Talk:Teletubbies/Archive 1

Trivia section
Trivia sections on Wikipedia are considered very bad form. All imformation within this section should be dispersed to apropriate places within the article. --The_stuart 18:16, 25 May 2006 (UTC)


 * Where is this "bad form" policy documented? I can't find it in List_of_guidelines or Guide_to_writing_better_articles.  The guide to writing better articles does encourage including "the trivial detail."  I'm inclined to put the first two bullet points under the trivia section back in the article, since really, the Teletubbies single was notable (it was a phenomenon in Britain, popular both in mainstream youth culture and the rave/dance scene), and I can't imagine we need or want a subcategory called "Media appearances" or "Teletubbies' musical career" just for that one trivial fact.  The last bullet point does need to be integrated into the article, I agree, though it also needs to be rewritten, since the "Teletubbies Everywhere" segments are being used as separate mini-TV shows in a lot of markets, not just as components of the main show. --Chris Thompson 19:14, 25 May 2006 (UTC)


 * I agree with Chris. The Trivia section is not bad form and should be reinstated. --JimmyTheWig 15:15, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
 * From what I've seen of Teletubbies Everywhere, it's a seperate show in the UK - and it would be, seeing as it was made after production of the regular show ended (first shown in 2002, not 2003 as the note says). So whoever wrote it may have got their wires crossed. BillyH 16:05, 26 May 2006 (UTC)

The Teletubbies released a single 'Teletubbies Say Eh-Oh!', which reached #1 when it was released in December 1997. They released 'The Album' in April 1998, but it only managed to reach #31.

Due to the actual size of the teletubbies costumes being well over 6ft the many rabbits seen in the show are actually of a special breed (possibly German Giants) in order to create the impression that the Teletubbies are of a normal size.

In January 2003 after the intro, there's a new segment called "Teletubbies Everywhere" where the background colors changes and the Teletubbies walked with no floor, popped the Teletubbies' characters, and many extras.

One point, the announcer/narrator explicitly refers to each of the teletubbies by gender using either a 'he'/'him'/'his' or 'she'/'her'. Part of this 'controversy' may be explained by Tinky Winky being referred to as a 'he'/'him'/'his' while
 * 1) carrying a bag which some have said is a female's purse
 * 2) wearing a tu-tu (a female dancer's skirt) and dancing

Some overprotective parents have way tooooo much time on their hands.

I'm still waiting on the teletubbies conspirary that their vocalization is intentionally done to destroy the English language.

I don't know if that's true, but I have heard that the British made it intentionally this way to make American kids stupid.


 * It's kind of a sub-text in the note about the subject of some controversy amongst educationalists. I can spell it larger for you if you think it's appropriate... sjc

Curiously, Tinky-Winky was originally played by the comedian Dave Thompson, who was sacked for drinking on set and generally laddish behaviour....

"Laddish"?

An English phrase which covers a multitude of sins... e.g. getting drunk and throwing up, mooning (don't ask), all the sort of things which young English males tend to get up to, in fact...

Re: Tinky-Winky and gayness: it was pointed out that no self-respecting gay person would wear a red bag with a purple outfit.... - I recall hearing the spokesman mentioned here say something to the effect of "It's not a purse, it's a magic bag"; that the spokesman and the statement sounded decidedly, extremely gay (notwithstanding the sexual orientation of the character in question).

LOL. It continuously astonishes me that the USA wants to be the role model for the world but has nothing more important to do than out cartoonish characters. :-)

Possessives: children's television is correct. children's' television is wrong. If you feel you want to change it again, maybe you could please discuss it here first or check with a manual of punctuation? Thanks. Nevilley 15:18 Jan 22, 2003 (UTC)

There is nothing to discuss. You are indeed correct without a doubt. For those still in doubt, I will illustrate with some examples:


 * boy (singular) : the boy's bicycle
 * boys (plural) : the boys' bicycle(s)

i.e. when a noun is plural, the apostrophe is appended to the end of the word. Similarly, children refers to more than one child, so the apostrophe is appended to the end. Voila! -- sugarfish 07:15 23 Jul 2003 (UTC)

I noted that the US version of the show uses American featurettes instead of the decidely English originals. This makes the show less interesting, particularly as the films featuring the teacher (whom I dubbed "the crazy lady") and her kindergarten class, are no longer present. Great shame really. -- sugarfish 07:19 23 Jul 2003 (UTC)
 * This of course is because each country uses video inserts that local kids can identify with. Lee M 18:22, 4 May 2004 (UTC)

About Tinky Winki, I don't think he is the only one gay. They all probably are!

