Talking Po TeleTubby

Cast your mind back to 1997 and the nation was gripped by Teletubby fever. Their single "Teletubbies say eh oh" reached number one in the single charts and became a favourite on the dance floor. Like all celebrities they were surrounded by controversy and accused of stunting childrens language development and even of promoting homosexuality as gay icon Tinky Winky (the big purple one) carries a red handbag. The toddlers who watched the show didnt care that their heros may be a corrupting influence and simply wanted to watch the show and play with the toys. Now if you were a parent in December 1997 the task of buying one of the many themed toys to ...

I admit that the Teletubbies have probably now faded from their glory-days 6 years ago, their position as top toddler T.V. celebrities has probably been taken by the more sophisticated Tweenies, or the new and trendy Fimbles. They will however go down in history as the cause of Tubby-mania, the madness that swept the nation the first Christmas after their launch. Yes parents did fight over teletubby-dolls and yes they were stolen from children's prams! Teletubbies still go down well with most babies and younger toddlers, there is something appealing about the gentle voices and happy personalities. There are still plenty of Teletubby products on the ...

When my daughter was born Teletubbies were all the rage. Six years later they are still popular, but have a bit of competition in the way of The Tweenies, The Fimbles and more recently Boohbah. My daughter received Po for her first Christmas 5 years ago and it's been one of most faithful and loyal toys. It has been through some hard times, but has lived to tell the tale, unlike some of her other playthings that have ended up in toy heaven. Po is very durable, made of strong, thick material that can go through all manner of torture. It is fully washable and the colour does not fade. It looks as good as it was 5 years ago. The teletubby ...