As a result, the argument has been made that it may have been a common satirical verse that was adapted as appropriate and, because it was recorded in roughly the modern form, has become fixed on the Duke of York. [2] Candidates for the duke in question include:

This is also the first episode with The Magic House, as well as the first episode where the Puppet Man sings in the top left window. In Wrapping, and the PBS Versions of Numbers - 4 (Version 1 of the Original PBS Version and Rerun Version), Washing the Car (Sprout Version), Rabbits (Original PBS Version), Funny Walks (Sprout Version) and Cat's Night Out (Rerun Version), the Sun Baby giggles before Tubby Bye-Bye happens after the Magic Event ends. In The Grand Old Duke of York, the scene of the Teletubbies running off to their destination is cut out. The Video Collection Children's Promo from 1993 with clips of "Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends", "Rosie & Jim", "Tots TV" and "The Wind in the Willows". [announced by Sophie Aldred]In Emily and the Trap (UK Version), My Mum's Keyboard, Carnival (UK Version), Wake Up!, Numbers - 4 (2nd UK Version), PBS Versions of Photo Faces (Pledge Drive Version), Dirty Dog (Original PBS Version and Pledge Drive Version), Music with Debbie 2 (Rerun Version), Handy Hands (Pledge Drive Version), The Gingerbread Boy (Rerun Version), Rollerblading (Rerun Version), Colors - Orange (Sprout Version), Towers (Sprout Version), Crazy Golf (Pledge Drive Version), and Erhu Fiddle (Pledge Drive Version), the Teletubbies are silent when the Pink House appears.

In Dog Kennel, and the PBS Rerun Version of Flower Festival, the Magic Windmill stops spinning, but then it goes to The Tip Toe Dance. This reflects the story of all three dukes trying to overcome something but ending up right where they started, but particularly Richard, Duke of York in the Battle of Wakefield and Wars of the Roses. How many men did the Grand Old Duke of York have? The first two segments of this episode were featured in the VHS Nursery Rhymes and the audio tape Fun with the Teletubbies.

Numbers 4 (India) (US Original PBS Version and US Rerun Version) (Bottom Left Window Sketch in the US Original PBS Version, Top Left Window Sketch in the US Rerun Version)

Apart from the ducal title in the song and the events of their lives there is no external evidence to link the rhyme to any of these candidates. This particular old duke wanted to prise the throne from the fingers of Lancastrian Henry VI, and the feud between the Yorks and Lancasters is what led to the Wars of the Roses. In Our Pig Winnie, The Grand Old Duke of York, and Numbers 2 (V1), the scene of the Teletubbies running off to their destination is cut out. As far as I can ascertain the children were all pupils at the Barbara Speake Stage School. An interesting school with a number of very well known alumni; you can find them on FaceBook here and there’s more about Barbara Speake and the school at Wikipedia here. Suddenly, after that, a loud noise is heard, and the Teletubbies hear it, but they don't know what it is. Just then, a drum appears in Teletubbyland, and Po enjoys playing with it. When she bangs the drum, it makes Tinky Winky appear. It turns out that the drum is magic! They both bang the drum and it starts swapping clouds and flowers around. It even makes Laa-Laa appear in different places and Dipsy's hat appears on her head. Tinky Winky even tries to catch his bag but when the drum bangs it moves away from him until he catches it. Then the magic drum disappears.This is the first episode to feature a voice trumpet segment and the first to feature a nursery rhyme. This is also the first time that the voice trumpet sings. In the US dub Version of The Magic House, the puppet sings with the same voice on each window, unlike in the Original UK Version where he sings with a different voice on each of the windows. In Drumming (Taiwan) (Pledge Drive Version), the scene of the Teletubbies running off to their destination is cut out.

The Video Collection children's trailer from 1993 with clips of "Thomas The Tank Engine and Friends", "Rosie and Jim", "Tots TV", and "The Wind in the Willows". Joining in the Band (US Exclusive: US Pledge Drive Version and US Rerun Version) (Bottom Right Window Sketch in the US Pledge Drive Version, Bottom Left Window Sketch in the US Rerun Version) In the 1642 version of the song, the Grand Old Duke (referred to as “The King of France”) has forty thousand men, and there’s also a Dutch version of the song, which is about Prince Maurice of Orange instead, that lists a hundred thousand men. The lyrics of ‘Grand Old Duke’ have come to stand for futile and useless military (or general) action. The men are marched up, then down, and the only thing to be said of it is that once they were up there, they were “up”, and once they were down again, they were “down”. Nothing else was achieved. a b Murray, Robin (10 May 2022). "The Kunts Announce New Single 'Prince Andrew Is A Sweaty Nonce' ". Clash Music . Retrieved 28 May 2022.The Gingerbread Boy (US Pledge Drive Version and US Rerun Version) (Bottom Right Window Sketch in the US Pledge Drive Version, Bottom Left Window Sketch in the US Rerun Version)