Teletubbies (Show) | Teletubbies Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Original run 31 March 1997 (1997-03-31) – 16 February 2001 (2001-02-16) (UK) Teletubbies is a BBC children's television series , primarily aimed at pre-school viewers, produced from 1997 to 2001 by Ragdoll Productions . It was created by Anne Wood CBE , Ragdoll's creative director, and Andrew Davenport, who wrote each of the show's 369 episodes. The programmer's original narrator was Tim Whitnall . The programme first aired on 31 March 1997, was syndicated in the United States on the PBS network on 3 April 1997 and new episodes aired until mid 2005 with reruns airing until August 2008. In 2001 production was canceled and it was announced that no new episodes would be produced, with the last episode being aired on 16 February 2001.

However, a total of 369 episodes had been produced – enough for a full year. The series was one of four PBS shows to be taken off its regular airing, the other shows being Boohbah (in 2005), Reading Rainbow (in 2006) and Mister Rogers Neighborhood (in 2008). The program rapidly became a critical and commercial success in Britain and abroad (particularly notable for its high production values), and won a BAFTA in 1998. Teletubbies Everywhere was awarded "Best Pre-school Live Action Series" at the 2002 Children's BAFTA Awards. The program revolves around the adventures of Teletubbies, Tinky Winky, who is purple, Dipsy, who is green, Laa-Laa, who is yellow, and Po, who is red. In the show, the four colourful Teletubbies play in the cheerful and fun Teletubbyland. They do things that little children like to do, such as rolling on the ground, laughing, running about, and watching real children on the televisions on their stomachs. Mysterious speakers rise out of the ground to show the days' activities.

The sun, who has a baby's face, makes baby noises during the show, and it rises and sets to begin and end the show. The baby was portrayed by Jessica Smith. Although the program is aimed at children between the ages of one and four, it has a popularity with older generations. The mixture of bright colors, unusual designs, repetitive non-verbal dialogue, ritualistic format, and the occasional forays into physical comedy appealed to a demographic who perceived the program as having psychedelic qualities. Teletubbies was controversial for this reason, and also for a perception that it was insufficiently educational. The program was also at the centre of a controversy when American cleric and conservative pundit Jerry Falwell claimed in 1999 that Tinky Winky, one of the Teletubbies, was a homosexual role model for children. Falwell based this conclusion on the character's purple colour and his triangular antenna; both the colour purple and the triangle are sometimes used as symbols of the Gay Pride movement.

However, despite an ensuing boycott, the program remained in production for two more years, and "Teletubbies say "Eh-oh!", a single based on the show's theme song, reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart in December 1997 and remained in the Top 75 for 32 weeks, selling over a million copies. Contents [ show ] Overview The programme features 4 colourful characters: Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa, and Po, who live in a futuristic dome (the "Tubbytronic Superdome"), set in a landscape of rolling green hills. The environment is dotted with unusually talkative flowers and periscope-like "voice trumpets". The only natural fauna are rabbits (although birds are often heard, particularly blackcaps and wrens [ citation needed ]). The climate is always sunny and pleasant save for occasional inclement days, with rain and puddles, and snow at Christmas time. The Teletubbies are played by actors dressed in bulky costumes, although the sets are designed to give no sense of scale. The Teletubbies don't normally wear real clothes other than the coloured suits they wear.

They have metallic silver-azure rectangular "screens" adorning their abdomens . These screens are used to segue into short film sequences, which are generally repeated at least once. When the series is shown in different countries around the world, the film inserts can be tailored to suit local audiences, or default to the British ones. The Teletubbies magical events on this show includes: A tree appears and a series of white doves appear on it, the tree eventually loses it's leaves and vanishes A carousel-like object lands on it's grass and a teddy bear tap dances on it's stage A pink house slowly fades in Teletubbyland, and a puppet man sings from his window A series of Noah's ark animals in two's of tiger, penguin, snake, elephant, flamingo, butterly, tortoise, giraffe and frog Teletubbyland fills with sea water and three Queen Mary-like ships sail by across the water A series of Little Bo Peep story and clouds come into sheep and falls down, And Little Bo Peep appears with a stick The bear and lion in Teletubbyland and chase after them, The bear with brown fuzzy hair.

And the lion chases after the bear in Teletubbyland The Teletubbies have the body proportions, behaviour, and language of toddlers . The pacing and design of the show was developed by cognitive psychologist Andrew Davenport, who structured the show to fit the attention spans of the target audience. The repetition of practically every word is familiar to everyone who has ever worked with young children. The Teletubbies speak in a gurgling baby language which is the subject of some controversy among educationalists, some of whom argue that this supposedly made-up talk is not good for children. [7 ] (A similar complaint was made forty years previously about another children's series, Flower Pot Men .) The Teletubbies are at the stage of understanding speech but not yet fully capable of articulating it, exactly like their target audience. They often simply groan in disapproval in situations where a human toddler would throw a tantrum.

The Teletubbies' catch-phrases are "Eh-oh" ( hello ), as in: "Eh-oh, Laa-Laa", to which Laa-Laa will respond, "Eh-oh, (other Teletubby's name)", "Uh-oh", a common toddler response to anything that's not good, "Run away! Run away!", especially from Dipsy, and "Bye-bye" at least three times in a row. Laa-Laa, when flustered, will explode with "Bibberly cheese!", which is as angry as the Teletubbies get. But perhaps the most common exclamation is "Big hug!" which one or more of the Teletubbies will invariably call for during the course of an episode, resulting in an enthusiastic group hug. Sometimes when the Teletubbies sit down, fall over, or touch their bottoms against another they make a parp sound. If they kick their legs, bump into their tummies, or have a big hug, they jingle. All the Teletubbies say "Bye-Bye" three times.

The narrator bids each Teletubby goodbye, and they disappear, but reappear a moment later saying "Boo!". The narrator then says "No", (which they copy) and proceeds to say goodbye to each Teletubby again. The sun is then shown setting, and the Teletubbies each say goodbye again, before jumping down a hole in the roof of their house. Finally, one Teletubby says goodbye a fourth time; they pop out of a hole in the house and say "Bye-bye!". For special episodes, and at the end of the "Fun With The Teletubbies" cassette, all four Teletubbies say "Bye-bye" in this way. Many of the occurrences of the show, including the end sequence, and the scene preceding the short film broadcast on a character's tummy were shot only once, and the same scenes are used in each episode. A prominent feature of each episode is a radiant sun with the image of a smiling baby superimposed upon it. The baby in the sun occasionally laughs out loud in short bursts.

