The Teletubbies

The Teletubbies are the main characters of the TV Show, Teletubbies. They are four characters who live in the grassy, lovely place known as Teletubbyland. The Teletubbies love to play in Teletubbyland. They live in a dome well known as the Tubbytronic Superdome.

Tinky Winky
Tinky Winky (played by Dave Thompson, Mark Heenehan, and Simon Shelton in the original series and Jeremiah Krage in the new series) is the first Teletubby. He is the largest and oldest of the Teletubbies, being 10 feet tall. He's covered in bright purple terrycloth, has a tomgirlish type and a triangular antenna on his head. He is notable for the red luggage (described by the show as a "magic bag", but often described by other media as a handbag) he always carries. He often hangs out with Po. His character has caused controversy due to allegations that his character's behaviour, bag, and body colour have homosexual qualities.

Dipsy
Dipsy (played by John Simmit in the original series and Nick Kellington in the new series) is the second Teletubby with an antenna that refers to a dipstick because of his name. He is 8 feet tall and is green. Dipsy's skin tone is slightly darker than the other Teletubbies, implying that he is black. He is jolly and likes talking to himself. He wears a white hat with black cow spots. He calls his hat "Dipsy 'Hat" which is how a toddler would say "My Hat." Dipsy is quite stubborn, sarcastic, and contemptuous, and will sometimes refuse to go along with the other Teletubbies' group opinion. He once lost his hat but Laa-Laa found it. He is the second oldest Teletubby after Tinky Winky and he is quite intelligent and mature. He often hangs out with Laa-Laa and Tinky-Winky and is played by John Simmit in the original series and Nick Chee Ping Kellington in the new series. He enjoys playing fun games with the other Teletubbies. In most of the episodes, he can be seen wearing his hat while playing with Tinky Winky, Laa-Laa, and Po while doing any activity they are doing in Teletubbyland. In some episodes, he sometimes plays by himself when nobody is around.

Laa-Laa
Laa-Laa (played by Nikky Smedley in the original series and Rebecca Hyland in the new series) is the third Teletubby. She is yellow and has a curly antenna on her head and she has a giant orange ball. Laa-Laa is very girly. She likes playing with her ball, singing and dancing and doing ballet in the skirt and sings 'Laa-Laa-Li-Laa-Li-Laa-Li-Laa' to herself, hence her name. When Laa-Laa gets frustrated, she sometimes shouts a rather strange word 'BIBBALY-CHEESE'. She is often seen to look out for the other Teletubbies. She is a silly and cute Teletubby, and most of the time she has a cheerful personality. She is as intelligent as Tinky Winky and Dipsy and Po. She knows where places are and likes playing with the other Teletubbies. Laa-Laa often hangs out with Po and Dipsy and even occasionally Tinky Winky. She once saved Dipsy's Hat from being blown away by the wind. Laa-Laa is 6 feet and 6 inches tall. She is the second smallest after Po.

Po
Po (played by Pui Fan Lee in the original series and Rachelle Beinart in the new series) is a rosy red Teletubby with an antenna shaped like a circle used for blowing bubbles. She is the smallest of the Teletubbies. Po is 6 feet tall and can speak in English and Cantonese and her name also in Cantonese means "wave". She is always heard to shout some words in Cantonese such as "Fi dit!" for "Faster!" and, sometimes, "yāt, yih, sàam!" for "one, two, three!".

Movies

 * Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2019)
 * The Great Engine Hunt (2019; silhouettes only)

Trivia

 * The noise that Tinky Winky's behind makes was recycled from the Disney show Goof Troop and is reused from one of Mr. Rude's fart sound effects from The Mr. Men Show.
 * The sound Dipsy's bottom makes was used in the 1952 Mickey Mouse cartoon Pluto's Christmas Tree and was also used in the Nintendo 64 game Donkey Kong 64.
 * Many refer to Po as a male even though it is a female. This is not true as Po is voiced by a woman and Po's gender is actually female and it has been referred in a few episodes. This is usually due to Po being red and for her tomboyish antics.