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Bob the Builderis a British animatedchildren's television seriesand arebootof the 1999 animated television seriesof the same name.It was produced byHIT Entertainmentwith animation production byMainframe Studios.It's third and final season was instead produced byMattel CreationswhileDHX Media'sHalifaxstudio handled animation production.
| Bob the Builder | |
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| Genre | Children's animation |
| Based on | Bob the Builder by |
| Voices of | Lee Ingleby(UK) Joanne Froggatt Jacob Scipio(UK) Colin Murdock (US) Ian James Corlett(US) Lee Tockar(US) |
| Theme music composer | Paul K. Joyce |
| Opening theme | "Can We Fix It?"(revised lyrics) |
| Ending theme | "Can We Fix It?"(instrumental) |
| Composers | David Schweitzer (2015–2017) Tim Foy (2018) Paul Koffman (2018) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No.of series | 3 |
| No.of episodes | 130 (+1 special)(list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Kim Dent Wilder (2015–2017) Michael Hefferon (2015–2017) Edward Catchpole (2015–2016) Christopher Keenan (2015–2018) Steven DeNure (2018) Kirsten Newlands (2018) |
| Producers | Kylie Ellis (2015–2017) Fred de Bradeny (2015–2017) |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera (2004–2018) |
| Production companies | HIT Entertainment(series 1–2) Mattel Creations(series 3) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 5 |
| Release | 1 September 2015– 30 December 2018 |
| Related | |
| Bob the Builder(original series) | |
It premiered in the United Kingdom onChannel 5on 1 September 2015 and ended on 30 December 2018. 130 episodes and 3 series were produced.
Episodes
editCharacters
editProduction and broadcast
editTurner Broadcasting System bought the broadcasting rights for the 2015 series in the United Kingdom to be repeated onCartoon Network UK's sister preschool channelCartoonito UK.The channel began airing the series in January 2016.[1]
In the US, the series aired onPBS Kidsfrom 7 November 2015[2][3]to 20 November 2018.[4]Quboaired the series from 2019 to 2021 for the British dub before Qubo ceased operations. The show currently airs onKids Street.
In Canada, the series aired onFamily Jr.while in Quebec, the series aired onTélé-Québec.
In Australia, the series aired on10 Peachand then onABC Kids.
In New Zealand, the series airs onTVNZ.
Reception and criticism
editThe reboot was poorly received by longtime fans of the older series. Criticism focused on the characters' redesigns and the changes to their personalities.[5]
References
edit- ^"Boomerang UK And Cartoonito UK January 2009 Highlights".RegularCapital.com.Turner Broadcasting System.Retrieved14 January2016.
- ^"Let's Go! Bob the Builder".www.ket.org.Archived fromthe originalon 20 June 2018.Retrieved21 January2024.
- ^"TV Schedules - AZPM".tv.azpm.org.Retrieved21 January2024.
- ^St. Louis Regional Public Media Inc. (November 2018)."Changes Are Coming to PBS KIDS Schedule"(PDF).NineMagazine.9(6): 11.ISSN1086-8828.Retrieved21 January2024.
- ^Campbell, Tina (12 October 2014)."Bob The Builder gets a makeover: 'WTF have they done?' asks everyone".Metro.Retrieved2 June2017.