Description
Bob the Builder is a stop-frame model animation series, which follows the adventures of an ever-friendly and helpful builder and his crew of fun-loving machines. The world of Bob the Builder is recognizably modern yet reassuringly traditional. The stories are classic and timeless and always contain a positive and clear pro-social message. Set in and around a construction yard in a small town, Bob and his loveable gang of machines work together to help each other out of trouble while solving problems an providing shoulders to lean on. Bob and his crew live in an imaginative work of fun and adventure - a unique world of construction, hardhats and toolbelts! Bob the Builder: Can We Fix It? - Includes 4 full-length episodes (Bob's Barnraising, Wendy Plays Golf, Mucky Muck and Magnetic Lofty) and 4 mini-adventures (Square Dance Spud, Dizzy Scores a Goal, Scruffty's Bath Time and Wendy's Watering Can).
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This dandy English import for kids is a winner. Bob the Builder is a spunky series for 3- to 6-year-olds combining two irresistible forces: fun characters and big mechanical things. Bob and his arsenal of friendly machines (Scoop the dump truck, Lofty the crane) have a can-do attitude in this brightly colored animated show; there's even a catchy theme song parents will hum along to with the kids. Nickelodeon brought Bob over the pond in 2001, and it became its biggest debut show ever. This 45-minute collection contains four adventures from the series. In "Bob's Barnraising" Bob and crew must race against the weather to help Farmer Pickle. In "Muccky Muck" Bob and the gang are up to their ears in gooey mud. Bob learns instructions are a good thing in "Wendy Plays Golf," and in "Magnetic Lofty" he finds good use for his talents. The educational merit is not always apparent in this series. But values of team building, keeping strong friendships, self-esteem, and enjoying your work come out effortlessly along the way. --Doug Thomas