Bob the Builder Fan Reviews & Ratings - TV.com
Bob the Slacker. CAN WE FIX IT? NO WE CAN'T
2.0
By Oldnickolodeon34 ,        Dec 10, 2013
Bob the Builder has to be one of the worst kid shows ever. Last time I checked there had to be educational value in a childrens show that's meant for toddlers. What's so educational about this? All Bob does is sit on his lazy ass all day while his machines do all the work for him. Seriously, that's educational? The claymation looks decent, but it can be choppy from time to time. Bob is a bad role model for kids because he encourages children to be lazy and let people do everything for you. If you want a better PBS Kids show that's actually education, then go check out Sesame Street or Arthur. Rating: 2.0/10
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By DreadAngelus ,        Jul 06, 2012
Yep....
Plot: Bob the Builder, who always help the citizens around by fixing their homes with those anthropomorphic vehicles around him. He builds stuff and anything. But the problem is, he's really not the builder in this show, he doesn't work that much and only does few and simple things, why is he called a builder when he does nothing?
Characters: Those anthropomorphic vehicles needs to go and be manual, so Bob can go back to work and stop his lazy habit. The scarecrow needs to be shooed out of this show, he's useless. Wendy is also lazy as him, and to me, I always see Wendy having habits of going her way out of the TV screen. Huh. And the voices are annoying, but the dialogue is fine.
Humor/Education Value: No humor, (Are they even aiming for jokes and laughs?) No education value. Not the right time to teach kids build homes. Also showing kids on how to talk on vehicles is a disastrous setback. And showing how lazy Bob is won't help. I wish Bob The Builder gets kicked out of this show only to be replaced by Bob Vila. Hurray! That would make it more educational! Haha.
Art: Art is very good, since it's somewhat more complicated than CGI or drawings, and it's the only one that is educational in this show, and their animation, it's good.
Overall: 1.5. This show needs to be forgotten and be reincarnated to an art show, or to be just PLAIN cancelled. They can renew it if they're going to replace Bob The Lazy Builder with Bob Vila! It would do good, trust me!
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Bob the Builder is easily one of the WORST, Stupidest and most Annoying Educational cartoons ever in TV history!
1.8
By BlueMario1016 ,        May 04, 2012
My 52nd after another Bad Nelvana Cartoon: "6teen"
This cartoon is a Disgrace to Hit Entertainment, and Nick Jr! Nick Jr AND Hit Entertainment has a LOT of bad shows. Bob the Builder is Stupid people! ..And what the heck? Cars that can talk? No way! Those trucks are Stupid too! Here's my Anti-song for Bob the Builder haters. You gonna sing this song. It will be the Funniest song you'll have ever Hear! BOB THE BUILDER! Can we Kill him? BOB THE BUILDER, YES WE CAN!!!!!!! He's way to annoying because he's too lazy,
We can let him die in fire in Half to Death! Bob is almost dead, because he Barbaqued, One last thing to do is throw him out, BOB THE BUILDER! Is he annoying? BOB THE BUILDER! Yes he is! We charge our hands to twist him around the block, Wait until he's dizzy and VERY sick, Throw him as far you can to keep him away, We'll throw him so far, he'll NEVER come back! BOB THE BUILDER! Is he dead now? BOB THE BUILDER! Yes, He's Dead!!!!!!!
The Grade I'm giving this. Oh! This cartoon is Definitely getting an F--! Here the Results: Voice-acting: F-- 0.0/10.0 Annoying.
Animation: C+ 6.5/10.0 oh come on. it's Clay Animated. If you want to watch a Better Clay-animated show, go watch Robot Chicken Instead! Graphics: F-- 2.8/10.0 AWFUL!! That's what made the cartoon Terrible in the first place! It makes the Chracthers Ugly as Freak!!!
Sound: F-- 0.0/10.0 One of the Worst Theme songs EVER! No wonder why so many people are ranting about the song on their reviews on this site! Dialouge: F-- 0.0/10.0 The most Brainless scripts in a Educational cartoon EVER!
Educational Value: E 3.0/10.0 There is no good Educational value in this cartoon, AT ALL. It teaches kids how to make a Mess, Be Lazy like bob, (and he's truly lazy and he's talks on the dang cell-phone all day, while everyone does the work,) Talk to cars, Even Marry them! Oh! Ok! I'll talk to my Parent's Nissan Car and Marry it too! DUH!!!!
Lasting Appeal: F-- 0.0/10.0 totally None. This cartoon is Garbage. Overall: F-- 1.8/10.0 First they showed it on nick jr in the Late 1999 in the USA and now PBS kids is re-running it and making more epiosdes! Cancel it s soon as Possbile!
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This show is the worst TV show in the world!
