List of Teletubbies episodes

This is a list of episodes of the preschool television series with the Teletubbies.

Series overview

Original series

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast airedNetwork
111831 March 1997 (1997-03-31)31 December 1997 (1997-12-31)CBBC (UK)
PBS Kids (US)
21261 January 1998 (1998-01-01)31 December 1998 (1998-12-31)
3561 January 1999 (1999-01-01)17 December 1999 (1999-12-17)
43031 July 2000 (2000-07-31)22 December 2000 (2000-12-22)
5351 January 2001 (2001-01-01)16 February 2001 (2001-02-16)

Original series (1997–2001)

Series 1 (1997)

Teletubbies series 1

Series 2 (1998)

Teletubbies series 2

Series 3 (1999)

Teletubbies series 3

Series 4 (2000)

Teletubbies series 4

Series 5 (2001)

Teletubbies series 5

Revival series (2015—2018)

Season 6 2015-present

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Title Original airdate
1 (366) "Making Friends" 9 November 2015 (2015-11-09)
The Teletubbies say "eh-oh" to each other in turn and say "eh-oh" to the flowers while the children in "Tummy Tales" make friendship circles out of handprints.
2 (367) "Watering Can" 10 November 2015 (2015-11-10)
Po waters lots of different objects with a watering can so that they grow. When the watering can disappears and everything returns to its normal size, The Teletubbies celebrate with a splashy puddle dance. A child in "Tummy Tales" waters tomatoes on an allotment.
3 (368) "Up and Down" 11 November 2015 (2015-11-11)
When the Tubby Phone rings, Dipsy goes down the slide to answer it then back up again. The Teletubbies have fun doing the Dipsy phone dance and watch a "Tummy Tale" about a boy travelling up and down in a lift.
4 (369) "Favourite Things" 12 November 2015 (2015-11-12)
Tinky-Winky, Dipsy and Po have their favourite things to play with but Laa-Laa doesn't have her ball. The others help her to find it. The Teletubbies then watch a "Tummy Tale" about a boy and his favourite thing - a bike.
5 (370) "Babies" 13 November 2015 (2015-11-13)
The Teletubbies eat tubby custard and ride the custard train around their home. A child in "Tummy Tales" tries to make his baby sister laugh.
6 (371) "Hiding" 16 November 2015 (2015-11-16)
Tinky-Winky keeps standing in the way when Laa-Laa is trying to look at the flowers. The Teletubbies watch a "Tummy Tale" about playing hide and seek.
7 (372) "Bubbles" 17 November 2015 (2015-11-17)
The tubby custard machine is making lots of tubby custard bubbles so The Teletubbies have fun chasing and popping them, just like the children in "Tummy Tales".
8 (373) "Musical Box" 18 November 2015 (2015-11-18)
The Teletubbies watch a grandma showing her grandson an old music box and Tinky Winky and Po play with a music box too.
9 (374) "Puddles" 19 November 2015 (2015-11-19)
It's raining in Teletubbyland so the Teletubbies spend the day eating toast and splashing in puddles, just like the children in "Tummy Tales".
10 (375) "Wake Up Time!" 20 November 2015 (2015-11-20)
Po needs more sleep before waking up for an energetic Tubby Phone dance. In "Tummy Tales" children enjoy acting out the nursery song, Sleeping Bunnies.
11 (376) "Windy Day" 23 November 2015 (2015-11-23)
It's a windy day in Teletubbyland and Dipsy's hat blows away - oh no! Po helps Dipsy to get his hat back, while, in "Tummy Tales", children have fun playing on a windy beach.
12 (377) "Bumps!" 24 November 2015 (2015-11-24)
The Teletubbies have fun bumping into each other and watch children in "Tummy Tales" riding on bumper cars.
13 (378) "Muddy Footprints" 25 November 2015 (2015-11-25)
Laa Laa leaves muddy footprints on a rug but magically makes them disappear by singing. Meanwhile, in "Tummy Tales" the children enjoy a squelchy walk through mud with bare feet.
14 (379) "Bouncy Ball" 26 November 2015 (2015-11-26)
Laa Laa's ball makes a mess in home dome where the other Teletubbies have just sat down to eat yummy bowls of Tubbycustard. In "Tummy Tales", the children blow up a big bouncy ball and play with it in the park.
15 (380) "Roundy Round" 27 November 2015 (2015-11-27)
Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa Laa and Po do a roundy round dance and watch children in "Tummy Tales" ride a carousel that also goes round and round.

