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Rainbow: Season 12

36 episodes Premiered Jan 4, 1982 Updated Sep 25, 2026
Previously on Rainbow

Season 12 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Rainbow Season 11.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season 12 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 12: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (33): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S12·E7 Core

The Whiners

Jan 25, 1982

Bungle spends all day complaining about every little thing, everyone else joins in which makes Geoffrey so angry he threatens to "Go for a walk". Zippy then throws a Cake across t

S12·E8 Core

The Know-It-Alls

Jan 27, 1982

Getting tired of Zippy's insistance that he knows everything, the Rainbow gang act out the story of Mr Know It All, a man who thinks he knows everything.

S12·E9 Core

The Moodies

Feb 1, 1982

The Rainbow picnic is canceled when it rains. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "Smile, Smile" to make everyone feel happy again.

S12·E10 Core

Bossy Boots

Feb 3, 1982

Zippy runs around demanding everyone go to the park. Zippy tells Rod his plinky plonk music sounds terrible and demands he write a song about going to the park.

S12·E11 Core

Can I

Feb 8, 1982

Everyone is making Jane a present for her birthday.

S12·E12 Core

Must I

Feb 10, 1982

Bungle doesn't want to put his toys away, Freddy falls over them and gets angry. Geoffrey explains to Bungle that that there are certain things they must do, even when they don't w

S12·E13 Core

Tricks and Jokes

Feb 15, 1982

George and Zippy play some jokes on Bungle. Bungle and Zippy try to trick Freddy but he's 'one step ahead of them'. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "The Joke's On Me".

S12·E14 Core

Magic

Feb 17, 1982

S12·E16 Core

Clowning

Feb 24, 1982

Geoffrey pretends to be a clown in a clown act with Rod, Jane and Freddy. He then explains you don't need to dress up with face paint to be a clown. We then see some footage of a

S12·E18 Core

Who Heard It

Mar 3, 1982

Geoffrey is in the garden trying to call the rainbow house cat in, but can't find it. upstairs Bungle, Zippy and George hear strange noises and keep running down stairs, Freddy and

S12·E21 Core

Facial Disguises

Mar 15, 1982

Everyone is dressing up to go to a fancy dress party.

S12·E22 Core

Body Costumes

Mar 17, 1982

Following directly from the previous episode, It's fancy dress party day.

S12·E34 Core

Vanishing Box

Apr 28, 1982

Bungle, Zippy and George meet a magician and try to copy his tricks. Rod, Jane and Freddy sing "Vanishing Act".

S12·E35 Mytharc

The Abuse of George

May 3, 1982

Everyone is taking advantage of George, people give him too much to do, make him to their jobs and blame him for everything. Geoffrey, Zippy and Bungle go for a walk and make Geor

S12·E36 Mytharc

George Won't Ask

May 5, 1982

Follows on almost directly from the last episode. George is too shy to ask for help, Geoffrey explains that it's okay to ask for things, and say no. George begins to be bolder

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