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 |
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) |
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.
Main article: List of Bob the Builder (2015 TV series) episodes |
Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 52 | 1 September 2015 | 29 February 2016 | |
2 | 52 | 27 June 2016 | 7 September 2017 | |
3 | 26 | 2 January 2018 | 30 December 2018 |
Main article: List of Bob the Builder characters |
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.
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]