Posted by Jan den Breejen on December 28, 1998 at 14:10:24:
There can't be a serious attempt to enneatype the Teletubbies, since they are so de-formed. But let's try.
TINKY WINKY ('Cubbie Custard' slogan, triangular antenna): E1?
the eminence grise of the Teletubbies, the largest, he imitates Margareth Thatcher with his blue coat and blue hand-bag. At he same time he gets excited by wearing womans clothes. E1-ish British upper class hypocrisy?
DIPSY ('bptum, bptum, bptum...', exclamation mark antenna): E4?
the pen-ultimate largest tubbie, the green one, he wears a hat because its chique, keeps himself a bit apart from the other tubbies, in order to look 'cool'. His favorite song 'bottom, bottom, bottom' is from a 'poor me'point of view? He's green: jealousy? He's gay? romance with Tinky Winky. Has his own unique way of dancing and singing.
LAA LAA ('Bibbery Cheese'; pig's tail antenna): E6?
This yellow female tubbie giggles, is loyal to her ball and her friend Dipsy, and allways wants to know the location of the other Tubbies; immediately starts searching when one's gone (group thinking); she's the only fertile Teletubbie and as such she has the focussed attention of the other male Tubbies. Childish carelesness.
PO ('fi-dit-fi-dit ma-ma-man', antenna: circle): E9?
she's so naive, narcotized about reality'; the typical 'common' tubbie; just be 'normal', she falls, and partly merged with Chinese language.