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*Dipsy was the missing Teletubby in the UK Version. Laa-Laa was the missing Teletubby in the US Version.
 
*Dipsy was the missing Teletubby in the UK Version. Laa-Laa was the missing Teletubby in the US Version.
 
*The US Version has The Up and Down Dance.
 
*The US Version has The Up and Down Dance.
*The Castilian Spanish dub features a different TV receiver transmission.
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*The Spanish dub features a different TV receiver transmission.
   
 
==Goofs==
 
==Goofs==

Revision as of 18:31, 16 September 2021

Playing in the Rain
Playing in the Rain
Children playing in the rain.

Number

7

Air Date

8 April 1997

Director

David G Hillier

Previous

Lambs

Next

Dad's Lorry

Music by

Andrew McCorrie Shand Robert Hartley

Playing in the Rain is the seventh episode of the series. It first aired on 8th April, 1997.

Plot

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. After the Three Ships has finished, the Magic Windmill stops spinning and it is time for Tubby Bye Bye.

Featuring: The Pupils of Jordan's Village Nursery School, Beaconsfield

Plot (US Version)

The Teletubbies do the Up and Down Dance before watching 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. After the Three Ships has finished, the Magic Windmill stops spinning and it is time for Tubby Bye Bye.

Trivia

  • The scene where Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po say 'Eh-oh!' behind the hills is used in CBBC's show 'Hounded'. It uses the cover version of the theme song, which can be viewed here.
  • This is the first episode to feature the Splashing Dance.
  • This is the first episode to have The Three Ships.
  • The Cloud segment was featured in the VHS Dance with the Teletubbies
  • Both the Playing in the Rain video and the Puddle segment were featured in the VHS Here Come the Teletubbies.
  • The Playing in the Rain video was also featured in the Playstation/PC game Play with the Teletubbies.
  • This episode was featured on the DVD Teletubbies: Happy Birthday!
  • Laa-Laa was the boo shouter in the UK Version. Po was the boo shouter in the US Version.
  • Po is picked for the TV Event.
  • Dipsy was the missing Teletubby in the UK Version. Laa-Laa was the missing Teletubby in the US Version.
  • The US Version has The Up and Down Dance.
  • The Spanish dub features a different TV receiver transmission.

Goofs

  • When the Teletubbies see the cloud, the camera cuts to the original windmill animation, but when it cuts to the Teletubbies saying 'Uh-Oh', the cloud is gone.

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