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[edit] Second Paragraph of Overview

What name? "Moo-moo Hill" or "television stomachs"? If it's the former, where did that name come from?216.99.228.114 08:26, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

Either name would be cruft. I've deleted the paragraph. If anyone wants it back then please discuss here. --JimmyTheWig 13:07, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Merge

If you want to merge Tinky Winky, then maybe you didn't know there is a similar article for Dipsy (but not Laa-Laa or Po). Art LaPella 15:51, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

I think the areas where no citation is available should be removed. They appear to be someones attempt to force a negative slant on what is a childrens show. No child has ever suffered because of the Teletubbies and no offence, except for those with dark intent, has ever been found. The fact is children the world over love it, they learn to read and share and, above all, it harmlessly entertains. Discuss please as this page is beyond a joke.

[edit] Template

Hi, I've removed template in Teletubbies article because there is not special Inforbox Television, and it appears as red links. So, I removed it anyways. Daniel5127 (Talk) 07:12, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

I'm pretty sure there is an infobox for Television - the TV Wikiproject has some details on it Wikipedia:WikiProject_Television#Infobox. Shell babelfish 07:14, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
Thanks, But could you please provide some inforbox for television? Daniel5127 (Talk) 07:17, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for information on using Wikipedia:WikiProject_Television#Infobox, much appreciated, and I will organize it right now. Daniel5127 (Talk) 07:18, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
I'll put the infobox together. I'm also going to change the character names back - I'm not certain why you changed them to represent certain people who played the characters, but generally we use the character name and then put information on the people who played and created them in the paragraphs below. Shell babelfish 07:25, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
Well, Actually This is not chatacter's name, Teletubbies is the TV's name, Anyways we don't need to put the links as person(Character)'s textbox, or may be I misunderstood on using character boxes. Daniel5127 (Talk) 07:33, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
I think that some wikipedian made mistake on using character box as Television Inforbox. Daniel5127 (Talk) 07:41, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Vandalism

Themasterofwiki 01:27, 13 December 2006 (UTC)Im tired of seeing things like "The teletubbies have drinking habbits and "Tinky winky is gay. it's just not right who agrees with me.

If they wanna do that stuff, they should go to Uncyclopedia don't you think? - Ryan Holloway —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.111.100.214 (talk) 22:42, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

--Jatterb 03:08, 10 January 2007 (UTC) I just fixed another round of vandalism that was done to this page, and from the looks of it a lot of that has been taking place recently. I'm wondering if it's time to lock the page from anonymous and new users. (I don't have a clue how to go about asking for this to be done.)

More vandalism on 4-9-2007. I undid the offending edit. I think this article probably is a good candidate for being locked against edits.Daviticus82 16:21, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

--Guest This wikipage is seriously messed up! Someone really has to do something about it please!


Po is most certainly female. The narrator talks about her scooter frequently

This vandalism is getting really tiring now - the time and effort people seem to be spending pointlessly attacking this page is silly. Newda898 19:47, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

Given that the last 15 edits have been vandalism or reversions, and the 11 before those two constructive edits were also vandalism-related, semi-protection seems in order. I've requested it.

Jordan Brown 02:29, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

It's now semi-protected (which means only registered users can edit) for a week. I suspect that indefinite protection will be what's really required, but we'll see what happens when the current protection times out.



Jordan Brown 17:46, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Genders

Po is definately female. Andrew Davenport, the co creator of Teletubbies, told me. I am currently undertaking a university project involving the Teletubbies brand and he confirmed the gender of all Tubbies. Also, the skin colour of all four Tubbies is different according to the skin colour of the actors inside. Po is played by a cantonese lady, so her skin is lighter, and Dipsy is played by a black man so his skin is darker.

