Editing Teletubbies (section)

===In popular culture===
* In 2012, during both the second and third series of [[TVN (South Korean TV channel)|TVN]]'s ''[[Saturday Night Live Korea]]'', the programme was referenced as ''[[Yeouido]] Teletubbies'' (여의도 텔레토비) to portray the [[2012 South Korean presidential election|2012 presidential election campaign]]. This experimental skit caused the popularity of SNL Korea's "Crew", [[Kim Seul-gi]] and [[Kim Min-kyo]], who acted major candidates respectably, to skyrocket.<ref>[http://english.khan.co.kr/khan_art_view.html?code=710100&artid=201211071443357 Laugh and Enjoy a Satire of the Presidential Election, "Yeouido Teletubbies"], Kyunghyang Shinmun, 7 November 2012, Retrieved on 19 January 2013.</ref>
* A parody of the series was featured in the 2013 ''[[Regular Show]]'' episode "[[Regular Show (season 4)|Sleep Fighter]]".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Regular Show: "Sleep Fighter"|url=https://www.avclub.com/regular-show-sleep-fighter-1798177516|access-date=2021-06-18|website=The A.V. Club|date=30 July 2013 |language=en-us}}</ref>
* On 28 May 2022, to promote the franchise's 25th anniversary, the Teletubbies made an appearance on ''[[Britain's Got Talent]]'' in the [[London Palladium]], where they "auditioned" by performing covered songs from their "Ready, Steady, Go!" album, as well as other songs such as Beyonce's “[[Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)|Single Ladies]]” and One Direction's “[[Best Song Ever]]”.<ref>{{cite web|title=WILDBRAIN'S TELETUBBIES SURPRISE SIMON COWELL WITH A TUBBY-TASTIC AUDITION ON THIS WEEK'S "BRITAIN'S GOT TALENT" TO CELEBRATE THEIR 25TH ANNIVERSARY|url=https://www.wildbrain.com/newsreleases/wildbrains-teletubbies-surprise-simon-cowell-with-a-tubby-tastic-audition-on-this-weeks-britains-got-talent-to-celebrate-their-25th-anniversary/ |website=[[WildBrain]]|access-date=8 September 2023|language=en |date=28 May 2022}}</ref> At the end of the performance, they gave [[Simon Cowell]], who helped them release their song that got to number 1, a big hug onstage.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Campbell |first1=Tina |title=Britain's Got Talent: The Teletubbies surprise Simon Cowell by auditioning for show |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/britains-got-talent-2022-the-teletubbies-audition-simon-cowell-b1002881.html |website=Evening Standard |access-date=9 January 2023 |language=en |date=29 May 2022}}</ref>