Anxious and Worried
Jun 10, 1983
E24Carefree
Jun 17, 1983
E25Hiccups
Jun 24, 1983
E26Sneezing
Jul 1, 1983
E27Going to the Funfair
Jul 8, 1983
E28Guessing Games
Jul 15, 1983
E29Balloons and Kites
Jul 22, 1983
E30Day Trip to France
Jul 29, 1983
E1Going Swimming
Aug 5, 1983
E2Colours: Blue
Aug 12, 1983
E3Colours: Green
Aug 19, 1983
E4Colours: Yellow
Aug 26, 1983
E5Colours: Red
Sep 2, 1983
E6Scarecrows
Sep 9, 1983
E7Musical Instruments 3
Sep 16, 1983
E8Things Are Not What They Seem
Sep 23, 1983
E9Singalong
Sep 30, 1983
E10Going to the Toy Museum
Oct 7, 1983
E11Cuddles
Oct 14, 1983
E12Dabbing and Dotting
Oct 21, 1983
E13Gardening
Oct 28, 1983
E14Falling
Nov 4, 1983
E15Bits and Pieces 2
Nov 11, 1983
E16Fast Food
Nov 18, 1983
E17Family Relationships
Nov 25, 1983
E18Odds and Ends
Dec 2, 1983
E19Bells
Dec 9, 1983
E20Wrapping and Unwrapping
Dec 16, 1983
E21Sing Along in the Garden
Dec 23, 1983
E22Going Out to the Circus
Dec 30, 1983
E1Visitors
Jan 6, 1984
E2Let's Make a Musical
Jan 13, 1984
E3Geoffrey's Not Well
Jan 20, 1984
E4Wild Animals
Jan 27, 1984
E5Lost My Voice
Feb 3, 1984
E6Bicycles
Feb 10, 1984
E7Above and Below
Feb 17, 1984
E8Giants
Feb 24, 1984
E9Waiting
Mar 2, 1984
E10Clouds
Mar 9, 1984
E11Lost My Hearing
Mar 16, 1984
E12Having a Good Time
Mar 23, 1984
E13Stars
Mar 30, 1984
E14Not Enough to Go Round
Apr 6, 1984
E15Having a Bad Time
Apr 13, 1984
E16Cooking
Apr 20, 1984
E17Furniture
Apr 27, 1984
E18What I Would Like To Be
May 11, 1984
E19Over And Under
May 18, 1984
E20The Weekend
May 25, 1984
E21Trees and Flowers
Jun 1, 1984
E22Shopping 2
Jun 8, 1984
E23Life's Ups and Downs
Jun 15, 1984
E24Keep Britain Tidy
Jun 22, 1984
E25Pets 2
Jun 29, 1984
E26Arguments
Jul 6, 1984
E27Changes 2
Jul 13, 1984
E28All of a Dither
Jul 20, 1984
E29Robots
Jul 27, 1984
E1Looking After Yourself
Aug 3, 1984
E2Accidents
Aug 10, 1984
E3Bungle's High and Mighty Day
Aug 17, 1984
Bungle gets an invitation from Matthew Corbett for Sooty's Birthday party, no one else in the house has one. He feels very grown up and special and decides to spend the day in bed being treated like The Queen.
E4Rules
Aug 24, 1984
E5Hot Day
Sep 7, 1984
E6Looking Back
Sep 14, 1984
Zippy is looking at old photographs of when the Rainbow household was younger. Freddy doesn't have a photo of when he was younger, but he does show a photo of his son.
E7Friendship
Sep 21, 1984
E8Frowns and Tears
Sep 28, 1984
E9Games
Oct 5, 1984
E10Zippy's Cover Up Job
Oct 12, 1984
E11Dressing Up
Nov 9, 1984
E12Light and Dark
Nov 16, 1984
E13If Only I Hadn't
Nov 23, 1984
E14A Cold Day
Nov 30, 1984
It's been snowing, the rainbow gang have an adventure in the snow.
E15George's Secret Wish
Dec 7, 1984
E16If Only I Had
Dec 14, 1984
E17I Like Being Me
Jan 4, 1985
E18Looking Back: Remember When
Jan 11, 1985
Rod, Jane and Freddy remember past Rainbow episodes.
E19Money
Jan 18, 1985
E20Why Worry
Jan 25, 1985
E21Music 6
Feb 1, 1985
E22The Saver
Feb 8, 1985
E23Fruits
Feb 15, 1985
E24Paste and Wax
Feb 22, 1985
E25Books 2
Mar 1, 1985
E26Newborn
Mar 8, 1985
E27Growing 2
Mar 15, 1985
E28Independence
Mar 22, 1985
E29Dancing
Apr 12, 1985
E30Wool and String
Apr 19, 1985
E31Someone New in the Family
Apr 26, 1985
E32High Street: Looking Around
May 3, 1985
E33Parting and Goodbyes
May 10, 1985
E34Flowers
May 17, 1985
E35High Street: Looking Up and Down
May 24, 1985
E36Jumble Sale
May 31, 1985
E37Caterpillars and Butterflies
Jun 7, 1985
E38Camping Preparation
Jun 14, 1985
E39Camping
Jun 21, 1985
E40Work That Mum Does
Jun 28, 1985
E41Insects 2
Jul 5, 1985
E42Staying Away From Home
Jul 12, 1985
E43Meeting and Greetings
Jul 19, 1985
E44Garden Fête
Jul 26, 1985
E1Work That Dad Does
Aug 2, 1985
E2Wheels
Aug 9, 1985
E3Hands
Aug 16, 1985
E4Daydreaming
Aug 23, 1985
Everyone is having a lovely picnic. Zippy daydreams about food and Geoffrey daydreams about when he was a boy. Jane reads a story called 'The Ten Ton Tortoise'. Then she has a daydream and Rod,Jane and Freddy sing "Red Balloon". Bungle daydreams about having a teddy bears picnic.
E5The Waster
Aug 30, 1985
Bungle, Zippy and George waste the spaghetti Geoffrey has made them for their lunch. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "Little Tommy Tucker". Bungle, Zippy and George learn not to waste paper. Geoffrey reads the story of "Randall and The Apples".
E6Wall Painting
Sep 6, 1985
E7Journey on a Narrow Boat
Sep 13, 1985
Geoffrey and Rod, Jane and Freddy go on a narrow boat holiday, whlie Zippy, George and Bungle decide to make their own narrow boat in the garden. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "On A Narrow Boat".
E8Shapes 2
Sep 20, 1985
E9Old Mother Hubbard
Sep 27, 1985
Geoffrey, Jane, Bungle, Zippy and George act out the nursery rhyme/story of Old Mother Hubbard. Zippy is the storyteller, Jane is Old Mother Hubbard, Geoffrey is Old Father Hubbard and George plays the part of Fido the dog. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing 'Joining the Dots'.
E10What's Wrong with Bungle
Oct 4, 1985
Bungle is behaving very strangely, and isn't talking to anyone. Geoffrey tries to see what's wrong with him. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "Out of the Blue". David reads a Tat The Cat story called 'What's Wrong?' Then Bungle feels much better.
E11Parcel Post
Oct 11, 1985
E12Overhelpfuls
Oct 18, 1985
E13George's Secret Place
Oct 25, 1985
Bungle's laying out plates and glasses for their tea, but George is missing. George is with his doll Bertie in his secret place. Zippy thinks George has left home, so Bungle zips up his mouth as he thinks hes done it to get away from Zippy's constant chattering. George draws a picture of a flower to put in his secret room and he looks at his collection of shells. Bungle goes to look for him, but cant find him anywhere, but then George returns and everyone wonders where he's been. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "My Secret Room". Then everyone plays eye spy, but George has disappeared again. George goes back to his secret place and reads a story called 'Ferdy's Secret Place'.
E14Where Does Milk Come From
Nov 1, 1985
Bungle, Zippy and George watch a TV programme that shows them how to make a milkshake. Afterwards they decide to make some milkshakes themselves and find out all about where milk comes from. Geoffrey visits a farm and sees some cows being milked and how the milk is transported to the dairy for putting into bottles. Bungle, Zippy, George and Geoffrey sing "I Went To Visit A Farm One Day" and then they find out how milk gets put into bottles at the dairy. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing a song about milk bottles on a doorstep called "Take Us In, Warm Us Up". Zippy and George tell a story about King Geoffrey, Milkmaid Bungle and Daisy the Cow.
E15Scribbles and Doodles
Nov 8, 1985
Bungle wants to draw a picture but can't decide what to draw. He doodles a wiggly line and then turns it into a picture of a worm. George doodles an orange circle and Zippy some green lines on Bungle's picture while he's not around. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing a song about doodling called "Do You Doodle?" Bungle sees his drawing and isn't best pleased that Zippy and George have scribbled on it. Some children doodle and artist Sally Gregory turns their doodles into pictures to tell a story.
