Teletubbies?

Today, by chance, I saw them for the first time. I simply could
not believe what I saw. I am curious to see what kind of feelings
this show brings out in people.

I was working on my web site about 1am one weekend & had PBS on TV for company when the Teletubbies came on. I was prepared to hate them from the stuff I had heard & read, but I can see where they would be fascinating for the very, very young ones. The part with the TV in their stomachs is strange, but I did like the little clip that was shown & even learned something from it. I just hope they don't become
the bane of parents' existence like Barney has.

Not only not seen it; never heard of it.

I'd actually kind of like to see it, in a "can I actually induce insulin shock through visual stimulus" kind of gross-out motivated way. I like Po, from the pictures I've seen. I do think it's really cool that they're actually HUGE and they've got specially bred enormous rabbits to further the impression that they are small.

You will be assimilated.

I've heard the name, but that's about it.

I thought teletubbies were what you called kids who got fat from watching TV all the time.

I saw it when my kid sister was watching. They danced around a lot and it took them about ten minuted for them to say goodbye.

Please do not let this be another purple dinosaur craze.

I know I've seen it, but I can't for the life of me remember what it's all about, or what it's hook is.

I've heard of them and seen pictures but not the show. I think it's pretty harmless for kids - maybe better for their attention span than Disney movies which parents try to get them to watch anyway. If the parent really wants a "TV babysitter" they're done well. But the parents should really not be sitting the kid in front of a TV, they should be interacting with the kid. That's a great aim but I'm sure there are parents who just can't do it.

I think that I would like to see it.

Guess I can't answer this one. I thought this was a new term for "couch potato".

winky dink-- he carries a purse...... you gotta love it!!

I haven't seen it, but as long as its better than Barney it'll be a great contribution...

My daughter loves this show. The characters are incredibly childish. She has plush dolls and action figures. She loves the whole thing. ***Jettles: Tinkie Winkie, not winky dink. The other characters are Lalla, Po, and Dipsy.

***Badtzmaru: I saw part of "Blues Clues" one day -- it's really cool! :)

seven: Body-image comments are the opposite of humorous.

I think about the best kids' show is Blues Clues -- but it's for ages 2-5 or something -- I read that little kids love that show so much because it really boosts their confidence.
lelle: They're also making a movie! I love the fact that the blue dog is female.

when i first saw ads for the show i thought they were strange. when i saw a stuffed one in Toys R Us, it frightened me

I wrote an article on the show once. Has anyone noticed just how Orwellian their world is? It's enclosed, sanitized (though infested by rabbits), and the only contact with the outside world is through these periscope speakers.

It's an extremely controlled environment, but then again, that might be comforting to small children.

There is something really really odd about the show.. almost scary.

LAA LAA IS THE BEST!!!!!

Huh?

i've never heard of them.

do they sing?

I finally saw one last week - one of them looked rather erotic, a giant blue phallus on it's head.

Hey, where's the Tinky-Winky is homosexual option?

Shows like Teletubbies and Barney worry me because they are so oriented towards their target market that they're not actually doing anything to help kids obtain useful skills like an attention span.

I went to Walmart and squeezed their tummies...One of them said...Daddy ice cream man...Mama bad!!!!! I can see why Jerry Falwell wants them taken off television. Especially the homosexual one Tinky Winky. A Purple Boy with the symbol for homosexuality(a triangle) on his head...carrying a rather cute handbag. Shameful!