This page will contain videos about teletubbies, as they become available.TeletubbiesTeletubbies dolls. From left to right: Tinky Winky, Po, Dipsy and Laa-Laa.Teletubbies is a BBC children's television series, particularly aimed at babies and pre-school toddlers, produced from 1997 to 2001 by Ragdoll Productions. It was created by Anne Wood CBE, Ragdoll's creative director, and Andrew Davenport, who wrote each of the show's 365 episodes. The programme was a rapid critical and commercial success in Britain and abroad, particularly notable for its high production values; it won a BAFTA in 1998. but there like all terrorists, havent you seen the episode with bin laden in it. He makes the teletubbies become terrorists, its sooooooo cooooolllll Although the show is aimed at children between the ages of one and four, the show was a substantial cult hit with older generations, particularly college students who bought the customary regulation T Shirts. Teletubbies say Eh-Oh, a single based around the show's theme song, reached #1 on the UK Singles Chart in December 1997 and remained in the top 100 for eight months, selling over a million copies. The mixture of bright colours, unusual designs, repetitive non-verbal dialogue, the ritualistic format and the occasional forays into physical comedy appealed to a demographic who perceived the show as having psychedelic connotations. Teletubbies was controversial for this reason, and also for a perception that it was insufficiently educational. OverviewThe programme features four colourful tubby creatures: Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po, who live within a futuristic dome (the "Tubbytronic Superdome"), set in a landscape of rolling grasslands. The environment is dotted with unusually talkative flowers and periscope-like "voice trumpets". The only natural fauna are rabbits (although birds are often heard, particularly blackcap and wren) and it is always sunny and pleasant save for one exception where puddles are required. The Teletubbies are played by actors encased in large costumes, although the sets are designed so as to give no sense of scale. The costumes vaguely resemble bulky spacesuits, although the Tubbies appear not to wear clothes. They are instead furry, and have metallic silver-azure rectangular "screens" adorning their abdomens. These screens are used to segue into short film sequences, which are generally repeated at least once. When the series is shown in different countries around the world, the film inserts are to be tailored to suit local audiences. The Teletubbies have the bodily proportions, behaviour and language of toddlers. The pacing and design of the show was developed by a cognitive psychologist, Andrew Davenport, who structured the show to fit the attention spans of the target audience. The repeating of practically every word is familiar to everyone who has ever worked with young children. The Teletubbies speak in a gurgling baby language which is the subject of some controversy amongst educationalists, some of whom argue that this supposedly made-up talk is not good for children (a similar complaint was made forty years previously about another children's series, The Flowerpot Men). Tubbies are at the stage of understanding speech but not yet fully capable of articulating it, exactly like their target audience. The Teletubbies' catch-phrases are Eh-oh (hello), as in: Eh-oh, Laa-Laa, to which Laa-Laa will respond, Eh-oh, [other Tubby's name]; "Uh-oh", a common toddler response to anything untowards; "Run away! Run away!", especially from Dipsy; and "Bye-bye" at least four times in a row. Laa-Laa, when flustered, will explode with "Bibberly cheese!", which is as angry as they get. Perhaps the most common exclamation, however, is "Big hugs!" which one or more of the Teletubbies will invariably call for during the course of an episode, resulting in an enthusiastic group hug ("Teletubbies love each other very much", confirms the narrator). The surreal environment is an evocation of a toddler's perception of the world, where they are ordered about and told to go to sleep, whilst wonderful and mysterious things happen without explanation. A prominent feature of each episode is a radiant sun that has an image of a smiling baby superimposed upon it. The baby in the sun occasionally laughs out loud in short bursts. To adults the laughter does not seem to be in response to any stimulus or humorous developments in the plotline of the episode. The Teletubbies' diet seems to consist exclusively of Tubby Custard (which is sucked through a spiral straw bowl) and Tubby Toast (circular toast with a smiley face on it). They are spectacularly messy eaters. Fortunately one of their companions is the Noo-Noo, a sentient, self-propelled vacuum cleaner. In 2001 production was cancelled and it was announced that no new episodes would be produced. It is reported that this was due to substantial pay rise demands by the previously