Rainbow - New Friends

Two of Geoffrey's old friends, Terry Hall and Lenny the Lion visit the Rainbow house. Bungle and George are a little anxious about meeting a lion, but they soon discover that Lennie is a very friendly lion and they get along with their new friend very well. But Zippy gets jealous of Bungle, George and their new friends Lennie and Terry and thinks nobody wants to be friends with him anymore. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "New Friends". Geoffrey goes to find Zippy to cheer him up and then Zippy joins the others where they all listen to Terry read a story called "Alby All Alone".

[@dantropezful]

i think George and that lion are gonna get on REAL well..

[@JozzyBobby309]

Rod, Jane and Freddy's is actually one of my favourites of their musical works... ;)

[@mistofoles]

"Geoffrey Haystacks" ! LMAO!

[@mistofoles]

Gotta love Jane's apricot outfit

[@AngelaGuilfoyle]

That ventriloquist (the one with the lion) is my greatgrandma's brother!!!

[@nostalgiamaniac]

You're most welcome Lisa and I'm really happy you you enjoyed the episode so much :) It's one of my favourite Rainbow episodes.

[@NickJay]

Thanks @AngelaGuillfoyle that's interesting. Terry Hall was a good friend of my father's and they worked together (on the same bill) a number of times over the years. I met them both as a lad in the late 50s and 60s at various theatres backstage after the show, including the old Brighton Hippodrome and others which now escape me but he was one of my favourite vents and characters as a boy. Happy times. :)

[@MichaelS1995]

Lee Pressman is my favourite writer!

[@gordoncampbell79]

I think it's a great little funny program xxx😆😆😆😆😆

[@rolandayers9415]

There is a brief clip on youtube called 'ITV Schools Continuity Reading With Lenny MOCK' posted by RobRobinTV. I'm sure there was also Terry and Lenny's cover of the novelty hit 'I want a hippopotamus for Christmas' - but no longer it seems.

[@TheVawny]

I love your channel 2 x

[@LoLzZ85]

Gosh, that Lion thing and his mate were creepy.

[@rliggers]

Nice wig Terry!

[@sportymusic9443]

Geoffrey Haystacks? Never heard of it

[@yoyozippy]

love the song

[@mistofoles]

That's not a lion, it's Michael Jackson!

[@ingma99]

That "lion" is very suspicious

[@holfrarris3575]

Not as suspicious as the ventriloquist's hair.....

[@yoyozippy]

the ventriloquist is awful