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[@CardCaptorKaren]

The "adult" episode people always talk about wasn't an actual broadcast episode, it was a specifically made sketch for a christmas tape, basically a thing made for the technical staff who had to work at Christmas to watch. It is very funny though.

[@makaio9578]

Petition to get taffe to react to the dirty rainbow video Vote yes or no by liking

[@freakingoldskool3600]

I'm up for that, yeah thats the twanger episode👍

[@jasonmcgilloway3522]

Makaio ! It's quite rude lol. I'd love to see it! Maybe Vimeo?

[@Scudge0]

Jason McGilloway rude only if you pick up the innuendos so KZbin’d be fine with it.

[@stevemorganexperience7833]

I’ve sent it to him on his twitch

[@djrizla420]

Yes, he needs to react to that plucking song, and maybe he can play with his balls while he does. ⚽️🏀🎾🤣 kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZjFlIR_iZx1g8U

[@TheYoungDoctor]

As kids we used to sing a alternate version of the theme "Over the streets and houses, Bungles flying high, opened his legs and did a whiz, right in Geoffrey's eye."

[@ChristopherStendeck]

As long as I can remember, when I watch the opening titles of Match of the Day, I sing "Take a bucket load of football and shove it up your arse" (repeated). Although these days, I do it entirely in my head.

[@nottydread]

We used to sing a similar version... Bungled flying high, opened up his hairy arse and shat in Geoffreys eye! Lol.

[@OldworkbyEmmaCRB]

Haha

[@GrilloTheFlightless]

We used to sing “Up above the streets and houses/Rainbow flying high/Zippy stuck his c**k out the window/and p****d in Geoffrey’s eye”

[@JamesAWilliams]

If he has reacted to Rainbow, he should react to The Sooty Show next. Sooty had crossover with Rainbow a couple of times. They’re like the Crash and Spyro of Children’s TV.

[@millerhxc]

Definitely needs to check out classic Sooty Show or even Sooty and Co. Others worth mentioning: Dizzy Heights, House of Gristle, Bodger and Badger, Button Moon and, a bit of a curveball that people might not remember, THE GOPHERS!

[@PixelsAtDawn]

Sooty is tons better than Rainbow too. Definitely a future episode!

[@zeldahyrule9436]

@2manynegativewaves Was that when Richard took over?

[@NathanSimpsonnathanisbeast]

@@zeldahyrule9436 No, Matthew was still the presenter when Rainbow (the Original Thames Series) was still on!

[@egapnala65]

Next up "Pipkins" and the glories of Hartley Hare.

[@personalcheeses8073]

Alan Page I had a childhood crush on Johnny. And let’s not forget Octavia

[@genevincent7505]

Mangy Hartley Hare & the Pig

[@pigknickers2975]

Poor old Hartley basically looks like roadkill. It's brilliant.

[@anitahargreaves9526]

I loved that too. Was it Octavia the ostrich as well.

[@trudiebrown4284]

Fun fact... the bungle (bear type catacter) outfit was stolen and it was all over our newspapers with concern for bungles whereabouts. He reappeared in the show but the bungle bear outfit was different

[@logantink6829]

Rainbow TV Show Cast: Charles Geoffrey Hayes (1942-2018) Roy William Skelton (1931-2011) Rod Burton Jane Tucker Frederick Marks (1949-2021) Roger Walker Karl Johnson John Francis Christopher Ducker (AKA John Leeson) Peter Hawkins (1924-2006) Patricia Amy Rowlands (AKA Patsy Rowlands) (1931-2005) Vincent Hill (AKA Vince Hill) (1934-2023) Nerys Hughes And more.

[@MatgoStyles]

The voices of Zippy and George were actually the same person, Roy Skelton and he used to do them both live at the same time, which is quite something when you consider how many arguments the two characters have. Skelton was also the voice of Doctor Who's Daleks in the original series.

[@joannethompson7313]

No wonder I got told off for being cheeky when I was little when I had zippy as my role model lol

[@VanWhistler]

The theme music was written and performed by Hugh Fraser, who played Colonel Hastings in the tv series Poirot.

