Rainbow
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First Air DateOct 16, 1972
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ProductionThames Television
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Rotten tomato65.79%
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Original titleRainbow
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ReleaseOct 16, 1972
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Overview
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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Casts
Season 1 ( 1972-10-16)
Shapes
Farm Animals
Houses
Weather 1
Trains
Painting
Insects
Boats
Land
Clothes
Touch
Reptiles
Work
Books
Furniture
Movement
Fruit and Vegetables
Cats and Dogs
Trees 1
Sounds 1
Autumn
Shoes
Flowers
Illness
Music 1
British Wild Animals
Work 2
Weather 2
Sleep
Sounds
Zoo Animals
Family
Water 1
Building
Making Things
Birds
Post
Fish
Party Food
Smell
Babies 1
Fireman
Sky
Shopping 1
Christmas Music
Christmas Tree
Christmas Decorations
Christmas Food
Christmas Post
Indoor Plants
Season 2 ( 1973-04-16)
Movement
Fruit: Oranges and Lemons
Water: Rivers
Horses
Food
Shapes 2
Insects
Trains
Day and Night
Cars
Art: Making Things
Cows and Milk
Books
Seasons: Spring
Farmers and Animals
Reflections
Zoo Animals: Monkeys
Roads and Paths
The Sea
Shopping
Music
Water Birds
Wood: Trees
Weather
Hospitals: Nurses
Senses: Taste
Wild Animals: Lions and Tigers
Aeroplanes
Clothes: Uniform
Musical Instruments 1
Movement: Up and Down
Things That Grow
Dentist
Goldfish
Wheels
Sounds 2
Water
Babies
Birds
Buses
Art: Painting
Trees
Occupations: Dustmen
Elephants, Hippos and Rhinos
Toys
Music: Dancing
The Body
Communications
Flowers
Pets
Shapes 3
Clothes
Bridges
Summer
Holidays
Season 3 ( 1974-03-04)
Spring
Nature: Trees
Nature: Gardens
Nature: Farms
Nature: Wild Animals
Places: General
The Zoo
Places: The Shops
Nature: Farm Animals
Places: The Country Side
Places: Playgrounds/Fairs
Sounds: Music
Sounds: Machines
Sounds: Weather
Sounds: Animals
Communications: General
Communications: Telephones
Communications: Roads and Bridges
Communications: Post Offices
Communications: Signals
Nature: Domestic Cats
Nature: Big Cats
Nature: Birds
Nature: Insects
Home: General
Home: The Family
Home: Shopping
Home: Cooking and Shopping
Home: Games
Shapes: General
Shapes: The Street
Shapes: Home
Shapes: The Countryside
Shapes: Making Things
Season 4 ( 1974-09-16)
Movement: General
Movement: Fast and Slow
Movement: Round and Round
Movement: Up and Down 2
Movement: Backwards and Forwards
Occupations: Milkman
Occupations: Postman
Occupations: Bus Driver
Occupations: Police
Occupations: Nurse
Shapes: Body
Farms: The Farmer
Farms: Cows and Milk
Farms: Chickens and Eggs
Farms: Sheep and Pigs
Farms: Horses
Transport: General
Transport: Ships
Making: Glass and Pottery
Making: Painting
People: Babies
People: Shopping
People: Outings
People: Pets
Weather: Winter Snow
Weather: Spring Rain
Weather: Summer Sun
Weather: Autumn Wind
Weather: Storms and Sea
Shapes: General
Shapes: Street 2
Shapes: Home
Shapes: Clothes
Places: Bakery
Places: Shops
Places: Garages
Places: School
Places: Library
Wild Animals: Elephants
Wild Animals: Rhinos
Wild Animals: Monkeys
Wild Animals: Giraffes
Wild Animals: Penguins
Sizes: Tall and Short
Sizes: Full and Empty
Sizes: Near and Far
Sizes: General