anonymous actors portraying the Teletubbies. Since the four years of production had exceeded the target audience's range of ages, it was deemed that continuance was unnecessary, and the existing 365 episodes will be played in re-runs for years to come. In real life the Teletubbies' landscape was an outdoor set located in rural Warwickshire, England, at Sweet Knowle Farm, Redhill Bank Rd, Whimpstone, CV37 8NR (between Stratford upon Avon and Shipston on Stour, close to the River Stour; Google map [1]). It was reported that by 2002 the set had become overgrown, and pending the 2003 lease expiration it was expected to become farmland again. Character summaryTinky Winky(Dave Thompson, Mark Heenehan, Simon Shelton): He is the largest of the Teletubbies, is covered in purple terrycloth, has a triangular antenna on his head, and is notable for the red luggage (described by the show as a "magic bag", but often perceived as a handbag) he always seems to have at hand, also considered by some as a homosexual. Tinky Winky aroused the interest of Jerry Falwell in 1997 when Falwell alleged that the character was a "gay role model". Falwell issued an attack in his National Liberty Journal, citing a Washington Post "In/Out" column which stated that lesbian comedian Ellen DeGeneres was "out" as the chief national gay representative—while trendy Tinky Winky was "in". Falwell cited the Teletubby's purple color, "purse", and triangle antenna as symbolic of homosexuality. These claims have caused some conservative Christians to regard Falwell's views as ridiculous. Dipsy(John Simmit) (a.k.a. Robert Debter): He is the green Teletubby, with a straight antenna (like a car's dipstick). He likes his black and white furry top hat. He once lost his hat and Laa-Laa found it, but instead of simply returning Dipsy's hat to the stricken Dipsy, she ran around it for about ten minutes shouting "Dipsy hat, Dipsy hat." A "nature boy", he likes to be with the rabbits. In later episodes, Dipsy had a notably darker face than the other Teletubbies, possibly an attempt by the producers to add ethnic diversity to the line-up. This is the least liked Teletubby, according to a nationwide British poll. Laa-Laa(Nikky Smedley): Female, yellow, curly antenna. Favourite thing: orange ball. Very concerned with the welfare of all. Thinks she's the best singer. "Drama queen", party-girl and mother type. Po(Pui Fan Lee): Female, red, circular antenna. Favourite thing: scooter. Bilingual: Speaks (broadcasting country's language) and Cantonese. Problem solver and best "spider-fighter". Tomboy type. Of all the Teletubbies, Po usually becomes most involved with the audience. Loves attention. OtherThe show also features the voices of Toyah Willcox and Eric Sykes, and occasionally Sandra Dickinson and Penelope Keith, all of whom provide narration; the only (semi)regular physical cast member is Tamzin Griffin, [2] who plays the manic "Funny Lady". Noo-Noo is the Teletubbies' sentient automated vacuum cleaner who cleans up after the Teletubbies ("Noo-Noo tidy up!"). It has been shown that Noo-Noo has extraordinarily large storage capacity and the ability to regurgitate any contents, often things that it should not have consumed in the first place such as the Tubbies' blankets or Dipsy's hat ("Naughty Noo-Noo!"). The Noo-Noo does not share the Teletubbies' enthusiasm for big hugs, resulting in Benny Hill style chase sequences around the dome when the Tubbies try to express their gratitude, during which the Noo-Noo does a fine impression of a Formula 1 car engine in full flight. The Teletubbies always win, and give Noo-Noo a 'big-hug'. Although non-sentient, the other dome appliances also play a major role in many episodes. The Tubby Toaster is notoriously unreliable, and routinely either leaves a Tubby without their toast or buries them under a deluge of rounds. The dome's central console has a battery of knobs and levers with which a Tubby often chooses to amuse themselves ("Adjustments!"), although the outcome is normally limited to a variety of loud and surprising noises being generated. The central console is also home to the Tubby Sponges ("Wash, wash, wash. Wash, wash, wash. Tubby, Tubby, Tubby, Tubby. Wash wash wash"). TriviaL'affaire Tinky-WinkyOne of the Teletubbies, Tinky Winky, was the focus of a still hinted-at controversy in 1999 due to his carrying a bag that looks much like a woman's handbag (although he was first "outed" by the academic and cultural critic Andy Medhurst in a letter of July 1997 to The Face). A February, 1999 article in the National Liberty Journal, published by Jerry Falwell, warned parents that Tinky could be a hidden gay symbol, saying "[h]e is purple—the gay pride color, and his antenna is shaped like a triangle—the gay pride symbol." In one episode, Tinky Winky is also seen trying on some form of skirt. A spokesman for Itsy Bitsy Entertainment Co., who licenses the characters in the United States, said it