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Ended · 1972–1992

Rainbow

Children

Rainbow is a British children's television series, created by Pamela Lonsdale, which ran between five times weekly, twice weekly and once weekly at 12:10 on Tuesdays and Fridays on the ITV network, from 1 September 1972 to 31 December 1992. After more than 1000 episodes, the series came to an abrupt end when Thames Television lost its ITV franchise at the end of 1992. Since then, it has gained cult status and continues to get frequent mentions on radio and television.

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Seasons & episodes

Season 1 · 1 episodes
  1. S01 E01 · Shapes
Season 9 · 2 episodes
  1. S09 E01 · 1,2,3,4,5
  2. S09 E02 · How
Season 10 · 4 episodes
  1. S10 E01 · How Do You: Throw
  2. S10 E02 · Aesops Fables: Disobedient Donkey
  3. S10 E03 · Aesops Fables: Hare & Tortoise
  4. S10 E04 · Aesops Fables: The Fox and the Grapes
Season 11 · 27 episodes
  1. S11 E01 · Counting 1
  2. S11 E02 · Counting 2
  3. S11 E03 · Right
  4. S11 E31 · The Whiners
  5. S11 E32 · The Know-It-Alls
  6. S11 E33 · The Moodies
  7. S11 E34 · Bossy Boots
  8. S11 E35 · Can I
  9. S11 E36 · Must I
  10. S11 E37 · Tricks and Jokes
  11. S11 E38 · Magic
  12. S11 E39 · Juggling and Balancing
  13. S11 E40 · Clowns and Clowning
  14. S11 E41 · Who Saw It
  15. S11 E42 · Who Heard It
  16. S11 E43 · Living Together 1
  17. S11 E44 · Living Together 2
  18. S11 E45 · Disguising Your Face
  19. S11 E47 · High in the Sky
  20. S11 E48 · Under the Sea
  21. S11 E49 · In the Ground
  22. S11 E51 · Sardines in a Tin
  23. S11 E52 · Room to Spread
  24. S11 E53 · Fit and Healthy 1
  25. S11 E57 · Mystery Bag
  26. S11 E58 · Vanishing Box
  27. S11 E60 · George Won't Ask
Season 12 · 6 episodes
  1. S12 E01 · Blowing
  2. S12 E02 · Pumping
  3. S12 E03 · Getting Up Out of Bed
  4. S12 E04 · Going to Bed
  5. S12 E05 · Giving
  6. S12 E06 · Receiving
Season 13 · 22 episodes
  1. S13 E01 · Visitors
  2. S13 E02 · Let's Make a Musical
  3. S13 E03 · Geoffrey's Not Well
  4. S13 E04 · Wild Animals
  5. S13 E05 · Lost My Voice
  6. S13 E06 · Bicycles
  7. S13 E07 · Above and Below
  8. S13 E08 · Giants
  9. S13 E09 · Waiting
  10. S13 E10 · Clouds
  11. S13 E11 · Lost My Hearing
  12. S13 E12 · Having a Good Time
  13. S13 E13 · Stars
  14. S13 E14 · Not Enough to Go Round
  15. S13 E15 · Having a Bad Time
  16. S13 E16 · Cooking
  17. S13 E17 · Furniture
  18. S13 E18 · What I Would Like to Be
  19. S13 E32 · Bungle's High and Mighty Day
  20. S13 E34 · Hot Day
  21. S13 E39 · Zippy's Cover-Up Job
  22. S13 E44 · George's Secret Wish
Season 14 · 10 episodes
  1. S14 E01 · I Like Being Me
  2. S14 E02 · Looking Back: Remember When
  3. S14 E03 · Money
  4. S14 E04 · Why Worry
  5. S14 E05 · Music 6
  6. S14 E06 · The Saver
