Teletubbies 1997
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What is Teletubbies?
Teletubbies is a British children television series created by Anne Wood and Andrew Davenport for the BBC. The program is designed for preschool viewers and focuses on themes of fun, fantasy, and education.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1997
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 369
- Runtime
- 25 minutes
- First aired
- Mar 31, 1997
- Last aired
- Feb 16, 2001
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- GB
- Networks
- PBS Kids, BBC Two
- Genres
- Kids, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Updated
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Teletubbies is a British children television series created by Anne Wood and Andrew Davenport for the BBC. The program is designed for preschool viewers and focuses on themes of fun, fantasy, and education. The series is set in a magical location known as Teletubbyland, which serves as the home for four colorful, rotund characters named Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa, and Po. The original series aired from 1997 to 2001. The first series premiered on Children's BBC in the United Kingdom, running from March 31 to May 23, 1997. The production features cast members including Pui Fan Lee, John Simmit, Nikky Smedley, and Rolf Saxon, along with Jessica Smith. The show was directed by Nigel P. Harris. Episodes of the program are available on various platforms, including Amazon Prime Video and Plex. The original series is noted for its structure regarding television transmissions. The program remains a recognized entry in children's television history, providing content tailored to the developmental needs of its young audience through its unique characters and setting.
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Should you watch it?
“Colorful rotund characters explore a magical land through songs and play.”
Reasons to watch
- Engaging for preschoolers with simple, colorful visuals
- Promotes early learning through songs and repetition
- Features gentle, non-threatening fantasy adventures
Keep in mind
- Limited appeal for older children or adults
- Repetitive structure may not suit all viewers
Watch it if you're seeking gentle, educational programming for preschoolers.
The show features mild, child-appropriate fantasy elements in a safe, colorful environment.
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Episode guide
Season 1 · 118 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide →- E1 Ned's Bicycle Mar 31, 1997
- E2 Our Pig Winnie Apr 1, 1997
- E3 The Grand Old Duke of York Apr 2, 1997
- E4 Naughty Sock Apr 3, 1997
- E5 Painting With Hands And Feet Apr 4, 1997
- E6 Lambs Apr 7, 1997
- E7 Playing in the Rain Apr 8, 1997
- E8 Dad's Lorry Apr 9, 1997
- E9 Numbers – 1 Apr 10, 1997
- E10 Making Flowers Apr 11, 1997
- E11 See-Saw Apr 14, 1997
- E12 Photo Faces Apr 15, 1997
- E13 Owl Babies Apr 16, 1997
- E14 Larette Tap Dancing Apr 17, 1997
- E15 Emily and Jester Apr 18, 1997
- E16 Delilah Packing Apr 21, 1997
