This article is about the original 1997 TV series. For the 2015 reboot, see here. |
Teletubbies is a British children's television series created by Anne Wood and Andrew Davenport for the BBC.
The program takes place in a grassy, floral landscape populated by rabbits with bird calls audible in the background. The main shelter of the four Teletubbies is an earthhouse known as the "Tubbytronic Superdome" implanted in the ground and accessed through a hole at the top or an especially large semicircular door at the dome's foot. The Teletubbies co-exist with many strange contraptions such as the Voice Trumpets and the group's anthropomorphic blue vacuum cleaner ("Noo-Noo"). The show's colorful psychedelic setting was designed specifically to appeal to the attention spans of infants and unlock different sections of the mind while also educating young children on transitions that can be expected in life.
Though the original run ended in 2001, a reboot was ordered in 2014. It debuted on CBeebies in the United Kingdom and on Nick Jr. in the United States. Re-runs of the original 1997 series continue to be shown on relevant television channels worldwide.
The original series returned to live TV in the US on Pluto TV on 1 May 2019, but the episodes are shown in the UK format instead of the US format. The same format occurred with the series' availability on the Noggin app since 25 May 2016.
Cast[]
Character | Actor | ||
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Tinky Winky
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Dave Thompson (1997, archived footage 1998-2001) | |
Simon Shelton | |||
Mark Heenehan (voice) | |||
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Dipsy
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John Simmit | |
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Laa-Laa
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Nikky Smedley | |
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Po
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Pui Fan Lee | |
Narrator
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Tim Whitnall | ||
Voice Trumpets
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Eric Sykes | ||
Toyah Willcox | |||
John Simmit | |||
Gary Stevenson | |||
Alex Hogg | |||
Alex Pascall | |||
Tim Whitnall | |||
Rudolph Walker |
International versions[]
Language | Title | Channels | |
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Albanian | Teletabis | Bang Bang (formerly) Çufo (formerly) |
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Arabic | تيليتابيز | Future TV (formerly) Spacetoon (formerly) MBC 3 (formerly) ART Teenz (formerly) YouTube Netflix |
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Basque | Teletubbies | VHS only ETB 3 (formerly)[17] |
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Bulgarian | Телетъбис | BTV (formerly) |
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Cantonese | 天線得得B | ATV Home (formerly)[18] TVB Kids (formerly) |
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Catalan | Els Teletubbies | VHS only Super3 (formerly) TV3 (formerly) |
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Croatian | Teletabisi | HRT 1 (formerly) HRT 2 (formerly) Nova TV (formerly) |
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Czech (2002) |
Teletubbies | TV Nova (formerly) |
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Czech (2008) |
Teletubbies | TV Barrandov (formerly) |
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Danish | Teletubbies | TV2 (formerly) CBeebies (formerly) DR Ramasjang (formerly) YouTube |
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Dutch (Belgium) | De Teletubbies | VTM (formerly) |
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Dutch (Netherlands) | De Teletubbies | NPO 3 (formerly) NPO Zappelin (formerly) NPO 2 (formerly) YouTube |
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English (United States) | Teletubbies | PBS Kids (formerly) PBS Kids Sprout (formerly) |
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Estonian (TV) |
Teletupsud | ETV (formerly) Kanal 2 (formerly) |
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Estonian (Direct-to-video) |
Teletupsud | direct-to-video |
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Filipino | Teletubbies | GMA Network (formerly) |
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Finnish | Teletapit | Yle TV1 (formerly) Yle TV2 (formerly) C More Juniori (formerly) MTV Sub YouTube |
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French (Belgium) | Télétubbies | Canal+ (formerly) Tiji (formerly) La Une (formerly) 2M (formerly)[19] |
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French (Canada) | Télétubbies | Télé-Québec (formerly) direct-to-video |
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Galician | Os Teletubbies | TVG (formerly) tvG2 (formerly) Xabarín |
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Georgian | ტელეღიპუცები | Rustavi 2[20] (formerly) |
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German | Teletubbies | KiKA (formerly) Das Erste (formerly) MDR (formerly) SWR Fernsehen (formerly) hr-fernsehen (formerly) YouTube |
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Greek | Τελετάμπις | ERT1 (formerly) Star Channel (formerly) |
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Hebrew | טלטאביז | Channel 1 (formerly) Arutz HaYeladim (formerly) Hop! (formerly) Luli TV (formerly) YouTube |
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Hindi | टेलेट्युविज | CBeebies (formerly) Prasar Bharatil (formerly) |
