Product Review

This animal-focused edition begins with the Tubbies one by one coming upon a stuffed lamb. Much tubby-style discussion ensues ("Ittle wamb sad.") when not even Po's scooter or Dipsy's cowhide hat cheer up the poor sheep. After a happy ending, they meet a butterfly and, later, a stuffed terrier puppy in those verdant fields behind their bunker. Meanwhile, British preschoolers feed penguins, play with puppies, and learn about baby swans in the TV segments on the tubby tummies. All of this animal exploration makes the baby in the sky happy and sends the tubbies into giggle fits. And parents know that, inexplicably, when Teletubbies laugh, so do ages 1 to 4. There may not be a lot of hardcore academics here, but there are 72 minutes of innocent fun for the kids and peace for Mom and Dad, except for that giggling. --Kimberly Heinrichs