Bob the Builder (2015 TV series)

***Bob the Builder*** is a British CGI animated children's television series which it is a reboot of the British–American animated television show *Bob the Builder*. It aired on Channel 5 from 1 September 2015 to 30 December 2018.

The series contains Bob as his 2015 look in the 2015 series and his machines on adventures in Spring City, with new characters like Leo, Two-Tonne, Mayor Madison, etc. Spud, Travis, and Bird never appeared in this series for unknown reasons.

The 2015 series aired its final episode on 30 December 2018, and Keith Chapman's partnership with both Mattel and WildBrain were taken on hiatus, and the franchise is on hiatus again after last time in 2011. Another Bob the Builder reboot series is yet to be announced.

## History

After the original show ended in 2011, 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 UK broadcasting rights for the 2015 series 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 series 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 series 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 *(formerly known as Eleven)* 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 for only the third series, but the original British dub is aired on that channel, instead of the American dub.

### Criticism

The reboot was very poorly-received by longtime fans of the older series. Criticism focused on the characters' redesigns and the changes to their personalities.

## Characters

### Voice cast (UK)

* Lee Ingleby as Bob
* Joanne Froggatt as Wendy
* Jacob Scipio as Leo
* Nick Mercer as Mr. Bentley
* Blake Harrison as Scoop
* Paul Panting as Muck
* Sarah Hadland as Dizzy, Lift Voice, Betsy and Vet Tilly
* Steven Kynman as Lofty and Dash Lightning
* Marcel McCalla as Roley
* Terry Mynott as Two-Tonne and Tiny
* 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 Dodds and Shifter
* Holly Hazelton as Mila
* Dustin Demri-Burns as Tread
* Steve Cannon as Phillip and various minor roles
* Phil Cornwell as Alfred

### Voice cast (US)

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

## Series Overview

*Main article: List of Bob the Builder (2015 TV series) episodes*

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