Their diet seems to be almost exclusively "Tubby Custard" mispronounced as Tubby Tustard by the characters (which is created by a Tubby Custard machine, looking like some sort of DJ-gramophone, completely with light effects. The custard is consumed by either dumping the bowl into one's mouth, or sucking through a spiral straw) and "Tubby Toast" (circular toast with a smiley face on it), and they are spectacularly messy eaters. In two episodes, the "Tubby Toaster", the machine that makes "Tubby Toast" goes seriously wrong and fills the Teletubbies' house with toast. Fortunately, one of their companions is Noo-Noo, a vacuum cleaner . The Teletubbies' landscape is an outdoor set located in rural Warwickshire , England, at Sweet Knowle Farm, Redhill Bank Rd, Whimpstone, CV37 8NR (between Stratford upon Avon and Shipston on Stour , close to the River Stour [8 ]).

Since filming ended, the fixtures and fittings have been removed from the set, and it appears to have been flooded to form a pond (two fields South of the farmhouse, which is where the postcode points to on the online maps). The paved track leading to the former set still exists, and is the only extant reminder.[ citation needed ] Until recently,[ when? ] the MS Live Maps view showed the site "in action" – complete with numerous articulated trucks parked at the end of the track. Their image has now been updated as well, but a copy has been preserved at this fansite . The farm has found a new way to supplement their income – an aquatics centre (fish and pondplant sales). Characters Tinky Winky (played by Dave Thompson , Mark Heenehan, and Simon Shelton) is the first Teletubby. He is the largest of the Teletubbies, is covered in purple terrycloth, and has a triangular antenna on his head. He is notable for the red luggage (described by the show as a "magic bag", but often described by other media as a handbag) he always carries.

His character has caused controversy due to allegations that his character's behavior, bag and body colour have homosexual qualities ( see below ). Dipsy (played by John Simmit) is the second Teletubby. He is green and is named "Dipsy" because his antenna resembles a dipstick . He likes his black and white furry top hat , which he once lost. Laa-Laa found it, but instead of simply returning Dipsy's hat to the stricken Dipsy, she ran around it for about ten minutes shouting "Dipsy Hat! Dipsy Hat!". He is the most stubborn of the Teletubbies, and will sometimes refuse to go along with the other Teletubbies' group opinion. His face is also notably darker than the rest of the Teletubbies, and the creators have stated that he is Black . [9 ] Laa-Laa (played by Nikky Smedley) is the third Teletubby. She is yellow, and has a curly antenna. She likes to sing and dance, and is often seen to look out for the other Teletubbies. Her favourite thing is a bouncy, orange ball, which is almost as big as she is.

Po (played by Pui Fan Lee ) is the fourth and last Teletubby. She is the smallest and youngest of the Teletubbies, is red, and has an antenna shaped like a stick used for blowing soap bubbles . Her favourite object is her scooter , which she calls "scoota" (she also calls it "Po 'cooter!", or just "cooter"). Po can sometimes be mischievous and naughty, as when she disobeys the commands of the "Voice Trumpets". She has been stated by the show's creators to be Cantonese , [9 ] and as such, she is bilingual, speaking both English and Cantonese. Although many are unsure of Po's gender, or consider her to be male (possibly because of her scarlet colour and tomboyish antics), she is clearly referred to as female in several episodes, such as "Dad's Portrait" (Episode 216, first broadcast 1998) and "Numbers: 2" (Episode 30). Many refer to her as "he" even though it is "she" (the same happens with Laa-Laa).

Noo-Noo (played by Mark Dean) seems to be both the Teletubbies' guardian and housekeeper, due to its resemblance to a vacuum cleaner , which is its principal purpose in the house. Noo-Noo hardly ventures outside, instead remaining indoors and constantly cleaning with its sucker-like nose. It does not speak like the other characters, instead communicating through a series of slurping and sucking noises. At times, Noo-Noo gets annoyed with the Teletubbies' antics and can vacuum their food or toys. This usually prompts the Teletubbies to scold Noo-Noo through a cry of "Naughty Noo-Noo!". Usually after this, Noo-Noo flees and the Teletubbies pursue it comically around the house until they grow tired, are distracted by something, or forgive Noo-Noo. This sequence ends with them hugging it, or with it shooting out their absorbed objects. The show also features the voices of Tim Whitnall who played the Little Lamb and the Voice Trumpets, Rolf Saxon who played the Dog.

Robin Stevens who played the Talking Flowers, and Toyah Willcox , who says the Rhyme "Over the Hills and Far away Teletubbies come to play" and also played Little Bo Peep, Alex Pascal who plays the Sheep and sings with children in some of the Teletubby Tummy videos e.g Tweet Tweet and Handy Hands. Eric Sykes who also played the Scary Lion with Big Scary Teeth, and Penelope Keith who also played the Bear with Brown Fuzzy Hair, all of whom provide narration. The only physical cast members are the Rabbits, who don't speak, and Smith Jessica Smith , a seven month old baby, whose face depicts the Baby Sun. [10 ] Her giggle was included in the single Teletubbies Say Eh-Oh!. Although she was not credited, this makes her technically the youngest person ever to have their vocal appear in a number one song.

Character mnemonics The antenna shapes of each Teletubbie provides mnemonic clues as to the character's name: Triangle: "Tinky Winky" Promotion Teletubbies 10th Anniversary events To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the premiere of Teletubbies, a series of events took place at the end of March through the beginning of April 2007. [11 ] The characters appeared outside of Teletubbyland for the first time on 21 March 2007 in London, England at an invitation-only event to officially begin the programme's tenth anniversary year sponsored by BBC Worldwide, the programme's licensees. They appeared in the United States for the first time. They made appearances in New York City's Times Square , Grand Central Station , and Apollo Theater . They also appeared on The Today Show on 29 March 2007. The episode included the first ever televised interview with the actors outside of their costumes. A partnership was formed with Isaac Mizrahi in which Isaac designed Teletubbies-inspired bags to be auctioned off to benefit the Cure Autism Now and Autism Speaks charities.

A new line of clothing was launched to be sold in the Pop-Up Shop and other specialty stores. New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg announced March 28, 2007 "Teletubbies Day" and gave the key to the city to the Teletubbies. TakeTheTeletubbiesTest.com TakeTheTeletubbiesTest.com launched on 26 March 2007. On the website, users can create profiles, take "tests", ask Po questions, and submit their own pictures and videos. There was also a station set up at the Teletubbies Pop-Up Shop where visitors could record themselves giving their reactions to the Teletubbies programme and upload it onto the website. Pop-Up Shop A Pop-Up Shop opened in New York City's West Village from 28 March to 7 April 2007. [12 ] The opening night party was DJ'ed by MisShapes. A percentage of the store's profits went to the Cure Autism Now and Autism Speaks charities. DJs from all different genres of music ( electronica , funk , Brazilian jazz [ disambiguation needed ], old school hip hop , alternative rock and house music ) played in the store in the evenings.

