NaN/100 votes#1 - Noah's Ark
Season 20 Episode 1 - Aired 1/5/1988
The Rainbow gang act out the story of Noah's Ark. Bungle has a dream about being Noah and he and his wife are told to built a boat for themselves and their animals as there is going to be a bad flood. He has to find all the animals he can and they have to stay inside his boat, so they're safe. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "Two By Two".
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#2 - Water
Season 20 Episode 2 - Aired 1/12/1988
Zippy wants to call both his fish Borris because he doesn't know which one is which, but Bungle disagrees and they both end up aruging. Geoffrey asks Zippy, George and Bungle to collect as many saucepans as they can along with a kettle and a watering can because they're having their water turned off. Zippy can't find his goldfish Boris and Boris and thinks someone's kidnaped them. Geoffrey brings some drinks for Zippy, George and Bungle as they're all thirsty, but it starts raining. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "Open Up Your Umbrella".
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#3 - Counting On
Season 20 Episode 3 - Aired 1/19/1988
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#4 - Counting Back
Season 20 Episode 4 - Aired 1/26/1988
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#5 - Sharing Out
Season 20 Episode 5 - Aired 2/2/1988
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#6 - Social Behaviour: Self
Season 20 Episode 6 - Aired 2/9/1988
Zippy plays some loud music which wakes up Geoffrey, George and Bungle. Geoffrey and Bungle go to have breakfast, but Zippy's eaten all of the cereal, milk and bread leaving Geoffrey very cross. He's also cross that Bungle's not put away any of his toys and that George is reading his rainbow comic and hasn't gotten up out of bed yet. Geoffrey trips over one of Bungle toys and hurts his ankle. Jane offers to do his shopping and goes to practise her song with Rod and Freddy. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "We're Singing Our Little Song", but Geoffrey keeps interrupting them.
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#7 - Social Behaviour: Others
Season 20 Episode 7 - Aired 2/16/1988
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#8 - Social Behaviour: Group
Season 20 Episode 8 - Aired 2/23/1988
Geoffrey takes George, Zippy and Bungle to visit Auntie - played by Carry On actress Patsy Rowlands - who has recently lost her job. Meanwhile, Rod, Jane and Freddy sing us a song about not letting things get us down, and there's a story about camels and their humps. The general theme is all about getting along with and understanding one another.
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#9 - Music A
Season 20 Episode 9 - Aired 3/1/1988
Zippy and George makes shakers and Bungle makes a twanger to make kitchen music. Geoffrey plays a musical tune using some jars. Then they all play their instruments while Zippy sings. Geoffrey reads a story called 'Mr Oompahpah'. Jim plays a sousaphone. Then Zippy and George play their shakers, Bungle plays his twanger, Geoffrey plays the plinky plonker and Jim plays a shaker. Rod plays the spoons, Jane plays the colender and Freddy plays his guitar and they sing "Bits and Pieces".
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#10 - Music B
Season 20 Episode 10 - Aired 3/8/1988
Rod Jane and Freddy sing "Listen To The Rhythm". Geoffrey and Bungle march up and down the garden. George pretends to play the penny whistle and Bungle pretends to play the drums. Rod sings "Feel The Rhythm". George and Bungle dance along to some Reggae music. Geoffrey talks about some slow rhythms such as dancing. Then everyone plays along to a reggae version of the Rainbow theme tune.
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#11 - Music C
Season 20 Episode 11 - Aired 3/22/1988
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#12 - Learning About Ourselves: Physical Differences
Season 20 Episode 12 - Aired 3/29/1988
Freddy brings Zippy's cousin Zippo to visit. Bungle, Zippy and George discover that although Zippy and his cousin look alike, they are very different in other ways. Rod and Jane sing "Ten Feet Tall" and Geoffrey reads a story about twins, Susie and Sarah.
