Rainbow Fish (TV series) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Rainbow Fish |
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| Directed by | Drew Edwards |
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| Opening theme | "There's a Rainbow in the Water" sung by Blu Mankuma and Saffron Henderson |
| Ending theme | "There's a Rainbow in the Water" (Instrumental) |
| Composer(s) | Matthew McCauley |
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| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 52 (list of episodes) |
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| Producer(s) | Beth Stevenson |
| Running time | 12 minutes |
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| Distributor | Sony Wonder Television |
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| Picture format | 4:3 |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | January 8 – December 25, 2000 |
Rainbow Fish is a fun animated TV show for kids that was made in 1999. It's a Canadian-German production. The show is based on the famous book The Rainbow Fish. However, the TV series tells new stories instead of following the book's plot exactly. It uses the same main character and underwater world, but adds new characters and makes others more detailed for the show.
In the series, the fish live in a place called Neptune Bay, named after Neptune, the Roman god of the sea. The young fish go to school, which is cleverly named "The School of Fish." There's even a shipwreck called "Shipwreck Park" that looks a bit like the famous wreck of the RMS Titanic. The show was created by Decode Entertainment, EM.TV, and Sony Wonder. A total of 26 episodes were produced for the series.
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Main Characters in Rainbow Fish
Here are some of the important characters you'll meet in the show:
Rainbow Fish
- Rainbow Fish: He is the main character, a 9-year-old fish who is colorful and proud. He lives with his parents and his sister. Rhys Huber provided his voice.
Friends and Family
- Sea Filly: She's a new student at the school in the first episode. Sea Filly is a beautiful seahorse who is also part mermaid. She becomes good friends with Rainbow and Blue. She loves to read books. Her voice was done by Chantal Strand.
- Blue: Rainbow Fish's best friend. He is a 9-year-old bluefish and is usually more thoughtful and sensible than Rainbow. He has a baby sister named Turquoise. Blue's character is inspired by the little blue fish from the original Rainbow Fish books. Andrew Francis was his voice actor.
- Ruby: She is Rainbow Fish's older sister, a 13-year-old teenager. Ruby can be a bit bossy and self-centered, and she's ruby-colored. She sometimes gets Rainbow Fish into trouble because she feels jealous, but deep down, she really cares about him. Chiara Zanni voiced Ruby.
- Sol and Aqua: Aqua is Rainbow Fish's mom, and she's aqua-colored. Sol is Rainbow's dad, and he's purple. They always help their children and give them courage. John Payne voiced Sol, and Ellen Kennedy voiced Aqua.
School Staff and Others
- Principal Gefilte: He is the proud principal of the School of Fish. He is quite strict about good behavior. French Tickner was his voice.
- Mrs. Chips: The teacher at the school. She teaches many subjects like history, math, science, and literature. Ellen Kennedy also voiced Mrs. Chips.
- Wanda the Octopus: She owns the fast food restaurant in Neptune Bay. Wanda is very wise and always gives good advice to Rainbow Fish and his friends when they are feeling down. She is based on the Wise Octopus from the original book. Kathleen Barr voiced her.
- Chomper and Stingo: These two are the school bullies. They don't usually get physical, but they like to tease and bother Rainbow Fish and his friends. Chomper is a shark, and Stingo is a stingray. Christopher Gray voiced Chomper, and Bill Switzer voiced Stingo.
- Sherman Shrimp: He is the smallest student in the school. Because he's so tiny, everything looks huge to him. Alex Doduk voiced Sherman.
- Sir Sword: A local swordfish who is upper-class and often gets involved in other people's business. He can be grumpy sometimes but also civil. He always seems to think he's better than everyone else. Colin Murdock voiced Sir Sword.
Episode Guide
The Rainbow Fish series has many exciting episodes. Here are a few examples of the adventures Rainbow Fish and his friends have:
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| 1 | "Rainbow Fish and the New Girl at School" | January 8, 2000 | |
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A new girl named Sea Filly, who is a seahorse, joins Rainbow Fish's school. Rainbow and his best friend Blue welcome her.
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| 2 | "Rainbow Fish Meets Wayne Grunion" | January 15, 2000 | |
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Rainbow is thrilled to meet his hero, the famous hockey star Wayne Grunion, when he visits their town.
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| 3 | "Rainbow Fish Plays the Conch Shell" | January 22, 2000 | |
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In the school band, Rainbow Fish gets the conch shell, which is the hardest instrument to play. He has to practice a lot to do well at the school concert.
