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Bo on the Go! | |
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Genre | Children's Animated series |
Created by | Michael Donovan Jeff Rosen Cheryl Wagner |
Directed by | Robert D.M. Smith (2007) Stewart Dowds (2008–2011) |
Opening theme | "Bo on the Go!" |
Ending theme | "Bo on the Go!" (Instrumental) |
Composer | Blain Morris |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 55 |
Production | |
Running time | 22 minutes |
Production companies | Halifax Film Decode Entertainment (distributor) |
Original release | |
Network | CBC Television |
Release | September 3, 2007 – December 18, 2009 |
Bo on the Go! (stylized Bo on the GO!) is a Canadian CGI-animated children's television series created by Jeff Rosen, Michael Donovan and Cheryl Wagner, produced by Halifax Film and distributed by Decode Entertainment in association with CBC Television. It emphasizes the importance of movement for children through a plot element called "animoves" (animations showing specific body movements young viewers must learn in order to solve adventures highlighted in each program's storyline; the name is a combination of 'animal' and 'move' as these movements are represented by animals, such as a galloping horse). The series was broadcast in Canada on CBC Television in the Kids' CBC programming block. [1]
Bo on the Go! is currently[ when? ] broadcast on 18 broadcasters around the world, in over 13 languages, such as Spanish, French (retitled 1, 2, 3, Bo!), Italian, Greek, Arabic, Thai, Finnish, Hebrew, Portuguese (on Disney Junior under the title Bo, em Ação! and Bo en acción, lit. 'Bo, in Action!'), Turkish, Hungarian, Chinese, and Gaelic. Bo on the Go! aired from September 3, 2007, to December 18, 2009. 55 episodes were produced.
Bo lives in a castle with Dezadore the dragon. He is younger than Bo, and is really curious and often gets into trouble as he is not as physically adept as Bo. Bo's mentor on the show is Wizard. When she encounters challenges, he gives her advice and knowledge of how to achieve the quest at hand, typically giving said information in the form of a rhyme.
Bo on the Go! received mixed to negative reviews.
Emily Ashby of Common Sense Media gave a show a rate of three stars out of five, stating it "does very well, tasking viewers with numerous physical assignments from twirling their fingers to running in place, under the guise that doing so feeds Bo's power bracelets and gives her the energy to complete her quest." She noted that the show's plot is "very repetitive, and because the emphasis is so directed at exercise, it misses opportunities to incorporate other basic preschool skills that many of its peers do." She concluded, "some missed opportunities keep it from being the total package in a tots' show." [2]