The Resume

(March 1, 1997-January 5, 2001)
Star of the Daytime Emmy nominated 'Teletubbies' (1999 and 2000)
He is the tallest Teletubby (10')
He is purple with a triangle antenna on his head.
He was portrayed by Dave Thompson (1997), Mark Heenehan (1997-98) and Simon Shelton (1998- )

Why he might be annoying:

Reverend Jerry Farwell accused Tinky Winky of being gay.
He loves his red purse and ballet tutu.
He is the clumsy Teletubby.
The actor inside Tinky Winky (Simon Shelton) once portrayed a male prostitute in 'Prisoner of Honor.'

Why he might not be annoying:

He is the gentle Teletubby.
When faced with an uncomfortable situation, he runs away.
He likes big hugs, because he can grope his colleagues.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Alien Heads
• Allegedly Gay Men
• Bruce's Least Annoying [2002] (Ranked: 8)
• I am in Public Broadcasting
• I Publicly Denied Being Gay
• Kiddie Programs
• Look at Me, I'm Bluish
• Look at Me, I'm with Smiley
• Look at Me, I've Been Caught Eating
• Mad Magazine's 20 Dumbest People, Events and Things [1999] (Ranked: 6)
• Profiles 251-500 (Ranked: 260)
• Teletubbies
• VH-1's 100 Most Outrageous Celebrity Moments (Ranked: 56)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 20 Votes: 10.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 11 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 91 Votes: 54.95% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 99 Votes: 41.41% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 27 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 38 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 34 Votes: 61.76% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 100 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 82 Votes: 64.63% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 138 Votes: 72.46% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 44 Votes: 52.27% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 59 Votes: 52.54% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 136 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 202 Votes: 64.36% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 481 Votes: 69.44% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 565 Votes: 69.73% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 1653 Votes: 68.54% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 2990 Votes: 77.96% Annoying
In 2001, Out of 8564 Votes: 74.35% Annoying