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| 4 | "Riptide" | January 29, 2000 | |
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Rainbow Fish and his friends try a risky sport called 'Riptiding'. Blue gets pulled away by a strong current, and his friends must find him.
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| 5 | "Rainbow Gets an 'A"'" | February 4, 2000 | |
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Rainbow Fish gets a bad report card. After he spills ice cream on it, his parents think his "C" is an "A". Rainbow tries to stop them from finding out the truth from Principal Gefilte. Because he lied, he gets "cave grounded" until his grades improve, meaning he can only leave home for school.
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| 6 | "Grandpa's Fishy Tale" | February 11, 2000 | |
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Rainbow isn't excited to spend time with his grandpa, thinking it will be boring. But when his grandpa tells an amazing story with a secret, Rainbow learns that older people can be exciting.
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| 7 | "Rainbow's Dental Dilemma" | February 18, 2000 | |
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Rainbow is scared to go to the dentist. But when he finally goes, he finds out that dentists aren't so bad after all.
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| 8 | "Rainbow Fish and the Pop Star" | February 25, 2000 | |
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Rainbow wrongly brags to his friends that he knows the famous pop star, Bruce Sturgeon. This gets him into trouble and he has to convince Bruce Sturgeon to perform at the school.
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| 9 | "Sherman Shrimp" | March 3, 2000 | |
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A new student, Sherman Shrimp, comes to school, and Rainbow Fish treats him poorly. But after Sherman saves Rainbow from a shipwreck, Rainbow realizes he was wrong.
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| 10 | "Lost in Crumbling Canyon" | March 10, 2000 | |
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Chomper, the school bully, gets lost in a canyon with Rainbow Fish. These two very different characters must work together to find their way out.
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| 11 | "The Golf Lesson" | March 17, 2000 | |
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Rainbow plays around with his father's golf club and breaks it. He has to find a new one before his father's big game with Sir Sword.
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| 12 | "Ruby's Adventures in Babysitting" | March 24, 2000 | |
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Ruby decides to babysit their neighbors' baby, Ferdie, and says Rainbow is too irresponsible to help. But Ferdie is more trouble than expected and runs off. Rainbow finds him, and Ruby apologizes.
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| 13 | "Sir Sword Goes Back to School" | March 31, 2000 | |
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Sir Sword needs to finish third grade, so he attends Rainbow's school.
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| 14 | "Rainbow de Bergerac" | April 7, 2000 | |
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Blue likes Goldie but is too shy to ask her out. Rainbow helps him by telling him what to say through a device Sea Filly made. But Chomper and Stingo mess up the plan.
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| 15 | "Big Fish on Campus" | April 14, 2000 | |
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Blue becomes a hall monitor and lets the power go to his head.
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| 16 | "Sibling Rivalry" | April 21, 2000 | |
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Blue gets a new baby sister and feels left out because his mom and friends are giving all their attention to the baby.
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| 17 | "One Fish's Treasure" | April 28, 2000 | |
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Rainbow uses his sister Ruby's magazine to line a sea-monkey bowl, ruining the magazine in the process.
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| 18 | "Project Rainbow Fish" | May 5, 2000 | |
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Rainbow learns about charity and works on a school project about it.
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| 19 | "Ruby Slips In" | May 12, 2000 | |
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Ruby starts spending time with Rainbow, Blue, and Sea Filly. Rainbow thinks she's trying to steal his friends.
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| 20 | "Working Fish" | May 19, 2000 | |
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Rainbow gets a job at the Candy Counter to earn some money.
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| 21 | "Cecil B. Derainbow" | May 26, 2000 | |
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Rainbow starts making movies and decides he should be the director.
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| 22 | "Rainbow's Pen Pal" | June 2, 2000 | |
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Rainbow is excited because his pen pal is coming to visit him.
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| 23 | "Campus Current" | June 9, 2000 | |
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Sea Filly becomes the editor of the school newspaper. But she gets too excited about gossip and writes humiliating articles. Rainbow helps her learn that real journalists must only print the truth.
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| 24 | "Fish Alone" | June 16, 2000 | |
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Burglars break into Rainbow's house one afternoon and make a mess.
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| 25 | "Rainbow Fish and the In Crowd" | June 23, 2000 | |
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Rainbow and Blue start hanging out with a new group called the High Tides, which makes Sea Filly unhappy.
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| 26 | "Knights of the Coral Table" | June 30, 2000 | |
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Sir Sword lends Rainbow a book that Rainbow can't stop reading.
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| 27 | "Bad Luck, Ruby" | July 7, 2000 | |
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Ruby has a series of unlucky events one day and believes she has been cursed.
