August 1, 1986
Bungle, Zippy and George learn about how different things can feel smooth, rough, hard, soft, hot and cold to touch. Geoffrey read...Read more
August 8, 1986
Bungle wants to buy some sweets as a surprise for the others and he goes off to the sweet shop without telling anyone. Geoffrey be...Read more
August 15, 1986
Episode 3 of Season 18 premiered on August 15, 1986
August 22, 1986
Episode 4 of Season 18 premiered on August 22, 1986
August 29, 1986
Geoffrey is learning to speak Italian. Bungle, Zippy and George learn about Italy, its people and food, and they watch a film of a...Read more
September 5, 1986
Bungle is busy sorting out old clothes for a jumble sale. He finds an old sweater of Geoffrey's and wants to put it in the sale, b...Read more
September 12, 1986
Geoffrey is outside in the shed working very hard making a table. Bungle complains when the noise of Geoffrey's hammering disturbs...Read more
September 19, 1986
Bungle, Zippy and George find out all about mirrors and reflections. Geoffrey reads the story of The Very Old, Large Mirror and Ro...Read more
September 26, 1986
Bungle, Zippy and George learn about India and Indian culture. They watch film of a girl and her Indian family, at school, helping...Read more
October 3, 1986
Episode 10 of Season 18 premiered on October 3, 1986
October 10, 1986
The Rainbow team prepare for their 1000th Birthday Party. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "We're Going To A Party".
October 17, 1986
The Rainbow team celebrate their 1000th episode!! Special party guests are Matthew Corbett and Sooty, Christopher Lillicrap and Mel Harvey.
October 24, 1986
Episode 13 of Season 18 premiered on October 24, 1986
October 31, 1986
Geoffrey is busy tidying up the house ready for his sister's visit, but he has got the date she is supposed to be coming mixed up....Read more
November 7, 1986
Everyone is trying to get their own way. George wants to play a game of Happy Families, but Zippy wants to play Snakes and Ladders...Read more
November 14, 1986
Zippy and George sing "Hickory Dickory Dock", but the mouse doesn't seem to be running down the clock. Then they act out "Hey Didd...Read more
November 21, 1986
George is building a tower with his building blocks and Bungle is doing a drawing. But Bungle wants the table all to himself and h...Read more
November 28, 1986
Episode 18 of Season 18 premiered on November 28, 1986
December 5, 1986
Episode 19 of Season 18 premiered on December 5, 1986
December 12, 1986
Geoffrey, Zippy, George and Bungle sing "Five Current Buns In A Baker's Shop". Geoffrey tells everyone he'll be baking some jam ta...Read more
December 19, 1986
It's a very special occasion today. Geoffrey is taking Zippy and George to the theatre to see Peter Pan. Bungle has a cold, so he ...Read more
December 26, 1986
Episode 22 of Season 18 premiered on December 26, 1986
January 9, 1987
Zippy takes George's toy car he's playing with, which makes George angry. Geoffrey keeps the peace between them by suggesting they...Read more
January 16, 1987
Episode 24 of Season 18 premiered on January 16, 1987
January 23, 1987
The Rainbow gang act out the story of Dick Turnip the highway man. Barron Bungle Warren's daughter Jane has her necklace stolen by...Read more
January 30, 1987
Zippy and George receive some party invitations in the post, but sadly there's not one for Bungle. Bungle, Zippy and George and Ge...Read more
February 6, 1987
The washing machine has broken down, so Geoffrey, Bungle, Zippy and George are at the laundrette. While there they find out about ...Read more
February 13, 1987
Geoffrey receives a phone call telling him that Grandad has had an accident and is in hospital. He tells Bungle, Zippy and George ...Read more
February 20, 1987
Episode 29 of Season 18 premiered on February 20, 1987
February 27, 1987
Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "Heartbeat". Zippy, George and Bungle decide they want to be popstars just like Rod, Jane and Freddy and...Read more
March 6, 1987
Geoffrey tells Bungle not to touch the dominos he's lined up on the table while he goes out of the room, but Bungle wonders what w...Read more
March 13, 1987
Episode 32 of Season 18 premiered on March 13, 1987
March 20, 1987
George wants to see a fairy, but Geoffrey tells him they're not real, but he still wants to see one anyway. Geoffrey looks at some...Read more
March 27, 1987
Episode 34 of Season 18 premiered on March 27, 1987
April 3, 1987
Zippy, George and Bungle are packing their picnic for their trip to a Safari Park. Geoffrey explains to George that a Safari park ...Read more
April 10, 1987
Episode 36 of Season 18 premiered on April 10, 1987
April 24, 1987
Bungle and Geoffrey see a frog in the garden and decide to play a game of leapfrog. Zippy says he's never seen a real live frog be...Read more
May 1, 1987
Geoffrey is decorating the spare bedroom for Auntie Jo's visit, but he's finding it difficult doing the work on his own. But Rod J...Read more
May 8, 1987
Geoffrey is in the garden doing exercises to prepare for a race he's running in for charity, but Zippy thinks he's being silly doi...Read more
May 15, 1987
Zippy, George and Bungle pretend to be Rod, Jane and Freddy and then Geoffrey pretends to be someone else. Rod, Jane and Freddy si...Read more
May 22, 1987
Geoffrey finds Bungle has left his toy cars on the floor and a pot of water on the edge of the table and tells him he should watch...Read more
May 29, 1987
Auntie Patsy comes to visit, but much to everyone's irritation, won't give them a minute's peace with her constant chattering. Rod...Read more
June 5, 1987
Geoffrey takes some photos of Bungle, Zippy and George with his camera. Then they look at some old photographs. Freddy takes a pho...Read more
June 19, 1987
Bungle, Zippy and George are playing with a model of a town they've made. They find out about what it is like living in a town. Ro...Read more
June 26, 1987
George and Zippy pretend to run a village shop. Geoffrey is their first visitor, who comes and stays for a chat and tells them abo...Read more
July 3, 1987
The gang are holding a car boot sale in their garden. Bungle makes a poster to let people know about the sale, while Zippy makes a...Read more
July 10, 1987
Episode 47 of Season 18 premiered on July 10, 1987
July 17, 1987
The Rainbow gang act out the story of the Ugly Duckling. George plays The Ugly Duckling, Geoffrey plays Farmer / Brewster the Roos...Read more
July 24, 1987
Episode 49 of Season 18 premiered on July 24, 1987
July 31, 1987
Episode 50 of Season 18 premiered on July 31, 1987
August 7, 1987
The Rainbow gang act out the story of The Tortoise And The Hare. George plays the tortoise, Zippy plays the hare and Bungle plays ...Read more
August 14, 1987
The Rainbow gang start counting things and give themselves their own number. Bungle is number 4 but where has he gone?
August 21, 1987
Geoffrey and Bungle build a ship out of cardboard boxes and are pretending to be sailors setting out on a voyage. But Zippy and Ge...Read more
August 28, 1987
Bungle, Zippy and George find out about gadgets and how they can help make jobs and tasks easier. Geoffrey demonstrates how his po...Read more