If there's anything I wouldn't touch with a ten foot Pole, it's you Wiki-jerks saying that childrens TV show charecters are gay! End it RIGHT NOW! ---

FORMATTING PROBLEM
FORMATTING PROBLEM: The article originally didn't have spaces between some of the paragraphs in the edit preview, which caused the text in the article to come out as one solid block. I've added single spaces between the paragraphs now, but in the article these sometimes come out as double spaces and I don't know why. If someone could fix it I'd be indebted to them, though not in any financial sense.

Erroneous info?
First off, I think this is a stupid show. So does my wife and every other parent I know. Even my 2 year-old hates it. Nonetheless, I think every article in the 'pedia should be as correct as possible. Hence, I removed this information:
 * Though Teletubbies are, in costume, 10'4", 7'6", 7",and 6'4" feet tall, the fact is disguised by the use of a very large breed of rabbit used as living things for comparison.

First off, one of the teletubbies is 10 feet tall and another is only 7 inches tall? I can buy they are much larger than they seem in the show, but I can't buy that they are that different in size. Perhaps it was just a typo? Secondly, this needs to be backed up somehow. The teletubbies appear to just be normal-sized actors in costumes. If they are as large as this statement says, it'd be almost impossible for them to move is such natural manners as they do. As it stands, it looks like nonesense, added by someone as an attempt as humor.

Secondly, as I mentioned above, most (no, all) adults I know think this show is idiotic, lacking in any type of educational value whatsoever. That being said, I don't think the statement:
 * "which has crossed the age divide and become a firm favourite, particularly amongst students"

can be accepted as even close to the truth. I also have an 8-year-old and a 12-year-old, both students, who also think the show is drivel. Therefore, I changed the wording on it to make it as NPOV as possible. &mdash;Frecklefoot 18:35, May 4, 2004 (UTC)


 * The statistic about heights in costume is perfectly plausible, assuming 7" was a typo for 7'. Imagine that the tops of the actors' heads are about where the Teletubbies' noses are. The costumes give actors babyish proportions, but that's misleading. I definitely recall hearing something documentary about the teletubbies on NPR that was perfectly in keeping with the information here. In my mind this information is actually pretty interesting and the article is poorer without it.
 * Also, the fact that you or your children think the program is inane, does not preclude its being "a favorite". Being "a favorite" does not mean it is everybody's favorite. It doesn't even mean it is most people's favorite. It means only that it is many people's favorite, which this show definitely is. Also, please don't confuse "students" with "schoolchildren". I can definitely imagine that the show has a following among college age students, for it's camp value. I see nothing POV or damaging about the statement. All it says to me, is that the show is liked very much by a certain group of people, and I find that perfectly credible.
 * If I can figure out how to revert back, I will. --Woggly 19:05, 4 May 2004 (UTC)

Woggly, thanks for clearing up the typo regarding heights. If it is credible and correct, it should be in the article. I made a number of edits, most of them just copyedit to make the article read better and NPOV.

You can add the "favorite" statement back in if you like with no contest from me, but the way it was before, it made it sound like whole families sit around the TV watching the show, which doesn't happen. This would be as absurd as the whole family getting together to watch a rousing episode of Sesame Street (a show which we don't dislike). I'll take a peek at SS if my child is watching it, but the whole family doesn't get together to watch a toddler's show. Also, I don't think college age students would watch it for more than a few seconds for camp value&mdash;it's not that campy.

