Facts Behind 'TELETUBBIES', They're Actually Huge - Tinky Winky's Height Reaches Over 3 Meters!

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Hearing those names, 90s generation kids surely read them with a certain tone, right? It's understandable, because they were indeed the super popular characters in the children's series called TELETUBBIES back in their era. Moreover, this series used to air on Indonesian television every morning.

As a note, TELETUBBIES was created by the duo Anne Wood and Andrew Davenport. This series tells the story of four adorable creatures (?) or puppets named Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Lala, and Po. Each of them has their own unique color and characteristics.

Tinky Winky CS is depicted as living a carefree and burden-free daily life in a giant beautiful grassland. In addition, they also have a large shelter/dome that serves as their home in the midst of the beautiful savannah.

Now, as time goes by, there are several unique facts that have been revealed about TELETUBBIES that you may not know or may not want to know before. What are they? Check them out below..

1. The Original Size is Huge!

The person behind the Tinky Winky costume (Photo Credit: Twitter.com/historyinmemes)

In the series, the Teletubbies are often seen doing childish or juvenile things. Their size also appears mini on the screen. However, did you know that it is actually a big mistake?

As we know, Tinky Winky and the others are not CGI or 3D characters, but real costumes played by real people inside them. According to the Twitter account @historyinmemes and the Teletubbies Wiki site, Tinky Winky alone reaches a height of 10 ft or 3 meters. Meanwhile, Dipsy is 8 ft (2.4 meters) tall, Lala is 6.5 ft (1.9 meters) tall, and Po is 6.6 ft (2 meters) tall.

To create the illusion that they are small, filming is done on a large set resembling a beautiful grass field. Now, the filming location itself also has an interesting fact, KLovers. What is it?

2. Facts about the Shooting Location of TELETUBBIES

Teletubbies while shooting on set (Photo Credit: Twitter.com/historyinmemes)

The shooting location of TELETUBBIES is in a large grass field in Wimpstone, Warwickshire, England. After the shooting, this location was kept secret from the public for some time to avoid crowds.

However, the information about the location eventually leaked. And as netizens, of course, everyone was curious about that beautiful location. Not long after, the shooting location of TELETUBBIES became popular among tourists.

However, the official owner of the land had already put up warning signs stating that the shooting location is not for the public and should not be entered. But many people violated this rule.

Feeling stressed because the land became damaged and dirty due to the actions of tourists, the owner finally decided to submerge the shooting location of TELETUBBIES and turn it into a lake.

It turns out that the behavior of people in England is not much different from us in Indonesia. :)

(kpl/gtr)