Teletubbies

Also known as The Teletubbies

Teletubbies is a British children's television series created by Anne Wood and Andrew Davenport for the BBC. The programme focuses on four differently coloured characters known as the Teletubbies, named after the television screens on their bellies. Recognised throughout popular culture for the uniquely shaped antenna protruding from the head of each character, the Teletubbies communicate mostly through gibberish and were designed to bear resemblance to toddlers.

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Teletubbies is a family and kids animation series created by Anne Wood and Andrew Davenport. The program first aired on March 31, 1997, and was broadcast on networks including PBS Kids and BBC Two. According to TMDb, the series had a status of ended with a last air date of February 16, 2001.

The show has received a vote average of 4.461. Wikidata lists seven seasons and 425 episodes, with a duration of 25 minutes. In contrast, TMDb records five seasons and 369 episodes. The series has a social media following of 2,850,000 and is referenced by 669 other encyclopedia articles.

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TV series · TMDB

★ 4.5

Pre-school fun, fantasy and education with colourful rotund characters Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po in a magical land called Teletubbyland.

Aired: 1997–2001
Seasons: 5 · 369 episodes
Status: Ended
Created by: Anne Wood, Andrew Davenport
Network: PBS Kids, BBC Two
Genres: Family, Kids, Animation

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Key facts

Television.image: Teletubbies Logo.png
Television.country: United Kingdom
Television.language: English
Television.num_series: 17
Television.num_episodes: 485
Television.list_episodes: List of Teletubbies episodes
Television.runtime: 25 minutes (original)15 minutes (revival)
Television.network: BBC Two
Television.network2: CBeebies

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Encyclopedic overview

26 sections

Contents

Plot
Characters
Main characters
Supporting characters
Release
Production
Episodes
Promotion
Merchandising
Live events
Reception
Critical reception
Tinky Winky controversy
Awards and nominations
Other media
In popular culture
CD single
Games
Spinoffs
''Teletubbies Everywhere''
''Tiddlytubbies'' animated web series
''Teletubbies: Ready, Steady, Go!''
''Teletubbies: Let's Go!''
Notes
References
External links

The series rapidly became a commercial success in Britain and abroad. It won multiple BAFTA awards and was nominated for two Daytime Emmys throughout its run. A single based on the show's theme song reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart in December 1997 and remained in the Top 75 for 32 weeks, selling over a million copies. By October 2000, the franchise generated over £1billion () in merchandise sales.

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