Bob the Builder (2015 TV series)


Bob the Builder is a CGI animated children's television series and a reboot of the British-American animated television show Bob the Builder. It was first broadcast in the United Kingdom on Channel 5, beginning on 1 September 2015 and PBS Kids in the United States in 12 November. In January 2018, it was removed from the PBS Kids 24/7 lineup. In November 2018, it was removed from the PBS Kids National Satellite feed lineup. It is airing on Qubo in the United States on 26 August 2019 for only the third series.
As of 2019, the show went on hiatus since there is no US dub of Season 3 of this show and Season 4 was not announced yet.

Episodes

Characters

Voice cast

United Kingdom

After the original show ended in 2012, Mattel bought the Bob the Builder franchise for a revamped series which premiered on Channel 5 on 1 September 2015. The series was given a visual overhaul for both the characters and the scenery, with Bob and his team moving to the bustling metropolis of Spring City. The CGI animation remained and the construction projects and buildings are significantly larger and more advanced. Mr. Bentley is now seen with a new character, Mayor Madison and a new builder named Leo joined the building team. Several new vehicles were also introduced, including a heavy delivery vehicle named Two-Tonne.
Turner Broadcasting System later bought the broadcasting rights for the 2015 series for 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. After the first season ended Rainmaker Entertainment announced that they have ceased animating the show due to issues the company was having at the time. DHX Media announced that they have started work for the second season and that their Halifax studio have officially replaced Rainmaker Entertainment.
The show also aired on Family Jr. in Canada. In Australia, Bob the Builder premiered in 2016. It aired on 10 Peach every weekday morning. It also aired on ABC Kids. In the United States, it aired on PBS Kids from 2015 until 2018. Qubo aired the reboot series on 26 August 2019, but the original British dub is aired on that channel, instead of the American dub.

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.