Animals: Rabbits and Hares
Animals: Squirrels
Animals: Foxes and Badgers
Animals: Moles and Voles
Animals: Frogs and Toads
Musical Instruments 2
Sounds: People and Animals
Sounds: Domestic
Sounds: Mechanical
Sounds: Natural
Occupations: Airline Pilot
Occupations: Teacher
Occupations: Fireman
Occupations: Zoo Keeper
Occupations: Dentist
Pastimes: Play
Pastimes: Swimming
Pastimes: Walking
Pastimes: Painting and Making
Pastimes: Collecting
Season 5 ( 1975-09-08)
Shapes: General 2
Shapes: Home 2
Shapes: Shops
Shapes: Useful Things
Shapes: Clothes
Animals: Dogs and Cats
Animals: Lions and Tigers
Animals: Camels
Animals: Beavers
Animals: Small Birds
Makings: Bricks
Makings: Garden
Makings: Cakes
Makings: Boots and Shoes
Makings: Cardboard Boxes
Movement: Up and Down 3
Movement: Fast and Slow
Movement: Backwards and Forwards 2
Movement: Round and Round 2
Movement: General
Places: Factory
Places: High Street
Places: River
Places: Farm
Places: Home
Communications: Roads and Bridges 2
Communications: Newspapers
Communications: Radio
Communications: Post Office 2
Communications: General 2
Christmas Decorations 2
Christmas Post 2
Christmas Present Wrapping
Christmas Music 2
Christmas Party
The Body: Feet and Legs
The Body: Hands and Arms
The Body: Head
Animals: Cats
Animals: Dogs
Animals: Cows
Animals: Pigs
Animals: Sheep
Food: Apples
Food: Potatoes
Food: Bread
Food: Eggs
Food: Milk and Cheese
Opposites: Loud and Soft
Opposites: Wet and Dry
Opposites: Day and Night
Opposites: Fast and Slow
Opposites: Open and Shut
Transport: Bicycles
Transport: Cars
Transport: Boats
Transport: Trains
Transport: Buses
Wild Animals: Lions
Wild Animals: Monkeys
Wild Animals: Kangaroos
Wild Animals: Giraffes
Wild Animals: Elephants
Places: Seaside
Places: Railway Station
Places: Parks
Places: Hospital
Places: Farm 2
Clothes: Hats
Clothes: Coats
Clothes: Dressing Up
Clothes: Uniforms 2
Clothes: Shoes
Birds: Garden Birds
Birds: Ostriches
Birds: Penguins
Birds: Ducks
Birds: Sea Birds
Season 6 ( 1976-11-02)
Occupations: Bus Conductor
Occupations: Lorry Driver
Occupations: Doctor
Water: Rivers 2
Water: General
Nature: Butterflies
Nature: Bees and Honey
Nature: Spiders
Nature: Fish
Nature: Owls
Top
Bottom
Inside
Outside
Middle
Happy
Sad
Cross
Worries
Caring
Eating
Sleeping
Drinking
Breathing
Growing
Lines
Stripes
Triangles
Squares
Circles
Mother
Father
Grandparents
Brothers and Sisters
Friends
Kitchen
Bathroom
Living Room
Bedroom
Home: General 2
Growing: Underground
Growing: Overground
Shopping: Greengrocers
Cooking and Eating
Vegetables
Seaside: The Journey
Seaside: Water and Waves
Seaside: Things to be Found
Seaside: Things to Do
Seaside: The Harbour
Season 7 ( 1977-12-26)
Pull
Push
Lift
Stretch
Winding
Nests
Holes
Shells
Ponds
General
Crawling
Walking
Running
Jumping
Bouncing
Eyes
Nose
Ears
Mouth
Fingers
Own
Take
Give
Share
Choose
The Street
Buildings
People
Pleasure
Nature
Straight
Band
Corner
Edge
Through
Small
Large
Fat
Thin
Size
Movement: River Flow
Movement: Floating
In the Water
Patterns
Sides
Putting Together: Toys
Putting Together: Shapes and Patterns
Putting Together: Domestic
Putting Together: Clothes
People at Work
Under
Over
Above
Below
Between
Fastening
Brushing
Washing
Polishing
Dressing
Safari Park 1
Season 8 ( 1978-10-02)
Wet
Dry
Liquid
Solid
General 2
Mary Mary
Ride a Cockhorse
Humpty Dumpty
Cock a Doodle Doo
Sing a Song of Sixpence
