Feeding the Chickens is the 18th episode of the original series. It first aired on 23rd April 1997.
Dipsy with a piece of tubby toast.
Plot[]
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 decides to have Tubby Toast. Tinky Winky is out for a walk. He smells the Tubby Toast and decides to go and have some as well. But the Tubby Toaster malfunctions and makes too much Tubby Toast all over the Home Hill and Teletubbyland! Soon there is Tubby Toast all over the table, the floor, the beds, and Tinky Winky! There is Tubby Toast everywhere! Lots of Tubby Toast for Noo-Noo, Po, Laa-Laa, Dipsy, Tinky Winky and even the rabbits! Lots of Tubby Toast for everybody! Afterwards, the Magic Windmill stops spinning (offscreen) and the Teletubbies run outside as it's time for Tubby Bye-Bye.
Rare Tubby Toast
Featuring: Matthew, James, and Mark Carnie
Plot (US Version)[]
The Teletubbies do the Bumping Dance (extended version) before they go watch Matthew, James and Mark feeding their chickens. In Teletubbyland, it's time for Tubby Custard, but Dipsy spills his Tubby Custard all over his tubby seat. No one wants to sit in the Tubby Custard, so Noo-Noo tidies it up. Then, it is time for Tubby Bye-Bye.
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Trivia[]
- This is the first episode to have the Magic Windmill stop spinning sound without the Magic Windmill stop spinning animation. To add this, this indicates that the Windmill froze off-screen.
- This is the fourth episode to feature the modified window version of the Normal animation. The other three episodes were Lambs, See-Saw, and Owl Babies, and the last one was The Helicopter (the next episode).
- The Teletubbies dancing around the trees segment was featured in the VHS Dance with the Teletubbies.
- The Tubby Toast Accident segment was featured in the VHS Here Come the Teletubbies.
- In The Tubby Toast Accident, there is a rare piece of Tubby Toast which is a frowning toast, where Noo-Noo was spinning.
- Laa-Laa is the boo shouter in both versions.
- Dipsy is picked for the TV Event.
- Tinky Winky was the missing Teletubby in both versions.
- The US Version of Feeding the Chickens aired on June 17, 1998.
- The US Version has The Bumping Dance (extended version). After the Teletubbies finish dancing, they see the Magic Windmill spinning behind them. And as they're saying "Uh oh!", pink sparkles are seen casting off the windmill. This clip debuted in the Sunday Special version of Naughty Duck.
Goofs[]
- In the Tubby Toast Accident scene, when Tinky Winky's shown attempting to catch Tubby Toast with his plate, a studio camera can be visibly seen on the left side of Tinky Winky.
- In the scene where Noo-Noo is spinning around, a rare frowning piece of tubby toast can be seen among the other smiling ones.
- This frowning tubby toast can also be seen in other episodes such as Picking Chillies (Spain).
- In that same scene, a piece of Tubby Toast hits one of the cameras, causing the image to shake for a brief instant.
- The YouTube thumbnail for the Hebrew version features a picture from the Tubby Custard Cloud, but that segment isn't in this episode.
- In the scene where the two rabbits are eating tubby toast, some kind of food (possibly actual bread) can be seen underneath the tubby toast.
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