Bitz & Bob

Bitz & Bob is a British-Canadian children's animated television series that originally aired on CBeebies.[1]

Bitz & Bob
Created byDaniel Bays
Directed byKitty Taylor
Theme music composerSanj Sen
Opening themeWork it Out
ComposerMick Cooke
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Canada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes44
Production
Executive producers
  • Vanessa Amberleigh
  • Bob Higgins
ProducerBarry Quinn
Running time10 minutes
Production companiesBBC Children's Productions[2]
FremantleMedia Kids & Family (series 1)
Jellyfish Pictures
Boat Rocker Rights (series 2)
DistributorBBC
FremantleMedia
Boat Rocker Media (2018-present)
Release
Original networkCBeebies
BBC Kids
Original releaseMarch 12, 2018 (2018-03-12) –
present
External links
Website
Not to be confused with Bits and Bobs.

Premise

Bitz the problem solving girl, and her younger brother, Bob, loves to make stuff, imagine extraordinary adventures and engineering. They explore and learn their love of STEAM, (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) to invent their ways to save the day.[3]

Characters[4]

Bitz (voiced by Dolly Heavey) is an older girl who solves problems, builds, and fixes. She has a younger brother, Bob. Her catchphrase is: “Time for a Bitz brain blitz!”

Bob (voiced by Duke Davis) is Bitz's younger brother. He is dressed as a robot/dinosaur made out of cardboard. He helps out Bitz to solve problems. His catchphrase is: “Bitz blitzed it!” and “Awesome!”

Purl (voiced by Maria Darling) is a soft ragdoll and Bitz's bestie. She is a perfectionist, and loves adding a touch of glitter on every project. Her catchphrase is “Oh my shiny sequins!”

Bevel (voiced by Rob Delaney[5]) is a cool monster-like action figure and power tool. and is Bob's favorite toy. He is an ultimate action guy with a sensitive side, but not truly clever or brave. His catchphrase is “BOO-YAH!” which he says in every occasion.

Zip and Pop (voiced by Marc Silk - Zip & Maria Darling - Pop) are two slapstick-loving, practical joking brother and sister zip up cloth dolls. They can carry tools and mechanical stuff. In a clumsy, curious and comical double act, they find pretty much everything hilarious. Impulsive and impetuous, they do not like being alone, sitting still or being unzipped.

Production

BBC and FremantleMedia produced the series along with Jellyfish Pictures.[1]

After Boat Rocker Media acquired FremantleMedia’s Kids and Family Division, they started producing it.[6]

Broadcast

The series aired on TVOKids and Knowledge Kids in Canada, EBS in South Korea, SVT in Sweden, NRK in Norway, YLE in Finland, Hop! Channel in Israel, KiKa in Germany, Nat Geo Kids in Latin America and Brazil, GOOD TV in Taiwan, and RCTI in Indonesia.[7]

You Can Do it Too!

You Can Do it Too! is a short that is shown in the end of the episode. It is about the projects from the show for the viewers to try them at home.[8]

References
  1. Milligan, Mercedes (2016-06-17). "CBeebies and FME Kids Engineer 'Bitz & Bob'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2019-03-03.
  2. Known as CBeebies Production for the first season.
  3. "BBC - Bitz & Bob - Media Centre". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
  4. "BBC - The Characters - Media Centre". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
  5. Guide, British Comedy (2018-02-20). "Rob Delaney interview - Bitz & Bob". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2019-03-03.
  6. Milligan, Mercedes (2019-02-07). "Bob Higgins Named EVP Kids & Family Content at Boat Rocker Studios". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2019-03-03.
  7. "Boat Rocker takes Bitz & Bob worldwide". Retrieved 2019-03-03.
  8. "Bitz & Bob: You Can Do It Too Archives". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2019-03-03.
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