Zippy from 'Rainbow'
- Made:
- 1972-1992
Glove puppet, brown fur creature with zipper for mouth, Zippy from Thames Television children's show 'Rainbow'. Includes separate arm
Zippy is a fictional character on the British children's television programme Rainbow (1972-1992). Zippy is a light-orange ("tangerine") puppet of ambiguous species with a rugby-ball-shaped oval head, blue eyes and a zip for a mouth, hence his name. His voice was first provided by Peter Hawkins and later by Roy Skelton. Violet Philpott and Ronnie Le Drew operated the character.
Details
- Category:
- Television
- Object Number:
- 2022-551
- Materials:
- synthetic textile, textile and metal (unknown)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 750 mm x 400 mm x 350 mm,
- type:
- puppet
- credit:
- British Film Institute