[@jasejj]

The little animations were the first regular work from Cosgrove Hall, which went on to produce the likes of Danger Mouse and Count Duckula.

[@yvonneburns2786]

And fantomcat

[@jasejj]

@@yvonneburns2786 Yes indeed, they produced a lot of good stuff.

[@chriso2705]

You cannot mention Cosgrove Hall without also mentioning Chorlton and the Wheelies, that's sacrilege!

[@jasejj]

@@chriso2705 :) and Jamie and the Magic Torch! The only reason I mentioned the ones I did is Noah is aware of them. CH were absolute legends and it was a travesty when ITV finally closed them down.

[@Ben-dk6su]

Rod Jane and Freddy were definitely swingers

[@whovianhistorybuff]

Ray Skelton who was the voice of zippy and George was also the one of voice actors of the daleks and the cybermen.

[@ftumschk]

Typo: It was Roy Skelton, but you're quite right about his part in voicing the Daleks and Cybermen, which he did many times in Doctor Who from the mid-1960s to the late 1980s.

[@whovianhistorybuff]

@@ftumschk Roy Skelton I stand corrected

[@ftumschk]

@@whovianhistorybuff No problem. Thanks for giving me the opportunity to offload some Whovian trivia. Judging by your username, I guess you must know what it's like carrying this stuff around in your head!

[@whovianhistorybuff]

@@ftumschk there's always room for more

[@sharonmichelle3147]

r.i.p Geoffrey Hayes. Rainbow was one of the first shows I ever remember watching... By the way Thames is pronounced Tems rather than fames , i can see why you'd think that because of the spelling, I just thought i'd let you know for future reference x

[@padijeff5675]

Was Benny Hill ever Bungle? He could have chased fit ladies in bikinis!🙂

[@leehallam9365]

This is later Rainbow, I was there for the early days. No lady next door, but the main four characters never changed. For twenty years, it taught us to be like Zippy.

[@GenialHarryGrout]

The wolf was framed. He couldn't have huffed and puffed and blown the pigs house down because he has COPD.

[@anitahargreaves9526]

I grew up watching Rainbow. 🇬🇧

[@TwisterMw]

Fact: everyone in Britain knows someone who thinks they can do zippys voice

[@ajivins1]

I know someone who does Willy's voice but can't do a real one!

[@ajivins1]

Damn auto-correct, Zippy!

[@grunge_surf_witch_uk9130]

Ha ha so true 😂

[@vjpearce]

The adult version of Rainbow was done for the BBC Staff Christmas party and was never meant to be seen by the public. It's very funny though if you like sexual innuendos.

[@makaio9578]

Zippy is the latest victim in the me too movement

[@lakingpin6370]

Rod Jane and Freddy were a bit suspect, Jane was married to Rod and then ended up marrying Freddie. I reckon Geoffrey was a bit gutted, or may be he got a go too! Did bungle do George as well? Evryone was doing each other on that show, what a hoot!

[@ajakuk1]

Ok how many of you sang the theme tune😂😂 I did

[@charliebrown4573]

me to

[@stevemcmosh4271]

That hiss you describe was the soundtrack to my childhood. Overplayed VHS tape hiss 👌

[@docsmellyfella]

There are some overdubbed adult versions of Rainbow on KZbin. Well worth a watch.

[@Albert64]

In the first series of Rainbow, Bungle's Costume head was quite scary, but they changed it to a more 'teddy bear' like head. You should be able to google it if you are interested.

[@kylehill1314]

@ 12:55 He said "go on pig George, be frightened".....NOT "go on pig George, be Graham Norton". :)

[@nottydread]

Pmsl

[@JeremyPhillips1981]

Thames is pronounced "temms". It's the river that runs through London, and gave its name to the company that held the London Weekday franchise on the ITV network from 1968 to 1991.

[@jerrygregor]

The Thames ident at the beginning was used from 1990 to the end of 1992.

