Teletubbies teddys Banned anyone remember this?

[onthebusesfan]

The Teletubbies were stars of a phenomenally successful BBC Children’s programme that first hit UK television screens in 1996. They were four characters with rounded tummies that went by the names of Laa Laa, Tinky Winky, Dipsy and Po. Their success brought a variety of spin-off merchandise to toy shops across the globe including versions that offered recordings of Teletubby speak.
It was one such talking version that, according to The People newspaper of October 25, 1998, was summarily removed from American toy store shelves because US children thought that Po was saying offensive phrases in the form of “fatty fatty” or “faggot faggot.” The actual words being said were “fiddy fiddy”.


anyone remember ???

[Richard1978]

Re: Teletubbies teddys Banned anyone remember this?

I remember there were a few odd stories about the Tellytubbies over the years.

[Sly]

Re: Teletubbies teddys Banned anyone remember this?

I remember there was an outrage because one of the phrases the dolls said was misinterpreted from "Again! Again!" to "I got a gun!"

[darren]

Re: Teletubbies teddys Banned anyone remember this?

i remember when the teletubbies firdt appeared on tv.
but never knew they got banned because of what it was thought po said.

surely if that had been true they would have been banned over for saying such things.

i wonder are they still banned uin the U.S.

The Teletubbies were stars of a phenomenally successful BBC Children’s programme that first hit UK television screens in 1996. They were four characters with rounded tummies that went by the names of Laa Laa, Tinky Winky, Dipsy and Po. Their success brought a variety of spin-off merchandise to toy shops across the globe including versions that offered recordings of Teletubby speak.
It was one such talking version that, according to The People newspaper of October 25, 1998, was summarily removed from American toy store shelves because US children thought that Po was saying offensive phrases in the form of “fatty fatty” or “faggot faggot.” The actual words being said were “fiddy fiddy”.


anyone remember ???