Some evenings included DJ scratching lessons and record spin art. On 6 April 2007, the store held a 12-hour Teletubbies viewing marathon . Teletubbies live events Following the Teletubbies' appearance in New York City , they went on their first live European tour, performing shows in London , Paris , Bremen , Darmstadt , Halle (Saale) , Hamburg , Köln , and Hannover . Are You the 5th Teletubby? Also in celebration of the Teletubbies' 10th anniversary, a contest was held at 5thTeletubby.com where fans can create videos of themselves as the "5th Teletubby," a character of their own creation. Audio and video clips from the show are available on the website for the entrants to use in creating their videos. Reception Tinky Winky controversy Tinky Winky started a still hinted-at controversy in 1999 due to his carrying a bag that looks much like a woman's handbag (although he was first " outed " by the academic and cultural critic Andy Medhurst in a letter of July 1997 to The Face ).

He aroused the interest of Jerry Falwell in 1999 when Falwell alleged that the character was a " gay role model". Falwell issued an attack in his National Liberty Journal , citing a Washington Post "In/Out" column which stated that lesbian comedian Ellen DeGeneres was "out" as the chief national gay representative, while trendy Tinky Winky was "in". He warned parents that Tinky Winky could be a hidden homosexual symbol, because "he is purple, the gay pride colour, and his antenna is shaped like a triangle: the gay pride symbol". [6 ] The BBC , who co-produced the programme, made an official response, "Tinky Winky is simply a sweet, technological baby with a magic bag." Kenn Viselman of Itsy-Bitsy Entertainment , who distributed the show in the USA, commented, "He's not gay. He's not straight . He's just a character in a children's series." [13 ] In May 2007, Polish Ombudsman for Children Ewa Sowińska revisited the matter, and planned to order an investigation.

[14 ] She said in the 28 May 2007 edition of Wprost that the handbag-carrying Tinky Winky could promote homosexuality. Journalists from Wprost mentioned claims that the Teletubbies promote homosexuality, to which Sowińska replied that she had heard of the issue. The journalists then asked about Tinky Winky. "I noticed that he has a woman's handbag, but I didn't realize he's a boy," Sowińska told the magazine in an interview that her office approved before publication, adding, "Later I learned that there could be some hidden homosexual undertones." Sowińska said she would ask her office's psychologists to look into the allegations, "and judge whether it can be shown on public television and whether the suggested problem really exists." But on 30 May 2007, Sowińska said in a public statement that she no longer suspected the Teletubbies of promoting homosexuality. She said: "The opinion of a leading sexologist , who maintains that this series has no negative effects on a child's psychology, is perfectly credible.

As a result I have decided that it is no longer necessary to seek the opinion of other psychologists." [15 ] Despite the objections, the Independent on Sunday 's editors included Tinky Winky as the only fictional character in the 2008 inaugural " Happy List ", alongside 99 real-life adults recognised for making Britain a better and happier place. [16 ] Teletubby doll incidents In an unrelated incident, reported in 2000, a girl's Tinky Winky toy reportedly said "I Got a Gun, I Got a Gun, Run Away!". Kenn Viselman claimed the toy actually said "Again, again!", a catchphrase from the show. [17 ] In a similar incident in 1998, a girl's talking Po doll was thought to be saying "faggot faggot, faggot faggot, faggot faggot, bite my butt", as well as "fatty, fatty". (Supporters of the interpretation of Tinky Winky as the gay pride symbol might take this as evidence.) The toy was recalled and it was revealed to have said "fidit, fidit," inspired by the Cantonese for "faster, faster".

[18 ] Supposed Pagan agenda A Christian ministry ( Kjos Ministries ) has argued online that the Teletubbies represent an attempt to promote a "new global paradigm" of "earth-centered" spirituality in contrast to conservative Christian beliefs. [19 ] Teletubbies in popular culture In the webstrip Sluggy Freelance dated 9 March 1999, the characters Torg and Riff discuss the fact that "Drinky Winky" from the "Teletubbles" is "an abusive drunk because of the bottle of booze he carries", says Torg reading from a newspaper. Riff counters saying "That's not a bottle of booze! It's his magic bottle that makes his problems go away! (...) never mind." Torg goes on reading, "The abusive side of Drinky Winky is demonstrated by..." to which Riff argues "Tipsy and Hoe had it coming!" [20 ] In 1998, Tom Fulp of Newgrounds created a spoof of Teletubbies called "Teletubby Fun Land" [21 ] " which resulted in a law suit from the BBC .

[22 ] This resulted in a boost of notoriety and media exposure , and the video was renamed Tellybubby Fun Land. In 1999, the characters inspired a dancehall reggae riddim of the same name. In The Simpsons episode Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder Homer dresses up like a Teletubby to entertain Maggie, remarking "...and I'm all man, in case you heard otherwise" in reference to claims by Jerry Falwell. In the episode Missionary: Impossible , the Teletubbies are among the PBS characters and personalities that are chasing Homer after he defaulted on his $10,000 dollar pledge. In The Fairly OddParents episode "Imaginary Gary," TV Tubbies, based on the Teletubbies, were stored inside Timmy's mind. One of each TV Tubbie was also used to block Cosmo and Wanda's ears to stop them from hearing Timmy.

In 2007, a Jeep commercial featured Jeeps driving through famous scenes in history and popular culture, including an Elvis Presley film, a Godzilla film, the moon landing, Woodstock , a Road Runner cartoon, a Jane Goodall documentary, Devo's " Whip It " music video, at the fall of the Berlin Wall , an episode of Lost , and in Teletubbyland with Laa-Laa and Po. [23 ] In September 2007, in a hazing ritual for the Boston Red Sox , pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka and his translator, Masa Hoshino, dressed as Dipsy and Tinky Winky, respectively. [24 ] In the 2007 episode of BBC 's Doctor Who , " The Sound of Drums ", The Doctor 's nemesis, The Master , watches television and upon encountering the Teletubbies, marvels at the evolution that has given them televisions in their chests.

