Tubby Custard Machine

TtlCustardMachine — The Tubby Custard Machine

The Tubby Custard Machine is one of the objects in the Superdome that makes messy bowls of Tubby Custard so the Teletubbies have to wear bibs. It makes Tubby Custard for them.

There are lots of episodes where the Tubby Custard Machine malfunctions and makes lots of messes. Some of the most well-known episodes are: Washing Up (Also in Uh-Oh! Messes & Muddles) and Trickle Painting (Also in Busy Day).

The appearance of the Tubby Custard Machine has changed between the original and reboot series.

Original[]

In the original series, it features the following things:

A red button makes the tap squirt out the Tubby Custard.
A black and grey lever to lower and raise the Tubby Custard Tap (Spout in the US version (consequently, the actors of the Teletubbies do not redub mentioning of the word "Tap" and instead use a "Tubby Custard! Tubby Custard!" audio snippet)).
A large silver lever controls the machine's doors and gets a bowl out onto the conveyor belt. Note: Whenever the Teletubbies take their bowl after filling it up, the conveyor belt automatically takes the dish back into the opening.
A green switch turns on the machine and the pink lights flash for a few seconds.
There's a pink dial in the middle that for some reason is never used.

Reboot[]

In the reboot, the Tubby Custard Machine has been redesigned into the form of a train. It is orange and magenta, with yellow lights and a red funnel. On the front, there is a smiling face with blue eyes, red eyebrows and a big red mouth.

The Tubby Custard Machine makes Tubby Custard by doing the Tubby Custard Ride. The Teletubbies sit in their chairs and the machine brings them around the house and sometimes even outside. While the ride moves around, Tubby Custard Bubbles come out of the funnel and make lots of mess.

We rarely see the Teletubbies make Tubby Custard in the reboot. The only episodes where we do see them make it are Bouncy Ball, Taps, and King.