Season 7 2016-present

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Title Original airdate
16 (381) "New Toy" 18 January 2016 (2016-01-18)
The children in "Tummy Tales" play pass the parcel whilst the Dup Dup delivers toys for the Teletubbies to play with.
17 (382) "Sing Song" 19 January 2016 (2016-01-19)
Laa Laa makes up a lovely song and sings it with the other Teletubbies. A children's choir sings in "Tummy Tales".
18 (383) "Messy Fun" 20 January 2016 (2016-01-20)
The Teletubbies get very messy when the tubby custard machine takes them on a tubby custard ride which splats tubby custard everywhere. The children in "Tummy Tales" have lots of messy fun at the park.
19 (384) "Silly Sausages" 21 January 2016 (2016-01-21)
Tinky Winky, Laa Laa and Po laugh themselves silly with a joke but when they tell it to Dipsy he doesn't laugh. In "Tummy Tales", some children have fun being silly in the park.
20 (385) "Red" 22 January 2016 (2016-01-22)
A red balloon floats into Teletubbyland and Po leads the tubby phone dance. Po shows the balloon to the others and some children play in a room full of red balloons in "Tummy Tales".
21 (386) "Reflections" 25 January 2016 (2016-01-25)
The Teletubbies say eh-oh to their reflections in a puddle and Dipsy's hat falls in and gets wet. The sun comes out to play and some children say hello to their own reflections in "Tummy Tales".
22 (387) "Big Dance" 26 January 2016 (2016-01-26)
As the children in "Tummy Tales" dance together on a colourful dance floor, the Teletubbies do a new dance. First in pairs and then all together.
23 (388) "Train Ride" 27 January 2016 (2016-01-27)
Po gets on the tubby custard ride and makes lots of tubby custard. Po shares the custard with Tinky Winky, Dipsy and Laa-Laa and in "Tummy Tales", the children have a ride on a steam train.
24 (389) "Wait For It!" 28 January 2016 (2016-01-28)
The Teletubbies wait for tubby toast, then wait for the Tubby Phone and finally wait for the Tiddlytubbies to go to sleep. In "Tummy Tales", a boy waits to cross the road with his granddad and then waits for the bus.
25 (390) "Snowball" 29 January 2016 (2016-01-29)
It's a cold day in Teletubbyland - so cold that it is snowing! The Teletubbies find a big snowball and do a snowball dance before watching a group of children in "Tummy Tales" make a caterpillar out of snow.
26 (391) "Packing" 1 February 2016 (2016-02-01)
Tinky Winky puts Dipsy's hat in the bag - then Noo Noo hoovers them both up! The children in "Tummy Tales" pack a bag for an overnight stay at a relatives house, then the Teletubbies do a suitcase dance.
27 (392) "Number Four" 2 February 2016 (2016-02-02)
The Teletubbies count to four - four Teletubbies, four flowers, four pieces of Tubbytoast. In "Tummy Tales" two sisters help their dad to put a number four on their front door.
28 (393) "Flying" 3 February 2016 (2016-02-03)
The Teletubbies pretend to fly. Po goes so fast on her scooter that it begins to fly over Teletubbyland. In "Tummy Tales" a group of children watch swans flying.
29 (394) "Taps" 4 February 2016 (2016-02-04)
Tinky Winky's bag fills up with sparkles from a tap and when the house overflows with custard, Po has to turn the tubby custard machine off. A child in "Tummy Tales" uses a new tap in the bathroom when brushing her teeth before bedtime.
30 (395) "Party!" 5 February 2016 (2016-02-05)
It's party time! The Teletubbies have lots of balloons, party blowers and sparkles. They visit the Tiddlytubbies and do a fun party dance. In "Tummy Tales" twins celebrate their birthday with friends.
31 (396) "Custard Chaos" 9 May 2016 (2016-05-09)
