The Teletubbies Take Turns To Wear The Skirt

The Teletubbies Take Turns To Wear the skirt is a Teletubbies segment. It appeared in Numbers - 1 and Dance with the Teletubbies.

Plot

The segment starts when Po comes out of the house with the skirt. She says "Eh-Oh!" to the viewers. It is her turn to wear the skirt. Po rides her scooter and is ready. She does her special skirt dance. Po dances when Tinky Winky comes out of the house and says "Eh-oh!" to the viewers. He then sees Po and runs over to watch her finish her dance, then starts jumping as he cheers and applauds her. Po is delighted to hear Tinky Winky’s loud cheering and then see him, and they share a big hug. Then it is Tinky Winky's turn to wear the skirt and he is very excited. Po takes off the skirt and then she says "Ee yar (Here you are)." to him and gives it to him. Tinky Winky is very happy and hugs her. He says "Bye-Bye" to Po. Po says "Bye-Bye" back. She hops on her scooter and rides away. After she leaves, Tinky Winky is ready. He does his special skirt dance, spinning round and round. Along comes Laa-Laa, who watches Tinky Winky finish his dance, and then praises him. Tinky Winky says "Eh-oh!" to her and they give each other a big hug. The narrator says that it’s Laa-Laa's turn to wear the skirt. Laa-Laa is delighted to hear this, but in the background, Tinky Winky seems disappointed and unsure of what to do. He drops to the ground like he's having a small tantrum. A stunned Laa-Laa says, "Tinky Winky! It’s Laa-Laa’s turn now.” Tinky Winky composes himself. Laa-Laa spreads out her arms in anticipation as he gets up and puts the skirt on her. Laa-Laa says “That was nice! Thank you, Tinky Winky, thank you!” and she runs away. Tinky Winky says "Bye-bye, Laa-Laa" as he stands alone. For her special skirt dance, Laa-Laa dances ballet. Dipsy comes over and says "Eh-Oh!" to the viewers. Dipsy shows interest as he watches Laa-Laa finish her skirt dance. She says "Eh-Oh!" to him and he says "Eh-Oh!" back to her. Laa-Laa wants Dipsy to wear the skirt. She tries to give him the skirt, but he refuses it and runs away. She chases him through Teletubbyland and into the house wanting him to wear the skirt, apparently placing it on him off-screen while the camera waits outside. Dipsy comes out of the house wearing the skirt. He is not happy with the skirt on him, but he does his special skirt dance and he dances and dances and dances... right out of the skirt. Dipsy is delighted to be rid of the skirt and says "All gone! All gone!". He runs off into the fields and far away from it.

Alternate versions

In Dance with the Teletubbies, the segment begins with the flowers commenting on The Walking Dance, then we see the sun crescendo screaming, and at the end, the sun giggles, and then we see silent rabbit scenes. Then it comes back to the sun shrieking.

Trivia

• All the Teletubbies love wearing the skirt except Dipsy, who doesn't like wearing the skirt. Instead, he just loves watching Po, Tinky Winky and Laa-Laa wear the skirt.
• This is the only time Po and Dipsy wore the skirt.

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