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Rainbow· Season 1

Rainbow — Season 1

All 50 episodes in airing order, with first-run dates and viewer ratings.

  1. 01

    October 16, 1972

    Shapes6.0

    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. 02

    October 17, 1972

    Farm Animals4.0

  3. 03

    October 18, 1972

    Houses

  4. 04

    October 19, 1972

    Weather 1

  5. 05

    October 20, 1972

    Trains

  6. 06

    October 23, 1972

    Painting

  7. 07

    October 24, 1972

    Insects

  8. 08

    October 25, 1972

    Boats

  9. 09

    October 26, 1972

    Land

  10. 10

    October 27, 1972

    Clothes

  11. 11

    October 30, 1972

    Touch

  12. 12

    October 31, 1972

    Reptiles

  13. 13

    November 1, 1972

    Work

  14. 14

    November 2, 1972

    Books

  15. 15

    November 3, 1972

    Furniture

  16. 16

    November 6, 1972

    Movement

  17. 17

    November 7, 1972

    Fruit and Vegetables

  18. 18

    November 9, 1972

    Cats and Dogs

  19. 19

    November 10, 1972

    Trees 1

  20. 20

    November 13, 1972

    Sounds 1

  21. 21

    November 14, 1972

    Autumn

  22. 22

    November 15, 1972

    Shoes

  23. 23

    November 16, 1972

    Flowers

  24. 24

    November 17, 1972

    Illness

  25. 25

    November 20, 1972

    Music 1

  26. 26

    November 21, 1972

    British Wild Animals

  27. 27

    November 23, 1972

    Work 2

  28. 28

    November 23, 1972

    Weather 2

  29. 29

    November 24, 1972

    Sleep

  30. 30

    November 27, 1972

    Sounds

  31. 31

    November 28, 1972

    Zoo Animals

  32. 32

    November 29, 1972

    Family

  33. 33

    November 30, 1972

    Water 1

    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. 34

    December 1, 1972

    Building

  35. 35

    December 4, 1972

    Making Things

  36. 36

    December 5, 1972

    Birds

  37. 37

    December 6, 1972

    Post

  38. 38

    December 7, 1972

    Fish

  39. 39

    December 8, 1972

    Party Food

  40. 40

    December 11, 1972

    Smell

  41. 41

    December 12, 1972

    Babies 1

  42. 42

    December 13, 1972

    Fireman

  43. 43

    December 14, 1972

    Sky

  44. 44

    December 15, 1972

    Shopping 1

  45. 45

    December 18, 1972

    Christmas Music

  46. 46

    December 19, 1972

    Christmas Tree

  47. 47

    December 20, 1972

    Christmas Decorations

  48. 48

    December 21, 1972

    Christmas Food

  49. 49

    December 22, 1972

    Christmas Post

  50. 50

    December 29, 1972

    Indoor Plants

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