- The episode "Dad's Portrait" has just aired, and Po was clearly referred to as female ("she rides [her scooter] inside", etc.) So she's definitely a she in the canon. :) North5 14:27, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

We disagree. We have watched teletubies growing up. Po is male! The narrator even says so! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.227.167.162 (talk) 05:57, January 21, 2007
Can you cite an episode for that? I specifically loaded up wikipedia because I was somewhat surprised to hear Po referred to as "she" ... :) 62.232.123.113 15:56, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

La-La and Po are male. Dipsy and Tinky-Winky are female.--70.162.46.19 19:23, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

I can't cite episodes, but my understanding was the exact opposite" Po and La-La are female, Tinky-Winky and Dipsy are male. Kestenbaum 05:42, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
you are right. i was kidding--70.162.46.19 23:49, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

I know the purple one is supposed to be a guy, but he is gay. He carries around his "bag" which really is a purse. I think this is a sneaky way to try to get children to accept homosexuality.

even if it is it dosent matter —Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.142.223.234 (talk) 18:42, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

you think a furry asexual character with no private parts and a TV in its' stomach is gay??? how about it's a kids TV programme that they enjoy at a kids level, without the NEVER hinted at suggestion that any of them are anything other than friends that play games and tell stories. And for the record just how many gay individuals carry a purse..? very sad indeed.

None of them have genders. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.102.156.108 (talk) 08:02, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

Well, some lesbian women do. :) Rsynnott 09:23, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

70.162.46.19 has it backwards; Lala and Po are the girls, Tinky Winky and Dipsy the boys. They are respectively referred to as shes and hes. (I am 45. I must get a life) SmokeyTheCat 06:39, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

In case you didn't read his second statement, he said he was kidding. --M.K. 13:50, 22 August 2007 (UTC)




As far as i can remember they're genders are straightforward-the females are la-la and po and males are tinky winky and dipsy.....as for they gay thing i dont no whether we should question tinkywinkys sexuality over a purse but it is sus and if it is ment to be a sneaky way for children to accept homosexuality, it is to be applauded....theyre is nothing wrong with that.008jamespond (talk) 05:45, 30 March 2008 (UTC)008JamesPond

[edit] Simon Cowell

Does anyone know about the relationship between Simon Cowell and the Teletubbies? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.245.142.208 (talk) 21:19, 23 February 2007 (UTC).

No. And When did he come into this conversation anyway?

An American Idol contestant by the name of Chris Sligh mentioned it when he lashed out at Simon after being critiqued by him. Saying something to the effct. "All because I don't sing like Il Divo or Teletubbies doesn't mean that I'm not a good singer" We all know Il Divo is Cowell's creation but what's the story with Teletubbies?

maybe its a jibe at him being british Catintheoven 14:56, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

Simon Cowell was the guy behind the Teletubbies theme tune being released as a single. Unbreakbroken 14:43, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Teletubbies: The Movie

I've always wanted there to be a movie starring the Teletubbies. Mewtwowimmer 11:06, 25 February 2007 (PCT) Mewtwowimmer

[edit] spin off?

wasnt there a spin off called teletubbies everywhere [1] set in a studio Catintheoven 14:58, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

Yes there was. Paul Netto 18:25, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] See also: South Park?

I don't get the point of putting South Park in that list. --201.228.103.240 05:40, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

My guess is that it was added because the Spoofs and references section said that South Park had a reference. However, that entry was removed and this See Also probably should have been removed at the same time. I'll remove it now. Jordan Brown 07:17, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Tufti Wufti

Tufti Wufti (or Tuftiwufti) is part of a new series being developed and could people please stop deleting him you can post if you disagree with me. Captain west 06:29, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

I find this hard to believe, but am happy to leave it in if there is a reference that can be quoted to prove it. --JimmyTheWig 09:50, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
Teletubbies is no longer in production. If you think there's a new character, you're probably thinking of a different show. -- WikiJoeH 13:38, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
I don't know whether anybody agrees or disagrees with the assertion that there's a new character in a new series... but nobody has provided any citations (links to IMDB, show web pages, news stories, ...) giving that information, and so it's not Verifiable. Jordan Brown 07:32, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
Hmm... It may have been a a mistake or different show i will look into this for you. Thanks for letting me know. Captain west 10:53, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Tinky-Winky controversy?

