About this season
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.
Episodes (50)
1. Shapes
6.0Aired 16 October 1972
Very first episode - very different to what the show later became. All the well known cast are not here (and did not arrive until 1974). The only recognisable puppet at this point is Zippy, although his voice isn't what we are used to.
2. Farm Animals
4.0Aired 17 October 1972
3. Houses
Aired 18 October 1972
4. Weather 1
Aired 19 October 1972
5. Trains
Aired 20 October 1972
6. Painting
Aired 23 October 1972
7. Insects
Aired 24 October 1972
8. Boats
Aired 25 October 1972
9. Land
Aired 26 October 1972
10. Clothes
Aired 27 October 1972
11. Touch
Aired 30 October 1972
12. Reptiles
Aired 31 October 1972
13. Work
Aired 1 November 1972
14. Books
Aired 2 November 1972
15. Furniture
Aired 3 November 1972
16. Movement
Aired 6 November 1972
17. Fruit and Vegetables
Aired 7 November 1972
18. Cats and Dogs
Aired 9 November 1972
19. Trees 1
Aired 10 November 1972
20. Sounds 1
Aired 13 November 1972
21. Autumn
Aired 14 November 1972
22. Shoes
Aired 15 November 1972
23. Flowers
Aired 16 November 1972
24. Illness
Aired 17 November 1972
25. Music 1
Aired 20 November 1972
26. British Wild Animals
Aired 21 November 1972
27. Work 2
Aired 23 November 1972
28. Weather 2
Aired 23 November 1972
29. Sleep
Aired 24 November 1972
30. Sounds
Aired 27 November 1972
31. Zoo Animals
Aired 28 November 1972
32. Family
Aired 29 November 1972
33. Water 1
Aired 30 November 1972
Zippy throws a wet sponge at Bungle but hits David by accident. Zippy tells Bungle that a wet sponge is heavier than a dry sponge and David and Bungle find out if he's right.
34. Building
Aired 1 December 1972
35. Making Things
Aired 4 December 1972
36. Birds
Aired 5 December 1972
37. Post
Aired 6 December 1972
38. Fish
Aired 7 December 1972
39. Party Food
Aired 8 December 1972
40. Smell
Aired 11 December 1972
41. Babies 1
Aired 12 December 1972
42. Fireman
Aired 13 December 1972
43. Sky
Aired 14 December 1972
44. Shopping 1
Aired 15 December 1972
45. Christmas Music
Aired 18 December 1972
46. Christmas Tree
Aired 19 December 1972
47. Christmas Decorations
Aired 20 December 1972
48. Christmas Food
Aired 21 December 1972
49. Christmas Post
Aired 22 December 1972
50. Indoor Plants
Aired 29 December 1972