E16Protection
Nov 15, 1985
Geoffrey, Bungle, Zippy and George are in the garden. To protect himself from the sun, Geoffrey puts on some sun cream, Zippy wears some sunglasses to protect his eyes from the bright sunlight and George has an umbrella to keep the sun off him. Then Bungle puts his rain hat on to keep the sun off his head, but Zippy thinks he looks hilarious wearing a rain hat on a sunny day. Then it starts to rain and everyone goes indoors. They look at a book with lots of pictures of fire fighters and wonder why they wear special clothing such as helmets. Geoffrey explains that it is for protection. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "Open Up Your Umbrella" and Bernie Clifton tells a story called "Ben The Clumsy Spaceman".
E17Hair
Nov 22, 1985
E18Books: The Library
Nov 29, 1985
E19The Singing Lesson
Dec 6, 1985
Zippy's teaching Bungle to sing, but George is sad as he doesn't think he's a good singer, so Alfred comes and teaches him how to sing. Geoffrey dresses up and sings and then Alfred reads a story called 'The Professer's Piano". Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "My Song Has Five Notes". George and Alfred sing "The Rainbow Song" and then everyone joins in.
E20Zippy is Tongue Tied
Dec 13, 1985
Zippy's behaving oddly and not speaking to anyone because he's tongue-tied. Denise reads a story called 'Cherp Finds His Voice'. Then Zippy, George, Bungle and Geoffrey go to a concert that some children are performing at the village hall. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "Everybody's Tongue-Tied Sometimes". Zippy performs "I Had A Little Nut Tree" and everyone enjoys his little poem and Zippy doesn't feel tongue-tied anymore.
E21The Christmas Story
Dec 20, 1985
E22Puff and Blow
Jan 10, 1986
Bungle, Zippy and George learn about the wind and how it blows things around. Geoffrey is blowing bubbles and Zippy is blowing his toy trumpet. George has a go with Zippy's toy trumpet but can't play it, as he sucks instead of blowing. Later the gang go into the garden and Bungle and Geoffrey build a big sandcastle in the sandpit. Then Geoffrey and Bungle make some patterns on a piece of paper by blowing straws dipped in paint. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "We're Working, Yes, We're Working". Zippy, George, Bungle and Geoffrey act out the story of the Three Little Pigs.
E23Packaging
Jan 17, 1986
E24Feet
Jan 24, 1986
Bungle is not very pleased when Geoffrey walks over the floor he's just cleaned in his muddy boots. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "Hopscotch". Geoffrey does a tap dance in his tap shoes then shows Zippy and George other shoes he has for doing different things. Jane reads the story of "Cinderella". Geoffrey, Zippy and George help by playing characters from the story. Jane is Cinderella, Geoffrey is Prince Charming and Zippy and George are the Ugly Sisters. Then the next door neighbour's dog Benji escapes from his garden and runs inside the Rainbow house leaving muddy paw prints all over Bungle's clean floor which he is not best pleased about.
E25Communication
Jan 31, 1986
Geoffrey is trying to speak on the telephone, but is having trouble hearing because Bungle is listening to a story on the radio and Zippy is watching his favourite programme on the television. He gets them to turn the radio and TV off and discovers that Bungle forgot to pass on a message that was left for him. Later, George and Bungle make party invitations and George asks Bungle to pass all the crayons. But Bungle mishears and thinks he asked him to parcel up all the crayons. Zippy is sad when Bungle tells him he's not invited to the party. But then Bungle says he was only joking which cheers Zippy up again. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "If You Ever Want To Play A Game". Bungle does a mime, pretending to be a policeman directing traffic. Geoffrey reads a story called "Charlie's News". Bungle, Zippy and George have a treasure hunt in the garden.
E26Wool
Feb 7, 1986
E27General Farm: Eggs
Feb 14, 1986
E28Discovery
Feb 21, 1986
E29Bungle's Pretend Friend
Feb 28, 1986
E30Puzzles and Games
Mar 7, 1986
E31Sounds
Mar 14, 1986
E32King for a Day
Mar 21, 1986
To enter a fancy dress competition, George is making a doctor's stethoscope, Bungle is making a crown and Zippy decides to dress as a cook. Bungle becomes fed up with having to listen to Geoffrey all the time and dreams he is the king of Bungleland, where he makes all the rules.
E33The Show Offs
Apr 4, 1986
E34Teeth
Apr 11, 1986
E35Guess What
Apr 18, 1986
E36Uncertainty
Apr 25, 1986
E37Detectives
May 2, 1986
Zippy finds a womans glove and decides to become a detective. We then see a clip of a 'real' detective in action after a woman phones the police about a break in.
E38Flexibility
May 9, 1986
E39The Explorers
May 16, 1986
E40Evaluating
May 23, 1986
E41A Day in the Country
May 30, 1986
E42Decision Making
Jun 6, 1986
E43Journey by Coach
Jun 13, 1986
E44Resourcefulness
Jun 20, 1986
E45Guess Where
Jun 27, 1986
E46Mice
Jul 4, 1986
E47Sports Day
Jul 11, 1986
E48Looking After Baby
Jul 18, 1986
E49Working Things Out
Jul 25, 1986
E1Touch and Feel
Aug 1, 1986
Bungle, Zippy and George learn about how different things can feel smooth, rough, hard, soft, hot and cold to touch. Geoffrey reads the story of "Ichabod Bungely Wungely Boo" and Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "Feel With Your Hands".
E2Being Sensible
Aug 8, 1986
Bungle wants to buy some sweets as a surprise for the others and he goes off to the sweet shop without telling anyone. Geoffrey becomes very worried when he can't find Bungle and discovers he has gone out on his own. Luckily on the way back from the sweet shop Bungle meets Rod who accompanies him back home safely. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "Be Sensible" and Sue Holderness reads a story called "Will and The Wishing Stone".
E3Special Times
Aug 15, 1986
E4Africa
Aug 22, 1986
E5Italian
Aug 29, 1986
Geoffrey is learning to speak Italian. Bungle, Zippy and George learn about Italy, its people and food, and they watch a film of a boy and his Italian family, at school and at home. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "We're In A Gondola".
E6Favourite Things
Sep 5, 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 the sale, but Geoffrey tells him he wants to keep it as it was knitted by an old girlfriend of his. Then Bungle finds an old scarf which belongs to Zippy, but Zippy won't let him have it for the jumble as it's his favourite. Meanwhile George is watching TV. First he watches the lines and shapes, then he watches Rod, Jane and Freddy sing a song called "Your Favourite Things". Bungle, Zippy and George talk about their favourite things, then Bungle daydreams that he's a magician. Geoffrey tells a story called 'Dolly Doodles Favourite Things'.
E7Hard Worker
Sep 12, 1986
Geoffrey is outside in the shed working very hard making a table. Bungle complains when the noise of Geoffrey's hammering disturbs him, as he is being very lazy and staying in bed for the day. Zippy and George ask Geoffrey if he will read them a story, but Geoffrey is too busy so they go off in search of Freddy to ask if he'll read them a story instead. Freddy reads the story of "Hardworking Horace". Rod, Jane and Freddy give Geoffrey a helping hand to make the table and sing "When There's Work To Be Done".
E8Mirrors
Sep 19, 1986
Bungle, Zippy and George find out all about mirrors and reflections. Geoffrey reads the story of The Very Old, Large Mirror and Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "Mirror Mirror".
E9Multi Cultural: Indian
Sep 26, 1986
Bungle, Zippy and George learn about India and Indian culture. They watch film of a girl and her Indian family, at school, helping out in her parent's newsagents shop and at home. Sneh Gupta tells the story of The Clever Monkey and Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "India".
E10Horses II
Oct 3, 1986
E11Party Preparation
Oct 10, 1986
The Rainbow team prepare for their 1000th Birthday Party. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "We're Going To A Party".
E121000th Birthday Party
Oct 17, 1986
The Rainbow team celebrate their 1000th episode!! Special party guests are Matthew Corbett and Sooty, Christopher Lillicrap and Mel Harvey.
E13Multi Cultural: Chinese
Oct 24, 1986
E14Geoffrey Gets It Wrong
Oct 31, 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 mixed up. Rod and Freddy remember the time Geoffrey helped them with some decorating with disastrous results and then Zippy, George and Bungle recall the time Geoffrey made a blunder when helping them with their paintings. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "Mr Bodger" with the help of Geoffrey dressed up as Mr Bodger. Then magician Clive Webb does some magic tricks but all his tricks go wrong.
E15Getting Your Own Way
Nov 7, 1986
Everyone is trying to get their own way. George wants to play a game of Happy Families, but Zippy wants to play Snakes and Ladders instead and gets his own way. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "You Get Your Own Way Every Time". Jane wants to watch a cookery programme on the television, but Geoffrey, Rod and Freddy won't let her because they want to watch the football an another channel. Lynda Baron reads the story of 'Bossy Billy'.
