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* PeripheryHatedom: As with ''WesternAnimation/{{Caillou}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/DoraTheExplorer'', the Teletubbies is often reviled for being a "baby" show by people who are most definitely not babies. Though a lot of the hatedom derives from the UnintentionalUncannyValley look of the titular characters and the Sun Baby. Look up "Teletubbies" on sites like Urban Dictionary and you'll find answers like "Four reasons why I should own a gun".
*RonTheDeathEater: It's common in Fanon to imply that the Teletubbies are BitchInSheepsClothing that hide their true EldritchAbomination forms. [[https://www.artstation.com/artwork/klQXVn Elder Sunbaby]] and ''Fanfic/CharlesMansonVsTheTeletubbies'' take this concept and run with it.
*RonTheDeathEater: It's common in Fanon to imply that the Teletubbies are BitchInSheepsClothing that hide their true EldritchAbomination forms. [[https://www.artstation.com/artwork/klQXVn Elder Sunbaby]] and ''Fanfic/CharlesMansonVsTheTeletubbies'' take this concept and run with it.
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* CommonKnowledge: The Netflix version of the show is often referred to as a new reboot of the series. It's actually a ReCut of various episodes from the first two seasons of the 2015 series that changes a few details, such as [[SameLanguageDub redubbing the narrator voice]] or having a different Baby Sun in each episode.
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* ViewerPronunciationConfusion: The second "e" in "Teletubbies" is long, not short. This is {{Averted|Trope}}, and becomes AscendedFanon in the Netflix dub of the reboot, where it ''is'' pronounced with a short "e".
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* ViewerPronunciationConfusion: The second "e" in "Teletubbies" is long, not short. This is {{Averted|Trope}}, and becomes AscendedFanon in the Netflix dub version of the reboot, where it ''is'' pronounced with a short "e".
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* ViewerPronunciationConfusion: The second "e" in "Teletubbies" is long, not short. This is {{Averted|Trope}}, and becomes AscendedFanon in the Netflix dub of the reboot, where it ''is'' pronounced with a short "e".
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* VindicatedByHistory: The show was a common source of mockery during the TurnOfTheMillennium, being nothing more than something for parents sit their children in front of to keep them quiet. Nowadays, you'll find plenty of people that will openly admit to liking the it, whether it's [[PeripheryDemographic authentically]] or [[GuiltyPleasure ironically]]. Even those who weren't fans of the original will say the reboot is [[ImprovedSecondAttempt at least an improvement]].
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* VindicatedByHistory: The show was a common source of mockery during the TurnOfTheMillennium, being nothing more than something for parents sit their children in front of to keep them quiet. Nowadays, you'll find plenty of people that will openly admit to liking the it, whether it's [[PeripheryDemographic authentically]] or [[GuiltyPleasure ironically]]. Even those who weren't fans of the original will say the reboot is [[ImprovedSecondAttempt at least an improvement]].
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* VindicatedByHistory: The show was a common source of mockery during the TurnOfTheMillennium, being nothing more than something for parents sit their children in front of to keep them quiet. Nowadays, you'll find plenty of people that will openly admit to liking the it, whether it [[PeripheryDemographic authentically]] or [[GuiltyPleasure ironically]]. Even those who weren't fans of the original will say the reboot is [[ImprovedSecondAttempt at least an improvement]].
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* VindicatedByHistory: The show was a common source of mockery during the TurnOfTheMillennium, being nothing more than something for parents sit their children in front of to keep them quiet. Nowadays, you'll find plenty of people that will openly admit to liking the it, whether it it's [[PeripheryDemographic authentically]] or [[GuiltyPleasure ironically]]. Even those who weren't fans of the original will say the reboot is [[ImprovedSecondAttempt at least an improvement]].
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* VindicatedByHistory: The show was a common source of mockery during the TurnOfTheMillennium, being nothing more than something for parents sit their children in front of to keep them quiet. Nowadays, you'll find plenty of people that will openly admit to liking the it, whether it [[PeripheryDemographic authentically]] or [[GuiltyPleasure ironically]]. Even those who weren't fans of the original will say the reboot is [[ImprovedSecondAttempt at least an improvement]].
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* VindicatedByHistory: The show was a common source of mockery during the TurnOfTheMillennium, being nothing more than something for parents sit their children in front of to keep them quiet. Nowadays, you'll find plenty of people that will openly admit to liking the it, whether it [[PeripheryDemographic authentically]] or [[GuiltyPleasure ironically]]. Even those who weren't fans of the original will say the reboot is [[ImprovedSecondAttempt at least an improvement]].
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* AccidentalNightmareFuel:
** You can count on it that many children were probably freaked out by the Baby Sun's occasional squawking or loud laughs. ''WebVideo/GameGrumps'' put it best: "Oh, ''GOD!''"
