Rainbow — Season 1
50 episodesFirst aired 16 October 1972
E1Shapes
6.0Oct 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.
- E2
Farm Animals
4.0Oct 1972
- E3
Houses
Oct 1972
- E4
Weather 1
Oct 1972
- E5
Trains
Oct 1972
- E6
Painting
Oct 1972
- E7
Insects
Oct 1972
- E8
Boats
Oct 1972
- E9
Land
Oct 1972
- E10
Clothes
Oct 1972
- E11
Touch
Oct 1972
- E12
Reptiles
Oct 1972
- E13
Work
Nov 1972
- E14
Books
Nov 1972
- E15
Furniture
Nov 1972
- E16
Movement
Nov 1972
- E17
Fruit and Vegetables
Nov 1972
- E18
Cats and Dogs
Nov 1972
- E19
Trees 1
Nov 1972
- E20
Sounds 1
Nov 1972
- E21
Autumn
Nov 1972
- E22
Shoes
Nov 1972
- E23
Flowers
Nov 1972
- E24
Illness
Nov 1972
- E25
Music 1
Nov 1972
- E26
British Wild Animals
Nov 1972
- E27
Work 2
Nov 1972
- E28
Weather 2
Nov 1972
- E29
Sleep
Nov 1972
- E30
Sounds
Nov 1972
- E31
Zoo Animals
Nov 1972
- E32
Family
Nov 1972
- E33
Water 1
Nov 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.
- E34
Building
Dec 1972
- E35
Making Things
Dec 1972
- E36
Birds
Dec 1972
- E37
Post
Dec 1972
- E38
Fish
Dec 1972
- E39
Party Food
Dec 1972
- E40
Smell
Dec 1972
- E41
Babies 1
Dec 1972
- E42
Fireman
Dec 1972
- E43
Sky
Dec 1972
- E44
Shopping 1
Dec 1972
- E45
Christmas Music
Dec 1972
- E46
Christmas Tree
Dec 1972
- E47
Christmas Decorations
Dec 1972
- E48
Christmas Food
Dec 1972
- E49
Christmas Post
Dec 1972
- E50
Indoor Plants
Dec 1972