1.4
By Spongeyfan ,        Mar 22, 2012
OK,this is my update from my old Bob the builder review which i believe i thought i was spamming but this is the more mature one not as in swearing but as in speaking clearly. OK why the heck is this show popular worldwide i hate it it's for babies and his machines talk which is bad for children i also hate the theme song this is the reason why i hate Neil Morrisey the way he acts as Bob and that he speaks the theme song i can't believe they did a single of his theme song it was god awful i started hearing it on the radio and it beat Eminem to number one in the UK which sucks i can't believe even grown ups like this show this show should be banned from the UK and the USA and many other counturies also he became a gay icon in the UK which is good because i think he is gay
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Last time I checked there needed to be EDUCATIONAL values in an education show, not have the main character be lazy and have the machines do all the work
3.0
By That_TV_Dude ,        May 18, 2011
Bob the Builder is one of the kids shows that apparently teaches kids about teamwork and solving problems but it's taught in a way that apparently kids don't need to worry about solving problems and let others worry about it. Despite being the main character in the show, Bob does NOTHING at all! HE just sits around, talks on his phone, and lets his vehicles do all the work. Speaking of vehicles, why do they talk? I have a huge suspension of disbelief but even that's going too far especially for a kids show. The clay animation is not too bad but it needs improvement. I wasn't very fond of the voice work but it wasn't so bad it made my ears bleed. What kills this show is that it apparently teaches kids to be lazy, vehicles are self aware and will do any job for you, and that you can talk to your car as well. What kind of lesson is that for the kids? I have heard this show is now getting new episodes, but I don't think anyone should see this show at all especially not kids. The morals are awful, the vehicles are terrible, the animation is sub par, and it has no real education value to it. This isn't the worse kids show ever, but its kind of up there. There are far better ways to educate kids, so just avoid this show and watch Blue's Clues instead, that had real educational value.
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3.0
By futuramarama ,        Mar 15, 2011
It's not the all-time worst show ever but it is pretty irritating. I know I used to like it but I am almost positive if i watched it again i would hate it. This is one of those shows I honestly have no idea why I liked... no offense to anyone who does like this show but I think it is terrible. My overall grade for this show is a D or so. It is really bad from what I recall but for some reason I don't think it deserves an "F". But it does deserve a D or so
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1.5
By rogeralien01 ,        Jan 05, 2011
OK, i hate Bob the Builder so much he irratates the crap out of me in fact i think this is one of the worst shows on TV and the theme song is horrible i dunno why it reached number 1 at Christmas time i've had to listen to the theme song when i was in primary school in assemblies and crap this show teaches kids that work is good which is a good thing but it teaches them that it's all fun and fancy free when it isn't work is very hard and people don't want to do it but they have to do it anyway so this teaches kids the wrong thing plus the "Can we fix it?" catchphrase is rather annoying i'm glad this show isn't as popular as it used to be and it should stay this way because i hate this show i really do you have no idea how much i hate this show and it needs to be cancelled.
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3.0
By TV-PG-Y7 ,        Jul 08, 2009
Like this one, what kind of a show is this. I agree with BlueMario1036 because this show is really the WORST show ever. Come on Nick Jr. make a very good show like Blue's Clues, it was the greatest children show ever. I didn't know this show was created by HIT Entertainment. Actually HIT Entertainment has been created bad shows like Thomas and Friends and so on... (not about Pingu).
Voice Acting and Dialogue:
Annoying British voice acting and the dialogue is childish too.
Animation:
The animation is cool but I despised the characters and the plot.
Educational Value:
BlueMario1036 said that he teaches kids to be lazy, but actually Bob is a supervisor there's nothing about him. He also said it teaches kids to talk the vehicles actually he's right because, it was weird, why did the creator make an idea make talking vehicle? But if the kids will do that in real life, the adults will say "what's with that kid? is he autistic or mental retard?".
Characters:
The same what I said in the animation, I despise them.
Overall: 3.0
Ok this isn't going well in this show,I can't believe this show is popular because of the toys, the toys were quite decent though.
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Bob the builder is about a looney builder his buisness and his machine team. He used to live in Bobsville(what a stupid name) but in the later episodes has moved to sunflower valley.
8.8
By tttefan ,        Dec 29, 2007
Bob the builder is the only builder in bobsville. he needs some to look after his building yard when he moves, and one his machines finds a suitable builder - his own retired dad! Bob very he can move. he thanks the machine and off the go sunflower valley, they're new home. the get a new machine, Scrambler, and hire a machine called benny. benny is a digger and scrambler is quad bike. Bob has many adventures. But also mishaps. Will bob be able to survive the sunflower valley challenge? Tune in weekdays to find out! Bob the Builder - 8.8/10.
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BoB and His Friend fix everything anf have fun sing- being Happy.
