4.9/1049 votes#1 - Ned's Bicycle
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/31/1997
We are introduced to the Teletubbies as they ride down the slide inside Home Hill. They enjoy Tubby Toast until the Magic Windmill spins. Following this, the characters watch a boy named Ned and his father getting ready for a bicycle trip. Po finds a flag and leads Tinky Winky on a march across Teletubbyland. Dipsy and Laa-Laa see the flag and join in. The Magic Windmill spins again and the Teletubbies go to watch a Magical Event. The Teletubbies gasp in excitement as an animal parade march through Teletubbyland.
Director: N/A
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- 5.1/1039 votes
#2 - Our Pig Winnie
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/1/1997
The Teletubbies watch a group of siblings named Matthew, James, and Mark talk about their pig, Winnie. Following this, the Teletubbies perform a jumping dance. They play a game called "This Little Teletubby," in which Dipsy goes for a walk, the other three stay at Home, Tinky Winky has Tubby Custard, Laa-Laa and Po have no custard, and Dipsy runs home.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 4.8/1035 votes
#3 - The Grand Old Duke of York
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/2/1997
The Teletubbies join in a game when a Voice Trumpet sings "The Grand Old Duke of York". The magic windmill brings a musical transmission featuring King Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys. After watching the performance, the Teletubbies do the stamping and stepping dance. A drum appears in Teletubbyland shortly afterward. Po beats the drum, causing strange things to occur. After the special drum disappears, the magic windmill starts spinning. The Teletubbies watch a Puppet Man singing inside his house
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 5.0/1033 votes
#4 - Naughty Sock
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/3/1997
The Teletubbies are playing "peek-a-boo." They stop to watch Tamzin Griffin as the Funny Lady. She tells a story about a "Naughty Sock." After the video, Dipsy tries to fall asleep. He is distracted by the other Teletubbies, who are making noise. Tinky Winky, Laa-Laa, and Po decide to sleep outside instead. A Voice Trumpet appears and plays "Rock-a-Bye Baby."
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
4.8/1029 votes#5 - Painting With Hands And Feet
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/4/1997
Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa, and Po watch some children painting using their hands and feet. Po can't stop the tubby custard machine and the Noo-noo has to clean up the mess.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
4.9/1029 votes#6 - Lambs
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/7/1997
Inside the Teletubbies' Home Hill, Tinky Winky is making some adjustments. Then the Magic Windmill starts to spin so Tinky Winky rushes off to get the Teletubbies and they watch lambs being fed. Later, the Teletubbies are having a sleep, until Dipsy makes up a magic tune and wakes them up. Then the Windmill starts to spin and the Teletubbies rush outside to watch the Magical Event. The Teletubbies hear beautiful music in the distance and they head towards it. They stop outside the Home Hill and gasp in wonder as a magic tree starts to grow, along with leaves and five doves appear too.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 5.0/1030 votes
#7 - Playing in the Rain
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 4/8/1997
A cloud appears in Teletubbyland. The Teletubbies watch some children playing in the rain. Then the Teletubbies rush off to do the Splashing Dance by the Home Hill. A cloud makes a puddle in Teletubbyland and all the Teletubbies end up stepping in the puddle. The Windmill starts to spin so the Teletubbies rush off to their usual destination in Teletubbyland. The whole Teletubbyland is filled with water and the Teletubbies watch as three magic ships sail through Teletubbyland.
Director: N/A
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- 4.9/1026 votes
#8 - Dad's Lorry
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 4/9/1997
The Teletubbies watch a story about a lorry and Dipsy goes on a walk and along his journey he meets the other Tubbies.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
5.0/1025 votes#9 - Numbers – 1
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 4/10/1997
Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po have a tutu they love to take turns wearing. They watch children talking about the number one before taking it in turns to stand on one leg. A magical merry-go-round with a dancing bear flies into Teletubbyland.
Director: N/A
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- 5.0/1023 votes
#10 - Making Flowers
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 4/11/1997
Opening Segment: Laa Laa finds a watering can, and waters the talking flowers to the tune of "Mary Mary, Quite Contrary". Video Segment: Laa Laa watches some kids making paper flowers. Main Segment: The Teletubbies do a groovy dance twice. Magic Segment: The Teletubbies watch as a tree magically appears, leaves change colors, and disappears.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 5.0/1030 votes
#11 - See-Saw
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 4/14/1997
The Teletubbies go down the slide inside the Home Hill. The Magic Windmill starts spinning and they rush outside to watch a film of some children dancing to King Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys playing See-Saw Margery Daw. Later, the Teletubbies watch Po trying to go up on the slide but she keeps sliding down a few times. This is because the slide has "sliding down power." The Magic Windmill starts spinning again, and the Teletubbies rush outside again to watch the Magical Event. A Lion and Bear play hide and seek in Teletubbyland.
Director: N/A
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- 5.0/1022 votes
#12 - Photo Faces
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 4/15/1997
Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa, and Po play "Boo" on the slide. Then they watch some children having fun with a camera. Laa-Laa discovers a chair in Teletubbyland. What will happen when Tinky Winky sits on it?