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| 28 | "Father's Day" | July 14, 2000 | |
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Rainbow's class has Dads' Day at school, where fathers describe their jobs. Rainbow worries his dad's job is boring.
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| 29 | "Prehistoric Pal" | July 21, 2000 | |
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Rainbow finds a hole where an extinct coelacanth named Carl swims out. Carl spends time trying to impress Ruby. This might be a nod to another Marcus Pfister book, Dazzle the Dinosaur.
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| 30 | "May the Better Fish Win" | July 28, 2000 | |
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Rainbow and Blue compete to be class president. They both try to impress Sea Filly to get her vote.
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| 31 | "Blue's Fishy Catch" | August 4, 2000 | |
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Blue wins the clamball championship for his school, but only because no one saw him drop the ball.
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| 32 | "To Catch a Thief" | August 11, 2000 | |
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Rainbow suspects his sister when she starts acting strangely. It turns out she's making a surprise gift for their parents.
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| 33 | "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" | August 18, 2000 | |
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Rainbow's mom invites his teacher, Mrs. Chips, to dinner. Rainbow worries she will act like a teacher at home.
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| 34 | "It's a Wonderful Fish" | August 25, 2000 | |
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A guardian angel fish shows Rainbow how valuable his life is.
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| 35 | "Moving Day" | September 1, 2000 | |
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Rainbow fears his parents are selling their house to two fish named Ret and Snapper. His friends try to make the house look bad so it won't sell. But Rainbow then learns his parents were planning to build a new recreation room.
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| 36 | "A Romantic Dinner" | September 8, 2000 | |
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Rainbow and Ruby prepare an anniversary dinner for their parents.
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| 37 | "The Bodyguard" | September 15, 2000 | |
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Rainbow saves a whale's life, and in return, the whale becomes his bodyguard.
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| 38 | "Mum's Away" | September 22, 2000 | |
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Rainbow is not happy when his mother gets a job at his school.
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| 39 | "How Sea Filly Got Her Groove Back" | September 29, 2000 | |
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After being teased for not being "girly" enough, Sea Filly tries cheerleading. Blue and Rainbow worry she's changing too much.
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| 40 | "High Tide Noon" | October 6, 2000 | |
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Rainbow feels embarrassed after he fails to stand up to Rocko Rockfish, a bullying second grader.
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| 41 | "Game Girl" | October 13, 2000 | |
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After watching Rainbow and Blue play it, Sea Filly gets hooked on a video game called Clam Blaster and stops doing much else.
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| 42 | "There's No Business Like..." | October 20, 2000 | |
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Rainbow, Blue, and Sea Filly hear a story about two fighting crabs who used to be song-and-dance partners. They try to bring them back together.
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| 43 | "Sea Filly Needs a Helping Fin" | October 27, 2000 | |
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Sea Filly gets a bad grade on a math test and worries a lot about it.
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| 44 | "Prince Blue" | November 3, 2000 | |
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Blue reads a book and mistakenly thinks his family were royalty. He then starts acting like a prince.
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| 45 | "Pool Shark" | November 10, 2000 | |
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Chomper's relative, a pool master, comes to Wanda's shop and beats everyone by secretly cheating. Rainbow is impressed at first and becomes his assistant, then discovers the secret. Rainbow challenges him to a match to prove he's cheating, and wins, making the other player leave forever.
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| 46 | "Halloween Under H2O" | November 17, 2000 | |
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Rainbow tries to get Sea Filly into the Halloween spirit. He then has a spooky Halloween dream and wakes up to find Sea Filly has scared him while he was asleep.
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| 47 | "An Eviction Notice" | November 24, 2000 | |
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Phineas T. Gronch plans to tear down the Mollusk Reef Villas and Neptune Bay to build a shopping mall. Rainbow, Blue, and Sea Filly must stop him.
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| 48 | "The Vacation" | December 1, 2000 | |
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Rainbow and his family go on a camping trip.
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| 49 | "Cave Mates" | December 8, 2000 | |
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Blue comes to stay at Rainbow's house, and their friendship is put to the test.
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| 50 | "Chomper, Master Thespian" | December 15, 2000 | |
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Chomper gets the main role in the school play, but he wrongly thinks acting is for weaklings.
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| 51 | "Rainbow's Hiccups" | December 22, 2000 | |
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Rainbow drinks too many kelp gusher drinks and gets the hiccups.
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| 52 | "Santa Sword Is Coming To Town" | December 25, 2000 | |
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Rainbow Fish helps Sir Sword, who is dressed as Santa Sword, on Christmas Eve.
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