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can i plz edit check grmmr i will do good job mk SuperLegitMeme (talk) 19:19, 19 April 2017 (UTC)

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"Dipsy is the most stubborn of the Teletubbies, and will occasionally refuse to go along with the others' group opinion and will have outbursts of rage . His face is notably darker than the rest of the Teletubbies, and the creators have stated that he is black."

There's no source for the first sentence and the way it's written with the second one seems to somewhat imply that his personality is related to his blackness. After reading that source, I don't see any support for that. This should be re-written in a way that makes it clear that the two are unrelated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2606:6000:66C0:7200:88B1:BFEE:5641:80E9 (talk) 21:54, 8 July 2017 (UTC)

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Teletubbies needs to be unblocked.

Not done requests for decreases in page protection must be made at WP:Requests for page protection - Arjayay (talk) 12:54, 6 September 2017 (UTC)

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Tinky Winky is commonly referred to at 'Kirkman' in by fans in the State of Utah. 168.180.206.61 (talk) 12:21, 8 February 2018 (UTC) https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3ATeletubbies&preload=Template%3ASubmit+an+edit+request%2Fpreload&action=edit&section=new&editintro=Template%3AEdit+semi-protected%2Feditintro&preloadtitle=Semi-protected+edit+request+on+8+February+2018&preloadparams%5B%5D=edit+semi-protected&preloadparams%5B%5D=Teletubbies#

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ADD X-FILES REFERENCE TO "In popular culture"

In popular culture

In episode 12 of The Vicar of Dibley, Laa-Laa and Po are bridesmaids. They hold the wedding-dress train of Alice Springs Horton (née Tinker).
In an episode of The Simpsons titled "Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder", Homer dresses up like a Teletubby to entertain Maggie.
In the eleventh episode of the second series of The Chaser's War on Everything, the possibility of Tinky Winky being homosexual was parodied when the Chaser's tested the Peel Hotel (in Collingwood, Melbourne, Victoria)'s gaydar with a Tinky Winky costumed figure that acted in a stereotypical homosexual fashion.
In 2012, during a full second and third series of tvN's Saturday Night Live Korea, the programme was referenced as Yeouido Teletubbies (여의도 텔레토비) to portray the 2012 presidential election campaign. This experimental skit caused the popularity of SNL Korea's 'Crew', Kim Seul-gie and Kim Min-kyo, who acted major candidates respectably, to skyrocket.^[1]
In the X-Files Season 11, Episode 8 "Familiar" (first aired in USA on 3/7/2018), there was a children's television show entitled "Biggle-Tiggles", which was a creepy version of the Teletubbies.

These characters did not have television screens in their bellies. 104.129.196.183 (talk) 21:07, 9 March 2018 (UTC)

Not done: While the Bibbletiggles do resemble the Teletubbies, the Bibbletiggles are not actually the Teletubbies, and thus they are not an explicit example of the Teletubbies in popular culture. Spintendo 06:18, 11 March 2018 (UTC)

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Laugh and Enjoy a Satire of the Presidential Election, "Yeouido Teletubbies", Kyunghyang Shinmun, 7 November 2012, Retrieved on 19 January 2013.

What are The Teletubbies by which I mean how are the shows made? The article should say and it doesn't. Although I think they have appeared in cartoon form, and compilations of the show on YouTube are classed as "Cartoons for children", the original main characters appear not to be "animated cartoons" i.e. 2-D drawn figures but human actors in towel suits. So may we call the show a fantasy costume drama? DroneB (talk) 16:29, 6 July 2018 (UTC)

Yes, I think so. Let us specify it. Zezen (talk) 05:59, 4 September 2018 (UTC)

The Teletubbies are made out from a computer  CBeebies uses.  then, they  model them them in a cartoon style and  they finish with animation and color . PS,  The Tiddlytubbies live in a  Play area  where there are lots of toys and  sleeping mats that move ( wich are called sleepy byes)And they fit 4 tiddlytubbies each.

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The Tubbytronic Superdome was called The 'Tubbydome' in the original series of the show 2A02:C7D:A09:E000:95D1:E20B:F94F:7829 (talk) 19:38, 11 September 2018 (UTC)

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Shouldn't we split the Original and 2015 series into two separate pages like we did with Bob the Builder given both versions are clearly set in different universes? Another thing, shouldn't the 2015 series be listed as ended given no new episodes have premiered since 2016? The web videos don't count given those aren't full episodes which air on TV. ThomasSirHandel1998 (talk) 21:42, 24 April 2019 (UTC)

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The name "Toyah Willcox" appears four times on the page. Three of those times, it is misspelled as "Toyah Wilcox." This should be corrected. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyah_Willcox Duranceau (talk) 22:04, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

I went ahead and made this change. Thanks for pointing it out! -pinkgothic (talk) 16:09, 10 January 2021 (UTC)

This book needs to be added to Category:CBeebies. I would do it myself, but the page is protected. -ElfSnail123 (talk) 22:15, 31 October 2020 (UTC)

Never mind I have done this. -ElfSnail123 (talk) 18:27, 24 November 2020 (UTC)

A discussion is taking place to address the redirect Tubby Toast. The discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2021 March 21#Tubby Toast until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. Hog Farm _Talk 20:52, 21 March 2021 (UTC)

I was the sun in teletubiesTelitubi fan (talk) 17:08, 11 July 2021 (UTC)

There are actually 14 seasons in the original series & 2 in the revival (block of 60). Annamargarita0 (talk) 18:57, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

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A source for the claim that the Teletubbies appeared on Britain's Got Talent in 2022 (see the In Popular Culture section): https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/britains-got-talent-2022-the-teletubbies-audition-simon-cowell-b1002881.html 2A00:23C6:668C:4601:DDFC:4A8A:8720:3383 (talk) 00:16, 4 January 2023 (UTC)

Done PianoDan (talk) 21:28, 9 January 2023 (UTC)

What about the Smosh video titled “Teletubies Reunion”? That could be added to popular culture. 2600:1012:B025:8FC8:BDD1:4DCB:75EA:CDFB (talk) 05:39, 30 April 2023 (UTC)

Need add videogame "Teletubbies: Favourite Games" for PC/Windows (2002 year). https://www.gamepressure.com/games/teletubbies-favourite-games/z822ca

Also need add in article, that "Teletubbies Play Time" was released on iOS and Android. Andrey-processorx86 (talk) 07:32, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

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Add categories 2600:8807:40D3:700:C539:D824:AFF3:D5A6 (talk) 21:41, 23 March 2024 (UTC)

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In the Production part it says that in 2013 the owner decided to fill the place with water but if you look at the google earth images of 2005 you can see that it was already filled back then Walist (talk) 08:31, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

Not done This template must be followed by a complete and specific description of the request, that is, specify what text should be removed and a verbatim copy of the text that should replace it. You have failed to do so. Cullen328 (talk) 08:47, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

cant you read? Walist (talk) 21:20, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

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