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Rainbow

  • 1972 –1992
  • Canceled
  • U

★ 6.8 TMDB Rating · 20 votes

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.

Created by
Pamela Lonsdale
Seasons
23
Episodes
1044
Episode length
~20m
First aired
Oct 16, 1972
Networks
ITV1
Original language
English
Origin
United Kingdom

Cast of Rainbow

  • Malcolm Lord

    Bungle

  • Portrait of Roy Skelton

    Roy Skelton

    Zippy / George (voice)

  • Portrait of Geoffrey Hayes

    Geoffrey Hayes

    Himself

Seasons

  • Specials

    Dec 23, 1979

    2 episodes

    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.

  • Season 1

    Oct 16, 1972

    50 episodes

  • Season 2

    Apr 16, 1973

    55 episodes

    Roy Skelton joins the cast as the voice of Zippy and George.

  • Season 3

    Mar 4, 1974

    34 episodes

    The first Season with the Best known presenter of the show Geoffrey Hayes, and the more familiar characterisation of Bungle.

  • Season 4

    Sep 16, 1974

    67 episodes

    A new group of singers, husband and wife team Rod and Jane join the cast along with Matthew Corbett.

  • Season 5

    Sep 8, 1975

    78 episodes

  • Season 6

    Nov 2, 1976

    50 episodes

  • Season 7

    Dec 26, 1977

    61 episodes

    Roger Walker replaces Matthew Corbett who leaves the show to continue presenting 'The Sooty Show' for his father.

  • Season 8

    Oct 2, 1978

    80 episodes

  • Season 9

    Oct 26, 1979

    69 episodes

  • Season 10

    Oct 16, 1980

    73 episodes

    Freddy Marks replaces Roger Walker, creating the best remembered line up of the "Rainbow" Singers 'Rod, Jane and Freddy'.

  • Season 11

    Oct 12, 1981

    24 episodes

  • Season 12

    Jan 4, 1982

    36 episodes

  • Season 13

    Jan 7, 1983

    30 episodes

  • Season 14

    Aug 5, 1983

    22 episodes

  • Season 15

    Jan 6, 1984

    29 episodes

  • Season 16

    Aug 3, 1984

    44 episodes

  • Season 17

    Aug 2, 1985

    49 episodes

  • Season 18

    Aug 1, 1986

    54 episodes

  • Season 19

    Sep 4, 1987

    16 episodes

  • Season 20

    Jan 5, 1988

    51 episodes

  • Season 21

    Sep 8, 1989

    24 episodes

  • Season 22

    Aug 31, 1990

    24 episodes

  • Season 23

    Sep 13, 1991

    24 episodes

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