Here Come the Teletubbies, retitled Meet the Teletubbies in some releases, is the 1st special of Teletubbies home media releases. It was released on 8 September 1997 in the UK by BBC and Ragdoll Productions and on September 1, 1998 in the US by PBS along with Dance with the Teletubbies.[1]
It was later re-released on DVD along with Dance with the Teletubbies in 2000. It was then re-released on VHS/DVD in 2003.
Featuring: Thomas & Jonathan Becker, Natasha Marshall, Zoe Robinson and the Children of Jordan's Village Nursery School, Beaconsfield
Segments
Teletubbies Everywhere
- Carousel (France) (2003 release)
Teletubbyland
- Four Happy Teletubbies (From Jumping)
- Time for Tubby Toast (From Ned's Bicycle/Numbers - 2 (US))
- TV Event - Playing in the Rain (Po was chosen)
- Mind the Puddle (From Playing in the Rain)
- Magical Event - The Animal Parade
- Tinky Winky's Heavy Bag (From Delilah Packing)
- Po's Falling Down Day (From Humpty Dumpty, removed from the US version)
- Who Spilled the Tubby Custard? (From Painting with Hands and Feet/Cows and Calves (US))
- Laa-Laa's Watering Can (From Making Flowers)
- The Tubby Toast Accident (From Feeding the Chickens/Orange Picking (US), last segment in the US version)
- TV Event - The Beach (Moved before The Tubby Toast Accident in the US version) (Tinky Winky was chosen)
- Where's Dipsy’s Hat? (From The Beach, removed from US version)
Bonus features for the US DVD version
- Noo-Noo stretches Po's blanket (From Buying a Sari)
- TV Event - Becky's Chocolate Treats (Laa-Laa is chosen)
Trivia
- The rare original window Windmill clip was shown when the Teletubbies were about to eat Tubby Toast before they watched Playing in the Rain at the TV Receiver sequence. It might be ironic how a rare Windmill clip be shown in a VHS volume, making it not so rare.
- In the US version the bird's eye Windmill animation sequence is seen before the beach TV receiver sequence.
- Another rare Magic Windmill clip was shown after the Tubby Toast Accident but before the TV Receiver Sequence. It was when the Windmill was shown in its Normal animation with window, but was making the Stop Spinning sound. Ironically, in the US version, the TV Receiver Sequence was shown before the Tubby Toast Accident, and the rare Windmill animation was used then stopped, thus following the Tubby Bye-Bye event.
- Po was both the boo shouter and the missing Teletubby.
- In the UK version, before the Beach TV event, the Magic Windmill spins with the stop spinning tune as the Tubby Toast Accident segment originally had Tubby Bye-Bye afterwards.
- In the US version, the magic windmill stops spinning on-screen after the Tubby Toast accident segment, unlike in Feeding the Chickens (UK version) where it shows the Baby Sun instead.
- The 2003 re-release uses a different opening shot for the Four Happy Teletubbies segment that features the different title "Meet the Teletubbies."
- On the Norwegian cover, it features an image from the Missing Favourite Things segment (from Josie's Pots and Favourite Things) on VHS and DVD, even though that scene was not on this release. In addition, the Windmill is also mirrored on the same cover.
Goofs
- The 2004 US VHS has Dash and Dot on the front and back cover of the tape, however it both opens and closes with the PBS Kids P-Pals logo.
- This was fixed on the DVD.
- On the US DVD disc, the Teletubbies do not have TVs on their tummies.
- On the back of the US version's case, The Windmill is mirrored in one shot.
Watch
Here Come The Teletubbies (1997 - UK)
UK Version
Here Come The Teletubbies (1998 - US)
US Version
Знакомьтесь с Телепузиками Развивающий фильм для детей на русском языке - Teletubbies in Russian
Russian
Gallery
Title Card
Segments
UK Version
Four Happy Teletubbies
Time for Tubby Toast
Playing in the Rain
Mind the Puddle
The Animal Parade
Tinky Winky's Heavy Bag
Po's Falling Down Day
Who Spilled the Tubby Custard?
Laa-Laa's Watering Can
Tubby Toast Accident
The Beach
Where's Dipsy’s Hat?
US Version
Four Happy Teletubbies
Time for Tubby Toast
Playing in the Rain
Mind the Puddle
The Animal Parade
Tinky Winky's Heavy Bag
Who Spilled the Tubby Custard?
