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Dumbledore, Meet Tinky Winky

This is the true story of how Tinky Winky, the purple Teletubby, incited a decade-long homophobic panic. Dave Thomp son, the original Tinky Winky actor, on the Teletubbies set 6. When a casting call for Teletubbies went out in the Spring of , more than actors auditioned for the role of Tinky Winky.

The Teletubbies embrace Pride, more than two decades after 'gay' Tinky Winky scandal

When it comes to pearl-clutching gay scandals involving children's TV characters, the story of the Teletubbies — particularly of the handbag-holding Tinky Winky — is right up there with that of Bert and Ernie. But now it looks like the series is embracing the year-old controversy in a most rainbow-hued way: by launching the official Teletubbies Pride Collection , just ahead of June.

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