was just a magic bag. "The fact that he carries a magic bag doesn't make him gay. It's a children's show, folks. To think we would be putting sexual innuendo in a children's show is kind of outlandish." However, this did not stop people from wrongly interpreting the sounds that the original version of the Talking Po doll produced as "faggot faggot," or "fatty fatty," when in fact they were "fai dee, fai dee" (Cantonese for "faster, faster"). However some of those who knew about the "fai dee, fai dee" in the Cantonese community (people from Southern China and Hong Kong), were still outraged, believing that it created an "overly optimistic" stereotype. Eventually the actor playing Tinky Winky was replaced with another, and the bag was removed. The producers of the show never conceded that they replaced him because of the controversy regarding the original actor's sexual orientation. The fact that the Teletubbies are in full-body costumes throughout the show made this change, with the exception of the bag, unnoticeable. Spoofs and referencesAt the height of the show's popularity it was heavily parodied. Several episodes of The Simpsons contain references to the Teletubbies. Notable episodes include Wild Barts Can't Be Broken where Milhouse not only watches the show but owns a pair of Teletubbies underpants, Missionary: Impossible as part of an angry mob who work for PBS, Days of Wine and D'oh'ses where a character called Gaa Gaa says "hurt everyone" which goes unnoticed because of the character's "cute name", and in Lisa the Treehugger the couch gag has The Simpsons as the Teletubbies. In the British sitcom The Vicar of Dibley, Alice Tinker has her bridesmaids dressed in Teletubbie costumes for her wedding in the episode Love And Marriage. In the Family Guy episode "A Hero Sits Next Door", Stewie is momentarily hypnotised by the Teletubbies. In Retarded Animal Babies Bunny brings costumes of his favorite TV show characters, the Telef***ies ControversyThe most wide-ranging controversy is (as mentioned) the alleged gender confusion caused by Tinky Winky's supposedly homosexual traits. At least one young children's teacher in Brazil conducted experiments involving children's reaction to some episodes, and found they experienced problems with the gender roles of the characters and their own identification with them. Some parents as a result have forbidden their children to watch the programme; others do allow this but with direct supervision to ensure the children identify only with the 'straight' characters. Other commentators have complained about the "psychedelic" nature of the program, claiming that parts of some episodes resemble drug-induced hallucinations: one episode in which a character is crushed by a falling letter E was taken to be a direct reference to the drug ecstasy. The owners of the series have also been extremely strict in the protection of their copyright and, as such, have refused to allow the Teletubbies characters to be used in school plays or any production outside those commercially controlled by the production company. A Boston lawyer once accused Dipsy, as a bath toy, of child endangerment. He was put on a 10 most dangerous toy list, later joined by the Laa-Laa bath toy. Their antennas were hard plastic and understandably a jabbing concern in a slippery, wet tub. In the show's native UK most of these controversies either went by largely unnoticed, and indeed reports of the controversies of Tinky Winky's alleged homosexuality and the alleged psychedelic nature of the programme from other countries were met with amusement by the media. The exception to this is the controversy over the Teletubbies speech possibly harming the linguistic development of children which had wide media exposure, but ultimately nothing came of it. This page about teletubbies includes information from a Wikipedia article. 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The exception to this is the controversy over the Teletubbies speech possibly harming the linguistic development of children which had wide media exposure, but ultimately nothing came of it. No tracklistings as yet. In the show's native UK most of these controversies either went by largely unnoticed, and indeed reports of the controversies of Tinky Winky's alleged homosexuality and the alleged psychedelic nature of the programme from other countries were met with amusement by the media. CD2 (with FREE Signed Christmas Card). Their antennas were hard plastic and understandably a jabbing concern in a slippery, wet tub. CD1. He was put on a 10 most dangerous toy list, later joined by the Laa-Laa bath toy. CD2. A Boston lawyer once accused Dipsy, as a bath toy, of child endangerment. CD1. The owners of the series have also been extremely strict in the protection of their copyright and, as such, have refused to allow the Teletubbies characters to be used in school plays or any production outside those commercially controlled by the production company. Download (iTunes Exclusive). Other commentators have complained about the "psychedelic" nature of the program, claiming that parts of some episodes resemble drug-induced hallucinations: one episode in which a character is crushed by a falling letter E was taken to be a direct reference to the drug ecstasy. 