Director: N/A
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- 5.0/1023 votes
#13 - Owl Babies
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 4/16/1997
Today Alex Pascall reads 'Owl Babies' and there are more hijinks with the Tubbies.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 5.0/1023 votes
#14 - Larette Tap Dancing
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 4/17/1997
A teddybear does a dance for the Teletubbies, then they watch a girl do some tap dancing. Luckily for them it's 'noisy step day' and their game of being quiet doesn't go according to plan.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 4.9/1024 votes
#15 - Emily and Jester
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 4/18/1997
A chair appears and Laa-Laa, Dipsy, and Tinky-Winky have fun standing up and sitting down. The Windmill starts to spin, and the Teletubbies watch Emily riding her pony, Jester. Afterward, they do the Round and Round Dance near the house, then the Magic Windmill stops spinning and the Tubby Bye-Bye sequence takes place.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 5.0/1032 votes
#16 - Delilah Packing
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 4/21/1997
Po shows us how to make tubby custard, and then the Teletubbies watch Delilah packing up her bag with her sister. Tinky Winky has lots of fun with his big red bag, before joining Dipsy, Laa-Laa, and Po in a falling-down dance.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 4.8/1022 votes
#17 - Humpty Dumpty
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 4/22/1997
Today the Teletubbies sing 'Humpty Dumpty' and it's falling down day for Po.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 4.8/1021 votes
#18 - Feeding the Chickens
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 4/23/1997
The Teletubbies dance in and out of the trees. The Magic Windmill spins and they go to watch Matthew, James and Mark feeding their chickens. Back in Teletubbyland, Laa-Laa feels like having Tubby Toast. Tinky-Winky, out for a walk, smells the Tubby Toast and decides to go and have some as well. But the Tubby Toaster makes too much Tubby Toast all over inside the Home Hill! Soon there is Tubby Toast all the table, the floor, the beds and Tinky-Winky! There is Tubby Toast everywhere!
Director: N/A
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- 5.0/1022 votes
#19 - Helicopter
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 4/24/1997
Po plays with the levers and buttons on the control panel inside the Tubbytronic Superdome. Just then she suddenly sees The Magic Windmill spinning. The Teletubbies watch Sam have a ride in a helicopter from Penzance to the Scilly Isles. Back in Teletubbyland, Laa-Laa goes out to play with her ball. She bounces it and then throws it. But she accidentally gets it stuck up a tree. Laa Laa tries to jump up and reach it, but she isn't tall enough to reach her ball Dipsy tries to reach the ball, but he isn't tall enough either.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 4.9/1019 votes
#20 - Balancing
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 4/25/1997
The Teletubbies 'everywhere' segment features counting to 5 with Laa-Laa, on top and underneath, and the film from South Africa shows some small boys filling buckets with water. When their mother balances her bucket on her head, the children try to copy her. In Teletubbyland, Tinky Winky sees Dipsy on top of Home Hill - eventually! The Teletubbies watch some children playing an 'on top' and 'underneath' game. Then the Teletubbies get together to watch the magic tree grow in Teletubbyland.
Director: N/A
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- 5.0/1024 votes
#21 - Building a Barbecue
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 4/28/1997
The Teletubbies watch a grandparent build a barbecue. The Voice Trumpet delivers a message to the Teletubbies that makes them laugh and run away.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 4.9/1022 votes
#22 - Jumping
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 4/29/1997
The Teletubbies are feeling very happy so they all jump around a tree, Laa-Laa jumps away and Dipsy goes to Hide. Tinky-Winky and Po run around Teletubbyland, but soon Tinky Winky runs away leaving Po on her own. She falls down, lies in the Sun and then rolls away. The Magic Windmill starts to spin and the Teletubbies watch a video about children jumping. Later in Teletubbyland, Dipsy jumps for joy when he sees a beautiful flower. Laa Laa jumps to catch her ball, Po jumps to her scooter and Tinky Winky jumps for fun while he is wearing the skirt. A Voice Trumpet plays Piano music, and Tinky Winky jumps on a hill, in front of a tree and in front of the House. After all that jumping, Tinky Winky falls down, feeling very tired. The Magic Windmill starts spinning and the Teletubbies go to watch the carousel with the Tap Dancing Teddy Bear.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 4.8/1020 votes
#23 - Rockpool
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 4/30/1997
Dipsy goes on a walk and observes things in Teletubbyland. They then watch Andy Brown show some children a a rockpool.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 4.8/1020 votes
#24 - Drawing Cacti
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 5/1/1997
Tinky takes a walk, Po has some Tubby Custard, and the Teletubbies watch some children at a observatory and watch them draw cacti.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 4.8/1020 votes
#25 - Washing the Bus
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 5/2/1997
The Teletubbies watch as a bunch of children ride a bus while it's being washed.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Teletubbies Season 1
Every episode of Teletubbies Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Teletubbies Season 1!
Pre-school fun, fantasy and education with colourful rotund characters Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po in a magical land called Teletubbyland.
Genres:FamilyKids
Network:BBC Two
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Ned's Bicycle" is the best rated episode of "Teletubbies" season 1. It scored 4.9/10 based on 49 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 3/31/1997. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Our Pig Winnie".