E16Nursery Rhymes 1
Nov 14, 1986
Zippy and George sing "Hickory Dickory Dock", but the mouse doesn't seem to be running down the clock. Then they act out "Hey Diddle Diddle" with Geoffrey being the fiddler, Bungle being the cow, George being the little dog and Zippy being the dish and the spoon. Jane pretends to be Little Bo Peep and Bungle pretends to be one of Little Bo Peeps lost sheep. Freddy pretends to be Little Boy Blue. Geoffrey reads a story called 'The Little Dog's Dinner'. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "Ride A Cock Horse".
E17Falling Out and Making Up
Nov 21, 1986
George is building a tower with his building blocks and Bungle is doing a drawing. But Bungle wants the table all to himself and he and George start squabbling when Bungle knocks the tower over and George spoils Bungle's drawing. Then they go into the garden where they meet Georgette, the pink female hippo from next door, who helps Bungle and George sort out their squabble and make up. But Zippy is not best pleased that Bungle and George have a new friend, and he falls out with them all. Geoffrey reads a "Tat The Cat" story about falling out and making up. After falling out with Bungle, George and Georgette, Zippy goes into the garden, where he sees Rod, Jane and Freddy. The trio sing "You've Got To Make It Up" and then Zippy says sorry and makes it up with everyone.
E18What Shall We Do
Nov 28, 1986
E19Caring for Others
Dec 5, 1986
E20Nursery Rhymes 2
Dec 12, 1986
Geoffrey, Zippy, George and Bungle sing "Five Current Buns In A Baker's Shop". Geoffrey tells everyone he'll be baking some jam tarts for tea which makes Zippy hungry. George says the nursery rhyme "The Queen of Tarts" and everyone dresses up like in the nursery rhymes. Geoffrey dresses up as the King of hearts, Bungle dresses up as the Queen of hearts, Zippy dresses up as the knave of hearts and George decides to be his brother the prince. Geoffrey makes a crown out of card. Rod, Jane and Freddy each dress up as different characters from Nursery Rhymes. Freddy sings "Little Jack Horner", Rod sings "Hot Cross Buns" and Jane sings "Polly Put the Kettle On". Rod, Jane and Freddy then sing some nursery rhymes such as "Little Miss Muffet". "Little Tommy Tucker", and "Sing A Song Of Sixpence". Geoffrey serves the jam tarts he's made, but Zippy doesn't want to wait for them to go cool and dreams about being the knave of hearts. He eats all the jam tarts in his dream and ends up feeling ill. Then when he wakes up he only wants to eat just one jam tart, which surprises everyone.
E21Visit to the Theatre
Dec 19, 1986
It's a very special occasion today. Geoffrey is taking Zippy and George to the theatre to see Peter Pan. Bungle has a cold, so he has to stay at home and Jane comes to look after him. She tells him the story of Peter Pan and talks about the time when she first went to the theatre. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "An Invitation".
E22Rainbow Christmas Show
Dec 26, 1986
E23Keeping the Peace
Jan 9, 1987
Zippy takes George's toy car he's playing with, which makes George angry. Geoffrey keeps the peace between them by suggesting they both play with the toy car, taking turns to push it to each other. Then George builds a bridge for the car to go under, but Zippy won't play properly and keeps knocking the bridge down with the car. So policeman Bungle steps in to keep the peace between Zippy and George. Mrs Jones from next door is very angry with Geoffrey about the broken fence between the houses. But she forgives Geoffrey when Bungle, Zippy and George explain it was them who accidentally made a hole in the fence so they could retrieve their football, and Geoffrey says he'll fix the fence for her. Rod, Jane and Freddy are in the garden. Jane and Freddy are practising their song, but they keep getting it wrong and argue with each other. Rod steps in to keep the peace and then they all sing "It's Time To Sing The Song".
E24Creativity
Jan 16, 1987
E25Highwayman
Jan 23, 1987
The Rainbow gang act out the story of Dick Turnip the highway man. Barron Bungle Warren's daughter Jane has her necklace stolen by the naughty Dick Turnip. Zippy the Good sees what happens so Rod and Freddy arrest Dick Turnip and they take him to court to see Judge George. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing " With A Hey and A Ho".
E26How
Jan 30, 1987
Zippy and George receive some party invitations in the post, but sadly there's not one for Bungle. Bungle, Zippy and George and Geoffrey sort out items they no longer need and put them in a box for their next door neighbour's jumble sale. Bungle builds a tower with building blocks, but Zippy knocks it down. Geoffrey takes the box of jumble next door and notices Bungle's party invitation was delivered there by mistake, so he has an invitation after all! Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "How Many?" Zippy, George, Bungle and Geoffrey sing "How Does A Caterpillar Grow?" Then they all play a game where they have to guess how many stepping stones Bungle needs to cross a pretend river.
E27Machines
Feb 6, 1987
The washing machine has broken down, so Geoffrey, Bungle, Zippy and George are at the laundrette. While there they find out about lots of different machines. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "Can Anyone Guess What This Machine Is?"
E28Family Ties
Feb 13, 1987
Geoffrey receives a phone call telling him that Grandad has had an accident and is in hospital. He tells Bungle, Zippy and George that he will have to go up to the hospital and that he will take them to stay at Auntie's house for the night. Geoffrey takes them to Auntie's in his car. Bungle has some flowers for her and George has made a get well card for Grandad, but Zippy isn't very happy at going to stay with Auntie and would rather stay at home. When they arrive at Auntie's house Zippy is disappointed that he'll have to miss his favourite cartoon as she doesn't own a TV set. Also he doesn't like the sausages she's cooked them for their tea. After tea, Auntie asks Bungle, Zippy and George to help her with the washing up, but they aren't very happy at this. Auntie tells them they shouldn't be so lazy and selfish and that families should help each other. Then Rod, Jane and Freddy visit and sing "They're Your Family". Later, Auntie lets them play with an old train set that used to be Geoffrey's when he was a little boy. This cheers Zippy up and when Geoffrey telephones to see how they're all getting on Zippy tells him he's having a wonderful time!
E29Cats
Feb 20, 1987
E30I Want to Be a Pop Star
Feb 27, 1987
Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "Heartbeat". Zippy, George and Bungle decide they want to be popstars just like Rod, Jane and Freddy and even dress up for the part, with Geoffrey as their manager. However it's not as easy as it seems. Rod, Jane and Freddy rehearse their song "Heartbeat" in a recording studio and then they come to help Zippy, George and Bungle out.
E31What Happens If
Mar 6, 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 wonders what will happen if he touches them and then finds out. George wonders what will happen if he tips out his container of marbles. The marbles all roll off the table onto the floor, but before he can pick them all up Rod and Freddy come into the room and fall over on them. Then Geoffrey and George notice an unpleasant smell which seems to be coming from Zippy. They discover it's because Zippy hasn't changed his socks for days, as they're his favourite yellow pair. Geoffrey explains that if you don't wash your clothes they become dirty and smelly. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "Blowing Up Balloons" and Geoffrey shows Bungle, Zippy and George a little magic trick.
E32If I Were Invisible
Mar 13, 1987
E33Small World
Mar 20, 1987
George wants to see a fairy, but Geoffrey tells him they're not real, but he still wants to see one anyway. Geoffrey looks at some of Bungle's fur that he's brushed under a mircoscope and then looks at some pond water. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "Small World". Zippy looks at some stamps using a magnifying glass. Geoffrey reads a story called 'The Toys World'.
E34Helping Out
Mar 27, 1987
E35Visit to a Safari Park
Apr 3, 1987
Zippy, George and Bungle are packing their picnic for their trip to a Safari Park. Geoffrey explains to George that a Safari park is where you can see lots of wild animals - and Zippy roars like a lion. Zippy, George and Bungle make a safari park collage. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "Joining The Dots".
E36Easter
Apr 10, 1987
E37Frogs
Apr 24, 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 live frog before, so they all look around the garden to see if they can find one. Geoffrey shows Zippy a jar full of tadpoles and explains how tadpoles grow into frogs as they get older. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing a song about Mr Frog and the Princess Jane. Zippy tries to count how many tadpoles there are in the jar, but keeps losing count. Geoffrey reads the story of "Tiny the Tadpole". Later, outside in the garden, Jane and Geoffrey sing a song about three little speckled frogs and Bungle, Zippy and George pretend to be the frogs in the song.
E38Co-Operation
May 1, 1987
Geoffrey is decorating the spare bedroom for Auntie Jo's visit, but he's finding it difficult doing the work on his own. But Rod Jane and Freddy help him to get the decorating finished before auntie arrives. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "Co-Operation".