In the June 6, 2007; second season, eleventh episode of The Chaser's War on Everything , the possibility of Tinky Winky being Homosexual was parodied when the Chaser's tested the Peel Hotel (in Collingwood , Melbourne , Victoria , Australia )'s gaydar (the Hotel's Peel dancebar was given the right to ban Hetrosexual patrons) with a Tinky Winky costumed figure that acted in a stereotypical Homosexual fashion. The controversy surrounding this possibility was further satirised with the Tinky Winky figure visiting a Polish Club (Poland having been dealing with a scandal surrounding Tinky Winky being possibly Homosexual and thus corrupting children). In the eighth season of Dancing with the Stars , Bruno Tonioli said the he didn't know if Steve Wozniak 's dance was "hilarious or delirious", "it was like watching a Teletubby go mad at a gay pride parade!". [25 ] In an episode of Absolutely Fabulous , Bubble can be seen wearing a dress with all four Teletubbies on it. She also speaks in a way similar to Teletubbies throughout the episode.

An online video on YouTube shows all four teletubbies dancing to a song by Matisyahu. Children in Need 2015 features a sketch with Harry Hill dressing up as the baby-sun with Laa-Laa. CD single Main article: Teletubbies say "Eh-oh!" In December 1997, BBC Worldwide released a CD single from the series, based on the show's theme song, called Teletubbies say "Eh-oh!". The song is the only single from Teletubbies, making them a one-hit wonder in the United Kingdom, and mostly a remix of the theme song from the hit Television programme performed by the series characters written by Andrew McCrorie-Shand and Andrew Davenport. Produced by McCrorie-Shand and Steve James, this single reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart in December 1997, remaining in the Top 75 for 32 weeks after its release, selling over a million copies. [26 ] Outtakes ^ "Edutainment: How the Teletubbies Teach Children" . Crossroad.to. . Retrieved 2010-07-10.

Reception In 1998, Tom Fulp of Newgrounds created a spoof of Teletubbies called "Teletubby Fun Land"[16] which resulted in a lawsuit from the BBC.[17] This resulted in a boost of notoriety and media exposure, and the video was renamed Tellybubby Fun Land. In The Simpsons episode "Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder", Homer dresses up like a Teletubby to entertain Maggie, remarking "...and I'm all man, in case you heard otherwise" in reference to claims by Jerry Falwell. In the 6 June 2007, second season, eleventh episode of The Chaser's War on Everything, the possibility of Tinky Winky being homosexual was parodied when the Chaser's tested the Peel Hotel (in Collingwood, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)'s gaydar (the hotel's Peel dancebar was given the right to ban heterosexual patrons) with a Tinky Winky costumed figure that acted in a stereotypical homosexual fashion.

In 2012, during a full 2nd and 3rd season of tvN's Saturday Night Live Korea, South Korean live comic variety show which inspired by its then-creative director Jang Jin, was parodied this programme as YeouidoTeletubbies(여의도 텔레토비) to portrait 2012 presidential election campaign, by imitating Teletubbies' characters. Each week on Weekend Update(Korean edition) segment, this experimental skit was popular, by reviewing on several social networking sites and online bulletin boards and video clips, such as Youtube. Both the popularity of SNL Korea's 'Crew', Kim Seul-gie and Kim Min-kyo, who acted major candidates respectably, had skyrocketed. In the first episode from the first season (Junk in the Trunk) of Robot Chicken, an orange teletubby, smokes. In the episode Eaten by Cats, Teletubbies is Power Rangers. Teletubbies - Show News, Reviews, Recaps and Photos - TV.com EDIT Teletubbies started in the U.K. and proved to be a popular children's show.

In fact, it proved so popular that the show was rebooted fifteen years after its cancellation (the original and revived series can be watched on Nick Jr. in the U.S.). Teletubbies is a show about creatures known as Teletubbies (so called because they're tubby, and have TV screens in their stomachs). The Teletubbies live in Teletubbyland, and faraway place inhabited by only the Teletubbies, talking flowers, talking trumpets, a baby sun, the Noo-Noo, a bunch of rabbits, and the narrator. There house is known as "The Tubby-Tronic Superdome", and has everything they need, four beds, a tubby-toast maker, a tubby-custard makers, and a slide used as an alternate entrance. In the middle of their dome, they have a panel of switches and buttons and their tubby sponges which they use to bathe themselves. Each day, the Teletubbies discover new things together, watch videos on their tubby-screens, and have fun together.

In Teletubbyland, there's a large windmill, and when it spins pink dust, it let's the teletubbies know that something magical is about to happen. The Teletubbies were developed in U.K. by Ragdoll and BBC. Characters Tinky-Winky The largest of the four teletubbies. He is purple, and has a triangle antenna (because of these features, critics assume he is gay, but rest assure, he isn't, he may be a tom-girl, but he's not gay.) His favorite thing is his hand-bag which he can amazingly fit large things in. His best friends are Dipsy and Po. He may be large, but he's quiet and gentle. His song is "Tinkle-Winkle, Tinky-Winky" Dipsy The second largest teletubby. He is green with a dipstick antenna. His favorite thing is his black and white tie-dye top hat. His best friends are Tinky-Winky and Laa-Laa. He's more of a loner teletubby, and doesn't like "cute" stuff. His song has a reggae beat. Laa-Laa The second smallest teletubby.

She is yellow, with a spiral antenna. Her favorite thing his her giant orange ball that she seems to have no control of. Her best friends are all of the teletubbies. She has a free-spirit and can always find away to enjoy things, her favorite word is "nice." Her song is "La la la la la la la la." Po The smallest teletubby. She is red, with an "O" shaped antenna. Her favorite thing is her red and blue scooter which she can ride at an alarming speed. Her best friends are Tinky-Winky and Laa-Laa. She is very quiet and usually shy, but loves to go fast. Her song is "Fidy Fidy, Mar Mar Mar" Noo-Noo The Teletubbie's vacuum cleaner that can suck up anything in his path, even things twice his size. He lives inside the Tubby-tronic Superdome. Trumpets Trumpets that come out of the ground and sing songs or recite poems for the Teletubbies to enjoy. Baby Sun A sun with a baby's face in it. Narrator Basically tells the story, or what the Teletubbies "what to do".

