It begins with the rabbit song. Tinky Winky sees Dipsy on top of the house. The Magic Windmill spins and the Teletubbies watch some children playing an 'on top and underneath' game. The Teletubbies play their own version of the game - standing on the top of a hill and underneath clouds. Po's scooter comes along and Dipsy's hat is on top of Po's scooter.

On Top and Underneath

Pui Fan Lee

John Simmit

Nikky Smedley

Simon Shelton

Jessica Smith

Barrel Organ

Puppies

The Teletubbies play games amongst the hills and watch a little girl painting a picture of her Mum. A book appears in Teletubbyland for Tinky Winky to read. The book shows Dipsy Jumping, Laa Laa hopping, Po rolling, and Tinky Winky dancing and everything in the book actually happens.

Mum's Portrait

A Voice Trumpet rises and sings Po a nursery rhyme called I Had a Little Nut Tree. The Teletubbies watch some children making lots of different things using gold and silver. Laa-Laa decides to go for a walk and finds a beautiful golden tree with silver leaves. She fetches Tinky Winky, Dipsy, and Po to see the gold and silver tree. They all think it's very beautiful.

Gold and Silver

The Teletubbies pop up behind a hill and then watch a boy and his mom play the piano. A piano appears in Teletubbyland. Tinky Winky and Po have great fun bashing away at the keys, but when they play nicely, they play a lovely tune.

Honky Tonk Piano

The Teletubbies watch a video of some children running on a beach. Dipsy then ran, the Teletubbies wondered why Dipsy was running. Dipsy was running because he loves to run and then all the Teletubbies run all over Teletubbyland.

Running

Po was walking over Teletubbyland before she rushed off to get the other Teleubbies to watch two children watching a herd of elephants in a safari park. The Teletubbies watch Little Bo Peep search for her sheep before flying away into the sky.

Baby Elephant

The Teletubbies meet each other and say hello to each other before the Magic Windmill spins and the Teletubbies watch some children watering the garden. After some activities, they watch the Magic Tree and the doves before doing a Splashing dance.

Watering the Garden

The Teletubbies dance around the Superdome before the Magic Windmill spins and shows a child and a baby playing with a treasure box and Dipsy is followed by a magic musical cloud.

Treasure Box

The Teletubbies watch some children playing in the park, they show us their quiet garden and the playground with slides, swings, and a see-saw.

This Is Our Park

Dipsy walks along and bumps into a tree and a Voice Trumpet pops up and makes a sound of a grasshopper. After watching Andy Brown and some children hunting for grasshoppers, the Teletubbies play a jumping game in Teletubbyland, Tinky Winky jumps over his bag, Dipsy jumps over some flowers, Laa Laa jumps over the path and Po jumps all the way over the House.

Grasshoppers

The Magic Windmill starts to spin and it wakes up Laa-Laa, so she runs outside to fetch the other Teletubbies and they watch a girl make breakfast for her mom.

My Mum's Breakfast

Laa Laa is playing with her ball until the Magic Windmill spins and the Teletubbies watch two girls go ten pin bowling. Laa-Laa plays with her ball again. It begins to rain, so Laa-Laa plays with her ball indoors, not very carefully. It makes everybody fall over. Everyone is happy when the rain stops. Now Laa-Laa can play with her ball outside.

Ten Pin Bowling

The Teletubbies link arms with each other and walk sideways before the Magic Windmill spins and the Teletubbies watch Oliver and his llama. Po makes everyone happy with her singing and dancing. Po is feeling happy, and when Dipsy sees that Po is happy, he is happy too.

Llama

The Teletubbies enjoy a big hug, before listening to a lady tell a story about four friends. She uses her hands to help tell the story. The Teletubbies do the Stretching dance and watch The Animal Parade as it takes place in Teletubbyland.

Asian Storyteller

Tinky Winky comes down the slide before the Magic Windmill spins and the Teletubbies watch two girls climb a hill and look at the view. In Teletubbyland, Po looks for Tinky Winky over the hills, between the trees and along the path, but she cannot see him. Then Po sees a big hill, so she climbs up and up to look around. Now she can see Tinky Winky, coming out of the house.

Up the Hill

A voice trumpet makes woofing sounds, which the Teletubbies copy again and again. They watch two children painting a dog kennel. After some activities, the Teletubbies watch The Singing Man in the Pink House before the Magic Windmill stops spinning.

Dog Kennel

Tinky Winky and Po walk together until the Magic Windmill spins and the Teletubbies watch a little boy show his friend his scrapbook. Tinky Winky puts Dipsy's hat inside his bag. Then Noo Noo sucks up Tinky Winky's bag, with Dipsy's hat inside it, into his tummy then Tinky Winky and Dipsy chase the Noo Noo and Noo Noo eventually returns the hat and bag.

