In December 1997, ITN's Adrian Britton reported on that year's Christmas shopping craze: Teletubbies!

Across Britain, parents and grandparents were queuing out the door and around the block to get their hands on a TinkyWinky, Dipsy, Lala, or Po. There were reports of altercations in the aisles and tears at the tills as demand for the cuddly characters far outstripped supply.

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