** The "lion and bear" segment, which features uncanny puppetry and menacing music. Understandably, the sketch was [[BannedInChina banned in four countries, including the USA]], and a new version was created with silly sound effects and comedic gags like the lion meowing for some reason.
** The Teletubbies themselves can be creepy, with their unmoving UnintentionalUncannyValley faces and blank, staring eyes.
** The Magic House sketch was also rather unnerving to some, especially in the original UK broadcasts where the puppet inside the house made very weird noises and sang off-key.
** The voice trumpets are benevolent, microphone-like beings that recite songs and nursery rhymes, and are liked by the Teletubbies themselves. To many kids, however, the loud microphone feedback sound that they make before they speak, and the fact that [[ParanoiaFuel they can pop up seemingly anywhere, whether indoors or outside]], makes them this. It's also not helped by the fact that, in a word where even the sun and vacuum cleaners have eyes, they are completely faceless.
** Noo-Noo is the TeamPet who cleans up the messes the title characters make. But the fact that he can suck up seemingly ''anything'', from clouds to Laa-Laa's beloved ball, scared some kids; some now-grown fans claim that they feared Noo-Noo would suck up ''them''. Noo-Noo also frequently [[AsideGlance looked into the camera]], which was likely meant to be humorous, but came off as unintentionally creepy due to the fact that, unlike the Teletubbies, he doesn't talk and thus would be staring in silence.
** You can count on it that many children were probably freaked out by the Baby Sun's occasional squawking or loud laughs. ''WebVideo/GameGrumps'' put it best: "Oh, ''GOD!''"
** The "lion and bear" segment, which features uncanny puppetry and menacing music. Understandably, the sketch was [[BannedInChina banned in four countries, including the USA]], and a new version was created with silly sound effects and comedic gags like the lion meowing for some reason.
** The Teletubbies themselves can be creepy, with their unmoving UnintentionalUncannyValley faces and blank, staring eyes.
** The Magic House sketch was also rather unnerving to some, especially in the original UK broadcasts where the puppet inside the house made very weird noises and sang off-key.
** The voice trumpets are benevolent, microphone-like beings that recite songs and nursery rhymes, and are liked by the Teletubbies themselves. To many kids, however, the loud microphone feedback sound that they make before they speak, and the fact that [[ParanoiaFuel they can pop up seemingly anywhere, whether indoors or outside]], makes them this. It's also not helped by the fact that, in a word where even the sun and vacuum cleaners have eyes, they are completely faceless.
** Noo-Noo is the TeamPet who cleans up the messes the title characters make. But the fact that he can suck up seemingly ''anything'', from clouds to Laa-Laa's beloved ball, scared some kids; some now-grown fans claim that they feared Noo-Noo would suck up ''them''. Noo-Noo also frequently [[AsideGlance looked into the camera]], which was likely meant to be humorous, but came off as unintentionally creepy due to the fact that, unlike the Teletubbies, he doesn't talk and thus would be staring in silence.
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* EveryoneIsSatanInHell: Especially the {{mondegreen}}-spewing Po doll.
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** Don't forget that infamous black and white picture made in ''VideoGame/GarrysMod''. As if they weren't creepy enough.
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** Comparing the Teletubbies to ''VideoGame/AmongUs'' crewmates. If you cut off their upper bodies, they look a lot like the crewmates.
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%%ZCE; doesn't explain why it's a meme ** Comparing the Teletubbies to ''VideoGame/AmongUs'' crewmates. If you cut off their upper bodies, they look a lot like the crewmates.crewmates.
* NightmareFuel:
** You can count on it that many children were probably freaked out by the Baby Sun's occasional squawking or loud laughs. ''WebVideo/GameGrumps'' put it best: "Oh, ''GOD!''"
** The "lion and bear" segment, which features uncanny puppetry and menacing music. Understandably, the sketch was [[BannedInChina banned in four countries, including the USA]], and a new version was created with silly sound effects and comedic gags like the lion meowing for some reason.
** The Teletubbies themselves can be creepy, with their unmoving UnintentionalUncannyValley faces and blank, staring eyes.
** The Magic House sketch was also rather unnerving to some, especially in the original UK broadcasts where the puppet inside the house made very weird noises and sang off-key.
** The voice trumpets are benevolent, microphone-like beings that recite songs and nursery rhymes, and are liked by the Teletubbies themselves. However, the loud microphone feedback sound that they make before they speak, and the fact that [[ParanoiaFuel they can pop up seemingly anywhere, whether indoors or outside]], frightened some children. It's also not helped by the fact that, in a word where even the sun and vacuum cleaners have eyes, they are completely faceless.
