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Season guide

Rainbow: Season 22

24 episodes Premiered Aug 31, 1990 Updated Sep 25, 2026
Previously on Rainbow

Season 22 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 21.
  • ⚡ 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 22 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 22: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (21): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S22·E1 Mytharc

Planting Seeds

Aug 31, 1990

Everyone's planting seeds in the garden, but the birds are trying to eat everyone's seeds. Geoffrey reads a story called 'The Mouse And The Miller'. Bungle thinks singing will scar

S22·E2 Core

Friends

Sep 7, 1990

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 Lenni

S22·E3 Core

The Wall

Sep 14, 1990

Geoffrey's busy building a wall, while Bungle builds a bridge out of building blocks. Zippy, George and Bungle act out the story of the 'Three Little Pigs' with Dawn playing the mu

S22·E5 Core

Changes

Sep 28, 1990

S22·E6 Core

Things Aren't Always What They Seem

Oct 5, 1990

Zippy, George, Bungle and Geoffrey are looking at distorting mirrors which makes them look different and they all laugh at how each other looks. They make Bungle look thin and Geof

S22·E7 Core

How Does Your Garden Grow

Oct 12, 1990

Everyone's doing some gardening today and Bungle's watering some flowers, whilst Geoffrey and Dawn plant some flowers. Geoffrey shows everyone different types of seeds you can plan

S22·E8 Core

Streets

Oct 19, 1990

Everyone's bored so Geoffrey tells them about some different things that they can see and do. George dreams he's a shop worker. Geoffrey and Bungle paint the window outside the Rai

S22·E9 Core

Kitchen Art

Oct 26, 1990

Geoffrey shows Zippy, George and Bungle how to make kitchen art. Everyone makes models from dough which include a snake and a mouse. Everyone makes different shapes from dough incl

S22·E10 Core

Sports Day

Nov 2, 1990

Zippy, George and Bungle have a Sports day in the garden. They split in to two teams with Bungle, George and Jane on the blue team, and Zippy, Rod and Freddy on the red team. Rod,

S22·E11 Core

Safari Park

Nov 9, 1990

Zippy, George and Bungle pretend they're going to a Safari park in their coach, with Bungle as their driver. Zippy, George and Bungle receive a letter from their friends Charlotte

S22·E12 Core

Shops

Nov 16, 1990

Zippy, George and Bungle are bored as there's nothing to do. Geoffrey suggests playing a game of eye spy or doing a jigsaw puzzle, but they're fed up and want to do something else,

S22·E13 Core

Going Places

Nov 23, 1990

Geoffrey's late coming home from his holiday so whilst their waiting Zippy, George, Bungle and Dawn sing "Ride A Cock Horse". Zippy wants to pretend their going somewhere and Georg

S22·E14 Core

Why Did You Do That

Nov 30, 1990

Zippy, George and Bungle are a bit grumpy today. George knocks down Zippy's house of cards and Zippy messes up George's paper hat. Geoffrey reads a story called 'Zoe's Zoo'. Geoffr

S22·E15 Core

Time

Dec 7, 1990

Zippy, George and Bungle don't feel like getting up, but go to eat breakfast. Geoffrey receives a parcel in the post and it's a cuckoo clock. He shows Zippy, George, Bungle how the

S22·E16 Core

New for Old

Dec 14, 1990

Zippy decides he doesn't want any old books anymore and only likes new things. Geoffrey finds an old toy theatre and John comes round and tells everyone about it. Zippy dreams abou

S22·E17 Core

Chitter Chatter

Dec 21, 1990

Zippy, George and Bungle are making lots of noise so Geoffrey tells them all to be quiet. Zippy dreams about the phone, clock and Rainbow storybook coming to life. Geoffrey reads a

S22·E18 Core

A Lazy Day

Jan 11, 1991

Everyone in the Rainbow house is having a lazy day, Bungle even refuses to get out of bed.

S22·E19 Core

Exercise is Fun

Jan 25, 1991

Bungle is doing lots of running in the garden as he wants to get fit, but Zippy and George are eating biscuits. Bungle ends up overdoing his running and gets very tired. Then every

S22·E21 Core

Who Done It

Feb 8, 1991

Geoffrey's going to write some letters, but can't find his pen. Zippy thinks he could be a good detective and George helps him look for the missing pen. They dress in different dis

S22·E22 Core

Rain and Water

Feb 22, 1991

It's raining and Zippy, George and Bungle are singing songs about the rain. Geoffrey talks about rain and how you must not waste water. Zippy, George and Bungle put objects into a

S22·E23 Mytharc

The Birthday Cake

Mar 1, 1991

'The Birthday Cake' In this episode of Rainbow It's Zippy's Birthday! Zippy gets upset when he believes Geoffrey hasn't got him a birthday cake, but Bungle, George and Geoffrey hav

S22·E24 Mytharc

Shaping Up

Mar 8, 1991

Dawn's making a jumper for Geoffrey whilst George is cutting out different shapes to make a mobile. Bungle draws around everyone's hands and Zippy's curious to why, but it's a surp

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