Scrapbook

The Teletubbies sit down for Tubby Toast. After they've eaten, the Tubby Toaster malfunctions, and some more toast lands on their plates. They eat that, and more toast lands again. Tinky Winky is full up, so he gives his to Dipsy. Dipsy is full up, so he gives his to Laa-Laa. Laa-Laa is full up so she gives hers to Po. Then Po is full up, so the Noo Noo eats her Tubby Toast. The Magic Windmill spins and the Teletubbies watch some children collecting stones. the Teletubbies then watch The Three Ships sail through Teletubbyland.

Collecting Stones

Po is riding on her scooter before the Magic Windmill spins and the Teletubbies watch a little boy going for a ride in his grandad's motorbike side car. In Teletubbyland, Po goes to see Tinky Winky, Dipsy, and Laa Laa on her scooter. Then she goes home on her scooter.

Grandad's Motorbike

Noo Noo is hovering about and Dipsy comes then the Voice Trumpet appears and makes a siren sound before the Magic Windmill spins and the Teletubbies watch a little boy whose dad is a firefighter. A beautiful fountain appears, and Laa-Laa sings a fountain song. The fountain plays music like Laa-Laa's song. When she sings high, the fountain gets higher, and when she sings lower, the water gets lower too.

Firefighter

The Teletubbies meet up and say 'Eh-oh!'. They have a big hug before the Magic Windmill spins and the Teletubbies watch two children and their goats. The Tap Dancing Teddy Bear appears in Teletubbyland. The Magic Windmill stops spinning even though it was not time for Tubby Bye Bye, then the Teletubbies decide to sing a special song. They sing along the path, over the hills, at the Table and in Bed, and then they sing to sleep.

Goats

Laa Laa is asleep in her bed but the Magic Windmill spins and the Teletubbies watch a little girl going to the shops to buy a sari. Meanwhile, the Noo Noo is tidying up the Teletubbies' blankets, but Po doesn't want the Noo Noo to tidy up hers.

Buying a Sari

Tinky Winky and Po come out of the house and have a big hug. They go in and out of the house a few times before the Magic Windmill spins and the Teletubbies watch a little girl read the story of Jack and the Beanstalk. After that, a Voice Trumpet appears and sings the rhyme Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum, a magical tree grows and the Teletubbies watch it before heading home.

Jack and the Beanstalk

Laa-Laa is playing indoors with her ball, but Noo Noo catches it and tidies it up. Laa-Laa chases the Noo Noo till she gets her ball back. The Magic Windmill spins and the tap-dancing teddy bear appears. Laa Laa carries on playing with her ball but Noo Noo catches it and tidies it up. Then the Magic Windmill spins and the Teletubbies watch some kids going in and coming out.

Going In and Coming Out

The Teletubbies come out of Home Hill and say 'Eh-oh!' before the Magic Windmill spins and the Teletubbies watch some children with seals. In order to see what everyone else is doing, Tinky Winky looks across Teletubbyland from the top of the dome. He sees Laa-Laa skipping, Po marching, and Dipsy dancing.

Seals

Some children have fun moving to drum music. While the Teletubbies are sleeping, Tinky Winky sings a loud song and wakes them up. Later, Po sings a song so quietly that it sends the Teletubbies back to sleep.

Move with the Drum

The Teletubbies walk about Teletubbyland in a huddle, before watching a little girl with lots of puppies. Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep and comes to Teletubbyland to find them.

Po comes into Home Hill and says Eh-oh when a voice trumpet rises and plays barrel organ music before the Magic Windmill spins and the Teletubbies watch some children who have a barrel organ. A man turns the handle and the children dance. The Teletubbies get their own music box. Tinky Winky turns the handle and the box plays some lovely music. Po dances in time to the tune.

The Teletubbies walk from different directions and meet in the middle before the Magic Windmill spins and the Teletubbies watch a girl visiting her cousin and the Teletubbies take their favorite things to bed with them. Laa-Laa, however, struggles to fit herself and her ball into bed. Laa Laa's ball goes flying all over Teletubbyland. She eventually gets her ball back. Laa Laa loves her ball and Teletubbies love each other very much.

Sleep Over

The Teletubbies sit down to eat Tubby Custard, but they stop to watch the children buy different sorts of vegetables. The Teletubbies discover that the sky is blue, the grass is green, and the flowers are red, but Po and the other Teletubbies ask the question – what color is Tubby Custard? (which is Pink) Then Po eats all the Tubby Custard. Po loves Tubby Custard.

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Pre-school fun, fantasy and education with colourful rotund characters Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po in a magical land called Teletubbyland.

On Top and Underneath

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