I see you found a way to re-enter the height information. Good. If you really want to revert the rest of my copyedit changes, you can do it like this (this works for reverting any article):
 * 1) Click on "Page history"
 * 2) Find the entry you want to revert to and click on the date
 * 3) When that version appears, click the "Edit this page" link
 * 4) A warning will appear that you are editing an out-of-date entry
 * 5) Type in a summary and click the "Save page" button

Cheers! &mdash;Frecklefoot 19:27, May 4, 2004 (UTC)


 * Thanks for teaching me how to revert. However, I took a look at some of your copyedits, and I think you did a good job. And on second thought, the "favorite" statement, unlike the heights, though it does not offend me, does not strike me as being particularly necessary either. Reverting for the sake of it is just plain spiteful, that's not my intention. I'm happy with the page in its current form, particularly if you are too. --Woggly 19:45, 4 May 2004 (UTC)

The Rabbits
Does anyone have information on the origin/purpose of the rabbits in the teletubbies universe?

When I watched the show, I found the presence of the rabbits profoundly unsettling, perhaps because the rest of the show has such an unreal atmosphere to it.

I did read somewhere that the rabbits copulating on the set ruined many takes, and that makes me feel that there was some deep purpose to them that I cannot comprehend, or they would have simply been removed.

Hopefully someone can resolve this puzzling issue for me and my fellow readers!

David

Do you go to therapy??? You find rabbits unsettling and the thought they may reproduce dirty..? Sarcasm, right?

I found the presence of teletubbies profoundly unsettling!

I believe that the purpose of the rabbits are to give the 'Tubbies a fake sense of proportion. While I can't comment on TW being 10 foot tall, the characters are played by adults but supposed to be infants. The breed of rabbits are particularly large (are they, ironically, called dwarf rabbits?) which make the TeleTubbies look smaller than they really are. --JimmyTheWig 1 July 2005 12:18 (UTC)

Dipsy the least popular

 * [Dipsy] is the least liked Teletubby, according to a British nationwide poll, perhaps in part due to the latent racism existent within British society.

Does anyone know the source of this poll? I also remember seeing somewhere that Dipsy was the most popular amongst children viewers (he's my favourite, anyway). I'm also not sure it's entirely appropriate for Wikipedia to ponder on the extent of 'latent racism' in British society. Although there are undoubtedly certain groups of individuals who would channel their hatred at a character in a children's television show, I don't think here's the place to speculate on how this influences such polls. ettlz 19:38, 13 May 2005 (UTC)

Sourcing gay icon status
I've added the category due to, , among others. Tinky Winky is a known gay icon apparantely, and although i've no interest in the LGBT community I added it to this article (along with Graham Norton). Hedley 22:36, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)

How can you say is a known gay icon and apparently in the same sentence. It's a kids show and they are dressed as creatures you have never seen let alone imagined. i think the people who think they are gay fantasize about it instead and if they say it enough it might make their dreams come true.

Falwell
I took this mention out of the article. It's ok to put in, but only if you're gonna show both sides of the issue. Specifically, Falwell denied the comments, and there's no proof he ever condemned, or even cared about the show. Here's his version: http://www.falwell.com/?a=news&news=prstubb

I didn't put in both sides myself, since frankly, I don't see the benefit in putting one or two paragraphs on whether some preacher said, or didn't say something about purple kiddie character. But, if somebody wishes to put this in, go ahead. Just be fair. I'm not trying to censor anything, but just removing POV. --rob 19:38, 13 August 2005 (UTC)

I took the other mention out, under Tinky-Winky (which I missed before). As said before, I don't object to mentioning the whole issue, if and only if done in a completely balanced, and researched manner. If you're willing ot invest the time to get all sides on the issue, record a timeline of what was said, what was denied, and footnote everything; then go for it. --rob 20:48, 14 August 2005 (UTC)


 * I have looked at the article on the link provided byrob. The only difference I can see between what was previously in the article and what is on that linked page is that the comments were made by "Senior Editor J.M. Smith" in a journal published by Dr. Falwell, rather than Dr. Falwell himself. Surely a small change to what was there would have made it factually correct and NPOV?

