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- Recognised throughout popular culture for the uniquely shaped antenna protruding from the head of each character, the Teletubbies communicate through gibberish and were designed to bear resemblance to toddlers. The series rapidly became a commercial success in Britain and abroad.
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- One episode scared children so much that it had to be banned. The episode in question, ‘See Saw’, contained a lion and a bear made of moving cutouts that somehow manage to be incredibly creepy.
- The Teletubbies were given the keys to New York City in 2007. To celebrate their 10th anniversary, the Teletubbies visited NYC, receiving the above honour as well as having the actors’ identities revealed for the first time: John Simmit as Dipsy, CBeebies presenter Pui Fan Lee as Po; dancer Nicky Smedley as Laa Laa; and the late Simon Shelton as Tinky Winky.
- The Teletubbies’ home has been flooded. Advertisement. Following the show’s enormous success, the owner of the land where the exterior shots of Teletubbies’ home were shot, Rosemary Harding, got so fed up with trespassers that she flooded the Wimpstone, Warwickshire site where Teletubbyland sat.
- Tubby Custard is actually just mashed potato. The Teletubbies’ snack of choice is a combination of mashed potato, red and yellow acrylic paint – not for consumption.
Recognised throughout popular culture for the uniquely shaped antenna protruding from the head of each character, the Teletubbies communicate through gibberish and were designed to bear resemblance to toddlers.
What made this colourful and strange world so appealing to children – and so controversial, asks Timmy Fisher. Teletubbies turns 25 this year, and now has a Netflix reboot on the way.
- 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.
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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
- 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.
Sep 8, 2022 · Teletubbies can claim the unique bragging rights of being both the most iconic children’s TV shows of the 1990s and one of the weirdest things ever cooked up at the BBC.
Apr 6, 2018 · 1. THEY WERE RACIALLY DIVERSE, INSIDE AND OUT. When the Teletubbies sat down with Today to reveal their true identities, fans learned that the actors inside the costumes were as...