- E17 Humpty Dumpty Apr 22, 1997
- E18 Feeding the Chickens Apr 23, 1997
- E19 Helicopter Apr 24, 1997
- E20 Balancing Apr 25, 1997
- E21 Building a Barbecue Apr 28, 1997
- E22 Jumping Apr 29, 1997
- E23 Rockpool Apr 30, 1997
- E24 Drawing Cacti May 1, 1997
- E25 Washing the Bus May 2, 1997
- E26 Café Chocolate May 5, 1997
- E27 Emily and the Trap May 6, 1997
- E28 The Beach May 7, 1997
- E29 Rolling May 8, 1997
- E30 Numbers - 2 May 9, 1997
- E31 Swimming With Stephanie May 12, 1997
- E32 Yellow Cow May 13, 1997
- E33 Mum's Keyboard May 14, 1997
- E34 Walking in the Woods May 15, 1997
- E35 Strawberry Picking May 16, 1997
- E36 Shadows May 19, 1997
- E37 Painting Swings May 20, 1997
- E38 My Mum's a Doctor May 21, 1997
- E39 Tweet Tweet May 22, 1997
- E40 Bubbles May 23, 1997
- E41 Gospel Singing Jun 23, 1997
- E42 Mark and Zoe Cooking Jun 24, 1997
- E43 Arthur Robot Story Jun 25, 1997
- E44 Hey Diddle Diddle Jun 26, 1997
- E45 Dirty Dog Jun 27, 1997
- E46 Going for a Walk Jun 30, 1997
- E47 Music with Debbie Jul 1, 1997
- E48 Numbers – 3 Jul 2, 1997
- E49 Haymaking Jul 3, 1997
- E50 Naughty Cloud Jul 4, 1997
- E51 I Want to Be a Vet Jul 7, 1997
- E52 Ned's Potatoes Jul 8, 1997
- E53 Digging in the Sand for Worms Jul 9, 1997
- E54 Sarah, Fraser, and the Ducks Jul 10, 1997
- E55 Throwing Jul 11, 1997
- E56 Lighthouse Jul 14, 1997
- E57 Naughty Bee Jul 15, 1997
- E58 Paddling Pool Jul 16, 1997
- E59 Numbers – 5 Jul 17, 1997
- E60 Swans Jul 18, 1997
- E61 Butterfly Sep 1, 1997
- E62 Carnival Sep 2, 1997
- E63 Naughty Snake Sep 3, 1997
- E64 Guessing Game Sep 4, 1997
- E65 Numbers – 4 Sep 5, 1997
- E66 Dandelion Clocks Sep 8, 1997
- E67 Ice Skating Sep 9, 1997
- E68 Josie's Pots Sep 10, 1997
- E69 Animals – Fish Sep 11, 1997
- E70 Hickory Dickory Dock Sep 12, 1997
- E71 Numbers – 6 Sep 15, 1997
- E72 Wake-Up Sep 16, 1997
- E73 Sophie - Art Circus Sep 17, 1997
- E74 Emily Washing The Pony Sep 18, 1997
- E75 Gymnastics Sep 19, 1997
- E76 Sandcastles Sep 22, 1997
- E77 Walking the Dog Sep 23, 1997
- E78 Sand Pendulum Sep 24, 1997
- E79 Going on a Train Sep 25, 1997
- E80 Herding Sheep Sep 26, 1997
- E81 Eid - New Clothes Sep 29, 1997
- E82 Picking and Sorting Sep 30, 1997
- E83 Numbers – 9 Oct 1, 1997
- E84 Going to School By Boat Oct 2, 1997
- E85 Squirrels Oct 3, 1997
- E86 Dry Stone Wall Oct 6, 1997
- E87 Urban Birds Oct 7, 1997
- E88 Bubble Pictures Oct 8, 1997
- E89 Good Morning Oct 9, 1997
- E90 Numbers – 8 Oct 10, 1997
- E91 Monkey Safari Oct 13, 1997
- E92 Leaves Oct 14, 1997
- E93 Flamenco Guitar Oct 15, 1997
- E94 Numbers – 1 (version 2) Oct 16, 1997
- E95 Stop and Go Oct 17, 1997
- E96 Chinese New Year Oct 20, 1997
- E97 Pancakes Oct 21, 1997
- E98 Funghi the Dolphin Oct 22, 1997
- E99 Music With Debbie 2 Oct 23, 1997
- E100 Mandir Temple Oct 24, 1997
- E101 Little Baby Dec 8, 1997
- E102 How Things Swim Dec 9, 1997
- E103 Naughty Horse Returns Dec 10, 1997
- E104 Bell Ringing Dec 11, 1997
- E105 Colours – Blue Dec 12, 1997
- E106 Christening Dec 15, 1997
- E107 Feeding the Sheep in Winter Dec 16, 1997
- E108 Hanukkah Dec 17, 1997
