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* HeyItsThatVoice: In the original British dub, the Lion is Uncle Dick from OneFootInTheGrave.
** In Spain, Tinky Winky is SpongeBob, Dipsy is [[TheSimpsons Bart Simpson]], while Laa-Laa and Po are Wanda and Timmy from TheFairlyOddParents, respectively.
** In Italy, Tinky Winky is Stewie from FamilyGuy and Dipsy is Owen from TotalDrama.
** In Brazil, Laa-Laa is Frankie Foster from FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends.
** In Sweden, Tinky is [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} Ash Ketchum]] while Po is SailorMoon.
** Japan is interesting: Tinky Winky [[TohruOokawa is]] [[Anime/FullmetalAlchemist Roy Mustang]] while Dipsy [[MitsuakiMadono is]] [[Anime/CodeGeass Kaname Ohgi]]. 
** In France, Dipsy is Maestro, (From IlEtaitUneFois) {{Asterix}}, [[StarWars C-3PO]], {{Alf}}, WinnieThePooh, BennyHill, WoodyWoodpecker, KermitTheFrog, MickeyMouse, [[WesternAnimation/DuckTales Flintheart Glomgold]], [[LuckyLuke Rintindum/Rentanplan]], Rincewind, [[FreddiFish Luther]], [[TheLionKing Ed]], SpongebobSquarepants, [[LivingBooks Sam-I-Am]], the 1999 incarnation of Teenage RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer, [[BobTheBuilder Lofty]], [[BarneyAndFriends Barney]], [[FiremanSam Elvis Cridlington]], [[NoddysToylandAdventures Mr. Wobbly Man]], the 1994 incarnation of [[MrMen Mr. Nosey]], the 1985 incarnation of [[BerenstainBears Papa Bear]], the 90s incarnations of BugsBunny, [[AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog Sonic the Hedgehog]], [[{{Rugrats}} Grampa]], the 1997 incarnation of [[LEGOIsland Pepper Roni]], and even [[RedDwarf Cryton]].
** TheFaceOfTheSun, Jessica Smith also did... ah, nevermind...
** also, JimCummings' voice can be heard in at least one episode of the American dub!?

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->"Have you seen these things? This planet's amazing. Television in their stomachs. Now '''that''' is evolution."
-->--'''TheMaster''', ''Series/DoctorWho''

These four freaky alien-looking children live in an astroturf paradise, guarded by shower-head looking tannoy systems which rise from the ground, are surrounded by rabbits, and live with a sentient vacuum cleaner. Their only sustenance is toast and pink custard, and they all speak in baby talk. They have televisions in their stomachs, which receive signals from real children via their windmill transmitter when one of them picks up a broadcast via the antennae on their heads. [[TheFaceOfTheSun And the sun is a baby's head.]]

''Teletubbies'' originated on TheBBC in 1997, but quickly became popular in the United States after being shown on PBS. The show ended in 2001 with 365 episodes.
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!!''The Teletubbies''' provides examples of:

* {{Arcadia}}
* AerithAndBob: Laa-laa's name is patterned after Nala from ''Disney/TheLionKing''.
* AmbiguouslyGay: Tinky Winky.
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: TheFaceOfTheSun! The Teletubbies like her, but not the viewers!
* AnnoyingLaugh: Again, TheFaceOfTheSun!
* BannedInChina: The Chinese Dragons. The Marching Soldiers, on the other hand, were banned in America, because they weren't in an American uniform.
* CatchPhrase: A lot.
** They say their own name.
** "Over the hills and far away, Teletubbies come to play."
** "Ehoh!"
** "Uhoh!"
** "Naughty Noo-noo!"
** "Time for Teletubbies." [[ThatsAllFolks "Time for Tubby Bye-bye!"]]
* ChristmasEpisode: There are episodes where TheFaceOfTheSun [[AbsenteeActor DOESN'T appear]], and it snows in Teletubbyland. Some VHS releases dub the episodes with the word "Christmas" in them.
** There were some actual broadcast episodes that were Christmas-themed: in these episodes, there is a fully decorated Christmas tree in Teletubby Land, and each of the Teletubbies, in separate episodes, find a present under the tree; likewise, the footage they watch on their tummy telies is of kids doing fun things for the holidays.
* ConspicuousCG: The Animal Parade, the Magic Tree, the Three Boats, the Tea Party, the Dancing Bear, the Dancing Mushrooms, and the Marching Soldiers were all animated in CGI... and the show was just broadcast two years after ToyStory came out!
* CulturalTranslation: In some countries, the title has a [[TheTheTitle the]] added at the beginning of it, such as in France.
* DeathFic: Elementary-school kids love to kill these things off.
* TheFaceOfTheSun
* FiveManBand
** TheHero: All of them get a shared role
** TheLancer - Dipsy
** TheBigGuy - Tinky Winky
** [[TheSmartGuy The Smart Girl]] - Po
** TheChick - Laa-laa
** TeamPet - The vacuum cleaner
* FreeRangeChildren: They're supposed to be babies (just like the TargetDemographic), yet they live on their own with no parental care or supervision. May be justified, as [[WildMassGuessing they seem to be some kind of aliens]]; whatever species they are apparently has very precocious offspring (and a lot of help from technology), and therefore little to no need for parental involvement.
* FleetingDemographicRule: Variant. Only 365 episodes were made with no defined {{Pilot}} and GrandFinale; this means that either children will outgrow the show before they notice reruns between 1997 and 2001, or because the vignettes made kids shit themselves. Especially the Bear and Lion. (Though merchandise is still around.)
* GagDub: The Bear and the Lion - the Slovak Lion is a chatterbox, the Finnish Lion is a crazy lunatic, the Finnish bear is Carribean, the Flemish Bear is a nerd, the Flemish Lion has a sore throat, and the Polish bear is [[NeverMessWithGranny an old woman]].
* HeyItsThatVoice: In the original British dub, the Lion is Uncle Dick from OneFootInTheGrave.
** In Spain, Tinky Winky is SpongeBob, Dipsy is [[TheSimpsons Bart Simpson]], while Laa-Laa and Po are Wanda and Timmy from TheFairlyOddParents, respectively.
** In Italy, Tinky Winky is Stewie from FamilyGuy and Dipsy is Owen from TotalDrama.
** In Brazil, Laa-Laa is Frankie Foster from FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends.
** In Sweden, Tinky is [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} Ash Ketchum]] while Po is SailorMoon.
** Japan is interesting: Tinky Winky [[TohruOokawa is]] [[Anime/FullmetalAlchemist Roy Mustang]] while Dipsy [[MitsuakiMadono is]] [[Anime/CodeGeass Kaname Ohgi]]. 
** In France, Dipsy is Maestro, (From IlEtaitUneFois) {{Asterix}}, [[StarWars C-3PO]], {{Alf}}, WinnieThePooh, BennyHill, WoodyWoodpecker, KermitTheFrog, MickeyMouse, [[DuckTales Flintheart Glomgold]], [[LuckyLuke Rintindum/Rentanplan]], Rincewind, [[FreddiFish Luther]], [[TheLionKing Ed]], SpongebobSquarepants, [[LivingBooks Sam-I-Am]], the 1999 incarnation of Teenage Film/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer, [[BobTheBuilder Lofty]], [[BarneyAndFriends Barney]], [[FiremanSam Elvis Cridlington]], [[NoddysToylandAdventures Mr. Wobbly Man]], the 1994 incarnation of [[MrMen Mr. Nosey]], the 1985 incarnation of [[BerenstainBears Papa Bear]], the 90s incarnations of BugsBunny, [[AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog Sonic the Hedgehog]], [[{{Rugrats}} Grampa]], the 1997 incarnation of [[LEGOIsland Pepper Roni]], and even [[RedDwarf Cryton]].
** TheFaceOfTheSun, Jessica Smith also did... ah, nevermind...
** also, JimCummings' voice can be heard in at least one episode of the American dub!?
* TheHyena: Everyone, especially TheFaceOfTheSun, who has such an AnnoyingLaugh!
* IconicItem: Tinky-Winky has his infamous purse, Dipsy has a cow-print hat, Laa-Laa has a big orange ball, and Po has her scooter.
* TheKiddieRide: There's one fashioned after the [=Tubbytronic Superdome=], and another after Noo-Noo.
* MeaningfulName: They all have [=TVs=] on their stomachs, hence the "tele". As for "tubbies", well they are pretty fat (and the stomach thing again).
* MoneyDearBoy: British comedian John Simmit says the ''only'' reason he played Dipsy was because he needed money.
* MultipleDemographicAppeal: Although targeted at pre-schoolers, much older kids seemed to watch this show as well... mostly out of irony, probably.
* {{Narrator}}: Very important, since the Teletubbies themselves can't talk comprehensibly.
* NeverMessWithGranny: The Polish bear and the Funny Lady.
* NoFourthWall: The Teletubbies often times greet the audience and interact with the narrator, sometimes refusing to do what the Narrator tells them to do. During one episode, the narrator said, "One day, in Teletubby Land, La-La uses the watering can." La-La giggled, and then '''said the exact same thing''', including the "One day" part.
* ParrotExposition: This is all the Teletubbies are capable of in terms of exposition.
* RogerRabbitEffect: The NightmareFuel Bear and Lion.
** The Chinese Dragons.
* ShesAManInJapan: Thought the Bear was a male? Well, in the Italian, Slovak, Swedish, Chinese and Korean dubs, she is.
* ShoutOut: On the Teletubbies television transmissions, there are [=TVs=] inside the kids' houses that show other TV shows, films, and even '''CARTOONS'''.
* SoundtrackDissonance: There's so much to list.
* StepfordSmiler: All the characters always smile, which would be too exaggerating for this trope. Even the Bear and Lion [[SlaherSmile smile]]! There are episodes when it rains in Teletubbyland, but the protagonists still have fun in the rain! At the end of an episode, (before the Ragdoll logo) sappy music plays, and TheFaceOfTheSun does AnnoyingLaugh[=s=] as it sets in the sky.
* SugarBowl
* TitleThemeTune[=/=]DoItYourselfThemeTune: Honestly, what else can they sing?
* TokenMinority: WordOfGod is that Dipsy is black (despite not exactly looking like it) and Po is Chinese.
** It was a stunt actor allusion as well: Dipsy and Po's actors are black and Chinese in RealLife as well.
* TheUnintelligible: All four of them.
* TrashTheSet: Teletubby Land was built on the spot of a farmer's field, who only allowed them to use the spot for a certain amount of time, so when that time was up, the producers had to tear down the set quick, fast, and in a hurry. This may, or may not, explain why in later episodes, newly created footage simply featured the Teletubbies in blank, solid-colored screens.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: WordOfGod has it that Ragdoll (the production company behind the show) originally wanted to do a children's sitcom, aimed at the 7-9 age bracket, about bumbling space explorers, but a series of changes to the proposal eventually resulted in a kiddie show aimed at 1-3 year olds about huge baby-like creatures dressed up in spacey outfits who explore their own fanciful world.
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[[ThatsAllFolks Time for Tubby Bye-bye]]
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