--JimmyTheWig 10:15, 15 August 2005 (UTC)


 * Well, it's more than that. There's a debate about exactly what was said, and how the comments were to be interpretted.  Part of the text I deleted said "In the United States conservative Christian pundit Jerry Falwell branded Tinky Winky an 'avowed homosexual'".  Simply changing who the quote is ascribed to doesn't fix the issue.  Did "J.M. Smith" say those *exact* two words?  I don't know.  The link I provided goes to Falwell's page, which has a link to the original article, but that (second) link is broken.  If you can find the original text, and wish to quote from it, and ascribe it to the correct person, please do.  My personal view, is the whole controversy on Tinky Winky was a classic case of *both* sides mis-reading what the other side said.  Falwell's people thought gay groups saw Tinky Winky as an icon, when they didn't.  Gay-rights groups thought Falwell was on a anti-Tinky crusade, when he wasn't.  --rob 10:43, 15 August 2005 (UTC)


 * Well, the BBC did report his comments - [the report doesn't include the "avowed homosexual" quote, but does say:


 * The Reverend Jerry Falwell, a former spokesman for America's Moral Majority, has denounced the BBC TV children's show. He says it does not provide a good role model for children because Tinky Winky is gay.


 * ... In an article called Parents Alert: Tinky Winky Comes Out of the Closet, he says: "He is purple - the gay-pride colour; and his antenna is shaped like a triangle - the gay-pride symbol. 


 *  ... He said the "subtle depictions" of gay sexuality are intentional and later issued a statement that read: "As a Christian I feel that role modelling the gay lifestyle is damaging to the moral lives of children." 


 * Even Falwell's site says


 * The article in the February edition of the National Liberty Journal, which encourages parents to screen the content of what their children watch on television, is not the first to mention the implicit sexual preference of one of the Teletubbies characters.  [emphasis added]


 * ...I find the flat denials of such a portrayal by Teletubbies producers to be disingenuous and insufficient in answering the questions that have been raised about the Tinky Winky character since the series premiered in England in 1997.


 * At the very least, the article ought to mention the controversy, including the earlier articles mentioned by Fawlell (The Washington Post (January 1, 1999), Time magazine (July 20, 1998) and People magazine (December 28, 1998)). -- ALoan (Talk) 11:28, 15 August 2005 (UTC)

Sounds like you got enough sources to justify putting something in now, so please do. --rob 11:53, 15 August 2005 (UTC)

My edit
The edits on 30th August 2005 were... 13:17 by 81.130.180.196 - removed loads of text. 16:44 by Boycottthecaf - minor links in Controversy section. 17:06 by 143.231.249.141 - added mention of Falwell.

I have reverted to the version from before these edits and applied Boycottthecaf's minor edits to this. Given the existing discussion about Falwell on this page I am not going reapply 143.231.249.141's edits. I do believe Falwell should be mentioned, but in a more carefully worded sentance. Though if it wasn't for the 81.130.180.196 vandalism I wouldn't be reverting at all.

--JimmyTheWig 10:04, 31 August 2005 (UTC)

Spelling of Laa-Laa
A couple of weeks ago, the spelling of Laa-Laa in the article changed to La-La. I've only just got around to bringing it up.

Before I change it to Laa-Laa (see for an example of it being used) I thought I'd better check that La-La wasn't a regional spelling.

--JimmyTheWig 16:32, 18 October 2005 (UTC)


 * It looks like 64.222.147.45 agrees with me! --JimmyTheWig 09:56, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

Even tohugh I don't care, I think that the thing about Tinky-Winkie being homosexual was mentioned way too much (three times).

The name of the Noo-noo
I just changed the text from referring to "Noo-Noo" to referring to "the Noo-noo", to match the one mention I found on the BBC's Web site (at http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/teletubbies/goodies/sounds/sounds.shtml?noonoo). I'm not sure this is correct, but it fits with my memories of its name. --bjh21 12:22, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

Vandalism
The comment about Hitler and aliens at the end of the article Since many believe Adolf Hitler had contacts with "other species" at the end of WW2, some compare the Teletubbies to photos found supposedly showing Hitler shaking hands with an alien is just plain wrong. I don't think "many people" believe that. Perhaps "some conspiracy theorists who also believe the Earth is visited by aliens" would be more accurate.