[@nikkiturnham6270]

Tell ya what Noah,your a sweetheart,you sit there watching our tv,your so genuine cos ya so interested in it,l love watching ya,ya so down to earth and not fake like others on here, you never take the piss, out of our speech,the way we say things different to Americans,you go with it and seem to understand us!!x

[@kickstart_1.3]

6:56 If those blocks came in a wooden trolley, I had the same set as a kid.

[@woogieman007]

RIP Roy Skelton also the voice of Zippy and George. And yup the video with crap audio was from me it was taken from VHS, I did make a louder MP3 track to add to the video but it was still scratchy. If you do another Rainbow I suggest the one with the runaway table, which includes Rod, Jane and Freddy

[@derrenlodge6502]

A Big Bad Wolf coughing up hairballs😄😄😄

[@Zachalamari69]

My dad loved rainbow when he was 13 my age i love it to and i remember him telling me that he still watches it 😂

[@herbivarsawus4359]

I grew up with that show! Whenever I saw the Thames Television logo I perked up. There is also a Doctor Who connection - Roy Skelton (Zippy) did Daleks voices and John Leeson (Bungle) voice a Robot called K9.

[@saraevelynsmith]

John Leeson, the voice of K9 in Doctor Who, plays “Bungle” the bear in Rainbow 🐻 🌈

[@ftumschk]

That's actually Malcolm Lord, who played Bungle from the mid-1980s. John Leeson was indeed the original Bungle, but he only appeared in the first 50 episodes during 1972. If you DO find a "Leeson-as-Bungle" clip, please let me know, 'cos I've been looking for one for ages!

[@GrilloTheFlightless]

ftumschk I haven’t seen one on KZbin, but I have the whole first episode on an anniversary DVD. The original Zippy was voiced by Peter Hawkins, the original Dalek voice artist but the puppet isn’t very good and looks as if he had a stroke.

[@GeoNeilUK]

Now you've done Rainbow, you just have to react to Button Moon!! Or T-Bag! Or Rod, Jane and Freddy! Or Cockleshell Bay! Or The Adventures of Portland Bill! Or the Anglo-Polish Moomins!! Or Willo The Wisp! Or Jamie And The Magic Torch!

[@scottwebb1978]

If you saw the first ever bungle bear you see why they changed him to what you see now in this episode😂 that first one was some freaky bear

[@fibrown444]

Beat me to it. That one was the thing of nightmares.

[@joannethompson7313]

Rod Jane and Freddie gave me the creeps when I was young lol. Please please could you react to one foot in the grave. I just know you will find it hilarious

[@jasonyoung7705]

The thing you have to remember about Zippy, the one thing, the important thing, about your actual Zippy. Zippy was a dick.

[@Naylte]

02:00 Or Pink Floyd's fav. 10:26 Oh, these bits always take a while. 17:44 You should see The Weakest Link ep with the puppets.

[@mrpickles6968]

That episode was obviously from the early 90’s before the show ended because by 1989 the sing trio rod, Jane and freddie left the show in order to focus on their touring and pantomine shows. Dawn was the only female in the show after that besides the guests that came on.

[@Woody93185]

I feel like I now know what it's like to trip on acid

[@makaio9578]

Wait ! Did he build the wall against a shed! A shed that can be moved

[@vintage1950]

Rainbow was my favourite children program.

[@ALoonwolf]

The third pig built his house with bricks ... then it started raining before the cement dried and the house collapsed, killing all three pigs who were taking refuge inside, and the wolf gobbled them all up. That should have been the moral of the story they were telling Geoffrey - get a tarpaulin to cover it before you start building your wall, man!

[@areasquirrel]

The dirty episode, made for the Christmas tape at Thames, is what I blame for the urban myths that there were characters with rude names in Captain Pugwash and that Morph is full of drug references. Since the Rainbow case was real, people couldn't be sure about whether the others were true or not. It was made in the 70s, so... Yeah. Leave it there. Thames' pronunciation must throw a lot of people, I've just realised. It's 'Tems'. One outtake from Mock the Week series 1 has Dara O'Briain trip over it. John Oliver took the piss and told him "Fames. It's the River Fames." Yes, that John Oliver. In the UK, several first and second series episodes of Mock the Week are all he's known for.