12" Vinyl. Some parents as a result have forbidden their children to watch the programme; others do allow this but with direct supervision to ensure the children identify only with the 'straight' characters. CD2. At least one young children's teacher in Brazil conducted experiments involving children's reaction to some episodes, and found they experienced problems with the gender roles of the characters and their own identification with them. CD1. The most wide-ranging controversy is (as mentioned) the alleged gender confusion caused by Tinky Winky's supposedly homosexual traits. "Wake Me Up" won them their second Popjustice £20 Music Prize in 2005. In Retarded Animal Babies Bunny brings costumes of his favorite TV show characters, the Telef***ies. 7" Picture Disc (Limited Edition). In the Family Guy episode "A Hero Sits Next Door", Stewie is momentarily hypnotised by the Teletubbies. CD2. In the British sitcom The Vicar of Dibley, Alice Tinker has her bridesmaids dressed in Teletubbie costumes for her wedding in the episode Love And Marriage. CD1. Notable episodes include Wild Barts Can't Be Broken where Milhouse not only watches the show but owns a pair of Teletubbies underpants, Missionary: Impossible as part of an angry mob who work for PBS, Days of Wine and D'oh'ses where a character called Gaa Gaa says "hurt everyone" which goes unnoticed because of the character's "cute name", and in Lisa the Treehugger the couch gag has The Simpsons as the Teletubbies. The fact that the Teletubbies are in full-body costumes throughout the show made this change, with the exception of the bag, unnoticeable. Limited Edition 7" Picture Disc. The producers of the show never conceded that they replaced him because of the controversy regarding the original actor's sexual orientation. CD2. Eventually the actor playing Tinky Winky was replaced with another, and the bag was removed. CD1. However some of those who knew about the "fai dee, fai dee" in the Cantonese community (people from Southern China and Hong Kong), were still outraged, believing that it created an "overly optimistic" stereotype. Limited Edition 3" CD. However, this did not stop people from wrongly interpreting the sounds that the original version of the Talking Po doll produced as "faggot faggot," or "fatty fatty," when in fact they were "fai dee, fai dee" (Cantonese for "faster, faster"). CD2. To think we would be putting sexual innuendo in a children's show is kind of outlandish.". CD1. It's a children's show, folks. This single appeared on the Love Actually soundtrack. "The fact that he carries a magic bag doesn't make him gay. Cassette. A spokesman for Itsy Bitsy Entertainment Co., who licenses the characters in the United States, said it was just a magic bag. CD2. A February, 1999 article in the National Liberty Journal, published by Jerry Falwell, warned parents that Tinky could be a hidden gay symbol, saying "[h]e is purple—the gay pride color, and his antenna is shaped like a triangle—the gay pride symbol." In one episode, Tinky Winky is also seen trying on some form of skirt. CD1. One of the Teletubbies, Tinky Winky, was the focus of a still hinted-at controversy in 1999 due to his carrying a bag that looks much like a woman's handbag (although he was first "outed" by the academic and cultural critic Andy Medhurst in a letter of July 1997 to The Face). Cassette. Wash wash wash"). CD2 (Poor distribution in 1st week). Tubby, Tubby, Tubby, Tubby. CD1. Wash, wash, wash. "No Good Advice" won the inaugural Popjustice £20 Music Prize in 2003. The central console is also home to the Tubby Sponges ("Wash, wash, wash. Cassette. The dome's central console has a battery of knobs and levers with which a Tubby often chooses to amuse themselves ("Adjustments!"), although the outcome is normally limited to a variety of loud and surprising noises being generated. DVD. The Tubby Toaster is notoriously unreliable, and routinely either leaves a Tubby without their toast or buries them under a deluge of rounds. CD. Although non-sentient, the other dome appliances also play a major role in many episodes. Cassette. The Teletubbies always win, and give Noo-Noo a 'big-hug'. CD2. The Noo-Noo does not share the Teletubbies' enthusiasm for big hugs, resulting in Benny Hill style chase sequences around the dome when the Tubbies try to express their gratitude, during which the Noo-Noo does a fine impression of a Formula 1 car engine in full flight. CD1. It has been shown that Noo-Noo has extraordinarily large storage capacity and the ability to regurgitate any contents, often things that it should not have consumed in the first