The Tubbycustard machine careers out of home dome and takes a messy ride around Teletubbyland with Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po on board.
32 (397) "Tallest Shortest" 10 May 2016 (2016-05-10)
The Teletubbies stand up to see who is the tallest and who is the shortest. Tinky Winky and Po play with the Tiddlytubbies and the children in "Tummy Tales" put themselves into height order ready for a photograph.
33 (398) "Rolling" 11 May 2016 (2016-05-11)
Laa-Laa and Po have fun, first rolling down a hill and then rolling each other! The Teletubbies enjoy watching children in "Tummy Tales" rolling down a slope.
34 (399) "Conga" 12 May 2016 (2016-05-12)
The Teletubbies do a conga dance and then conga into home dome to answer the Tubby Phone. In "Tummy Tales" the children have lots of fun as they conga around the soft play center.
35 (400) "Waving" 13 May 2016 (2016-05-13)
The Teletubbies decide to play a waving game and then they have fun watching the children in "Tummy Tales" waving as they set off on a boat. Finally the Teletubbies wave to the Tiddlytubbies who are off to sleepybyes.
36 (401) "Catch the Ball" 16 May 2016 (2016-05-16)
Po and Laa-Laa play catch with a ball. In "Tummy Tales", two brothers learn to catch a ball and play catch with their dog.
37 (402) "Loop the Loop" 17 May 2016 (2016-05-17)
In "Tummy Tales", a group of children watch a plane loop the loop in the air. The Teletubbies have magical fun watching a shooting star loop the loop and the Tubbytoast goes loop the loop as it flies out of the Tubby Toaster.
38 (403) "Follow the Leader" 18 May 2016 (2016-05-18)
The Teletubbies play choo-choo and follow the Tubbycustard machine. The children in "Tummy Tales" follow their nursery teacher to the local playground.
39 (404) "Purple" 19 May 2016 (2016-05-19)
In "Tummy Tales", a young boy learns to knit with purple wool and in Teletubbyland, Tinky Winky answers the Tubby Phone. He also plays with the Tiddlytubbies.
40 (405) "Ballet" 20 May 2016 (2016-05-20)
Dipsy ballet twirls with the Tiddlytubbies and in "Tummy Tales", a group of children put on ballet performances for their families.
41 (406) "Taking a Ride" 23 May 2016 (2016-05-23)
The Teletubbies ride the Dup Dup and the Tubby Custard Machine. In "Tummy Tales", a boy takes a ride on a cable car.
42 (407) "Photos" 24 May 2016 (2016-05-24)
The Teletubbies take selfies with the Tubby Phone and a child in "Tummy Tales" has their photo taken in a photo booth with their grandparent.
43 (408) "Knock Knock" 25 May 2016 (2016-05-25)
Tinky Winky knocks on a door and is welcomed by Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po. The children in "Tummy Tales" knock on their neighbours' doors.
44 (409) "Things" 26 May 2016 (2016-05-26)
The Teletubbies find different uses for their favourite things and a child in "Tummy Tales" makes a seaside picture out of lots of things.
45 (410) "Breakfast" 27 May 2016 (2016-05-27)
The Teletubbies wake up and can't decide whether to have tubby custard or tubby toast, so they have both!
46 (411) "Keep Fit" 17 October 2016 (2016-10-17)
The Teletubbies feel tired after doing lots of keep-fit exercises but they are ready for action again after eating lots of Tubby Custard. In Tummy Tales, a child, her mum and their dog keep fit on a beach.
47 (412) "Party Invitation" 18 October 2016 (2016-10-18)
In Tummy Tales, a child makes party invitations and in Teletubbyland a magical party invitation arrives. It's an invitation for the Teletubbies to attend the Tiddlytubbies' party.
48 (413) "Taking Turns" 19 October 2016 (2016-10-19)
