Bob the Builder (2015 TV series)
Bob the Builder is a CGI animated children's television series and a reboot of the 1999 animated television series of the same name. It premiered in the United Kingdom on Channel 5 on 1 September 2015 and ended on 30 December 2018. 130 episodes and 3 series were produced.
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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 |
Composers | David Schweitzer (2015–2017) Tim Foy (2018) Paul Koffman (2018) |
Country of origin | United Kingdom Canada |
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 (2015–2017) Mattel Creations (2017–2018) Animation: Mainframe Studios (2015–2017) DHX Studios Halifax (2018) |
Release | |
Original network | Channel 5 |
Picture format | HDTV 1080p |
Original release | 1 September 2015 – 30 December 2018 |
Related | |
Bob the Builder (original series) |
Episodes
Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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1 | 52 | 1 September 2015 | 29 February 2016 | |
2 | 52 | 27 June 2016 | 7 September 2017 | |
3 | 26 | 2 January 2018 | 30 December 2018 |
Voice cast
United Kingdom
- Lee Ingleby as Bob
- Blake Harrison as Scoop
- Paul Panting as Muck
- Steven Kynman as Lofty and Dash Lightning
- Terry Mynott as Two-Tonne and Tiny
- Jacob Scipio as Leo
- Joanne Froggatt as Wendy
- Sarah Hadland as Dizzy, Lift Voice, Betsy and Vet Tilly
- Nick Mercer as Mr. Bernard Bentley and Farmer Percy Pickles
- Marcel McCalla as Roley
- Sam Swann as Stretch
- William Haresceugh as J.J. (Not to be confused with the character from the Original Series)
- Mia Hope as Saffi
- Lucy Montgomery as Mayor Maria Madison, Jenny Dobbs and Shifter
- Holly Hazelton as Mila
- Dustin Demri-Burns as Tread
- Steve Cannon as Phillip and various minor roles
- Phil Cornwell as Alfred
United States
- Colin Murdock as Bob
- Blake Harrison as Scoop
- Vincent Tong as Muck and Brandon
- Richard Ian Cox as Lofty
- Richard Newman as Two-Tonne
- Daniel Bacon as Leo
- Joanne Froggatt as Wendy
- Claire Corlett as Dizzy
- Ian James Corlett as Roley and Mr. Bernard Bentley
- Erin Mathews as J.J. and Vet Tilly
- Lee Tockar as Tiny
- Peter New as Stretch
- Steve Cannon as Phillip
- Lucy Montgomery as Jenny Dobbs
- Cole Howard as Shifter
- Ryan Beil as Tread
- Nicole Oliver as Mayor Maria Madison
- Kazumi Evans as Saffi
- Rebecca Shoichet as Mila and Betsy
Production and broadcast
Turner Broadcasting System bought the broadcasting rights for the 2015 series in the United Kingdom to be repeated on Cartoon Network UK's sister preschool channel Cartoonito UK. The channel began airing the series in January 2016.[1]
In the US, the series airs on PBS Kids in the United States on 14 November 2015 to November 2018. Qubo aired the series from 2019 to 2021 for the British dub before Qubo ceased operations. The show currently airs on Kids Street.
In Canada, the series aired on Family Jr. while in Quebec, the series aired on Télé-Québec.
In Australia, the series airs on 10 Peach and on ABC Kids.
In New Zealand, the series airs on TVNZ.
Reception and criticism
The reboot was poorly received by longtime fans of the older series. Criticism focused on the characters' redesigns and the changes to their personalities.[2]
References
- "Boomerang UK And Cartoonito UK January 2009 Highlights". RegularCapital.com. Turner Broadcasting System. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- Campbell, Tina (12 October 2014). "Bob The Builder gets a makeover: 'WTF have they done?' asks everyone". Metro. Retrieved 2 June 2017.