Ned's Bicycle

**Ned's Bicycle** is the very first episode of Teletubbies.

## Plot

We are introduced Tubbytronic Superdome to the Teletubbies as they ride down the slide inside Home Hill. Then, they enjoy Tubby Toast until the Magic Windmill spins. Following this, the characters watch a boy named Ned and his father getting ready for a bicycle trip. Po finding's a flag and leads Tinky Winky on a march across Teletubbyland. Dipsy and Laa-Laa see the flag and join in. The Magic Windmill spins again and the Teletubbies go to watch a Magical Event. The Teletubbies gasp in excitement as an Animal Parade marches through Teletubbyland. Afterward, the animals march away. The Magic Windmill stops spinning and it's time for Tubby Bye-Bye.

Featuring: Ned and Nigel Frost

## Trivia

* This is the first episode for a few things:
	+ The first appearances of Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa, Po, The Sun Baby, Animals from the Parade and Ned.
	+ The first episode to star Dave Thompson as Tinky Winky (suit performer), Mark Heenehan as Tinky Winky (voice), John Simmit as Dipsy, Nikky Smedley as Laa-Laa, Pui Fan Lee as Po, Tim Whitnall as The Male Narrator (UK), Toyah Wilcox as The Female Narrator (UK), Eric Sykes and Gary Stevenson as the male voices of The Voice Trumpets (UK), and Jess Smith as The Baby Sun.
	+ The first episode where Tinky Winky is picked for the TV Event.
	+ The first episode when there's no goodbye after the TV event. Instead, Ned waves his hand without saying a word.
	+ The first time the Animal Parade doesn't have the Elaphant Trumpet noise.
	+ The first episode with Po's Scooter
	+ The first episode directed by David G. Hillier.
	+ The first episode to include the Home Hill 1 Opening Shot. Also, the Magic Windmill can be heard whooshing in the background.
	+ The first episode to include Home Hill 2, which is the Bird Eye View 1.0 windmill animation with no sparkles. A fade effect is also used.
	+ The first episode to use the 1995-2000 Ragdoll logo.
	+ The first episode to use the 1988-1997 BBC logo.
	+ The first episode to use the E-mu Proteus 2 Orchestral, E-mu Proteus 3 World, Korg M1 and Kurzweil Mark 152 Digital Grand Piano for the music by Andrew McCrorie-Shand.
	+ The first episode that any Teletubby fell over.
* This is the first episode where the filming takes place on a farm in in Wimpstone, Warwickshire. The same site where they shot "Tots TV".
	+ The first episode to have Season 1 in the UK airing as well as international airing.
	+ The first episode where the Teletubbies eating Tubby Toast.
* Tinky Winky was the boo shouter, but Po said goodbye for a final time.
* Po was the missing Teletubby.
* The Tubby Toast segment was featured in the VHS Here Come the Teletubbies.
* The Ned's Bicycle video was featured in the VHS Favourite Things.
* The Flag segment was featured in the VHS Something Appeared from Far Away.
* After the Teletubbies watch the Animal Parade, a fade effect is used to the Magical Windmill stops spinning animation.
* The original window magic windmill animation from this episode is also used in See-Saw, Larette Tap Dancing and The Gingerbread Boy.
* When the Teletubbies go to the Magic Event place, the Sun Baby is not shown the scene where the Teletubbies hears the Elephant Trumpet sound was cut, this was the second time that happens, the second was Balancing and last episode is The Solar System.
* When the Teletubbies go to line up at the Magical Event place, they giggle. However, they are silent in most of the other episodes whenever they go to the Magical Event place.
* The Sun Baby's laugh in this episode is noticeably different from her laugh in following episodes.
* This is the first appearance of the Windmill in the Original, Original Window, TV/Magical Event, Normal, Start Spinning (TV Event Version) and Stop Spinning animations.