on 1 July 2002. In the United States, the show premiered on 20 January 2003 on PBS Kids, usually airing as the first half of an episode, usually replaces the original first half of the Teletubbies episodes. These are 10 minute episodes that teaches about colours, shapes, numbers, simple concepts such as up and down or big and small and culture. Teletubbies Everywhere does not take place in Teletubbyland. Instead, it takes place in a variety of coloured backgrounds that change between segments. Each episode follows the same format which includes 4-5 segments (between the intro and ending). Episode list Series 1 Numbers – 3 (India) Drumming (Taiwan) Feeding Chickens (Portugal) Ice Skating (Finland) Rolling Wheels (India) Ballet (USA) Balloon Umbrella (Taiwan) Collecting Garnets (Namibia) Autumn Leaves (Chile) Indian Dance (India) Peacocks (Korea) Handshapes: Fish (USA) Idlis (India) Carousel (France) Washing Clothes (South Africa) Snails (Korea) Fetching Water (Morocco) Erhu Fiddle (Taiwan) Picking Mandarins (Spain) Numbers – 2 (India) Lion Dance (Taiwan) Dog Training (Russia) Kites (India) Football (Argentina) Balancing Pots (South Africa) Numbers – 5 (India) Series 2 Picking Maize (Spain) Sign Painting (Taiwan) Dung Beetles (South Africa) Bhelpuri (India) Getting Dressed (Korea) Numbers – 4 (India) Marble Track (Germany) Shaking and Beating (Taiwan) Flower Planting (Chile) Sand Bottle (Russia) Numbers – 1 (India) Lanterns (Taiwan) Flower Festival (Spain) Dune Sledding (Namibia) Bubbles (Korea) Go Karts (Morocco) Canal Trip (India) Dancing Sevillanas (Spain) Wall Painting (Taiwan) Sandwich (India) Mechanical Toys (South Africa) Rolling (Korea) Feeding Lambs (Wales) Milking the Cow (Columbia) Drum Dance (Taiwan) Walking in the Snow (Germany) Episodes Promotion Merchandising Golden Bear Toys distributed the first line of Teletubbies dolls shortly after the programme's debut. They were sold internationally, with talking toys available in multiple languages. Hasbro signed on to develop a new range of products in 1998. In 1999, Microsoft UK released a set of interactive "ActiMates" toys based on the characters. The Rasta Imposta company introduced Teletubbies costumes for children and adults in the same year. Two educational video games featuring the characters were also released throughout the series' run. Teletubbies dolls were the top-selling Christmas toy in 1997. Demand outstripped supply at most retailers, reportedly prompting many shops to ration them to one per customer. In some cases, shoppers camped outside stores overnight in hopes of purchasing Teletubbies merchandise. Fights over the toys broke out among parents and collectors on occasion. Over one million