place such as the Tubbies' blankets or Dipsy's hat ("Naughty Noo-Noo!"). Of all the Teletubbies, Po usually becomes most involved with the audience. They're also going to be promoting in New Zealand and Japan, with a possible move to America. Tomboy type. 2006 will see the girls go down under to release Biology in Australia. Problem solver and best "spider-fighter". Models and Wild Horses are two other songs that have been rumoured to be singles. Bilingual: Speaks (broadcasting country's language) and Cantonese. Whole Lotta History will be the next single to be released from Chemistry and will be released on March 13th 2006. Favourite thing: scooter. The video also topped the TV Airplay Chart. (Pui Fan Lee): Female, red, circular antenna. See The Day is Girls Aloud's biggest hit on Radio Airplay since Sound Of The Underground, and peaked at #6. "Drama queen", party-girl and mother type. With this single they became the first girl group in the UK to achieve 11 consecutive Top 10 singles in the UK from debut release to 11th single. Thinks she's the best singer. It charted at #9, although had it been an easier and less competitive week, it would have probably charted better. Very concerned with the welfare of all. Lee's See The Day gave them another top ten hit in December 2005 in the all-important Christmas week. Favourite thing: orange ball. Their cover of Dee C. (Nikky Smedley): Female, yellow, curly antenna. Chemistry charted on December 11, 2005 at number 11, but with high sales that would have been worthy of #1 for 22 weeks out of the year. This is the least liked Teletubby, according to a nationwide British poll. It also reached #1 on the iTunes Most Downloaded Chart, #1 on the TV Airplay Chart and eventually #2 on the Official UK Download Chart. In later episodes, Dipsy had a notably darker face than the other Teletubbies, possibly an attempt by the producers to add ethnic diversity to the line-up. Biology entered the UK charts at number 4 in November 2005 making them the only girl group to ever match the Spice Girls record of 10 consecutive Top 10 singles in the UK. He once lost his hat and Laa-Laa found it, but instead of simply returning Dipsy's hat to the stricken Dipsy, she ran around it for about ten minutes shouting "Dipsy hat, Dipsy hat." A "nature boy", he likes to be with the rabbits. However, they proved their effectiveness as a live group through the "What Will the Neighbours Say" tour in 2005, in which all numbers were sung live. He likes his black and white furry top hat. Despite being the successful contestants of the supposedly talent show, Popstars: The Rivals, they tend not to sing live, with the majority of their performances on-stage done through miming. Robert Debter): He is the green Teletubby, with a straight antenna (like a car's dipstick). Kimberley and Sarah said that they were involved in writing songs for Chemistry – despite only one track (It's Magic) being co-written by them on the final release. (John Simmit) (a.k.a. They also co-wrote the B-sides History and Loving Is Easy. These claims have caused some conservative Christians to regard Falwell's views as ridiculous. Although Girls Aloud are often criticised for not writing their own songs – a common trend among pop artists – Girls Aloud have writing credits for five out of 14 tracks on their second album: Big Brother, Hear Me Out, Thank Me Daddy, I Say A Prayer For You, and 100 Different Ways. Falwell cited the Teletubby's purple color, "purse", and triangle antenna as symbolic of homosexuality. Chemistry was released on December 5, 2005, and features the new single Biology, plus Sarah's favourite track Swinging London Town, and Models, which appeared on their ITV2 documentary Girls Aloud: Home Truths.. Falwell issued an attack in his National Liberty Journal, citing a Washington Post "In/Out" column which stated that lesbian comedian Ellen DeGeneres was "out" as the chief national gay representative—while trendy Tinky Winky was "in". It was followed by the release of a calendar, official book and tour DVD. Tinky Winky aroused the interest of Jerry Falwell in 1997 when Falwell alleged that the character was a "gay role model". The first single to be taken from the forthcoming album, Long Hot Summer (number 7), was the group's ninth consecutive top ten hit. (Dave Thompson, Mark Heenehan, Simon Shelton): He is the largest of the Teletubbies, is covered in purple terrycloth, has a triangular antenna on his head, and is notable for the red luggage (described by the show as a "magic bag", but often perceived as a handbag) he always seems to have at hand, also considered by some as a homosexual. In September 2005 the group worked on their third album, Chemistry, after a short break following their sell-out UK tour. It was reported that by 2002 the set had become overgrown, and pending the 2003 lease expiration it was expected to become farmland again. In September it followed in the footsteps of No Good