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Teletubbies is a British BBC children's television series targeted at pre-school viewers and produced from 31 March 1997 to 5 January 2001 by Ragdoll Productions. It was created by Ragdoll's creative director Anne Wood CBE and Andrew Davenport, who wrote each of the show's 365 episodes. The programme's original narrator was Tim Whitnall. Teletubbies was also aired internationally in the United States on the Public Broadcasting Service public television on 6 April 1998 and aired until 19 June 2005. It would continue to air reruns until 29 August 2008, when it was pulled from the schedule along with Mister Rogers Neighborhood and Boohbah. In 2002, production was cancelled and it was announced that no new episodes would be produced, with the last episode being aired on 5 January 2001. However, a total of 365 episodes had been produced – enough for a full year. Teletubbies, particularly notable for its high production values, rapidly became a critical and commercial success in Britain and abroad and won a BAFTA in 1998. Teletubbies Everywhere was awarded "Best Pre-school Live Action Series" at the 2002 Children's BAFTA Awards. Although the programme is aimed at children between the ages of one and four, it had a substantial cult following with older generations, mainly university and college students. The mixture of bright colours, unusual designs, repetitive non-verbal dialogue, ritualistic format, and the occasional forays into physical comedy appealed to many who perceived the programme as having psychedelic qualities. Teletubbies was controversial for this reason. Other critics felt the show was insufficiently educational.
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Teletubbies is a British BBC children's television series targeted at pre-school viewers and produced from 31 March 1997 to 5 January 2001 by Ragdoll Productions. It was created by Ragdoll's creative director Anne Wood CBE and Andrew Davenport, who wrote each of the show's 365 episodes. The programme's original narrator was Tim Whitnall. Teletubbies was also aired internationally in the United States on the Public Broadcasting Service public television on 6 April 1998 and aired until 19 June 2005. It would continue to air reruns until 29 August 2008, when it was pulled from the schedule along with Mister Rogers Neighborhood and Boohbah. In 2002, production was cancelled and it was announced that no new episodes would be produced, with the last episode being aired on 5 January 2001. However, a total of 365 episodes had been produced – enough for a full year. Teletubbies, particularly notable for its high production values, rapidly became a critical and commercial success in Britain and abroad and won a BAFTA in 1998. Teletubbies Everywhere was awarded "Best Pre-school Live Action Series" at the 2002 Children's BAFTA Awards. Although the programme is aimed at children between the ages of one and four, it had a substantial cult following with older generations, mainly university and college students. The mixture of bright colours, unusual designs, repetitive non-verbal dialogue, ritualistic format, and the occasional forays into physical comedy appealed to many who perceived the programme as having psychedelic qualities. Teletubbies was controversial for this reason. Other critics felt the show was insufficiently educational.
Outstanding PreSchool Childrens Series | 1999
Outstanding Achievement in Childrens Programming | 1998
Favorite Childrens Show | 1999
Best Childrens Series | 1998
Exterior scenes were only filmed on clear, sunny days. When the weather was overcast, the crew would wait for the sun to come out or shoot a scene inside the 'Dome' instead.
When production finished, the BBC had commissioned a total of 367 episodes, enough for every day of the year. It was decided that, as the target audience changes so quickly, more episodes were not needed.
The Teletubbies are over six feet tall, and the people playing them are under six feet. Po (red) is 6 feet 6 inches. Laalaa (yellow) is 6 feet 5 inches tall. Dipsy (green) is 8 feet tall. Tinky Winky (purple) is 10 feet tall.
Teletubbies: See-Saw (1997) was unexpectedly controversial. Many parents complained that the bear and lion sketch frightened their young children due to the animals' appearance and the scary dialogue, music, and voices. The episode was banned in some countries, and a more humorous, light-hearted bear and lion sketch was created. The new sketch first appeared in Teletubbies: Asian Storyteller (The Fox) (2001).
The popular series gained some notoriety in 1999 when American cleric Jerry Falwell alleged that Tinky Winky was a gay role model for children. Falwell based this theory on the character's purple color and his triangular antenna. Apparently, the color purple and the triangle are sometimes used as symbols of the Gay Pride movement.
"Additional Voices: Over the hills and far away, Teletubbies come to play."
"Voice Trumpet: Time for Tubby bye-bye! Time for Tubby bye-bye!"
