Bob the Builder (2015 TV series)

*Bob the Builder*
Bob the Builder
Genre	Children's animation
Created by	Keith Chapman
Based on	Bob the Builder
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
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)
Distributor	Mattel (2015–2018); DHX Media (2017–2018)
Release
Original network	Channel 5
Picture format	16:9 1080p (HDTV)
Original release	1 September 2015 –; 30 December 2018
Chronology
Related shows	Bob the Builder (original series)
External links
	Website

Bob the Builder is a British CGI animated children's television series and a reboot of the 1999 animated television series of the same name. It was first broadcast in the United Kingdom on Channel 5, beginning on 1 September 2015 and PBS Kids in the United States in 14 November.

Episodes[]

Series		Episodes	Originally aired
Series		Episodes	First aired	Last aired
	1	52	1 September 2015 (2015-09-01)	29 February 2016 (2016-02-29)
	2	52	27 June 2016 (2016-06-27)	7 September 2017 (2017-09-07)
	3	26	2 January 2018 (2018-01-02)	30 December 2018 (2018-12-30)

Cast[]

United Kingdom[]

Lee Ingleby as Bob
Blake Harrison as Scoop
Paul Panting as Muck
Steven Kynman as Lofty and Dash Lightning
Terry Mynott as Two-Tonne and Tiny
Jacob Scipio as Leo
Joanne Froggatt as Wendy
Sarah Hadland as Dizzy, Lift Voice, Betsy and Vet Tilly
Nick Mercer as Mr. Bentley and Farmer Pickles
Marcel McCalla as Roley
Sam Swann as Stretch
William Haresceugh as JJ (Not to be confused with the character from the Original Series)
Mia Hope as Saffi
Lucy Montgomery as Mayor Madison, Jenny Dobbs and Shifter
Holly Hazelton as Mila
Dustin Demri-Burns as Tread
Steve Cannon as Phillip and various minor roles
Phil Cornwell as Alfred

United States[]

Colin Murdock as Bob
Blake Harrison as Scoop
Vincent Tong as Muck and Brandon
Richard Ian Cox as Lofty
Richard Newman as Two-Tonne
Daniel Bacon as Leo
Joanne Froggatt as Wendy
Claire Corlett as Dizzy
Ian James Corlett as Roley and Mr Bentley
Erin Mathews as JJ and Vet Tilly
Lee Tockar as Tiny
Peter New as Stretch
Steve Cannon as Phillip
Lucy Montgomery as Jenny Dobbs
Cole Howard as Shifter
Ryan Beil as Tread
Nicole Oliver as Mayor Madison
Kazumi Evans as Saffi
Rebecca Shoichet as Mila and Betsy

Production and broadcast[]

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]

Reception and criticism[]

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]

References[]

^ "Boomerang UK And Cartoonito UK January 2009 Highlights". RegularCapital.com. Turner Broadcasting System. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
^ Campbell, Tina (12 October 2014). "Bob The Builder gets a makeover: 'WTF have they done?' asks everyone". Metro. Retrieved 2 June 2017.

[1] "Boomerang UK And Cartoonito UK January 2009 Highlights". RegularCapital.com. Turner Broadcasting System. Retrieved 14 January 2016.

[2] Campbell, Tina (12 October 2014). "Bob The Builder gets a makeover: 'WTF have they done?' asks everyone". Metro. Retrieved 2 June 2017.

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v t Bob the Builder by Keith Chapman
1999 series 2015 series
General	Characters (Bob) Episodes Home video releases Reboot (episodes)
Episodes	Original 1999 series 2015 reboot series
Albums	The Album Never Mind the Breeze Blocks
Songs	"Can We Fix It?" "Mambo No. 5"
Category

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2010s debuts	The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! (2010–2018) Peg + Cat (2013–2018) Bob the Builder (2015–2018) Mack & Moxy (2016) Ready Jet Go! (2016–2019) Splash and Bubbles (2016–2018) Esme & Roy (2019–2021)
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