  7. S14 E07 · Fruits
  8. S14 E08 · Paste and Wax
  9. S14 E47 · The Singing Lesson
  10. S14 E48 · Zippy is Tongue Tied
Season 15 · 12 episodes
  1. S15 E01 · Puff and Blow
  2. S15 E02 · Packaging
  3. S15 E03 · Feet
  4. S15 E04 · Communication 1
  5. S15 E05 · Wool
  6. S15 E06 · General Farm: Eggs
  7. S15 E07 · Discovery
  8. S15 E08 · Bungle's Pretend Friend
  9. S15 E09 · Puzzles and Games
  10. S15 E10 · Sounds
  11. S15 E11 · King for a Day
  12. S15 E12 · The Show-Offs
Season 16 · 8 episodes
  1. S16 E01 · Keeping the Peace
  2. S16 E02 · Creativity
  3. S16 E03 · Highwayman
  4. S16 E04 · How?
  5. S16 E05 · Machines
  6. S16 E06 · Family Ties
  7. S16 E26 · Ugly Duckling
  8. S16 E37 · Sensitivity
Season 17 · 19 episodes
  1. S17 E01 · Noah's Ark
  2. S17 E02 · Water
  3. S17 E03 · Counting On
  4. S17 E04 · Counting Back
  5. S17 E05 · Sharing Out
  6. S17 E06 · Social Behaviour: Self
  7. S17 E07 · Social Behaviour: Others
  8. S17 E08 · Social Behaviour: Group
  9. S17 E09 · Music A
  10. S17 E10 · Music B
  11. S17 E11 · Music C
  12. S17 E12 · Learning About Ourselves: Physical Differences
  13. S17 E13 · Emotions
  14. S17 E14 · Learning About Ourselves: Interaction
  15. S17 E15 · Wide and Narrow
  16. S17 E16 · Large and Small
  17. S17 E29 · Zippy's in Love
  18. S17 E30 · Lions and Tigers
  19. S17 E51 · Sympathy
Season 18 · 15 episodes
  1. S18 E01 · Family Get Together
  2. S18 E02 · Bungling Bungle
  3. S18 E03 · Rejected/Neglected
  4. S18 E04 · Family in the Garden
  5. S18 E05 · Geoffrey Babysits
  6. S18 E06 · Neighbours
  7. S18 E07 · Misbehaving
  8. S18 E08 · Zipman and Bobbin
  9. S18 E09 · Zippy Wants to Be a Comedian
  10. S18 E10 · Worried/Weary
  11. S18 E11 · Our Common Land
  12. S18 E12 · Time/Space
  13. S18 E13 · Night Out
  14. S18 E15 · Same/Different
  15. S18 E17 · Super Bungle
Season 19 · 21 episodes
  1. S19 E01 · Planting Seeds
  2. S19 E02 · Friends
  3. S19 E03 · The Wall
  4. S19 E04 · Keeping Tidy
  5. S19 E05 · Changes
  6. S19 E06 · Things Aren't Always What They Seem
  7. S19 E07 · How Does Your Garden Grow
  8. S19 E08 · Streets
  9. S19 E09 · Kitchen Art
  10. S19 E10 · Sports Day 2
  11. S19 E11 · Safari Park
  12. S19 E12 · Shops
  13. S19 E13 · Going Places
  14. S19 E14 · Why Did You Do That?
  15. S19 E15 · Time
  16. S19 E16 · New for Old
  17. S19 E17 · Chitter Chatter
  18. S19 E18 · A Lazy Day
  19. S19 E19 · Exercise is Fun
  20. S19 E20 · Playing the Game
  21. S19 E21 · Who Done It
Season 20 · 6 episodes
  1. S20 E07 · I'm the King of the Castle
  2. S20 E12 · Zippy Sets Them Up
  3. S20 E14 · Snow
  4. S20 E15 · Treasure Hunt
  5. S20 E16 · The Zippybread Man
  6. S20 E19 · Getting Organised
Season 21 · 1 episodes
  1. S21 E01 · At the End of the Rainbow

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