- E109 Washing Up Dec 18, 1997
- E110 Numbers – 5 (version 2) Dec 19, 1997
- E111 Christmas Tree Dec 22, 1997
- E112 Making Christmas Cards Dec 23, 1997
- E113 Crackers Dec 24, 1997
- E114 Christmas Carols Dec 25, 1997
- E115 Snowy Story Dec 26, 1997
- E116 Level Crossing Dec 29, 1997
- E117 Becky and Jed Finding Eggs Dec 30, 1997
- E118 Rocking Chair Dec 31, 1997
Season 2 · 126 episodes
- E1 Colours – Pink Jan 1, 1998
- E2 Living in Flats Jan 2, 1998
- E3 Urban Walk Jan 5, 1998
- E4 Our Calf Treacle Jan 6, 1998
- E5 Naughty Pig Jan 7, 1998
- E6 Washing the Car Jan 8, 1998
- E7 Handy Hands Jan 9, 1998
- E8 Playing Ball Jan 12, 1998
- E9 Irish Dancing Jan 13, 1998
- E10 Numbers – 2 (version 2) Jan 14, 1998
- E11 Giraffes Jan 15, 1998
- E12 Amy's Pasta Jan 16, 1998
- E13 Naughty Sock Returns Jan 23, 1998
- E14 Penguins Jan 24, 1998
- E15 Ned's Geraniums Jan 25, 1998
- E16 Digging in the Sand for Crabs Mar 26, 1998
- E17 Samira's Gymnastics Mar 27, 1998
- E18 Milking Cows Mar 30, 1998
- E19 Flamenco Dancing Mar 31, 1998
- E20 Cafe Eggs Apr 1, 1998
- E21 Drumming With Norris Apr 2, 1998
- E22 Making Fantastic Animal Apr 3, 1998
- E23 Feeding the Monkeys Apr 6, 1998
- E24 Naughty Hat Apr 7, 1998
- E25 Gingerbread Boy Apr 8, 1998
- E26 Looking for Rabbits Apr 9, 1998
- E27 Painting Easter Eggs Apr 10, 1998
- E28 Turban Apr 14, 1998
- E29 Finding Chocolate Eggs Apr 13, 1998
- E30 My Dad's a Tram Driver Apr 15, 1998
- E31 Football Apr 16, 1998
- E32 Naughty Sausage Apr 17, 1998
- E33 Animals – Snails Apr 27, 1998
- E34 Numbers – 3 (version 2) Apr 28, 1998
- E35 Dentist Apr 29, 1998
- E36 Making Salad Apr 30, 1998
- E37 Making Lanterns May 1, 1998
- E38 Colours – Green May 4, 1998
- E39 Our Dog Alice May 5, 1998
- E40 Tulips May 6, 1998
- E41 Sea Lions May 7, 1998
- E42 Statues May 8, 1998
- E43 Cygnets May 11, 1998
- E44 Rollerblading May 12, 1998
- E45 Naughty Duck May 13, 1998
- E46 Ice Cream Sundae May 14, 1998
- E47 Playing With Dough May 15, 1998
- E48 Kite Flying May 18, 1998
- E49 Ballet Rhymes May 19, 1998
- E50 Numbers – 4 (version 2) May 20, 1998
- E51 Haircut May 21, 1998
- E52 Carnival II May 22, 1998
- E53 Tennis Jun 22, 1998
- E54 Cows and Calves Jun 23, 1998
- E55 The Pier Jun 24, 1998
- E56 Becky's Flake Cakes Jun 25, 1998
- E57 Hand Painting Jun 26, 1998
- E58 Mark and Topus Jun 29, 1998
- E59 Numbers – 10 Jun 30, 1998
- E60 Washing the Elephant Jul 1, 1998
- E61 Windmill Jul 2, 1998
- E62 Putting Angus To Bed Jul 3, 1998
- E63 Hair Braiding Jul 6, 1998
- E64 Kittens Jul 7, 1998
- E65 Funny Walks Jul 8, 1998
- E66 Jigsaw – Rabbits Jul 9, 1998
- E67 My Violin Jul 10, 1998
- E68 Boys and Eggs Jul 13, 1998
- E69 Hovercraft Jul 14, 1998
- E70 Robin Jul 15, 1998
- E71 Feeding My Baby Sister Jul 16, 1998
- E72 Long Horns Jul 17, 1998
- E73 Colours – Purple Aug 31, 1998
- E74 Ballet – Jack In The Box Sep 1, 1998
- E75 Spiders Sep 2, 1998
- E76 Blackberry Picking Sep 3, 1998
- E77 Fancy Dress Sep 4, 1998
- E78 Numbers – 5 (version 3) Sep 7, 1998
- E79 Rebecca's Dogs Sep 8, 1998
- E80 Clogs Sep 9, 1998
- E81 Cuddles Gets Lost Sep 10, 1998
