About this season
Join Rod, Jane and Freddy from 'Rainbow' as they set off on their own adventures. Sometimes they may be putting on a mini variety show at a theatre, other times they may leap through the pages of a story book trying to get Mary Mary home. It's always musical and mostly educational.
Episodes (25)
1. Snow and Ice
Aired 9 January 1990 • 15 min
All things wintery.
2. Dressing Up
Aired 16 January 1990 • 15 min
Have you ever pretended to be someone else, Rod, Jane and Freddy have.
3. Houses and Homes
Aired 23 January 1990 • 15 min
Songs about the different kind of homes and places where humans and animals live.
4. Suitcases (2)
Aired 20 January 1990 • 15 min
Rod, Jane and Freddy make a boat and a desert island out of suitcases using a green umbrella for a palm tree.
5. The Garden
Aired 6 February 1990 • 15 min
Featuring songs about the garden, gnomes and different seasons.
6. Games
Aired 13 February 1990 • 15 min
Featuring songs all about games.
7. Cowboys
Aired 20 February 1990 • 15 min
A Wild West Show with Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakleigh and the Big Indian Chief.
8. Music / Song
Aired 27 February 1990 • 15 min
Rod, Jane and Freddy perform a musical themed episode.
9. The Chinese Plate
Aired 6 March 1990 • 15 min
The story of the Princess and the gardener who live on the Chinese willow plate. This is a remake of an episode from 1983.
10. Pets
Aired 4 September 1990 • 15 min
Rod, Freddy and Jane sing about all the different kinds of pets they have met. (Most of the songs are from 1989 episode 'Domestic Animals'.)
11. Flowers
Aired 11 September 1990 • 15 min
Featuring songs about flowers and the garden.
12. Paper (2)
Aired 18 September 1990 • 15 min
Even more songs about Paper.
13. Time
Aired 25 September 1990 • 15 min
Songs about the time and clocks.
14. Faces
Aired 2 October 1990 • 15 min
This episode is all about pulling different faces.
15. Feelings
Aired 9 October 1990 • 15 min
This episode is all about Feelings and thinking about how others feel.
16. Colours (2)
Aired 16 October 1990 • 15 min
This episode is all about different colours.
17. Mechanical
Aired 23 October 1990 • 15 min
Clockwork and mechanical machines. If you want to see 3 grown adults put cardboard horse masks on their heads and pretend to be a merry-go-round, then THIS is the episode for you.
18. Moon and Stars
Aired 30 October 1990 • 15 min
Songs about night-time.
19. Improvisation
Aired 6 November 1990 • 15 min
The trio make many things from bottles and saucepans.
20. Dots and Dashes
Aired 13 November 1990 • 15 min
Songs about dots, dashes and dice.
21. Costume
Aired 20 November 1990 • 15 min
Rod, Jane and Freddy dress up in costumes.
22. Daytime
Aired 27 November 1990 • 15 min
What do people do in the day time?
23. Boxes
Aired 4 December 1990 • 15 min
Adventures with boxes.
24. Toys
Aired 11 December 1990 • 15 min
Christmas episode.
25. Children's Favourites
Aired 18 December 1990 • 15 min
Classic nursery rhymes with the Rod, Jane and Freddy twist.