Someone recently sent me a YouTube clip entitled ‘Zippy being An Asshole For Five Minutes’. It was sent by a stranger on social media. They didn’t explain why they’d sent it but I’m glad they did.

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He’s supposedly Dundee United’s biggest fan but we can now reveal kids’ telly legend Zippy is really a Blue at heart. The Rainbow puppet’s unnerving grin was pictured among jubilant Chelsea fans at ...

Pizza Hut Delivery’s latest TVC features some big names in the world of nostalgic kids' TV: Rainbow’s Zippy, Bungle and George, all of whom join a family in the process of ordering their customary ...

Actor Roy Skelton, who provided voices for the Daleks and George and Zippy in long-running children's show Rainbow, has died today aged 79. His daughter Samantha said he died at home in Brighton ...

Rainbow Zippy puppeteer has revealed that he was ‘smitten’ with the woman who played George behind-the-scenes in a heartbreaking unrequited love moment. The adorable puppets were best of friends on ...

Puppet character Zippy from cult children’s TV show Rainbow will return to the screens next month in an advertisement for the spread Marmite. Puppet character Zippy from cult children’s TV show ...

It's been 24 years since Rainbow came to an end, but love is still in the air for two of its former stars. Jane Tucker and Freddy Marks - who were two thirds of the show's band Rod, Jane and Freddy - ...

The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites Stars of the classic children's television programme Rainbow will be coming to the Charter Hall, on Saturday, 20, October 2007. Recently ...

Zippy, the yellowish-brown glove puppet who was loud and sought to be the centre of attention in Rainbow, gained a cult status that went beyond the pre-school children's programme's 25-year history. A ...

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