** Noo-Noo is the TeamPet who cleans up the messes the title characters make. But the fact that he can suck up seemingly ''anything'', from clouds to Laa-Laa's beloved ball, scared some kids; some now-grown fans claim that they feared Noo-Noo would suck up ''them''. Noo-Noo also frequently [[AsideGlance looked into the camera]], which was likely meant to be humorous, but came off as unintentionally creepy due to the fact that, unlike the Teletubbies, he doesn't talk and thus would be staring in silence.
* NightmareFuel:
** You can count on it that many children were probably freaked out by the Baby Sun's occasional squawking or loud laughs. ''WebVideo/GameGrumps'' put it best: "Oh, ''GOD!''"
** The "lion and bear" segment, which features uncanny puppetry and menacing music. Understandably, the sketch was [[BannedInChina banned in four countries, including the USA]], and a new version was created with silly sound effects and comedic gags like the lion meowing for some reason.
** The Teletubbies themselves can be creepy, with their unmoving UnintentionalUncannyValley faces and blank, staring eyes.
** The Magic House sketch was also rather unnerving to some, especially in the original UK broadcasts where the puppet inside the house made very weird noises and sang off-key.
** The voice trumpets are benevolent, microphone-like beings that recite songs and nursery rhymes, and are liked by the Teletubbies themselves. However, the loud microphone feedback sound that they make before they speak, and the fact that [[ParanoiaFuel they can pop up seemingly anywhere, whether indoors or outside]], frightened some children. It's also not helped by the fact that, in a word where even the sun and vacuum cleaners have eyes, they are completely faceless.
** Noo-Noo is the TeamPet who cleans up the messes the title characters make. But the fact that he can suck up seemingly ''anything'', from clouds to Laa-Laa's beloved ball, scared some kids; some now-grown fans claim that they feared Noo-Noo would suck up ''them''. Noo-Noo also frequently [[AsideGlance looked into the camera]], which was likely meant to be humorous, but came off as unintentionally creepy due to the fact that, unlike the Teletubbies, he doesn't talk and thus would be staring in silence.
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* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: Their target demographic: children 1 to 3, looking for surrealism. Its creator Anne Wood and its production company later went on to make ''Series/{{Boohbah}}'' and ''Series/InTheNightGarden''. If you think ''Teletubbies'' was made on drugs...
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* TearJerker: For those who are not desensitized, the last 15 seconds of the end credits can be this.
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* TearJerker: For those who are not desensitized, the last 15 seconds of the end credits in the show and the ending of the original extended music video can be this.depressing, the whole feeling that the fun is over and it's time for bed.
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* SelfFanservice: It's surprisingly common for people to make {{Anthropomorphic Personification}}s of the Teletubbies. Invariably they'll be fashionable and attractive young adults. At least one of them will almost always wear a hoodie.
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* SelfFanservice: It's surprisingly common for people to make {{Anthropomorphic Personification}}s human versions of the Teletubbies. Invariably they'll be fashionable and attractive young adults. At least one of them will almost always wear a hoodie.
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Saw some people on Reddit claiming these things scared them as kids and decided to add them.
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** The voice trumpets are benevolent, microphone-like beings that recite songs and nursery rhymes, and are liked by the Teletubbies themselves. To many kids, however, the loud microphone feedback sound that they make before they speak, and the fact that [[ParanoiaFuel they can pop up seemingly anywhere, whether indoors or outside]], makes them this. It's also not helped by the fact that, in a word where even the sun and vacuum cleaners have eyes, they are completely faceless.
** Noo-Noo is the TeamPet who cleans up the messes the title characters make. But the fact that he can suck up seemingly ''anything'', from clouds to Laa-Laa's beloved ball, scared some kids; some now-grown fans claim that they feared Noo-Noo would suck up ''them''. Noo-Noo also frequently [[AsideGlance looked into the camera]], which was likely meant to be humorous, but came off as unintentionally creepy due to the fact that, unlike the Teletubbies, he doesn't talk and thus would be staring in silence.
** Noo-Noo is the TeamPet who cleans up the messes the title characters make. But the fact that he can suck up seemingly ''anything'', from clouds to Laa-Laa's beloved ball, scared some kids; some now-grown fans claim that they feared Noo-Noo would suck up ''them''. Noo-Noo also frequently [[AsideGlance looked into the camera]], which was likely meant to be humorous, but came off as unintentionally creepy due to the fact that, unlike the Teletubbies, he doesn't talk and thus would be staring in silence.
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** The Bear is a woman (voiced by Creator/PenelopeKeith), but in some languages, like Swedish, [[ShesAManInJapan she's a man]].
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** The Bear is a woman (voiced by Creator/PenelopeKeith), but in some languages, like Swedish, Swedish and Italian, [[ShesAManInJapan she's a man]].
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** Once you read about the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BEAR_and_LION_ciphers BEAR and LION ciphers]] on Website/TheOtherWiki, the Lion and Bear skits suddenly becomes an allegory about espionage and counter-espionage.