- E82 Squeezy Painting Sep 11, 1998
- E83 Woodlice Sep 14, 1998
- E84 Land Yachting Sep 15, 1998
- E85 Tropical Fish Sep 16, 1998
- E86 My Piano Sep 17, 1998
- E87 Twirlers Sep 18, 1998
- E88 The Very Proud Crown Sep 21, 1998
- E89 Boom Boom Dance Sep 22, 1998
- E90 Peacocks Sep 23, 1998
- E91 Numbers – 6 (version 2) Sep 24, 1998
- E92 Basketball Sep 25, 1998
- E93 Rangoli Sep 28, 1998
- E94 Frogs Sep 29, 1998
- E95 Old King Cole Sep 30, 1998
- E96 Jigsaw – Elephant Oct 1, 1998
- E97 Naughty Soap Oct 2, 1998
- E98 Dad's Portrait Oct 5, 1998
- E99 Colours – Orange Oct 6, 1998
- E100 Piglets Oct 7, 1998
- E101 Water Oct 8, 1998
- E102 Wrapping Oct 9, 1998
- E103 Making Bread Oct 12, 1998
- E104 Ice Lollipops Oct 13, 1998
- E105 Orange Picking Oct 14, 1998
- E106 Double Bass Oct 15, 1998
- E107 Numbers – 7 Oct 18, 1998
- E108 Sparkly Spider Oct 19, 1998
- E109 Cat's Night Out Oct 20, 1998
- E110 Chicks Oct 21, 1998
- E111 Body to Body Oct 22, 1998
- E112 Camping Oct 23, 1998
- E113 Colours – Black Dec 14, 1998
- E114 Pebbles Dec 15, 1998
- E115 Otters Dec 16, 1998
- E116 Decorating Boxes Dec 17, 1998
- E117 Kathak Dancing Dec 18, 1998
- E118 Christmas in South Africa Dec 21, 1998
- E119 Christmas in Finland Dec 22, 1998
- E120 Christmas in the UK Dec 23, 1998
- E121 Christmas in Spain Dec 24, 1998
- E122 Nativity Play Dec 25, 1998
- E123 Towers Dec 28, 1998
- E124 Oranges and Lemons Dec 29, 1998
- E125 Feeding Baby Penguins Dec 30, 1998
- E126 Trickle Painting Dec 31, 1998
Season 3 · 56 episodes
- E1 Catherine's Toy Farm Jan 1, 1999
- E2 Ten Little Men Finger Play Jan 4, 1999
- E3 Harp Jan 5, 1999
- E4 Hermit Crabs Jan 6, 1999
- E5 Making Mosaics Jan 7, 1999
- E6 Ball Games with Debbie Jan 8, 1999
- E7 Fruit Tasting Jan 15, 1999
- E8 Colours - Yellow Jan 16, 1999
- E9 Sing a Song of Sixpence Jan 17, 1999
- E10 Caterpillars Jan 18, 1999
- E11 Mark Making Pictures Jan 19, 1999
- E12 Clockwork Jan 22, 1999
- E13 Mary Had a Little Lamb Jan 23, 1999
- E14 Guess Who I Am Jan 24, 1999
- E15 Hedgehogs Jan 25, 1999
- E16 Boots Jan 26, 1999
- E17 Brennan's Moonwalk Aug 2, 1999
- E18 Crawling Aug 3, 1999
- E19 Shrimps in the Sand Aug 4, 1999
- E20 Cuddles Poor Paw Aug 5, 1999
- E21 Handshapes – Turkey Aug 6, 1999
- E22 Clay Aug 9, 1999
- E23 Carousel Aug 10, 1999
- E24 Ladybird Aug 11, 1999
- E25 Yoga Aug 12, 1999
- E26 Welly Walk Aug 13, 1999
- E27 Circles Aug 16, 1999
- E28 Seahorses Aug 17, 1999
- E29 Shoeshine Aug 18, 1999
- E30 Tram (Cable Car) Aug 19, 1999
- E31 Apple Pie Aug 20, 1999
- E32 Spray Paint Mural Aug 23, 1999
- E33 Skipping Aug 24, 1999
- E34 Moon Aug 25, 1999
- E35 Fox Cubs Aug 26, 1999
- E36 Pavement Artist Aug 27, 1999
- E37 Stick Insect Nov 22, 1999
- E38 Colours – Brown Nov 23, 1999
- E39 Catching Leaves Nov 24, 1999
- E40 Making a Den Nov 25, 1999
- E41 Torches Nov 26, 1999
- E42 Maori Singing Nov 29, 1999
- E43 Badgers Nov 30, 1999
- E44 Pumpkin Face Dec 1, 1999
- E45 Hide and Seek Dec 2, 1999
- E46 Getting Up in the Morning Dec 3, 1999
- E47 Game Drive Dec 6, 1999
- E48 Colours – Red Dec 7, 1999
- E49 Going Up and Going Down Dec 8, 1999
