Tubby Custard is a pink custard that the Teletubbies drink.
It comes out of the tap of the Tubby Custard Machine. It is unknown where the Tubby Custard comes from. Tubby Custard is quite messy, and the Teletubbies have to wear bibs when having it. There are many incidents where the Teletubbies spill their Tubby Custard or make too much:
- In the UK version of Urban Birds and the US version of Feeding the Chickens, Dipsy spills the Tubby custard over his seat and doesn't want to sit in it.
- In My Mum's a Doctor, Po overeats Tubby Custard and gets Tubby Custard Tummy which makes her hiccup and have a tummy ache.
- In Ice Skating, Po also spills Tubby Custard on the floor, and Tinky Winky slips on it.
- In the UK version of Trickle Painting and the US version of Painting with Hands and Feet, the Tubby Custard Machine makes too much Tubby Custard and floods the house.
- In Bubbles (Russia), the Tubby Custard Machine makes Tubby Custard Bubbles.
- In the UK version of Painting with Hands and Feet and the US version of Cows and Calves, Tinky Winky, Dipsy, and Laa-Laa follow a trail of Tubby Custard footprints to see who spilt the Tubby Custard.
- In the UK version of Swimming with Stephanie and the US version of Mandir Temple, the Teletubbies don't wear their bibs whilst they're having a cloud indoors. Additionally, Laa-Laa spills her Tubby Custard.
- In Café Chocolate, the Tubby Custard makes the Teletubbies full up so they fall asleep while playing with their favourite things.
The Teletubbies love Tubby Custard. In their dialect, they refer to it as "Tubby Cussad".
Trivia[]
- In real life, the Tubby Custard is not edible, as it is made of mashed potato with red and yellow acrylic paint. Neither is Tubby Toast which is made out of foam. This is done knowing that they don't eat the Tubby Custard along with the Tubby Toast since actual food can damage the costumes.
- The 2015 Reboot uses some Milkshake Powder and some fruit mixture.
- In the reboot episode What's Your Name? The Talking Tubby Custard Bowl is voiced by Ralph Reay.
- Building a Barbecue is the only episode where the Teletubbies would take their Tubby Custard outdoors.
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Promotional Image (1997)
Promotional Image (1998)