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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) |
Original release | |
Network | Channel 5 |
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.
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 aired on PBS Kids from 7 November 2015 [2] [3] to 20 November 2018. [4] 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 aired on 10 Peach and then 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. [5]
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