Thu, Jan 15, 1987
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 beans and Geoffrey and Freddy for some reason are a clown double act called 'Tea and Cocoa'. George wanted to be the cow, but ends up being Georgieporgy when the two clowns take the part of the cow.
Thu, Mar 5, 1987
Geoffrey is lining up domino's but Bungle touches them even when he's told not to. George spills all his marbles on the ground, causing Freddy and Rod to slip on them. Zippy hasn't changed his yellow socks in days, and they have started to smell. George's green ice-cream lolly melts before he can finish it. Bungle wonders why his slinky won't go up the stairs. Geoffrey does a magic trick with a funnel.
Thu, Mar 26, 1987
George and Bungle are helping Geoffrey with the household, but Zippy is being lazy. All three of them work together on making some jam tarts. Geoffrey has just enough time to tell a story before he has to pick up Mrs. Williams for Jane, but the story turns out not to have an ending.
Thu, May 14, 1987
Zippy, Bungle & George pretend to be Rod, Jane & Freddy. Geoffrey pretends to be Jack Spratt and Mrs. Spratt and other Nursery Rhyme characters. Together with R, J and F they play a game of Charades called 'Guess Who I Am'. Then special guest impressionist Bobby Davro pretends to be Bungle, Zippy, George and Geoffrey.
Thu, Jul 2, 1987
The Rainbow gang is having a car boot sale to raise money for children in Africa. Zippy is very proud of his snowman made of cotton and thinks it will raise 50 Pounds. George is collecting cars and boots around the house. Bungle has made up a game to win a lollipop if you knock over a cardboard Zippy.
Mon, Sep 28, 1987
Geoffrey has gotten a pink sweater from Jane as a present, but it's a bit too small for him. Zippy and George tease Bungle by taking away his paint brush, which rather upsets him. Jane gets even more upset when everybody keeps putting down the sweater she knitted. But luckily Rod and Freddy manage to cheer her up with a song.
Mon, Oct 5, 1987
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 Rainbow house, but they don't know who he is. Geoffrey returns with the items for Zippy, George and Bungle - breakfast cereal, tomato ketchup and liquorice. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "Here's A Game You Can Play". Maggie reads a story called Zoe's Zoo.
Mon, Nov 30, 1987
Zippy wants everybody to dress up and act out a fairy story, but won't tell anyone what it is. Geoffrey plays a king, Jane a maid, Rod the miller and Bungle the millers daughter. George gets to be the baby and Zippy the mysterious title character, who's name the others have to guess.