Pamela Lonsdale
Director
Rainbow (1972)
Season 19
Children's puppet programme featuring music and stories. Join George, Bungle, Zippy, and all their friends at the Rainbow House, always an exciting place to be.
Released Oct. 16, 1972
Episode 15 min
7+
Keywords: tmdb.puppet, tmdb.anthropomorphism, tmdb.educational, imdb.humor, imdb.cult-tv, imdb.puppet, imdb.cult-favorite
Production Companies: Thames Television
Network: ITV1
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S19E1 - Finding Out
Sept. 4, 1987, midnight
S19E2 - Borrowing
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.
Sept. 11, 1987, midnight
S19E3 - Floating and Sinking
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".
Sept. 18, 1987, midnight
S19E4 - Monster Makes
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.
Sept. 25, 1987, midnight
S19E5 - Sensitivity
First everyone upsets Bungle, then Jane and finally Tat. What else can go wrong?
Oct. 2, 1987, midnight
S19E6 - Describing
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.
Oct. 9, 1987, midnight
S19E7 - Help
Oct. 16, 1987, midnight
S19E8 - Wind
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".
Oct. 23, 1987, midnight
S19E9 - Moving House
Oct. 30, 1987, midnight
S19E10 - Animal Houses
Nov. 6, 1987, midnight
S19E11 - New Friends
Nov. 13, 1987, midnight
S19E12 - Small World 2
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.
Nov. 20, 1987, midnight
S19E13 - Bits and Pieces
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.
Nov. 27, 1987, midnight
S19E14 - Rumpelstiltskin
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".
Dec. 4, 1987, midnight
S19E15 - Souvenirs in the Loft
Dec. 11, 1987, midnight
S19E16 - Decorations
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".
Dec. 18, 1987, midnight
Network: ITV1
Episode Runtime: 15 min.
Season Runtime: 15 min.
Released: Oct. 16, 1972
Last Air Date: March 6, 1992, midnight
Status: Canceled
Certification: TV-Y7 / 7+
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