Rainbow's Zippy gets makeover for Nivea advert campaign

Rainbow star Zippy has undergone a facial makeover for a new ad campaign, with the cult hero's famous zipped lips being transformed. The poster campaign by Nivea - aiming to drive awareness of the 'Essential balm' product - runs from Thursday (September 28) in university cities nationwide, targeting female students aged 16 to 24. "Zippy is a national insitution and after years in the wilderness, he's back as the face of Nivea Lip Care," said creative director Danny Brooke-Taylor. "Who better to illustrate the product benefits than this iconic figure?"

You can read the whole article and view a photo of Zippy's new makeover on Digital Spy - http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds37456.html

Also, you can watch repeats of Rainbow on the Nick Junior channel's Nick Jr. Classics block, every night at 8pm. Nick Jr. Classics is currently repeating the 1981 series of Rainbow which features the classic line up of Geoffrey, Bungle, Zippy and George, with musical appearances by Rod, Jane and Freddy!

http://www.nickjr.co.uk/classics/shows/rainbow.aspx