Rainbow 

Children's puppet programme featuring music and stories.

Creator:

Pamela Lonsdale

Stars:

Geoffrey Hayes, Roy Skelton, Stanley Bates

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Geoffrey Hayes	...	Geoffrey / ... 993 episodes, 1973-1992
Roy Skelton	...	George / ... 993 episodes, 1973-1992
Stanley Bates	...	Bungle / ... 920 episodes, 1973-1989
Rod Burton	...	Rod / ... 832 episodes, 1974-1989
Jane Tucker	...	Jane / ... 831 episodes, 1974-1989
Freddy Marks	...	Freddy / ... 424 episodes, 1980-1989

Storyline

Children's puppet programme featuring music and stories.

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Plot Keywords:

puppet | humor | cult favorite | cult tv | 

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Genres:

Animation | Family

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The show was created with the notion of its being a British equivalent of American children's hit Sesame Street (1969), complete with puppet characters and animated inserts between the story as in the US show.

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Goofs

Whenever Zippy throws food into his mouth (Sausages, Biscuits...) to gobble it up, you can clearly see the food get crushed/broken and then fall out his mouth and onto the floor or table top. The puppet not having a throat to swallow the said food.

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Connections

Referenced in ITV Evening News: Episode dated 1 October 2018 (2018)

User Reviews

Great memories

Who could forget this children's classic? Presenter Geoffrey Hayes cavorted about like a big kid for the best part of twenty years, accompanied by a large man in a bear suit ('Bungle'), and a couple of hand puppets (camp pink George, who was a hippo, and loud, raucous Zippy, who was a creature with big eyes and a large, zippable mouth).

Next door lived Rod, Jane and Freddy (earlier Rod, Jane, and Roger) who were daft and slightly fey hippy singers.

I don't remember the series in its earliest days before the arrival of Geoffrey & co., so these comments are mainly concerning the period between 1976 and 1986. 'Rainbow' was curiously addictive even when you had outgrown the age range it was aimed at, and now, like 'Bagpuss' and 'The Clangers', it has achieved something of a cult status.

Totally brilliant, right from the twee song 'paint the whole world with a rainbowwww' to Bungle's bungling, Zippy's arguments, George's rollers and frilly nightie, and Geoffrey's obvious acceptance of his role as king of children's telly for two generations.

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 October 1972 (UK)

Filming Locations:

England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Thames Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

22 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color