Boj (TV series)

***Boj*** is an  animated children's television series created by Pesky Productions that aired on CBeebies from 19 May 2014 to 9 February 2015.

## Settings

Boj, a fictional bilby character who springs into action and digs from the Outback in Australia through Giggly Park (portmanteau of West Midlands Safari Park) in Bewdley, England.

## Characters

- Boj Bilby (voiced by Felix Booth in the pilot and Ziggy Badans in the series in the UK and Australia and Gabe Eggerling in the US) is an Australian-British 4-year-old blue anthropomorphic bilby and has brown eyes. He starts off that comes an Australian Outback, he then borrows and digs underground to get to Giggly Park with their mates.
- Mimi Bilby (voiced by Maria Darling in the pilot and Josie Taylor in the series in the UK and Marieve Herington in the US) is a blue bilby and Boj's mother.
- Pops Bilby (voiced by Jason Donovan) is a blue bilby and Boj's father.
- Denzil Woof (voiced by Nina Savage in the pilot and Angelo Illsey in the series in the UK and Henry Kaufman in the US), is a brown anthropomorphic puppy.
- Ruby Woof (voiced by Caroline Shaw) is a female brown dog who owns Ruby's Diner and Denzil's mother.
- Dr. Bruce Woof (voiced by Jay Simon in the pilot and Dave Benson Phillips in the series) is the local doctor brown dog and Denzil's father.
- Gavin Bleat (voiced by Callum Shaw in the pilot and Jack Gardner in the series) is a yellow anthropomorphic kid and has blue eyes.
- Blair Bleat (voiced by Dan Chambers) is an American goat and Gavin's father, he is also a gadget enthusiast.
- Bonnie Bleat (voiced by Claire Underground in the pilot and Dominica Warburton in the series) is an American goat and Gavin's mother.
- Mia Twitch (voiced by Sophie Goldstein in the UK and Gracie Grenier in the US) is a diamond white anthropmorphic mouse.
- Julie Twitch (voiced by Maria Darling in the pilot and Dominica Warburton in the series) is a mouse and Mia's single mother.
- The Twitchlets (voiced by Claire Underwood) are Mia's brothers known as David and Julie.
- Rupa Nibblit (voiced by Poppy Hodgson in the UK and Emma Sauzman in the US) is a brown anthropomorphic rabbit and Boj's girlfriend.
- Deepak Nibblit (voiced by Jay Simon in the pilot and Omar Khan in the series in the UK and Richard Stevenson in the US) is a brown rabbit and Rupa's father.
- Geeta Nibblit (voiced by Maria Darling in the pilot and Kuchi Braaso in the series in the UK and Jenna Warren in the US) is a stubborn brown bunny and Rupa's mother.
- Mr. Cloppity Whinney (voiced by Dan Chambers) is a Scottish grey anthropomorphic horse and he is the keeper of Giggly Park. His first name is "Clive", as revealed in the 22-minute special "Adventure Camp".
- Miss Claire Clippity (voiced by Dominica Warburton in the UK and Zoe Pele in the US) is a female brown horse and Mr Cloppity's girlfriend, she appears in "Adventure Camp".
- Hoj Bilby (voiced by Sam Dyson in the UK and Tabitha St. Germain in the US) is a grey-tan bilby and Boj's cousin. He appears in "Adventure Camp".
- Bibi Bilby (voiced by Maria Darling) is a grey-tan bilby and Boj's aunt. She appears in "Adventure Camp".
- Christopher Scott Meow (voiced by Rob Rackstraw in the UK and Skyler Devin in the US) is an American orange tabby cat who wears a red jumper and appears in the second series.

### Series 2 (TBA)

Boj the Fixer and Mia's Fairly Dust are unreleased.

## Production

The series' creators of _Peppa Pig_ and _Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!_ whilst the animation style report the critics of development used in BBC Studios.

## Broadcast

_Boj_ first aired on CBeebies in different countries (United Kingdom on 19 May 2014 and Central America on 22 June 2015). In the United Kingdom, the secondary aired on S4C in Wales on 17 June 2014 and Nick Jr. on 30 March 2015 (whilst Nick Jr. moved to Hebrew countries on 1 January 2018). In Canada, it was aired on French-language broadcast Yoopa on 20 June 2014 and English-language broadcasts BBC Kids, Disney Junior and Knowledge Kids on 31 August 2015 to 1 September 2017. In Ireland, it was aired on RTÉjr on 30 June 2014. In the United States, aired on Sprout on 9 October 2014. In Australia, both aired on ABC2 on 5 September 2014 and ABC Kids on 13 January 2015. On 26 September 2016, while removing Sprout due to the fact line-up of _Dot._ On 15 January 2018, second US broadcast show streaming on Netflix for a year after being cancelled.

The other dub countries, broadcast and languages: YLE in Finland on 19 October 2014, France 5 in France on 18 October 2014, GlobalTV in Indonesia.

## Home release

|Title|Episodes|Release date|
| --- | --- | --- |
|Blast Off Buddies|Blast Off Buddies Hoppy Birthday Flat as a Pancake Carry on Carrot Giggly Park Rescue Squad The Giggly Dig Denzil's Lost Teddy Boj the Collector Sneezy Snufferoos Keep on Going||
|Giggly Holiday|Giggly Holiday Picnic in the Park Let's Get Rummaging Pops Outback Trek The Peace Prize The Duckling Boj-a-Balloon The Sleep Under Keeping Mr Cloppity||
|Happy Harvesters|Happy Harvesters Out of the Box Boj-a-Balloon Sploshy Fun Pops' Outback Trek Keeping Mr Cloppity Doctor Denzil Starfishing Picky Eater Adventure Camp||

## Infobox (television)

- **director**: Claire Underwood
- **composer**: Mick Cooke
- **language**: English
- **num series**: 1
- **num episodes**: 50 (1 special)
- **producer**: David Hodgson
- **editor**: Paul Hibbs
- **runtime**: 11 minutes
22 minutes ("Adventure Camp")