Loretta Tap Dancing

**Larette Tap Dancing** is the 14th episode of the original series. It first aired on 17th April, 1997.

## Synopsis

The Teletubbies are being very quiet and lying on the floor in front of the control panel. They quietly giggle and shush the Noo-Noo while he is making his sucking and slurping noises and wonders what the Teletubbies are doing. The Teletubbies then shush a and giggle for the third time. Suddenly, they look towards the window to see The Magic Windmill spinning. This time, they say 'Uh Oh!' loudly and laughing happily, they run out of the house to watch the Tap Dancing Teddy Bear. Afterwards, the Magic Windmill is still spinning and the Teletubbies watch Larette tap dancing in her garden. Then, the Teletubbies come up with a Tip Toe Dance. It's Noisy Footsteps Day and everyone walks around Teletubbyland in a noisy way, making the flowers complain. Then, the Teletubbies decide to walk quietly, which makes the flowers feel relaxed. Then it is time for Tubby Toast and the Teletubbies start being noisy once again! But then the voice trumpet rises and announces 'Time for Tubby Bye-Bye!' Then, the Teletubbies start moaning and then run outside for Tubby Bye-Bye.

Featuring: Loretta Tritten

## Trivia

* This is the first episode of a few things where The Tap Dancing Teddy Bear dances once.
* This is the first episode to include the Tip Toe Dance and the only episode to feature the first version of the dance.
* This is 1st of twelve episodes where a magical event happens **before** a TV Event. The other episodes are Going In and Coming Out, African Dance, Wild Wild West, Geometry Fun, Cutting the Sheep, Making Pizza, Pongal in the UK, Cleaning My Shoes, Wrap with Eggs and Western Dancing. The former is also the second one to have the Tap Dancing Teddy Bear dancing only once.
* This is the second episode where the Baby Sun is not shown giggling when the Teletubbies go to watch the Tap Dancing Teddy Bear. The other two are Painting with Hands and Feet and Humpty Dumpty.
* The Windmill sequence that is used during the Magical Event sequence is the Original Window animation that is also used in Ned's Bicycle, See Saw and The Gingerbread Boy. It is a rare sequence that is not used in a lot of episodes. This is also the only time when the Original Window animation is used during the Magical Event sequence. However, in See Saw, the windmill's whooshing from the Magical Event theme can be heard, as well as the theme playing at the same time as the TV Event theme.
* The Teletubbies are being very quiet segment was featured in the VHS The Early Days.
* The Larette Tap Dancing video was featured in the VHS Dance with the Teletubbies. However, there are some small clips that were cut from that version including: Larette's mother putting on her tap shoes, Larette blowing a kiss before saying goodbye and Larette running behind a bush at the very end of the video. However, the version with the full scenes was only aired in the UK, which can be found on YouTube. It was also featured on the DVD Teletubbies Happy Birthday.
* The Noisy Footsteps Day segment was featured in the VHS Hands, Feet and Dirty Knees. However, the ending where it's time for Tubby Toast is cut out for some reason.
* This episode was featured on the DVD Teletubbies: Happy Birthday!
* This is the first episode that has the Teletubbies running out of the house straight after the voice trumpet announces 'Time for Tubby Bye-Bye'. This also happens in Herding Sheep, Numbers: 9 (Version 1), How Things Swim and Numbers: 2 (Version 2). However, in this episode, the clip of the Teletubbies running is a different clip than the one used in these episode. The clip used in this episode can be seen in See-Saw. Also in this episode, after we see the Teletubbies running, the Sun Baby giggles and it cuts to the Teletubbies standing behind the hills moaning, whereas in these episodes, after we see the Teletubbies running, the Sun Baby giggles and the Narrator begins to say 'Bye-Bye' to the Teletubbies.
* This is the only episode to include the Teletubbies coming out of the Home Hill when they did not have time for Tubby Toast when the Tubby Bye Bye sequence takes place, making it the extended version.
* This episode marks the only appearance of Larette.
* Tinky Winky was picked for the TV Event.
* Dipsy was the boo shouter.
* Laa-Laa was the missing Teletubby.
* After The Tip Toe Dance, a fade effect was used to transition from the Baby Sun to the next segment. This also happens in Jumping, another episode with the Tap Dancing Teddy Bear.
* In the Dutch version, the audio of the Teletubbies groaning before they run outside for Tubby Bye-Bye is the same from Tubby Bye-Bye.