"Are we going to play with our friend's balls today?"

You have to love a kid's TV show when that is a line from one of the show's broadcast segments. For those of you who don't know, "Rainbow" was a very popular and loved childrens TV show from the 70's and 80's that aired in the United Kingdom on the ITV Network. I never saw this show as a kid. I saw New Zoo Review, Captain Kangaroo and Professor Kool's Fun School! SOCK IT TO ME! SOCK IT TO ME! The following Rainbow clip is from the last aired episode of the show (with an audience of millions) and it is a laugh riot. It's apparent that the cast was upset that they got cancelled and they took it over the top... WAY over the top. If you don't want to draw attention to yourself at work from laughing uproariously then maybe you should wait until you get home.

Watch the clip by clicking here and then click the link below to read more. Trust me and WATCH THE CLIP FIRST.

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From Answers.Com
The Revival
Although the original Rainbow died in 1992, it did come back in 1994 and 1995. This new show centred on the characters (without a presenter) running a toy shop. A new character was introduced - Cleo (voiced by Gillian Robic). This version of the show however, was short-lived.
It came back again in 1996 and 1997 as a series of short 10-minute shows entitled Rainbow Days.

The "Adult" version
In 1978 the cast and crew of Rainbow made a special edition of Rainbow for ITV staff. This show featured plenty of sexual innuendo and although not shown at the time, it has since been aired for the amusement of those who grew up with the show.

And from Eighties Nostalgia

That's right, the "Balls and Twangers" clip never aired. Now you know the rest of the story.