Rainbow
Plot Summary
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 & Characters
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Seasons (24)
Season 1
50 episodes
Aired: 1972
Season 2
55 episodes
Aired: 1973
Roy Skelton joins the cast as the voice of Zippy and George.
Season 3
34 episodes
Aired: 1974
The first Season with the Best known presenter of the show Geoffrey Hayes, and the more familiar characterisation of Bungle.
Season 4
67 episodes
Aired: 1974
A new group of singers, husband and wife team Rod and Jane join the cast along with Matthew Corbett.
Season 5
78 episodes
Aired: 1975
Season 6
50 episodes
Aired: 1976
Season 7
61 episodes
Aired: 1977
Roger Walker replaces Matthew Corbett who leaves the show to continue presenting 'The Sooty Show' for his father.
Season 8
80 episodes
Aired: 1978
Season 9
69 episodes
Aired: 1979
Season 10
73 episodes
Aired: 1980
Freddy Marks replaces Roger Walker, creating the best remembered line up of the "Rainbow" Singers 'Rod, Jane and Freddy'.
Season 11
24 episodes
Aired: 1981
Season 12
36 episodes
Aired: 1982
Season 13
30 episodes
Aired: 1983
Season 14
22 episodes
Aired: 1983
Season 15
29 episodes
Aired: 1984
Season 16
44 episodes
Aired: 1984
Season 17
49 episodes
Aired: 1985
Season 18
54 episodes
Aired: 1986
Season 19
16 episodes
Aired: 1987
Season 20
51 episodes
Aired: 1988
Season 21
24 episodes
Aired: 1989
Season 22
24 episodes
Aired: 1990
Season 23
24 episodes
Aired: 1991
Production
Thames Television