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** Once you read about the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BEAR_and_LION_ciphers BEAR and LION ciphers]] on Website/TheOtherWiki, the Lion and Bear skits skit suddenly becomes an allegory about espionage and counter-espionage.
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* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: Their target demographic: children 1 to 3, looking for surrealism. The same company went on to make ''Series/{{Boohbah}}'' (2003) and ''Series/InTheNightGarden'' (2007-2009). If you think ''Teletubbies'' was made on drugs...
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* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: Their target demographic: children 1 to 3, looking for surrealism. The same Its creator Anne Wood and its production company later went on to make ''Series/{{Boohbah}}'' (2003) and ''Series/InTheNightGarden'' (2007-2009). ''Series/InTheNightGarden''. If you think ''Teletubbies'' was made on drugs...drugs...
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** The Baby Sun. For some reason, it spawned a whole bunch of images with faces of celebrities being superimposed onto a crudely drawn picture of the sun. Some which were used in WebAnimation/{{Animutation}}s.
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** The Baby Sun. For some reason, it spawned a whole bunch of images with faces of celebrities being superimposed onto a crudely drawn picture of the sun. Some which were used in WebAnimation/{{Animutation}}s.{{Animutation}}s.
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* AuthorsSavingThrow: After constant complaints from parents about The Lion and Bear scaring their children along with it being banned in a few countries, the Magical Event was redone. It made the bear and lion sound more cheerful and silly, played happy music and added sound effects, and removed any elements of scariness from the original.
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** You can count on it that many children were probably freaked out by the Baby Sun's occasional squawking or loud cries. ''WebVideo/GameGrumps'' put it best: "Oh, ''GOD!''".
** The bear and lion sketch, which featured uncanny puppetry and menacing music. Understandably, the sketch was [[BannedInChina banned in four countries, including the USA]], and a new version was created with silly sound effects and comedic gags like the lion meowing for some reason.
** The bear and lion sketch, which featured uncanny puppetry and menacing music. Understandably, the sketch was [[BannedInChina banned in four countries, including the USA]], and a new version was created with silly sound effects and comedic gags like the lion meowing for some reason.
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** You can count on it that many children were probably freaked out by the Baby Sun's occasional squawking or loud cries. laughs. ''WebVideo/GameGrumps'' put it best: "Oh, ''GOD!''".
''GOD!''"
** Thebear "lion and lion sketch, bear" segment, which featured features uncanny puppetry and menacing music. Understandably, the sketch was [[BannedInChina banned in four countries, including the USA]], and a new version was created with silly sound effects and comedic gags like the lion meowing for some reason.
** The
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** It's still a kids show but most of the magical events made with CGI (Animal Parade, Dancing Bear, Three Ships, Magic Tree,...) haven't aged well technically. Those still look gorgeous in their own surreal way however.
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** It's still a kids show but most Most of the magical events made with CGI (Animal Parade, Dancing Bear, Three Ships, Magic Tree,...) haven't aged well technically. Those still look gorgeous in their own surreal way however.
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** [[https://i.redd.it/v324iylctzn21.jpg Bitch that's the tubby custard machine.]][[note]]Somebody on Tumblr once made a post regarding "pink slime" and mechanically-separated chicken...using a GIF of an overflowing bowl of tubby custard. Another user quickly shut it down with this eloquent response, with the replies quickly filling up with other users quoting the Teletubbies in AllCaps.[[/note]]
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** [[https://i.redd.it/v324iylctzn21.jpg Bitch that's the tubby custard machine.]][[note]]Somebody on Tumblr once made a post regarding "pink slime" and mechanically-separated chicken...using a GIF of an overflowing bowl of tubby custard. Another user quickly shut it down with [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch this eloquent response, response]], with the replies quickly filling up with other users quoting the Teletubbies in AllCaps.[[/note]]
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* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: A lot of fans aren't happy with some of the changes made in the 2015 reboot. These include the removal of Magic Events, cutting the length of episodes in half, and the dramatically changed writing style.
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* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: TheyChangedItNowItSucks:
** A lot of fans aren't happy with some of the changes made in the 2015 reboot. These include the removal of Magic Events, cutting the length of episodes in half, and the dramatically changed writingstyle.style.
** When the Netflix revival was first shown off, there was a sizable outcry over the change made to Baby Sun. Not because the head itself was changed to a different baby, but because there's no yellow filter over it, making it look extremely gaudy and out of place.
** A lot of fans aren't happy with some of the changes made in the 2015 reboot. These include the removal of Magic Events, cutting the length of episodes in half, and the dramatically changed writing
** When the Netflix revival was first shown off, there was a sizable outcry over the change made to Baby Sun. Not because the head itself was changed to a different baby, but because there's no yellow filter over it, making it look extremely gaudy and out of place.
