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RAINBOW |
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FIRST SHOWN ON TV IN 1972. |
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WHERE
ARE GEOFFREY, ZIPPY, GEORGE AND BUNGLE NOW? |
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MADE BY THAMES TELEVISION,
THE FIRST EVER EPISODE WAS SHOWN IN OCTOBER 1972, THE SHOW WAS
INTENDED TO BE A BRITISH VERSION OF THE AMERICAN SHOW "SESAME
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THE FIRST SHOWS WERE PRESENTED
BY DAVID COOK, WITH A PUPPET WITH A ZIP FOR A MOUTH CALLED ZIPPY
AND A BEAR CALLED BUNGLE. |
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IN THE SECOND SERIES IN
1973, THE PUPPET GEORGE WAS INTRODUCED, AND AFTER DAVID COOK
LEFT THE SHOW, GEOFFREY HAYES STEPPED IN. |
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EACH EPISODE HAD A STORY
AND A MUSICAL SLOT. FROM 1980 THE MUSICAL TRIO ROD, JANE AND
FREDDY PERFORMED THIS. |
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AFTER OVER 1,000 SHOWS, THE FINAL EPISODE OF RAINBOW WAS BROADCAST
IN MARCH 1992. |
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ROD, JANE AND FREDDY HAD
A SPIN OFF SHOW, AND IN 1995 RECEIVED AN AWARD FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING
CONTRIBUTION TO THE MUSIC INDUSTRY. |
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TO TRY TO REVIVE THE SHOW,
"RAINBOW DAYS" WAS SHOWN IN 1996. |
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AFTER STARS FROM THE SHOW
APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE CHANNEL 4 TV SHOW "THE PRIORY",
BUNGLE'S COSTUME WAS STOLEN. |
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DVDS AND VIDEOS OF THE SERIES
HAVE BEEN RELEASED. |
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IN 2000, GEOFFREY APPEARED
BACK ON OUR SCREENS ADVERTISING VIRGIN-MONEY. |
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GEOFFREY CONTINUES TO APPEAR
IN PANTOMIME REGULARLY. |
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A RUDE SKETCH FILLED WITH
SEXUAL INUENDO WAS FILMED. CLICK
HERE TO SEE A CLIP. |
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AT AN AWARDS CEREMONY IN
LONDON, GEORGE WAS ATTACKED BY A DRUNKEN AUDIENCE MEMBER, AND
WAS PUNCHED IN THE FACE. |
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IN OCTOBER 2002, ZIPPY AND
GEORGE PLAYED A HALF-HOUR DJ SET AT A CLUB IN SHEFFIELD TO CELEBRATE
THE SHOW'S 30TH ANNIVERSARY. |
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IN A BID FOR THE CHRISTMAS
NUMBER ONE OF 2002, "IT'S A RAINBOW" BY RAINBOW WAS
RELEASED. CLICK
HERE TO SEE THE VIDEO WHICH FEATURES ZIPPY, GEORGE, BUNGLE
AND GEOFFREY. |
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THE RAINBOW CHARACTERS NOW
APPEAR AT STUDENT UNIONS ACROSS THE UK. |
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ZIPPY
THINKING THAT HE KNEW EVERYTHING. |
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I D Y O U K N O W ? |
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SOME OF THE PEOPLE WHO READ
STORIES ON THE SHOW INCLUDE DAME JUDI DENCH, UNA STUBBS AND
MOLLY SUGDEN. |
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