[@smasheduppumpkinette]

I’m betting the ‘hiss’ is on all other episodes uploaded is because they were taken/ converted from an old VHS tapes. Usually when you taped stuff on long-play it had a bit of a hiss after you watched it a good few times and/or recorded over the tape a few times (it wasn’t quite as bad on short play but did still happen). If you combined the hiss with your video tracking making fuzzy grey lines at the top of the screen it did make some things quite hard to watch.

[@booth2710]

the full version of the theme tune is quite 'psychedelic' ...

[@herbivarsawus4359]

Here is the unbroadcast joke episode the public weren't meant to see (you HAVE to see this and it would also be fun to react to): kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZjFlIR_iZx1g8U

[@wierdwesterner]

Today's Rainbow episode features strong language and themes of a sexual nature

[@RoundTheArchives]

Ronnie Le Drew (puppeteer for Zippy) is worth a follow on Twitter. One of our favourite episodes sees them doing 'Batman' with Geoffrey as a rather sinister Joker...

[@stephaniehamilton6217]

"friends don't eat friends"........... Friends with benefits do!!!😎😎😎

[@pigknickers2975]

6:27 I'm no brickie but this wall is fucked.

[@sharp78htdc61]

The pointing on that wall is shoddy at best, that's my childhood ruined. Zippy rules!

[@allbob790]

Wow. It's been years since I heard the clean version of that theme tune.

[@doctordoodle-do9933]

After this episode of Rainbow aired an entire generation turned its back on the construction industry deciding to slack off in call centres and retail parks instead. This lack of skilled labour led to chronic under investment in the countrys housing stock and the inevitable emergence of an asset bubble, raising prices well beyond the reach of the working classes. So yes, Geoffrey, George, Bungle and Zippy there may be a 'rainbow climbing high' but it casts a long dark shadow over the huddled and down trodden masses of the homeless sheltering in the shop doorways and under passes of broken Britains streets. You Dicks!

[@matt29131234]

Doctor Doodle-do alright grandad calm down

[@nottydread]

Best comment ever!

[@artvid-1915]

This was my favourite program as a kid! We got the anniversary DVD as my mum used to love it when she was young. 💕 My mum made me a Zippy cake for my 3rd birthday since one of my fave episodes was the 'zippy's birthday' one😂

[@chriso2705]

Other 70's UK kids shows worth looking at are Chorlton and the Wheelies and Jamie and the Magic Torch

[@Saint_Dan132]

Omfg I had a zippy stuffed toy x

[@georgeowain]

Here are some sad facts about Geoffrey. Despite the fame the show brought him, after he left he was typecast and never able to find work, other than stacking shelves or driving a taxi. Commercials on saving for your retirement used him as an example. So chances are when you do your next Reaction to British commercials, it might be one of them. Also, look up on KZbin the Adult episode. The cast and puppets did a sketch on an evening adult comedy show which featured a lot of innuendos.

[@georgeowain]

Actually, now that I remember, it was Virgin Money who did the commercial. And it is available on KZbin. I can’t help but feel they are taking the mick when they ask Geoffrey ‘Do you think you could have made the most of your money with financial advice?

[@MrJonno85]

The original version of Bungle was deemed too frightening for children. I had a Rainbow LP in the mid-70s - I've tried to find it on KZbin without success.

[@DVDandFilmBloke]

11:14 XD Sorry that clip shouldn't make me laugh as much as it does.

[@powerspyin1games]

I use to watch the reruns of this show back in the 2000s

[@trunksGav]

13:11 Friends with benefits, might

[@derrenlodge6502]

Don't rope Dawn into your schemes Zippy!

[@chelsal]

Cheers for another great throwback video , can I suggest please you have a look at Pipkins.

[@phill633vgs]

Bungle sounds wrong

[@megansavage7152]

♪Up above the streets and houses bungles climbing high he opened up his hairy arse and shited in jeffreys eye paint the whole world with a rainbow ♪

[@chrisduncan7954]

The voice artist of Zippy and George sadly passed away as well, I believe

[@ftumschk]

Yes, in 2011.

