Bob the Builder

British children's animated television series
TVSeries animated_television_series Q888360
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Summary

Bob the Builder is an animated television series[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of animated television series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,875 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Creator: Keith Chapman[3]
  • Genre: comedy television series[4], children's television series[5], educational television[6]
  • Production company: British Broadcasting Corporation[7]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[8]
  • Commons category: Bob the Builder[9]
  • Original broadcaster: British Broadcasting Corporation[10], BBC One[11], BBC Two[12], CBeebies[13]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[14]
  • Has part(s): Bob the Builder, series 1[15], Bob the Builder, series 2[16], Bob the Builder, series 3[17], Bob the Builder, series 4[18], Bob the Builder, series 5[19], Bob the Builder, series 6[20], Bob the Builder, series 7[21], Bob the Builder, series 8[22], Bob the Builder, series 9[23], Bob the Builder, series 10[24], Bob the Builder, series 11[25], Bob the Builder, series 12[26], Bob the Builder, series 13[27], Bob the Builder, series 14[28]
  • Start time: May 15, 1997[29], April 10, 1998[30]
  • End time: June 9, 2012[31], December 31, 2011[32]
  • Voice actor: Neil Morrissey[33], Rob Rackstraw[34], Kate Harbour[35], Rupert Degas[36], June Whitfield[37]
  • Distributed by: British Broadcasting Corporation[38]
  • Official website: http://www.bobthebuilder.com[39]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Bob the Builder[40]
  • Number of episodes: 298[41]
  • Date of first performance: November 28, 1998[42]
  • Motto text: The Fun is in Getting it Done![43], Bomo zmogli? Bomo ja![44]
  • Title: Bob the Builder[45]
  • List of episodes: list of Bob the Builder episodes[46]
  • Duration: 10 minutes[47]
  • Fabrication method: clay animation[48], stop-motion[49], computer animation[50], puppetoon animation[51]
  • Number of seasons: 19[52]
  • RARS rating: 0+[53]

Why It Matters

Bob the Builder has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] It is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  6. [8] ↑ . fernsehserien.de. Retrieved . fernsehserien.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  51. [53] ↑ . Kinopoisk. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [54] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [55] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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