Show Secrets -The teletubbies in real-life are huge, the costumes can reach up to 10 feet! -After ten minutes, the actors have to remove the Teletubby heads from their costumes due to carbon dioxide build up. -Nikki Smedley landed the part of Laa-Laa when she was make-believing she was a table at the audition. -The Noo-Noo is operated by a small man inside him. Alot of people have been saying that Teletubbies is teaching their kids to be gay. That is a lie. Teletubbies is a show for kids to have fun. Opening Sequence (Sun rises) Narrator: Over the hills and far away, Teletubbies come to play. Narrator: 1! Tinky-Winky: 1! Narrator: 2! Dipsy: 2! Narrator: 3! Laa-Laa: 3! Narrator: 4! Po: 4! Narrator: Teletubbies! Trumpet: Time for Teletubbies! x4 (Bouncy Music plays and everyone talks in a sing-song voice) Narrator: Tinky-Winky Tinky-Winky: Tinky-Winky!

Narrator: Dipsy Dipsy: Dipsy! Narrator: Laa-Laa Laa-Laa: Laa-Laa! Narrator: Po Po: Po! Narrator: Teletubbies Teletubbies: Teletubbies! Narrator: Say Hello! Teletubbies: Eh-oh! (Their way of saying hello) Narrator: Tinky-Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa, Po, Teletubbies Teletubbies: Teletubbies! (Music Stops playing) Teletubbies and Narrator: Big Hug! (Windmill spins) Teletubbies: Uh oh! (They all hide) Trumpet: Where have the teletubbies gone? Closing Sequence Trumpet: Time for tubby bye-bye! x3 Teletubbies: Awww! Narrator: Goodbye Tinky-Winky Tinky-Winky: Ba-bye! Narrator: Goodbye Dipsy Dipsy: Ba-bye! Narrator: Goodbye Laa-Laa Laa-Laa: Ba-bye! Narrator: Goodbye Po Po: Ba-bye! Teletubbies (in random order): Boo!

Narrator: No Teletubbies: No Narrator: Goodbye Tinky-Winky Tinky-Winky: Ba-bye! Narrator: Goodbye Dipsy Dipsy: Ba-bye! Narrator: Goodbye Laa-Laa Laa-Laa: Ba-bye! Narrator: Goodbye Po Po: Ba-bye! Narrator: The sun is setting in the sky, Teletubbies say goodbye (Music starts playing) Tinky-Winky: Ba-bye! Dipsy: Ba-bye! Laa-Laa: Ba-bye! Po: Ba-bye! Tinky-Winky: Ba-bye! Dipsy: Ba-bye! Laa-Laa: Ba-bye! Po: Ba-bye! (Music stops playing and sun sets) moreless Edutainment: How the Teletubbies Teach Children Home - Shortcut to the charts: symbols | BBC "I believe television and video are the most underestimated force for good in educating our children in the technological age in which we live.

It is important to develop childrens thinking skills." 1 (Anne Wood, Teletubby creator, BBC) "The challenge to humanity is to adopt new ways of thinking, new ways of acting, new ways of organizing itself in society -- in short, new ways of living." 2 (Our Creative Diversity, UNESCO) "Young people like magical alternate realities; and the entertainment industry profits by providing amusement parks, videogames, movies, and television programs that build on this fascination. Educators too can profit, in a different way, by building eerily beautiful environments for sensory immersion that arouse curiosity and empower shared fantasy, leading to guided inquiry. If we forswear distributed learning based on mystery, intrigue, and 'edutainment,' we risk losing the generation growing up with high-performance computing and communications to the mindless mercies of videogames." ( "The Transformation of Distance Learning to Distributed Learning" ) "Time for Teletubbies. Time for Teletubbies ." At the sound of the familiar call, toddlers around the world scamper to their television sets for 30 minutes of simple play, enchantment, and learning.

They smile with the baby-faced sun rising in the sky and laugh at four chubby Teletubbies popping out of their under-ground home. When the magic windmill spins its sparkly beams, they share the excitement of a daily mystery: Which tummy-screen will light up and broadcast a short TV clip? This simple but captivating Teletubby world is full of pretty flowers, lively rabbits, warm hugs, bumping tummies, and high tech marvels  but glaringly devoid of parental love and guidance. Instead, a mystical periscope (the Voice Trumpet) arises from the ground to emit friendly directions when needed. A large toaster makes tubby toast, while a tubby-sized machine spurts tubby custard. A magic vacuum cleaner called Noo-Noo cleans up the mess. And the Teletubbies are perfectly happy! But who are these captivating, big-eyed creatures with television screens on their tummies (that's why they are called Teletubbies) and antennas on their heads? Why do toddlers love them so much? "They are not human," argued their adult fans and the mainstream media during last years controversy over Tinky-Winkys triangular antenna. "Its absurd to criticize their gender.

Theyre fantasy creatures, not boys, girls, homosexuals, or toddlers." Thats not what Anne Wood, their creator at BBC ( British Broadcasting Co. ) tells us. "They are babies," she explains. " technological babies . Like children, they also imitate what they hear, so they will attempt to speak like the Narrator and sometimes like the Voice Trumpets." 3 Others have likened the Teletubbies to aliens, to fetuses, and to mythical half-human, half-animal creatures  albeit a cuter, more modern version. But what counts is their message, not their looks. What do they teach their little fans? What do those four antennas on their heads symbolize? Why do they wear television screens on their tummies? Why don't mommies and daddies take care of these baby look-alikes? Why does the sun wear the face of a baby? And finally, how does the teletubby program fit into the global agenda for "lifelong learning"? 1. What do they teach? " children are the same the world over," says scriptwriter Andy Davenport.

"They grow, they learn language, they learn to talk, to think the same, wherever they grow up." 4 If, as BBC (British Broadcasting Company) claims, small children around the world watch this show, they certainly will learn "to think the same"  a major goal of UNESCOs program for " lifelong learning " [click also on " next slide "]. This cradle Teletubby costumes to grave process of training human resources for the global village needs and has the support of America's PBS as well as BBC. Both help children to imitate their idols  four soft, roly-poly creatures played by real people. These actors have been trained to talk like toddlers, run like toddlers, eat like toddlers, and swing to music like toddlers. Thats to help real toddlers love them, follow them, feel at home with them  and, dont forget, learn from them. One of the lessons involves self-sufficiency (separation from parents, but not from peers) within a high-tech world.

If that's hard to believe, hear it from PBS , which has adapted the show for the American audience: "In 'Teletubbies,' the technological world becomes engaging, playful and, most of all, manageable by the young child. The play technology that hums through Teletubbyland also supplies the Teletubbies' every need - Tubby Toast, Tubby Custard, and the conscientious care and support of the comic vacuum cleaner, Noo-noo." 5 No need for parents or grandparents! This philosophy matches that of Professor John Goodlad, who served on the governing board of UNESCOs Institute for Education before he joined Bill Clinton on the 1987 Study Commission on Global Education. In his Preface to Schooling for a Global Age, he wrote, "Enlightened social engineering is required to face situations that demand global action now. Education is a long-term solution.... The majority of our youth still hold the same values as their parents and, if we dont re-socialize, our system will decay." 6 The Teletubbies may be fantasy creatures, romping in a fantasy world. But toddlers pick up cues fairly indiscriminately from both fantasy worlds and the real world.