E39Keeping Fit
May 8, 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 silly doing so much training. Then Bungle, George and Zippy join in with some exercises too, but Zippy isn't very fit and hurts his neck. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "Keeping Fit". Jane reads the story of "Monty and The Gymnasium". Geoffrey, Rod and Freddy arrive back after the charity race and everyone has some carrot cake to eat.
E40Guess Who I Am
May 15, 1987
Zippy, George and Bungle pretend to be Rod, Jane and Freddy and then Geoffrey pretends to be someone else. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "Guess Who I Am?" Geoffrey reads a story called 'Guess Who I Am?' Rod, Jane and Freddy play a game against Geoffrey, Bungle and George called Guess Who I Am? where Zippy tells a member of each team who to be and the others have to guess. Then Bobby Davro comes round to the Rainbow house and does some funny impressions of Zippy, Bungle, George and Geoffrey.
E41Watch Out
May 22, 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 should watch out where he leaves things in case it causes an accident. Then Bungle goes to stand on a chair to try to hang his painting on the wall, but Geoffrey tells him it's dangerous to stand on chairs in case he falls off. Meanwhile George is outside playing in the garden, but Geoffrey doesn't know where he is and thinks that George has gone out on his own. Then they all decide to go for a picnic, so go into the kitchen and Bungle helps Geoffrey make the sandwiches, but he makes a mess with the butter and drops some on the floor. Geoffrey tells him to clean it up in case someone slips on it, but Bungle is careless and bumps Zippy's head with the mop. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "Watch Out".
E42Chatterbox
May 29, 1987
Auntie Patsy comes to visit, but much to everyone's irritation, won't give them a minute's peace with her constant chattering. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing a song called "Bla Bla" in which Rod and Freddy chatter and annoy Jane.
E43Smile Please
Jun 5, 1987
Geoffrey takes some photos of Bungle, Zippy and George with his camera. Then they look at some old photographs. Freddy takes a photograph of everyone and sings "Watch The Birdie, Smile Please". Geoffrey reads the story of "Ellen The Snap-Happy Elephant" and then films a video of Bungle, Zippy and George singing a song.
E44Town Living
Jun 19, 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 a town. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "Living In The Town".
E45Country Living
Jun 26, 1987
George and Zippy pretend to run a village shop. Geoffrey is their first visitor, who comes and stays for a chat and tells them about his visit to the country with his friend Sophie. Bungle, Jane and Rod arrive to do their shopping, followed by Freddy, who puts up a poster inviting everyone to visit them down on the farm. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "We're Country People".
E46Car Boot Sale
Jul 3, 1987
The gang are holding a car boot sale in their garden. Bungle makes a poster to let people know about the sale, while Zippy makes a model snowman to sell, but he is having difficulty making a head for it and asks Geoffrey to help him to finish making it. Meanwhile, George is collecting things together to sell at the sale, but he thinks a car boot sale is a sale just for cars and boots, so takes Zippy's toy cars, Geoffrey's Wellington boots and Jane's fashion boots. Rod and Freddy have been sorting out items to sell and arrive with a wheelbarrow full of things. Rod finds an old banjo and gives it to Jane to put into the sale, but Freddy stops them, telling them it was his Grandad's and is very sentimental to him. Freddy sings a song his Grandad used to sing to him when he was small called "I Used To Play My Old Banjo". George decides to give his old Wellington boots that no longer fit him to the sale and has painted them in all the colours of the rainbow. It's almost time for the sale to begin, and Zippy makes fun of Bungle because he thinks he hasn't made anything for the sale. But Bungle has the last laugh when he tells him he has made a game where you have to throw a ball to try to knock the cardboard Zippy over that he's made to win a lollipop. Jane opens the sale and everyone has a good time browsing the items for sale and playing Bungle's game.
E47Mail Order
Jul 10, 1987
E48Ugly Duckling
Jul 17, 1987
The Rainbow gang act out the story of the Ugly Duckling. George plays The Ugly Duckling, Geoffrey plays Farmer / Brewster the Rooster, Zippy plays Lion / Henry the Horse / Goose, Bungle plays Farmer / Daisy the Cow, Rod plays Sammy the Scarecrow, Jane plays Jasper the Scarecrow and Freddy plays Freddy the Fish. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing excerpts from "The Ugly Duckling" song, Rod and George sing "Dingle Dangle Scarecrow" and Rod, Jane and George sing "When We're Together".
E49Words
Jul 24, 1987
E50Do It Yourself
Jul 31, 1987
E51Hare and Tortoise
Aug 7, 1987
The Rainbow gang act out the story of The Tortoise And The Hare. George plays the tortoise, Zippy plays the hare and Bungle plays the fox. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "Da-Dee-Da-Dee-Dum-Dum'".
E52Numbers
Aug 14, 1987
The Rainbow gang start counting things and give themselves their own number. Bungle is number 4 but where has he gone?
E53Shipwreck
Aug 21, 1987
Geoffrey and Bungle build a ship out of cardboard boxes and are pretending to be sailors setting out on a voyage. But Zippy and George want to come along for the trip so they hide onboard the ship. While sailing on the sea, their ship hits some rocks during a storm and their boat is shipwrecked. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "Deep Blue Sea" and then come to rescue the others in their ship.
E54Gadgets
Aug 28, 1987
Bungle, Zippy and George find out about gadgets and how they can help make jobs and tasks easier. Geoffrey demonstrates how his potato peeler helps him peel potatoes more easily. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing a song about a musical gadget they've built, called their "Superdooperbodypooperlittlebigalonianboogiewoogieplayitagain". Geoffrey reads the story of Professor Slop then makes some chips using a new gadget he's just got. But it's the wrong gadget for making chips and the potatoes come out looking more like crisps. Then he uses an electric whisk to make a milkshake, but when Bungle adds more milk into the jug, the mixture splashes everywhere, so Geoffrey decides they will all go out to buy some chips.
E1Finding Out
Sep 4, 1987
E2Borrowing
Sep 11, 1987
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.
E3Floating and Sinking
Sep 18, 1987
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".
E4Monster Makes
Sep 25, 1987
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.
E5Sensitivity
Oct 2, 1987
First everyone upsets Bungle, then Jane and finally Tat. What else can go wrong?
E6Describing
Oct 9, 1987
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.
E7Help
Oct 16, 1987
E8Wind
Oct 23, 1987
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".
E9Moving House
Oct 30, 1987
E10Animal Houses
Nov 6, 1987
E11New Friends
Nov 13, 1987
E12Small World 2
Nov 20, 1987
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.
E13Bits and Pieces
Nov 27, 1987
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.
E14Rumpelstiltskin
Dec 4, 1987
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".
E15Souvenirs in the Loft
Dec 11, 1987
E16Decorations
Dec 18, 1987
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".
E1Noah's Ark
Jan 5, 1988
The Rainbow gang act out the story of Noah's Ark. Bungle has a dream about being Noah and he and his wife are told to built a boat for themselves and their animals as there is going to be a bad flood. He has to find all the animals he can and they have to stay inside his boat, so they're safe. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "Two By Two".
E2Water
Jan 12, 1988
Zippy wants to call both his fish Borris because he doesn't know which one is which, but Bungle disagrees and they both end up aruging. Geoffrey asks Zippy, George and Bungle to collect as many saucepans as they can along with a kettle and a watering can because they're having their water turned off. Zippy can't find his goldfish Boris and Boris and thinks someone's kidnaped them. Geoffrey brings some drinks for Zippy, George and Bungle as they're all thirsty, but it starts raining. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "Open Up Your Umbrella".
E3Counting On
Jan 19, 1988
E4Counting Back
Jan 26, 1988
E5Sharing Out
Feb 2, 1988
E6Social Behaviour: Self
Feb 9, 1988
Zippy plays some loud music which wakes up Geoffrey, George and Bungle. Geoffrey and Bungle go to have breakfast, but Zippy's eaten all of the cereal, milk and bread leaving Geoffrey very cross. He's also cross that Bungle's not put away any of his toys and that George is reading his rainbow comic and hasn't gotten up out of bed yet. Geoffrey trips over one of Bungle toys and hurts his ankle. Jane offers to do his shopping and goes to practise her song with Rod and Freddy. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "We're Singing Our Little Song", but Geoffrey keeps interrupting them.
E7Social Behaviour: Others
Feb 16, 1988
E8Social Behaviour: Group
Feb 23, 1988
Geoffrey takes George, Zippy and Bungle to visit Auntie - played by Carry On actress Patsy Rowlands - who has recently lost her job. Meanwhile, Rod, Jane and Freddy sing us a song about not letting things get us down, and there's a story about camels and their humps. The general theme is all about getting along with and understanding one another.
