The Splashing Dance (Teletubbies Dance)

**The Splashing/Puddle Dance** is the one of the dances that the Teletubbies do. It was first shown in the episode Playing in the Rain. The Teletubbies do this dance outside the house.

## Plot

A puddle is outside the house. Dipsy and Tinky Winky walk around the house to the puddle while Laa-Laa and Po walk out of the house. Dipsy and Laa-Laa say Eh Oh to each other. When the dance begins the Teletubbies jump into the puddle one by one and then out of the puddle one by one. Then they all jump into the puddle together and have fun splashing around and then they jump out of the puddle together. Then they jump one by one into the puddle and out again and then they all jump in the puddle together again and splash around. Then they jump out of the puddle and pose and cheer and the dance ends again.

## Episodes that it appears in

* Playing in the Rain (UK Original & Sunday Special Versions)
* Building a Barbecue (UK Original Version)
* The Beach (UK Original & Sunday Special Versions)
* Bubbles (UK Original & Sunday Special Versions)
* Dirty Dog (UK Original & Sunday Special Versions)
* Paddling Pool (UK Original & Sunday Special Versions)
* Sandcastles (UK CBeebies Version)
* Colours: Blue (UK Original & CBeebies Versions)
* Feeding the Sheep in Winter (Sunday Special Version)
* Ned's Geraniums (UK Original, CBeebies & Sunday Special Versions)
* Digging in the Sand for Crabs (Sunday Special Version)
* Naughty Hat (UK CBeebies Version)
* Ice Cream Sundae (UK Original & Sunday Special Versions)
* Washing the Elephant (Sunday Special Version)
* Hovercraft (UK CBeebies Version)
* The Very Proud Crown (Sunday Special Version)
* Peacocks (UK CBeebies Version)
* Double Bass (UK Rerun Version)
* Cat's Night Out (UK CBeebies Version)
* Ball Games with Debbie (Sunday Special Version)
* Welly Walk (UK Original Version)
* Pavement Artist (UK Original, CBeebies & Sunday Special Versions)
* Ducks (UK CBeebies Version)
* Watering the Garden (UK Original & Sunday Special Versions)
* Firefighter (Sunday Special Version)
* Paddling by the Sea (UK Original & Sunday Special Versions)
* Mud Hole (Sunday Special Version)
* Playing the Beach
* Vegetables Tasting
* Wellingtons
* Dirty Pig
* Emily Feeding the Jester
* Washing the Pots
* The Doll and the Solider
* Bathtime for Tim
* River in the Beach
* Dance Bar
* My Dad's a Milkman
* Making Animal Crackers
* Our Fish Ben
* Foreign Numbers
* The Grand Old Man of New York
* Autumn Leaves Are Falling Down
* Gumball Machine
* Water Balloons Fight
* Dance with the Teletubbies [Video]

## Trivia

* This dance has an extended version. However, it is extremely rare as it only ever appeared in UK, US and Teletubbies x Larva.
* From Playing in the Rain and Bubbles, the Teletubbies are silent during the dance. Then from Dirty Dog and Paddling Pool, the Teletubbies giggle during the dance.
* In Playing in the Rain, Building a Barbecue, Dirty Dog, Paddling Pool, Ice Cream Sundae, Welly Walk, Dirty Pig, Dance Bar and Making Animal Crackers the dance starts immediately after the TV Receiver Event.
* In Dirty Dog, Paddling Pool and Autumn Leaves Are Falling Down, after the dance is over, it cuts to the Magic Windmill spinning for the Lion and Bear (original sketch).
* In Bubbles, Welly Walk, Dirty Pig, The Doll and the Solider, Dance Bar, Wellingtons, Foreign Numbers and Gumball Machine, the camera cuts straight to Tubby Bye-Bye after the Teletubbies pose at the end.
* In The Beach, Colours: Blue, Ned's Geraniums, Ice Cream Sundae, Pavement Artist, Watering the Garden, Paddling by the Sea, Vegetables Tasting, River in the Beach, Washing the Pots, My Dad's a Milkman, Making Animal Crackers, Our Fish Ben and The Grand Old Man of New York, after the dance, the Baby Sun giggles for Tubby Bye-Bye.
* In Playing the Beach, Emily Feeding the Jester and Water Balloons Fight, after the dance, the Magic Windmill spins for TV event.
* In Bathtime for Tim, Little Bo Peep comes after the dance.