Seasons & episodes
S20 · E38Shapes 1988-10-18
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. Then Geoffrey and Bungle make a boat out of the shapes. Geoffrey, Bungle, Zippy and George talk about the shapes different fruits are. Geoffrey shows them a lemon and Bungle jokes that Zippy looks like one. John Styles tells his "Shapes Story". Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "We've Got Paper, We've Got Scissors". Then Geoffrey and Bungle make a house and a big lorry with the different shapes.
S20 · E39Problem Solving: Together 1988-10-25
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, Bungle paints a picture of a house and garden, but can't paint the grass as he doesn't have any green paint. But Geoffrey shows Bungle that by mixing yellow paint and blue paint he can make green paint. John Styles tells the story of "Mr and Mrs Marzipan's Problem". Bungle can't get his painting to stand up on display, but Zippy comes up with an idea to help him. Freddy sings a musical story about "The Enormous Turnip" and the others play the parts of the characters in the song.
S20 · E40Exclamation Sounds 1988-11-01
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S20 · E41Fast and Slow 1988-11-08
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S20 · E42Apes 1988-11-15
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S20 · E43Practical Joking 1988-11-22
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S20 · E44Generosity 1988-11-29
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S20 · E45Outer Space 1988-12-06
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 them up. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "We're In Outer Space". Geoffrey tries to contact Zippy and George at the Rainbow Space command centre, but there's no reply. Rod, Jane and Freddy help them and in the end they manage to get to the Rainbow Space Centre.
S20 · E46Just One of Those Days 1988-12-13
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 breakfast, Bungle helps Geoffrey to clear away the breakfast things but drops them as he carries them into the kitchen. Later, Bungle does a painting, but spoils it by accidentally dripping some yellow paint onto it. Geoffrey thinks that auntie is visiting them, but he gets the days mixed up and discovers she's not visiting until the next day. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "Just One of Those Days".
S20 · E47Ice and Snow: Explorers 1988-12-20
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, seals and whales through his telescope. Zippy, George and Geoffrey are hungry so Bungle shows them the food he's bought, but he's brought all cold food and they want hot food to warm themseleves up. Zippy plays some music so they all start dancing to keep warm. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "Ice Cold Weather". George can see footprints through his telescope and then he sees Rod, Jane and Freddy. They come over to meet Zippy, George, Bungle and Geoffrey and share their hot food with them. Geoffrey takes a photo of everyone and then it starts snowing so they all go home. Bungle leaves some ice hes brought back on the desk, but later on it melts and he thinks someones taken it and isn't happy that there's nothing to remember their trip by, but Geoffrey shows him the photo he took earlier of them all.
S20 · E48Non-Pliable 1989-01-06
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S20 · E49Greed 1989-01-13
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S20 · E50Problem Solving: Mystery 2 1989-01-20
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S20 · E51Sympathy 1989-01-27
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.
S21 · E1Family Get Together 1989-09-08
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 'Home is Best'. Bungle sings "London's Burning" and Zippy, George and Geoffrey join in and they all have their picnic.
S21 · E2Bungling Bungle 1989-09-15
Geoffrey decides to decorate with Bungle's help but things don't go to plan when Bungle wallpapers over the door.
S21 · E3Rejected/Neglected 1989-09-22
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.
S21 · E4Family in the Garden 1989-09-29
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 piece of the garden so that he can have his own quiet corner, Zippy can grow things to eat, George can grow flowers and Bungle wants to have animals on his piece of garden. Bungle and Geoffrey measure the garden whilst Zippy and George design a plan. Zippy and George show Geoffrey their plan for the garden, but they've put everyone in the same part of the garden. Auntie comes round and reads everyone a story called 'Thomas The Gardener'. Then everyone has their own piece of garden and Bungle brings a donkey into the garden so children can ride him.
S21 · E5Geoffrey Babysits 1989-10-06
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 Dog, Shaggy Dog'.
S21 · E6Neighbours 1989-10-13
Zippy, George and Bungle, mistaking a sikh turban for a crown, think a King and Queen have moved in next door.
S21 · E7Misbehaving 1989-10-20
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.
S21 · E8Zipman and Bobbin 1989-10-27
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.
S21 · E9Zippy Wants to be a Comedian 1989-11-03
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 master comedian.
S21 · E10Worried/Weary 1989-11-10
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.