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Hungarian | Teletabik | RTL Klub (formerly) |
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Icelandic | Stubbarnir | Stöð 2 (formerly) YouTube |
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Indonesian | Teletubbies | Indosiar (formerly) ANTV (formerly) YouTube |
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Irish | Teletubbies | TG4 (formerly) |
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Italian | Teletubbies | Rai 2 (formerly) Rai 3 (formerly) Rai YoYo (formerly) DeA Kids (formerly) DeA Junior (formerly) JimJam (formerly) CBeebies (formerly) YouTube |
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Japanese (TV) |
テレタビーズ | TV Tokyo (formerly) TV Osaka (formerly) Television Hokkaido (formerly) TV Aichi (formerly) TV Setouchi (formerly) TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting (formerly) Nara Television (formerly) Biwako Broadcasting (formerly) Gifu Broadcasting System (formerly) Kids Station (formerly) |
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Japanese (DVD) |
テレタビーズ | direct-to-video |
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Korean | 꼬꼬마 텔레토비 | KBS2 (formerly) KCTV (formerly) |
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Kurdish (Central) | unknown | Flower TV |
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Kurdish (Northern) | Teletubbies | Zaro TV |
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Latvian (TV) |
Teletūbiji | LTV7 (formerly) |
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Latvian (DVD) |
Teletūbiji | direct-to-video |
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Lithuanian (TV) |
Teletabiai | Lrytas TV (formerly) LRT (formerly) |
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Lithuanian (DVD) |
Teletabiai | direct-to-video |
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Macedonian | Телетабиси | A1 (formerly) |
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Malay | Teletubbies | TV2 (formerly) Astro Ria (formerly)[21] |
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Mandarin (China) | 天线宝宝 | CCTV-7 (formerly) iQiyi YouTube |
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Mandarin (Taiwan) | 天線寶寶 | YoYo TV (formerly) Momo Kids (formerly) |
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Norwegian (TV) |
Teletubbiene | TV2 (formerly) YouTube |
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Norwegian (VHS/DVD) |
Teletubbiene | direct-to-video |
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Persian | توپولوها | IRIB Pooya (formerly) |
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Polish (Start International Polska[22]) |
Teletubisie | Canal+ (formerly) TVP1 (formerly) TVP2 (formerly) CBeebies (formerly) Fokus TV (formerly) Puls 2 (formerly) Top Kids Top Kids Jr (formerly) YouTube direct-to-video |
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Polish (Master Film[22]) |
Teletubisie | CBeebies (formerly) YouTube |
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Portuguese (Brazil) | Teletubbies | Rede Globo (formerly) Discovery Kids (formerly) TV Cultura (formerly) YouTube Pluto TV |
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Portuguese (Portugal) | Teletubbies | SIC (formerly) direct-to-video |
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Russian (TV) |
Телепузики | Russia-1 (formerly) |
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Russian (DVD) |
Телепузики | direct-to-video |
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Russian (voice-over) |
Телепузики | DVD only |
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Serbian | Телетабиси | RTS 1 (formerly) Ultra (formerly) |
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Slovak | Teletubbies | JOJ TV (formerly) |
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Slovene | Telebajski | POP TV (formerly) |
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Spanish (Latin America) | Teletubbies | Caracol Televisión (formerly) Señal Colombia (formerly) La Red (formerly) Telecanal (formerly) Telecentro (formerly) Red TV Ecuador (formerly) Telesistema (formerly) Canal 5 (formerly) ATV (formerly) Canal 2 (formerly) Canal 10 (El Salvador) (formerly) Repretel 6 (formerly) Repretel 11 (formerly) Canal 10 (Uruguay) (formerly) Teledoce (formerly) Telemetro (formerly) Venevisión (formerly) Discovery Kids (formerly) CBeebies (formerly) YouTube BabyFirst |
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Spanish (Spain) | Teletubbies | Canal 2 Andalucía (formerly) Fox Kids[23] (formerly) Playhouse Disney[24] (formerly) YouTube |
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Swedish | Teletubbies | TV4 (formerly) Sjuan (formerly) C More Kids (formerly) YouTube |
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Thai | เทเลทับบีส์ | MCOT HD (formerly) YouTube |
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Turkish (TV) |
Teletabiler | ATV (formerly) YouTube |
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Turkish (DVD/VCD) |
Teletabiler | direct-to-video |
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Ukrainian (Новий канал) |
Телепузики | Новий канал (formerly) Netflix |
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Ukrainian (TET) |
Телепузики | TET (formerly) |
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Valencian | Teletubbies | Canal Nou 2 (formerly) |
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Vietnamese | Teletubbies | HTV3 (formerly) |
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Welsh | Teletubbies | S4C (Cyw block; formerly) |
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