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Teletubbies is a British children's television series created by Anne Wood and Andrew Davenport for the BBC. The programme focuses on four differently coloured characters known as the Teletubbies, named after the television screens on their bellies.
Mar 31, 1997 · 31 March 1997. Teletubbies said "Eh-Oh" for the first time on 31 March 1997. The programme was created by Anne Wood and Andrew Davenport, and starred, Tinky Winky, Dipsy, La-La and Po,...
The Teletubbies, portrayed by costumed actors, are soft round humanoids of toddlerlike proportions, with simple smiling faces, uniquely shaped aerial antennas on their heads, tummy-mounted silver television screens, and age-appropriate waddles.
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- The British children’s television show Teletubbies was created by producer Anne Wood and writer Andrew Davenport for the BBC in 1997.
- The Teletubbies are soft round humanoids of toddler-like proportions, with simple smiling faces, uniquely shaped aerial antennas on their heads, tu...
- Tinky Winky, Po, Laa-Laa, and Dipsy are the names of the Teletubbies. Tinky Winky is predominantly purple, Po red, Laa-Laa yellow, and Dipsy green.
- The last of the 365 original episodes of Teletubbies aired in 2001.
Tinky Winky "Tinkus Winkus" Teletubby (played by Dave Thompson, Mark Heenehan, and Simon Shelton in the original series and by Jeremiah Krage in the revived series) is the first Teletubby. He is the largest Teletubby, he is purple , and has a triangular antenna on his head.
- Tinky Winky. Tinky Winky is purple, the biggest Teletubby and almost always goes first! He is gentle, soft and a dreamer. He can be a little indecisive but is also very thoughtful.
- Dipsy. Dipsy is green, fun, loves dancing and bouncing on his bottom! He is funky and groovy, always doing dance moves with his arms. His signature move is an excited wiggle dance and he sometimes ends this by plonking himself onto his bottom.
- Laa-Laa. Laa-Laa is yellow, a performer and she loves to sing and dance! She is a bundle of good, fun energy. Her signature move is a light-footed twirl. Laa-Laa’s favorite thing is her orange ball – she loves bouncing, patting and boinging it.
- Po. Po is red, cute and little! Her signature moves are a karate-style hand pose and a star jump. Her favorite thing is going super fast on the scooter! When Po stands, she has her arms behind her back and sticks her tummy out.
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The Teletubbies were originally named the Teleteddies. In some early concept art of the Teleteddies, Tinky Winky was red, Dipsy and Po's antennas were swapped, and Po was blue. As specified from a now-deleted post from the official X (formerly Twitter) account, the Teletubbies were born on February 20th.
