Bob the Builder | |
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Also known as | Bob the Builder: Project: Build It (series 10–16) Bob the Builder: Ready, Steady, Build! (series 17–18) |
Genre | Children's animation |
Created by | Keith Chapman |
Directed by | Sarah Ball Liz Whitaker Brian Little Nick Herbert Gilly Fogg Andy Burns Geoff Walker |
Voices of | Original series Neil Morrissey Rob Rackstraw Kate Harbour Rupert Degas Colin McFarlane Maria Darling Emma Tate Richard Briers June Whitfield[1] Greg Proops Reboot series Lee Ingleby (UK) Joanne Froggatt Jacob Scipio (UK) Colin Murdock (US) Ian James Corlett (US) Lee Tockar (US) |
Theme music composer | Paul K. Joyce |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 18 (original series) 3 (reboot series) |
No. of episodes | 250 (+10 specials) (original series) 130 (+1 special) (reboot series) (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producers | Original series Kate Fawkes Theresa Plummer-Andrews Peter Curtis Reboot series Kim Dent Wilder (2015–2017) Michael Hefferon (2015–2017) Edward Catchpole (2015–2016) Christopher Keenan (2015–2018) Steven DeNure (2018) Kirsten Newlands (2018) |
Producers | Jackie Cockle (original series) Kylie Ellis (2015–2017) Fred de Bradeny (2015–2017) |
Editors | Zyggy Markiewicz Jane Hicks Bruce Marshall |
Camera setup | Single camera (1999-2004) Multi-camera (2005–2018) |
Production companies | HOT Animation (1999–2008) HIT Entertainment (1999–2017) SD Entertainment (Ready, Steady, Build!) Mattel Creations (2017–2018) Mainframe Studios (2015–2017) DHX Studios Halifax (2018) Connecticut Public Television (2005-2007) WNET (2007-2018) |
Original release | |
Network | PBS Kids / CBeebies (original series) Channel 5 (reboot series) |
Release | 12 April 1999 20 December 2004 | –
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Bob the Builder is a British television programme for children. It is broadcasted on PBS Kids and the BBC and around the world. It was first broadcast on April 12, 1999. It is developed by Hit Entertainment for PBS Kids and BBC Television with funding by the United States Department of Education, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
The show is about the life of a builder named Bob, and his talking machines, which include trucks, who help him fix things. Bob has a partner named Wendy and a cat named Pilchard. The slogan of the show is "Can we fix it? Yes we can!".
There are albums of songs from Bob the Builder. Out of these songs, there are 2 number 1 hits, "Can We Fix It?" and "Mambo No. 5".[2] There is also the number 81 hit "Big Fish Little Fish".[3] There is also merchandise which is based on the show.
In 2015, a reboot series aired on Cartoonito and Channel 5's Milkshake block. In 2018, it left Cartoonito. In 2021, it left Channel 5 as it has since ended its run. Two years after the 2015 series ended, The original Bob the Builder also aired on Qubo but it ceased operations on February 28, 2021. A new titled Bob the Builder reboot series is to be announced.