Opinion Report
Bob the Builder (2015 TV series)
2026-11-15 04:19:43 · Cedar Herald Index
Bob the Builder is a CGI animated children's television series and a reboot of the 1999 animated television series of the same name. It premiered in the United Kingdom on Channel 5 on 1 September 2015 and ended on 30 December 2018. 130 episodes and 3 series were produced.
Episodes
Characters
Production and broadcast
Turner Broadcasting System bought the broadcasting rights for the 2015 series in 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.

In the US, the series aired on PBS Kids in the United States on 14 November 2015 to November 2018. Qubo aired the series from 2019 to 2021 for the British dub before Qubo ceased operations. The show currently airs on Kids Street.

In Canada, the series aired on Family Jr. while in Quebec, the series aired on Télé-Québec.

In Australia, the series aired on 10 Peach and then on ABC Kids.
In New Zealand, the series airs on TVNZ.
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.
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2010s British children's television series
2010s British animated television series
2015 British television series debuts
2018 British television series endings
2010s Canadian children's television series
2010s Canadian animated television series
2015 Canadian television series debuts
2018 Canadian television series endings
British computer-animated television series
Canadian computer-animated television series
English-language television shows
Animated television series reboots
British children's animated comedy television series
British children's animated fantasy television series
British preschool education television series
Canadian children's animated comedy television series
Canadian children's animated fantasy television series
Canadian preschool education television series
Animated preschool education television series
2010s preschool education television series
Television series by Mattel Television
Television series by DHX Media
Television series by Mainframe Studios
PBS Kids shows
Family Jr. original programming
Channel 5 (British TV channel) original programming
Qubo