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.
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.
An innuendo filled joke episode made for the ITV christmas tape. Bungle and Goeffry tell us how to play with our special friends and bounce our balls, meanwhile Jane's tired because she's been up all night banging with Rod and plucking…
This is the Rainbow Christmas Special episode from 1987 in which the gang put on a pantomime. The Bad Baron Bungle and his wicked schemes make life difficult for Dame Geoffrey, Georgie Porgie (George), Tommy Tucker (Zippy) and Jack…
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.
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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.
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Roy Skelton joins the cast as the voice of Zippy and George.
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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".
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David and Bungle look at different trees. Telltale sing "A Tree Asks No Questions".
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The first Season with the Best known presenter of the show Geoffrey Hayes, and the more familiar characterisation of Bungle.
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A new group of singers, husband and wife team Rod and Jane join the cast along with Matthew Corbett.
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Roger Walker replaces Matthew Corbett who leaves the show to continue presenting 'The Sooty Show' for his father.
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Popstar Vince Hill has been invited to the rainbow picnic. Rod, Jane and Roger get things wrong when making and packing the food.
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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…
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Freddy Marks replaces Roger Walker, creating the best remembered line up of the "Rainbow" Singers 'Rod, Jane and Freddy'.
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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.
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.
The Rainbow picnic is canceled when it rains. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "Smile, Smile" to make everyone feel happy again.
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.
Everyone is making Jane a present for her birthday.
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.
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".
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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.
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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…
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Everyone is dressing up to go to a fancy dress party.
Following directly from the previous episode, It's fancy dress party day.
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Bungle, Zippy and George meet a magician and try to copy his tricks. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "Vanishing Act".
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…
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
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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.
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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.
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It's been snowing, the rainbow gang have an adventure in the snow.
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Rod, Jane and Freddy remember past Rainbow episodes.
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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…
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".
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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".
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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…
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.
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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…
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…
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,…
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…
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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…
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…
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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.…
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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…
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…
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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…
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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.
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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".
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…
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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".
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…
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…
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".
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,…
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The Rainbow team prepare for their 1000th Birthday Party. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "We're Going To A Party".
The Rainbow team celebrate their 1000th episode!! Special party guests are Matthew Corbett and Sooty, Christopher Lillicrap and Mel Harvey.
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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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…
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…
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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…
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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…
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.…
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?"
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…
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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…
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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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".
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,…
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…
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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…
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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'".
The Rainbow gang start counting things and give themselves their own number. Bungle is number 4 but where has he gone?
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…
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…
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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…
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".
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".…
First everyone upsets Bungle, then Jane and finally Tat. What else can go wrong?
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…
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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…
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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.
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…
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,…
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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…
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…
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…
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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…
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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…
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…
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…
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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,…
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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…
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'.
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…
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…

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…
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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,…
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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…
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…
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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…
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".
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…
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…
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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…
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.…
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,…
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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…
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…
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,…
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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.
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…
Geoffrey decides to decorate with Bungle's help but things don't go to plan when Bungle wallpapers over the door.
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.
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…
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…
Zippy, George and Bungle, mistaking a sikh turban for a crown, think a King and Queen have moved in next door.
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.
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.
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…
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.
Geoffrey, Zippy George and Bungle find out that the council want to build houses on the Rainbow woodland.
Geoffrey has forgotten he had to make a rocket for a children's party, so Gabrielle Bradshaw comes round to help him.
Zippy, George and Bungle camp out in the garden for the night but not everything goes to plan.
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…
Zippy's cousin Zippo comes to stay but Zippy gets annoyed when Geoffrey's 'friend' Jenny keeps getting them mixed up.
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Super Bungle helps George get his doll from Zipoid and Mr Geoffrey who live on the planet of too many toys.
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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.
Someone very special is coming for dinner, a VIP.
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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…
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…
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…
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.
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Everyone in the Rainbow house is having a lazy day, Bungle even refuses to get out of bed.
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…
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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,…
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…
'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!
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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.
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…
Geoffrey recieves an invite to a royal garden party.
Geoffrey tells the gang a bedtime story. The handsome Prince George goes to find the beautiful princess Zippelina.
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'.
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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.
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.
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…
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…
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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?
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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.
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