Wild Animals
11/8/1978
Picnic
Animals: Domestic
Rough
Smooth
Hard
Soft
General 3
Fairies
Gnomes and Elves
Witches
Dragons
Giant 1
Invitations
Hats
Food and Drink
Music and Games
Party
Ding Dong Bell
Little Jack Horner
Crooked Man
Little Bo Peep
Pata Cake
Going Abroad: Vienna
Going Abroad: Vienna 2
Going Abroad: Vienna 3
Going Abroad: Vienna 4
Going Abroad: Vienna 5
Not Well
Lost
Accident
Visit
Mum and Dad Go Out
Oneness of One
Twoness of Two
Threeness of Three
Fourness of Four
Fiveness of Five
Waking Time
Washing Time
Meal Time
Spare Time
Bed Time
Nature: Sounds
People 2
Animals
Music 5
Machines
Snow and Ice: Clothing
Mischievous
Greedy
Helpful
Selfish
Untidy
Single
Co-Operative: Peers
Co-Operative: Parents
Competition
Group
Long
Short
Full
Empty
General 4
First
Last
Leading
Following
Behind
Season 9 ( 1979-10-26)
1,2,3,4,5
How
Why
When
Where
Who
Excited
Miserable
Lonely
Awkward
Brave
Arms
Legs
Neck and Head
Shoulders
Wrists and Ankles
Rainbow Xmas Show
Snow and Ice: Where and When
Snow and Ice: What
Snow and Ice: Movement
Snow and Ice: Things To Do
How Do You: Hop and Skip
How Do You: Ride a Bike
How Do You: Swim
How Do You: Swing
Little Tommy Tucker
Baa Baa Black Sheep
London Bridge
To Market
If I was as Fat as
If I was as Thin as
If I was as Tall as
If I was as Small as
If I was as Strong as
Safety: In the Home
Safety: In the Street
Safety: At the Park
Playing with Toys
Work
School Days
Dad's Work
Market Day
Things to do
Visiting Friends
Nursery Rhymes: Blow
Nursery Rhymes: Quick
Nursery Rhymes: Pop
Nursery Rhymes: New
Nursery Rhymes: Harm
Windy
Cloudy
Showery
Stormy
Sunny
Why Do I Hide
Why Do I Rush Around
Why Do I Get Shy
Why Do I Shout
Why Do I Cry
Pets: Dogs
Pets: Cats
Pets: Mice
Pets: Goldfish
Pets: Tortoises
Traditional Tales: Jack and the Beanstalk
Traditional Tales: Goldilocks
Traditional Tales: Babes in the Wood
Traditional Tales: Cinderella
Traditional Tales: Little Red Riding Hood
Season 10 ( 1980-10-16)
How Do You: Throw
Fruit: Apples
Aesop's Fables: Disobedient Donkey
Aesop's Fables: Hare and Tortoise
Aesop's Fables: The Fox and the Grapes
Aesop's Fables: The Boy Who Cried Wolf
Aesop's Fables: Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
Aesop's Fables: The Ant and the Dove
Actions: Dropping Things
Actions: Losing Things
Daydreams
Nightdreams
Rainbow Christmas
Actions: Bumping Into
Actions: Breaking Things
Polly Put the Kettle On
Old Mother Hubbard
Hickory Dickory Dock
Old King Cole
Buying and Selling
Play: Boys and Girls
Succeeding
Failing
Understanding
Confusion
Houses: Straw
Houses: Wood
Houses: Brick
Houses: Tents
Do What I Do
Aesop's Fables: The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg
Aesop's Fables: The Dog and the Shadow
Aesop's Fables: The Fox and the Goat
Aesop's Fables: The Fir-Tree and the Bramble
Do as I Say
Come Dance with Me
Let's Sing Together
Can/Can't
Won't/Will
Don't Know/Knowing
Love
Don't Want To
Hate
Hardly Ever
Often
Always
Never
Holding
Stroking
Toys 2
Bits and Pieces 3
What Shall I Play
What Shall I Wear
What Shall I Eat
What Shall I Make
Trip 1: Space
Trip 2: Underground
Trip 3: Seaside
Trip 4: By Plane
Getting Out
Looking
Listening
Getting In
Taste
Smell
Careful
Contrary
Stubborn
Slow
Grumpy
Mean
Quick
Lazy
Season 11 ( 1981-10-12)
Counting 1
Counting 2
Right
Wrong
Music 7
Music 8
Right Tools for the Job: Episode 1
