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Tinky Winky (played by Dave Thompson and Simon Shelton in the original series and by Jeremiah Krage in the revival series) [16] is the first Teletubby, as well as the largest and oldest of the group. He is covered in purple terrycloth and has a triangular antenna on his head.
The album's single "Teletubbies Say 'Eh-oh!'" was a number-one hit album in the UK Singles Chart in December 1997 and reached number 13 in the Dutch Singles Chart in late 1998. [3] Teletubbies - The Cast contains the characters of: Po (played by Pui Fan Lee) Dipsy (played by John Simmit) Tinky Winky (played by Simon Shelton)
The Teletubbies do a Twisty Dance. Tinky-Winky watches Alex Pascall sing "Little Baby" in a nursery. Tinky Winky, Dipsy, and Laa-Laa want to go for a walk, but Po is asleep, so, with some assistance from a nearby Voice Trumpet, the other Teletubbies try to wake her up by singing the Wake Up Po song.
It's a sad day in children's television: Simon Shelton Barnes, the actor who brought to life Tinky Winky in "Teletubbies," passed away, it was revealed Tuesday. He died on January 17.
Dave Thompson (born 30 June 1959) is an English actor, stand-up comedian and writer, who made headlines in July 1997 after being removed from the role of Tinky Winky in the children's television series, Teletubbies after 70 episodes. The BBC said in a letter to Thompson that his "interpretation of the role was not acceptable". [1] [2]
"Teletubbies say 'Eh-oh! '" is a hit single recorded by the Teletubbies. It is mostly a remix of the theme song from the hit BBC children's television series Teletubbies . [ 6 ] The song contains two nursery rhymes : the Teletubbies hum along to " Baa, Baa, Black Sheep " and the flowers from Teletubbyland sing " Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary ".
Shelton was best known for his children's television work. He portrayed Tinky Winky on Teletubbies from 1997 to 2001, replacing the original actor Dave Thompson. [1] He also played Dark Knight on Incredible Games from 1994 to 1995. [2] Shelton was married to Emma Robbins. They had two children and lived in Ampthill, Bedfordshire.
They are sorted alphabetically by the television series' title. Any themes, scores, or songs which are billed under a different name than their respective television series' title are shown in parentheses, except in cases where they are officially billed as "Theme from [Series' Name]", "[Series' Name] Theme", etc., which are omitted.