Laa-Laa and Po take turns to ride Po's scooter and then they take turns to play with the Tiddlytubbies. Children in Tummy Tales take turns to press apples into juice.
49 (414) "Horses" 20 October 2016 (2016-10-20)
When a Voice Trumpet rises and makes sounds like a horse, Tinky Winky, Dipsy and Laa-Laa trot and gallop across Teletubbyland pretending to be horses. Children in Tummy Tales help to groom and feed a horse.
50 (415) "Running Race" 21 October 2016 (2016-10-21)
The Teletubbies do running races and they each have a chance to win. When the Tubby Phone rings, there's a race to reach it before the Tubby Phone Dance. In Tummy Tales, two sisters watch their dad running in a race.
51 (416) "Fixing Things" 24 October 2016 (2016-10-24)
When the Noo-noo fixes the broken Tubby Custard Machine, the Teletubbies go on a Tubby Custard Ride and make a lovely custardy mess inside and outside Home Dome. In Tummy Tales, a boy helps his mum fix a hole in his space hopper.
52 (417) "Being Quiet" 25 October 2016 (2016-10-25)
Tinky Winky can't sleep and goes outside to play so as not to wake the other Teletubbies. But Tinky Winky's noisy footsteps, on top of Home Dome, wakes them up! In Tummy Tales, children quietly feed some birds and the Teletubbies are quiet as they watch the Tiddlytubbies go to Sleepybyes.
53 (418) "Music" 26 October 2016 (2016-10-26)
The Teletubbies become a pop group and perform a pop song. In Tummy Tales, children watch a one man band playing music and accompany him by playing their own music.
54 (419) "Making Sounds" 27 October 2016 (2016-10-27)
Po makes lots of silly, funny sounds with the levers and buttons in Home Dome and then the Tubby Phone rings for a silly Tubby Phone Dance. The Teletubbies enjoy watching children visit a farm and copying the sounds they hear.
55 (420) "Rainbow" 28 October 2016 (2016-10-28)
The Teletubbies go for a walk on a lovely sunny day, but then clouds appear and it starts to rain. A rainbow shines in the sky and a rainbow path gives the Teletubbies a magical trail to follow. In Tummy Tales, children make a huge rainbow print with their feet.
56 (421) "Twinkle Twinkle" 31 October 2016 (2016-10-31)
It is night time in Teletubbyland and the Teletubbies are all sleeping, apart from Tinky Winky. Stepping outside, Tinky Winky sees a star in the sky which sings Twinkle Twinkle. The other Teletubbies are woken so they can enjoy the special twinkly star. In Tummy Tales, a girl looks up to the night sky to spot the twinkliest star.
57 (422) "Football" 1 November 2016 (2016-11-01)
Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po play football. The Teletubbies' ball goes inside Home Dome, just as the Tubby Phone begins to ring. It is time for a Tubby Phone Dance! The children in Tummy Tales enjoy a football lesson.
58 (423) "Again Again" 2 November 2016 (2016-11-02)
The Teletubbies can't get enough of the Tubby Custard Ride so they ask to go on it again and again! In Tummy Tales, children play on a slide again and again.
59 (424) "Tall Tower" 3 November 2016 (2016-11-03)
Laa-Laa has fun watching Dipsy stretch up, like a very tall tower. The Tubby Toaster goes crazy and fires out lots of Tubby Toast which ends up in a tall tower too. The Teletubbies watch children climb the stairs to the top of a tall tower in Tummy Tales.
60 (425) "Inside Outside" 4 November 2016 (2016-11-04)
The Teletubbies have lots of fun playing inside and outside Home Dome. They wave to the Tiddlytubbies from inside and outside too. In Tummy Tales, a girl helps her dad take wet washing from inside to hang up outside to dry.

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