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#13 - Emotions
Season 20 Episode 13 - Aired 4/5/1988
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#14 - Learning About Ourselves: Interaction
Season 20 Episode 14 - Aired 4/12/1988
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#15 - Wide and Narrow
Season 20 Episode 15 - Aired 4/19/1988
Bungle, Zippy and George watch a video of the time when Geoffrey, Rod, Jane and Freddy went on a narrow boat. Afterwards, they decide to make their own pretend narrowboats. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing a funny song about being too wide to fit through the door called 'Imagine You're Enormous'.
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#16 - Large and Small
Season 20 Episode 16 - Aired 4/26/1988
When Jane asks Geoffrey to look after her small dog and Freddy asks Bungle to look after his large dog, they get the food and the bowls mixed up. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing 'So Many Dogs'.
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#17 - Mazes Tracks and Trails
Season 20 Episode 17 - Aired 5/3/1988
Zippy and George are looking for things using Zippy's magnifying glass and they follow a trail and find a snail. Then they see some tracks on the ground and wonder what animal has made them, and follow them into the house finding an empty sweet tin. They wonder who's been eating all the sweets, so they follow a trail of empty sweet wrappers on the floor and find Bungle reading his comic. Freddy looks for his dog Muffin in a maze. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "We're On The Trail". Then Geoffrey makes a trail for Zippy, George and Bungle to follow and they end up finding a teddy bear.
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#18 - Whispers
Season 20 Episode 18 - Aired 5/10/1988
Everyone is whispering today because it's Bungle's birthday, and they don't want him to know they're planning a surprise party for him. Geoffrey reads a story called 'Sammy and the Whispering Trees'. Jane sings "Whispers". Zippy thinks Geoffrey's forgotten the snake, so Freddy goes off to find one. Then everyone surprises Bungle and he's happy they didn't forget his Birthday. Freddy gives Bungle a toy snake, but Zippy got mixed up and it was the cake Geoffrey forgot, however Jane's made Bungle a lovely cake and they all have a wonderful time.
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NaN/100 votes#19 - Sounds the Same
Season 20 Episode 19 - Aired 5/17/1988
Bungle, Zippy and George discover that some words that sound the same mean completely different things. Geoffrey is upstairs trying to find a pair of socks to put on. He shouts downstairs to Bungle, asking if he can find him a pair, but Bungle and Zippy think he wants a pear to eat. Then Geoffrey tells Bungle to leave the downstairs door ajar, but Bungle thinks he means leave a jar by the door! George tells Geoffrey he has to give Jane the ring he's found when they are ready for the song, but Geoffrey explains that Jane meant to give her a ring on the telephone, not a ring people wear on their fingers. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "It's A Riddle", and Geoffrey reads a story called "Words That Sound The Same".
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#20 - Rhyming Words
Season 20 Episode 20 - Aired 5/24/1988
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#21 - Language of Position
Season 20 Episode 21 - Aired 5/31/1988
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#22 - Problem Solving: Mystery
Season 20 Episode 22 - Aired 6/7/1988
Geoffrey, Bungle, Zippy and George are busy sorting through some stuff they've collected for a local jumble sale. Zippy is playing with a red toy car that he found in the jumble. Bungle asks if he can have a turn playing with the toy car, but Zippy won't let him. Then suddenly Zippy notices his toy car has disappeared, so he tries to solve the mystery of who took it. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "Rainbow Street". Zippy asks lots of questions to try to find out who has taken his red toy car. Meanwhile, George sees Bungle playing with Zippy's toy car in the garden. Geoffrey reads a story called "Who Took The Magic From The Magic Box?" George tells Zippy he saw Bungle with his toy car earlier which Zippy is non-too pleased about, but Bungle apologises and he forgives him.
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#23 - Looking at Things
Season 20 Episode 23 - Aired 6/14/1988
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#24 - Pre-Reading Skills: Auditory
Season 20 Episode 24 - Aired 6/21/1988
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#25 - Pre-Reading Skills: Sequencing
Season 20 Episode 25 - Aired 6/28/1988
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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.
Genres:ComedyKids
Network:ITV1
Season 20 Ratings Summary
"Noah's Ark" is the best rated episode of "Rainbow" season 20. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/5/1988. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Water".