They dont know enough about reality to separate the two. So they are ready and eager to believe and assimilate the cues they receive. There are plenty of questionable messages. Take a look at some of them from a childs perspective. From Teletubby toy Mega Bloks 2. What does the baby-faced sun tell toddlers? The sun rises from behind the flowery green hills each morning, and shines happily on the teletubby world all day. It sinks back at the end of each day. Sounds a bit like the real sun, doesnt it? But wait, this sun is also a living creature with a congenial personality. Its pretty, blue-eyed baby face giggles when the Teletubbies play happily together and do nice, expected things. It often frowns when a teletubby is separated from the rest or does something unexpected. That sounds innocent enough. What could be wrong with a happy face framed in the suns bright rays? Could this feel-good image be anything more than simple, whimsical fantasy? Nobody would take it seriously, would they? Probably not. But that's part of the problem.

Children fill their minds with images that represent the new global paradigm, and few take either message or the effects seriously. But leading educators who call themselves "change agents" are dead serious about the visual tactics they use to reach their goal. They seek to mold minds that embrace the new global paradigm ( worldview ) and reject the old Christian paradigm. "The purpose of education and the schools is to change the thoughts, feelings and actions of students," admits Dr. Benjamin Bloom, the "Father of Outcome-Based Education, in his book, All Our Children Learning." 7 Bloom and his followers have come a long way. Suddenly earth-centered spirituality  with its sun-gods, nature spirits, and occult rituals from around the world  has become the favored model for the new sustainable communities. This new ideology is reinforced through today's movies , television, books, and schools . As a result, most children face an irresistible array of pagan images that support the new paradigm. Many already consider paganism far more normal and acceptable than Christianity. Our political, education, and media leaders want to introduce these influences early -- before children become "indoctrinated" with Biblical truths. (See " Clintons War on Hate Bans Christian Values ").

They know that if parents follow God's command to "train up your child in the way he should go," their children might not start school with the "open-mindedness" needed to create social solidarity. Biblical values would stand in the way. Therefore "early childhood education" has moved to the forefront of the "lifelong learning" agenda. America's PBS and its British partner, BBC, fit right into the international program for pre-school education. Their words as well as their programs show their desire to introduce small children to new images and "thinking skills so that [they] will be ready for more formal training." 8 In the context of the new education outcomes, that means opening young minds to global beliefs and values. The Teletubby world is their best attempt to touch pre-schoolers with the seeds of the new ideology. The envisioned global spirituality blends the worlds earth-centered religions into a more universal belief system. Both major and minor civilizations through history  Egyptian, Hittite, Babylonian, Greek, Roman, Mayan, Celtic, etc. -- worshipped sun gods that watched the earth and mingled with humans.

These man-made gods shared human characteristics and responded to human activities with favor or anger, according to mans compliance with their self-centered standards. In other words, men and women had created gods in their own image. 9 Those old sun-gods have now been revised to fit today's demand for kinder, more permissive gods -- gods that appeal to pre- and grade-school children. Look at some of contemporary lessons: Winter Solstice: On December 19, 1991, a public elementary school in Portland, Oregon, replaced the traditional Christmas party with a Solstice festival. Their printed program, titled "Celebrate the Return of the Light," pictured the Sun God and Moon Goddess. Ponder the events listed in the program: * Each [student] will partake of the sun and moon cake before entering the auditorium where they will seat themselves according to their astrological signs. Chanting will begin on entering the auditorium. * The Sun God and Moon Goddess will enter with attendants... * Dancers and Drummers: [lists participants followed] * Bar Code Children and Animal Spirits * Dancing in a circle all together... [with] whooping and hugs all around!

Summer Olympics in Atlanta, 1996: Those who watched the opening ceremony saw five "Olympic spirits" wrapped in silvery cloth and masked as sun gods rising out of the earth. Representing the five regions and colors of the world, they writhed like serpents while chanting mystical, incomprehensible invocations to "summon the tribes" of the world. Moments later, five hundred tribes-people streamed into the arena. After a frenzied dance to the beat of a percussion arrangement by Mickey Hart, a "Grateful Dead" drummer, the color-coded groups formed the five interlocking rings of the Olympic symbol, welcoming the "the global family" to celebrate the renewal of the Olympic dream. School Assignment: A fourth grader brought home a worksheet with this story titled "When The Sun Went Away." It told about a Japanese sun goddess and her brother, the god of night. The people loved the goddess who made the crops grow and the trees bloom. But they feared the god of night, who "brought evil spirits to harm the land." Naturally, he began to envy his sister. "One day when the sun goddess was sitting in her temple, the god of night crept in with a big bag.

When he opened the bag, a huge snake crawled out and coiled itself around the sun goddess' chair. She was so frightened that she ran into a cave and would not come out at all. Now the earth was always dark. . "So the people gathered at the cave. They beat drums, rang bells, and sang. The goddess heard the noise and became curious. Finally she crept to the mouth of the cave . The earth became bright again, and the people danced for joy. When the god of night saw how happy the people were, he felt bad for having frightened his sister. And he promised never to do it again." Celebrating the Sacred Feminine: The above story was also told at a conference on feminist spirituality at the Grace [Episcopal] Cathedral in San Francisco. But the ending had changed. Harmony between the sun goddess and the evil male god would have been inappropriate. The new story fit the feminist demand for self-esteem and self-deification. So this time the sun goddess won over her own fear by looking into a mirror and delighting in her own glorious image. Book ad in Mystic Trader, a catalog full of occult signs, symbols and suggestions. 14 Harry Potter creator, J.K.

Rowling's mirror brings her own image into the sun frame. 15 Look again at the picture on the far right. This mirror was pictured in a Time Magazine article about the Harry Potter books. In the photograph, Ms. Rowling sat next to a large gray gargoyle with her back to the mirror. It's possible that she didn't attach any spiritual significance to this representation of the sun -- one that would carry the image of whoever gazed at it. But whether she was consciously aware or not, her mirror fits today's feminist quest to "re-imagine God" in one's own image. No one illustrates this pursuit better than Patricia Lynn Reilly who told me she was "born again" as a Christian. Her book title says it all: A God that Looks Like Me -- Discovering a Woman's Self-Affirming Spirituality. Even toddlers can absorb the subtle message behind a transcendent god-like sun that sees, giggles and smiles -- just like them. In todays climate, any cultural myth is open game for expedient revisions. Since few children now learn the old foundational facts of history, most will never know what is true or false.

