When I first saw the show, I was simultaneously fascinated and horrified by these creatures. Who are they? Where do they come from? Where exactly does their world exist? How come there are no other sentient beings around, and where do they get their manufactured goods from? Obviously they have no means of production. I mean, airplanes with human faces?!?!? Is it some kind of sick biomechanical experiment?
Then it hit me. What I'm about to explain to you is one of the best kept secrets in children's television.......
Jay Jay and his world are actually a virtual reality environment. In the far future, some segments of society, for a variety of reasons, will choose to upload their consciousness into a variety of VR environments, all housed in a massively powerful supercomputer. What we are viewing in the teletubbies is just one of those environments being broadcast backwards in time from the far future. Think about it, it explains EVERYTHING and makes perfect sense. Another good example of this is the teletubbies. |