Advice by picking up a second Popjustice £20 Music Prize. In real life the Teletubbies' landscape was an outdoor set located in rural Warwickshire, England, at Sweet Knowle Farm, Redhill Bank Rd, Whimpstone, CV37 8NR (between Stratford upon Avon and Shipston on Stour, close to the River Stour; Google map [1]). This was the final single to be taken from their second album. Since the four years of production had exceeded the target audience's range of ages, it was deemed that continuance was unnecessary, and the existing 365 episodes will be played in re-runs for years to come. The girls' eighth single, Wake Me Up, was released on February 21st 2005 and charted at number 4, continuing their string of top five singles. It is reported that this was due to substantial pay rise demands by the previously anonymous actors portraying the Teletubbies. Not only had they picked up a Glamour Award for 'Band Of The Year' and been voted as some of the world's sexiest women, they were also nominated for a Brit Award alongside McFly and Natasha Bedingfield. In 2001 production was cancelled and it was announced that no new episodes would be produced. By the start 2005, Girls Aloud were at the height of fame. Fortunately one of their companions is the Noo-Noo, a sentient, self-propelled vacuum cleaner. The success of the album led to the girls announcing a tour for the following year. They are spectacularly messy eaters. What Will the Neighbours Say? featured the production and song writing work of Xenomania, a British production house. The Teletubbies' diet seems to consist exclusively of Tubby Custard (which is sucked through a spiral straw bowl) and Tubby Toast (circular toast with a smiley face on it). Their second album, entitled What Will the Neighbours Say?, was released on November 29th 2004 and entered the album charts at number 6, going platinum in under one month. To adults the laughter does not seem to be in response to any stimulus or humorous developments in the plotline of the episode. Love Machine went on to be used in adverts for Homebase, and was covered by the Arctic Monkeys on Radio 1's Live Lounge. The baby in the sun occasionally laughs out loud in short bursts. This was the official single of the 2004 Children in Need appeal, helping to raise money for the charity. A prominent feature of each episode is a radiant sun that has an image of a smiling baby superimposed upon it. They hit number 1 again with their next single, a cover of The Pretenders classic I'll Stand By You, released toward the end of November. The surreal environment is an evocation of a toddler's perception of the world, where they are ordered about and told to go to sleep, whilst wonderful and mysterious things happen without explanation. Love Machine was nominated as ITV's Record Of The Year, but was beaten by Busted's Thunderbirds Are Go. Perhaps the most common exclamation, however, is "Big hugs!" which one or more of the Teletubbies will invariably call for during the course of an episode, resulting in an enthusiastic group hug ("Teletubbies love each other very much", confirms the narrator). The group's first 2004 single, The Show, also entered the singles chart at number 2, as did Love Machine – a track which became one of the year's most popular songs. Laa-Laa, when flustered, will explode with "Bibberly cheese!", which is as angry as they get. The victim had claimed the attack was racially motivated, but the singer was acquitted of this charge. The Teletubbies' catch-phrases are Eh-oh (hello), as in: Eh-oh, Laa-Laa, to which Laa-Laa will respond, Eh-oh, [other Tubby's name]; "Uh-oh", a common toddler response to anything untowards; "Run away! Run away!", especially from Dipsy; and "Bye-bye" at least four times in a row. In 2003 band member Cheryl Tweedy was convicted of assaulting a nightclub toilet attendant and sentenced to community service. Tubbies are at the stage of understanding speech but not yet fully capable of articulating it, exactly like their target audience. Both were popular and helped to increase sales of the album, which went platinum after a re-issue at the end of the year. The Teletubbies speak in a gurgling baby language which is the subject of some controversy amongst educationalists, some of whom argue that this supposedly made-up talk is not good for children (a similar complaint was made forty years previously about another children's series, The Flowerpot Men). Also released in 2003 were the singles Life Got Cold (number 3), and Jump (number 2) – a cover of a Pointer Sisters song, which featured on the soundtrack to the 2003 film Love Actually. The repeating of practically every word is familiar to everyone who has ever worked with young children. Girls Aloud's debut album, Sound Of The Underground, was released in May 2003. The pacing and design of the show was developed by a cognitive psychologist, Andrew Davenport, who structured the show to fit the attention spans of the target