They won't even know whether the myths they read represent the original culture or have been adapted for today's agenda. A child's primary mental filter will be his or her feelings. Those emotions are being molded and trained through stories and images they learn to love -- or hate. The Teletubbies, Pokemon, Harry Potter books, and countless other politically correct myths, games, and films support the global program for universal behavior modification. (See Mind Control ) 3. What do those antennas on the four teletubby heads symbolize? First, look at these official descriptions, for each teletubby's character fits his or her antenna: "Po is the smallest Teletubby. She often jumps up and down to express her feelings of joy, enthusiasm, and surprise. The natural place for Po is to be on her scooter zipping around the hills. She makes the noise 'quickly, quickly, quickly' or 'slowly, slowly, slowly' when riding her scooter. Po spends a lot of time on her own. Next to riding her scooter, Po likes to keep an eye on the panel switches and controls on the central column inside the Teletubbies' house." "Laa-Laa is the second smallest Teletubby.

She is the happiest and most smiley of the Teletubbies. She too loves to sing and dance. Her favorite word is 'nice'. Laa-Laa loves the way her ball bounces and wobbles and grows bigger and smaller. Laa-Laa always likes to know where all of the Teletubbies are. She has her own special La-la-la-la-la song." "Dipsy is the second biggest Teletubby. He is known for his distinctive steps and ways of saying 'hello'. He loves his hat very much. Dipsy sings a song with a reggae beat and when he is feeling 'especially cool' will go for a walk by himself, wearing his hat and singing the song." "Tinky Winky is the biggest Teletubby. He is the gentlest of the Teletubbies. His favorite thing is his bag, which he likes to take out with him for walks. He usually sings his song 'Tinky Winky'. He loves to dance and fall over on his back.

Tinky Winky loves all of the Teletubbies, and his best friend is Po, the smallest one." In fact, Tinky Winky loves wearing a lacy white ballet skirt when he dances. Dipsy, the slightly smaller male, does not. When pressured to wear the same skirt, he tears it off and runs away. Dipsy's hat has no top, otherwise it wouldn't fit over his antenna. But Dipsy really loves that hat. You can tell by the song he made up: Hat, hat haaat,Hat, hat haaat, Hat, hat haaat hat.(repeat) The symbols in the show, like the letters in the alphabet, have meanings. They communicate a message. Familiar symbols may summarize and send messages more quickly and effectively than words. And since visual images tend to bypass the critical scrutiny that words provoke, they serve as tools for transformation in the hands of todays change agents. "There is growing excitement among educators about old myths and symbols, oral history, earth festivals, primitive rites of passage and customs, extraordinary abilities documented in cultures less linear than our own," wrote Marilyn Ferguson in her 1980 blueprint for change, The Aquarian Conspiracy.

She had already explained how tomorrows children must learn a new perception of reality. In fact, their minds must be so steeped in this new paradigm that their intuitive response to the old ways would be instant rejection. "The dictionary defines intuition as quick perception of truth without conscious attention or reasoning," Ferguson explains. Training the intuition to fit the new paradigm is simple. Make symbols and their evolving and politically correct meanings more fun and familiar than the home taught words, values, and meanings. To speed the process, children would be surrounded by symbols that send the right message and affirm the new way of thinking. Po's antenna is a CIRCLE: An ancient and universal symbol of unity, wholeness, infinity, and the goddess, it also represents the feminine spirit or force, a spiritualized Mother Earth, and a sacred space. To contemporary pagans and radical feminists, it is "one of the primary feminine signs, as opposed to the line or phallic shaft representing the masculine spirit."1 Dipsy's antenna is a ROD: Earth-centered cultures around the world have worshipped a phallic rod or pillar as symbol of male power to bring the seed of new life to the earth.

Hindu worshippers called it a "lingam," Egyptians called it an obelisk. According to 2 Kings 17:9-10, Gods people "set up for themselves sacred pillars and wooden images on every high hill ." In the old Celtic fertility rituals called Beltane or May Day (Walpurgisnacht to the Teutons) -- which is now being revived and adapted for modern times by contemporary pagans -- the May pole symbolized male power and fertility. . Laa Laa's antenna is a SPIRAL (see also a circle) and ROD: Ancient symbol of the goddess, the womb, fertility, feminine serpent force, continual change, and the evolution of the universe. Notice how the spiral (female) and the rod (male) are combined in La-Las antenna. (Because the spiral has become such a popluar symbol, we plan provide a link to a page full of interesting spirals.) Tinky-Winky's antenna is a TRIANGLE pointing down: The triangle in its multiple forms has been pictured in symbols and rituals around the world, from European alchemy to the sexual rites of Tantric Buddhism. Pointing up, it has represented the Trinity to Christians.

Pointing down it has represented the female womb. More recently, many members of the homosexual community has claimed this symbol -- along with the color purple -- as their own. However, lesbians generally identify with a pink rather than purple triangle. Of course, all these symbols -- the circle, rod, spiral, and triangle pointing down -- are simple shapes that occur in nature as well as in the minds and beliefs of people. Apart from a particular ideology, they have little cultural significance. But when shown in the context of the global education agenda, they are no longer neutral. Many of today's influential leaders have embraced these symbols as wordless representations that point to certain beliefs. They have given them meanings that match the new global spirituality and promote an anti-Christian global ethic. In our pluralistic society, this process of communicating visual messages through symbols, images, and impressions has been replacing the factual and logical communication using the alphabet. It makes school easier and more fun. Few realize the consequence of eroding the old foundations for truth, history, science and progress. (See symbols ) 4. How do the teletubbies fit into the global agenda for lifelong learning? UNESCO introduced the concept of "lifelong learning" back in 1973.

This lifelong process of socialization would start soon after birth with community training sessions for parents. From cradle to grave, human resources would be trained and conformed to the new global society, then assessed for their worth to the global community and monitored for compliance with the new pluralistic beliefs and values. (See The UN Plan for Your Mental Health ) As you have seen, early childhood education is essential to this plan. Children must be raised in an environment that encourages them to absorb multicultural attitudes, including a broader view of sex and gender issues, before parents and pastors "close" their minds with Biblical views of right and wrong. Otherwise home-taught Christian values could encourage resistance to the consensus process and to the planned solidarity. At the 1995 UN Conference on Women in Beijing, the liberal delegations from Canada, the U.S., and European Union sought approval of their concept of gender. Many saw five distinct kinds: male and female heterosexuals, male and female homosexuals, and trans- or bisexuals. Gone was God's view of gender: "He who made them at the beginning 'made them male and female.'" (Matthew 19:4) At the Beijing Conference, traditional values were equated with hate and violence.

