Shortly after its debut in England last spring, the show generated an outcry of adult disbelief over claims that it helps baby viewers develop language skills and thought processes. The Teletubbies--four fuzzy "technological babies" who have TVs in their tummies and antennas on their heads--speak in gibberish and repeat themselves so much that exasperated adults are baffled.
Here's a description of a typical episode by George Street, a self-confessed Teletubbies addict and columnist for Britain's New Civil Engineer magazine: "The sun rises over Teletubbie land. A sinister loudspeaker rises from a clump of plastic flowers and announces: 'Time for Teletubbies.' Just as suspense begins to bite, our heroes--Tinky Winky, Dipsy, LaLa and Po--emerge from their house, screech, run around and fall over."
"In a masterly plot twist, one of the TVs switches on--viewers have to guess which one--and an interminably dull film of infants screeching, running around and falling over is shown. This is then repeated for viewers who are not already brain dead."
"Dynamo dialogue includes frequent repetition of the phrases 'aaahhh' and 'love you'. There is a lot of giggling and the stars dance a toe-tapping Teletubbie two-step."
-I've sadly seen about 5 minutes of this show. Definately worse than Barney
Queen Skeet
