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Teletubbies dolls were the top-selling Christmas toy in 1997. [47] [48] Demand outstripped supply at most retailers, reportedly prompting many shops to ration them to one per customer. [49] In some cases, shoppers camped outside stores overnight in hopes of purchasing Teletubbies merchandise. [50] [51] Fights over the toys broke out among parents and collectors on occasion. [52] [53] Over one million dolls were sold in Britain by 25 December of that year, with Golden Bear representatives estimating that sales could have reached three million if supplies had been available. [54] The plush toys were named "Toy of the Year" by the British Association of Toy Retailers in 1998. [55] He was first called gay by the academic and cultural critic Andy Medhurst in a letter of July 1997 to The Face, and gained the interest of Jerry Falwell in 1997 when Fallwell said that the character was a "gay role model." Falwell wrote about it in his National Liberty Journal. He said that in the Washington Post "In/Out" column someone had written that lesbian comedian Ellen DeGeneres was "out" or uncloseted, as the main gay model, while the Tinky Winky was "in" or closeted. Falwell said it was because of the Teletubby's purple colour, the "purse" (British for Handbag) and the triangle antenna which all represented homosexuality. Also, Tinky Winky dances in a tutu, which supporters of the theory may take as evidence. Educational Television Award Winners 2000". RTS.org.uk. Royal Television Society. 24 January 2011 . Retrieved 12 January 2015. The Wholly Unsurprising Story Behind Tinky Winky's Elevation As A Gay Icon". Junkee. 8 February 2019 . Retrieved 5 July 2023. Laa-Laa Teletubby (played by Nikky Smedley in the original series and Rebecca Hyland in the revived series) is the third Teletubby. She is yellow, has a swirly antenna and is concerned with the welfare of all. She is the best singer of all the Teletubbies and is a drama queen, party girl and motherly type. Her favourite thing is a bouncy, orange ball, which is almost as big as she is. She likes to sing and dance. Laa-Laa is one of the two girls in the Teletubbies show.Laugh and Enjoy a Satire of the Presidential Election, "Yeouido Teletubbies", Kyunghyang Shinmun, 7 November 2012, Retrieved on 19 January 2013. Teletubbies Takeover Chicago's WGN Morning News". The Chicago Tribune. 18 May 2016. Archived from the original on 20 May 2016 . Retrieved 27 May 2016.