"We strive to eliminate economic, political, domestic, cultural, environmental, religious and sexual violence against women," 16 announced the Anglican Women's Network. This hostility toward traditional values seethed through the many discussions of sex, gender, and reproductive rights. It shut out the more pressing and global concerns: hunger, illness, drought and violence. Yet, Western delegates seemed focused on their feminist issues. Why? "We intend to fight like mad for all we want," said Donna Shalala, the leader of the U.S. delegation and the Secretary of Health and Human Services. "There is extensive opposition to sexual orientation . . . we have had opposition on other issues. . . but we shall overcome them." 17 Feminist leaders had planned their offensive long before they came to Beijing. At the "PrepCom" (Preparatory Committee meeting) they discussed the meaning of the word "gender." Mentioned 216 times in the pre-conference Platform for Action adopted at their meeting, it was defined as a "socially constructed" role, not a biological fact.

"Gender," they said, "indicates that sex roles and behaviors are artificially constructed and freely chosen." 18 Do you see how this reasoning fits feminist goals? Lesbians win sympathy for their cause by blaming those "socially constructed" gender roles on male oppression. This frees them to spread their message through public education (formal and informal, such as public television) and increase their number. The larger their number, the greater their political strength. No wonder they have been fighting hard to gain access to the world's children through sex education and "gender-sensitive" classroom lessons. "We will not be forced back to the 'biology is destiny' concept," thundered Bella Abzug, the late "feminist warhorse" who, for decades, led the global sisterhood of feminist activist. It's not surprising that she also promoted goddess worship in place of the hated "patriarchal" church culture. 19 Mandatory lifelong learning is the planned solution to this gender controversy. The Teletubbies provide a good start. 5. Why do they wear television screens on the tummies?

Part of the answer lies in this statement from the PBS teletubby website : "If we can show children at an early age that television isn't something that should just wash over them, but something you should question, play with, challenge, have fun with - then we're preparing them for the interactive use of media that will be their world when they grow up." BBC has big plans for interactive digitized television programs that will be integrated into home computers. A large number of global interactive education programs are preparing programs that will teach, assess, monitor, and remediate human resources around the world. 20 Everyone will be part of the new global tracking system. 21 The positive spin on this new technology is presented by BBC in its report on The Changing World . For the real purpose of visually oriented interactive learning programs, read The UN Plan for Your Mental Health. When each child is linked to his or her individual computer program, the dissemination of politically correct "information" and the gathering of personal data for individual personality profiles can be accelerated and controlled.

Dustin Heuston of Utah's World Institute for Computer-Assisted Teaching (WICAT) shares his delight in the power of this interactive technology: "We've been absolutely staggered by realizing that the computer has the capability to act as if it were ten of the top psychologists working with one student. You've seen the tip of the iceberg. Won't it be wonderful when the child in the smallest county in the most distant area or in the most confused urban setting can have the equivalent of the finest school in the world on that terminal and no one can get between that child and that computer?" 22 "But what does all this have to do with a simple teletubby show?" you might ask. A lot, actually! And the goal is to accomplish the cultural shift with the consent of the people. That means cloaking the tactics for change in normal, pleasant activities that few would dare criticize. If this is hard to believe, read about "edutainment" and other aspects of the worldwide plans for synthetic learning environments .

As Professor Raymond Houghton wrote in an NEA publication in the seventies: "The critical point of behavior control, in effect, is sneaking up on mankind without his self-conscious realization that a crisis is at hand. Man will not even know that it is about to happen." 23 Not only do parents need to see how a global children's program fits into the big picture and long-term plan. They need to realize how our children's minds are being manipulated through "fun" images and strategic imaginary experiences, then resist the process with love, truth and logic. Gods Word provides some helpful guidelines: Know the Truth: Colossians 3:16 Dont be deceived: Colossians 2:8 Follow the Shepherd: Psalm 23 Dont be conformed to the world: Romans 12:2 Be prepared to face persecution : John 15:20-21 Dont heed ungodly counsel: Psalm 1:1-2 Trust God to be your guide: Psalm 25:4-5 "Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ...." (2 Corinthians 2:14) Endnotes: 1.

The BBC education page: 2.Our Creative Diversity, UNESCO, 1995, p.11. 3. The BBC education page: 4. The BBC education page: 5. The PBS Teletubbies page: 6.John Goodlad, Preface to Schooling for a Global Age, edited by James Becker (New York: McGraw Hill, 1979). Goodlad was a member of the Board of Directors of Global Perspectives in Education, Inc., based in NY. According to Dr. Dennis Cuddy, Schooling for a Global Age is part of a series of books published under the auspices of the Institute for Development of Educational Activities (IDEA) and supported by the National Institute of Education, the U.S. Office of Education, the Rockefeller Foundation. For more information about the education partnership between UNESCO and the U.S., read Brave New Schools . 7. Benjamin Bloom, All Our Children Learning (New York: McGraw- Hill, 1981); 180. 8. The BBC education page: 9. See Psalm 50:21. 10.

James Wasserman, Art and Symbols of the Occult (Rochester, Vermont: Destiny Books, 1993), page 112. 11. Ibid., page 44. 12. David Fontana, The Secret Language of Symbols (San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1993), page 148. 13. Ancient Wisdom and Secret Sects (Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books, 1989), page 88. 14. Mystic Trader Catalog. 15. Paul Gray, "Wild About Harry," Time (September 20, 1999); page 72. 16. Diane Knippers, "Power!" (November/December 1995); 10. 17. Donna Shalala's answer to a question posed by a reporter from the San Francisco Chronicle, September 11, 1995. She was referring to item #48 in the Platform for Action. Cited by Family Concerns Representative Nancy Shaefer in her conference report, page 12.

For a more complete report on the UN Conference in Beijing, read chapter 9 in A Twist of Faith. 18. Frederica Mathewes-Green, "The Gender Agenda," 1995 Religion News Service, August 22, 1995. 19. Ibid. 20.Websites that promote interactive classroom technology: * * * (See also an unfinished report on human resource development)

Question: In the children’s television series ‘Telletubbies’ what is the Nuu-Nuu?
Answer: Vacuum cleaner