The Jumping Dance

The Jumping Dance is one of the dances that the Teletubbies do. It was first shown in the episode Our Pig Winnie.

This dance shows the Teletubbies dancing on a hill (first version). They jump around to the music and walk around and jump, towards the end Po walks in the opposite direction to Tinky Winky, Dipsy and Laa-Laa. Then, she walks over toward Tinky Winky and each Teletubby does their jump. Tinky Winky ends the dance by falling over and rolling away while Dipsy, Laa-Laa, and Po laugh and say "Bye Bye" to Tinky Winky.

Later on in the series a second version of the dance was shot which showed the Teletubbies dancing on the path near the Windmill. This is the only dance or even anything in Teletubbies that has a re-shot version of it.

Appearances[]

First Version[]

Episodes[]

UK Series (on BBC)[]

Our Pig Winnie
Humpty Dumpty (extended version)
Swimming with Stephanie (extended version)
Ned's Potatoes (extended version)
Butterfly

US Series (on PBS)[]

Emily and the Cart

Home Media[]

VHS[]

Dance with the Teletubbies (extended version)

Discography[]

Fun with the Teletubbies (Album) (Nursery Rhymes and Other Fun Songs in the US) (extended version)

DVD[]

Messy Fun (Asia) (Ned's Potatoes)
Windy Blowy Day (Asia) (Butterfly)
Naughty Cloud (China) (Swimming with Stephanie)
Nursery Rhymes (Australia) (Humpty Dumpty)
My First Nursery Rhymes (US) (Humpty Dumpty)

Second Version[]

Episodes[]

UK Series (on BBC)[]

Washing Up (long ending)
Irish Dancing (long ending)
Tulips (short ending)
Long Horns (long ending)
Feeding Baby Penguins (extended version) (long ending)
Grasshoppers (short ending)

US Series (on PBS)[]

Jumping (extended version) (short ending)
Rolling (long ending)
Numbers - 5 (short ending)
Fancy Dress (short ending)
Fall Leaves (Chile) (short ending)

Home Media[]

VHS/DVD[]

Let's Dance! (short ending)

DVD[]

Wash Day Fun (Asia) (Washing Up)
Teletubbies 10: Happy Birthday! (UK) (Irish Dancing)
What's That Noise? (China) (Long Horns)
Fan Favorites (US) (Washing Up)
Big Hugs and Baby Animals (US) (Feeding Baby Penguins)

Trivia[]

In the first extended version of the dance, the background music has been enhanced to a military/marching band style.
In the first extended version of the dance, when Tinky Winky does his jump, he falls over and then gets back up and they all jump around together, but then he falls and rolls away and the dance ends. In the first original version, he falls over and rolls off straight away, while the other Teletubbies laugh and say goodbye to him.
The second version is one of the 5 dances to feature the Teletubbies' late 1997-mid 1998 costumes. The other four are The Bumping Dance (Bumps a Daisy), The Twisty Dance, The Happy Dance, and The Calypso Dance.
The second version has two alternate endings. The first one is Tinky Winky rolling away while we see a close-up shot of Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po laughing and saying "Bye-Bye" to him (as the dance usually ends), and the second one shows them laughing at a different angle. Then the camera moves back to reveal Tinky Winky sneaking up behind them. Then he shouts "Eh-Oh" and runs back down to them and the Windmill starts spinning.
The second version is common in Lion and Bear's original sketch episodes.
In Ned's Potatoes, Butterfly, and the US Version of Emily and the Cart, the camera cuts to the Tubby Bye-Bye after the dance.
In Washing Up, and the US Version of Rolling, the windmill spins for a TV Event after the dance ends.
In Irish Dancing and Long Horns, the windmill spins for The Lion and Bear original sketch after the dance ends.
In Feeding Baby Penguins, the windmill stops spinning after the dance ends.
In Feeding Baby Penguins, and the US version of Jumping, Tinky Winky sneaks up behind the other Teletubbies and says "Eh-Oh" to them, then they turn around and laugh and cheer. Then when he runs back down to them, they have a Big Hug and do the whole dance again (unlike in the first version).