Underplayed Gems

Bob the Builder (1997)

Bob the Builder poster
Genre
educational television, children's television series, comedy television series
Country
United Kingdom
Length
19 seasons, 298 episodes
Rated
TV-Y
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 132 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A builder named Bob works with his team of talking construction vehicles on various building projects around towns. The show focuses on problem solving and working together.

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What happens

Bob the Builder is a British animated children's television series created by Keith Chapman for HIT Entertainment which ran from 12 April 1999 (1999-04-12) to 31 December 2011 (2011-12-31) in the United Kingdom on the BBC, first on BBC One and later CBeebies. The series centres on the adventures and escapades of a general contractor named Bob who owns a team of anthropomorphic construction vehicles that go about their day helping out with construction work in several towns. The show used stop-motion animation for most of the series as well as Project: Build It, provided by Hot Animation in Manchester. The series changed to CGI animation in 2010 for its final two seasons; titled Ready, Steady, Build!, of which SD Entertainment completed animation production. Following the series' conclusion, HIT Entertainment was purchased by US toy company Mattel for $680 million. In October 2014, the company announced a new series that would feature changes in the setting, casting and character designs. The revival aired on Channel 5's Milkshake! for three series from 2015–2018. An animated theatrical movie adaptation of the series was announced in January 2024; it will be produced by Jennifer Lopez's Nuyorican Productions and star Anthony Ramos as the voice of Bob. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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