Right Tools for the Job: Episode 2
Busy
Hasty
Different Things, Same Name: Episode 1
Different Things, Same Name: Episode 2
Holes: Episode 1
Holes: Episode 2
Shadows
Reflections
Movement: Episode 1
Movement: Episode 2
Give It a Try
Jobs Mums and Dads Do
Frustration
Calm and Relaxed
Winter/Spring
Summer/Autumn
Season 12 ( 1982-01-04)
Other People Who Help
Caring About
Wondering
Anticipation
Collection
Delivery
The Whiners
The Know-It-Alls
The Moodies
Bossy Boots
Can I
Must I
Tricks and Jokes
Magic
Juggling and Balancing
Clowning
Who Saw It
Who Heard It
Living Together: Episode 1
Living Together: Episode 2
Facial Disguises
Body Costumes
High in the Sky
Under the Sea
In the Ground
On Top of the Mountain
Sardines in a Tin
Room to Spread
Fit and Healthy: Episode 1
Fit and Healthy: Episode 2
Invisible
Hanging On
Mystery Bag
Vanishing Box
The Abuse of George
George Won't Ask
Season 13 ( 1983-01-07)
Blowing
Pumping
Getting Up Out of Bed
Going to Bed
Giving
Receiving
Counting Rhymes: Episode 1
Counting Rhymes: Episode 2
Who Lost It
Who Took It
Keeping Things Clean
Getting Things Dirty
What Happened to Jack and Jill
What Happened to Tommy Tucker
Physical Differences: Size
Physical Differences: Shape
Pirates
Individual Needs
Basic Needs
Spacemen
Make Up Your Mind
Going Somewhere
Anxious and Worried
Carefree
Hiccups
Sneezing
Going to the Funfair
Guessing Games
Balloons and Kites
Day Trip to France
Season 14 ( 1983-08-05)
Going Swimming
Colours: Blue
Colours: Green
Colours: Yellow
Colours: Red
Scarecrows
Musical Instruments 3
Things Are Not What They Seem
Singalong
Going to the Toy Museum
Cuddles
Dabbing and Dotting
Gardening
Falling
Bits and Pieces 2
Fast Food
Family Relationships
Odds and Ends
Bells
Wrapping and Unwrapping
Sing Along in the Garden
Going Out to the Circus
Season 15 ( 1984-01-06)
Visitors
Let's Make a Musical
Geoffrey's Not Well
Wild Animals
Lost My Voice
Bicycles
Above and Below
Giants
Waiting
Clouds
Lost My Hearing
Having a Good Time
Stars
Not Enough to Go Round
Having a Bad Time
Cooking
Furniture
What I Would Like To Be
Over And Under
The Weekend
Trees and Flowers
Shopping 2
Life's Ups and Downs
Keep Britain Tidy
Pets 2
Arguments
Changes 2
All of a Dither
Robots
Season 16 ( 1984-08-03)
Looking After Yourself
Accidents
Bungle's High and Mighty Day
Rules
Hot Day
Looking Back
Friendship
Frowns and Tears
Games
Zippy's Cover Up Job
Dressing Up
Light and Dark
If Only I Hadn't
A Cold Day
George's Secret Wish
If Only I Had
I Like Being Me
Looking Back: Remember When
Money
Why Worry
Music 6
The Saver
Fruits
Paste and Wax
Books 2
Newborn
Growing 2
Independence
Dancing
Wool and String
Someone New in the Family
High Street: Looking Around
Parting and Goodbyes
Flowers
High Street: Looking Up and Down
Jumble Sale
Caterpillars and Butterflies
Camping Preparation
Camping
Work That Mum Does
Insects 2
Staying Away From Home
Meeting and Greetings
Garden Fête
Season 17 ( 1985-08-02)
Work That Dad Does
Wheels
Hands
Daydreaming
The Waster
Wall Painting
Journey on a Narrow Boat
Shapes 2
Old Mother Hubbard
What's Wrong with Bungle
Parcel Post
Overhelpfuls
George's Secret Place
Where Does Milk Come From
Scribbles and Doodles
Protection
Hair
Books: The Library
The Singing Lesson
Zippy is Tongue Tied
The Christmas Story
Puff and Blow
Packaging
Feet
Communication
Wool
General Farm: Eggs
Discovery
Bungle's Pretend Friend