"Here Comes the Tubby Custard?"
The article currently contains this sentence: Some think the removal from the show was due to the 'Here comes the Tubby Custard' episode rumoured to have happened on-set but after hours although this too has (understandably) not been confirmed either. What does this refer to? Googling the phrase "Here Comes the Tubby Custard" yields no results other than this Wikipedia article. What is the rumor? Is this just some sly vandalism that was inserted and never removed?


 * The more I read that whole paragraph, including the earlier part about the "strip-o-gram", I'm more and more convinced that it's some kind of joke that was inserted into the article and never caught. Does anyone have any hard, verifiable information about the Tinky Winky actor change? --Chris Thompson 19:44, 16 July 2006 (UTC)


 * Para
 * Eventually the actor playing Tinky Winky was replaced with another, and the bag was removed. The producers of the show never conceded that they replaced him because of the controversy regarding the original actor's sexual orientation (actually it was because one of his previous jobs was a strip-o-gram).  The fact that the Teletubbies are in full-body costumes throughout the show made this change, with the exception of the bag, unnoticeable. Some think the removal from the show was due to the "Here comes the Tubby Custard" episode rumoured to have happened on-set but after hours although this too has (understandably) not been confirmed either.
 * removed. Rich Farmbrough 08:49 26 July 2006 (GMT).

spider fighter?
What's a spider fighter? Somebody who fights spiders? -User:KinseyLOL

Channels Teletubbies has been seen on
I live in the USA and I am a huge fan of Teletubbies. I want to get a list of all the channels that have broadcast the program outside of the USA and the UK.

Davenport: Cognitive Psychologist?
I'm a little confused about Andrew Davenport's actual background. Some websites say he is a speech therapist, while Wikipedia (or pages that copy Wikipedia) are the only sites I see that call him a cognitive psychologist. Anyone know his background?

-- 13:09, 27 July 2006 (PST)

"If You Don't Have Anything Nice To Say..."
Good grief! Some people never have anything nice to say about anything! Honestly, why must people think that a show such as this has "hidden" objectionable elements! I have loved this show since I started watching it on PBS here in the USA, and never at any time did I think it had such hidden "adult" elements, and I STILL don't. Come on, people, this show is meant to be interpreted literally (that is, it's meant to be taken at face value), WITHOUT any thought of hidden "bad" things. It's scary the way some people take some things too seriously, and out of context...

Sheesh, just because a show isn't "perfect" (read: what the ultra-conservative parents/activists/religious people [you know who you are] want it to be), it doesn't mean it's hazardous to "children's" health. BTW, whoever said the show was "insufficiently educational", on the contrary, it is very much "sufficiently" educational (i.e., it's educational enough).

Bottom line, all the "controversy" this show has gone through has been the result of people making a big deal over nothing, and whining about things that weren't there.

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)

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.

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 WikiProject_Television. 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 WikiProject_Television, 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)

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

If they wanna do that stuff, they should go to Uncyclopedia don't you think? - Ryan Holloway68.111.100.214 (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) 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 Yhis 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) If they wanna do that stuff, they should go to Uncyclopedia don't you think? - Ryan Holloway68.111.100.214 (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) 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)

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

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)

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

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

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

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)

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)

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. A  ecis Brievenbus 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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

(I have, in the spirit of WP:IAR, removed some totally useless dreck from this page. To answer the question above: Yes, there was a controversy along these lines. If you can find WP:VER sources to show the existence of this controversy, then it can be included. I, personally, don't care enough that it be added to do the research. Now, to the intellects among you who insist on writing everything in all caps and punctuating everything with fifteen exclamation points and the word "LOL"--please, go find a cliff somewhere and experiment with the forces of gravity, and leave the rest of us to write an encyclopedia. Thank you.) Gladys J Cortez 19:24, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

Rugrats Spoof
Um...has anyone noticed under "Dialogues",it looks like lines from The Rugrats Movie with some changes?

I removed it.

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

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)

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)