E9Music A
Mar 1, 1988
Zippy and George makes shakers and Bungle makes a twanger to make kitchen music. Geoffrey plays a musical tune using some jars. Then they all play their instruments while Zippy sings. Geoffrey reads a story called 'Mr Oompahpah'. Jim plays a sousaphone. Then Zippy and George play their shakers, Bungle plays his twanger, Geoffrey plays the plinky plonker and Jim plays a shaker. Rod plays the spoons, Jane plays the colender and Freddy plays his guitar and they sing "Bits and Pieces".
E10Music B
Mar 8, 1988
Rod Jane and Freddy sing "Listen To The Rhythm". Geoffrey and Bungle march up and down the garden. George pretends to play the penny whistle and Bungle pretends to play the drums. Rod sings "Feel The Rhythm". George and Bungle dance along to some Reggae music. Geoffrey talks about some slow rhythms such as dancing. Then everyone plays along to a reggae version of the Rainbow theme tune.
E11Music C
Mar 22, 1988
E12Learning About Ourselves: Physical Differences
Mar 29, 1988
Freddy brings Zippy's cousin Zippo to visit. Bungle, Zippy and George discover that although Zippy and his cousin look alike, they are very different in other ways. Rod and Jane sing "Ten Feet Tall" and Geoffrey reads a story about twins, Susie and Sarah.
E13Emotions
Apr 5, 1988
E14Learning About Ourselves: Interaction
Apr 12, 1988
E15Wide and Narrow
Apr 19, 1988
Bungle, Zippy and George watch a video of the time when Geoffrey, Rod, Jane and Freddy went on a narrow boat. Afterwards, they decide to make their own pretend narrowboats. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing a funny song about being too wide to fit through the door called 'Imagine You're Enormous'.
E16Large and Small
Apr 26, 1988
When Jane asks Geoffrey to look after her small dog and Freddy asks Bungle to look after his large dog, they get the food and the bowls mixed up. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing 'So Many Dogs'.
E17Mazes Tracks and Trails
May 3, 1988
Zippy and George are looking for things using Zippy's magnifying glass and they follow a trail and find a snail. Then they see some tracks on the ground and wonder what animal has made them, and follow them into the house finding an empty sweet tin. They wonder who's been eating all the sweets, so they follow a trail of empty sweet wrappers on the floor and find Bungle reading his comic. Freddy looks for his dog Muffin in a maze. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "We're On The Trail". Then Geoffrey makes a trail for Zippy, George and Bungle to follow and they end up finding a teddy bear.
E18Whispers
May 10, 1988
Everyone is whispering today because it's Bungle's birthday, and they don't want him to know they're planning a surprise party for him. Geoffrey reads a story called 'Sammy and the Whispering Trees'. Jane sings "Whispers". Zippy thinks Geoffrey's forgotten the snake, so Freddy goes off to find one. Then everyone surprises Bungle and he's happy they didn't forget his Birthday. Freddy gives Bungle a toy snake, but Zippy got mixed up and it was the cake Geoffrey forgot, however Jane's made Bungle a lovely cake and they all have a wonderful time.
E19Sounds the Same
May 17, 1988
Bungle, Zippy and George discover that some words that sound the same mean completely different things. Geoffrey is upstairs trying to find a pair of socks to put on. He shouts downstairs to Bungle, asking if he can find him a pair, but Bungle and Zippy think he wants a pear to eat. Then Geoffrey tells Bungle to leave the downstairs door ajar, but Bungle thinks he means leave a jar by the door! George tells Geoffrey he has to give Jane the ring he's found when they are ready for the song, but Geoffrey explains that Jane meant to give her a ring on the telephone, not a ring people wear on their fingers. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "It's A Riddle", and Geoffrey reads a story called "Words That Sound The Same".
E20Rhyming Words
May 24, 1988
E21Language of Position
May 31, 1988
E22Problem Solving: Mystery
Jun 7, 1988
Geoffrey, Bungle, Zippy and George are busy sorting through some stuff they've collected for a local jumble sale. Zippy is playing with a red toy car that he found in the jumble. Bungle asks if he can have a turn playing with the toy car, but Zippy won't let him. Then suddenly Zippy notices his toy car has disappeared, so he tries to solve the mystery of who took it. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "Rainbow Street". Zippy asks lots of questions to try to find out who has taken his red toy car. Meanwhile, George sees Bungle playing with Zippy's toy car in the garden. Geoffrey reads a story called "Who Took The Magic From The Magic Box?" George tells Zippy he saw Bungle with his toy car earlier which Zippy is non-too pleased about, but Bungle apologises and he forgives him.
E23Looking at Things
Jun 14, 1988
E24Pre-Reading Skills: Auditory
Jun 21, 1988
E25Pre-Reading Skills: Sequencing
Jun 28, 1988
E26Pliable
Jul 5, 1988
Bungle, Zippy and George learn all about things that are pliable. Firstly Geoffrey shows them how pliable plasicine can be by making it into different shapes. Then Geoffrey makes some play dough out of flour and water for them to all play with. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "Blowing A Balloon". Bungle, with help from Zippy, George and Geoffrey, makes a cat out of pipe cleaners. Freddy visits a potter and helps him out by making lids for the different sized pots.
E27Music and Song
Jul 12, 1988
Everyone's singing different songs. Zippy wants George to sing "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" faster and Rod, Jane and Freddy and Geoffrey pretend their on a train while Rod sings "Little Train". Bungle wants to be like the man playing lots of different instruments at once. Then Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "My Song Has Five Notes". George and Zippy sing "Do Re Mi", but then Geoffrey disturbs them playing his bagpipes. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "We're The Singers On The Show". Geoffrey plays his bagpipes again so Zippy makes his disappear using a magic wand. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "Goodbye".
E28More/Less/Enough
Jul 19, 1988
E29Zippy's In Love
Jul 26, 1988
Zippy falls in love with television presenter Debbie and sends her a drawing and a poem hes written. Then Zippy dreams about meeting her. Debbie reads out Zippy's poem, but she can't make out who it's from, but then Zippy wants to write Debbie a song and wants to sing it her, if only he could meet her. Rod, Jane and Freddy help him to write his song for Debbie and sing "It Was Love". Geoffrey writes to Debbie and she comes round to meet Zippy's who's so happy and sings her his song. Debbie lets Zippy help her with the letters on Children's ITV and he's so happy.
E30Lions and Tigers
Aug 2, 1988
Everyone goes exploring in the jungle and they see a lion and a tiger. Terry Hall reads a story called The Lonely Lion. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "In the Jungle".
E31All Change
Aug 16, 1988
The gang decide to move all their furniture out of the room and into the garden to give Rod, Jane and Freddy more space to rehearse their song. But the table rolls away along the street into the park and Geoffrey, Rod, Jane and Freddy have to chase after it. John Styles tells Bungle, Zippy and George an amusing story about a magical bag he found. Then the gang decide it wasn't such a good idea to put their furniture outside after all and move it back indoors. Geoffrey, Rod, Jane and Freddy manage to catch their runaway table, and then the trio sing "Sardines in a Tin".
E32Wibbly Wobbly
Aug 23, 1988
Geoffrey is going to make an enormous jelly for tea and leaves Bungle, Zippy and George to watch the TV while he's in the kitchen. But while Geoffrey's gone the TV picture goes off so there's just a lot of wobbly lines. Then to the surprise of Bungle, Zippy and George, a man called Wilbur Wobble, who looks rather like Geoffrey, appears on the TV welcoming viewers to Wibbly Wobbly Television and then reads the Wobbly News. This is followed by The Fluffy Frothy Show presented by a character called Tony Tremble who looks just like Bungle! Tony Tremble introduces Jilly Jelly and the Blamanges (Rod, Jane and Freddy) who sing The Woblies Song. Then Wilbur Wobble is back and reads the story of Wobert's Wonderful Wobbles to two little friends of his, Blibby and Blobby who look just like Zippy and George. After the story has ended, Geoffrey comes in with the enormous jelly he's made for tea and they all tell him about Wibbly Wobbly Television and all the funny characters they've seen, but he doesn't believe them and thinks they imagined it.
E33Problem Solving: Alone
Sep 6, 1988
E34Up/Down/Across
Sep 13, 1988
E35What's Going On
Sep 20, 1988
E36Nature Care
Oct 4, 1988
E37Upside Down, Inside Out
Oct 11, 1988
Geoffrey is wearing his sweater back to front, so has to put it on the right way round, but then he puts it on inside out. Geoffrey shows Zippy a drawing of an old man that very cleverly changes to a drawing of a boy when you turn the picture upside down. Jane has trouble with her umbrella when the wind blows it inside out and George is wearing his hat back to front. Geoffrey opens the storybook to read a story but the pages appear to be upside down and back to front. He realises someone has put the book cover on wrongly and then tells a Tat The Cat story. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "Inside Out", Upside Down, Back to Front". Bungle notices a fly walking upside down on the ceiling and wishes he could do the same.