Puzzles and Games
Sounds
King for a Day
The Show Offs
Teeth
Guess What
Uncertainty
Detectives
Flexibility
The Explorers
Evaluating
A Day in the Country
Decision Making
Journey by Coach
Resourcefulness
Guess Where
Mice
Sports Day
Looking After Baby
Working Things Out
Season 18 ( 1986-08-01)
Touch and Feel
Being Sensible
Special Times
Africa
Italian
Favourite Things
Hard Worker
Mirrors
Multi Cultural: Indian
Horses II
Party Preparation
1000th Birthday Party
Multi Cultural: Chinese
Geoffrey Gets It Wrong
Getting Your Own Way
Nursery Rhymes 1
Falling Out and Making Up
What Shall We Do
Caring for Others
Nursery Rhymes 2
Visit to the Theatre
Rainbow Christmas Show
Keeping the Peace
Creativity
Highwayman
How
Machines
Family Ties
Cats
I Want to Be a Pop Star
What Happens If
If I Were Invisible
Small World
Helping Out
Visit to a Safari Park
Easter
Frogs
Co-Operation
Keeping Fit
Guess Who I Am
Watch Out
Chatterbox
Smile Please
Town Living
Country Living
Car Boot Sale
Mail Order
Ugly Duckling
Words
Do It Yourself
Hare and Tortoise
Numbers
Shipwreck
Gadgets
Season 19 ( 1987-09-04)
Finding Out
Borrowing
Floating and Sinking
Monster Makes
Sensitivity
Describing
Help
Wind
Moving House
Animal Houses
New Friends
Small World 2
Bits and Pieces
Rumpelstiltskin
Souvenirs in the Loft
Decorations
Season 20 ( 1988-01-05)
Noah's Ark
Water
Counting On
Counting Back
Sharing Out
Social Behaviour: Self
Social Behaviour: Others
Social Behaviour: Group
Music A
Music B
Music C
Learning About Ourselves: Physical Differences
Emotions
Learning About Ourselves: Interaction
Wide and Narrow
Large and Small
Mazes Tracks and Trails
Whispers

Sounds the Same
Rhyming Words
Language of Position
Problem Solving: Mystery
Looking at Things
Pre-Reading Skills: Auditory
Pre-Reading Skills: Sequencing
Pliable
Music and Song
More/Less/Enough
Zippy's In Love
Lions and Tigers
All Change
Wibbly Wobbly
Problem Solving: Alone
Up/Down/Across
What's Going On
Nature Care
Upside Down, Inside Out
Shapes
Problem Solving: Together
Exclamation Sounds
Fast and Slow
Apes
Practical Joking
Generosity
Outer Space
Just One of Those Days
Ice and Snow: Explorers
Non-Pliable
Greed
Problem Solving: Mystery 2
Sympathy
Season 21 ( 1989-09-08)
Family Get Together
Bungling Bungle
Rejected/Neglected
Family in the Garden
Geoffrey Babysits
Neighbours
Misbehaving
Zipman and Bobbin
Zippy Wants to be a Comedian
Worried/Weary
Our Common Land
Time/Space
Night Out
Borrowing 2
Same/Different
The Toymaker
Super Bungle
George and Germs
Geoffrey Learns French
Family Pressure
Practice Makes Perfect
The VIP
Wrong Day
No Accounting for George
Season 22 ( 1990-08-31)
Planting Seeds
Friends
The Wall
Keeping Tidy
Changes
Things Aren't Always What They Seem
How Does Your Garden Grow
Streets
Kitchen Art
Sports Day
Safari Park
Shops
Going Places
Why Did You Do That
Time
New for Old
Chitter Chatter
A Lazy Day
Exercise is Fun
Playing the Game
Who Done It
Rain and Water
The Birthday Cake
Shaping Up
Season 23 ( 1991-09-13)
A Trip to Spain
Something to Care For
Getting in a Muddle
The Seaside Show
Without a Voice
Geoffrey's Big Occasion
I'm the King of the Castle
Naughty Zippy
Safety First
Surprise Surprise
Sing Song
Zippy Sets Them Up
Taking Turns
Snow
Treasure Hunt
The Zippybread Man
Auntie Pays a Visit
Ice and Water
Getting Organised
The Invitation
Back Tracking
Noise
Let's Play a Game
If Only We Hadn't