Is this...true? Can someone please verify it? ""The fact that he carries a magic bag doesn't make him a homosexual" is hilarious, but doesn't sound true. DannyK 22:15, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

I think they are all homosexual.The Tramp 17:40, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

I've added a cleanup tag to the section. If editors feel mention of what some pastor and a single Polish minister said then the section should be compacted. SEriosuly though, I don't see the point of the section. The "allegations" are hardly notable, I bet there isn't a show in the world that some pastor hasn't commented on somehow. There are plenty of shows I think are rubbish, why haven't I got a section on each of them listing my complaints? Newspaper columnists criticise shows everday (for many of them it's their job), why aren't all them included? Why has this particular pretty absurd allegation given it's own entire section in the article?

If two notable groups in two notable countries call for taking the Teletubbies off the air for putting (homo)sexual innuendo in a children's show, I think that's very notable, and should most definitely be mentioned. AecisBrievenbus 21:56, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
It's notable because the pastor and politician involved are notable. If it was some minor televangelist and the mayor of Hummelstown, Pennsylvania it might be different.--T. Anthony 22:24, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
I wouldn't know about the US pastor, but the Polish politician is from a party that might be called far-right. As a spokesperson for children's rights she's notable all right, but her political stance doesn't lend her opinions much credibility; besides, she's been known for at least one seriously homophobic initiative. And can we please put some quotation marks around 'promotion of homosexuality'? It's not washing powder; you can't exactly promote it, methinks. Try promoting left-handedness... Carrot Jones 20:07, 30 May 2007 (UTC)
Well "notable" isn't the same as "valid", nor should it be confused as such. The opinions of far-right individuals can become notable. For example Alessandra Mussolini's insult to Vladimir Luxuria is mentioned in both their articles and Dimitar Stoyanov's comments on Lívia Járóka are in both their articles. (I'm not sure if this woman is as far-right as those two or not)--T. Anthony 14:07, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

I cleaned up and renamed the section, keeping relevant and coherent quotes, while aggregating the controversies into cohesive passages that follow one another. I think the section should remain. --Mareklug talk 23:55, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Poland targets 'gay' Teletubbies

I guess it is true. The gay character is causing quite a stir in some countries. Most recently in Poland.

Check this out: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6698753.stm


Poland targets 'gay' Teletubbies

By Adam Easton BBC News, Warsaw

Do you think we should addd this?

SunnieBG 21:51, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Homosexuality propoganda for children..?

Tinky Winky is made to encourage homosexuality.

Do people honestly still think in this day and age that homosexuality is something you just decide might be interesting to do, like investment banking or illicit drugs? Rsynnott 09:22, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
No, actually the Teletubbies Cultic manipulation doesn't even regard manipulating children! I've insider information that Teletubbies is construed to manipulate cats into believing our human children is actually cat food! (The candy colors of each of the Teletubbies is reason enough for any sane human to realize this!) I've heard so from a friend's father who was compromized and confined to an asylum by the evil schemes of F.B.I.. Said: Rursus ☺ ★ 10:15, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
Besides, it's very clear to me why teletubbies is controversial: teletubbies are cute, and cute is obviously evil!! Instead consider porcupines! Said: Rursus ☺ ★ 10:23, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
Do the other teletubbies encourage heterosexuality, and how? And what if children DO grow as homosexuals because of TW, is that any bad? Gil_mo 08:01, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

some people encourage tinky winkys homaosexuality as they believe it is a way of fighting homophobia,

neoboanerges had been creating demonic slander claiming "eh oh" is satan's masonic name. neoboanerges, if you are reading this, if it's true, then why am i not convinced? and guys, stop making homosexual statements about tinky winky!!! Anne Wood has had enough and she will not take it anymore! stop it! --Furbydude

  • Who is "neoboanerges", why should we care, and is there seriously a thinking adult individual on Planet Earth who still seriously believes that Teletubbies has even TANGENTIALLY anything to do with homosexuality? (Pardon my incivility, but I mean, come ON. This issue is so old it has barnacles.)Gladys J Cortez 03:18, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] New video

Surely http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7XC-c70VyI should be mentioned? There's no way a sober producer could look at that and not see the sexual implecations. Ball of pain 17:18, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

Clearly we'll have to out Laa Laa now. Are any of the others gay or do they just enjoy watching Tinky Winky and Laa Laa go at it?Ticklemygrits 10:09, 6 September 2007 (UTC) Forget about that, Laa Laa is a chick! Maybe this throws into doubt the whole gay thing, or maybe Tinky Winky is bi?Ticklemygrits 10:12, 6 September 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Telechobis