E38Shapes
Oct 18, 1988
The Rainbow gang make shapes with their bodies. Bungle and Geoffrey race each other to see who can build a tower with the different shapes. Geoffrey builds his tower first but Bungle accidentally knocks it down and he has to start again. Then Geoffrey and Bungle make a boat out of the shapes. Geoffrey, Bungle, Zippy and George talk about the shapes different fruits are. Geoffrey shows them a lemon and Bungle jokes that Zippy looks like one. John Styles tells his "Shapes Story". Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "We've Got Paper, We've Got Scissors". Then Geoffrey and Bungle make a house and a big lorry with the different shapes.
E39Problem Solving: Together
Oct 25, 1988
Bungle, Zippy, George and Geoffrey want to pick some apples from the tree in their garden, but Geoffrey can't reach up high enough. They all think of different ways of how Geoffrey can reach up high enough to pick the apples. Later, Bungle paints a picture of a house and garden, but can't paint the grass as he doesn't have any green paint. But Geoffrey shows Bungle that by mixing yellow paint and blue paint he can make green paint. John Styles tells the story of "Mr and Mrs Marzipan's Problem". Bungle can't get his painting to stand up on display, but Zippy comes up with an idea to help him. Freddy sings a musical story about "The Enormous Turnip" and the others play the parts of the characters in the song.
E40Exclamation Sounds
Nov 1, 1988
E41Fast and Slow
Nov 8, 1988
E42Apes
Nov 15, 1988
E43Practical Joking
Nov 22, 1988
E44Generosity
Nov 29, 1988
E45Outer Space
Dec 6, 1988
Geoffrey, Bungle, and Rod, Jane and Freddy have landed on a stange planet which they explore. Zippy and George are at the Rainbow Space command centre and see lots of stars and they wonder what sort of picture they'd make if they joined them up. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "We're In Outer Space". Geoffrey tries to contact Zippy and George at the Rainbow Space command centre, but there's no reply. Rod, Jane and Freddy help them and in the end they manage to get to the Rainbow Space Centre.
E46Just One of Those Days
Dec 13, 1988
Everything seems to be going wrong in the Rainbow house. First of all, Geoffrey oversleeps and is late getting up. Then he discovers there's no cereal left for their breakfast, so he makes some toast instead, but ends up burning it. After breakfast, Bungle helps Geoffrey to clear away the breakfast things but drops them as he carries them into the kitchen. Later, Bungle does a painting, but spoils it by accidentally dripping some yellow paint onto it. Geoffrey thinks that auntie is visiting them, but he gets the days mixed up and discovers she's not visiting until the next day. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "Just One of Those Days".
E47Ice and Snow: Explorers
Dec 20, 1988
Zippy,George and Bungle want to play outside in the snow, but Geoffrey suggests that they could pretend to go out on a expedition, so they all get everything they need to go exploring in the snow. George can see polar bears, rabbits, seals and whales through his telescope. Zippy, George and Geoffrey are hungry so Bungle shows them the food he's bought, but he's brought all cold food and they want hot food to warm themseleves up. Zippy plays some music so they all start dancing to keep warm. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "Ice Cold Weather". George can see footprints through his telescope and then he sees Rod, Jane and Freddy. They come over to meet Zippy, George, Bungle and Geoffrey and share their hot food with them. Geoffrey takes a photo of everyone and then it starts snowing so they all go home. Bungle leaves some ice hes brought back on the desk, but later on it melts and he thinks someones taken it and isn't happy that there's nothing to remember their trip by, but Geoffrey shows him the photo he took earlier of them all.
E48Non-Pliable
Jan 6, 1989
E49Greed
Jan 13, 1989
E50Problem Solving: Mystery 2
Jan 20, 1989
E51Sympathy
Jan 27, 1989
Zippy gets the measles and George tries to make him a get well card, but it gets ruined. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "Look On The Bright Side". Geoffrey, George and Bungle paint red dots on their faces to make Zippy feel better.
E1Family Get Together
Sep 8, 1989
Zippy, George, Bungle and Geoffrey are going to go for a picnic but it's rains so they decide to have their picnic inside. Zippy and George perform a show for Bungle and Geoffrey and sing "Three Blind Mice". Geoffrey reads a story called 'Home is Best'. Bungle sings "London's Burning" and Zippy, George and Geoffrey join in and they all have their picnic.
E2Bungling Bungle
Sep 15, 1989
Geoffrey decides to decorate with Bungle's help but things don't go to plan when Bungle wallpapers over the door.
E3Rejected/Neglected
Sep 22, 1989
Zippy is trying to write a song for a talent contest . He refuses help from Bungle George and Geoffrey but finds it's more difficult to do than he realised.
E4Family in the Garden
Sep 29, 1989
Geoffrey knocks down Zippy and George's skittles over and then falls over into Bungle's paddling pool. He then goes to sit down but sits on Bungle's lemonade and isn't best pleased. Geoffrey decides that everyone should have their own piece of the garden so that he can have his own quiet corner, Zippy can grow things to eat, George can grow flowers and Bungle wants to have animals on his piece of garden. Bungle and Geoffrey measure the garden whilst Zippy and George design a plan. Zippy and George show Geoffrey their plan for the garden, but they've put everyone in the same part of the garden. Auntie comes round and reads everyone a story called 'Thomas The Gardener'. Then everyone has their own piece of garden and Bungle brings a donkey into the garden so children can ride him.
E5Geoffrey Babysits
Oct 6, 1989
Geoffrey tells Zippy, Bungle and George about Bobby who's moved in next door, but Geoffrey seems to spend most of the time with Bobby leaving Zippy, George and Bungle very unhappy until they find out why. Geoffrey read a story called 'Hot Dog, Shaggy Dog'.
E6Neighbours
Oct 13, 1989
Zippy, George and Bungle, mistaking a sikh turban for a crown, think a King and Queen have moved in next door.
E7Misbehaving
Oct 20, 1989
When Zippy, George and Bungle are misbehaving, Geoffrey gets so fed up that he goes out for the day- and gets his extremely strict grumpy Uncle Bill to come and look after the misbehaving trio.
E8Zipman and Bobbin
Oct 27, 1989
Zippy is building his own Batmobile out of cardboard. Then he and George pretend to be Zip Man and Bobbin the Boy Blunder. Together they stop Geoffrey the Joker from getting rid of the worlds laughter.
E9Zippy Wants to be a Comedian
Nov 3, 1989
When watching Ernie Wise on the TV, Zippy develops aspirations to be a comedian himself, but no-one will laugh at his jokes. That night he has a dream in which he meets Ernie Wise, thus imbuing him with the talent he needs to become a master comedian.
E10Worried/Weary
Nov 10, 1989
George is collecting money for the local hospital. Gabrielle makes lots of paper animals to sell at the jumble sale and shows everyone how to make them. The Rainbow gang have a jumble sale in the garden.
E11Our Common Land
Nov 17, 1989
Geoffrey, Zippy George and Bungle find out that the council want to build houses on the Rainbow woodland.
E12Time/Space
Nov 24, 1989
Geoffrey has forgotten he had to make a rocket for a children's party, so Gabrielle Bradshaw comes round to help him.
E13Night Out
Dec 1, 1989
Zippy, George and Bungle camp out in the garden for the night but not everything goes to plan.
E14Borrowing 2
Dec 8, 1989
Everyone is borrowing things, but they forget to give them back. Zippy's taken George's basket and moved his shells, Bungle's taken Geoffrey's ruler, George has taken Bungle's scissors and Geoffrey's borrowed the paints and forgotten to put them back. Gabrielle shows everyone her game that's she made.
E15Same/Different
Dec 15, 1989
Zippy's cousin Zippo comes to stay but Zippy gets annoyed when Geoffrey's 'friend' Jenny keeps getting them mixed up.
E16The Toymaker
Dec 22, 1989
E17Super Bungle
Jan 12, 1990
Super Bungle helps George get his doll from Zipoid and Mr Geoffrey who live on the planet of too many toys.
E18George and Germs
Jan 19, 1990
E19Geoffrey Learns French
Jan 26, 1990
E20Family Pressure
Feb 2, 1990
E21Practice Makes Perfect
Feb 9, 1990
Bungle is learning to play his keyboard, but he never stops playing it which annoys everyone. Geoffrey comes up with an idea to help improve his playing and asks Jessica to gives him some piano lessons.
E22The VIP
Feb 16, 1990
Someone very special is coming for dinner, a VIP.
E23Wrong Day
Feb 23, 1990
E24No Accounting for George
Mar 2, 1990
Zippy wants to buy a new model car and Bungle wants to buy a comic, so George lends them some money, but then he realises he hasn't got as much money in his money box as he thought he had. Geoffrey reads a story called 'The More The Merrier'. Geoffrey gives George some chores to do to earn extra pocket money so he can buy a xylophone.
