Christmas in South Africa

The Teletubbies find and play with their favourite things but stop when the Magic Windmill spins for a TV event. Po receives a video of some children celebrate South-African Christmas. The Teletubbies are very busy playing with their favourite things again. Suddenly, lots of clouds appear in the sky. Then, the clouds begin to snow. Dipsy suggests the Teletubbies to run inside and watch as the snow falls. Everything in Teletubbyland is covered in snow. The Teletubbies walk outside and dance around in the snow before it's time for Tubby Bye-Bye.

Featuring: Eira & Catherine Palme and The Children from Sante Sana Game Reserve, South Africa

Trivia[]

This is the first of five Christmas-themed episodes from 1998.
The Snowing segment was featured in the VHS Teletubbies and the Snow and the Christmas in South Africa TV event is also included in the VHS' US version.
This, alongside with four other 1998 Christmas-themed episodes were filmed in spring of 1998.
- However, the 1998 Christmas-themed episode producers used some kind of white powder as the real snow would melt. This was also applied in Snowy Story.
- The opening shot of the first segment was reused from Samira's Gymnastics.

During Tubby Bye-Bye, the Voice Trumpet doesn't turn its head. This is also applied to other four 1998 Christmas-themed episodes.
The US Version of Christmas in South Africa aired on December 25, 2000.
Laa-Laa was the missing Teletubby.
Tinky Winky was the boo shouter.

Goofs[]

During one of Po's scenes during the main segment, the actual Sun can be seen in the sky.
The narrator states that the Teletubbies has never seen snow before, despite they had in the Frosty Cloud segment from Snowy Story.
On the UK version on YouTube, it says that it’s a Teletubbies Everywhere episode, although this episode isn’t a Teletubbies Everywhere episode.