The quartet first hit our screens on 31 March 1997, and bowled over young viewers with their gibberish language, television screens on their stomach, and unique antenna coming out of their heads, which helped to identify them.
Some disgruntled viewers claimed the character was gay, as he carried a red handbag, with a US evangelist warning parents that the loveable purple alien was “the gay pride colour”, while his triangle antenna was the “gay pride symbol”. “And I’d slip in Jamaican dance moves, a Bogle there and a Tatty here. People spotted my little wink to my culture and I’m proud of that,” he shared.
She left the show and began working for Ragdoll Productions, and was involved in choreographing other hit kids’ shows including In The Night Garden.The baby of the Teletubbies family was the red alien Po, who was best known for her circular-shaped antenna, and her love for bubbles and her prized possession - her scooter.