9.6
By beccashearn ,        Sep 11, 2007
A Great show for the little friends and the tool lovers of the world. My little buddy thinks he is Bob or muck I'm not sure. He gets out his tools and starts to name them. The way that Bob and friends use the tool is very interesting to 2 year old boys The colors, The action and the can-do spirit of this kids show is wonderful and creative. I think all kids can enjoy our friend bob and fall in love with yellow. Everyone do it even if you are 2 the song is in my head all day long and I'm starting to sing on the bus help me I'm about to fix something this is not good.
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Positive morals for children, pure hilarity for everyone else. Watch this one with friends.
9.0
By SP_Wes ,        Oct 07, 2006
Some kids programming is legitimately good. Other shows are pure brilliance in their art direction and use of sound. And then there are shows that, while seemingly innocent and good for children, prove to be unintentionally some of the funniest things I've seen on TV. Bob the Builder is the cream of the crop for the latter.
For those unfamiliar, here is brief recap on the show: Bob, a local handyman and self employed business man in his town, sets out in each episode to fix or build houses, rooms, gardens, sports fields, and other local attractions. Bob does his job with a smile and is assisted by several talking vehicles, his partner in business, Wendy, and occasionally helped by Spud the Scarecrow and Travis the Tractor, though their help is typically of the "ruin everything Bob has finished so far" mentality. Got it? Good.
Now, here's how the show appears to the rest of us who can find something more to this program than sappy stories of friendship and working together.
Bob may own the business, but in reality, he is their worst worker. Bob tends to take on the easiest jobs (or sometimes no jobs), leaving Wendy and the trucks to do the heavy work. In one amusing episode, we find Wendy and the others building a Football Field (that's British football, going back to the shows roots). The heavy-duty job requires help from almost every member of Bob's business, except one truck (Muk, the perpetually useless one) and Bob. So what does Bob do at home?
He moves roughly two piles of junk (and I mean small, small piles) and sets three flowerpots outside, all in preparation for some committee to come and grade the garden. Bob and Wendy both finish their jobs at roughly the same time (that's right, cleaning a tiny little garden and building a football field take roughly the same amount of work time), with Bob ending up covered in dirt, while Wendy and the others don't get a speck on them.
Not. A. Speck.
I'm not entirely sure if Bob is dumb, useless, lazy, incompetent, or simply playing ignorant, but this sort of thing happens a lot in the show. In fact, I'd say that in almost every episode that has Wendy in it, Bob does some of the most menial jobs I've ever seen. Time and time again, we find Bob slacking off while everyone else carries the weight of the company’s success on their shoulders. And guess what? Everyone just smiles. Not a complaint, not a word, not one single "Bob, seriously, grab a hammer and do something. Okay." Nope, Bob continuously gets by on the least amount of work possible, let's his lady friend do every major project they have, and then takes all the credit (such as in the episode where he receives a gold watch for all his terrific work in the town). On the rare occasion Bob does build, he manages to either completely screw up (such as when he had to wallpaper a room for a friend) or complain non-stop about some made up injury. And so, with Bob as our bumbling lead, the show cannot fail in comedy. Watch episodes closely, and count how many times Bob fails to handle a major project, or stays home while Wendy hits the field, or how many times Bob just plain-old does nothing. And I mean "sleep in bed while Wendy builds a gazebo with walking mechanical legs" nothing (taken from an actual episode... er, sort of). I suggest inviting some friends over and making a drinking game of it. It doesn\'t hurt that the talking trucks are so child like and stupid either. Lofty wins the prize for biggest jokester in the group; his lack of confidence in using one of his ,<i>appendages</i> is mind-boggling. It's like being afraid to lift your arm. "Use your crane with confidence, you blue pile of self-defeat!" you may yell at the TV. Don\'t bother. Rather, and here is where the fun is at, just supplement the responses you'd like to give Lofty by muting the TV after he speaks. Go all out on him. Yell, use profanities, reiterate a few of Sam Jackson's best lines at him (with changes to suit the situation, of course); the point is, make what could be a very annoying character into a social event with your friends, and try to nail the best Lofty Come Back Response you can. Taking things a step further, just mute the entire show. You'll find that you can write better dialogue for most of the characters. Watch as you're Bob goes from slothful to blissfully rude and controlling over Wendy and the trucks. Laugh as Spud get verbally beaten for once again stepping in the wet cement. Add a few tantalizing pieces of romantic dialogue to the scenes, between any characters you like.
Just don't do it alone. Then it seems sad.
Overall, I highly recommend Bob the Builder to everyone. I can't think of a better way to pass the time at a friend’s house during lunch than stare in disbelief as Wendy single headedly builds a cathedral in five hours, while Bob stretches a two-minute job into a two week fiasco. I salute you Bob. Keep on passing on the responsibilities. 9/10
Oct.6/2006