E1Planting Seeds
Aug 31, 1990
Everyone's planting seeds in the garden, but the birds are trying to eat everyone's seeds. Geoffrey reads a story called 'The Mouse And The Miller'. Bungle thinks singing will scare away the birds, but Zippy thinks making a windmill is a better idea. George makes a scarecrow of Zippy looking angry and it scares the birds away, but Geoffrey thinks if they give the birds some bird seeds in a pot it will stop the birds stealing their plant seeds.
E2Friends
Sep 7, 1990
Two of Geoffrey's old friends, Terry Hall and Lenny the Lion visit the Rainbow house. Bungle and George are a little anxious about meeting a lion, but they soon discover that Lennie is a very friendly lion and they get along with their new friend very well. But Zippy gets jealous of Bungle, George and their new friends Lennie and Terry and thinks nobody wants to be friends with him anymore. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "New Friends". Geoffrey goes to find Zippy to cheer him up and then Zippy joins the others where they all listen to Terry read a story called "Alby All Alone".
E3The Wall
Sep 14, 1990
Geoffrey's busy building a wall, while Bungle builds a bridge out of building blocks. Zippy, George and Bungle act out the story of the 'Three Little Pigs' with Dawn playing the music and Geoffrey playing The Big Bad Wolf.
E4Keeping Tidy
Sep 21, 1990
E5Changes
Sep 28, 1990
E6Things Aren't Always What They Seem
Oct 5, 1990
Zippy, George, Bungle and Geoffrey are looking at distorting mirrors which makes them look different and they all laugh at how each other looks. They make Bungle look thin and Geoffrey look short which Zippy finds very amusing. Bungle thinks it was funny seeing Zippy with a great big head. Then everyone makes different shadows. An old lady visits Zippy, Bungle and George and brings them some presents, but they find out it's Geoffrey in disguise. They open all the gifts and Geoffrey reads a story called 'Things Aren't Always What They Seem'.
E7How Does Your Garden Grow
Oct 12, 1990
Everyone's doing some gardening today and Bungle's watering some flowers, whilst Geoffrey and Dawn plant some flowers. Geoffrey shows everyone different types of seeds you can plant. Zippy, George and Zippy look at all the seeds they've planted. Zippy's hungry so dreams about cream cakes, but ends up eating too many. Everyone sings a song called "Little Bean Will Grow".
E8Streets
Oct 19, 1990
Everyone's bored so Geoffrey tells them about some different things that they can see and do. George dreams he's a shop worker. Geoffrey and Bungle paint the window outside the Rainbow house. Geoffrey reads a story called 'The Street That Moaned and Groaned'.
E9Kitchen Art
Oct 26, 1990
Geoffrey shows Zippy, George and Bungle how to make kitchen art. Everyone makes models from dough which include a snake and a mouse. Everyone makes different shapes from dough including a star, a dog, a rabbit and a duck. George feels itchy and thinks he has a flea on him, but it turns out to be feather. Whilst the models are cooking, Geoffrey plays a song on tape about a king who had a flea.
E10Sports Day
Nov 2, 1990
Zippy, George and Bungle have a Sports day in the garden. They split in to two teams with Bungle, George and Jane on the blue team, and Zippy, Rod and Freddy on the red team. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "Our Big Sports Day". Zippy and George have an egg and spoon race and then everyone plays Tug of War.
E11Safari Park
Nov 9, 1990
Zippy, George and Bungle pretend they're going to a Safari park in their coach, with Bungle as their driver. Zippy, George and Bungle receive a letter from their friends Charlotte and Victoria, so Geoffrey tells them about the girl's visit to a Safari Park. Geoffrey, Zippy, Bungle and George talk about all the different animals that you find at a Safari Park such as deer and giraffes.
E12Shops
Nov 16, 1990
Zippy, George and Bungle are bored as there's nothing to do. Geoffrey suggests playing a game of eye spy or doing a jigsaw puzzle, but they're fed up and want to do something else, so Geoffrey suggests a day out at the shops. Everyone gets ready to go out, but it starts raining, so they cant go. Geoffrey reads a story called 'Reggie The Pillar Box'. It's still raining so Geoffrey suggests that everyone can have a day in the shops inside. Zippy pretends to open up his own supermarket called Zippy's, Bungle pretends to have a charity shop called Bungles Charity Shop and George pretends to have a music shop selling tapes and records called Georges Mega Music Store. Geoffrey goes to each of their shops and buys things and then he pretends to open up a fast food shop. Zippy, George and Bungle want to buy some of his food, though Zippy wants lots of food as he's very hungry.
E13Going Places
Nov 23, 1990
Geoffrey's late coming home from his holiday so whilst their waiting Zippy, George, Bungle and Dawn sing "Ride A Cock Horse". Zippy wants to pretend their going somewhere and George suggest the sea so everyone pretends to be going there by coach with Geoffrey as the driver. Then everyone pretends to be traveling by train, but Zippy doesn't know what way he wants to travel. Bungles pretends to travel in different ways such as riding a horse, a motorbike and a boat. Then everyone sings "Down By The Station".
E14Why Did You Do That
Nov 30, 1990
Zippy, George and Bungle are a bit grumpy today. George knocks down Zippy's house of cards and Zippy messes up George's paper hat. Geoffrey reads a story called 'Zoe's Zoo'. Geoffrey accidently knocks down Zippy's house of cards, Zippy accidently throws a glass of water at Geoffrey and ruins his shirt and Geoffrey accidently squashes Bungle's model flat. Christopher comes in and Bungle accidently gets paint on Christopher's face. Christopher sings "Why Did You Do That? and cheers everyone up.
E15Time
Dec 7, 1990
Zippy, George and Bungle don't feel like getting up, but go to eat breakfast. Geoffrey receives a parcel in the post and it's a cuckoo clock. He shows Zippy, George, Bungle how the cuckoo clock works and they also look at other clocks to see how they work, but then all the clocks go off together.
E16New for Old
Dec 14, 1990
Zippy decides he doesn't want any old books anymore and only likes new things. Geoffrey finds an old toy theatre and John comes round and tells everyone about it. Zippy dreams about being in the theatre. John performs a puppet play for everyone. Then Zippy realizes old things can just be as good as new things.
E17Chitter Chatter
Dec 21, 1990
Zippy, George and Bungle are making lots of noise so Geoffrey tells them all to be quiet. Zippy dreams about the phone, clock and Rainbow storybook coming to life. Geoffrey reads a story called 'Ichabod and the Birthday Cake' and then tells Zippy, George and Bungle about the play he's going to see called The School for Scandal. Zippy, George, Bungle and Geoffrey act out a play with Geoffrey as Sir Geoffrey Laugh-A-Lot, Bungle as Mr Fibber, George as Lady Chitter Chatter and Zippy as her husband.
E18A Lazy Day
Jan 11, 1991
Everyone in the Rainbow house is having a lazy day, Bungle even refuses to get out of bed.
E19Exercise is Fun
Jan 25, 1991
Bungle is doing lots of running in the garden as he wants to get fit, but Zippy and George are eating biscuits. Bungle ends up overdoing his running and gets very tired. Then everyone has lunch but Bungle only has a few peas on his plate and thinks he needs to go on a diet. Geoffrey convinces him to eat more food and wants Zippy and George not to eat too many sugary foods. ippy and George feel sick as they've eaten too much and Bungle's hungry. Bungle then does some more exercise, but struggles weightlifting. Geoffrey does some exercises such as weightlifting and press ups but struggles doing them. Bungle and Geoffrey play ball which makes Zippy and George tired. Then they have to join in their exercises.
E20Playing the Game
Feb 1, 1991
E21Who Done It
Feb 8, 1991
Geoffrey's going to write some letters, but can't find his pen. Zippy thinks he could be a good detective and George helps him look for the missing pen. They dress in different disguises and try to solve the case of the missing pen, starting by looking in the bedroom. Zippy and George want to borrow Geoffrey's magnifying glass to find the clues to solve the mystery of the missing pen. Zippy thinks Geoffrey took the pen so they look downstairs for it and they find it under the storybook. Geoffrey reads a story called 'Mr Snoozer's Parrot' Geoffrey's going to write his letters, but can't find his writing pad so it looks like another case for Detective Zippy, until Bungle finds it!
E22Rain and Water
Feb 22, 1991
It's raining and Zippy, George and Bungle are singing songs about the rain. Geoffrey talks about rain and how you must not waste water. Zippy, George and Bungle put objects into a tray of water and Bungle's rubber duck and Geoffrey's boat float, but George's lump of plasticine sinks. Then Zippy asks Geoffrey to make a man for the boat, but it sinks. Geoffrey reads a story called 'Bessie Bundle's Sinking Feeling'.