Laa-Laa's Watering Can
The Beach
The Tubby Toast Accident
Cover Gallery
UK (🇬🇧)
Full UK VHS cover
Full UK Meet the Teletubbies DVD re-release
USA (🇺🇸)
Full 1998 VHS Cover
2004 VHS
DVD (Front Cover)
International Releases
Australia (🇦🇺)
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Full VHS Cover
Full Meet the Teletubbies VHS (Re-release Cover)
Meet the Teletubbies (DVD Re-release - Front Cover)
Disc and Inlay
Meet the Teletubbies (DVD Re-release - Back Cover)
Full Meet the Teletubbies (Handle Case Cover)
Here Come The Teletubbies / Dance With The Teletubbies (Front Cover)
Teletubbies Here Come The Teletubbies / Dance With The Teletubbies (Back Cover)
Belgium (🇧🇪)
Flemish Version
French Version
VHS (Front Cover)
Brazil (🇧🇷)
Canada (Québec French only) (🇨🇦)
China (🇨🇳)
Croatia (🇭🇷)
Czech Republic (🇨🇿)
Denmark (🇩🇰)
Estonia (🇪🇪)
Finland (🇫🇮)
France (🇨🇵)
Germany (🇩🇪)
Full VHS Cover
Hong Kong (🇭🇰)
Hungary (🇭🇺)
Iceland (🇮🇸)
India (🇮🇳)
Indonesia (🇮🇩)
![VCD (2004 Re-released; Indonesian Dubbed version) [Front]](/wiki/File:Teletubbies_-_Inilah_Teletubbies_(VCD_Indonesia)_(Front_Cover).jpg "Teletubbies - Inilah Teletubbies (VCD Indonesia) (Front Cover).jpg (180 KB)")
VCD (2004 Re-released; Indonesian Dubbed version) [Front]
![VCD (2004 Re-released; Indonesian Dubbed version) [Back]](/wiki/File:Teletubbies_-_Inilah_Teletubbies_(VCD_Indonesia)_(Back_Cover).jpg "Teletubbies - Inilah Teletubbies (VCD Indonesia) (Back Cover).jpg (257 KB)")
VCD (2004 Re-released; Indonesian Dubbed version) [Back]
Israel (🇮🇱)
Italy (🇮🇹)
VHS (Front Cover)
Japan (🇯🇵)
Latin America
Mexico (🇲🇽)
Chile (🇨🇱)
Latvia (🇱🇻)
Lithuania (🇱🇹)
Malaysia (🇲🇾)
Netherlands (🇳🇱)
VHS (Front Cover)
Norway (🇳🇴)
VHS (Front Cover)
Philippines (🇵🇭)
Poland (🇵🇱)
DVD Re-release (Front Cover)
Portugal (🇵🇹)
Russia (🇷🇺)
Serbia (🇷🇸)
Singapore (🇸🇬)
Slovenia (🇸🇮)
South Africa (🇿🇦)
South Korea (🇰🇷)
Spain (🇪🇦)
Castilian Spanish Version
VHS (Front Cover)
Catalan Version
Full VHS Cover
Sweden (🇸🇪)
VHS (Front Cover)
Taiwan (🇹🇼)
Thailand (🇹🇭)
Turkey (🇹🇷)
Other Languages
Here Come the Teletubbies:
| Language | Title | Watch (URL) |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | Po vijnë Teletubbies | |
| Catalan | Els Teletubbies ja són aquí! | |
| Croatian | Stižu nam Teletubbiesi | |
| Czech | Teletubbies už jsou tady | |
| Danish | Her kommer Teletubbierne | |
| Dutch/Flemish | Hier zijn de Teletubbies | |
| Estonian | Siit tulevad Teletupsud | |
| Finnish | Tässä tulevat Teletapit | |
| French (Canada-Québec) | Voici les Télétubbies | |
| French (France) | Bienvenue dans le monde des Télétubbies (France / Canada-Québec - DVD) Voici les Teletubbies (Belgium) |
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| German | Hier kommen die Teletubbies | |
| Hebrew | בואו לפגוש את הטלטאביז | |
| Hungarian | Játssz velünk! | |
| Icelandic | Hér koma Stubbarnir | |
| Indonesian | Inilah Teletubbies | |
| Italian | Arrivano i Teletubbies | |
| Japanese | テレタビーズがやってきた | |
| Korean | 텔레토비와 만나요 | |
| Latvian | ||
| Lithuanian | Štai ir ateina Teletabiai | |
| Mandarin (Standard) | 天线宝宝来了 | |
| Mandarin (Taiwan) | 天線寶寶來了 | |
| Norwegian | Her kommer vi! | |
| Polish | Teletubisie nadchodzą | |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | O Mundo Encantado dos Teletubbies | |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Aqui Estão os Teletubbies | |
| Russian | Знакомьтесь с Телепузиками | |
| Serbian | Stižu nam Teletabisi | |
| Slovene | Prihajajo Telebajski | |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Aquí vienen los Teletubbies | |
| Spanish (Spain) | ¡Aquí llegan los Teletubbies! | |
| Swedish | Här kommer Teletubbies! | |
| Thai | มาแล้วเทเลทับบีส์ | |
| Turkish | İşte Burdalar |
Meet the Teletubbies:
| Language | Title | Watch (URL) |
|---|---|---|
| Catalan | Coneix els Teletubbies | |
| Polish | Poznajcie Teletubisie | |
| Spanish (Spain) | Conoce a los Teletubbies |