Tribal Tubbies is the 7th episode of season 5 of Teletubbies (2015 TV series), and the 176th overall.
Plot[]
The episode starts off in a jungle, where we see a hut similar to Home Dome, inside, we see Po getting a spear, she then dips her finger in a pot of blood and face paints herself, she then gets out of the Home Dome and peeks out of a bush, she then sees a round, brown critter with a smile, she throws her spear, but it bounces off and nearly kills Po, but Dipsy catches it, runs up to the creature and stabs it, the punctured creature then explodes into lotsa Tubby Toast, they then take it back, the Teletubbies then do a ritual, and chant, "Tubbytot" while holding a piece of Tubby Toast, they then summon a cloud with a piece of Tubby Toast for a face, they then use him to make it rain Tubby Toast, soon, however, a wooden version of Noo-Noo, made of sticks, berries and powered by mice comes in and eats it all, so they beat him to a pulp, and a bunch of mice come out, Tinky Winky then drops a piece of Tubby Toast into the Teletubby Land Acid Lake, and is then beaten to a pulp, the rest of the episode is the Teletubbies watching this torment.
Reception[]
Children liked this episode because of the creature dying, and Tinky Winky being beaten up, some converted to Tubbytotism after this, which made parents angry.
Trivia[]
- Laa-Laa has no notable role in this episode.
- This episode is the 3rd shortest in the show, only lasting a good whole minute.