- E50 Making Music Dec 9, 1999
- E51 Ducks Dec 10, 1999
- E52 Bagels Dec 13, 1999
- E53 Animal Rhythms Dec 14, 1999
- E54 Rosie's Hairdo Dec 15, 1999
- E55 Sea Tractor Dec 16, 1999
- E56 Chameleon Dec 17, 1999
Season 4 · 34 episodes
- E1 Mum's Portrait Jul 31, 2000
- E2 Gold and Silver Aug 1, 2000
- E3 Honky Tonk Piano Aug 2, 2000
- E4 Running Aug 3, 2000
- E5 Baby Elephant Aug 4, 2000
- E6 Watering the Garden Aug 7, 2000
- E7 Treasure Box Aug 8, 2000
- E8 This Is Our Park Aug 9, 2000
- E9 Grasshoppers Aug 10, 2000
- E10 My Mum's Breakfast Aug 11, 2000
- E11 Ten Pin Bowling Aug 14, 2000
- E12 Llama Aug 15, 2000
- E13 Asian Storyteller Aug 16, 2000
- E14 Up the Hill Aug 17, 2000
- E15 Dog Kennel Aug 18, 2000
- E16 Scrapbook Aug 21, 2000
- E17 Collecting Stones Aug 22, 2000
- E18 Grandad's Motorbike Aug 23, 2000
- E19 Firefighter Aug 24, 2000
- E20 Goats Aug 25, 2000
- E21 Buying a Sari Dec 11, 2000
- E22 Jack and the Beanstalk Dec 12, 2000
- E23 Going In and Coming Out Dec 13, 2000
- E24 Seals Dec 14, 2000
- E25 Move with the Drum Dec 15, 2000
- E26 Puppies Dec 18, 2000
- E27 On Top and Underneath Dec 19, 2000
- E28 Barrel Organ Dec 20, 2000
- E29 Sleep Over Dec 21, 2000
- E30 Afro-Caribbean Vegetables Dec 22, 2000
- E31 Episode 31
- E32 Episode 32
- E33 Episode 33
- E34 Episode 34
Season 5 · 35 episodes
- E1 Trikes Jan 1, 2001
- E2 Our Story Jan 2, 2001
- E3 Jabadao Jan 3, 2001
- E4 Silvie's Fish Pond Jan 4, 2001
- E5 Bluebells Jan 5, 2001
- E6 Asian Storyteller (The Fox) Jan 8, 2001
- E7 Paddling by the Sea Jan 9, 2001
- E8 Stretching Words Jan 10, 2001
- E9 Monkeys Jan 11, 2001
- E10 Obstacle Course Jan 12, 2001
- E11 Animal Plates Jan 15, 2001
- E12 Rumble Tumble Fun Jan 16, 2001
- E13 Bird Bath Jan 17, 2001
- E14 Indian Dancing Jan 18, 2001
- E15 Sitting and Standing Jan 19, 2001
- E16 My Pretend Friend Jan 22, 2001
- E17 Cricket Jan 23, 2001
- E18 Mud Hole Jan 24, 2001
- E19 My Home is a Boat Jan 25, 2001
- E20 Grandad's Pigeons Jan 26, 2001
- E21 Action Story Jan 29, 2001
- E22 Rickshaw Jan 30, 2001
- E23 My Dad's a Policeman Jan 31, 2001
- E24 Dragonflies Feb 1, 2001
- E25 African Dance Feb 2, 2001
- E26 Washing the Goat Feb 5, 2001
- E27 Floating Boat Feb 6, 2001
- E28 Squeezing Feb 7, 2001
- E29 Violin (Spain) Feb 8, 2001
- E30 Crazy Golf Feb 9, 2001
- E31 Tabla (India) Feb 12, 2001
- E32 Hanging Out the Washing Feb 13, 2001
- E33 Picking Chilies (Spain) Feb 14, 2001
- E34 Girl in the Back Garden Feb 15, 2001
- E35 Bubbles (Russia) Feb 16, 2001
Frequently asked questions
Who are the main characters?
The main characters are four colorful, rotund Teletubbies: Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po.
What age group is this for?
The show is designed for preschool-aged children.
Where does it take place?
The adventures occur in a magical land called Teletubbyland.
Is there any educational value?
Yes, the show incorporates educational elements through songs and simple learning concepts.
What type of adventures do they have?
The Teletubbies engage in playful, gentle adventures involving exploration and discovery.