Hi, I live in Mexico, and I remember watching a program named "Telechobis" when I was a kid. In it, teletubbies look-alikes do, well, stuff. They were more than four, and lived inside (or near) a mystic tree that talked. Every episode was started with warm up exercises before moving to the "plot". The setting was the real world, and telechobis were notably smarter than teletubbies, having the intelligence of an elementary school kid. The program was aired in Azteca 7 or 13. I don't remember all the details, but I think it is worth mention, or if enought information is recollected, its own article. Sorry if I get something wrong, since it was a long time ago. Good luck if you try to search information on this obscure subject. Proof--189.153.100.108 08:01, 21 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] wasn't there...

... a doll of po in which all of them said "faggot", so they had to recall them. shouldnt this be mentioned?MIMS SUX007 00:09, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

Hehe! Said: Rursus ☻ 07:00, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
"Faggot faggot, faggot faggot, faggot faggot, bite my butt." That was what the Talking Po doll was thought to be saying, though it was supposed to be the Cantonese for "faster" and "slow" or something like that. (Supporters of the interpretation of Tinky Winky as gay pride symbol might take this as evidence.) And the toy was recalled. Can anyone dig up a reliable source for this? All I can find with Google is a copy of an old Wikipedia article from the Phase I days. --Damian Yerrick (talk | stalk) 00:06, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Rugrats Spoof

Um...has any body noticed under "Dialogues" it looks like lines from the Rugrats movie with some changes?

HAL9090 16:44, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Dialogue Removed

I removed that Dialogue.

--HAL9090 16:50, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Request for linking to another article

Is it possible to ad a link in the "See also" section to the article on Nazitübbies (which I admit I started)? This show is a parody of Teletubbies currently running on danish TV.

If not, this could be added in the "Spoofs" section: " The Danish talk show den 11. time features a series of shorts called "Nazitübbies" which tries to envisage what Teletubbies would have looked like if it had been produced by the Nazis"

TroelsBM 15:50, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

This article is only semiprotected, so nearly any editor can make this change, if appropriate. Cheers. --MZMcBride 01:55, 23 September 2007 (UTC)


[edit] The Filming Site Today

Could anyone say (and maybe update the article) what has actually happened to the area where this show was filmed? The article just says it might become farmland in 2003 but it's now been a while since then. Has that happened? I remember reading somewhere that one of those public paths goes right alongside the site so there's more than one way to check. It'd be great if someone could find that out. 68.18.30.95 00:51, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

UPDATE: I can confirm that Telletubbyland no longer exists - it has been bulldozed, relandscaped and is now a fish lake. You can see the evidence of this by comparing the Google maps site (where the set is still shown), with the MSN aerial map website for the postcode CV37 8NR, where the clearly newer photo shows the new lake in its place. E.g. visit... http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?wip=2&v=2&style=r&rtp=~&&msnurl=home.aspx?%26redirect%3dfalse&msnculture=en-US#JnE9eXAuQ1YzNys4TlIlN2Vzc3QuMCU3ZXBnLjEmYmI9NTEuNjU3NDc2MjkwOTk1OSU3ZS0wLjI2NTI4NzU0ODQ5MzkzNSU3ZTUxLjY1NTAwODU3NTU1NyU3ZS0wLjI2ODk2NTkxOTk3MjIyMQ==

I agree, the Teletubbies page needs updating with the above info. How is this done?

Hope that helps.

By clicking 'Edit this page' at the top - I've updated the article with that information. BillyH 16:41, 13 February 2008 (UTC)


[edit] Gitmo Torture

What does anyone know about reports of Guantanamo bay inmates being shown teletubbies episodes as a form of torture? 87.194.30.174 (talk) 18:37, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

I wouldn't last long! 203.129.139.100 (talk) 19:37, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] TakeTheTeletubbiesTest.com

This web site appears to have gone inert. The remaining site has four main links to official teletubby web sites. I would just as well recomment deleting this sub-section as no longer relevant. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Thane Eichenauer (talk • contribs) 16:16, 21 May 2008 (UTC)