audience. This track went on to become one of the biggest of the year, and was also the first winner of the tongue-in-cheek Popjustice £20 Music Prize. The Teletubbies have the bodily proportions, behaviour and language of toddlers. Girls Aloud followed their debut single with the number 2 hit No Good Advice, proving that they weren't going to be one-hit wonders. When the series is shown in different countries around the world, the film inserts are to be tailored to suit local audiences. Originally tipped to be more successful than the girls, One True Voice released just two singles, achieved little success and quickly disbanded. These screens are used to segue into short film sequences, which are generally repeated at least once. Disney Channel viewers later voted this as best single of 2002-2003 at the Disney Channel Kids Awards. They are instead furry, and have metallic silver-azure rectangular "screens" adorning their abdomens. Girls Aloud won with their single Sound of the Underground which then stayed at number one for four weeks. The costumes vaguely resemble bulky spacesuits, although the Tubbies appear not to wear clothes. In Christmas 2002 the two bands competed for the symbolic number one position in the Christmas Week UK's singles chart. The Teletubbies are played by actors encased in large costumes, although the sets are designed so as to give no sense of scale. The winning boy band was called One True Voice and was managed by Pete Waterman. The only natural fauna are rabbits (although birds are often heard, particularly blackcap and wren) and it is always sunny and pleasant save for one exception where puddles are required. The resulting female line-up became Girls Aloud, managed by Louis Walsh. The environment is dotted with unusually talkative flowers and periscope-like "voice trumpets". One contestant was eliminated each week until the final line-ups emerged. The programme features four colourful tubby creatures: Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po, who live within a futuristic dome (the "Tubbytronic Superdome"), set in a landscape of rolling grasslands. During October and November, the finalists took to the stage every Saturday night, singing for their place in one of the two bands. . Two new finalists (Kimberly Walsh and Nicola Roberts) were chosen, and the show continued. Teletubbies was controversial for this reason, and also for a perception that it was insufficiently educational. However, before the first round of the finals two of the original female finalists were replaced: Hazel Kaneswaren was found to be too old to participate, whilst Nicola Ward refused to sign the contract. The mixture of bright colours, unusual designs, repetitive non-verbal dialogue, the ritualistic format and the occasional forays into physical comedy appealed to a demographic who perceived the show as having psychedelic connotations. Ten men and ten women were selected from the auditions to go forward as finalists. Teletubbies say Eh-Oh, a single based around the show's theme song, reached #1 on the UK Singles Chart in December 1997 and remained in the top 100 for eight months, selling over a million copies. Following the success of Hear'Say (winners of the original Popstars show), several thousand applicants attended auditions around the UK, hoping for a place in one of the groups. Although the show is aimed at children between the ages of one and four, the show was a substantial cult hit with older generations, particularly college students who bought the customary regulation T Shirts. In 2002 a new UK talent search show called Popstars: The Rivals was launched, with the aim of creating a five-piece boy band and a five-piece girl band. He makes the teletubbies become terrorists, its sooooooo cooooolllll. . but there like all terrorists, havent you seen the episode with bin laden in it. Release Date March 13th 2006. Game. See The Day (Karaoke Video). See The Day Video). Album Medley. See The Day (Roundhouse Mix). I Don't Really Hate You. See the Day. It's Magic. See the Day. Chart Run (Top 40): 09-10-19-37. Highest UK Download Chart Position: 27. Highest UK Chart Position: 9. Lee. Originally Recorded By: Dee C. Release Date: December 19th 2005. Butterfly Game. Biology (Karaoke Video). Biology (Video). Biology (Tony Lamezma Remix). Nobody But You. Biology. The Show (Tony Lamezma Club Mix). Biology. Chart Run (Top 40): 04-05-09-12-21-29-31-33. Highest UK Download Chart Position: #2. Highest UK Chart Position: #4. Release Date: November 14th 2005. Long Hot Summer (Live From G-A-Y Version). Jump (Almighty Vocal Mix). Long Hot Summer (Tony Lamezma Rides Again). Long Hot Summer. 