Season 21

1989–1990

Sep 8, 1989 · 15m

Zippy, George, Bungle and Geoffrey are going to go for a picnic but it's rains so they decide to have their picnic inside. Zippy and George perform a show for Bungle and Geoffrey and sing "Three Blind Mice". Geoffrey reads a story called 'Home is Best'. Bungle sings "London's Burning" and Zippy, George and Geoffrey join in and they all have their picnic.

E2. Bungling Bungle

Sep 15, 1989 · 15m

Geoffrey decides to decorate with Bungle's help but things don't go to plan when Bungle wallpapers over the door.

E3. Rejected/Neglected

Sep 22, 1989 · 15m

Zippy is trying to write a song for a talent contest . He refuses help from Bungle George and Geoffrey but finds it's more difficult to do than he realised.

E4. Family in the Garden

Sep 29, 1989 · 15m

Geoffrey knocks down Zippy and George's skittles over and then falls over into Bungle's paddling pool. He then goes to sit down but sits on Bungle's lemonade and isn't best pleased. Geoffrey decides that everyone should have their own piece of the garden so that he can have his own quiet corner, Zippy can grow things to eat, George can grow flowers and Bungle wants to have animals on his piece of garden. Bungle and Geoffrey measure the garden whilst Zippy and George design a plan. Zippy and George show Geoffrey their plan for the garden, but they've put everyone in the same part of the garden. Auntie comes round and reads everyone a story called 'Thomas The Gardener'. Then everyone has their own piece of garden and Bungle brings a donkey into the garden so children can ride him.

E5. Geoffrey Babysits

Oct 6, 1989 · 15m

Geoffrey tells Zippy, Bungle and George about Bobby who's moved in next door, but Geoffrey seems to spend most of the time with Bobby leaving Zippy, George and Bungle very unhappy until they find out why. Geoffrey read a story called 'Hot Dog, Shaggy Dog'.

E6. Neighbours

Oct 13, 1989 · 15m

Zippy, George and Bungle, mistaking a sikh turban for a crown, think a King and Queen have moved in next door.

E7. Misbehaving

Oct 20, 1989 · 15m

When Zippy, George and Bungle are misbehaving, Geoffrey gets so fed up that he goes out for the day- and gets his extremely strict grumpy Uncle Bill to come and look after the misbehaving trio.

E8. Zipman and Bobbin

Oct 27, 1989 · 15m

Zippy is building his own Batmobile out of cardboard. Then he and George pretend to be Zip Man and Bobbin the Boy Blunder. Together they stop Geoffrey the Joker from getting rid of the worlds laughter.

E9. Zippy Wants to be a Comedian

Nov 3, 1989 · 15m

When watching Ernie Wise on the TV, Zippy develops aspirations to be a comedian himself, but no-one will laugh at his jokes. That night he has a dream in which he meets Ernie Wise, thus imbuing him with the talent he needs to become a master comedian.

E10. Worried/Weary

Nov 10, 1989 · 15m

George is collecting money for the local hospital. Gabrielle makes lots of paper animals to sell at the jumble sale and shows everyone how to make them. The Rainbow gang have a jumble sale in the garden.

E11. Our Common Land

Nov 17, 1989 · 15m

Geoffrey, Zippy George and Bungle find out that the council want to build houses on the Rainbow woodland.

E12. Time/Space

Nov 24, 1989 · 15m

Geoffrey has forgotten he had to make a rocket for a children's party, so Gabrielle Bradshaw comes round to help him.

E13. Night Out

Dec 1, 1989 · 15m

Zippy, George and Bungle camp out in the garden for the night but not everything goes to plan.

E14. Borrowing 2

Dec 8, 1989 · 15m

Everyone is borrowing things, but they forget to give them back. Zippy's taken George's basket and moved his shells, Bungle's taken Geoffrey's ruler, George has taken Bungle's scissors and Geoffrey's borrowed the paints and forgotten to put them back. Gabrielle shows everyone her game that's she made.

E15. Same/Different

Dec 15, 1989 · 15m

Zippy's cousin Zippo comes to stay but Zippy gets annoyed when Geoffrey's 'friend' Jenny keeps getting them mixed up.

Super Bungle helps George get his doll from Zipoid and Mr Geoffrey who live on the planet of too many toys.

E18. George and Germs

Jan 19, 1990 · 15m

E19. Geoffrey Learns French

Jan 26, 1990 · 15m

E20. Family Pressure

Feb 2, 1990 · 15m

E21. Practice Makes Perfect

Feb 9, 1990 · 15m

Bungle is learning to play his keyboard, but he never stops playing it which annoys everyone. Geoffrey comes up with an idea to help improve his playing and asks Jessica to gives him some piano lessons.

E22. The VIP

Feb 16, 1990 · 15m

Someone very special is coming for dinner, a VIP.

E23. Wrong Day

Feb 23, 1990 · 15m

E24. No Accounting for George

Mar 2, 1990 · 15m

Zippy wants to buy a new model car and Bungle wants to buy a comic, so George lends them some money, but then he realises he hasn't got as much money in his money box as he thought he had. Geoffrey reads a story called 'The More The Merrier'. Geoffrey gives George some chores to do to earn extra pocket money so he can buy a xylophone.