[@jameshumphreys9715]

Not wearing gloves, I know "health and safety" apparently never existed back then, but I would disagree.

[@ClassyGyal]

LOL this was my favorite show as a child!!!

[@marysmee5993]

Rhubarb & Custard.

[@ajt22]

When I saw the adult note in the title, I thought this was the naughty version. Sort of gutted it wasn't. You need to do that next.

[@taffe316]

I put the "strong language" tag on all the kids shows I did because I curse a lot. It was at the time of the COPPA law deal so I didn't want to get flagged for that.

[@ajt22]

@@taffe316 I guessed it would be something like that :)

[@detectivesquirrel2621]

Big Bad Geoffrey Wolf? Invites friends round to eat them? More like Big Bad Hannibal Wolf.

[@taffridge]

I'm joining the "where's Rod, Jayne and Freddie/Roger?" Outrage (Roger was for us of a certain age)

[@trudiebrown4284]

Good reaction bit an earlier episode with rod, Jane and Freddy would have been better. This is a later episode with the wrong voices on the puppets.

[@wiganfan3373]

This crap Rainbow with the second Bungle

[@eviltwin2322]

Just a quick correction. Thames is actually pronounced "temz".

[@scottwebb1978]

There was a rainbow comic aswell

[@katashworth41]

This was always my favourite show when I was a kid

[@snakekneecap]

Whose going to pay for the wall?

[@personalcheeses8073]

😂😂😂👏

[@RedVampire28]

How about reacting to Some Mothers Do Have Em?

[@emmahowells8334]

There's a blast from the past, I was even singing along to the theme & after all these years I still remember the words lol. 😁💖👌 Love your reaction to it Noah made me laugh.😂😂👌 Any chance you could react to Jaime and the magic torch & willow the wisp, would be awesome if you did Noah.😎

[@dawnlovejoy8917]

The first series of Grand Designs looks a little different. 😂

[@lucyschoon5585]

George is a gay icon...

[@kickstart_1.3]

Well, It's difficult to comment on a show for young kids. I know I liked it when I was young, and I can at least say it's not annoying as an adult.

[@lucyschoon5585]

The fella building the wall? Was that Brian conally???

[@Julia-hs7vh]

Lucy Schoon No it was Geoffrey Hayes.

[@lucyschoon5585]

@@Julia-hs7vh I'm mean in the bit of VT after that...

[@Julia-hs7vh]

Lucy Schoon no.

[@winnywin]

Build bridges - not walls!

[@genevincent7505]

That's not weird at all just kids tv in the 70's Now the 70's Banana split show was on another level f-cking brilliant.

[@emmalaw4719]

Rod, Jane and Freddie!

[@explorer806]

They were never as good after Dio left

[@FluffysMum]

Shame the was no Rod, Jane and Freddy, by the was Thames like the River Thames is pronounced Temms 💖

[@stevemorganexperience7833]

P.s you saw bungle on the is this the way to amirilo video

[@futurez12]

I genuinely did some life reflection watching this.

[@Michelle-qd9gm]

There brilliant bought back great memories. Thankyou

[@curtinparloe]

Late Rainbow (post 1990), I was watching in the 70s. #NotMyBungle but I wouldn't mind a neighbour like Dawn, just saying... Hilariously topical. And yes, Zippy is an asshole. :D

[@olly5764]

Thames (as in the river) is pronounced Tems

[@hotharry1000]

I completely forgot about Rainbow 😱 next you should do Worzel Gummidge, Button Moon And Bagpus

[@nottydread]

Fuck worzel gummidge and his many heads... aunt Sally too!

[@hotharry1000]

Notty Dread imagine Taffe reacting to that though, would be classic

[@jimwest7107]

Big Beautiful Wall.

[@grunge_surf_witch_uk9130]

I loved this show when I was about 4/5 I remember watching it...I loved Bungle! Please check out Bagpuss The Brollys, The Moomins