E23The Birthday Cake
Mar 1, 1991
'The Birthday Cake' In this episode of Rainbow It's Zippy's Birthday! Zippy gets upset when he believes Geoffrey hasn't got him a birthday cake, but Bungle, George and Geoffrey have a little surprise!
E24Shaping Up
Mar 8, 1991
Dawn's making a jumper for Geoffrey whilst George is cutting out different shapes to make a mobile. Bungle draws around everyone's hands and Zippy's curious to why, but it's a surprise. Everyone sings "Shapes Around". Zippy and George have to guess what objects wrapped up in fabric. Bungle shows everyone what's he's made from drawing around everyone's hands.
E1A Trip to Spain
Sep 13, 1991
It's a hot day and Zippy and George wish that they could be on holiday so everyone pretends that they're going on a trip to Spain. Geoffrey pretends to sell ice cream and then everyone goes to a restaurant where Dawn is the waitress. George, Zippy and Bungle learn some Spanish words and everyone sings "Viva La Espana".
E2Something to Care For
Sep 20, 1991
Geoffrey, Zippy, George and Bungle have just got back from the zoo and Zippy wants a real elephant for a pet. Geoffrey goes to the pet shop and buys a guinea pig which Zippy calls Gilbert. Zippy wants to look after Gilbert for the first week and take good care of him. George gives Zippy some carrots to give to Gilbert and Bungles collected some newspapers for the hutch, but Zippy's more interested in playing with his toy car. Zippy cant be bothered to clean out Gilbert's hutch or give him any food or change his water, so Geoffrey decides to teaches him a lesson. Geoffrey gives everyone lunch apart from Zippy, so when Zippy asks why Geoffrey says he's been far too busy watching TV. Zippy then gets mad and goes to his room to read his comics, but then complains about how messy it is. Geoffrey then tells Zippy off for not looking after Gilbert, so Zippy goes to clean his hutch and takes him some food. Geoffrey reads a story called 'Alby All Alone'.
E3Getting in a Muddle
Sep 27, 1991
Geoffrey's talking to Dawn's sister Annette on the phone about finding things for the jumble sale, but a kite has got stuck up in a tree and Zippy ends up getting tangled up when he climbs up to get it. Bungle can't unravel it, but George manages to. Geoffrey's sorting out clothes for the jumble sale, but Bungle mishears him and thinks Geoffrey's taking them to the jungle and taking a net. Zippy thinks he's going to give all the old clothes to the animals and Bungle goes to put them all in a suitcase. Everyone's just about to leave to go to the jumble sale when Annette rings Geoffrey and he tells her the lovely things he's found for the jumble sale, lots of bits of old newspaper, bits of straw and some chewed carrot, but that's not right so he speaks with Zippy, George and Bungle. Bungle then realizes they're going to the jumble and not the jungle and Dawn's sister Annette is coming and not a net. Geoffrey reads a story called 'Monty's Muddled Monday'. Then he tells Zippy, Bungle and George that they're going to see Aunty Jean tomorrow, but Bungle thinks they're going to sea in a submarine.
E4The Seaside Show
Oct 4, 1991
Everyone's come back from the seaside and Bungle suggests that they should all put on their own seaside show. Dawn plays the music, Zippy and George do a balancing act, Bungle does a song and dance and Geoffrey performs some magic tricks.
E5Without a Voice
Oct 11, 1991
Geoffrey, George and Bungle are getting ready for a boat trip across the river, but Zippy's not very well and has lost his voice, so they all decide to go on a pretend boat trip instead. Zippy pretends to be the captain of the boat, but as he can't speak Geoffrey gives the orders for him. Bungle pretends to swim in the water and then they get shipwrecked on a desert island. Everyone has a picnic and then Geoffrey reads a story called 'Chirp Finds His Voice'. Geoffrey gives Zippy some medicine and then he falls asleep.
E6Geoffrey's Big Occasion
Oct 18, 1991
Geoffrey recieves an invite to a royal garden party.
E7I'm the King of the Castle
Oct 25, 1991
Geoffrey tells the gang a bedtime story. The handsome Prince George goes to find the beautiful princess Zippelina.
E8Naughty Zippy
Nov 1, 1991
Zippy's being very naughty and knocks down Bungle's tower he's made from building blocks, so Geoffrey, George and Bungle decide to do something about it. Geoffrey reads a story called 'Bossy Billy'.
E9Safety First
Nov 8, 1991
Geoffrey needs to mend a swing in the garden and tells Zippy, George and Bungle not to use it, but Bungle goes on it and ends up falling over hurting himself and Geoffrey's not best pleased. Geoffrey reads a story called 'Fetch A Pail Of Water'. Geoffrey, Zippy, George and Bungle make a first aid box. Geoffrey's finished mending the swing, so he asks if Bungle wants to go on it, but Bungle plays a trick on Geoffrey.
E10Surprise Surprise
Nov 15, 1991
Zippy, George and Geoffrey can hear Bungle making noise upstairs, but Bungle won't tell them what's going on. However he tells Zippy and George that he's tidying up their bedroom as a surprise for Geoffrey, but Zippy accidentally lets it slip, so Geoffrey pretends he doesn't know a thing. Geoffrey decides that he, Zippy and Bungle should make a surprise for Bungle, but George has to make sure Zippy doesn't let their secret slip. Bungle shows Geoffrey the new room and he's very impressed, but then Bungle finds out he knew already what was happening. Bungle loves the mobiles Geoffrey, Zippy and George made for the room. Geoffrey reads a story called 'A Big Surprise For Bertie'. Then Zippy gets a surprise as Geoffrey and George made him a model house and he loves it.
E11Sing Song
Nov 22, 1991
Zippy wants to listen to his records, George wants to listen to the radio and Geoffrey would rather watch TV, so they ask Bungle to choose what to do and he decides they should have a sing song.
E12Zippy Sets Them Up
Nov 29, 1991
Zippy's being unusually helpful today and offers to help George find some leaves, do the washing up for Geoffrey and help tidy the loft for Bungle. Geoffrey reds Bungle a story called 'Tat The Cat Helping Out'. Geoffrey then finds out Zippy only said he'd help out so he could win a big picnic hamper in the local newspaper's competition.
E13Taking Turns
Dec 6, 1991
Geoffrey and Bungle take turns dancing with Dawn, while Zippy wantt to play a trick on Geoffrey using his toy spider, but things don't turn out as he expects. There's one chocolate cake left, so Geoffrey cuts it in to four pieces for Zippy, George, Bungle and himself. Geoffrey reads a story called 'Helping Humpty and then everyone sings "London's Burning".
E14Snow
Dec 13, 1991
It's snowing outside and Bungle gets covered in snow. Geoffrey makes some paper snowflakes. Geoffrey makes some snowballs from cotton wool and Bungle builds a snowman. It's also snowing in Swallow Street where Grandma Bricks lives.
E15Treasure Hunt
Dec 20, 1991
Bungle dreams about looking for treasure in a magic jungle and meet some unusual charcters along the way including the Jungle Jinx and a talking tree.
E16The Zippybread Man
Jan 10, 1992
It's raining so the rainbow gang can't go to the park. Dawn brings round some gingerbread men biscuits she's baked. Geoffrey tells the story of the gingerbread man. Zippy ends up eating all the biscuits and needs to lie down and dreams about a Zippybread Man. The story of the Gingerbread Boy comes to life. Can the fox catch him? Geoffrey plays a little old man and Dawn plays his wife, George plays a cow and Bungle plays a fox who wants to eat the little Zippybread man.
E17Auntie Pays a Visit
Jan 17, 1992
Auntie Patsy comes to visit quite unexpectedly, but Bungle, Zippy and George are not very happy when she has to have their bedroom for the night. Auntie gives Bungle, George and Zippy some gifts, but they are very disappointed with the things she has bought them. Geoffrey reads the story "A Very Special Visitor". Later, before bedtime, Bungle, Zippy and George get some pillows from the bedroom and notice Auntie's vanishing cream and they think it is for making her invisible. That night they become curious to know if Auntie has vanished, so Bungle, Zippy and George creep into the room where Auntie is sleeping to check whether she is still there or not. They wake Auntie up, but luckily she finds it funny when they explain about them thinking the vanishing cream was to make her invisible.
E18Ice and Water
Jan 24, 1992
E19Getting Organised
Jan 31, 1992
Bungle can't find his farm animals puzzle and is making a mess while looking for them. So Zippy decides it's time to get organised and sort all the toys out but will Zippy's organizing go to plan?
E20The Invitation
Feb 7, 1992
E21Back Tracking
Feb 14, 1992
Right after Zippy helps Dawn pack her shopping basket the TV remote goes missing, everyone thinks back and tries to remember when they last saw it.
E22Noise
Feb 21, 1992
E23Let's Play a Game
Feb 28, 1992
E24If Only We Hadn't
Mar 6, 1992
Storyline
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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