'GA Autos' Garage Game. Long Hot Summer (Karaoke Video). Long Hot Summer (Video). Real Life (Live From The Hammersmith Apollo). Long Hot Summer (Benites Beats). Long Hot Summer. Love Machine (Live from The Hammersmith Apollo). Long Hot Summer. Chart Run (Top 40): 07-14-24-36. Highest UK Download Chart Position: #16. Ireland: #16. Highest UK Chart Position: #7. Release Date: 22nd August 2005. Wake Me Up (Gravitas Club Mix). Loving is Easy. Wake Me Up. Motorbike Game. Wake Me Up (Karaoke Video). Wake Me Up (Video). History. Wake Me Up (Tony's Lamezma's "Love Affair"). Wake Me Up. I'll Stand By You (Gravitas Vocal Dub Mix Edit). Wake Me Up. Chart Run (Top 40): 04-10-14-23-34. Highest UK Download Chart Position: #17. Ireland: #6. Highest UK Chart Position: #4. Release Date: 21st February 2005. I'll Stand By You (Enhanced Video). Medley (What Will The Neighbours Say Medley). I'll Stand By You (Tony Lamezma's Club Romp). I'll Stand By You. Real Life. I'll Stand By You. Chart Run (Top 40): 01-01-04-05-09-09-12-22-40. Highest UK Download Chart Position: #5. Ireland: #3. Highest UK Chart Position: #1. Release Date: 15th November 2004. Originally Recorded By: The Pretenders. Love Machine (Tony Lamezma Mix). Love Machine. Club Game. Love Machine (Karaoke Video). Love Machine (Enhanced Video). Androgynous Girls. Love Machine (Gravitas Disco Mix). Love Machine. The Show (Flip & Fill Remix). Love Machine. Chart Run (Top 40): 02-02-08-18-21-32-34. Highest UK Download Chart Position: #6. Ukraine: #8. Ireland: #9. Netherlands: #15. Highest UK Chart Position: #2. Release Date: 13th September 2004. The Show (Ringtone). Jump (Flip and Fill Remix). The Show. The Show (Enhanced Video). The Show (Instrumental). The After Show (Interview). The Show (Gravitas Club Mix). The Show. Jump (Flip and Fill Remix). The Show. Chart Run (Top 40): 02-05-12-15-22-28. Ireland: #5. Highest UK Chart Position: #2. Release Date: 28th June 2004. Girls Allowed (Almighty Vocal Mix). Jump (for My Love). Jump (Almighty Vocal Mix). Love Bomb (Album Version). Jump (for My Love). Grease. Girls Allowed. Jump (for My Love). Chart Run (Top 40): 02-04-06-12-20-20-17-25-29-32-37. Sweden: #9. New Zealand: #13. Netherlands: #11. Belgium: #6. Australia: #23. Ireland: #2. Highest UK Chart Position: #2. Release Date: 17th November 2003. Originally Recorded By: Pointer Sisters. Lights, Music, Camera, Action!. Life Got Cold (Radio Version). Life Got Cold (Album Version). Life Got Cold (Stella Browne Edit). Life Got Cold (29 Palms Remix Edit). Life Got Cold (Radio Edit). Life Got Cold (Album Version). Photo Gallery. Life Got Cold (Video). No Good Advice (Double Funk Clean Vocal Mix). Girls on Film. Life Got Cold. Chart Run (Top 40): 03-08-16-31-36. Ireland: #2. Highest UK Chart Position: #3. Release Date: 18th August 2003. On a Round. No Good Advice. Behind the scenes footage from the No Good Advice video shoot. Photo Gallery. No Good Advice (Audio). Sound of the Underground (Video). No Good Advice (Enhanced Video). No Good Advice (Dreadzone Vocal Mix). On a Round. No Good Advice. Chart Run (Top 40): 02-05-11-17-26-36. Ireland: #2. Netherlands: #23. Highest UK Chart Position: #2. Release Date: 12th May 2003. Stay Another Day. Sound of the Underground. Exclusive Interview with Girls Aloud. Stay Another Day (Instrumental Version). Sound of the Underground. Sound of the Underground (Remix). Stay Another Day. Sound of the Underground. Chart Run (Top 40): 01-01-01-01-03-05-09-15-19-19-22-27-38. Sweden: #39. Ireland: #1. Netherlands: #9. Belgium: #13. Australia: #31. Greece: #8. Highest UK Chart Position: #1. Release Date: 16th December 2002. Racy Lacey (UK Bonus). No Regrets (UK Bonus). It's Magic. Swinging London Town. Long Hot Summer. Whole Lotta History. Waiting. Watch Me Go. See The Day. Wild Horses. Biology. Models. Intro. Certificate: Platinum. Total Sales: 280,000 to date shipping over 300,000. Highest UK Chart Position:11. Released: 5th December 2005. Chemistry. 100 Different Ways (UK Bonus). I Say a Prayer For You (UK Bonus). Thank Me Daddy. Here We Go. Real Life. Graffiti My Soul. Hear Me Out. Big Brother. Deadlines and Diets. Wake Me Up. Jump. I'll Stand By You. Love Machine. The Show. Certificate: Platinum x2. Total Sales: 545,000 shipping over 600,000. Highest UK Chart Position: #6. Released: 29th November 2004. What Will The Neighbours Say?. Life Got Cold (Enhanced Video). No Good Advice (Enhanced Video). Sound of the Underground (Enhanced Video). Girls on Film (UK Bonus). White Lies. Stop. Boogie Down Love. Love/Hate. Forever and a Night. Girls Allowed. You Freak Me Out. Mars Attack. All I Need (All I Don't). Some Kind of Miracle (New Version). Jump. Life Got Cold. No Good Advice. Sound of the Underground. Highest UK Chart Position: #42. Released: 1st December 2003. Sound of the Underground (Re-Issue). Everything You Ever Wanted (UK Bonus). Love Bomb (UK Bonus). White Lies. Don't Want You Back. Boogie Down Love. Love/Hate. Forever and a Night. Girls Allowed. Stop. Mars Attack. Life Got Cold. All I Need (All I Don't). Some Kind of Miracle. No Good Advice. Sound of the Underground. Certificate: Platinum. Total Sales: 300,000 (including re-release). Highest UK Chart Position: #2. Released: 26th May 2003. Sound of the Underground. |